RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE GPA/IC/SPEC/2
9January 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-0051)
Original: English Interim Committee onGovernment Procurement
APPLICATION FOR ACCESSION TOTHE AGREEMENT
ONGOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT OFSINGAPORE
Initial Offer
Thefollowing communication, dated 6December 1995, hasbeenreceived fromthedelegation
ofSingapore withtherequest thatitbecirculated totheSignatories totheAgreement onGovernment
Procurement (1994).
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Inconnection withmyGovernment 'sapplication foraccession totheAgreement onGovernment
Procurement ("AGP 1994"), Ihavethehonour tosubmit toyouasattached myGovernment 'soffer
which consists ofthefollowing fourparts:
(a) Annex 1: alistofcentral government entities;
(b) Annex 3: alistofallother entities which procure inaccordance with the
provisions oftheAgreement;
(c) Annex 4: alistofservices;
(d) Annex 5: alistofconstruction services.
Allannexes contain theirrelevant threshold levels. Asacitystate, Singapore doesnothave
sub-central government entities. Hence, thisofferdoesnotcontain alistofsubcentral entities under
Annex 2.
MyGovernment reserves theright torevise ormodify theoffer inthelightofthefuture
negotiations between myGovernment andthemembers oftheInterim Committee oftheAGP 1994.GPA/IC/SPEC/2
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OFFER BYTHE GOVERNMENT OFSINGAPORE
FOR ACCESSION TOTHE
AGREEMENT ONGOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT (1994)
(Authentic intheEnglish language)
ANNEX 1
Central Government Entities which Procure inAccordance
withtheProvisions ofthisAgreement
Goods Threshold: SDR 130,000
Services (specified inAnnex 4) Threshold: SDR 130,000
Construction (specified inAnnex 5) Threshold: SDR 8,500,000
ListofEntities:
Auditor-General 'sOffice
Attorney-General 'sOffice
Judicature
Ministry ofCommunity Development
Ministry ofEducation
Ministry ofFinance
Ministry ofHealth
Ministry ofInformation andtheArts
Ministry ofLabour
Ministry ofLaw
Prime Minister 'sOffice
Ministry ofTrade andIndustryGPA/IC/SPEC/2
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ANNEX 3
AllOther Entities which Procure inAccordance
withtheProvisions ofthisAgreement
Goods Threshold: SDR 450,000
Services (specified inAnnex 4) Threshold: SDR 450,000
Construction (specified inAnnex 5) Threshold: SDR 15,000,000
ListofEntities:
Economic Development Board
Inland Revenue Authority ofSingapore
Jurong Town Corporation
Monetary Authority ofSingapore
National Computer Board
National Science &Technology Board
Sentosa Development Corporation
Singapore Tourist Promotion Board
Trade Development BoardGPA/IC/SPEC/2
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ANNEX 4
Services
Thefollowing services ascontained inthedocument MTN.GNS/W/120 areoffered (others
being excluded):
Threshold: SDR 130,000 forentities assetoutinAnnex 1
SDR 450,000 forentities assetoutinAnnex 3
CPC Description
862 Accounting, auditing andbookkeeping services
8671 Architectural services
865 Management consulting services
874 Building-cleaning services
641-643 Hotels andrestaurants (inc.catering)
7472 Tourist guides services
843 Dataprocessing services
844 Databaseservices
NotetoAnnex 4:
Theoffer regarding services issubject tothelimitations andconditions specified inthe
Government ofSingapore 'soffer under theGATS negotiations.GPA/IC/SPEC/2
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ANNEX 5
Construction Services
Thefollowing construction services inthesense ofDivision 51oftheCentral Product
Classification ascontained inthedocument MTN.GNS/W/120 areoffered (others being excluded):
Threshold: SDR 8,500,000 forentities assetoutinAnnex 1
SDR 15,000,000 forentities assetoutinAnnex 3
Listofconstruction services offered:
CPC Description
512 General construction work forbuildings
513 General construction work forcivilengineering
514,516 Installation andassembly work
517 Building completion andfinishing work
511,515,518Others
NotetoAnnex 4:
Theofferregarding construction services issubject tothelimitations andconditions specified
intheGovernment ofSingapore 'soffer under theGATS negotiations.