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Development of Policy, Legal, and Insitutional Framework for - ppiaf

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<strong>Development</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Policy</strong>, <strong>Legal</strong>, & Institutional <strong>Framework</strong> <strong>for</strong> the PPP Program in Malawi<br />

Final Report<br />

modification or addition shall be communicated to the bidders in the same manner as<br />

the request <strong>for</strong> proposals at a reasonable time prior to the deadline <strong>for</strong> submission <strong>of</strong><br />

proposals.<br />

Criteria <strong>for</strong> evaluating technical <strong>and</strong> financial proposals<br />

32. (1) The criteria <strong>for</strong> evaluation <strong>and</strong> comparison <strong>of</strong> the technical proposals shall include<br />

at least the following-<br />

(a) Technical soundness;<br />

(b) Compliance with environmental st<strong>and</strong>ards;<br />

(c) Operational feasibility;<br />

(d) Quality <strong>of</strong> services <strong>and</strong> measures to ensure their continuity.<br />

(2) The criteria <strong>for</strong> evaluation <strong>and</strong> comparison <strong>of</strong> the financial <strong>and</strong> commercial proposals<br />

shall include, as appropriate-<br />

(a) The present value <strong>of</strong> the proposed tolls, unit prices <strong>and</strong> other charges over<br />

the concession period;<br />

(b) The present value <strong>of</strong> the proposed direct payments by the Government<br />

Authority, if any;<br />

(c) The costs <strong>for</strong> the design <strong>and</strong> construction activities, annual operation <strong>and</strong><br />

maintenance costs, present value <strong>of</strong> capital costs <strong>and</strong> operating <strong>and</strong> maintenance<br />

costs;<br />

(d) The extent <strong>of</strong> financial support, if any, expected from a public authority <strong>of</strong> the<br />

Republic <strong>of</strong> Malawi;<br />

(e) The soundness <strong>of</strong> the proposed financial arrangements;<br />

(f) The extent <strong>of</strong> acceptance <strong>of</strong> the negotiable contractual terms proposed by the<br />

Government Authority in the request <strong>for</strong> proposals;<br />

(g) The social <strong>and</strong> economic development potential <strong>of</strong>fered by the proposals.<br />

Evaluation <strong>of</strong> proposals<br />

33. (1) The Government Authority shall compare <strong>and</strong> evaluate each proposal in<br />

accordance with the evaluation criteria, the relative weight accorded to each such<br />

criterion <strong>and</strong> the evaluation process set <strong>for</strong>th in the request <strong>for</strong> proposals.<br />

(2) For the purposes <strong>of</strong> subsection (1) above, the Government Authority may establish<br />

thresholds with respect to quality, technical, financial <strong>and</strong> commercial aspects.<br />

Proposals that fail to achieve the thresholds shall be regarded as non-responsive <strong>and</strong><br />

rejected from the selection procedure.<br />

THE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS 142

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