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 November 2009, 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)
04.11.09	Southern Regional Health Authority	Extension Security Services Contract for Health Facilities in the Southern Regional Health Authority (Mandeville Regional Hospital, May Pen Hospital, Lionel Town Hospital, Manchester Health Department, Chapelton Hospital, May Pen Health Centre and Southern Region Office) for the period October to December 31, 2009.	GOJ	RANGER SECURITY	SS	$12,740,799.12
04.11.09	South East Regional Health Authority	Extension Security Services Contract for Health Facilities in the Southern Regional Health Authority (Percy Junior Hospital, Black River Hospital and Black River Health Centre) for the period October to December 31, 2009.	GOJ	QUEST SECURITY SERVICES LIMITED	SS	$1,992,196.30
04.11.09	Jamaica Social Investment Fund	The construction of three (3) classrooms with kitchen, sickbay and sanitary facilities at the St. Jago Basic School - Hurricane Dean Repairs.	WB	SHARE CON LTD	ST	$16,207,020.00
04.11.09	Health Corporation of Jamaica	Procurement of Medical Sundry for the period October 1, 2009 - March 31, 2011.	GOJ	SHANGHAI CHANNELMED IMPORT & EXPORT CO. LIMITED	OT	$68,168,088.00
04.11.09	Health Corporation of Jamaica	Procurement of Medical Sundry for the period October 1, 2009 - March 31, 2011.	GOJ	CARI-MED LIMITED	OT	$61,104,600.00
04.11.09	Health Corporation of Jamaica	Procurement of Medical Sundry for the period October 1, 2009 - March 31, 2011.	GOJ	SHANGHAI MEDICINES & HEALTH PRODUCTS	OT	$48,876,580.80
04.11.09	Health Corporation of Jamaica	Procurement of Medical Sundry for the period October 1, 2009 - March 31, 2011.	GOJ	3M INTERAMERICA, INC.	OT	$42,678,900.00
04.11.09	Health Corporation of Jamaica	Procurement of Medical Sundry for the period October 1, 2009 - March 31, 2011.	GOJ	FACEY COMMODITY COMPANY LIMITED	OT	$39,463,020.00
04.11.09	Health Corporation of Jamaica	Procurement of Medical Sundry for the period October 1, 2009 - March 31, 2011.	GOJ	A.A. LAQUIS LIMITED	OT	$33,446,826.00
04.11.09	Health Corporation of Jamaica	Procurement of Medical Sundry for the period October 1, 2009 - March 31, 2011.	GOJ	LASCO DISTRIBUTORS LIMITED	OT	$31,067,010.00
04.11.09	Health Corporation of Jamaica	Procurement of Medical Sundry for the period October 1, 2009 - March 31, 2011.	GOJ	SCIENTIFIC SUPPLIES & TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL INC.	OT	$29,509,848.00
04.11.09	Health Corporation of Jamaica	Procurement of Medical Sundry for the period October 1, 2009 - March 31, 2011.	GOJ	DISPOSABLES LIMITED	OT	$29,047,507.20
04.11.09	Health Corporation of Jamaica	Procurement of Medical Sundry for the period October 1, 2009 - March 31, 2011.	GOJ	URGO LABS	OT	$28,552,500.00
04.11.09	Health Corporation of Jamaica	Procurement of Medical Sundry for the period October 1, 2009 - March 31, 2011.	GOJ	VICTUS, INC.	OT	$23,880,600.00
04.11.09	Health Corporation of Jamaica	Procurement of Medical Sundry for the period October 1, 2009 - March 31, 2011.	GOJ	RENAL DYNAMICS, LLC	OT	$22,193,370.00
04.11.09	Health Corporation of Jamaica	Procurement of Medical Sundry for the period October 1, 2009 - March 31, 2011.	GOJ	SCIENTIFIC AND MEDICAL SUPPLIES LIMITED	OT	$16,811,658.00
04.11.09	Urban Development Corporation (UDC)	The provision of hard & soft landscaping works at the Old Harbour Site Recreational Park, Montego Bay.	UDC	NATIONAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY	*	$12,305,301.00
11.11.09	Jamaica Social Investment Fund	The upgrading and reinstatement of infrastructure services at Little Lane, Central Village, St. Catherine.	IADB	BACCHUS ENGINEERING WORKS LIMITED	ST	$35,897,700.00
11.11.09	Jamaica Social Investment Fund	The upgrading and reinstatement of infrastructure services at Detroit, Central Village, St. Catherine.	IADB	ALCAR CONSTRUCTION & HAULAGE CO. LTD.	ST	$49,554,210.00
11.11.09	Jamaica Social Investment Fund	The upgrading and reinstatement of infrastructure services at West Side, Central Village, St. Catherine.	IADB	CONSTRUCTION SOLUTIONS LTD.	ST	$29,354,800.00
18.11.09	National Housing Trust	Longville Housing Development, Phase 3 - The construction of 834 Housing Solutions.	NHT	M & M JAMAICA LIMITED	ST	$2,702,468,232.16
18.11.09	Ministry of Health and Environment	The Procurement of Reagents and Consumables for the Viral Load Machines for the year 2010.	GLOBAL	ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS	SS	US$290,160.00
18.11.09	Ministry of Health and Environment	The Procurement of Reagents and Consumables for four (4) years.	GLOBAL	ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS	SS	US$1,200,000.00
18.11.09	Petrojam Limited	Sole Source procurement for the commissioning of Cleaver Brooks Boiler.	PCJ	CLEAVER BROOKS INC	SS	US$53,354.25
18.11.09	University Hospital of the West Indies	Extension of contract for the renovation of the Triage Area at the University Hospital of the West Indies.	UHWI	XYZ CONSTRUCTION LIMITED	SS	$3,641,780.00
18.11.09	Port Authority of Jamaica	Extension of Janitorial Contract at the Half Way Tree Transport Centre for the period August 1, 2009 to November 30, 2009.	PAJ	MANPOWER AND MAINTENANCE SERVICE LIMITED	*	$6,727,124.80
18.11.09	Housing Agency of Jamaica Limited	Extension of contract for the renovation of the Triage Area at the University Hospital of the West Indies.	HAJ	GENERAL PAVING COMPANY LTD.	OT	$50,175,173.46
18.11.09	Ministry of National Security	The installation of Close Circuit Television (CCTV) Surveillance System.	TEF	MODOFFICE BY EHC INDUSTRIES LTD	ST	US$340,149.91
18.11.09	Human Employment and Resource Training/HEART Trust	Utilization of the Direct Contracting Methodology to procure vocational training services.	HT/NTA	VOCATIONAL TRAINING DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE (VTDI)	DC	$4,320,000.00
25.11.09	Ministry of Transport and Works	Sole Source Procurement by the Transport Authority of one hundred thousand (100,000) license forms and seventy thousand (70,000) stickers for the licensing period 2010 - 2011.	GOJ	DE LA RUE NORTH AMERICA INC	SS	$5,924,368.00
25.11.09	National Water Commission	The procurement of Call Management Services.	NWC	E - SERVICES LIMITED	SS	$60,600,000.00
25.11.09	Port Authority of Jamaica	Supply of One Hundred and Fifty (150) 480-95R25 tyres for the straddle carriers at the Kingston Container Terminal.	PAJ	MICHELIN	SS	US$450,000.00
25.11.09	Montego Bay Free Zone Co. Ltd.	The provision of security services at the Portmore Informatics Park, Kingston Free Zone and the Montego Bay Free Zone for three (3) years.	GOJ	RANGER PROTECTION & SECURITY COMPANY LIMITED	OT	$101,437,314.00
25.11.09	Norman Manley International Airport	The provision of Janitorial Services at the Norman Manley International Airport.	NMIA	MANPOWER AND MAINTENANCE SERVICE LIMITED	OT	$274,275,000.00
25.11.09	National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA)	The leasing of Heavy Equipment for the Myersville Disposal Site.	GOJ	SAMSON EQUIPMENT & HAULAGE	ST	$10,829,300.00
25.11.09	National Works Agency	Emergency works at Hardware Gap, Papine, St. Andrew.	GOJ	GENERAL PAVING COMPANY LTD.	*	$23,276,384.34
25.11.09	National Works Agency	Emergency works at Hardware Gap (Mile Post 14 -16), Papine, St. Andrew.	GOJ	ROGERS LAND DEVELOPMENT LTD.	*	$24,784,884.18
25.11.09	National Works Agency	Emergency works at Hardware Gap (Mile Post 16 - 17), Papine, St. Andrew.	GOJ	ROGERS LAND DEVELOPMENT LTD.	*	$29,388,022.27
25.11.09	National Works Agency	Emergency works at Mount Horeb, Papine, St. Andrew.	GOJ	GENERAL PAVING COMPANY LTD.	*	$29,621,089.01
25.11.09	National Works Agency	Emergency works at Redline - Hardware Gap (Mile Post 18 - 20), Papine, St. Andrew.	GOJ	GENERAL PAVING COMPANY LTD.	*	$17,998,672.25
25.11.09	National Works Agency	Emergency works at Hardware Gap (300 metres from Mile Post 11), Papine, St. Andrew.	GOJ	BUILD RITE CONSTRUCTION CO.LTD.	*	$27,513,622.02
25.11.09	National Works Agency	Emergency works at Hardware Gap (Crystal Edge Breakaway, Irish Town), Papine, St. Andrew.	GOJ	BUILD RITE CONSTRUCTION CO.LTD.	*	$29,078,967.83
25.11.09	National Works Agency	Emergency works at Hardware Gap (Breakaway at Belcour Lodge - Mile Post 9 - 10), Papine, St. Andrew.	GOJ	ALCAR CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LIMITED	*	$29,824,809.28
25.11.09	National Works Agency	Emergency works at Red Light (Mile Post 9 -10, 12 -13 & 13 - 14), Papine, St. Andrew.	GOJ	ALCAR CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LIMITED	*	$27,774,915.43

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

Contracts which are listed with the designation “*”, under the heading of “Procurement Method”, relate to contract awards which were “noted” by the NCC.

Please note that the contract recommendation endorsement in favor of Deloitte Touche Thomatsu which appeared in the OCG’s Media Release of November 3, 2009, in the amount of $12,893,703.00, was negotiated by the Procuring Entity, the Office of the Cabinet, to a reduced sum of $7,500,000.00. This amount falls below the threshold requiring the NCC’s endorsement. The procurement has been approved by the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM)/Cabinet Office (CO) Local Government Procurement Committee.

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:	23.12.09