Opening of tenders

Article 30. Submission of tenders

H. Electronic opening of tenders

Applying the principle of functional equivalence to the electronic submission of tenders, electronic tenders require the same legal value as tenders submitted in writing, signed and in a sealed envelope.

Abnormally Low Tenders

Only those participants that submitted admissible tenders after an initial evaluation of the tenders will be admitted to ERAs.

Electronic submission of tenders, proposals and quotations

The Guide to Enactment refers to additional rules and techniques that might be needed, for instance to guard the confidentiality of tenders and prevent opening' of the tenders prior to the deadline for submission of tenders .

Tenders in the Civil Service

Thirdly, the authenticity of tenders must be established).

(iii) Electronic submission of tenders, proposals and quotations

Article 34. Examination, evaluation and comparison of tenders

When reviewing tenders, procuring entities, it was said, should be allowed to seek justification of prices if they suspected abnormally low tenders.

A similar case involving bid rigging in tenders for the construction of waste management systems was resolved in the same way, with voluntary confessions and reduced fines.

(3) Paragraph 3 considers the contents of initial tenders.

They did have those straightsided tenders.

(i) Article 33 (1) (opening of tenders at the deadline)

(1) (a) The procuring entity may ask suppliers or contractors for clarifications of their tenders in order to assist in the examination, evaluation and comparison of tenders.

(1) The purpose of paragraph (1) is to enable the procuring entity to seek from suppliers or contractors clarifications of their tenders in order to assist in the examination, evaluation and comparison of tenders, while making it clear that this should not involve changes in the substance of tenders.

(g) Article 30 (3) (extension of the deadline for submitting tenders)

Proposed revisions to article 34. Examination, evaluation and comparison of tenders

The procuring entity shall rank the tenders on the basis of the features of tenders that are not to be presented in the auction in accordance with the award criteria.

The Working Group acknowledged the connection between the proposed revisions to article 31 (Period of effectiveness of tenders modification and withdrawal of tenders) (A CN.9 WG.I WP.40 Add.1, para.

(j) Article 34 (1) (a) (possibility for asking for clarifications of tenders)

Do you believe his tenders , as you call them?

Enacting States or procuring entities may consider that the submission of tenders in non traditional forms would necessitate elaboration of special rules and techniques to guard the confidentiality of tenders and to prevent opening of the tenders prior to the deadline for submission of tenders, and to deal with other issues that might arise when a tender is submitted other than in writing (e.g., the form that the tender security would take).

Finally, it was observed, many possible abnormally low tenders when closely examined would turn out to be non responsive tenders that would be rejected as such.

(c) The exact time and date of the receipt of tenders can be established

Electronic opening of tenders (A CN.9 WG.I WP.38 Add.1, paras.

However, the provision is still relevant in respect of other changes to tenders.

(h) Article 30 (6) (requirement to return late tenders unopened)

The fourth call for tenders is currently under way and the most up to date information on the level of participation by women corresponds to activities under the second call for tenders.

He hath, my lord, of late made many tenders of his affection to me. Affection?

See, e.g., article 12 (3) of the Model Law which provides that the notice of the rejection of all tenders, etc., shall be given promptly to all suppliers or contractors that submitted tenders, proposals, offers or quotations.

The procuring entity may, however, require that tenders include such features.

Secondly, integrity the system should prevent any reading or alteration of the contents of tenders submitted before the time stipulated for opening (for example, by using encryption technologies, locking all tenders, ensuring that tenders cannot be decrypted before the scheduled opening time, ensuring that only authorized persons can set or change the opening time, perhaps requiring two authorized persons).

(3) ter. Systems for the electronic receipt of tenders must ensure at a minimum that

Proposed additional text for the Guide to Enactment regarding the opening of tenders submitted electronically

(l) Article 34 (3) (on tenders that the entity cannot accept) and

Abnormally low tenders (A CN.9 WG.I WP.40 Add.1, paras.

13. The Office s comments on international contractual personnel revealed a serious lack of management control established procedures for inviting tenders had been ignored, financial checks on contractors were inadequate and in some cases excessive amounts had been paid.

Electronic submission of tenders, proposals and quotations (A CN.9 WG.I WP.38 Add.1, paras.

(1) quater The procuring entity should take account of the response supplied in evaluating the tenders.

(f) Only two authorized persons may set or change the time and date specified in the solicitation documents or any extension thereto as the deadline for submission of tenders, and at which tenders are to be opened

In procedures involving an electronic auction, some of these provisions apply to the initial tenders envisaged under paragraph 4 (a) of that draft article (that is, the tenders submitted and evaluated prior to the auction phase). The relevant articles include