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Section 61
Conduct Of The Official Involved In Public Procurement Proceedings
(1) Any officials involved in the act of formulating procurement plan, operating procurement proceedings, implementing procurement contract or other act as prescribed relating to procurement of the Public Entity, shall have to follow the following conduct:-
(a) Discharging one’s duty impartially so that bidders fairly compete in the procurement proceedings,
(b) Operating procurement proceedings in public interest, (c) Not committing an act conflicting interest with the
procurement from his/her work or conduct or behavior,
(d) Keeping confidential all proprietary information of the bidder known by him /her in the course of the procurement proceedings,
(e) Not working with a person, firm, organization, company and any other institution of private nature with which s/he had had dealings of procurement at the time of holding post for two years after retirement,
(f) If s/he knows that his/her nearest relatives have participated as a bidder or proponent in the procurement proceedings of his/her involvement, not taking part in such procurement proceedings by giving immediate notification to one level   higher authority,
Explanation: For the purpose of this clause nearest relative means husband, wife, father, mother, son, daughter of a joint family, mother-in-law, father-in-law, elder brother, younger brother, elder sister, younger sister, son-in-law, sister-in-law or brother-in-law.
(g) Not committing an act in contravention of prevailing law,  while carrying out procurement proceedings,
(h) Not committing corrupt or fraudulent practice nor involving in such act,
(i) Not colluding or involving in a group prior to or after
submitting bid or proposal with the objective of forbidding or
causing to be forbidden the benefit of competition.