25 Asad : August 15, 2020

Abdul Hadi Rafiyi Deputy Minister of Finance and Administration of the Ministry of Agriculture in a coordination meeting to ensure greater transparency, speed and accuracy in the procurement processes he emphasized on compliance with procurement rules and regulations and ensuring greater transparency. The meeting was attended by officials of related projects, programs and departments and the Procurement Evaluation Board. Mr. Rafiei had restrictions and warnings to the members of the meeting. Mr. Rafiei said, On the day of unconditional bidding, all members of the bidding committee should be present. They have to submit the opened bids to the evaluation board. The Deputy Minister of Finance and Administration of the Ministry of Agriculture continued, the evaluation committees are obliged to submit the bids and start the evaluation without delay, following the bidding session, and complete the evaluation of the projects as expected within a month. If projects are not evaluated according to the time provided in the procurement procedure, the relevant evaluation committee will be dealt with in accordance with the law. The Deputy Minister of Finance and Administration of the Ministry of Agriculture reminded, that the members of the evaluation board are completely independent as provided in the law and procurement procedure and no one or official can influence them or use their position to evaluate the members of the evaluation board, in order to gain personal gain. they prevent the law from being enforced and put pressure on them. He added that No one including me can put pressure on the evaluation committee if the evaluation committees face these issues they can raise the issue with me or under the leadership of the ministry for legal action. He said in another part of his speech, the Deputy Minister of Finance and Administration directed the Director of Procurement and Development Planners to introduce a list of people with technical and logistical skills, knowledge of financial and legal affairs so these people can be included in the future Used in the composition of project evaluation boards