CONTENTS  GENERAL PART .................................................................................................................... 4$_{ }$ 1.  ....  GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 2.  ....  FINANCING ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 3.  ....  PARTICIPATION --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 4.  ....  ONLY ONE TENDER PER TENDERER ---------------------------------------------------------------- 5 5.  ....  TENDER EXPENSES ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 6.  ....  SITE VISIT AND CLARIFICATION MEETING ------------------------------------------------------ 5 7.  ....  CONTENT OF TENDER DOCUMENTS ---------------------------------------------------------------- 6 8.  ....  EXPLANATIONS CONCERNING TENDER DOCUMENTS -------------------------------------- 6 9.  ....  MODIFICATIONS TO TENDER DOCUMENTS-------------------------------------------------6 TENDER PREPARATION..................................................................................................... 7$_{ }$ 10.  ..  LANGUAGE OF TENDERS--------------------------------------------------------------------------7 11.  ..  CONTENT AND PRESENTATION OF TENDER ---------------------------------------------------- 7 12.  ..  INFORMATION/DOCUMENTS TO BE SUPPLIED BY THE TENDERER-------------------- 8 13.  ..  TENDER PRICES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 14.  ..  PERIOD OF VALIDITY OF TENDERS --------------------------------------------------------------- 14 15.  ..  TENDER SECURITY--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15 16.  ..  VARIANT SOLUTIONS----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15 SUBMISSION OF TENDERS .............................................................................................. 16$_{ }$ 17.   .  SEALING, MARKING AND SUBMITTING TENDERS ------------------------------------------ 16 18.  ..  EXTENSION OF THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING TENDERS--------------------------- 16 19.  ..  LATE TENDERS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17 20.  ..  ALTERING AND WITHDRAWING TENDERS----------------------------------------------------- 17 OPENING AND EVALUATING TENDERS...................................................................... 17$_{ }$ 21.  ..  OPENING TENDERS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17 22.  ..  EVALUATING TENDERS-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 18 23  ...  CORRECTING ERRORS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19 CONTRACT AWARD .......................................................................................................... 19$_{ }$ 24.  ..  AWARD CRITERIA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19 25.  ..  NOTIFICATION OF AWARD, CONTRACT CLARIFICATIONS ------------------------------ 19 26.  ..  CONTRACT SIGNING AND PERFORMANCE SECURITY ------------------------------------ 19 27.   .  CANCELLATION OF THE TENDER PROCEDURE ---------------------------------------------- 21 28.  ..  ETHICS CLAUSES AND CODE OF CONDUCT --------------------------------------------------- 21 29.  ..  APPEALS------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 22  30… DATA PROTECTION-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------22  31… EARLY DETECTION AND EXCLUSION SYSTEM---------------------------------------------22  Page 3 of 23  August 2020 d4b_itt_en 