The Government of Jamaica, through the Ministry of National Security and Justice (MNSJ), has received a loan in the amount of US$ 16 million from the Inter-American Development Bank toward the cost of the Citizen Security and Justice Program, and it intends to apply the loan proceeds to enhance citizen security and justice in Jamaica.

The strategic objectives of the project are: (a) to prevent and reduce violence; (b) strengthen crime management capabilities; and, (c) improve the delivery of judicial services. The CSJP has five components as follows:

• Development of a National Strategy: this component will provide support for consultant services to help elaborate an integrated National Crime and Violence Prevention Strategy.
• Capacity building of the MNSJ: this component will strengthen the MNSJ by (a) improving its long-term ability to execute or coordinate projects related to violence prevention and crime management; and (b) improving the ability of the Ministry to monitor trends in crime and violence, facilitate information exchange, plan strategically and formulate appropriate policy or program responses. The latter will specifically support establishing an integrated inter-agency information system on crime and violence trends (a Local area Network and Wide Area Network).
• Strengthening the criminal justice system: through initiatives that are designed to improve the impact of programs and quality of services provided by the criminal justice system, and to increase the accountability of the Jamaica Constabulary Force to civil society.
• Community Action: to deliver a set of violence prevention initiatives that will be carried out by NGOs within selected pilot communities in the Kingston Metropolitan Area.
• Social Marketing and Public Education Campaign: will be undertaken at both the National and targeted inner-city community levels. The program will support each program component with a view to influencing attitudinal change with regard to crime and violence and to inform the public of the scope and nature of the program.

The tentative procurement schedule is as follows:

1. Capacity Building of MNSJ – equipment, software (2 lots; PQ; 1^ST year /Q4)

Integrated Information systems – software and integration (ICB; 1^ST year/Q4)

servers and networking infrastructure (ICB; 2^ND year/Q1)

2. Strengthening of Criminal Justice System – equipment and software (6 lots; PQ; 1^st year/ Q1)

B. Civil Works (including supervision)

1. Rehabilitation works – 5 lots (NCB; 3^RD year/Q2)

2. Rehabilitation works – 1 lot (DC; 2^nd year/Q2)

3. Refurbishing Transformation Centre (ICB;1^ST year/Q4)

4. Retro fitting Court buildings (NCB; 1^st year/Q4)

5. Situational Projects – Community Action (DC; 1^ST year/Q4)

1. National Strategy – 2 lots (PQ;2^nd year/Q2)

2. Capacity Building of MNSJ – Integrated Information Systems (2 lots; 2^nd year /Q1)

Strategic Planning (1 lot; 1^st year/Q4)

CJRU Strengthening (1 lot; PQ; 2^nd year/Q2)

3. Strengthening Criminal Justice system (3 lots; PQ;1^st year/Q4 and 2^nd year/Q2

4. Community Action (1 lot; NCB; 1^st /Q4)

5. Social Marketing and Public Education (ICB; 2^nd year/ Q1

Monitoring and Evaluation (individual consultants – small contracts) (PQ; 1^ST year/Q4)

1. National Strategy (3 lots; PQ; 2^nd year/Q2)

Technical Assistance Fund (1 lot; NCB; 2^nd year/Q2)

2. Capacity Building of MNSJ (2 lots; NCB; 2nd year/Q2)

3. Strengthening Criminal Justice system (9 lots; NCB/DC; 1^st year/Q4 and 2^nd year Q2)

4. Community Action (4 lots; NCB/DC; 2^nd year/Q2)

5. Social Marketing Campaigns (1 lot; NCB;2^nd year/Q2)

1. Integrated Information system (1 lot; ICB; 2^nd year/Q4)

Specific Procurement Notices for contracts to be bid under the Inter-American Development Bank’s ICB procedures and for large-value consultants’ contracts will be announced, as they become available. National bids will be published in the local papers only. Interested eligible bidders who require additional information should contact the address below.

Program Manager,

Citizen Security and Justice Program

6 Oxford Road, Kingston 5, Jamaica

Tel: (876-906-9644/9347), Fax: (876-906-1712)

E-mail:antseldavis@cwjamaica.com