Updates a number of provisions which address the procurement of goods, construction work, consultation services and other services for which the relevant production processes and utilization take place abroad

Circular 6/2019 demands all Certificates to be converted into electronic forms on 30 September 2019 at the latest

The Ministry of Finance has issued Regulation No. 170/PMK.08/2018, which amends Regulation of the Minister No. 223/PMK.011/2012 on the Provision of Feasibility Support in the Form of Partial Construction Costs for Infrastructure Provision Projects under Public-Private Partnership Schemes.

The National Public Procurement Agency (LKPP) has issued Regulation of LKPP No. 15 of 2018 on Parties in Goods/Services Procurement Activities, which serves as an implementation of Article 91 (b) of Regulation of the President No. 16 of 2018 on the Public Procurement of Goods and Services.

The National Public Procurement Agency (LKPP) has issued Regulation of LKPP No. 10 of 2018 on Guidelines for the Implementation of International Tenders/Selections, which serves as an implementation of Article 91 (r) of Regulation of the President No. 16 of 2018 on the Public Procurement of Goods and Services.

In a bid to further enhance dispute-resolution services for government goods/service procurement contracts, the National Public Procurement Agency (LKPP) has issued Regulation of the LKPP No. 18 of 2018 on Dispute-Resolution Services for Government Goods/Service Procurement Contracts.

In a bid to overcome urban waste problems, the government is currently pushing for the accelerated construction of waste-based power plants through the issuance of Regulation of the President No. 35 of 2018 on the Accelerated Construction of Waste-Processing Electrical-Energy Installations Based on Environmentally Friendly Technologies.

Presidential Regulation No. 16 of 2018 on the Public Procurement of Goods and Services has just been issued with the overall aim of simplifying procurements of goods and/or services which is funded by using State/Regional Budget by central/regional government institution.

The Ministry of Finance has issued Regulation No. 95/PMK.08/2017 on Scope and Procedures for the Granting of Government Guarantees in the Infrastructure Sector by the Infrastructure Guarantee Enterprise, which is an implementation of Article 2 (2) of Government Regulation No. 50 of 2016 on the Amendment to Government Regulation No. 35 of 2009 on State-Capital Participation in the Establishment of the Infrastructure Guarantee Enterprise. Essentially, this new regulation sets out numerous provisions which relate to government guarantees within the infrastructure sector, specifically: 1) Scope of guarantees; 2) Procedures for the securing of guarantees; 3) Guarantee governance; 4) Governmental support; and 5) Reporting obligations.

The government has issued Presidential Regulation No. 58 of 2017 on the Amendment to Presidential Regulation No. 3 of 2016 on the Acceleration of the Implementation of Nationally Strategic Projects with the ultimate goal in mind of improving the implementation of said projects. In a nutshell, this regulation amends several provisions which address the following matters: 1) Project funding; 2) Land procurement; 3) Utilization of domestic resources; 4) Monitoring and evaluation; and 5) List of Projects.