THE KARNATAKA TRANSPARENCY IN PUBLIC …

1 ORDERS/ NOTIFICATIONS/ CIRCULARS REFRADING KARNATAKA TRANSPARENCY IN PUBLIC PROCUREMENTS ACT 1999 AND RULES 2000 AND procurement REFORMS Sl. No. Order/Notification/Circular No. and date Subject 1. Notification (P3) dt. Rules, 2000 (Kannada version) 2. Notification (P3) dt. Rules, 2000 (English version) 3. Notification No. Samvyashae 20 Shasana 2000 dt: Rules, 2000 (Kannada version) 4. Notification (Part-I) dt. Corrigendum of Rule 17(b) of Rules 5. Notification No. Samvyashae 29/ Shasana 1999 dt. Act, 1999 (English version) 6. Notification No. PWD 22 FC 3/2001 dt: KTPP (Amendment) Rules 2001- Amendment of Rule 27. 7. Circular No. PWD 33 FC-III 2001 dt. Clarifications regarding various provisions of Act 1999 and Rules 2000.

2 8. Notification No. PWD 154 FC3 2001 (Part-I) dt: KTPP (Amendment) Rules 2001- Amendment of Rule 26 and 29 9. Notification No. Samvyashae 33 Shasana 2001 dt. (Amendment) Act 2001- Amendment of Section 4(e). (Kannada) 10. Notification No. Samvyashe 33 Shasana 2001 dt: (Third Amendment) Rules, 2001 Amendment of Rule 25. 11. Notification No. Samvyashe 33 Shasana 2001 dt: (Amendment) Act 2001 Amendment of Section 4(e) (English) 12. Circular No. PWD 513 FC-III/ 2001 dt: Clarification regarding (Amendment) Act 2001 13. Notification No. PWD 513 FC-III/ 2001 dt: Clarification regarding (Amendment) Act 2001 14. Circular No. PWD 33 FC-III/2001 dt: Clarification regarding Publication of Tender bulletin.

3 15. Circular 1359 SO/FC/2001 dt: Creation of a procurement Cell in the Finance Department 16. Circlar No. PWD 389 FC-III/2001 (Part) dt: Clarification regarding provision of price preference to SSI units in the Rules 2000. 2Sl. No. Order/Notification/Circular No. and date Subject 17. Circular No. PWD 84 FC-III/2001 dt. Regarding publication of tender bulletins through the Web Site. 18. PWD 1359 SO/FC 2001 dt: Constitution of Standing Committee for implementation of procurement Reforms Action Plan 19. No. PWD 1359 SO/FC 2001 dt: Constitution of Working Group for implementation of procurement Reforms Action Plan. 20. Circular No. PWD 1359 SO/FC 2001 (P-2) dt: Guidelines regarding awarding of contract to the lowest evaluated technically and commercially responsive tenderer who meets the prescribed qualification criteria including tender capacity and past performance.

4 21. Circular No. PWD 1359 SO/FC 2001 (P-2) dt: procurement planning, packaging and scheduling and making available funds to match with the requirement as per approved procurement plan. 22. Circular No. PWD 1359 SO/FC 2001 (P-2) dt. Guidelines for conducting negotiations before the award of contract. 23. Circular No. PWD 1359 SO/FC 2001 (P-2) dt: Verification of qualification criteria and available tender capacity before the award of contracts. 24. Notification 2003 dt: KTPP (Amendment) Rules 2003 Two Stage Tender System. 25. Notification No. Samvyashae 05 Shasana 2003 dt: KTPP (Amendment) Act 2003 Amendment to Section 4(d). 26. Circular No. PWD 122 SO/FC 2003 dt: Constitution of a Sub-committee to look into certain issues of procurement Reforms Action Plan 27.

5 Ltr. No. PWD 409/FC-3/2003 dt: Eliciting comments for review of KTPP Act 1999 and Rules 2000 reg. 27A DPAR 26 EGV 2003 dt: Constitution of a Steering Committee for setting up e- procurement Platform. 28. Circular No. PWD 1359 SO/FC 2001 (P-2) dt: Two-cover tender System safeguards to be adopted. 29. Circular No. 39 SaSiVi 2002 dt: Creation of procurement Cell in Finance Department. 3Sl. No. Order/Notification/Circular No. and date Subject 30. Corrigendum No. DPAR 26 EGV 2003 dt: Steering Committee to finalise details of e- procurement Plattorm 31. Circular No. PWD 141 SO/FC 2003 dt: Draft Standard Documents relating to procurement of Goods/Services 32. Circular PWD 140 SO/FC 2003 dt: Procedure for sale of tender documents. 33.

6 Notification 121 SO/FC 2003 dt: KTPP (Amendment) Rules 2003 Consultancy services. 34. Addendum No. DPAR 26 EGV 2003 dt: Co-opting of members on Steering Committee for e- procurement platform. 35. Circular No. FD 737 FC-III/2003 dt: Avoidance of nomination of Officers of The Finance Dept. to Committees for procurement of goods And services Instructions regarding. 36. Circular No. PWD 145 SO/FC/2003 dt: procurement Reforms Constitution of Standing Committee for implementation Co-opting of members. 37. Circular No. PWD 321 FC-3/2003 dt: Regarding making of pre-audit arrangement Departments in relation to procurement of goods and services. 38. Circular No. FD 9 Pro. Cell/2004 dt: procurement Reforms Standard Tender and Contract Documents Preparation and Publication of reg.

7 , 39. DPAR 26 EGV 2003 dt: Government Orders regarding the setting up of e- procurement Platform. 40. Circular 50 Pro. Cell/04 dt: KTPP Act, 1999-Disallowing of request for exemption under the Act. 41. FD 59 Pro. Cell 2004 Dt: Re-constitution of Committee for revision of Codes 42. PWD 22 RDF 2004, Dt: Re-constitution of Committee for revision of Codes 43. PWD 146 SO/FC 2003, Dt: Revision of KARNATAKA Financial Code and Manual of Contingent Expenditure Reg. 44. FD 56 Pro. Cell 2004, Dt: procurement Reforms Measurement of Works and Supplies Use of Measurement Books. 45. Circular No. FD 57 Pro. Cell 2004, Dt: procurement Reforms types of Contracts and Guidelines for their choice. 46. FD 55 Pro. Cell 2004, Dt: Third Party Inspection of Works, Goods And Equipment.

8 4 FORE WORD The KARNATAKA TRANSPARENCY in PUBLIC Procurements Act, 1999 has come into effect from 4th October, 2000. This Act is intended to streamline procedures in PUBLIC procurement and also ensure accountability in PUBLIC procurement . The State Government. while making it mandatory for all the procurement agencies under the government to follow the tendering process in PUBLIC procurement , has also initiated a series of procurement reforms. A Standing Committee has been constituted to look into various aspects of the implementation of the TRANSPARENCY Act. This Committee is overseeing procurement reforms in the State and also suggesting measures to further strengthen the existing provisions/modifications required to ensure proper complaiance of the procurement law.

9 The Standing Committee has made a number of suggestions and the State Govt. issued instructions through Circulars to ensure that the transparent and efficient methods of procurement are effectively practised. This compendium contains the KARNATAKA TRANSPARENCY in PUBLIC Procurements Act, 1999, amendments issued upto 2004, KARNATAKA TRANSPARENCY in PUBLIC Procurements Rules, 2000 and Circular Instructions issued upto December, 2004 and is being brought out With a view to enabling the Departments to have easy access to the provisions of the KARNATAKA TRANSPARENCY in PUBLIC Procurements. Act, Rules there under and the Circular Instructions issued from time to time at one place. Bangalore Date: Sd/- (Sudhakar Rao) Principal Secretary to the Government, Finance Department.

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