Government yesterday announced the establishment of the Bid Protest Committee which would look at the cases of tenderers who express dissatisfaction with specified contract awards in the public procurement system.
“Cabinet, upon the recommendation of the Minister of Finance, approved the appointment of a Bid Protest Committee,” Minister of State Joseph Harmon yesterday told the media at a post- Cabinet press briefing. Further, he explained “This Bid Protest Committee is one of the requirements that is laid out in the regulations for public procurement. The committee which deals with alleged breaches of the Public Procurement Act, by procuring entities.”
The three-member committee will see Attorney General Basil Williams as its Chairperson and former Manager of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company, Archie Clifton and Company Secretary of Insurance Brokers Limited, Ewart Adams. Chief Executive Officer of Property Protection Services, Colin Shaw will be a rotating third member.
Section 52 of Guyana’s Procurement Act provides for written protests by contractors within five working days from the award of the tender.
