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November 2010Ministry of Finance and the Public Service

GOVERNMENT OF JAMAICA

PUBLIC SECTORPROCUREMENT POLICY

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ACRONYMS...............................................................................................................................................iiiEXECUTIVE SUMMARY................................................................................................................................1INTRODUCTION..........................................................................................................................................2

Public Sector Procurement

...........................................................................................................2

1.6.

Reform programme

.......................................................................................................3

2. Purpose.........................................................................................................................................3 3. Rationale.......................................................................................................................................3 4. Application....................................................................................................................................4

4.3. Procurement between public entities.......................................................................................54.4. Procurement by commercial joint –venture entities................................................................54.5. Harmonisation with international best practices......................................................................5

POLICY FRAMEWORK..................................................................................................................................6

5. General Principles.........................................................................................................................6 6. Vision............................................................................................................................................7 7. Mission..........................................................................................................................................7 8. Goal...............................................................................................................................................7 9. Objectives.....................................................................................................................................7 10. Strategies...................................................................................................................................8 10.2.2.1.

Professional Training and Development of Procurement Staff

..............................9

10.2.2.2.

Education for Compliance

.......................................................................................9

10.2.2.3.

Sensitization of Oversight Bodies

............................................................................9

10.2.2.4.

Sensitization of Contractors

....................................................................................9

KEY STAKEHOLDERS AND THEIR ROLES......................................................................................................12

11. Cabinet.....................................................................................................................................12 11.2. Infrastructure Subcommittee......................................................................................12 12. The Ministry of Finance and the Public Service.......................................................................12 13. The National Contracts Commission and its Sector Committees............................................13 13.4. Sector Committees......................................................................................................13 14. Office Of The Contractor-General...........................................................................................13 15. Auditor-General’s Department................................................................................................13 16. Financial Services Commission (Fsc)........................................................................................13 17. Accounting Officer...................................................................................................................14 19. Procuring Entity.......................................................................................................................14 20. Audit Committee.....................................................................................................................14

21. Procurement Appeals Board....................................................................................................14

OTHER STAKEHOLDERS.............................................................................................................................15

22. Management Institute for National Development (MIND).....................................................15 23. The Central Information Technology Office (CITO).................................................................15 24. Private Sector...........................................................................................................................15 25. Public........................................................................................................................................15

LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK........................................................................................................................16OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS AND PROVISIONS..............................................................................................17

26. Access to Information Act........................................................................................................17 27. Companies Act.........................................................................................................................17 28. Corruption Prevention (Special Prosecutor) Bill......................................................................17 29. Corruption (Prevention) Act (CPA)..........................................................................................17 30. Fair Competition Act (FCA)......................................................................................................17 31. Financial Services Commission Act (FSCA)..............................................................................17 32. Insurance Act and Regulations................................................................................................18 33. Parliament (integrity of Members) Act...................................................................................18 34. Public Bodies Management and Accountability Act (PBMA Act)............................................18 35. Government of Jamaica Handbook of Public Sector Procurement Procedures.....................18

LINKAGES WITH OTHER POLICIES AND STRATEGIES....................................................................................19

36.

Vision 2030 Jamaica

.................................................................................................................19

37. Construction Industry Policy 2004...........................................................................................19 38. ePowering Jamaica 2012.........................................................................................................19

MONITORING AND EVALUATION...............................................................................................................20GLOSSARY................................................................................................................................................21