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 July 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)
07.07.10	Child Development Agency	The procurement of Private Security Services.	GOJ	GUARDSMAN LIMITED	ST	$29,102,865.00
07.07.10	National Housing Trust	The provision of Infrastructure Works at Creighton Hall Housing Development, St. Thomas.	NHT	BUILD RITE CONSTRUCTION CO.LTD.	ST	$165,844,556.50
07.07.10	National Works Agency	The provision of Security Services for the National Works Agency's Kingston Metropolitan Region (KMTR) Offices for a period of two (2) years.	GOJ	QUEST SECURITY SERVICES LIMITED	ST	$17,621,040.00
07.07.10	National Works Agency	The provision of Security Services for the National Works Agency's Western Region Offices for a period of two (2) years.	GOJ	ATLAS PROTECTION LIMITED	ST	$11,686,356.00
14.07.10	Jamaica Social Investment Fund	The construction of End Time Basic School in the parish of St. Andrew.	EU	D.BISASOR & ASSOCIATES LTD	ST	$19,490,000.00
14.07.10	Transport Authority	The procurement of Fleet Vehicles, five (5) Double Cab Pick Ups.	GOJ	VEHICLES & SUPPLIES LIMITED	ST	US$125,395.00
14.07.10	Transport Authority	The procurement of Fleet Vehicles, five (5) Motor Buses.	GOJ	TOYOTA JAMAICA LIMITED	ST	US$113,222.00
21.07.10	Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica	The procurement of Air Handling Units and Associate Controls.	PET-CORP	CARRIER INTERAMERICA CORPORATION	ST	US$281,291.00
21.07.10	Petroleum Company of Jamaica	The procurement of Domestic Cylinders.	PET-CORP	EFG INDUSTRIES LIMITED	ST	US$324,967.05
21.07.10	Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries	Direct Contract for the construction of Pepper Mash Facility at Hounslow in the parish of St. Elizabeth.	ADF/DBJ	TANKWELD LTD.	DC	$48,286,128.78
21.07.10	National Works Agency	The supply of a Project Resource Management System.	IADB	ILLUMINAT (JAMAICA) LIMITED	ST	$12,890,514.00
21.07.10	Housing Agency of Jamaica Ltd	The provision of Group Health Insurance Coverage for a period of three (3) years, 2010-2011 to 2012-2013.	HAJ	SAGICOR LIFE JAMAICA LIMITED	LT	$12,637,500.00
21.07.10	Ministry of Education	The procurement and distribution of text books under the National Text Books Rental Scheme for the period 2010-2011.	GOJ	CARLONG PUBLISHERS (CARIBBEAN) LIMITED	ST	$219,853,524.25
21.07.10	Ministry of Education	The procurement and distribution of text books under the National Text Books Rental Scheme for the period 2010-2011.	GOJ	KINGSTON BOOKSHOP LIMITED	ST	$246,241,792.76
21.07.10	Ministry of Education	The procurement and distribution of text books under the National Text Books Rental Scheme for the period 2010-2011.	GOJ	METO CORPORATION LIMITED	ST	$31,370,062.00
21.07.10	Ministry of Education	The procurement and distribution of text books under the National Text Books Rental Scheme for the period 2010-2011.	GOJ	BOOK WIZARD LIMITED	ST	$123,614,459.80
21.07.10	Ministry of Education	The procurement and distribution of text books under the National Text Books Rental Scheme for the period 2010-2011.	GOJ	SANGSTER'S BOOK STORES LIMITED	ST	$16,889,963.94
21.07.10	Petrojam Limited	Direct Contracting for the provision of inspection services of Dock Pipelines.	PCJ	DACON INSPECTION SERVICES	DC	US$360,000.00
21.07.10	Petrojam Limited	The supply of Dock Piping Materials.	PCJ	TSC SUPPLY COMPANY	LT	US$1,475,976.12
21.07.10	Petrojam Limited	The supply of EKT Subsea Cable for power and communication to Petrojam's Limited Docking Facility.	GOJ	O.C.S. ELECTRICAL	LT	US$140,000.00
28.07.10	Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries	Direct Contracting for the rehabilitation of the Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries Telecommunication System.	GOJ	DIGICEL JAMAICA LTD	DC	$10,700,000.00
28.07.10	Ministry of Labour and Social Security	The provision of Consultancy Services for an Impact Evaluation of the Programme of Advancement through Health and Education (P.A.T.H)	IBRD	SANIGEST INTERNACIONAL	OT	US$593,350.00
28.07.10	St. Mary Parish Council	The renovation/extension of the Road and Works Department Offices, Port Maria in the parish of St. Mary.	GOJ	SKYMAR CONSTRUCTION COMPANY	ST	$21,204,188.05

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

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:	Direct: 876-926-0034; Mobile: 876-564-1806
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Date:	20.08.10