Section 14: Procedure of Board

14. Procedure of Board (1) The chief executive officer of a public body shall inform the Board in writing of any major contract that the public body intends to enter into and shall submit all the relevant documents to the Board. (2) The Board shall, within such time as may be prescribed after having been notified in accordance with subsection (1), authorise the public body to call for bids or utilise another appropriate procurement method. (3) The Board shall approve the award of every major contract. (4) No public body shall— (a) advertise, invite, solicit or call for bids in respect of a major contract unless authorised by the Board; or (b) award a major contract unless the award has been approved by the Board. (5) No person shall sign a major contract with a public body unless the award has been approved by the Board. (6) For the avoidance of any doubt, this section shall not apply where the award of the contract is made following an emergency procurement under section 21 or a direct procurement under section 25. [S. 14 amended by s. 18 (c) of Act 1 of 2009 w.e.f. 16 April 2009.] PART IV – PROCUREMENT METHODS