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Publish Date : 05-Nov-2015

The government is working to guarantee that the implementation of the Public Procurement Law (PPL) will boost efficiency and transparency in the way procurement programs are conducted in Jamaica.

Senior Director of the Procurement and Asset Policy Unit (PAPU) in the Ministry of Finance and Planning Cecile Maragh said the newly approved PPL, which would to be put into operation in 2016, will advance the procurement landscape in the country.

She said, "The issue of procurement is usually contentious and associated with all the negatives but we anticipate thatthere will be a better understanding (of) the impact it has on our economy and the measures we are taking to make sure that we strengthen the functions."

The 2003 World Bank review of Jamaica's procurement processes identified areas that required improvement. These included the roles and functions of the Office of the Contractor General (OCG), the National Contracts Commission (NCC) and the Procurement Policy Office.

The report also noted weaknesses in the way auditing was conducted, and made suggestions on how to enhance procurement processes.

Maragh added, "Those recommendations propose that we develop a comprehensive policy, procedural manual and standard bidding documents. So, we undertook a comprehensive and forensic audit of ourselves to see exactly what was needed to ensure that our procurement function was being undertaken in keeping with international best practice."

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