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Section III - Evaluation and Qualification Criteria
SECTION I -INSTRUCTIONS TO TENDERERS A General Provisions 1. Scope of Tender 1.1 The Procuring Entity as define in the TDS invites tenders for offer for sale immovable property (ies) (land or land and buildings) as specified in Section V, Schedule of Requirements. The name of the Procuring Entity (the Procuring Entity), identification and reference number of this Tender Document are specified in the TDS. 2. Definitions 2.1 Throughout this tendering document: the term “in writing” means communicated in written form (e.g. by mail, e-mail, including if specified in the TDS, distributed or received through the electronic- procurement system used by the Procuring Entity) with proof of receipt; if the context so requires, “singular” means “plural” and vice versa; “Day” means calendar day, unless otherwise specified as “Business Day”. A Business Day is any day that is an official working day of the Procuring Entity. It excludes official public holidays. 3. Fraud and Corruption 3.1 The Procuring Entity requires compliance with the provisions of the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act, 2015, Section 62 “Declaration not to engage in corruption”. The tender submitted by a person shall include a declaration that the person shall not engage in any corrupt or fraudulent practice and a declaration that the person or his or her sub-contractors are not debarred from participating in public procurement proceedings. 3.2 The Procuring Entity requires compliance with the provisions of the Competition Act 2010, regarding collusive practices in contracting. Any tenderer found to have engaged in collusive conduct shall be disqualified and criminal land/or civil sanctions may be imposed. To this effect, Tenders shall be required to complete and sign the “Certificate of Independent Tender Determination” annexed to the Form of Tender. 3.3 Unfair Competitive Advantage - Fairness and transparency in the tender process require that the firms or their Affiliates competing for a specific assignment do not derive a competitive advantage from having provided consulting services related to the assignment to this tender. To that end, the Procuring Entity shall indicate in the Data Sheet and make available to all the firms together with this tender document all information that would in that respect give such firm any un fair competitive advantage over competing firms. 3.4 Tenderers shall permit and shall cause their agents (whether declared or not), subcontractors, subconsultants, service providers, suppliers, and their personnel, to permit he Procuring Entity to inspect all accounts, records and other documents relating to any initial selection process, prequalification process, tender submission, proposal submission, and contract performance (in the case of award), and to have them audited by auditors appointed by the Procuring Entity. 4. Eligible Tenderers 4.1 A Tenderer may be a firm that is a private entity, or a state-owned enterprise or institution. Tenderers shall be the legal owner of the property being offered for sale and the property offered shall be legally registered in their names. Tenderer shall provide evidence of such ownership and registration. A firm that is a Tenderer can participate in more than one Tender, depending on the Page 4 of 82 items being offered for sale. 4.2 Public Officers of the Procuring Entity, their Spouses, Child, Parent, Brothers or Sister. Child, Parent, Brother or Sister of a Spouse, their business associates or agents and firms/organizations in which they have a substantial or controlling interest shall not be eligible to tender or be awarded a contract. Public Officers are also not allowed to participate in any procurement proceedings. 4.3 A Tenderer shall not have a conflict of interest. Any Tenderer found to have a conflict of interest shall be disqualified. A Tenderer may be considered to have a conflict of interest for the purpose of this Tendering process, if the Tenderer: i) Directly or in directly controls, is controlled by or is under common control with another Tenderer; ii) or iii) receives or has received any direct or indirect subsidy from another Tenderer; or has the same – representative or ownership as another Tenderer; or has a relationship with another Tenderer, directly or through common third parties, that put sit in a position to influence the Tender of another Tenderer, or influence the decisions of the Procuring Entity regarding this Tendering process; or iv) any of its affiliates participated as a consultant in the preparation of the design nor technical specifications of the works that are the subject of the Tender; or v) any of its affiliates has been hired (or is proposed to be hired) by the Procuring Entity or Procuring Entity for the Contract implementation; or vi) would be providing goods, works, or non-consulting services resulting from or directly related to consulting services for the preparation or implementation of the project specified in the ITT 2.1 that it provided or were provided by any affiliate that directly or indirectly
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