Procedure for the procurement of consulting service - DOH
Procedure for the procurement of consulting service - DOH
Procedure for the procurement of consulting service - DOH
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<strong>DOH</strong> CUSTOMIZED PROCUREMENT MANUAL VOLUME 4 2010<br />
a. BAC;<br />
b. BAC Secretariat;<br />
c. Observers;<br />
d. COA Representative; and,<br />
e. Short listed Consultants.<br />
3.7.11 Modification and withdrawal <strong>of</strong> bids<br />
A short listed consultant may modify its bid, provided that this is done be<strong>for</strong>e<br />
<strong>the</strong> deadline <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> submission and receipt <strong>of</strong> bids. If such a consultant<br />
modifies its bid, it shall not be allowed to retrieve its original bid, but shall<br />
only be allowed to send ano<strong>the</strong>r bid equally sealed, properly identified,<br />
linked or related to its original bid and marked as a “MODIFICATION”<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> original, and stamped “RECEIVED” by <strong>the</strong> BAC. Bid modifications<br />
received after <strong>the</strong> applicable deadline will not be considered and must be<br />
returned to <strong>the</strong> consultant unopened (Section 26.1 <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> revised IRR).<br />
Any discount should <strong>for</strong>m part <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> bid submission in <strong>the</strong> financial<br />
envelope.<br />
A short listed consultant may, through a letter, withdraw its bid be<strong>for</strong>e <strong>the</strong><br />
deadline <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> receipt <strong>of</strong> bids. Withdrawal <strong>of</strong> bids after <strong>the</strong> applicable<br />
deadline must be subject to appropriate sanctions as prescribed in <strong>the</strong><br />
revised IRR. A short listed consultant may also express its intention not to<br />
participate in <strong>the</strong> bidding through a letter which should reach and be<br />
stamped “RECEIVED” by <strong>the</strong> BAC be<strong>for</strong>e <strong>the</strong> deadline <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> receipt <strong>of</strong><br />
bids. A consultant that withdraws its bid shall not be permitted to submit<br />
ano<strong>the</strong>r bid, directly or indirectly, <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> same contract (Section 26.2 <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
revised IRR). Moreover, a consultant that withdraws its bid without any<br />
justifiable cause shall be subject to <strong>the</strong> administrative sanctions provided in<br />
Section 69.1 <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> revised IRR.<br />
A short listed consultant that withdraws its bid prior to <strong>the</strong> deadline <strong>for</strong><br />
submission <strong>of</strong> bids, <strong>for</strong> a justifiable cause, does not <strong>for</strong>feit its bid security.<br />
3.7.12 Bid security and bid withdrawal<br />
A short listed consultant that withdraws its bid prior to <strong>the</strong> deadline <strong>for</strong><br />
submission <strong>of</strong> bids, <strong>for</strong> a justifiable cause, does not <strong>for</strong>feit its bid security.<br />
If a short listed consultant withdraws its bid after <strong>the</strong> deadline <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
submission <strong>of</strong> bids, its bid security shall be <strong>for</strong>feited.<br />
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