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GOVERNMENT OF JAMAICA PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES
It is important to emphasize that the Government of Jamaica Procurement
Procedures are determined and promulgated by the Cabinet of the
Government of Jamaica. They are neither determined, nor prescribed, nor
imposed by the Office of the Contractor General (OCG) or the National
Contracts Commission (NCC).
Based on the Government of Jamaica Procurement Procedures, the role of
the NCC is to :
- Review and endorse recommendations for
the award of government contracts abover J$15 Million in value;
Make recommendation to Cabinet for the
award of contracts over J$40 Million in value;
Oversee the activities of the seven(7)
Sector Committees;
Review and approve the use of some
procurement methods outside of the appropriate thresholds;
ensuring that the award of government
contracts area carried out in compliance with the procurement
procedures.
The Handbook of Public Sector
Procurement Procedures
The Handbook of Public Sector
Procurement Procedures is available on-line. By way of Circular No. 9,
dated March 13,
2014, the Ministry of Finance and Planning advised all "Permanent
Secretaries, Heads of Departments, Chief Executive Officers and other
Heads of Procuring Entities" as follows:
"Permanent Secretaries, Heads of
Departments, Chief Executive Officers and other Heads of Procuring
Entities are hereby advised that by way of Decision No. 27/13, dated
July 15,2013, the procurement procedures have been amended with effect
from March 17, 2014.
The Handbook of Public Sector
Procurement Procedures of March 2014 replaced the May 14, 2012 edition.
The new documents are published in electronic format and are accessible
from the Ministry of Finance and Planning website at www.mof.gov.jm.
The Handbook of Public Sector
Procurement Procedures contains the applicable procedures which must be
strictly adhered to by every Public Body which seeks to engage in a
Government of Jamaica procurement or contract award activity.
If any Public Body is in doubt about the interpretation or
applicability of any provision of the Handbook, please contact the
Deputy Financial Secretary with portfolio responsibility for the
Procurement and Asset Policy Unit of the Ministry of Finance and the
Public Service.
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