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a legal entity.1.10 While preparing the Technical Proposal, Consultants must give particular attention to thefollowing(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)For the purpose of submitting a proposal and subject to Para 1.9 above, a Consultantmay enhance its expertise for the assignment either by:(a)(b)Proposal Validityassociating with other firms, in which case the Consultant shall be the leadconsultant and shall be solely liable under the Contract; orforming a Joint Venture with other firms, in which case the Consultant and thePartners of the Joint Venture shall be jointly and severally liable under theContract.In the event that the Consultant forms an association or a Joint Venture as describedabove, the Consultant shall submit a copy of the letter of association or the JointVenture Agreement, as the case may be, with its Technical Proposal. In the case of aJoint Venture, the Consultant shall also submit a power of attorney (executed by allpartners) that authorizes the designated lead or managing Partner of the JointVenture to act for and in behalf of the Joint Venture and to legally bind such JointVenture in any contractual or similar documentation.Any letter(s) of association, Joint Venture agreement, and Joint Venture powerof attorney referred to herein, shall be attached to TECH-1, Standard Forms(Section 3) and submitted as part of the Technical Proposal of such ConsultantA Consultant cannot add or replace or otherwise change the composition of thePartners described in its Joint Venture Agreement. Such Joint Venture Agreementshall identify the lead or managing Partner.None of the firms or experts proposed in an association or Joint Venture should bethe subject of a sanction by the Client Group.Alternative experts shall not be proposed, and only one curriculum vitae (CV) maybe submitted for each position1.11 The Data Sheet indicates how long the Consultants’ Proposals must remain valid after thesubmission date. During this period, the Consultants shall maintain the availability ofProfessional staff nominated in the and also the financial proposal unchanged. The Clientwill make its best effort to complete negotiations within this period. In case of need, theClient may request Consultants to extend the validity period of their Proposals.Consultants have the right to refuse to extend the validity period of their Proposals.Consultants who agree to such extension shall confirm that they maintain the availabilityof the Professional staff nominated in the Proposal and their financial proposal remainunchanged, or in their confirmation of extension of validity of the Proposal, Consultantscould submit new staff in replacement, who would be considered in the final evaluation forcontract award. Consultants who do not agree have the right to refuse to extend thevalidity of their Proposals, under such circumstance the Employer shall not consider suchproposal for further evaluationParticipation of Government Employees1.12 No current government employee shall be deployed by the consultant without the priorwritten approval by the appropriate authority.Bid Security1.13 Bid Security (Earnest Money Deposit)a. The bid security of amount indicated in Data Sheet in favour of “DFID-SPUR”payable at Patna shall be in the form of Account Payee Demand Draft, Fixed DepositRFP for Conducting Feasibility Studies and Preparation of Detailed Project Reports for Renovation, Rehabilitation,onservation and Lakefront Development of Moti Jheel and Kerari Jheel in Motihari Nagar Parishad of Bihar Page 12