PUBLIC PROCUREMENT AND DISPOSAL OF PUBLIC ASSETS

CHAPTER 37:03
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT AND DISPOSAL OF PUBLIC ASSETS

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

    SECTION

PART I
PRELIMINARY

    1.    Short title

    2.    Interpretation

    3.    Application of this Act

PART II
THE PUBLIC PROCUREMENT AND DISPOSAL OF ASSETS AUTHORITY

    4.    Establishment of the Public Procurement and Disposal of Assets Authority

    5.    Functions of the Authority

    6.    Powers of the Authority

    7.    Membership of the Authority

    8.    Meetings of the Authority

    9.    Committees of the Authority

    10.    Director General

    11.    Tenure of office of the Director General

    12.    Removal of the Director General

    13.    Deputy Director General

    14.    Acting Director General

    15.    Other staff of the Authority

    16.    Funds of the Authority

    17.    Borrowing by the Authority

    18.    Advances to the Authority

    19.    Books of accounts

    20.    Financial year of the Authority

    21.    Audit of accounts

    22.    Disclosure of interest

    23.    Post engagement restrictions

    24.    Immunity of members and employees of the Authority

PART III
RESPONSIBILITY OF CONTROLLING OFFICERS, INTERNAL PROCUREMENT AND DISPOSAL COMMITTEES, PROCUREMENT AND DISPOSAL UNIT AND Ad Hoc Evaluation Teams

    25.    Responsibility of a Controlling Officer

    26.    Establishment of Internal Procurement and Disposal Committees

    27.    Composition of Internal Procurement and Disposal Committees

    28.    Ad hoc evaluation teams

    29.    Procurement and Disposal Unit

PART IV
PRINCIPLES OF PUBLIC PROCUREMENT AND DISPOSAL OF ASSETS

    30.    Principles of public procurement

    31.    Principles of disposal of assets

    32.    Records of procurement and disposal proceedings

    33.    Mode of communication

    34.    Confidentiality

    35.    Limitation on contracts with employees

    36.    Participation by micro, small and medium enterprises

PART V
PROCUREMENT AND DISPOSAL METHODS

    37.    Methods of procurement

    38.    Disposal of assets

PART VI
PROCUREMENT AND DISPOSAL PLANNING AND PROCEEDINGS

    39.    Planning of procurement and disposal activities

    40.    Publication of invitation to bid

    41.    Issuance of bidding document

    42.    Submission of bids

    43.    Bid opening

    44.    Bid evaluation

    45.    Use of standard bidding documents

    46.    Cancellation of procurement proceedings

    47.    Negotiations

    48.    Intention to award a contract

    49.    Procurement contract

    50.    Amendment of a signed procurement contract

    51.    Contract management

PART VII
SUPPLIERS AND BIDDERS

    52.    Eligibility criteria of suppliers

    53.    Qualification of bidders

    54.    Supplier databases or lists

    55.    Conduct of bidders and suppliers

    56.    Debarment of suppliers and contractors

PART VIII
PROCUREMENT INTEGRITY

    57.    Conduct of public officials

    58.    Codes of conduct for public officials and suppliers

PART IX
ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW AND APPEAL

    59.    Right to review

    60.    Review procedures

PART X
MISCELLANEOUS

    61.    Framework agreements

    62.    Oath by members and employees of the Authority

    63.    Offences

    64.    Regulations

    65.    Repeal and savings

    66.    Transitional provisions

27 of 2017
G.N. 71/2017

    An Act to provide for the establishment of the Public Procurement and Disposal of Assets Authority; to provide for its functions and powers; to maximize economy and efficiency in public procurement and disposal of public assets; to provide for, and regulate, a decentralized institutional structure for the public procurement and disposal of public assets; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental thereto

PART I
PRELIMINARY

1.    Short title

    This Act may be cited as the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Act.

2.    Interpretation

    In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

    “Authority” means the Public Procurement and Disposal of Assets Authority established under section 4;

    “award” means the granting of a contract by a procuring and disposing entity to a supplier for purposes of entering into a procurement contract;

    “bid” means an offer to provide goods, works and services submitted by a bidder in response to an invitation from a procuring and disposing entity and includes a tender, proposal, quotation and, where applicable, an application to pre qualify;

    “bidder” means any participant who has expressed interest in procurement proceedings by submitting a bid;

    “bidding document” means a tender solicitation document or any other document for solicitation of offers, proposals or quotations;

    “bid notice” means any advertisement by which eligible bidders are invited to submit written offers to provide or acquire works, services and goods or any combination of them in case of procurement and disposal respectively;

    “bid security” means a security bond required to ensure that a bid will remain valid during the period stated in the bidding document;

    “bid securing declaration” means a declaration specified under the regulations;

    “chairperson” means the chairperson of the Authority;

    “close relative” means a spouse, child, sibling or parent or guardian;

    “Controlling Officer” means the head or principal…