Scope and Objectives In the exercise of the powers conferred upon it by section 8(1)(d) of the Communications Act, 2009,the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (“URCA”) hereby issues these Regulations relating to the reporting and mitigation of Outages affecting Public Electronic Communications Networks and Public Electronic Communication Services in The

The Bahamas Telecommunication Company (“BTC”) has reviewed the Utilities Regulations and Competition Authority’s (“URCA”) Electricity Sector (“ES”) Consultation Document Standard for Power Quality and Reliability in Electric Power Systems, ES 06/2023, issued 27 September 2023 (the “ES QoS CD”). Due to the importance of power quality and reliability to BTC’s

BPL notes URCA’s objectives in undertaking the implementation of rules that outline the minimum technical standards for electricity supply. BPL is in agreement with URCA that such standards will assist in mitigating the inherent risks associated with the production of electricity. BPL recognizes that the now repealed Electricity Act, Chapter

Over the course of the past few months, the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) has received an increasing number of complaints from customers of Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) about high electricity bills. Part of URCA’s remit as the regulator for the electricity sector in The Bahamas is to

The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) is currently conducting an investigation of numerous outages in electronic communications services throughout The Bahamas in recent months. In August alone, there were significant outages in Andros, the Berry Islands, Exuma, Inagua, Mayaguana and Ragged Island. To date, services have been restored on

This request for proposal seeks to identify and appoint an independent consultant to provide internal audit service to maintain and support an effective internal control function. The proposed consultancy services will be provided for a three-year period, commencing 1 January 2024. The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority invites interested parties

The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) issues this Request for Proposals (RFP) to suitably qualified construction companies to provide cost proposals for sound reduction to an interior office of the URCA Frederick House Building, located on Frederick Street (“the Project”). All prospective RFP Respondents will be uploaded to URCA’S

The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority issues this Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Redevelopment of URCA’s Website (www.urcabahamas.bs) to make the website easier to navigate and to allow for increased user friendliness, digital licensing, payment and collections within the regulated sectors. The deadline for submission of proposals is no

Interested individuals are invited to submit quotations to provide services to conduct a survey of the radio broadcasting markets in The Bahamas as outlined in this Request for Proposal and Terms of Reference (RFP and TOR). Please note that complete proposals for URCA must be received by 5:00 p.m. on

The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority invites interested parties to submit proposals for services to provide an appropriate methodology for the allocation of indirect costs in a multi-sector environment. The deadline for submission of proposals is no later than 5:00pm 28 July 2023. A copy of the RFP can be

The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) issues this Request for Proposal (RFP) to suitably qualified security services companies to provide guarding services at its Frederick House office building and its Frederick House Parking Lot, both situated on Frederick Street, Nassau, Bahamas (“the Services”). This document outlines the requirements for

You are hereby invited to bid in competition with others for the provision of Elevator Maintenance Services to the Utility Regulation and Competition Authority’s (URCA) offices situated at Frederick House, Frederick Street. A copy of the full RFP may be downloaded below. https://mangra.dev/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2023/06/URCA-Request-for-Elevator-Services-Proposals.pdf