The public entity shall specify the following matters in the instructions to be given to prepare proposals pursuant to clause (c) of sub-section (2) of Section 31 of the Act:
(a) Format of technical and financial proposals,
(b) Method of preparing and submitting technical and financial proposals,
(c) Number of the stages at which the work is to be completed and whether additional work can be assigned or not,
(d) If the proponent needs to obtain any information as to the documents relating to proposal, the manner of obtaining such information,
(e) Matter of whether the consultant can sub-contract any portion of the proposed work or not,
(f) Information as to the notice, service or equipment to be provided by the public entity,
(g) Matter whether a pre-proposal meeting of proponents will be held or not,
(h) Validity period of the proposal,
(i) Matter that if the public entity considers that the award to the consultancy firm or person or organization affiliated with it of any work relating to the supply of goods, construction work, other service or consultancy service to be created under the proposed procurement action may constitute a conflict of interest with the proposed consultancy service, such a work cannot be awarded to such a proponent or person,
(j) Information about the tax to be paid by the proponent and his or her human resource and other competent body to be contacted by the proponent if he or she wants to obtain further information as to tax or any other matters,
(k) Language of the proposal,
(l) Procedure for modification of the documents relating to the proposal by the public entity,
(m) Method of submitting proposals,
(n) Method of opening proposals,
(o) Condition relating to confidentiality.