Though he acknowledged that his administration is ignoring major provisions of the Public Procurement Act, passed under the Minnis administration and supported by the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) in opposition, Prime Minister Philip Davis yesterday insisted in Parliament his government is following the law. “Of course, we don’t share the view that any law has
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Recognizing the critical importance of transparent and accountable public procurement to governance and the economy in The Bahamas, the Organization for Responsible Governance (ORG) has benchmarked the Public Procurement Bill 2022. It has assembled a list of notes and recommendations for consideration in strengthening the legislation. This Public Procurement Bill 2022, which was recently tabled
Introduction
The government has been criticised both locally and internationally in relation to the transparency and procedure surrounding the procurement of government contracts. Partly as a result of this criticism, the government has enacted the Public Procurement Act 2021 (PPA), which seeks to modernise the government s use of public funds in its procurement process and add a heightened level of transparency.
The PPA repeals and replaces the Financial Administration and Audit Act 2010, which was criticised as it did not retain the brief regulations on procurement that existed prior to its enactment. This meant that, ostensibly, there were no regulations in place and the common law had to be relied on. This was not a satisfactory state of affairs and militated against transparency and economic development. The PPA brings about much-needed reform to cure the unsatisfactory state of affairs.
Introduction
The government has been criticised both locally and internationally in relation to the transparency and procedure surrounding the procurement of government contracts. Partly as a result of this criticism, the government has enacted the Public Procurement Act 2021 (PPA), which seeks to modernise the government s use of public funds in its procurement process and add a heightened level of transparency.
The PPA repeals and replaces the Financial Administration and Audit Act 2010, which was criticised as it did not retain the brief regulations on procurement that existed prior to its enactment. This meant that, ostensibly, there were no regulations in place and the common law had to be relied on. This was not a satisfactory state of affairs and militated against transparency and economic development. The PPA brings about much-needed reform to cure the unsatisfactory state of affairs.