Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

31.   Functions of the Steering Committee

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    (1)   The Steering Committee shall provide direction to the public-private partnership programme, and oversee the development and implementation of public-private partnership projects.

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    (2)   Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), the functions of the Steering Committee are —

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      (a)     to guide the development of a public-private partnership policy, including the adoption as appropriate of detailed guidelines and regulations or standard forms of key documents for use by each procuring entity that implements public-private partnerships;

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      (b)     to identify projects to be implemented as a public-private partnership based on an initial screening by the Core Team;

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      (c)     to ensure that projects are developed and implemented within the agreed project timeline;

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      (d)     to guide public-private partnership development and implementation, including by taking project scope and structuring decisions to inform the work of the Project Team;

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      (e)     to evaluate and select tenderers for projects, based on evaluation reports prepared by the Project Team against pre-established clear, objective and quantifiable criteria;

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      (f)     to guide Contract Managers as required to manage change during the period of the public-private partnership contract;

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      (g)     to carry out, from time to time, an evaluation of projects or the public-private partnership to assess whether the public-private partnership has delivered the anticipated value for money.

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    (3)   Notwithstanding subsection (2)(b), Cabinet may identify projects to be implemented as a public-private partnership.