Common use of Total Combined and Final Rating of the Proposal Clause in Contracts

Total Combined and Final Rating of the Proposal. UNDP reserves the right to undertake a post-qualification exercise aimed at determining, to its satisfaction the validity of the information provided by the Proposer. Such post-qualification shall be fully documented and, among those that may be listed in the Data Sheet (DS No.33), may include, but need not be limited to, all or any combination of the following : Verification of accuracy, correctness and authenticity of information provided by the Proposer on the legal, technical and financial documents submitted; Validation of extent of compliance to the RFP requirements and evaluation criteria based on what has so far been found by the evaluation team; Inquiry and reference checking with Government entities with jurisdiction on the Proposer, or any other entity that may have done business with the Proposer; Inquiry and reference checking with other previous clients on the quality of performance on ongoing or previous contracts completed; Physical inspection of the Proposer’s offices, branches or other places where business transpires, with or without notice to the Proposer; Quality assessment of ongoing and completed outputs, works and activities similar to the requirements of UNDP, where available; and Other means that UNDP may deem appropriate, at any stage within the selection process, prior to awarding the contract.