Section 19: Procurement Implementation.

Subject to regulations as may from time to time be made by the Bureau under direction of Council, a procuring entity shall, in implementing its procurement plans :
(a) advertise and solicit for bids in adherence to this Act and guidelines as may be issued by the Bureau from time to time;
(b) to invite two credible persons as observers in every procurement process, one person each representing a recognized;
(i) private sector professional organisation whose expertise is relevant to the particular goods or service being procured, and
(ii) non-governmental organisation working in transparency, accountability and anti corruption areas, and the observers shall not intervene in the procurement process but shall have right to submit their observation report to any relevant agency or body including their own organisations or associations;
(c) receive, evaluate and make a selection of the bids received in adherence to this Act and guidelines as may be issued by the Bureau from time to time;
(d) obtain approval of the approving authority before making an award;
(e) debrief the bid losers on request;
(f) resolve complaints and disputes if any;
(g) obtain and confirm the validity of any performance guarantee;
(h) obtain a "Certificate of 'No Objection' to Contract Award" from the Bureau within the prior review threshold as stipulated in Section 3 (a) of this Act ;
(i) execute all Contract Agreements ; and
(j) Announce and publicize the award in the format stipulated by this Act and guidelines as may be issued by the Bureau from time to time.