Lead Editor-Politics[email protected]The Office of Procurement Regulation (OPR) has been asked to investigate the procurement and construction of the Government’s 30 joint police-army posts, amid questions over how contractors were selected, the source of funding and whether the projects were subjected to a competitive tendering process. In the letter to Procurement Regulator Beverly Khan, Mitchell asked the OPR to urgently examine the “complete procurement record” for the initiative and determine whether the awards and commencement of construction complied with the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Property Act and its regulations. Among them is the claim that no public advertisement, invitation to tender, pre-qualification exercise or other competitive procurement process has been identified. Mitchell specifically asked the OPR to investigate “the truth or otherwise” of questions surrounding whether a (Mootilal) Ramhit-owned or related company was involved. The complaint was made under Section 41 of the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Property Act, 2015.