therefore expected to be independent and acceptable to both the Borrower and the Bank. The specific qualification requirements will be specified in the terms of reference for each such assignment. A2: The Borrower is expected to employ Probity Assurance Q2: Who will pay for Probity Assurance? Providers and pay for their services. BAFO and Negotiations Q1: If there are 5 bidders, is it necessary to A1: The Procurement Regulations only provide for negotiations negotiate with all five bidders? with the bidder/proposer offering the MAP and then moving to the next MAP if the outcome is unsatisfactory or an agreement is not reached. Simultaneous negotiation with multiple proposers/bidders is not allowed. Q2: How much room for change in price and A2: There is no predefined limit to the change in price when the scope is allowed during negotiations option of negotiation is adopted during international following international competitive competitive procurement. Negotiations may involve terms procurement? Does a 15% limit apply? and conditions, price, and/or social, environmental, and innovative aspects, as long as they do not change the minimum requirements of the Bid/Proposal. Under BAFO can the bidder/proposer Q3: A3: Under a BAFO, bidders/proposers may improve their revise their technical proposal/bid? technical bids/proposals but are not allowed to change their technical bid/proposal in a material way. Alternative solutions Q1: If an offer is not technically compliant, but A1: This would be determined on a case by case basis, functionally compliant (so offering another depending on the requirements specified in the solution than requested, but still providing bidding/request for proposals documents. the requested function/outcome) and the
Q2: Who will pay for Probity Assurance? therefore expected to be independent and acceptable to both the Borrower and the Bank. The specific qualification requirements will be specified in the terms of reference for each such assignment. A2: The Borrower is expected to employ Probity Assurance Providers and pay for their services. BAFO and Negotiations Q1: If there are 5 bidders, is it necessary to negotiate with all five bidders? Q2: How much room for change in price and scope is allowed during negotiations following international competitive procurement? Does a 15% limit apply? Q3: Under BAFO can the bidder/proposer revise their technical proposal/bid? A1: The Procurement Regulations only provide for negotiations with the bidder/proposer offering the MAP and then moving to the next MAP if the outcome is unsatisfactory or an agreement is not reached. Simultaneous negotiation with multiple proposers/bidders is not allowed. A2: There is no predefined limit to the change in price when the option of negotiation is adopted during international competitive procurement. Negotiations may involve terms and conditions, price, and/or social, environmental, and innovative aspects, as long as they do not change the minimum requirements of the Bid/Proposal. A3: Under a BAFO, bidders/proposers may improve their technical bids/proposals but are not allowed to change their technical bid/proposal in a material way. Alternative solutions Q1: If an offer is not technically compliant, but functionally compliant (so offering another solution than requested, but still providing the requested function/outcome) and the A1: This would be determined on a case by case basis, depending on the requirements specified in the bidding/request for proposals documents.
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