Tendering Procedures i) Section I - Instructions to Tenderers (ITT)
Tendering Procedures. 1. Entities shall award their public contracts by open or selective tendering procedures according to their national procedures, in compliance with this Chapter and in a non-discriminatory manner.
Tendering Procedures. 1. Procuring entities shall award their contracts in a manner consistent with this Chapter, using open, selective, or limited tendering. Open Tendering 2. A procuring entity shall award contracts by means of open tendering except where paragraphs 16.9.3 through 5 apply. Selective Tendering 3. Where a Party's law allows the use of selective tendering, a procuring entity shall, for each intended procurement: (a) publish a notice inviting suppliers to apply for participation in the procurement sufficiently in advance to provide interested suppliers with time to prepare and submit applications and for the procuring entity to evaluate and make its determinations based on such applications; and (b) allow all domestic suppliers and suppliers of the other Party that the procuring entity has determined satisfy the conditions for participation to submit a tender, unless the procuring entity has stated in the notice of intended procurement or, where publicly available, the tender documentation a limitation on the number of suppliers that will be permitted to tender and the criteria for such a limitation. Limited Tendering 4. Provided that it does not use this provision for purposes of avoiding competition among suppliers or in a manner that discriminates against suppliers of the other Party or protects domestic suppliers, a procuring entity may use limited tendering only under the following circumstances: (a) provided that the requirements of the tender documentation are not substantially modified, where: (i) no tenders were submitted, or no suppliers requested participation; (ii) no tenders that conform to the essential requirements of the tender documentation were submitted; (iii) no suppliers satisfied the conditions for participation; or (iv) the tenders submitted have been collusive; (b) where the goods or services can be supplied only by a particular supplier and no reasonable alternative or substitute goods or services exist for any of the following reasons: (i) the requirement is for a work of art; (ii) the protection of patents, copyrights, or other exclusive rights; or (iii) due to an absence of competition for technical reasons; (c) for additional deliveries by the original supplier of goods or services that were not included in the initial procurement where a change of supplier for such additional goods or services: (i) can not be made for economic or technical reasons such as requirements of interchangeability or interoperability with existing equipment,...
Tendering Procedures. 1. Each Party shall ensure that the tendering procedures of its entities are applied in a non-discriminatory manner and are consistent with the provisions contained in Articles VII through XVI.
Tendering Procedures. Section I - Instructions to Tenderers (ITT) Section II - Tendering Data Sheet (TDS) Section III - Evaluation and Qualification Criteria Section IV - Tendering Forms
Tendering Procedures. Except as provided for in Article 11.18 entities shall award contracts by means of open tendering procedures, in the course of which any interested supplier may submit a tender or apply to meet conditions for participation in a procurement.1
Tendering Procedures. Section I - Instructions to Tenderers (ITT) Section II – Tender Data Sheet (TDS) Section III - Evaluation and Qualification Criteria Section IV - Tendering Forms Section V - Schedule of Requirements Section VI – Technical Specifications Section VII - Framework Agreement Forms Section VIII – Framework Agreement General Provisions Section IX – Framework Agreement Specific Provisions
Tendering Procedures. Section I: Instructions to Tenderers (ITT) This Section provides relevant information to help Tenderers prepare their bids. Information is also provided on the submission, opening, and evaluation of bids and on the award of Contracts. Section I contains provisions that are to be used without modification.
Tendering Procedures. 1. A procuring entity shall only use open or selective tendering procedures consistent with the provisions of this Chapter, except as provided for in Article 15.15.
Tendering Procedures. 1. Each Party shall ensure that its procuring entities award their contracts by tendering procedures in accordance with its laws and regulations, in compliance with this Chapter. 2. Each Party shall ensure that its procuring entities do not provide to any supplier information with regard to a specific procurement in a manner which would have the effect of precluding competition. 3. Each Party shall ensure that its procuring entities conduct procurement in a transparent and impartial manner that: (a) is consistent with this Chapter; (b) avoids conflicts of interest; and (c) prevents corrupt practices.
