SECTION 120

(1) The jury shall evaluate and rank the bids based on the criteria set forth in the design competition as follows: (a) Where the invitation to tender with design competition deals only with project design, the jury shall rank the projects according to their technical and aesthetic values, their overall cost, in accordance with the criteria laid down in the design competition regulations. The overall score shall be the sum of the technical score and the score of the estimated overall project cost, using the weighted method provided for in the tender file. (b) Where the design competition concerns the cases provided for in Article 80(1) (b), (c) and (d) above, the jury shall review and assess the said projects on the basis of the technical and aesthetic value of each project, its overall cost, as well the conditions for its eventual implementation, using the criteria laid down in the design competition regulations. As appropriate, the jury of the design competition shall, together with the shortlisted competitors, finalize the terms of the contract to be awarded for the conduct of a study and/or the monitoring and control thereof. The jury shall evaluate the bids and determine the most cost-effective. To that end, it shall sum up the scores obtained by each competitor with regard to the design competition proper, the overall project cost estimate and the financial bid, using the weighted method provided for in the tender documents. (2) After ranking the bids, the jury shall, using any communication medium stating the exact date, request the highest ranked competitor to: (a) confirm the correction of the clerical errors noted; (b) regularize the discrepancies noted. (3) In this regard, the jury shall grant the competitor a period of not be less than 7 (seven) working days, with effect from the date of completion of evaluation of the proposed projects. (4) After reviewing the documents and answers received, the jury shall: (a) propose that the tenders board should select the successful bidder concerned: or (b) propose that the tenders board should exclude the competitor concerned where he; - fails to respond within the prescribed period, to confirm the corrections requested or to regularize the discrepancies noted; - submits a financial bid signed by a person not authorized to commit him or expresses restrictions or reservations. 49 (5) In this case, the jury shall request the second highest ranked bidder, review the documents and answers received and either select or exclude him under the conditions set forth in (b) above. (6) Where the jury does not select the second highest ranked bidder concerned, it shall invite the bidder ranked next, review his documents and answers under the same conditions as above until the procedure is completed or the design competition is declared unsuccessful.