The Public Procurement Act, 2014

• Jurisdiction: Jamaica
• Date: 2014

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THE PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ACT, 2014

(Act

of

2014)

ARRANGEMENT

OF

SECTIONS

PART

I.-Preliminary

l.

Short title and commencement.

2. Interpretation.

3.

Application

of

Act.

4.

Subject matters excluded from public procurement.

S.

Objectives

of

Act.

PART

II.-Administration

The Office

of

Public Procurement

6.

Establishment

of

the Office.

7.

Functions

of

the Office.

8.

Code

of

conduct.

The Public Procurement Commission

9.

Establishment

ofthe

Commission.

10.

Principal objects

of

the Commission.

11.

Functions

of

the Commission.

12.

Policy directions.

Sect,?r Committees

13.

Establishment, etc.,

of

sector committees.

14.

Functions

of

sector committee.

Public Procurement Suppliers

IS.

Participation

in

public procurement.

16.

Registration

of

suppliers.

17.

Registration, suspension, etc.,

of

registration.

18.

Approval unregistered suppliers.

ii

Procuring Entities

19.

Procuring entities

to

act

in

accordance

with

Act,

etc.

20.

Responsibilities

of

head

of

procuring

entity.

Procurement Committees

21.

Establishment

of

procurement committees.

22.

Functions

of

procurement committees.

PART

IlL-Methods

of

Public Procurement

23.

Opening bidding.

24.

Two-stage bidding.

25.

Request for proposal

with

consecutive negotiation.

26.

Request

for

proposal without negotiation.

'1:1.

Restricted bidding.

28.

Request

for

quotations.

29.

Single-source procurement.

30.

Frame-work

agreement.

3J.

Co-operative agreement.

32.

Surcharge

by

Financial Secretary.

33.

Notification

of

surcharge.

34.

Withdrawal

of

surcharge.

35.

Remedy

of

person aggrieved

by

surcharge.

PART

IV.-

The Procurement Process

General Provisions

36.

Notification

to

public

of

procurement opportunity.

37.

Participation

in

procurement proceedings.

38.

Qualification

of

suppliers.

39.

Bidding.

documents.

40.

Evaluation criteria.

iii

41.

Pre-qualification proceedings.

42.

Cancellation

of

procurement.

43.

Exclusion from procurement proceedings.

44.

Approval

of

contract award.

45.

Acceptance

of

successful bid.

46.

Public notice

of

award.

47.

Confidentiality.

48.

Record

of

proceedings.

Examination

and

Evaluation

of

Bids

49.

Responsive bid.

SO.

Grounds for rejection

of

bids.

51.

Successful bid.

52.

Record keeping.

53.

Communication.

PART V.-Reconsideration, Review and Appeal

Reconsideration by Procuring Entity

54.

Application for reconsideration

of

procuring entity's decision.

55.

Matters excluded from reconsideration.

Review by Procurement Review Board

56.

Establishment

of

Review Board.

57.

Application to the Review Board.

58.

Power

of

Review Board to obtain assistance, examine persons, etc.

Supplementary Provisions Relating to Review

59.

Right to participate

in

proceedings.

PART

VI.-Civil

Liability

and

Offences

60.

Civil liability.

61.

Compensation order on conviction.

62.

Corrupt practice.