Common use of Improvement of Bidding Procedures Clause in Contracts

Improvement of Bidding Procedures. In order to ensure economy, efficiency, transparency and broad consistency with the Guidelines, the bidding process shall comply with the procedures set-forth below: no preference of any kind shall be given based on nationality of the bidder and/or origin of goods. Any regulations issued by a sectoral ministry, provincial regulations and local regulations, which restrict national competitive bidding procedures to a class of contractors or a class of suppliers and/or origin of goods shall not be applicable to procurement procedures under the Credit; entities in which the Republic of Armenia owns a majority shareholding shall not be invited to participate in tenders for the Government unless they are and can be shown to be legally and financially autonomous and operate under commercial law; pre-qualification shall be conducted for large works projects; pre- and post-qualification criteria shall only pertain to past contract performance, financial, managerial and technical capabilities of bidders; joint venture partners shall be jointly and severally liable for their obligations; estimated contract prices shall not be advertised; and in handling the bids: bid prices shall be announced at bid opening. If a two envelope system is used, both envelopes shall be opened at bid opening and bid prices announced; no bids can be rejected at bid opening; bids shall not be rejected solely because they exceed the estimated price; bids can be cancelled and new bids invited, only if the conditions of clause 2.60 of the Guidelines are met; and any bid evaluation criteria shall be quantifiable in monetary terms or expressed as a pass/fail criteria; and advance Association’s approval is required for any modification in the contract/scope conditions during implementation.

Improvement of Bidding Procedures. In order to ensure economy, efficiency, transparency and broad consistency with the provision of Section 1 of the Guidelines: invitation to bid shall be advertised locally in regional newspapers and in at least two national newspapers with wide circulation, at least thirty (30) days prior to the deadline for the submission of bids; foreign bidders shall not be precluded from bidding process shall comply with the procedures set-forth below: and no preference of any kind shall be given based on nationality of to national bidders in the bidder and/or origin of goodsbidding process. Any regulations issued by a sectoral ministry, provincial regulations and local regulations, which restrict national competitive bidding procedures Government-owned enterprises in Albania shall be permitted to a class of contractors or a class of suppliers and/or origin of goods shall not be applicable to procurement procedures under the Credit; entities in which the Republic of Armenia owns a majority shareholding shall not be invited to participate in tenders for the Government unless bid only if they are and can be shown to be legally and financially autonomous and operate under commercial lawlaw of the Borrower; bidding shall not be restricted to pre-registered firms; procuring entities should use the bidding documents approved by the Association prior to their issue to bidders; bids shall be opened in public in one location, immediately after the deadline for submission of bids in the presence of the representatives of bidders; in case of higher bid prices compared to the official estimate, all bids may be rejected with the prior concurrence of the Association; in case of less than three (3) responsive bids, all bids may be rejected and new bids may be solicited without prior concurrence of the Association; a single-envelope procedure shall be used for the submission of bids; post-qualification shall be conducted for large works projectsonly on the lowest evaluated bidder; pre- and post-no bid shall be rejected at the time of bid opening on qualification criteria shall only pertain to past grounds; bidders who contract performance, financial, managerial and technical capabilities of bidders; as a joint venture partners shall be held jointly and severally liable for their obligationsliable; bidders may be required to submit bid securities in an amount appropriate to the estimated value of the contract prices and in a form acceptable to the Borrower; before rejecting all bids and soliciting new bids, the prior concurrence of the Association shall be obtained; contracts shall be awarded to the lowest evaluated, substantially responsive bidder who is determined to be qualified to perform in accordance with pre-defined and pre-disclosed evaluation criteria; post-bidding negotiations shall not be advertisedallowed with the lowest evaluated or any other bidders; and in handling the bids: bid prices contracts of long duration (more than eighteen (18) months) shall be announced at bid opening. If a two envelope system is used, both envelopes shall be opened at bid opening and bid prices announced; no bids can be rejected at bid opening; bids shall not be rejected solely because they exceed the estimated price; bids can be cancelled and new bids invited, only if the conditions of clause 2.60 of the Guidelines are met; and any bid evaluation criteria shall be quantifiable in monetary terms or expressed as a pass/fail criteria; and advance Association’s approval is required for any modification in the contract/scope conditions during implementationcontain appropriate price adjustment provisions.

Improvement of Bidding Procedures. In order to ensure economy, efficiency, transparency and broad consistency with the Guidelines, the bidding process shall comply with the procedures set-forth below: no preference of any kind shall be given based on nationality of the bidder and/or origin of goods. Any regulations issued by a sectoral ministry, provincial regulations and local regulations, which restrict national competitive bidding procedures to a class of contractors or a class of suppliers and/or origin of goods shall not be applicable to procurement procedures under the Credit; entities in which the Republic of Armenia owns a majority shareholding shall not be invited to participate in tenders for the Government unless they are and can be shown to be legally and financially autonomous and operate under commercial law; pre-qualification shall be conducted for large works projects; pre- pre and post-qualification criteria shall only pertain to past contract performance, financial, managerial and technical capabilities of bidders; joint venture partners shall be jointly and severally liable for their obligations; estimated contract prices shall not be advertised; and in handling the bids: bid prices shall be announced at bid opening. If a two envelope system is used, both envelopes shall be opened at bid opening and bid prices announced; no bids can be rejected at bid opening; bids shall not be rejected solely because they exceed the estimated price; and bids can be cancelled and new bids invited, only if the conditions of clause 2.60 of the Guidelines are met; met and any bid evaluation criteria shall be quantifiable in monetary terms or expressed as a pass/fail criteria; and advance Association’s approval is required for any modification in the contract/scope conditions during implementation.

Improvement of Bidding Procedures. In order to ensure economy, efficiency, transparency and broad consistency with the provision of Section 1 of the Guidelines: invitations to bid shall be advertised locally in regional newspapers and in at least two national newspapers with wide circulation, at least thirty (30) days prior to the deadline for the submission of bids; foreign bidders shall not be precluded from bidding process shall comply with the procedures set-forth below: and no preference of any kind shall be given based on nationality of to national bidders in the bidder and/or origin of goodsbidding process. Any regulations issued by a sectoral ministry, provincial regulations and local regulations, which restrict national competitive bidding procedures Government-owned enterprises in Albania shall be permitted to a class of contractors or a class of suppliers and/or origin of goods shall not be applicable to procurement procedures under the Credit; entities in which the Republic of Armenia owns a majority shareholding shall not be invited to participate in tenders for the Government unless bid only if they are and can be shown to be legally and financially autonomous and operate under commercial lawlaw of the Borrower; bidding shall not be restricted to pre-registered firms; procuring entities should use the bidding documents approved by the Association prior to their issue to bidders; bids shall be opened in public in one location, immediately after the deadline for submission of bids in the presence of the representatives of the bidders; in case of higher bid prices compared to the official estimate, all bids may be rejected with the prior concurrence of the Association; in case of less than three (3) responsive bids, all bids may be rejected and new bids may be solicited without prior concurrence of the Association; a single-envelope procedure shall be used for the submission of bids; post-qualification shall be conducted for large works projectsonly on the lowest evaluated bidder; pre- and post-no bid shall be rejected at the time of bid opening on qualification criteria shall only pertain to past grounds; bidders who contract performance, financial, managerial and technical capabilities of bidders; as a joint venture partners shall be held jointly and severally liable for their obligationsliable; bidders may be required to submit bid securities in an amount appropriate to the estimated value of the contract prices and in a form acceptable to the Borrower; before rejecting all bids and soliciting new bids, the prior concurrence of the Association shall be obtained; contracts shall be awarded to the lowest evaluated, substantially responsive bidder who is determined to be qualified to perform in accordance with pre-defined and pre-disclosed evaluation criteria; post-bidding negotiations shall not be advertisedallowed with the lowest evaluated or any other bidders; and in handling the bids: bid prices contracts of long duration (more than eighteen (18) months) shall be announced at bid opening. If a two envelope system is used, both envelopes shall be opened at bid opening and bid prices announced; no bids can be rejected at bid opening; bids shall not be rejected solely because they exceed the estimated price; bids can be cancelled and new bids invited, only if the conditions of clause 2.60 of the Guidelines are met; and any bid evaluation criteria shall be quantifiable in monetary terms or expressed as a pass/fail criteria; and advance Association’s approval is required for any modification in the contract/scope conditions during implementationcontain appropriate price adjustment provisions.