independent external legal firm

Group Audit and Risk (GAR) of the City of Tshwane conducts probity audits on tenders, including appointing independent external legal firms to provide legal support and ensure objective comprehensive probity reviews before matters are considered by the Bid Adjudication Committee, to address past compliance shortcomings.

“Group Audit and Risk is a department within the city which is formally engaged and mandated to conduct a probity audit on the tender under consideration ... GAR further appoints an independent external legal firm to provide specialised legal support and to ensure an objective, comprehensive probity review prior to matters being presented to and considered at the Bid Adjudication level ... It is an additional step that we have put on board as a result of the deficiencies that we have picked up in the past in terms of shortcomings on matters of compliance.”