The purpose of this chapter is to establish a public sector register of contractors that will support risk management in the tendering process; reduce the administrative burden associated with the award of contracts; reduce tendering costs to both clients and contractors; enable effective access by the emerging sector to work and development opportunity; assess the performance of contractors in the execution of contracts and thus provide a performance record for contractors; regulate the behaviour and promote minimum standards and best practice of contractors; store and provide data on the size and distribution of contractors operating within the industry and the volume, nature, performance and development of contractors and target groups; and to enable access by the private sector and thus also facilitate private sector procurement.

16. Registration of contractors

17. Keeping of register

18. Unregistered contractors

19. Removal of names from and restoration thereof to register

20. Duration and renewal of registration

21. Best practice contractor recognition scheme