The Public Procurement Rules 2008 - LGED
The Public Procurement Rules 2008 - LGED
The Public Procurement Rules 2008 - LGED
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18. Competition in <strong>Procurement</strong> |— (1) <strong>The</strong> Procuring Entity shall -<br />
(a) provide reasonable access for visits by potential Tenderers.<br />
to sites specified for work or project; (b)arrange a pre-Tender meeting<br />
at which potential Tenderers may meet with the Procuring Entity’s<br />
representatives to ask questions and seek clarifications for Works or complex<br />
supply Contracts, particularly for those requiring refurbishing existing Works or<br />
equipment;.<br />
(c) provide minutes of the meeting, if one is convened under Sub-rule 18 (b), in a<br />
timely manner as specified in Schedule II , to all prospective Tenderers who<br />
have purchased the Tender Documents and to even those who did not attend<br />
the meeting.<br />
(d) circulate any additional information or correction of errors in the Tender<br />
Documents to all Tenderers in the form of an Addendum as specified in Rule 95.<br />
(2) <strong>The</strong> criteria to be taken into account for assessment of Applicants’, Tenderers' or a<br />
Consultants’ qualifications shall be clearly mentioned in the relevant Documents and the Applicant<br />
or Tenderer shall be allowed sufficient time to respond, and such period shall be stated in the<br />
applicable Document.<br />
PART – 2<br />
DETERMINING TENDER OR PROPOSAL VALIDITIES AND SECURITY<br />
DEPOSITS<br />
19. Determination of Validities |— (1) <strong>The</strong> validity period shall be determined<br />
depending on the complexity of the Tender or Proposal and the time needed for its evaluation and<br />
approval and shall be within the limits specified in Schedule II .<br />
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in Sub-Rule (1), shorter or longer periods may be<br />
authorised by the Head of the Procuring Entity or an officer authorised by him or her to suit the<br />
requirements of a particular <strong>Procurement</strong> activity.<br />
20. Time Limit for Evaluation of Tenders and Proposals |— (1) A Procuring Entity<br />
shall complete evaluation of Tenders or Proposals and award of Contract within the initial period of<br />
Tender or Proposal validity determined in accordance with Rule 19.<br />
(2) A Procuring Entity in course of determining the Tender or Proposal validity period<br />
shall take into account the time-line for the process involving examination, evaluation and approval<br />
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