The Public Procurement Rules 2008 - LGED

CHAPTER SIX
PROCUREMENT OF INTELLECTUAL AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
PART – 1
METHODS AND PROCEDURES
103. Methods for Procurement of Intellectual and Professional Services and their
Use. |— 1) The prime consideration in the selection of the successful Consultant in the
Procurement of intellectual and professional Services shall be given to the quality of a Consultant's
Technical Proposal.
(2) The cost of the Services shall be considered judiciously because in the Procurement
of intellectual and professional Services in general, if cost considerations predominate in the
evaluation, the quality of the resulting Services often ends up being inferior which in turn places
further cost burdens on the Procuring Entity due to rework being needed or less economical
solutions being recommended.
(3) The Procuring Entity shall encourage the involvement of national Consultants in
assignments with international competition.
(4) Depending on the nature and complexity of assignments, different methods as
specified in this part of these Rules may be used, but the following two (2) methods shall be the
preferred options for selection of Consultants -
(a) Quality & Cost Based Selection (QCBS) is the preferred method that shall be
used in most cases and shall take into account-
(i) the quality of the Proposal; and
(ii) the cost of the Services.
(b) Selection under a Fixed Budget (SFB) is appropriate only when -
(i) the assignment is relatively simple and can be precisely defined; and
(ii) the budget is fixed.
(5) The Procuring Entity shall publish in its website the name of the Consultant to which
the Contract was awarded, price, duration and scope of the Contract.
(6) General considerations for employment of national and international Consultants are
provided for in Schedule IX .
104. Other Methods for Procurement of Intellectual and Professional Services.|—
Other methods for Procurement of intellectual and professional Services may also be used under
the conditions set-out in the following paragraphs and with the prior written approval of the Head of
a Procuring Entity or an officer authorized by him or her:
(a) Least Cost Selection (LCS)
(i) is appropriate for the selection of Consultants for an assignment of a
standard or routine nature such as audits, architectural and engineering
designs of non-complex Works, where established practices and
standards exist and in which the Contract amount is small as specified in
Schedule II.
(ii) The Procuring Entity shall use the procedures specified in Rule 107.
(b) Selection Based on Consultant’s Qualifications (SBCQ)
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