CIVIL engineer Karl D Martin is to be appointed to the National Contracts Commission, succeeding the late Anthony Gibson who passed away last year.

The announcement was made at Monday's post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House by Information Minister Senator Burchell Whiteman, who said Cabinet had supported the appointment.

Martin is currently co-ordinator of new initiatives and special projects at the Ministry of Transport and Works.

The National Contracts Commission was established through an amendment to the Contractor General Act in 1999, as an independent Commission of Parliament, responsible for overseeing the public sector procurement process.

The commission, among its activities, examines tenders for the award of contracts; recommends contracts awarded to government agencies and Cabinet as required; established a national register of public sector contractors, and grades them in accordance with their capabilities, categorising them in specified skills areas.

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