/ Government of Pakistan
Prime Minister’s Secretariat (Public)
Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority
ERRA HQ, Main Murree Road, Islamabad
P.O. Box No. 2688 /

No:F-1(11)09/Coord-II/ERRA Dated: 15th March 2010

Subject:NOTIFICATION – RBGC - ERRA

1.In pursuance of Rule 48 of Public Procurement Rules 2004, the competent authority is pleased to constitute Redressal of Bidders’ Grievances Committee (RBGC) of ERRA, a procuring agency, to address the complaints of bidders that may occur prior to entry into force of the procurement contract.

2. Composition of the said committee is given below:

a) Director General Finance/ holding portfolio of Chairman

Legal Wing)

b)Director General (M&E), ERRA Member

c)Director General Concerned Sector Member

d)Senior Advisor (P&CM), ERRA/UNDP Co-opted Member

e)Program Manager/Director Concerned Secretary/ Member

3.Any bidder (of ERRA and its sub-procuring agencies including SERRA, PERRA, DRUs, Engineering Wings, Projects, relevant Departments/ Agencies and others) feeling aggrieved by an act of the procuring/sub-procuring agency, after the submission of his bid, may lodge a written complaint concerning his grievances to relevant Program Manager of ERRA not later than fifteen days after the announcement of the bid evaluation report under Rule 35 of the Public Procurement Rules.

4.The committee shall investigate and decide upon the complaint, and announce the decision to the bidder and others concerned, within fifteen days of the receipt of the complaint.

5.Mere fact of lodging of a complaint shall not warrant suspension of the procurement process.

6.Any bidder not satisfied with the decision of the committee may lodge an appeal in the relevant court of jurisdiction.

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7.The Chairman of the committee shall present monthly report of the decisions to the Deputy Chairman, ERRA by 7th day of the subsequent month. First of such reports shall be submitted by 7thApril, 2010.

Note:This letter supersedes all the earlier letters issued by ERRA on the subject, please.

Major

Director (Coord-II)

(Jalil Ahmed)

Tel: 051-9030827

Distribution

1. Chief of Staff, ERRA.

2.Director General (Finance)/ Legal Wing, ERRA.

3.Director General (M&E), ERRA.

4.Director General (A&P), ERRA.

5.All Director Generals, ERRA.

6.Senior Advisor (P&CM), ERRA.

7.Director General (Communications), ERRA to place the notification on ERRA’s website and inform the PPRA.

8.Director General (SERRA), Muzaffarabad to circulate this notification to all concerned in AJK.

9.Director General (PERRA), Abbottabad to circulate this notification to all concerned in NWFP.

10.All Program Managers, ERRA.

11. Vice President (VP), ER Division, NESPAK, Islamabad.