New candidate identified to head Bid Protest Committee

Attorney at Law Joann Bond will now head the recently-constituted Bid Protest Committee (BPC) established under the Procurement Act, well-placed sources say.

The move comes after the government had earlier announced the appointment of Renee McDonald of the Ministry of Legal Affairs as the Chairperson of the BPC. That announcement was made in  a June 26 Ministry of Finance advertisement in the Stabroek News.

Minister of State Joseph Harmon yesterday appeared to be