Contracts Award Guidelines

Ministries, Extra-Ministerial Departments and Parastatals/Corporations in the State shall observe the following guidelines in the award of contracts:

(1) - Ministerial Tenders Board (MTB): There shall be established in each Ministry, Extra-Ministerial Department and Parastatal/Corporation a Ministerial Tenders Board, who’s Chairman shall be the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry or the Chief Executive of the Extra-Ministerial Department/ Parastatal;

(2) - Finance and General Purposes Committee (FGPC): The Finance and General Purposes Committee shall award any contract whose value exceeds N10,000,000.00 (ten million Naira) to the maximum of N20,00,000.00 (twenty million Naira). Any contract awarded by the Finance and General Purposes Committee shall be presented to the State Executive Council for information. All contracts in excess of N20, 000,000.00 must be referred to the State Executive Council for consideration and approval.

(3) Composition of the FGPC: The composition of the FGPC shall be determined and approved by the State Executive Council on the recommendation of the Secretary to the State Government.

(4) - State Executive Council: Any contract the value of which exceeds N20,000,000.00 (Twenty Million Naira) shall be referred to the State Executive Council (SEC) for Consideration and approval;

(5) – Executive Approval: In cases where the Governor satisfies himself that all Due Process procedures are followed, he may consider to give an Executive Approval for the award of a contract. Such approvals are to be forwarded to the State Executive Council for subsequent ratification.