Public Procurement -Procurement Committee

This is a comprehensive capacity-building training designed to equip GOJ procurement committee members with the knowledge and skills needed to effectively make contract award recommendations to the Head of Entity.

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Public Procurement -Procurement Committee

This is a comprehensive capacity-building training designed to equip GOJ procurement committee members with the knowledge and skills needed to effectively make contract award recommendations to the Head of Entity.

Click here to register

Course Overview

The Procurement Committee Training is a comprehensive capacity-building training designed to equip GOJ procurement committee members with the knowledge and skills needed to effectively make contract award recommendations to the Head of Entity. Participants will have eight (8) weeks to complete this self-paced course. It requires a total of 40 contact hours, with an expected average of three to five (3–5) hours of engagement per week. The source is structured into seven (7) modules.

Course Objectives

Upon successfully completing this course, leaners will be able to:

  • Articulate the strategic and economic significance of Public Procurement;
  • Appreciate the legal framework that governs public procurement in Jamaica;
  • Explain the role and functions of procurement committees;
  • Examine and challenge unjustifiable restrictions in qualification criteria and competition, to ensure fairness, transparency and lawfulness;
  • Review solicitation documents for clarity and fairness;
  • Detect procedural non-compliance (thresholds, publication timelines, splintering, prior approvals etc.) ; and
  • Apply disclosure/recusal rules and manage conflicts of interests to uphold the integrity of the procurement process
    • Cohort Schedule

    One registration is required per procuring entity with all of the participants’ names. The requestor should click on the link below and complete the registration form

    The Office of Public Procurement Policy will provide confirmation of the registration, and participants will receive further information on how to access the course.

    Click here to register
    • IMPORTANT
    • Ensure the names submitted to the OPPP in the registration form are correct.
    • Inform participants of the cohort for which they are registered so that, when they receive the email from the Office of Public Procurement Policy (OPPP), they are aware of their assigned cohort.
    • Contact the Office of Public Procurement Policy for clarification if needed before registering. E-mail [email protected] or 876-932-5704

    Course curriculum

      1. Welcome

      2. Jamaica Procurement Rule Book

      1. Module Guide

      2. Public Procurement Defined

      3. What is Procurement?

      4. What is Procurement?

      5. Procurement Stakeholders

      6. Fundamental Objective of Public Procurement

      7. Objectives of the GOJ Public Procurement Act

      8. Why does public procurement governance matter?

      9. How is Procurement Organized in Jamaica video Summary ?

      10. Why do we do Public Procurement ?

      11. Public Procurement and Public Sector Management

      12. Public Procurement Linkage to Public Financial Management

      13. Public Procurement: From Strategic Priorities to Development Outcomes

      14. Linkage: The Strategic Priorities of Procuring Entities

      15. The Procurement Cycle

      16. The Procurement Cycle

      17. Module Summary

      18. Knowledge Check- Introduction to Public Procuremennt

      1. Module Guide

      2. Why Procurement Requires a Legal Framework

      3. Basic Laws. Regulation , Order and Administrative Guidance

      4. Applicability of Public Procurement Act

      5. First Schedule - Part A - Exempt Good , Works and Services

      6. Participate in Public Procurement Proceedings

      7. Procurement Methods and Level of Competition

      8. Methods of Public Procurement and Levels of Competition

      9. Procurement Contract Approval Limit

      10. Role and Functions of the Office of Public Procurement Policy (OPPP)

      11. Key Actors in the Procurement Cycle

      12. Transparency and Equal Treatment

      13. Equal Treatment - Video Summary

      14. Knowledge Check- Module 2

      1. Module Guide

      2. Mandate of the Procurement Committee

      3. Procurement Committee Governance Framework

      4. Composition of the Procurement Committee

      5. Establishment and Appointment of Committee Members

      6. Terms of Appointment

      7. Knowledge Check

      8. Unacceptable conduct

      9. Meetings and Conduct Procurement Committee

      10. Summary

      11. Guarding the Public Purse- Public Procurement Committee

      12. Knowledge Check- Roles and Function of Procurement COmmittee

      1. Module Guide

      2. Introduction - Fair Competition

      3. What Fair Competition Means?

      4. Supplier Exclusion

      5. Justifiable Exclusion from procurement proceedings

      6. Disqualification from Procurement Proceedings

      7. Special and Differential Treatment Measures

      8. Special and Differential Treatment Measures

      9. Restricted Competition

      10. Restricted Competition

      11. Contract Splintering

      12. Unlawful Restriction

      13. Common Barriers to competition

      14. Common Barriers to competition

      15. Procurement of Magic Wands- Read the case study and answer the questions that follows.

      16. Discussion Question - Procurement of Magic Wands

      17. Knowledge Check- Reviewing Restriction on Competition

      1. Module Guide

      2. Head of Entity Prior Approval

      3. Head of Entity Prior Approval

      4. Mandatory Minimum Advertisement Timelines

      5. Requests For Clarifications, Addenda And Extension of Bid Submission Deadlines

      6. Conflict of Interest

      7. Conflict of Interest - Evaluation Committee Members

      8. Requirement for Proper Evaluation Criteria

      9. ADHERENCE TO SPECIFIED EVALUATION CRITERIA

      10. Verification of Evaluation and Bid Rejection requirements

      11. Case Study Procurement of Office Supplies

      12. Procurement of Office Supplies

      13. Case Analysis

      14. Knowledge Check- Review of Key Procedures

    About this course

    • 105 lessons
    • 2.5 hours of video content
    • Quiz

    Procurement Committee Mandate
    Transparency Competition Proportionality Equal Treatment

    The Procurement Committee is guided by the principles that underlie the Government of Jamaica’s public procurement system, ⁣
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    Economic Development, Integrity and Public Confidence, Promoting Competition
    Value for money, Encouraging participation, Enabling MSMEs
    Equitable Treatment, Economic and Efficiency, Fostering Transparency

    TRAINING FACILITATORS

    Andrei Bennett, CHIEF PUBLIC PROCUREMENT POLICY OFFICER

    Samoya Smith, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROCUREMENT POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND COMPLIANCE

    Althea Stennett-Francis, SENIOR PROCUREMENT AND ASSET POLICY ANALYST

    Antonette Crosdale-Sinclair , PUBLIC PROCUREMENT POLICY TRAINING AND EDUCATION OFFICER

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    Training Objectives

    At the end of this training , participants should be able to

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    Articulate and demonstrate the strategic and economic significance of public procurement

    Why do we do public procurement?
    How is it organised in Jamaica?

    DAY 1 and 2

    Apply principles and legal rules that govern decision making for procurement committees

    What are the applicable principles and rules?
    How does the committee apply the rules.

    DAY 1 and 2

    Apply the procurement committee checklist using a variety of case studies

    What is the Procurement Committee checklist?
    How is each section to be interpreted and applied?

    DAY 1 and 2

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