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Key dates :
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2. Preamble
• The following are the main reasons for this presentation:
• (1) The present administration successively advocated for
amendments to the existing legislation and successfully
amended the legislation through Act #5 of 2016 which was
assented to on the 6th of June 2016
• (2) The administrative structure for implementing the legislation
appears to have been disbanded
• (3) The present administration made several announcements
on Implementation and March 31 st 2017 is the targeted date
for full implementation
3. The Two Stages of The Implementation
Process
1) Proclamation
(2) Operationalization
These two stages are interlinked. The Act affects every
aspect of government business thus, in order to initiate
operations some sections of the Act have to be proclaimed
without giving power to the sections of the Act which affects
external entities.
5. What is to be Proclaimed
At present there are two Acts to be proclaimed.
These two Act are now law but are subject to the
provision laid out in section 2 of the parent Act
which states “This Act comes into operation on
such date as is fixed by the President by
Proclamation.”
6. The Two Acts
(1) Act #1 of 2015 assented to 14th January,
2015 is an Act to provide for Public
Procurement, and for the retention and disposal
of public property, in accordance with the
principles of good governance, namely
accountability, transparency, integrity and value
for money, the establishment of the Office of
Procurement Regulation, the repeal of the
7. Partial Proclamation of Act #1 of 2015
Act #1 of 2015 was partially proclaimed on the 31st of July 2015.
WHEREAS it is provided by section 2 of the Public Procurement
and Disposal of Public Property Act, 2015 (hereinafter referred to
as "the Act") that the Act shall come into operation on such date
as is fixed by the President by Proclamation:
And whereas it is expedient that sections 1,2,3,4,5(1), 8, 9, 10,
11, 12, 13(l)(a), (b), (c), (d), (k), (p) and (r), 13(2),14(3), 15, 16,
17, 18, 19,20,21,22,23,25,62 and 63 of the Act come into
operation:
8. Appointment of the OPR
Section 10. (1) “The Office shall be governed by a Board which
shall be appointed by the President after consultation with the
Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition and shall
comprise no less than eight and no more than eleven members
as follows:”
(a) “The Procurement Regulator (hereinafter referred to as “the
Regulator, who shall be the Chairman”
9. Appointment of the OPR Cont.
(2) “The President, after consultation with the Prime
Minister and Leader of the Opposition shall appoint a
member as Deputy Chairman of the Board who shall
exercise the powers and functions of the Regulator in the
event of the Regulator’s absence or inability to exercise
his powers or perform his functions”
10. Regulations Section 63 (1)
“The Minister may, on the recommendation of the Office, make
regulations to give effect to the provisions of this Act, including
regulations with respect to—
(a) the conduct of challenge proceedings under Part V; and (b)
the addition to, or removal from, an ineligibility list under section
58.”
11. Regulations Section 63 (1) Cont.
(2) “Regulations made under this section may provide that the
contravention of any regulation constitutes an offence and
may prescribe penalties for any offence not exceeding a
fine of one million dollars and imprisonment for five years.”
(3) “Regulations made under this section shall be subject to
affirmative resolution of Parliament.”
12. Other Sections Proclaimed
Sections 1,2,3,4,5(1) and 8 are part of Part one the Preliminary
Section of the Act. They state how the Act is to cited, which
sections of the constitution are waved, conditions for
operationalization. Section 8 defines terms and objectives of the
Act. Section 8 states This Act binds the state.
Sections 11, 12, 13(l)(a), (b), (c), (d), (k), (p) and (r), 13(2),14(3),
15, 16, 17, 18, 19,20,21,22,23,25 are part of the Part two of the
Act dealing with General Provisions of the OPR
Section 62 gives immunity from personal liability for members of
the OPR, staff of the Office or to any authorized officer.
13. The Amendment to Act #1 of 2015
(Act # 5 of 2016)
The amendments deal specifically with
(1) The addition of a sub-section12 (h) to the parent Act and
deals with removal of a member of the OPR by the President.
(2) Matters related to the lifting of suspension of procurement
proceedings under Section 50 of the parent Act.
(3) The establishment of a Public Procurement Review Board to
review decisions of the OPR by inserting under sections 51 sub-
sections a to m of the parent Act
(4)The disposal of state lands through the addition of sub-section
57 A to the parent Act
14. Establishing the Environment for
Effective Implementation
The following conditions are necessary for the establishment of
an environment for effective Implementation:
1) The process must be transparent This can only be achieved
by having civil-society embedded in the process.
2) The establishing of the OPR and a Review Board envisage at
organisational level a major change management process.
3) The initiation of sustainable procurement brings into play
Value for Money and Risk Management which require a
change in mind set about the procurement process
15. Change Management Requirements
Sustainable Public Procurement as enviseaged by the act is
a process that takes into account the economic, environmental
and social impacts of the entity’s spending. Sustainable
procurement allows organizations to define goals and measure
outcomes in a way that achieves Value for Money on a whole-life
basis.
In the present context assessment of procurement performance
is defined in terms of the Central Tenders Board Act which is
modelled on procedural compliance.
The cultural shift is required. A shift in the mind set to a modern
results oriented management approach
16. Internal Control Framework
The establishment of a modern risk based Internal Control
Framework (ICF) for all procuring entities is the process by
which change management can be accomplished and the
principles of Transparency, Accountability and Value for Money
implemented.
An ICF is “a process, effected by a procuring entity’s designed to
provide reasonable assurance regarding the achievement of
objectives relating to operations, reporting and compliance.”
Its purpose is to provide a framework of accountability at all
stages of the procurement process through an effective system of
internal controls.
The ICF links the Procurement Act with the Audit and Exchequer
Act
18. The Complexity of the Problem from
an Institutional Perspective
Public Bodies Under the Act No of
Ministries 21
Division of Ministries
Statutory Boards 15
Regional Corporations 14
Regional Corporation Districts 106
State Enterprises 100% Owned 59
State Enterprises Majority Owned 6
State Enterprise less than 50% 3
Indirectly Owned Majority Subsidiary 6
Tobago House of Assembly
Departments 12
Regional Health Authorities 5
The Office of the President;
19. Corruption and Global Competitiveness
Ranking of TT
T&T’s corruption is perceived to be worse than Jamaica and Cuba’s,
with almost no improvement for many years according to the
Corruption Perception Index (CPI). World Bank Governance indicators
show deterioration in Control of Corruption
T&T global competitive index has deteriorated from a score of 4.0 with
a rank of 84/144 in 2012, to score of 3.9 with a rank of 89/140 in 2016.
20. Private Bodies Subject to the Act
Public Money is at the centre of the procurement process. All
entities that use public money come under the Act.
Thus a private entity receiving a benefit or performing the
function or providing the service and receiving public monies for
so doing is subject to the Act—
This means that all non-profit organisations receiving public
monies are subject to the provisions of the Act
21. The Basic Elements Required for
Implementation
1.There are four aspects to the implementation of the public
procurement reforms that must be managed in parallel:
a. Establishing the Office of Procurement Regulation
b. Establishing the Review Board envisaged under the Amendment Bill
c. Readying public procuring entities
d. Planning and overseeing the dissolution of the Central Tenders Board
e. Readying the contractor and supplier communities for implementation
f. Educating private sector entities using public money as to their
responsibilities under the Act
g. Informing contractors and supplier as ttheir responsibilities under the
Act
23. The PSCSG –Positions and Recommendations
as at February 10th 2015
(1 )The Act can be proclaimed in part. There is precedent for
this. In this regard, the Office should be immediately
established.
(2) A committee of stake holders chaired by the Regulator
should be established. The PSCSG should be represented
on that committee
(3) Consultants should be engaged to advise the committee
of stake holders
(4 )The UNDP should continue to play the role of advising on
the requirements of the consulting team.
(5)Since this is a change management process, there should
24. Positions and Recommendations (cont’d)
(6) The proclamation of Act No 1 of 2015 partial or otherwise,
(7) The identification of staffing requirements for the OPR and the
approval of its budget.
(8) The passing of regulations by Parliament should be
completed before the general elections of 2015
(9) The process of establishing the Board of the OPR will take
time. In the interim it will be necessary to have a committee
working on regulations, staffing and budget requirements. This
committee should preferably not be chaired by an individual in
the public service
26. Achievements To Date
The achievements to date :-
1) A review of the Internal
Control Framework and
Model Procurement
27. Achievements To Date (cont’d)
The PSCSG advocated for a transparent process for procuring the
Regulator and Deputy Regulator and an expansion of the job
requirements as specified in the Act
“It is necessary to go beyond the minimum experience and
training as identified in the Procurement Act 2015. The function of
the Regulator is primarily to manage the OPR. There is no
requirement for the Regulator to have managerial experience or
skills in the Act. The proposed Regulator should have managed
an entity similar to the Office of Procurement Regulations (OPR)
for a period in excess of 5 years. In this regard the Act should be
appended to the job description” These recommendations
28. Achievements To Date (cont’d)
An important aspect of the work of the Oversight Committee was
to achieve with the concurrence of the President, a transparent
procurement process for the selection of the Regulator and the
Deputy Regulator. The committee met with the President and he
concurred with the approach outlined.
The approach was :
a) To have the Cabinet approve the job specifications and salary
ranges for the Regulator and Deputy Regulator
b) With the approval of the President allow the UNDP to
advertise internationally for both post positions. The
evaluation process to take place locally and a short list