(1) In accordance with section 12 of the Procurement Act, for large and complex construction works or for purchasing high-value goods such as industrial plants, if there is no qualified bidder identified in terms of technical efficiency, managerial ability, financial ability and work experience, before inviting the bid, documents related to pre-qualification To prepare and submit a proposal for pre-eligibility determination, a notice should be published publicly.
(2) The following should be mentioned in the pre-qualification document:-
(a) Qualifications required for the proposed work and qualifications of partners in case of joint ventures. (b) Documents and information to be submitted by the offeror to confirm their eligibility and eligibility,
(c) If goods or construction works are to be purchased in separate groups or packages, such group or package,
(d) Manner of preparing proposal,
(e) Procedure for evaluating proposals for prequalification,
(f) Principal Terms of the Purchase Agreement,
(g) Other matters determined from time to time by the Public Procurement Monitoring Office to be mentioned in the pre-qualification document,
(h) Place, last date and time for submission of proposals for pre-qualification.
(3) Before inviting the proposal of pre-qualification, the local body shall get the pre-qualification basis determined according to rule 81 or 82 approved by the head of the concerned local body.
(4) Based on the cost of preparing the pre-qualification document, the local body shall collect the fee from one thousand to fifteen thousand rupees from the interested person, firm, organization or company and provide the pre-qualification document.
(5) The document according to sub-rule (4) must bear the signature and seal of the office of the head of the local body or the employee designated by him. Documents related to pre-qualification can be provided from the concerned local body or two or more other bodies designated by that body.
(6) Pre-qualification by the Appraisal CommitteeNecessary tests should be conducted on whether or not each basis of eligibility mentioned in the eligibility document has been met. During such examination, the applicant who fulfills all the eligibility criteria will be considered selected in the eligibility test and the applicant who does not fulfill all eligibility criteria will be considered not selected.
(7) Prequalified applicants who are selected in the test as per sub-rule (6) shall be deemed eligible to submit bids for the related procurement process.
(8) The evaluation committee shall prepare a report with a detailed analysis of the test conducted according to sub-rule (6) and submit it to the local body within fifteen days from the date of commencement of the evaluation work.
(9) In the report as per sub-rule (8), the valuation committee shall disclose the following:-
(a) Name and address of the applicant,
(b) Documents confirming each basis of eligibility of the applicant,
(c) schedule if necessary such schedule,
(d) If the proposal is submitted as a joint venture, whether the documents related to the joint venture are complete or not and the share and liability of each partner in such venture,
(e) If a separate group or package of goods or construction work is to be purchased, the procedure adopted to test such group and package and the applicant selected to participate in the purchase process of such group and package,
(f) Reasons for the applicant being selected or not.
(10) Only those applicants who have passed the test as per sub-rule (6) shall be provided with the documents related to the bid for the second round of bidding, and the documents related to the bid shall not be provided to the applicants who have not been successful in the pre-qualification for the second round of bidding. (11) Other procedures related to bidding shall be in accordance with the provisions related to bidding in this regulation (subsequent qualification method).