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16.11.9 Such submissi<strong>on</strong> must be made within 7 (seven) days after <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> decisi<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> award of<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> unsolicited bid is taken, but no c<strong>on</strong>tract <strong>co</strong>mmitting <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> municipality or municipal<br />
entity <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> bid may be entered in<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> or signed within 30 (thirty) days of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> submissi<strong>on</strong>.<br />
16.12 Guidelines when functi<strong>on</strong>ality is included as a criteri<strong>on</strong> in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> evaluati<strong>on</strong> of bids<br />
16.12.1 “Functi<strong>on</strong>ality” means <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> measurement ac<strong>co</strong>rding <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> predetermined norms of a service<br />
or <strong>co</strong>mmodity designed <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> be practical and useful, working or operating, taking in<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
ac<strong>co</strong>unt quality reliability, viability and durability of a service or <strong>co</strong>mmodity.<br />
16.12.2 The need <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> invite and evaluate bids <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> basis of functi<strong>on</strong>ality depends <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> nature<br />
of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> required <strong>co</strong>mmodity or service. When functi<strong>on</strong>ality is utilised as an evaluati<strong>on</strong><br />
criteri<strong>on</strong>, paragraphs 16.12.3 and 16.12.4 below must be adhered <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>.<br />
16.12.3 When inviting bids an instituti<strong>on</strong> must indicate: -<br />
(a) whe<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> bids will be evaluated <strong>on</strong> functi<strong>on</strong>ality;<br />
(b) <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> evaluati<strong>on</strong> criteria for measuring functi<strong>on</strong>ality;<br />
(c) <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> weight of each criteri<strong>on</strong>; and<br />
(d) <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> applicable values as well as <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> minimum threshold for functi<strong>on</strong>ality<br />
16.12.4 The evaluati<strong>on</strong> of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> bids must be c<strong>on</strong>ducted in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> following 2 (two) stages:<br />
16.12.4.1 Firstly, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> assessment of functi<strong>on</strong>ality must be d<strong>on</strong>e in terms of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> evaluati<strong>on</strong> criteria<br />
and <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> minimum threshold referred <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> in paragraph 16.12.3 above. A bid must be<br />
disqualified if it fails <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> meet <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> minimum threshold for functi<strong>on</strong>ality as per <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> bid<br />
invitati<strong>on</strong>.<br />
16.12.4.2 Thereafter, <strong>on</strong>ly <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> qualifying bids are evaluated in terms of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> 80/20 or 90/10<br />
preference points systems, where <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> 80 or 90 points must be used for price <strong>on</strong>ly and<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> 20 or 10 points are used for B-BBEE status level.<br />
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