PROCUREMENT GUIDELINES - Ministry of Finance and Planning

GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT GUIDELINES 35(b) Post qualification criteria should also be clearly stated in theBidding documents.5.3.20 (a) If Bids based on alternative designs, materials, completionschedules, payment terms, etc., are permitted, conditions fortheir acceptability and the method of their evaluation shall beexpressly stated.(b) The disclosed criteria shall not be modified or additional criteriashall not be introduced during evaluation.5.4 Conditions of ContractDraft Contract to be issued5.4.1 (a) The draft contract shall be issued with the bidding document.(b) The draft contract document shall:(i) clearly define the scope of Works to be performed, theGoods to be supplied or the Services offered;For details seeProcurementManual 5.4.1(ii) the rights and obligations of the PE;(iii) the rights and obligations of supplier or contractor:(iv) if the PE envisages the engagement of an engineer or aconsultant, for the purpose of contract supervision andadministration, the authority and functions of the engineer orconsultant must be clearly spelt out.(v) Conditions of contract shall also stipulate that failure on thepart of the parties to perform their obligations under thecontract will not be considered a default, if such failure is theresult of an event of Force Majeure, as defined in thecontract.(vi) In addition to the general conditions of contract, any specialconditions particular to the specific Goods or Works orServices to be procured and the location and modality ofthe project shall be included.Terminologydetailed in theProcurementManual 5.3.19