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The following contract award recommendations have been endorsed and/or approved by the National Contracts Commission (NCC) during January 2010, for award, under the powers which are reserved to the NCC by Sections 23D(1)(b) & (c) of the Contractor-General Act. These notices of endorsement and/or approval by the NCC do not constitute a confirmation of the actual awards. Government of Jamaica procurement contracts are ultimately awarded by the relevant Ministries or Agencies of Government. Please contact the responsible Ministry or Agency of Government for confirmation of the details of actual contract awards.

DATE	GOVERNMENT AGENCY	CONTRACT DESCRIPTION	FUND	CONTRACTOR	PROCUREMENT METHOD	CONTRACT VALUE J$ (unless otherwise stated)
*02.12.09	National Water Commission	The provision of Life and Personnel Accident Insurance.	NWC	GUARDIAN LIFE LIMITED	ST	$15,912,182.00
*02.12.09	National Water Commission	The provision of Group Health Insurance.	NWC	GUARDIAN LIFE LIMITED	ST	$263,296,590.50
*02.12.09	National Water Commission	The leasing of Multi-Functional Photocopiers.	NWC	ADVANCED INTERGRATED SYSTEMS	ST	US$233,186.40
*02.12.09	National Water Commission	The provision of Janitorial Services for NWC offices - Category A.	NWC	MINOTT SERVICES	LT	$14,113,501.92
*02.12.09	National Water Commission	The provision of Janitorial Services for NWC offices - Category B.	NWC	POLIGLO LIMITED	LT	$12,705,943.68
13.01.10	Petrojam Limited	Sole Source procurement for the provision of technical support services to catalytic reformer.	PCJ	UOP LLC	SS	US$54,714.35
13.01.10	Ministry of National Security	Sole Source procurement for the provision of training in cosmetology, barbering, photography, videography, customer service and housekeeping through the Community Security Initiative (CSI) Social Intervention Programme.	GOJ	CHILDREN FIRST	SS	$7,770,000.00
13.01.10	Ministry of Education	The construction of a four (4) classroom block at the Marcus Garvey Technical High School in the parish of St. Ann.	GOJ	MELODY HEAVY EQUIPMENT & CONSTRUCTION	ST	$12,830,433.50
13.01.10	Petrojam Limited	Sole Source procurement of computers.	PCJ	DELL CORPORATION	SS	$3,376,368.00
13.01.10	Registrar General's Department	The provision of local courier service.	RGD	BARNABYS COURIER	ST	$13,190,000.00
13.01.10	Ministry of Education	The provision of Computerized Examination Data Processing Services for the Student Assessment Unit.	GOJ	DPK INFORMATION SYSTEMS LIMITED	ST	$21,825,291.00
13.01.10	Ministry of Education	To procure and deliver commodities for the Cooked Lunch components of the School Feeding Programme	GOJ	PALM ROSE COMMODITY LIMITED	ST	$37,365,000.00
13.01.10	Ministry of Education	To procure and deliver commodities for the Cooked Lunch components of the School Feeding Programme	GOJ	PALM ROSE COMMODITY LIMITED	ST	$13,262,650.00
13.01.10	Petrojam Limited	Extension of Canteen Services Contract for six (6) months from February 1, 2010 to July 31, 2010.	PCJ	DJ CAFE RESTAURANT LTD	SS	$13,800,000.00
13.01.10	University Hospital of the West Indies	Sole Source procurement for the supply and installation of vacuum regulators and oxygen bottles.	UHWI	AREL LIMITED	SS	$5,800,725.00
13.01.10	National Water Commission	Sole Source procurement for the supply of Aluminum Sulphate.	NWC	INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL COMPANY LIMITED	SS	$10,736,640.00
20.01.10	Human Employment and Resource Training/HEART Trust	The provision of security services.	HT/NTA	SENTRY SERVICES SECURITY COMPANY LIMITED	ST	$18,673,056.00
20.01.10	Human Employment and Resource Training/HEART Trust	The provision of Group Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD & D) Insurance for three (3) years.	HT/NTA	SAGICOR LIFE JAMAICA LIMITED	ST	$10,160,895.00
20.01.10	Housing Agency of Jamaica Limited	The rehabilitation of infrastructure works at Shaw Park Heights in the parish of St Ann.	TEF	CONSTRUCTION SOLUTIONS LTD.	ST	$13,646,400.00
20.01.10	Housing Agency of Jamaica Limited	The rehabilitation of infrastructure works at Lilliput in the parish of St James (Phase 2).	TEF	CONSTRUCTION SOLUTIONS LTD.	LT	$23,843,640.00
20.01.10	National Housing Trust	The construction of civil infrastructure for the development of housing estate at Nashville in the parish of St Mary.	NHT	NAKASH CONSTRUCTION & EQUIPMENT LTD.	ST	$40,408,155.90
20.01.10	Ministry of Finance and the Public Service	The provision of Janitorial Services.	GOJ	MINOTT JANITORIAL SERVICES LIMITED	ST	$18,777,480.00
20.01.10	Housing Agency of Jamaica Ltd	The construction of 100 Starter Units at Portmore Villas, St. Catherine - Phase 2B.	NHT	BUILD RITE CONSTRUCTION CO.LTD.	SS	$157,338,000.00
27.01.10	Ministry of National Security	Sole Source procurement for the provision of training in customer service through the Community Security Initiative (CSI) Social Intervention Programme.	GOJ	RISE LIFE MANAGEMENT	SS	$5,883,599.00
27.01.10	Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (C.H.A.S.E.)	The completion of construction at the St. Agnes Basic School, Buff Bay, Portland.	CHASE	DONALDSON ENTERPRISES LIMITED	ST	$12,892,110.00
27.01.10	Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (C.H.A.S.E.)	Renovation and Extension works at the Bagatelle Basic School in the parish of Clarendon.	CHASE	MELODY HEAVY EQUIPMENT & CONSTRUCTION	ST	$11,280,318.00
27.01.10	Petrojam Limited	Sole source procurement for the design and manufacture of two (2) tank heaters for Asphalt Storage Tank 202.	PCJ	BROWN FIRED HEATER DIVISION (BFH)	SS	US$265,947.00
27.01.10	Housing Agency of Jamaica Limited	Infrastructure Works at Mona, Section 1, St. Andrew.	JMB	Y.P. SEATON & ASSOCIATES COMPANY LTD	LT	$175,672,373.00
27.01.10	Jamaica National Heritage Trust	The Renovation of the New Seville Heritage Park Great House & Coach House.	TEF	BAJAD LIMITED	ST	$39,957,335.00
27.01.10	University Hospital of the West Indies	Sole Source Procurement of Audit Services for the years 2006 - 2009.	UHWI	KPMG	SS	$7,774,241.00
27.01.10	Petrojam Limited	Sole Source Procurement of Universal Gold AR AFF Foam.	PCJ	SOS RUBBER INTERNATIONAL, INC	SS	US$163,735.00
27.01.10	Housing Agency of Jamaica Limited	Sole Source Procurement of maintenance services for mortgage management software for a period of four (4) years.	HAJ	DYNAMIC INTERFACE SYSTEMS CORPORATION (DISC)	SS	US$85,004.00

Procurement Method Key: LT=Limited Tender, OT=Open Tender, ST=Selective Tender, SS=Sole Source, DC=Direct Contracting

*Contracts were endorsed by the NCC in the month of December 2009.

Contracts valued above $30,000,000.00 are subject to approval by Cabinet.

Contact:	Craig Beresford Senior Director, Monitoring Operations Corporate Communication and Special Projects Office of the Contractor-General 1st Floor, PIOJ Building 16 Oxford Road Kingston 5	Phone:	929-6460; 968-8061 (pvt)
		e-mail:	communications@ocg.gov.jm
Date:	18.02.10