(1) The bidder or proposer shall comply with the obligations as stated in this Act or the rules made under this Act, purchase agreement and other documents related to purchase.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of sub-section (1), the bidder or proposer shall not do or cause the following acts with the intention of influencing the procurement process or the execution of the procurement contract:-
(a) to give or offer improper inducements, directly or indirectly,
(b) to misrepresent or misrepresent facts,
(c) to commit or engage in corrupt or fraudulent activity,
(d) To interfere with the participation of other competing bidders or proposers who are involved in any way in the bidding or proposal related work,
(e) to act directly or indirectly threatening to harm the life or property of any person involved in the procurement process or to commit acts of extortion,
(f) to engage in collusion or collusion before or after the submission of bids or proposals with the purpose of dividing procurement work among bidders or proposers or fixing the price of bids or proposals in an artificial or uncompetitive manner or otherwise depriving the public body of the benefit of open and free competition; ,
(G) To contact the public body with the purpose of influencing the bid or proposal or to act in any way to influence the examination and evaluation of the bid or the evaluation of the proposal during the period from the time the bid or proposal is opened until the notice of acceptance of the bid or proposal is given.
(3) The bidder who has the responsibility of preparing documents or specifications related to the bidding of any procurement work or monitoring the implementation of the procurement or any person or firm or organization or company associated with him or the employee working in such firm or organization or company may participate in the action related to the bidding of such procurement. no However, this provision will not be applicable in case of a turnkey purchase agreement or a purchase agreement for both design and construction.