Common use of International and National Competitive Bidding Clause in Contracts

International and National Competitive Bidding. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph 2 below, goods and works shall be procured under contracts awarded on the basis of International Competitive Bidding and National Competitive Bidding procedures subject to the following additional procedures: (a) The procedures to be followed for National Competitive Bidding shall be those set forth in the Law on Tendering and Bidding of the People’s Republic of China promulgated by Order No. 21 of the President of the People’s Republic of China on August 30, 1999, with the following clarifications required for compliance with the Guidelines: (i) All invitations to prequalify or to bid shall be advertised in a newspaper of national circulation in the Recipient’s country, except for civil works contracts that are estimated cost less than $2,000,000 equivalent each and for goods contracts that are estimated to cost less than $300,000 equivalent each, which may be advertised in a provincial daily newspaper. Such advertisement shall be made in sufficient time for prospective bidders to obtain prequalification or bidding documents and prepare and submit their responses. In any event, a minimum of thirty (30) days shall be given to bidders between the date of advertisement in such newspaper and the deadline for submission of bids, and the advertisement and bidding documents shall specify the deadline for such submission. (ii) Qualification requirements of bidders and the method of evaluating the qualification of each bidder shall be specified in detail in the bidding documents. (iii) All bidders that meet the qualification criteria set out in the pre- qualification document shall be allowed to bid and there shall be no limit on the number of pre-qualified bidders. (iv) All bidders shall be required to provide security in an amount sufficient to protect the Recipient or the Project Implementing Entity, as the case may be, in case of breach of contract by the contractor, and the bidding documents shall specify the required form and amount of such security. (v) Bidders will be allowed to submit bids by mail or by hand. The time for opening of all bids shall be the same as the deadline for receipt of such bids. (vi) All bids shall be opened in public; all bidders shall be offered an opportunity to be present (either in person or through their representatives) at the time of bid opening, but bidders shall not be required to be present at the bid opening. (vii) All bid evaluation criteria shall be disclosed in the bidding documents and quantified in monetary terms or expressed in the form of pass/fail requirements. (viii) No bid may be rejected solely on the basis that the bid price falls outside any standard contract estimate, or margin or bracket of average bids established by the Recipient or the Project Implementing Entity, as the case may be. (ix) Each contract shall be awarded to the lowest evaluated responsive bidder, that is, the bidder who meets the appropriate standards of capability and resources and whose bid has been determined: (A) to be substantially responsive to the bidding documents; and (B) to offer the lowest evaluated cost. The winning bidder shall not be required, as a condition of award, to undertake responsibilities for work not stipulated in the bidding documents or otherwise to modify the bid as originally submitted. (x) Each contract financed with the proceeds of the GEF Grant shall provide that the suppliers and contractors shall permit the Bank, at its request, to inspect their accounts and records relating to the performance of the contract and to have said accounts and records audited by auditors appointed by the Bank. (xi) Government owned enterprises in the Recipient’s country may be permitted to bid or submit a proposal of goods and works if they can establish that they: (i) are legally and financially autonomous; (ii) operate under commercial law; and (iii) are not a dependent agency of the agency conducting the procurement. (xii) Re-bidding should not be allowed solely because the number of bids is less than three (3).

International and National Competitive Bidding. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph 2 below, : (i) goods and works shall be procured under contracts awarded on the basis of International Competitive Bidding Bidding; and (ii) works shall be procured under contracts awarded on the basis of National Competitive Bidding procedures bidding, in this latter case subject to the following additional procedures: (a) The procedures provision, in order to be followed for National Competitive Bidding shall be those set forth in the Law on Tendering and Bidding of the People’s Republic of China promulgated by Order No. 21 of the President of the People’s Republic of China on August 30, 1999, comply with the following clarifications required for compliance with the Procurement Guidelines: (i) All invitations to prequalify or : Invitations to bid shall be advertised in at least one national newspaper with a newspaper of national circulation in the Recipient’s countrywide circulation, except for civil works contracts that are estimated cost less than $2,000,000 equivalent each and for goods contracts that are estimated to cost less than $300,000 equivalent each, which may be advertised in a provincial daily newspaper. Such advertisement shall be made in sufficient time for prospective bidders to obtain prequalification or bidding documents and prepare and submit their responses. In any event, a minimum of at least thirty (30) days prior to the deadline for the submission of bids. Bid documents shall be made available, by mail or in person, to all who are willing to pay the required fee. Foreign bidders shall not be precluded from bidding and no preference of any kind shall be given to national bidders between in the date of advertisement bidding process. Bidding shall not be restricted to pre-registered firms. Qualification criteria shall be stated in such newspaper and the bidding documents. Bids shall be opened in public, immediately after the deadline for submission of bids, and the advertisement and bidding documents shall specify the deadline for such submission. (ii) Qualification requirements of bidders and the method of evaluating the qualification of each bidder shall be specified in detail in the bidding documents. (iii) All bidders that meet the qualification criteria set out in the pre- qualification document shall be allowed to bid and there shall be no limit on the number of pre-qualified bidders. (iv) All bidders shall be required to provide security in an amount sufficient to protect the Recipient or the Project Implementing Entity, as the case may be, in case of breach of contract by the contractor, and the bidding documents shall specify the required form and amount of such security. (v) Bidders will be allowed to submit bids by mail or by hand. The time for opening of all Single bids shall also be the same as the deadline considered for receipt of such bids. (vi) All bids shall be opened in public; all bidders shall be offered an opportunity to be present (either in person or through their representatives) at the time of bid opening, but bidders evaluation. Bids shall not be required to be present at the bid opening. (vii) All bid evaluation criteria shall be disclosed in the bidding documents and quantified in monetary terms or expressed in the form of pass/fail requirements. (viii) No bid may be rejected solely merely on the basis that of a comparison with an official estimate without the bid price falls outside any standard contract estimateprior concurrence of the Association. Before rejecting all bids and soliciting new bids, or margin or bracket the Association’s prior concurrence shall be obtained. Contracts shall not be awarded on the basis of average bids established by the Recipient or the Project Implementing Entity, as the case may be. (ix) Each contract nationally negotiated rates. Contracts shall be awarded to the lowest evaluated responsive and qualified bidder, that is, the bidder who meets the appropriate standards of capability and resources and whose bid has been determined: (A) to . Post-bidding price negotiations shall not be substantially responsive to the bidding documents; and (B) to offer allowed with the lowest evaluated costor any other bidders. The winning bidder Bids shall be solicited and works contracts shall be awarded on the basis of unit prices and not on the basis of a composite schedule of rates. Draft NCB contract would be requiredreviewed by the Association in accordance with the prior review procedures. A firm declared ineligible by the Association, as based on a condition determination by the Association that the firm has engaged in corrupt, fraudulent, collusive, coercive or obstructive practices in competing for or in executing an Association-financed contract, shall be ineligible to be awarded an Association-financed contract during the period of award, to undertake responsibilities for work not stipulated in time determined by the bidding documents or otherwise to modify the bid as originally submitted. (x) Association. Each contract financed with from the proceeds of the GEF Grant a Credit shall provide that the suppliers suppliers, contractors and contractors subcontractors shall permit the BankAssociation, at its request, request to inspect their accounts and records relating to the performance of the contract and to have said accounts account and records audited by auditors appointed by the BankAssociation. The deliberate and material violation by the supplier, contractor or subcontractor of such provision may amount to obstructive practice. (xi) Government owned enterprises in the Recipient’s country may be permitted to bid or submit a proposal of goods and works if they can establish that they: (i) are legally and financially autonomous; (ii) operate under commercial law; and (iii) are not a dependent agency of the agency conducting the procurement. (xii) Re-bidding should not be allowed solely because the number of bids is less than three (3).

International and National Competitive Bidding. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph 2 below, goods and works shall be procured under contracts awarded on the basis of International Competitive Bidding and National Competitive Bidding procedures subject to procedures. In addition, the following additional procedures: (a) The procedures to be followed for National Competitive Bidding shall be those set forth in the Law on Tendering and Bidding of the People’s Republic of China promulgated by Order No. 21 of the President of the People’s Republic of China on August 30, 1999, with the following clarifications required for compliance with the Procurement Guidelines: (i) All invitations to prequalify or to bid shall be advertised in a newspaper of national circulation in the RecipientBorrower’s country, except for civil works contracts that are estimated to cost less than $2,000,000 equivalent each and for goods contracts that are estimated to cost less than $300,000 equivalent each, which may be advertised in a provincial daily newspaper. Such advertisement shall be made in sufficient time for prospective bidders to obtain prequalification or bidding documents and prepare and submit their responses. In any event, a minimum of thirty (30) days shall be given to bidders between the date of advertisement in such newspaper and the deadline for submission of bids, and the advertisement and bidding documents shall specify the deadline for such submission. (ii) Qualification requirements of bidders and the method of evaluating the qualification of each bidder shall be specified in detail in the bidding documents. (iii) All bidders that meet the qualification criteria set out in the pre- qualification document shall be allowed to bid and there shall be no limit on the number of pre-qualified bidders. (iv) All bidders shall be required to provide security in an amount sufficient to protect the Recipient Borrower or the Project Implementing Entity, as the case may be, in case of breach of contract by the contractor, and the bidding documents shall specify the required form and amount of such security. (v) Bidders will be allowed to submit bids by mail or by hand. The date and time for opening of all bids shall be the same as the deadline for receipt of such bids. (vi) All bids shall be opened in public; all bidders shall be offered an opportunity to be present (either in person or through their representatives) at the time of bid opening, but bidders shall not be required to be present at the bid opening. (vii) All bid evaluation criteria shall be disclosed in the bidding documents and quantified in monetary terms or expressed in the form of pass/fail requirements. (viii) No bid may be rejected solely on the basis that the bid price falls outside any standard contract estimate, or margin or bracket of average bids established by the Recipient Borrower or the Project Implementing Entity, as the case may be. (ixviii) Each contract shall be awarded to the lowest evaluated responsive bidder, that is, the bidder who meets the appropriate standards of capability and resources and whose bid has been determined: (A) to be substantially responsive to the bidding documents; and (B) to offer the lowest evaluated cost. The winning bidder shall not be required, as a condition of award, to undertake responsibilities for work not stipulated in the bidding documents or otherwise to modify the bid as originally submitted. (xix) Each contract financed with the proceeds of the GEF Grant Loan shall provide that the suppliers and contractors shall permit the Bank, at its request, to inspect their accounts and records relating to the performance of the contract and to have said accounts and records audited by auditors appointed by the Bank. (xi) Government owned enterprises in the Recipient’s country may be permitted to bid or submit a proposal of goods and works if they can establish that they: (i) are legally and financially autonomous; (ii) operate under commercial law; and (iii) are not a dependent agency of the agency conducting the procurement. (xiix) Re-bidding should not be allowed solely because the number of bids is less than three (3).

International and National Competitive Bidding. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph 2 below, goods and works shall be procured under contracts awarded on the basis of International Competitive Bidding and National Competitive Bidding procedures subject to the following additional procedures: (a) The procedures to be followed for National Competitive Bidding shall be those set forth in the Law on Tendering and Bidding of the People’s Republic of China promulgated by Order No. 21 of the President of the People’s Republic of China on August 30, 1999, with the following clarifications required for compliance with the Guidelines: (i) All invitations to prequalify or to bid shall be advertised in a newspaper of national circulation in the RecipientBorrower’s country, except for civil works contracts that are estimated to cost more than $200,000 equivalent but less than $2,000,000 equivalent each and for or goods contracts that are estimated to cost less than $300,000 equivalent each, which may be advertised in a provincial daily newspaper. Such advertisement shall be made in sufficient time for prospective bidders to obtain prequalification or bidding documents and prepare and submit their responses. In any event, a minimum of thirty (30) days shall be given to bidders between the date of advertisement in such newspaper and the deadline for submission of bids, and the advertisement and bidding documents shall specify the deadline for such submission. (ii) Qualification requirements of bidders and the method of evaluating the qualification of each bidder shall be specified in detail in the bidding documents. (iii) All bidders that meet the qualification criteria set out in the pre- qualification document shall be allowed to bid and there shall be no limit on the number of pre-qualified bidders. (iv) All bidders shall be required to provide security in an amount sufficient to protect the Recipient or the Project Implementing EntityChongqing, as the case may beGuizhou, Hubei and Yunnan in case of breach of contract by the contractor, and the bidding documents shall specify the required form and amount of such security. (v) Bidders will be allowed to submit bids by mail or by hand. The time for opening of all bids shall be the same as the deadline for receipt of such bids. (vi) All bids shall be opened in public; all bidders shall be offered afforded an opportunity to be present (either in person or through their representatives) at the time of bid opening, but bidders shall not be required to be present at the bid opening. (vii) All bid evaluation criteria shall be disclosed in the bidding documents and quantified in monetary terms or expressed in the form of pass/fail requirements. (viii) No bid may be rejected solely on the basis that the bid price falls outside any standard contract estimate, or margin or bracket of average bids established by the Recipient or the Project Implementing EntityChongqing, as the case may beGuizhou, Hubei and Yunnan. (ix) Each contract shall be awarded to the lowest evaluated responsive bidder, that is, the bidder who meets the appropriate standards of capability and resources and whose bid has been determined: : (A) to be substantially responsive to the bidding documents; and and (B) to offer the lowest evaluated cost. The winning bidder shall not be required, as a condition of award, to undertake responsibilities for work not stipulated in the bidding documents or otherwise to modify the bid as originally submitted. (x) Each contract financed with the proceeds of the GEF Grant Loan shall provide that the suppliers and contractors shall permit the Bank, at its request, to inspect their accounts and records relating to the performance of the contract and to have said accounts and records audited by auditors appointed by the Bank. (xi) Government owned enterprises in the RecipientBorrower’s country may be permitted to bid or submit a proposal of for goods and works if they can establish that they: (iA) are legally and financially autonomous; (iiB) operate under commercial law; and (iiiC) are not a dependent agency of the agency conducting the procurement. (xii) Re-bidding should not be allowed solely because the number of bids is less than three (3).

International and National Competitive Bidding. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph 2 below, goods and works shall be procured under contracts awarded on the basis of International Competitive Bidding and National Competitive Bidding procedures subject to the following additional procedures: (a) The procedures to be followed for National Competitive Bidding shall be those set forth in the Law on Tendering and Bidding of the People’s Republic of China promulgated by Order No. 21 of the President of the People’s Republic of China on August 30, 1999, with the following clarifications required for compliance with the Guidelines: (i) All invitations to prequalify or to bid shall be advertised in a newspaper of national circulation in the RecipientBorrower’s country, except for civil works contracts that are estimated cost less than $2,000,000 equivalent each and for goods contracts that are estimated to cost less than $300,000 equivalent each, which may be advertised in a provincial daily newspaper. Such advertisement shall be made in sufficient time for prospective bidders to obtain prequalification or bidding documents and prepare and submit their responses. In any event, a minimum of thirty (30) days shall be given to bidders between the date of advertisement in such newspaper and the deadline for submission of bids, and the advertisement and bidding documents shall specify the deadline for such submission. (ii) Qualification requirements of bidders and the method of evaluating the qualification of each bidder shall be specified in detail in the bidding documents. (iii) All bidders that meet the qualification criteria set out in the pre- pre-qualification document shall be allowed to bid and there shall be no limit on the number of pre-qualified bidders. (iv) All bidders shall be required to provide security in an amount sufficient to protect the Recipient or the Project Implementing Entity, as the case may be, relevant SIA in case of breach of contract by the contractor, and the bidding documents shall specify the required form and amount of such security. (v) Bidders will be allowed to submit bids by mail or by hand. The time for opening of all bids shall be the same as the deadline for receipt of such bids. (vi) All bids shall be opened in public; all bidders shall be offered afforded an opportunity to be present (either in person or through their representatives) at the time of bid opening, but bidders shall not be required to be present at the bid opening. (vii) All bid evaluation criteria shall be disclosed in the bidding documents and quantified in monetary terms or expressed in the form of pass/fail requirements. (viii) No bid may be rejected solely on the basis that the bid price falls outside any standard contract estimate, or margin or bracket of average bids established by the Recipient or the Project Implementing Entity, as the case may berelevant SIA. (ix) Each contract shall be awarded to the lowest evaluated responsive bidder, that is, the bidder who meets the appropriate standards of capability and resources and whose bid has been determined: (A) to be substantially responsive to the bidding documents; and (B) to offer the lowest evaluated cost. The winning bidder shall not be required, as a condition of award, to undertake responsibilities for work not stipulated in the bidding documents or otherwise to modify the bid as originally submitted. (x) Each contract financed with the proceeds of the GEF Grant Loan shall provide that the suppliers and contractors shall permit the Bank, at its request, to inspect their accounts and records relating to the performance of the contract and to have said accounts and records audited by auditors appointed by the Bank. (xi) Government owned enterprises in the RecipientBorrower’s country may be permitted to bid or submit a proposal of for goods and works if they can establish that they: (i) are legally and financially autonomous; (ii) operate under commercial law; and (iii) are not a dependent agency of the agency conducting the procurement. (xii) Re-bidding should not be allowed solely because the number of bids is less than three (3).

International and National Competitive Bidding. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph 2 below, goods and works shall be procured under contracts awarded on the basis of International Competitive Bidding and National Competitive Bidding procedures subject to the following additional procedures: (a) : The procedures to be followed for National Competitive Bidding shall be those set forth in the Law on Tendering and Bidding of the People’s Republic of China promulgated by Order No. 21 of the President of the People’s Republic of China on August 30, 1999, with the following clarifications required for compliance with the Guidelines: (i) All invitations to prequalify or to bid shall be advertised in a newspaper of national circulation in the RecipientBorrower’s country, except for civil works contracts that are estimated cost less than $2,000,000 equivalent each and for goods contracts that are estimated to cost less than $300,000 equivalent each, which may be advertised in a provincial daily newspaper. Such advertisement shall be made in sufficient time for prospective bidders to obtain prequalification or bidding documents and prepare and submit their responses. In any event, a minimum of thirty (30) days shall be given to bidders between the date of advertisement in such newspaper and the deadline for submission of bids, and the advertisement and bidding documents shall specify the deadline for such submission. (ii) Qualification requirements of bidders and the method of evaluating the qualification of each bidder shall be specified in detail in the bidding documents. (iii) All bidders that meet the qualification criteria set out in the pre- pre-qualification document shall be allowed to bid and there shall be no limit on the number of pre-qualified bidders. (iv) All bidders shall be required to provide security in an amount sufficient to protect the Recipient or the Project Implementing Entity, as the case may be, relevant SIA in case of breach of contract by the contractor, and the bidding documents shall specify the required form and amount of such security. (v) Bidders will be allowed to submit bids by mail or by hand. The time for opening of all bids shall be the same as the deadline for receipt of such bids. (vi) . All bids shall be opened in public; all bidders shall be offered afforded an opportunity to be present (either in person or through their representatives) at the time of bid opening, but bidders shall not be required to be present at the bid opening. (vii) . All bid evaluation criteria shall be disclosed in the bidding documents and quantified in monetary terms or expressed in the form of pass/fail requirements. (viii) No bid may be rejected solely on the basis that the bid price falls outside any standard contract estimate, or margin or bracket of average bids established by the Recipient or the Project Implementing Entity, as the case may be. (ix) Each contract shall be awarded to the lowest evaluated responsive bidder, that is, the bidder who meets the appropriate standards of capability and resources and whose bid has been determined: (A) to be substantially responsive to the bidding documents; and (B) to offer the lowest evaluated cost. The winning bidder shall not be required, as a condition of award, to undertake responsibilities for work not stipulated in the bidding documents or otherwise to modify the bid as originally submitted. (x) Each contract financed with the proceeds of the GEF Grant shall provide that the suppliers and contractors shall permit the Bank, at its request, to inspect their accounts and records relating to the performance of the contract and to have said accounts and records audited by auditors appointed by the Bank. (xi) Government owned enterprises in the Recipient’s country may be permitted to bid or submit a proposal of goods and works if they can establish that they: (i) are legally and financially autonomous; (ii) operate under commercial law; and (iii) are not a dependent agency of the agency conducting the procurement. (xii) Re-bidding should not be allowed solely because the number of bids is less than three (3).

International and National Competitive Bidding. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph 2 below, goods and works shall be procured under contracts awarded on the basis of International Competitive Bidding and National Competitive Bidding procedures subject to the following additional procedures: (a) : The procedures to be followed for National Competitive Bidding shall be those set forth in the Law on Tendering and Bidding of the People’s 's Republic of China promulgated by Order NoXx. 21 of the President of the People’s Republic 00 xx xxx Xxxxxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxx'x Xxxxxxxx of China on August 30, 1999, with the following clarifications required for compliance with the Guidelines: (i) All invitations to prequalify or to bid shall be advertised in a newspaper of national circulation in the Recipient’s country, except for civil works contracts that are estimated cost less than $2,000,000 equivalent each and for goods contracts that are estimated to cost less than $300,000 equivalent each, which may be advertised in a provincial daily newspaper. Such advertisement shall be made in sufficient time for prospective bidders to obtain prequalification or bidding documents and prepare and submit their responses. In any event, a minimum of thirty (30) days shall be given to bidders between the date of advertisement in such newspaper and the deadline for submission of bids, and the advertisement and bidding documents shall specify the deadline for such submission. (ii) Qualification requirements of bidders and the method of evaluating the qualification of each bidder shall be specified in detail in the bidding documents. (iii) All bidders that meet the qualification criteria set out in the pre- pre-qualification document shall be allowed to bid and there shall be no limit on the number of pre-qualified bidders. (iv) All bidders shall be required to provide security in an amount sufficient to protect the Recipient or the Project Implementing Entity, as the case may be, relevant SIA in case of breach of contract by the contractor, and the bidding documents shall specify the required form and amount of such security. (v) Bidders will be allowed to submit bids by mail or by hand. The time for opening of all bids shall be the same as the deadline for receipt of such bids. (vi) All bids shall be opened in public; all bidders shall be offered afforded an opportunity to be present (either in person or through their representatives) at the time of bid opening, but bidders shall not be required to be present at the bid opening. (vii) All bid evaluation criteria shall be disclosed in the bidding documents and quantified in monetary terms or expressed in the form of pass/fail requirements. (viii) No bid may be rejected solely on the basis that the bid price falls outside any standard contract estimate, or margin or bracket of average bids established by the Recipient or the Project Implementing Entity, as the case may berelevant SIA. (ix) Each contract shall be awarded to the lowest evaluated responsive bidder, that is, the bidder who meets the appropriate standards of capability and resources and whose bid has been determined: (A) to be substantially responsive to the bidding documents; and (B) to offer the lowest evaluated cost. The winning bidder shall not be required, as a condition of award, to undertake responsibilities for work not stipulated in the bidding documents or otherwise to modify the bid as originally submitted. (x) Each contract financed with the proceeds of the GEF DFID Grant shall provide that the suppliers and contractors shall permit the BankAdministrator, at its request, to inspect their accounts and records relating to the performance of the contract and to have said accounts and records audited by auditors appointed by the BankAdministrator. (xi) Government owned enterprises in the Recipient’s country may be permitted to bid or submit a proposal of for goods and works if they can establish that they: (i) are legally and financially autonomous; (ii) operate under commercial law; and (iii) are not a dependent agency of the agency conducting the procurement. (xii) Re-bidding should not be allowed solely because the number of bids is less than three (3).

International and National Competitive Bidding. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph 2 below, goods and works shall be procured under contracts awarded on the basis of International Competitive Bidding and National Competitive Bidding procedures subject to procedures. In addition, the following additional procedures: (a) The procedures to be followed for National Competitive Bidding shall be those set forth in the Law on Tendering and Bidding of the People’s Republic of China promulgated by Order No. 21 of the President of the People’s Republic of China on August 30, 1999, with the following clarifications required for compliance with the Procurement Guidelines: (i) All invitations to prequalify or to bid shall be advertised in a newspaper of national circulation in the RecipientBorrower’s country, except for civil works contracts that are estimated to cost less than $2,000,000 equivalent each and for goods contracts that are estimated to cost less than $300,000 equivalent each, which may be advertised in a provincial daily newspaper. Such advertisement shall be made in sufficient time for prospective bidders to obtain prequalification or bidding documents and prepare and submit their responses. In any event, a minimum of thirty (30) days shall be given to bidders between the date of advertisement in such newspaper and the deadline for submission of bids, and the advertisement and bidding documents shall specify the deadline for such submission. (ii) Qualification requirements of bidders and the method of evaluating the qualification of each bidder shall be specified in detail in the bidding documents. (iii) All bidders that meet the qualification criteria set out in the pre- pre-qualification document shall be allowed to bid and there shall be no limit on the number of pre-qualified bidders. (iv) All bidders shall be required to provide security in an amount sufficient to protect the Recipient Borrower or the Project Implementing Entity, as the case may be, in case of breach of contract by the contractor, and the bidding documents shall specify the required form and amount of such security. (v) Bidders will be allowed to submit bids by mail or by hand. The date and time for opening of all bids shall be the same as the deadline for receipt of such bids. (vi) All bids shall be opened in public; all bidders shall be offered an opportunity to be present (either in person or through their representatives) at the time of bid opening, but bidders shall not be required to be present at the bid opening. (vii) All bid evaluation criteria shall be disclosed in the bidding documents and quantified in monetary terms or expressed in the form of pass/fail requirements. (viii) No bid may be rejected solely on the basis that the bid price falls outside any standard contract estimate, or margin or bracket of average bids established by the Recipient Borrower or the Project Implementing Entity, as the case may be. (ix) . Each contract shall be awarded to the lowest evaluated responsive bidder, that is, the bidder who meets the appropriate standards of capability and resources and whose bid has been determined: (A) to be substantially responsive to the bidding documents; and (B) to offer the lowest evaluated cost. The winning bidder shall not be required, as a condition of award, to undertake responsibilities for work not stipulated in the bidding documents or otherwise to modify the bid as originally submitted. (x) Each contract financed with the proceeds of the GEF Grant shall provide that the suppliers and contractors shall permit the Bank, at its request, to inspect their accounts and records relating to the performance of the contract and to have said accounts and records audited by auditors appointed by the Bank. (xi) Government owned enterprises in the Recipient’s country may be permitted to bid or submit a proposal of goods and works if they can establish that they: (i) are legally and financially autonomous; (ii) operate under commercial law; and (iii) are not a dependent agency of the agency conducting the procurement. (xii) Re-bidding should not be allowed solely because the number of bids is less than three (3).

International and National Competitive Bidding. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph 2 below, goods and works shall be procured under contracts awarded on the basis of International Competitive Bidding and National Competitive Bidding procedures subject to the following additional procedures: (a) The procedures to be followed for National Competitive Bidding shall be those set forth in the Law on Tendering and Bidding of the People’s Republic of China promulgated by Order No. 21 of the President of the People’s Republic of China on August 30, 1999, with the following clarifications required for compliance with the Guidelines: (i) All invitations to prequalify or to bid shall be advertised in a newspaper of national circulation in the Recipient’s country, except for civil works contracts that are estimated cost less than $2,000,000 equivalent each and for goods contracts that are estimated to cost less than $300,000 equivalent each, which may be advertised in a provincial daily newspaper. Such advertisement shall be made in sufficient time for prospective bidders to obtain prequalification or bidding documents and prepare and submit their responses. In any event, a minimum of thirty (30) days shall be given to bidders between the date of advertisement in such newspaper and the deadline for submission of bids, and the advertisement and bidding documents shall specify the deadline for such submission. (ii) Qualification requirements of bidders and the method of evaluating the qualification of each bidder shall be specified in detail in the bidding documents. (iii) All bidders that meet the qualification criteria set out in the pre- pre-qualification document shall be allowed to bid and there shall be no limit on the number of pre-qualified bidders. (iv) All bidders shall be required to provide security in an amount sufficient to protect the Recipient or the Project Implementing Entity, as the case may be, in case of breach of contract by the contractor, and the bidding documents shall specify the required form and amount of such security. (v) Bidders will be allowed to submit bids by mail or by hand. The time for opening of all bids shall be the same as the deadline for receipt of such bids. (vi) All bids shall be opened in public; all bidders shall be offered an opportunity to be present (either in person or through their representatives) at the time of bid opening, but bidders shall not be required to be present at the bid opening. (vii) All bid evaluation criteria shall be disclosed in the bidding documents and quantified in monetary terms or expressed in the form of pass/fail requirements. (viii) No bid may be rejected solely on the basis that the bid price falls outside any standard contract estimate, or margin or bracket of average bids established by the Recipient or the Project Implementing Entity, as the case may be. (ix) Each contract shall be awarded to the lowest evaluated responsive bidder, that is, the bidder who meets the appropriate standards of capability and resources and whose bid has been determined: (A) to be substantially responsive to the bidding documents; and (B) to offer the lowest evaluated cost. The winning bidder shall not be required, as a condition of award, to undertake responsibilities for work not stipulated in the bidding documents or otherwise to modify the bid as originally submitted. (x) Each contract financed with the proceeds of the GEF Grant shall provide that the suppliers and contractors shall permit the Bank, at its request, to inspect their accounts and records relating to the performance of the contract and to have said accounts and records audited by auditors appointed by the Bank. (xi) Government owned enterprises in the Recipient’s country may be permitted to bid or submit a proposal of goods and works if they can establish that they: (i) are legally and financially autonomous; (ii) operate under commercial law; and (iii) are not a dependent agency of the agency conducting the procurement. (xii) Re-bidding should not be allowed solely because the number of bids is less than three (3).