5th Management Consulting Business Symposium

Public Procurement Opportunities- Caribbean Community(CARICOM)

Secretariat

Hyatt Regency, Trinidad & TobagoSeptember 10-12, 2013

By Chester A. James

Procurement SpecialistCaribbean Community(CARICOM) Secretariat

Consultancy to Support the implementation of EPA

• Capacity building within Member States of the Caribbean Forum for ACP States (Cariforum)in the areas of competition, procurement and customs and trade facilitation for the implementation of the EPA2013/S 061-101273

Provisions of the Built in Agenda of the Treaty Implemented

Needs Assessment for the Development of the Information Technology Platform and Data Management System for the CARICOM Regime on Public Procurement

Development and Implementation of the Infrastructure and Instruments for an Integrated CSME Procurement Market

Development of the Legal, Institutional, Administrative and Review System for Contingent Rights Within the CSME

Development of the Policy, Legal, Institutional and Operational Arrangements for a CSME eCommerce Regime

CSME Regulatory and Market Regimes Administration Strengthened

Strengthen Restrictive Business Practices Enforcement and Administrative Competence

Develop the Intra-CSME Right of Establishment Regime

Enhance Intra-CSME Cooperation and Coordination to Regulate and Enforce Consumer

Protocols-A

Enhance Intra-CSME Cooperation and Coordination to Regulate and Enforce Consumer

Protocols-B

Framework for Managing Integrating CSME Labour Market Improved

• Establishment of a Labour Market Information System for Proper Management of the Regime for Free Movement of Skills Within the CSME

Advance Macroeconomic Policy Coordination

Assess options and design a regional credit bureau

mechanism

Assess options and design a regional deposit insurance

mechanism

Review Intra-CARICOM Double Taxation Agreement (ICDTA) and draft appropriate amendments

Review proposals for Harmonization of Corporate Tax

and to Draft Instrument

Develop CSME print and electronic products

Development and deployment of a Social Media platform and

Promotion of and Youth Education platform (including

Media Awards )

Promote Ownership of the

CSME by CARICOM Nationals

Intra-Regional Statistical Framework Strengthened

Development of a Statistical Monitoring Framework for

the CARICOM Single Market and economy

Updating of Merchandise Trade data processing to

enable timely production and dissemination of data

Improvement in the Production and dissemination

of the Systems of National Accounts

Deepen External Trade and Relations between CARICOM and the DR

Study on production and trade in

agricultural products

Engagement of Translators-

French/Spanish

Integrate the Strategic Plan for Regional Development (SPRD) into National Plans of Member States

Consultancy to Assist MS to Integrate and Implement Strategic

Plan for Regional Development (SPRD) into National Plans

Integrate Environmental concerns into the CARICOM Regional Policy and in Member States National Development Plans

Consultancy to Develop an

Implementation Strategy of the

CARICOM Environment Policy

Activities to Promote EU Visibility

Design and Print Information and Promotional Material

Production and Airing of promotional video focusing on CSME initiatives re. the contribution of the EDF in

CSME and Economic Integration Programme

Publication of conference papers re. Conference on “Rethinking Regionalism: Beyond the CARICOM

Integration Project”

Consultancy for the establishment of a Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting Framework

Thank You!