The Office of the Contractor-General is the Secretariat for the Contractor-General and the National Contracts Commission. However, both the Contractor-General and the National Contracts Commission are independent, separate and distinct Commissions of Parliament. The Contractor-General is responsible solely for monitoring and investigating the award and implementation of Government contracts, licences and permits and related matters. The Contractor-General does not award, approve, endorse or recommend for award, approval or endorsement any Government contract, licence or permit.

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The following contract award recommendations have been endorsed and/or approved by the National Contracts Commission (NCC) during May 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)
05.05.10	Bank of Jamaica	Sole Source Procurement for the renewal of Software Maintenance Contract for the International Comprehensive Banking System (ICBS) Software for a period of five (5) years.	BOJ	FISERV SOLUTIONS INC.	SS	US$722,745.17
05.05.10	Ministry of Labour and Social Security	Consultancy Services for Process Re-engineering of the Pension Payment Process.	IBRD	IOS PARTNERS, INC. - FLORIDA	OT	US$372,305.00
05.05.10	University of Technology, Jamaica	The renovation and expansion of the Mustard Seed Building at the University of Technology, Jamaica.	UTECH	C.P. SPECIALISTS LIMITED	ST	$16,020,275.00
05.05.10	Ministry of Education	The rehabilitation of the New Roads All Age School in the parish of Westmoreland.	GOJ	N. R. DIARAM CONSTRUCTION LIMITED	ST	$10,997,379.00
05.05.10	Housing Agency of Jamaica Ltd	Sole Source Procurement for the Design and Construction of 108, two (2) Bedroom Townhouses and related infrastructure at Congreve Park Manor, Portmore, St. Catherine.	NHT	WEST INDIES HOME CONTRACTORS LTD.	SS	$802,168,363.38
12.05.10	Petrojam Limited	The provision of Janitorial Services at Petrojam Limited's offices and facilities.	PCJ	MINOTT’S JANITORIAL SERVICES	LT	$14,713,785.84
12.05.10	Bureau of Standards	The procurement of a Universal Tensile Testing Machine.	GOJ	TINIUS OLSEN TESTING MACHINE COMPANY INC.	LT	US$223,654.00
12.05.10	Petrojam Limited	The provision of Grounds Maintenance Services.	PCJ	GLOBAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES	LT	$38,778,000.00
12.05.10	Petrojam Limited	Consulting Services to design and manage the construction of a new Petroleum Testing Laboratory at Petrojam Limited.	PCJ	MSR DESIGN STUDIO LIMITED	LT	$10,500,000.00
12.05.10	Ministry of National Security	The Procurement of Computers, Software, Network Cabling and Related Equipment.	IADB	MEDIANET LIMITED	LT	US$179,088.24
12.05.10	Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC)	The provision of Insurance Services for a period of three (3) years.	JUTC	ALLIED INSURANCE BROKERS	ST	$48,056,658.00
12.05.10	Sugar Industry Authority	Sole Source Procurement for the supply of Near Infra Red Polarimeters.	EU	OPTICAL ACTIVITY, U.K.	SS	$38,000,000.00
12.05.10	Ministry of Water and Housing	Sole Source Procurement for the implementation of Infrastructure Works at Darlingford, Manchioneal in the parish of Portland.	GOJ	MILLER'S ELECTRICAL AND CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LIMITED	SS	$11,217,112.50
12.05.10	Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority	Sole Source Procurement for the design, construction and equipping of the control towers at the Norman Manley and Sangster International Airports.	GOJ	INTELCAN TECHNO SYSTEMS INC.	SS	Can$19,999,974.00
26.05.10	Jamaica Social Investment Fund	Sole Source Procurement of Consultancy Services for the development of an Integrated Crime and Violence Information System.	IBRD	MONA GEOINFORMATICS INSTITUTE	SS	$11,686,204.00
26.05.10	Jamaica Social Investment Fund	The construction of three (3) standard size classrooms at the Albion Basic School in the parish of St. James.	EU	MARSHALL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LIMITED	ST	$29,737,735.00
26.05.10	Jamaica Social Investment Fund	The rehabilitation of 0.8km of the Harbour Road roadway in parish of Kingston.	EU	ALCAR CONSTRUCTION & HAULAGE CO. LTD.	ST	$13,237,980.00
26.05.10	Jamaica Library Service	The provision of Insurance Placement for a period of three (3) years, 2010 - 2013.	GOJ	ALLIED INSURANCE BROKERS	ST	$10,287,034.00
26.05.10	Ministry of National Security	Sole Source Procurement of sensitive items.	GOJ	**	SS	US$478,500.00

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

**The National Contracts Commission (NCC) offered No Objection to the to the use of the Sole Source Procurement Methodology to the referenced contract award which falls under the heading of Exclusions in accordance with the 2008 edition of the Handbook of Public Sector Procurement Procedures, Section No. S-1000, Subsection 111.

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:	929-8560; 926-0034 (pvt)
		e-mail:	communications@ocg.gov.jm
Date:	21.06.10