(1) After receipt of the proposals pursuant to Rule
15 or 16, the Ministry shall first open the technical proposals and evaluate
them on the following grounds:
(a) The status of the proponent,
(b) The technical capacity and experience of the
proponent,
(c) The efficiency and experience of the proposed
manpower,
(d) The organizational provision on the implementation of
the project, implementation modality and schedule of
works,
(e) The engineering design of the project,
(f) The environmental study report of the project and
measures to be adopted to mitigate the possible
adverse impacts on the environment,
(g) The financial source for the implementation of the
project and plan pertaining thereto,
(h) The other alternative proposals submitted to make the
project more viable and useful.
(2) While evaluating the technical proposals pursuant to Sub-rule
(1), the Ministry has to select the proposals of those proponents who secure
at least Sixty percent marks. If, on such evaluation, at least Two proposals
securing Sixty percent marks cannot be selected, the Ministry has to accept
the technical proposals of the other proponents who secure at least Fifty
marks.
(3) After the acceptance of the technical proposals pursuant to Subrule
(2), the Ministry has to give a notice to the proponents whose technical
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proposals have been accepted, thereby setting out the place, date and time
for the opening of the financial proposals.
(4) If the technical proposal is not accepted pursuant to Sub-rule (2),
the Ministry has to notify the person submitting the proposal to withdraw
the financial proposal. If that person comes to withdraw the financial
proposal within Thirty days of such notice, the Ministry shall return the
proposal to that person.
(5) The financial proposals shall be evaluated on the following
grounds:
(a) Proposed charges to be collected from the users while
implementing the project,
(b) Proposed royalty or other kind of amount to be paid to
the Government of Nepal and the time and method of
payment of that amount,
(c) Proposed term of the agreement.
(6) After evaluating the financial proposals pursuant to Sub-rule (5),
the Ministry has to select the most responsive proposal.
(7) If, in evaluating the financial proposals pursuant to Sub-rule (5),
more than one proposal appears to be responsive, the Ministry has to select
alternative proposals, with setting their order of ranking.
(8) No later than seven days after the selection of the proposal
pursuant to Sub-rule (6) or (7), the Ministry has to give information thereof
to the concerned proponent.