Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

9.   Functions of Public Procurement Unit

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    (1)   The Public Procurement Unit is responsible for managing public procurement procedures of a procuring entity under this Act.

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    (2)   Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), the functions of a Public Procurement Unit are —

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      (a)     to manage all public procurement and disposal of assets by tender of the procuring entity except adjudication and the award of a public procurement contract;

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      (b)     to support the functioning of the Public Procurement Committee;

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      (c)     to implement the decisions of the Public Procurement Committee;

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      (d)     to plan the public procurement and disposal of assets by tender of the procuring entity and recommend disposal by tender procedures;

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      (e)     to prepare specifications or terms of reference, tendering documents, advertisements and public procurement contracts;

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      (f)     to issue notifications and orders to tenderers on behalf of the Public Procurement Committee;

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      (g)     to maintain and archive records of public procurement and disposal of assets and a list or register of all public procurement contracts awarded;

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      (h)     to prepare reports for the Public Procurement Committee on the implementation of the annual public procurement plan;

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      (i)     to coordinate the public procurement and disposal of assets of all the Public Procurement Units of the procuring entity; and

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      (j)     to monitor the management of public procurement contracts assigned to the procuring entity and ensure a report on outcomes of the public procurement contract is provided.