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Municipal Corporation of Jalandhar (MCJ)
SECTION II – INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
A. General
1. SCOPE OF BID ............................................................................................................................................... 9
2. ETHICS ........................................................................................................................................................ 9
3. ELIGIBLE BIDDERS........................................................................................................................................ 9
4. QUALIFICATION OF THE BIDDER ................................................................................................................... 9
5. ONE BID PER BIDDER.................................................................................................................................. 10
6. COST OF BIDDING ....................................................................................................................................... 10
7. SITE VISIT................................................................................................................................................... 10
B. Bidding Documents....................................................................................................................... 11
8. CONTENT OF BIDDING DOCUMENTS ........................................................................................................... 11
9. CLARIFICATION OF BIDDING DOCUMENTS.................................................................................................. 11
10. AMENDMENT OF BIDDING DOCUMENTS.................................................................................................... 11
C. Preparation of Bids........................................................................................................................ 12
11. LANGUAGE OF BID.................................................................................................................................... 12
12. DOCUMENTS COMPRISING THE BID .......................................................................................................... 12
13. BID PRICES ............................................................................................................................................... 13
14. CURRENCIES OF BID AND PAYMENT ......................................................................................................... 13
15. BID VALIDITY........................................................................................................................................... 13
16. BID SECURITY........................................................................................................................................... 13
17. ALTERNATIVE PROPOSALS BY BIDDERS.................................................................................................... 14
18. PRE-BID MEETING .................................................................................................................................... 14
19. FORMAT AND SIGNING OF BID .................................................................................................................. 14
D. Submission of Bids ....................................................................................................................... 15
20. SEALING AND MARKING OF BIDS.............................................................................................................. 15
21. DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF BIDS........................................................................................................ 16
22. LATE BIDS ................................................................................................................................................ 16
23. MODIFICATION AND WITHDRAWAL OF BIDS............................................................................................. 16
E. Opening and Evaluation of Technical Proposals .......................................................................... 17
24. OPENING OF TECHNICAL PROPOSALS ....................................................................................................... 17
25. PROCESS TO BE CONFIDENTIAL................................................................................................................. 17
26. PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION OF TECHNICAL PROPOSALS AND DETERMINATION OF RESPONSIVENESS ..... 17
27. EVALUATION AND COMPARISION OF TECHNICAL PROPOSALS ................................................................... 18
28. CLARIFICATION OF TECHNICAL PROPOSAL ................................................................................................ 19
29. INVITATION TO ATTEND OPENING OF PRICE PROPOSALS ........................................................................... 19
F. Opening and Evaluation of Price Proposals .................................................................................. 19
30. OPENING OF PRICE PROPOSALS ……… ................................................................................................... 19
31. PROCESS TO BE CONFIDENTIAL ............................................................................................................... 20
32. PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION OF PRICE PROPOSALS AND DETERMINATION OF RESPONSIVENESS .............. 20
33. CLARIFICATION OF PRICE PROPOSALS........................................................................................................ 20
34. CORRECTION OF ERRORS .......................................................................................................................... 20
35. CONVERSION TO SINGLE CURRENCY ......................................................................................................... 21
36. EVALUATION AND COMPARISION OF PRICE PROPOSALS ........................................................................... 21
G. Award of Contract.......................................................................................................................... 22
37. AWARD..................................................................................................................................................... 22
38. EMPLOYER'S RIGHT TO ACCEPT ANY BID AND TO REJECT ANY OR ALL BIDS............................................ 22
39. NOTIFICATION OF AWARD ........................................................................................................................ 22
40. SIGNING OFAGREEMENT........................................................................................................................... 22
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