First Schedule, The Public Procurement Act, 2004

THRESHOLDS 1. Contract awards shall be published when the estimated value of the contract is above: (a) In the case of contracts for the procurement of goods, Le 300.00 million Le 300.00 million. Regulations. 60 61 Act to prevail. 2. Shopping Procedures shall be used when the estimated value of the procurement is below: (a) In the case of contracts for the procurement of goods, Le 60.00 million. Le 150.00 million. Le 60.00 million. 3. National Competitive Bidding (N.C.B.)shall be used when the estimated value of the procurement is below: (a) In the case of contracts for the procurement of goods; Le 900.00 million. Le 300.00 million. 4. International Competitive Bidding (I.C.B.) shall be held when the estimated value of the procurement exceeds: (a) In the case of contracts for the procurement of goods, Le 900.00 million. 5. Expression of Interest for Selection of Consultants The solicitation of expressions of interest is required when the estimated value of the consultants’ services is above Le 600.00 million. 6. Approval of Contract Awards Type of contract Contract Authority approving Value (Le) proposed contract (Threshold in award SLL million) 1. Goods Less than 15 Head of Procurement Unit or Department 15-60 Head of Procuring Entity Above 60 Procurement Committee 2. Works/Tech- Less than 30 Head of Procurement Unit or nical Department Services 30-100 Head of Procuring Entity Above 100 Procurement Committee 3. Consulting Less than 6 Head of Procurement Unit or Services Department 6-30 Head of Procuring Entity Above 30 Procurement Committee SECOND SCHEDULE – STANDARD BIDDING DOCUMENTS 1. GOODS (a) Shopping (b) NCB (c) ICB (d) Health Goods (e) Information Technology (IT) Goods 62 63 2. WORKS (a) Shopping (b) NCB (c) ICB 3. SERVICES (a) Request for Proposals for small contracts (less than Le 300.00 million) (b) Request for Proposals for large contracts (above Le300.000 million). 64 65 Passed in Parliament this 2nd day of December, in the year of our Lord two thousand and four. J. A. CARPENTER, Clerk of Parliament. T HIS P RINTED IMPRESSION has been carefully compared by me with the Bill which has passed Parliament and found by me to be a true and correct printed copy of the said Bill. J. A. CARPENTER, Clerk of Parliament. PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY THE G OVERNMENT P RINTING D EPARTMENT , S IERRA LEONE . GAZETTE NO. 70 OF 16 TH D ECEMBER , 2004.