Soliciting Proposals

(1) After a short list has been prepared pursuant to Section 30, the Public Entity shall request for proposals from intending proponents, by giving a period of at least thirty days, sending the documents relating to proposal, as prescribed to the intending proponents who are short listed.

(2) The documents relating to proposal under in Sub-section (1) shall contain the following matters:-

(a) The name and address of the Public Entity,

(b) The nature of the services to be procured, the time and place when and where the services are to be provided, the terms of reference of the services, the task to be completed and expected outputs,

(c) Instructions to proponent to prepare proposal,

(d) Matters that the technical and the financial proposals have to be sealed in separate envelopes, each of which has to clearly indicate the type of proposal outside it and that both envelopes have then to be sealed in a separate envelope and that the required services have to be mentioned thereon,

(e) Technical and financial evaluation weightage,

(f) The criteria and weightage marks for the evaluation and comparison of proposal,

(g) Conditions of the procurement contract,

(h) The place, date and time for the submission of proposals,

(i) Method for the selection of proposals,

(j) Statement that proposals shall not be processed in the event of conflict of interest and information relating to legal action if fraud or corruption is committed,

(k) Provision that a proponent may make an application for review, against any error or decision made by the Public Entity in carrying out proposal proceedings, and

(l) Other matters as prescribed.