16th October, 2006
Vice-Chancellors of Universities,
Directors of Institutes,
Rectors of Campuses.
NEW PROCUREMENT GUIDELINES - 2006
DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY
Your reference is invited to Finance Circular Letter No. 10/2006 of 25.09.2006, on the new Procurement Manual and Guidelines - 2006.
According to Procurement Guideline 2.14.1, approval of the Chief Accounting Officer (CAO) should be obtained, before contracts are awarded on recommendations made by the Departmental Procurement Committees (DPC). Please refer to pages 40 and 41 of the Procurement Manual - 2006.
In terms to FR 135, this authority may be delegated by the Accounting Officer. Accordingly, the Secretary to the Ministry of Education (Chief Accounting Officer) by his letter dated 18.09.2006, has delegated this authority to the Vice-Chancellors of Universities, to approve the award of contracts, recommended by the following:-
Departmental Procurement Committees - Major / Minor
You may please take action accordingly. For any further clarifications, you should contact the Additional Secretary, Ministry of Education.
This Circular is available for download on UGC website www.ugc.ac.lk
Prof. S.V.D.G. Samaranayake
Chairman
Cc.
1. Secretary/Education
2. Chairman/UGC
3. Vice-Chairman/UGC
4. Secretary/UGC
5. Financial Controller
6. Director/IDD/UGC
7. Chief Internal Auditor/UGC
8. Accountant (Higher Education Division)
9. Registrars of Universities
10. Bursars of Universities
11. SAR/AR/of Institutes/Campuses
12. SAB/AB of institutes/Campuses
13. Accountant/UGC
14. Snr.Asst. Accountant/UGC
15. Snr.Asst. Secretary/Supplies & Administration/UGC
16. Auditor General
17. Govt. Audit Superintendent /UGC
18. Govt. Audit Superintendent/Universities
