The Public Procurement Rules 2008 - LGED

Example 2
If an officer or a member of staff or a Person fraudulently or dishonestly makes,
signs, seals or executes a Document or a part of a Document, or fraudulently or
dishonestly uses any Document which he or she knows or has reason to believe to
be a forged Document, or makes a false statement, or uses a false trademark with
intent to influence a decision to be taken in a Procurement proceeding or Contract
execution, such officer or member of staff or Person will be deemed to have
committed an offence and be punishable under the relevant sections of the Penal
Code (Sections 465 to 489).
Example 3
when two (2) or more Persons engage in a scheme or arrangement, with or without
the knowledge of the Procuring Entity, that is designed to arbitrarily reduce the
number of Tenders submitted or fix Tender price, thereby denying a Procuring Entity
the benefits of competitive price arising from genuine and open competition, such
Person(s) will be deemed to have engaged in collusive practice and it will amount to
an offence within the meaning of Section 120 A and will be punishable under
Section 120 B (2) of the Penal Code.
Example 4
Harming or threatening to harm, directly or indirectly, Persons or their property with
intent to cause alarm to that Person, or to cause that Person to perform any act
which he is not legally bound to perform or to omit to perform any act which he is
legally entitled to perform, or creating obstructions in the normal submission process
of an Application, a Tender or a Proposal, will constitute an offence within the
meaning of Section 503 and will be punishable under Section 506 the Penal Code.
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