Bill_ID

178

Short Name

The Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets (Amendment) Bill, 2010

Sponsor Name

Hon. Syda N.M. Bbumba

Type Name

Government

First Reading

2010-08-17

Overview

<p>The object of the Bill is to---<br />(a) ensure efficiency in the procurement process by&mdash;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (i)&nbsp; strengthening the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Authority, specifically by giving the Authority additional powers and functions and by reconstituting the Board of the Authority and allowing for the delegation of the powers and function of the Board;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (ii) regulating procurement planning, accrediting Alternative procedures of procurement and providing additional functions of the Contracts Committees;<br />(b) ensure transparency and accountability by streamlining the functions of the accounting officers and the Contracts Committees and by making the accounting officers personally liable for their actions in the procurement process;<br />(c) promote local and small enterprises through the use of Preference and reservation schemes;<br />(d) guarantee the confidence of the public, uses departments, suppliers and service providers in the procurement process by strengthening the administrative review process, establishing the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Appeals Tribunal, prohibiting members of the procuring and disposal entities from entering into contracts with their entities and providing for further offences;<br />(e) clarify the procurement and disposal methods. </p>