The National Contracts Commission (NCC) is comprised of eight (8) members. Each member is appointed by the Governor General in accordance with the provisions of the Third Schedule to the Contractor General Act.

The eight member NCC is composed as follows: a Chair, who is appointed from a panel of three persons nominated by the Contractor General; one member who is appointed from a panel of five persons nominated by the Professional Societies Association of Jamaica; one member who is appointed from a panel of five persons nominated by the Construction Industry Council; and five members who are appointed from a panel of five persons designated by the Cabinet.

Once appointed into office, the members of the NCC serve for a term of seven years. The tenure of the first panel of the Commission expired on May 16, 2006.

Effective, May 17, 2006, The Hon. Shirley Tyndall O.J., C.D. was appointed by His Excellency, Governor General, The Most Honourable Professor Kenneth Hall, as the new Chair of the NCC. The Hon. Shirley Tyndall O.J., C.D., who retired in 2005 after spending almost 50 years in the Jamaica public service, is a former Financial Secretary and Accountant General.

However, Ms. Tyndall has since tendered her resignation from the Chair of the NCC, effective February 1, 2010. On March 10, 2010, the Contractor General, acting in accordance with the provisions of the Contractor General Act, submitted to the Governor General, a new panel of three nominees from which the Governor General is obliged to appoint one as the new Chair of the NCC.

The five members of the NCC who were designated by the Cabinet are Mr. Robert Martin, Mr. Karl Martin, Mr. Donald Moore, Mrs. Jean Fairclough and Mr. Milton Hodelin. All five members were appointed to the NCC effective June 13, 2006. Mr. Robert Martin and Mr. Karl Martin have previously served on the NCC.

The two remaining members of the NCC are Mr. Donald Miller and Mr. Lascelles Dixon. Mr. Miller was appointed from the panel of nominees which was presented to the Governor General by the Construction Industry Council and Mr. Dixon from the panel which was presented by the Professional Societies Association of Jamaica. Mr. Miller's and Mr. Dixon's appointments became effective on June 15, 2006. Mr. Miller is the immediate past Chair of the NCC.