1. The Authority shall in furtherance of the Act perform the following functions:
a. Disseminate information related to this Act
b. Monitor and enforce compliance with this Act
c. Formulate, promote, support, and implement capacity-building
programs
d. Formulate policy and standards for procurement, disposal, and
concession
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e. Develop and issue procurement, disposal, and concession standard
documents
f. Review and assess the operations of public procurement, disposal,
and concession and make improvements as and when necessary
g. Prepare an annual report on the overall functioning of the public
procurement, disposal, and concession system, including a profile of
procurement activities, to be presented to the Minister to be tabled
before Parliament
h. Conduct, at least annually, a public procurement forum bringing
together public sector, private sector, members of public, and
development partners to address issues related to public
procurement
i. Publish a quarterly bulletin on public procurement, disposal, and
concession, which shall include as applicable, procurement notices,
notices on concessions, list of debarred firms, notices of invitation to
bid, and information on contract awards; and a list of complaints and
appeals received and their outcomes
j. Advise Government on issues related to this Act
k. Investigate and debar from participating in public procurement,
disposal, and concession any bidders who have committed fraud and
corruption pursuant to Article 15 or who have seriously neglected
their obligations under a public procurement disposal and concession
contract or done anything in contravention of this Act
l. Maintain a list of suppliers, contractors, consultants, and prospective
bidders who have been debarred from public procurement disposal
and concession and communicate the list to procurement entities on a
regular basis
m. Conduct in accordance with Articles 120 and 121, independent
inspections and reviews of complaints and appeals related to the
procurement process other than complaints related to its own
procurement as under this Act and Regulations and make decisions
thereon. Complaints arising from procurement undertaken by the
Authority will be reviewed by a competent panel as stipulated in the
Regulation.
n. Provide interpretations of the Act and other instruments governing
the procurement processes under this Act
o. Provide administrative and secretarial services to the Independent
Procurement Review Panel
p. Perform such other functions as are incidental to the attainment of the
objectives of this Act