Tendering Procedures Sample Clauses

Tendering Procedures. 1. Procuring entities shall award their contracts in a manner consistent with this Chapter, using open, selective, or limited tendering. Open Tendering 2. A procuring entity shall award contracts by means of open tendering except where paragraphs 16.
Tendering Procedures. 1. Entities shall award their public contracts by open, selective or limited tendering procedures according to their national legislation in compliance with this Chapter and in a non-discriminatory manner.
Tendering Procedures. 1. Each Party shall ensure that the tendering procedures of its entities are applied in a non-discriminatory manner and are consistent with the provisions contained in Articles VII through XVI. 2. Entities shall not provide to any supplier information with regard to a specific procurement in a manner which would have the effect of precluding competition. 3. For the purposes of this Agreement: (a) Open tendering procedures are those procedures under which all interested suppliers may submit a tender. (b) Selective tendering procedures are those procedures under which, consistent with paragraph 3 of Article X and other relevant provisions of this Agreement, those suppliers invited to do so by the entity may submit a tender. (c) Limited tendering procedures are those procedures where the entity contacts suppliers individually, only under the conditions specified in Article XV.
Tendering Procedures. 1. Entities shall award contracts by means of open tendering procedures, in the course of which any interested supplier may submit a tender. 2. Provided that the tendering procedure is not used to avoid competition or to protect domestic suppliers, entities may award contracts by means other than open tendering procedures in the following circumstances, where applicable: (a) in the absence of tenders that conform to the essential requirements in the tender documentation provided in a prior invitation to tender, including any conditions for participation, on condition that the requirements of the initial procurement are not substantially modified in the contract as awarded; (b) where, for works of art, or for reasons connected with the protection of exclusive rights, such as patents or copyrights, or proprietary information, or where there is an absence of competition for technical reasons, the goods or services can be supplied only by a particular supplier and no reasonable alternative or substitute exists; (c) for additional deliveries by the original supplier that are intended either as replacement parts, extensions, or continuing services for existing equipment, software, services or installations, where a change of supplier would compel the entity to procure goods or services not meeting requirements of interchangeability with existing equipment, software, services, or installations; (d) for goods purchased on a commodity market; (e) where an entity procures a prototype or a first good or service that is developed at its request in the course of, and for, a particular contract for research, experiment, study, or original development. When such contracts have been fulfilled, subsequent procurements of such goods or services shall be subject to Articles 9.2 through 9.8 and Article 9.17; (f) where additional construction services that were not included in the initial contract but that were within the objectives of the original tender documentation have, due to unforeseeable circumstances, become necessary to complete the construction services described therein. However, the total value of contracts awarded for additional construction services may not exceed 50 percent of the amount of the initial contract; or (g) in so far as is strictly necessary where, for reasons of extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable by the entity, the goods or services could not be obtained in time by means of an open tendering procedure and the use of an open tende...
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Tendering Procedures. 1. Entities shall award their public contracts by open or selective tendering procedures according to their national procedures, in compliance with this Chapter and in a non-discriminatory manner. 2. For the purposes of this Chapter: (a) open tendering procedures are those procedures whereby any interested supplier may submit a tender; (b) selective tendering procedures are those procedures whereby, consistent with Article 55 and other relevant provisions of this Chapter, only suppliers satisfying qualification requirements established by the entities are invited to submit a tender. 3. However, in the specific cases and only under the conditions laid down in Article 56, entities may use a procedure other than the open or selective tendering procedures referred to in paragraph 1, in which case the entities may choose not to publish a notice of intended procurement, and may consult the suppliers of their choice and negotiate the terms of contract with one or more of these. 4. Entities shall treat tenders in confidence. In particular, they shall not provide information intended to assist particular participants to bring their tenders up to the level of other participants.
Tendering Procedures. Except as provided for in Article 11.18 entities shall award contracts by means of open tendering procedures, in the course of which any interested supplier may submit a tender or apply to meet conditions for participation in a procurement.1
Tendering Procedures. 1. Each Party shall ensure that its procuring entities award their contracts by tendering procedures in accordance with its laws and regulations, in compliance with this Chapter. 2. Each Party shall ensure that its procuring entities do not provide to any supplier information with regard to a specific procurement in a manner which would have the effect of precluding competition. 3. Each Party shall ensure that its procuring entities conduct procurement in a transparent and impartial manner that: (a) is consistent with this Chapter; (b) avoids conflicts of interest; and (c) prevents corrupt practices.
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