Amendments to Revised Handbook
By way of Cabinet Decision No. 14/12 dated April 23, 2012, approval has been granted to increase the contract value thresholds for the procurement of goods, services and works. Accordingly, the Government of Jamaica Handbook of Public Sector Procurement Procedures has been updated to reflect these increases as outlined below:
Volume 1
Section 1
Subsection 1.2.2 Procurement Between Government Entities
Section 2
Subsection 2.2.5 Procurement Committees
Section 2
Subsection 2.4 Procurement Approval Thresholds
Volume 2
Section 1
Subsection 1.1.3 Limited Tender
Subsection 1.1.4 Direct Contracting
Subsection 1.1.5 Contracting Under Emergency Circumstances
Subsection 1.3 Eligibility and Qualification Requirements
Subsection 1.3.1 NCC Registration
Subsection 1.3.3 Tax Compliance
Subsection 1.5.3 Contract Variation - Related Works
Subsection 1.5.4 Contract Variation - New Works
Subsection 1.5.5 Reporting Requirements for Procuring Entities
Appendix 6
Appendix 7, A7.6.1 Bid Security
Appendix 7, A7.6.2 Performance Security
Appendix 8, A8.1.1 Time Limits for Issuing Notification
Volume 3
Section 1
Subsection 1.3 Contract Value Thresholds
Volume 4
Section 1
Subsections 1.1 Table 1: Categorization of Procuring Entities
Subsections 1.5.3 Specialist Insurance Sector Committee
Subsections 1.5.4 New Entities
Section 2
Subsections 2.1 to 2.5 Premium Thresholds