(1) A person, organization, supplier, construction entrepreneur, consultant, non- governmental organization or service provider that wishes to get registered or updated in the standing list pursuant to Section 6A. of the Act shall make an application in the form referred to in Schedule- 2A., accompanied by the copies of the following documents, to the concerned public entity:
(a) The organization or firm registration certificate,
(b) The permanent account number or value added tax registration certificate,
(c) The tax clearance certificate, and
(d) Business license, as required.
(2) The public entity shall make necessary inquiries into the application received pursuant to sub-section (1), register it and give the receipt referred to in Schedule 2B.
(3) The public entity shall maintain records of separate standing lists referred to in Section 6A. of the Act in the form referred to in Schedule-2C. and update such records each fiscal year.
(4) The standing list shall be published semi-annually by posting it on the notice boards of the District Administration Office and the Treasury Controller Office situated in the district or by putting it on the web site of the concerned public entity.
(5) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Rule, any bidder or proponent who is not listed in the standing list shall not be deprived of participating in sealed quotations, bids or proposals invited by the public entity.