This is our concluding article on my assessment of the state of public procurement in Guyana. In our last article, we discussed some of the key requirements of the Procurement Act which in several instances are honoured in breach. These include:
- Placing no restrictions on invitations to bid on the basis of nationality;
- Ensuring the criteria used for selection are such that they do not discriminate against particular contractors and suppliers;
- Award of contracts based on the lowest evaluated bid, as opposed to the lowest bid;