In accordance with the Decree No. 63/2014/ND-CP issued by the Government on June 26, 2014 detailing a number of articles of the Bidding Law regarding contractor selection.
Online selection of contractors applies to bidding packages for consultancy and non-consultancy services, procurement of goods, construction, installation and mixed bidding packages which select contractors through open bidding, restricted bidding, competitive offer, direct procurement or contractor appointment.
For online selection of contractors, the bid solicitor and contractors shall make registration once on the national bidding network. The bid solicitor shall distribute free dossiers of invitation for expression of interest, dossiers of invitation to prequalification, bidding dossiers or dossiers of requirements on the national bidding network. For each bidding package, contractors shall submit dossiers of expression of interest, dossiers for participation in prequalification, bid dossiers or dossiers of proposals once on the national bidding network.
The bid solicitor shall open bids on the national bidding network immediately after the time of bid closing. In case no contractor submits dossiers, the bid solicitor shall report such to the project owner for consideration and re-organization of online selection of contractors.
In case fewer than 3 contractors submit dossiers, the bid solicitor shall open bids immediately without having to handle them. E-documents sent through the national bidding network and information published on the national bidding network shall be regarded as the originals, have the same legal validity and effect as paper documents and serve as a basis for evaluation, appraisal, inspection, examination, audit and disbursement.
The bid solicitor shall open and decode dossiers for participation in prequalification, dossiers of expression of interest, bid dossiers and dossiers of proposals on the national bidding network immediately after the time of bid closing. Records on the opening of dossiers for participation in prequalification, dossiers of expression of interest, bid dossiers or dossiers of proposals shall be published on the national bidding network within 2 hours after the time of bid closing.
After evaluating dossiers for participation in prequalification, dossiers of expression of interest, bid dossiers or dossiers of proposals, the bid solicitor shall input the contractor selection result on the national bidding network. The contractor selection result shall be published on the national bidding network immediately after the decision approving the contractor selection result is issued.
This Decree takes effect on August 15, 2014
Source: luatvietnam.vn
