09/30196152 DC : DRAFT JULY 2009

1 Scope
2 Terms and definitions
3 General requirements
  3.1 Actions
  3.2 Tender documents
  3.3 Interpretation
  3.4 Communication and employer's agent
  3.5 Employer's right to accept or reject any
       tender offer
  3.6 Procurement procedures
       3.6.1 General
       3.6.2 Competitive negotiation procedure
       3.6.3 Proposal procedure using the two
              stage-tendering system
4 Tenderer's obligations
  4.1 Eligibility
  4.2 Cost of tendering
  4.3 Checking documents
  4.4 Confidentiality and copyright of documents
  4.5 Reference documents
  4.6 Acknowledging addenda
  4.7 Clarification meeting
  4.8 Seeking clarification
  4.9 Insurance
  4.10 Pricing the tender offer
  4.11 Alterations to documents
  4.12 Alternative tender offers
  4.13 Tender submissions
       4.13.1 General submission requirements
  4.14 Information and data to be completed
       in all respects
  4.15 Closing time
  4.16 Tender offer validity
       4.16.1 Period of validity
       4.1.1 Withdrawal of tenders
  4.17 Clarification of tender offer after submission
  4.18 Other material
  4.19 Inspections, tests and analysis
  4.20 Submitting securities, bonds, policies, etc
  4.21 Checking final draft
  4.22 Returning other tender documents
5 Employer's undertakings
  5.1 Responding to requests from the tenderer
  5.2 Issuing addenda
  5.3 Returning late tender offers
  5.4 Opening of tender submissions
  5.5 Two-envelope system
  5.6 Non-disclosure
  5.7 Grounds for rejection and disqualification
  5.8 Test for responsiveness
  5.9 Arithmetical errors, omission and discrepancies
  5.10 Clarification of a tender offer
  5.11 Evaluation of tender offers
       5.11.1 General
       5.11.2 Method 1: Financial offer
       5.11.3 Methods 2: Financial offer and quality
       5.11.4 Method 3: Financial offer and preferences
       5.11.5 Method 4: Financial offer, quality and
              preferences
       5.11.6 Decimal places
       5.11.7 Scoring financial offers
       5.11.8 Scoring preferences
       5.11.9 Scoring quality
  5.12 Insurance provided by the employer
  5.13 Acceptance of a tender offer
  5.14 Preparing contract documents
  5.15 Completing adjudicator's contract
  5.16 Notice to successful and unsuccessful tenderers
  5.17 Providing copies of the contracts
  5.18 Returning of tender securities
  5.19 Providing written reasons for actions taken
Annex A (informative) - Commentary
  A.0 Introduction
  A.1 Scope
  A.2 Terms and definitions
  A.3 General requirements
       A.3.1 Actions
       A.3.2 Tender documents
       A.3.3 Interpretation
       A.3.4 Communication and employer's agent
       A.3.5 Employer's right to accept or reject
              any tender offer
       A.3.6 Procurement procedures
  A.4 Tenderer's obligations
       A.4.1 Eligibility
       A.4.2 Cost of tendering
       A.4.3 Checking documents
       A.4.4 Confidentiality and copyright of documents
       A.4.5 Reference documents
       A.4.6 Acknowledging addenda
       A.4.7 Clarification meeting
       A.4.8 Seeking clarification
       A.4.9 Insurance
       A.4.10 Pricing the tender offer
       A.4.11 Alterations to documents
       A.4.12 Alternative tender offers
       A.4.13 Tender submissions
       A.4.14 Information and data to be completed
              in all respects
       A.4.15 Closing time
       A.4.16 Tender offer validity
       A.4.17 Clarification of tender offer after submission
       A.4.18 Other material
       A.4.19 Inspections, tests and analysis
       A.4.20 Submitting securities, bonds, policies, etc
       A.4.21 Checking final draft
       A.4.22 Returning of other tender documents
  A.5 Employer's undertakings
       A.5.1 Responding to requests from the tenderer
       A.5.2 Issuing addenda
       A.5.3 Returning late tender offers
       A.5.4 Opening of tender submissions
       A.5.5 Two-envelope system
       A.5.6 Non-disclosure
       A.5.7 Grounds for rejection and disqualification
       A.5.8 Test for responsiveness
       A.5.9 Arithmetical errors, omission and
              discrepancies
       A.5.10 Clarification of a tender offer
       A.5.11 Evaluation of tender offers
       A.5.12 Insurance provided by the employer
       A.5.13 Acceptance of a tender offer
       A.5.14 Preparing contract documents
       A.5.15 Completing adjudicator's contract
       A.5.16 Notice to unsuccessful tenderers
       A.5.17 Providing copies of the contracts
       A.5.18 Returning of tender securities
       A.5.19 Providing written reasons for actions taken
Annex B (informative) - Tender data
Annex C (informative) - Evaluating tender offers
Annex D (informative) - Example of a tender security
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