(1) The public body shall establish a separate procurement department, branch or unit as required based on the workload and nature of work related to procurement.
(2) When establishing a procurement division, branch or unit as per sub-rule (1), a procurement officer shall be appointed to bear the responsibility of the head of such division, branch or unit.
(3) In addition to the work mentioned in sub-section (3) of section 7 of the Act, the procurement officer as per sub-rule (2) shall perform the following functions:
(a) Prepare and update procurement master plan and annual procurement plan,
(b) Co-ordinating the work related to the procurement process,
(c) Collecting purchase requisitions and submitting them to the authorized authority for approval (D) Acting as the coordinator of the committee for opening bids or proposals (e) keeping records of procurement proceedings in accordance with rule 149, and
(f) Keeping a record of the extension of time, performance guarantee and the copy as per Schedule-2.