SECTION 119

(1) For contracts awarded through invitation to tender with design competition, the tenders board shall first open the envelopes containing the administrative documents and artistic proposals. (2) After the opening of bids received, the tenders board shall set up a jury to evaluate the projects. (3) The jury shall comprise mostly representatives of the professions concerned and at least one representative of the Project Owner. (4) Secondly, only technical bids comprising the estimated provisional project cost, the bidder’s references and the overall project cost of bidders who obtained the required minimum score for the competitive design proper shall be opened in the presence of the bidders concerned. (5) Before expressing its opinion, the jury may also, in writing or any appropriate means, invite bidders to provide any clarifications concerning their bid. 48 (6) The jury may consult any expert or technician to enlighten it on specific points of the proposed projects, and/or assign a sub-committee to review the bids before expressing its opinion. (7) The jury may also request one or more bidders to make changes to their projects. Such changes may relate to the design and/or implementation of projects, eventually with resulting cost difference. The processes and costs proposed by bidders may not be disclosed to other competing bidders during discussions.