(1) A
Central Tender Board is constituted with authority to approve procurements costing $50,000 or more.
(2)
Members of the Central Tender Board shall include:
(a)
the Deputy
Secretary Finance, as Chair;
(b)
the Deputy
Secretary for Works;
(c)
the Deputy
Secretary for Education;
(d)
the Deputy
Secretary for Commerce;
(e)
the Deputy
Secretary for Health;
(f)
the Controller
of Government Supplies; and
(g)
an independent
person from an anti-corruption institution or similar body.
(3)
If the Chair is absent,
the Board members present at the meeting may appoint a member to preside at
that meeting.
(4)
The Chair
shall appoint a Secretary from Government Supplies who shall not be a member of
the Board.
(5)
The quorum for a meeting of the Central Tender Board
is 4.
(6)
If a tender requires expert opinion, the Central
Tender Board may co-opt any officer as a member.
(7)
In the first meeting, members of the Central Tender
Board must declare their interest in any organisation or entity that is likely
to be a tenderer.
(8)
If a member of the Board has direct or indirect
interest in a tender or proposed tender, the member shall as soon as
practicable after relevant facts have come to their knowledge, declare the
nature of their interest at the Board meeting and shall be excluded from
further evaluation or the approval of that tender.
(9)
The Central Tender Board may appoint a panel of officers
to consider and evaluate tenders. When appointing members of the Evaluation
Committee, the Board must have regard for relevant skills, knowledge and
experience appropriate to the value and importance of the procurement.
(10)
The Central Tender Board may appoint a board to
consider and authorise the acceptance of:
(a)
specialized or
technical tenders for civil or capital works;
(b)
any tenders
for the supply of goods or services required exclusively for a department or a
division.
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(2)
The Board established under provision 24(10) shall be
subject to the direction of the Central Tender Board.
(3)
The Central Tender Board shall regulate its meetings
and procedures in accordance with the Central Tender Board Guidelines.
(Finance Instructions 2005 s(24))