(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.
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(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.
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In force from 20 June 2018
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