(1) Except in the circumstances set forth in clause (h) of sub-section (2) of Section 13 and sub-section (8) of Section 14 of the Act, no public entity shall discriminate among the bidders in procurement proceeding on the basis of nationality.
(2) In cases where a bidder is unable to obtain any document required as per the bidding documents, the concerned public entity
shall recognize other document submitted by him or her which is equivalent to such a document.