AG meets with Chairman of Office of Procurement Regulation
Trinidad and Tobago
Attorney General Reginald Armour met with the Chairman of the Office of Procurement Legislation and Procurement Regulator Moonilal Lalchan ahead of the proclamation of the Public Procurement Act.
In a statement the Office of the Attorney General and Legal Affairs said Armour and his Ministry team held an in-person meeting with Lalchan and his team from the Office of Procurement Regulator (OPR) at the Office of AGLA on July 12, 2022.
The Ministry said the meeting was a direct follow-up on the statement made by the Honourable Attorney General to the House of Representatives on June 22nd 2022 and, an exchange of correspondence which has since taken place between the Offices of The Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs and the Office of Procurement Regulation.
The Attorney General was accompanied by, among other members of his Team, Minister in the Ministry Renuka Sagramsingh Sooklal and Vyana Sharma, Head Anti-Terrorism Unit of the Ministry’s Team.
The Ministry said Sharma has been spearheading the Team liaison and work of the Attorney General and Ministry of Legal Affairs with the OPR Team since 2019.
Armour delivered opening remarks on the Government’s commitment to proclaim the public procurement legislation on the basis of a properly planned implementation and operationalization of the law and shared informative documents with the OPR.
Lalchan in turn delivered a presentation on the remit of the OPR and its progress in ensuring, among other things, the OPR’s Readiness Assessment Checklist Data in addressing concerns expressed by the Attorney General in his Statement to the House and, was highlighted by a commitment by the OPR Chairman to provide the Honourable Attorney General with written updates and responses in the shortest time possible.
The meeting was very cordial and addressed a number of key priority areas including the steps necessary for ensuring that public and public/private entities are fully prepared and equipped for the proclamation of the Public Procurement Act and the implementation of the law, with extensive support from the OPR.
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