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I. The threshold value where TCL is required; and
II. The threshold values where PPC registration is required.
All bidders are required to be tax compliant at the time of bid submission where the NCB procurement method is utilised. Please see Regulation17 of the Public Procurement Regulations, 2018 for reference.
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Whether the TCL requirement may be required at the time of contract award instead of at the time of bid submission for procurement activities where GoJ funding is being utilised.
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1. It is recognised that the existing legislation upon literal interpretation, requires bidders for all procurement contracts regardless of value, to demonstrate tax compliance save in circumstances expressed in Regulation 17.
2. However, this Ministry’s policy is to require demonstration of eligibility only for contracts valued in excess of the single-source thresholds now appearing in the First Schedule to The Regulations.
3. The PE should note that the thresholds/values outlined in the First Schedule of the Regulations replace those values contained in the previous Circulars and the Government of Jamaica Handbook for Public Sector Procurement Procedures. Notwithstanding, the procedures contained therein are still in effect.
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1. In instances where the PPC does not have a classification for certain goods, works, or services being procured. Section 18(1)(2) of the Public Procurement Act, 2015 (as amended) (“the Act”) becomes applicable. The aforementioned section is set out below
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I. Whether in view of applicable GoJ procurement law, the inclusion of expired eligibility documents is a material deviation; and II. Whether the confirmation of bidders eligibility can be sought where expiredeligibility documents are submitted.
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I. Whether in view of applicable Government of Jamaica’s (GOJ) procurement law, the bidder’s submission of a TCL for a company in circumstances where a PE has instituted proceedings for individual consultant is a material deviation; and
II. Whether the confirmation of a bidder’s eligibility can be sought where such is missing.
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