(1) While evaluating a technical proposal, each member of the evaluation committee shall separately evaluate it in accordance with the criteria set forth in sub- rule (6) of Rule 71 and fix the marks obtained by the proponent.
(1a) The evaluation committee may form a three- member sub-committee consisting of concerned experts to render assistance in the evaluation of technical proposals.
(2) After fixing the marks pursuant to sub-rule (1), the evaluation committee shall find out the average marks obtained by such a proposal, upon computing the marks given by each member of the committee.
(3) Upon the evaluation under sub-rules (1) and (2), the evaluation committee shall prepare a list of the proponents who have obtained the pass marks referred to in sub-rule (9) of Rule 71.
(4) The list referred to in sub-rule (3) shall be prepared in descending order starting from the proponent securing the highest marks, respectively.
(5) The evaluation committee shall not open the financial proposals until the evaluation of the technical proposals is completed.
(6) The financial proposals of only the proponents included in the list referred to in sub-rule (3) shall be opened pursuant to Rule 79.
(7) The proposals of the proponents who are not included in the list referred to in sub-rule (3) shall be returned unopened to the concerned proponents.