SECTION 94

(1) The tenders board shall set a duration for the evaluation of technical and financial bids. Such duration must not exceed 10 (ten) working days for minor projects and where bid opening comprises a single stage, and 15 (fifteen) working days where bids are opened in two stages. For complex and major projects, this duration may be extended to 21 (twenty-one) working days. (2) Chairpersons and members of bid evaluation sub-committees shall preferably be chosen from a list of experts approved by the public contracts regulatory body on the basis of their competence and experience in the field concerned by the invitation to tender, and depending on their availability. (3) Chairpersons and members of bid evaluation sub-committees must be people of good moral standing, master public contract procedures and regulations and have proven technical skills in the relevant field. (4) Chairpersons and members of bid evaluation sub-committees must refrain from any action that may compromise their objectivity and, in any case, must not have any financial, personal or other interest in the contract under review.