The Department is headed by BLDR. Mas’ud Lado Saleh

• Monitor the price of tendered items
• Undertake procurement research and survey
• Check proposed contracts subject to thresholds set by the State Due Process Manual for compliance
• Register and Categories Contractors, Consultants and Service Providers
• Prepare and update standard bidding and contract documents
• Prevent fraudulent and unfair procurement and where necessary recommend appropriate disciplinary action
• Review the procurement and award of contract procedures of every entity
• Perform procurement audit on project within the threshold of MDAs
• To participate in all the bid opening exercises and regularly conduct Due Diligence on procurement advertisement placed by organization to ensure compliance with Due Process Manual
• To review for compliance the provision, adequacy and effectiveness of established process for the procurement of Works, Good and Services by the procuring entities
• Managing and negotiating with consultants and contractors on behalf of the government
• Continue engagement with Donor Agencies in the implementation of assisted programmes and support for each others’ activities particularly related to procurement reforms
• Involve professional bodies in appropriate areas of their operations especially on adjudication where they are to chair the panels
• To provide coverage of the Bureau’s activities on the State Government Projects and Programmes via Television/Radio stations and online media
• Monitor Tender and Bidding processes in all the State MDAs to ensure compliance with approved standard
• Liaise with other relevant Due Process Units at MDA levels to ensure they operate procurement within the scope of the streamlined rates/practices
• Promote professional ethic and the doctrine of Best Practice in public sector procurement/works through observance of deviation and report same to the relevant authorities for appropriate remedy
• Monitor prices of tendered items and provide price database advisory services to guide procurement
• Free consultancy services to public sector MDAs on projects and procurement
• Public enlightenment on public procurement issues
• Saddled to handle Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) with a view to achieving between P.Es and Contractors