Section 23: Departmental execution

23. Departmental execution In the case of works which are carried out with Government resources, procurement may be effected by the public body itself where one or more of the following conditions are present, namely where— (a) an activity is not likely to attract bidders, at least not at a reasonable price, in view of its size, nature, location or scattered location or financing or high mobilisation costs for outside suppliers; (b) an activity is such that, if carried out by a contractor, it would impose an unacceptable risk on the contractor because the cost cannot be determined in advance; (c) the risk of unavoidable work interruptions is better borne by the public body than by a contractor; (d) it has been demonstrated that departmental execution is the only practical method for construction, maintenance and conservation works under special circumstances; (e) an activity for a pilot project of a particular nature for the development of a technology work method cannot be carried out by a contractor; (f) works have to be carried out without disrupting existing operations by the public body's staff because they are familiar with those operations; or (g) there is an emergency such as a natural disaster which calls for immediate action.