Debarment Rules, 2013: Another milestone towards promoting transparency and accountability A half day tripartite meeting with major partner agencies towards implementation of the Debarment Rules, 2013 was organized by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on 4th November, 2013 at the ACC Conference Hall. The meeting was represented by 24 participants from the Public Procurement Policy Division (PPPD), Ministry of Finance, the Construction Development Board (CDB), the Department of Industry, Ministry of Economic Affairs and the ACC. As required by Section (40) (3) of the Anti-Corruption Act of Bhutan 2011, the Commission prepared the Rules in close consultation with the PPPD and the CDB. Comments on the draft were solicited from relevant agencies and individuals including the World Bank. The Rules were endorsed by the stakeholders during the final stakeholders’ consultation meeting held in October 2013 where more than 40 representatives from various public and private sector agencies participated. The main implementing partner agencies are the PPPD, the CDB and the ACC. The PPPD as the lead agency for procurement administration will function as the Secretariat to the Debarment Committee and will conduct administrative enquiries into complaints related to procurement of goods and services. Similarly, CDB has to conduct administrative enquiries into complaints related to procurement of works. Amongst others, both PPPD and CDB will be represented in the Debarment Committee. The ACC has printed the Rules for distribution to the stakeholders to ensure collective implementation. The meeting was convened to discuss the modalities of operationalization of the Rules, effective functioning of the Debarment Committee and to reach a common understanding on the way forward. You can download the Rules from ACC website under this link: acc.org.bt/sites/default/files/Debarment%20Rules%202013.pdf
Posted on: Fri, 08 Nov 2013 11:46:44 +0000
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