(Construction) - The evaluation of the bid price is based on the content declared on the contractor's webform, not the attached file.
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According to the reflection of Mr. Mai Phu Cuong (Dong Thap), Point a, Clause 3, Article 4 of Circular No. 10/2015/TT-BKHDT dated October 26, 2015 of the Ministry of Planning and Investment detailing the selection plan Contractor selection stipulates: "Performed work includes work contents related to project preparation, pre-implemented bidding packages with corresponding value and legal basis for implementation".
If at the very beginning of project implementation, the investment decider determines that the investor must hire a project management unit and the investor has hired a project management unit, then when submitting the project selection plan for approval, When choosing a contractor, is the investor allowed to include this cost in the "work done" in Table 1?
When preparing the E-HSMT, the consultant shall base on the approved bid package cost estimate to post information on the bidding network; but when submitting the bid, can the contractor, in addition to sending the summary of bid prices according to the E-HSMT, also send the summary of additional values for the approved works in other bidding packages?
For example: In the construction and installation bidding package, there is a part of the fire prevention and fighting water supply system for the work, in the equipment bidding package, there is a part for purchasing fire fighting water pumps. When submitting bids, the contractor, in addition to sending a summary of the bid price for the construction and installation bidding package, also sends a summary of additional values for the purchase of fire water pumps. At the same time, these two bidding packages are separate in the decision approving the economic-technical report and the form and time of contractor selection in the decision approving the contractor selection plan already approved by the investment decider. Browser.
If the above job is in accordance with the law on bidding, can the investor and contractor negotiate a purchase price for fire fighting water pump equipment that is larger than the approved estimate?
The Ministry of Planning and Investment responded to this issue as follows:
As for the contractor selection plan, Point a, Clause 2, Article 36 of the Bidding Law stipulates the part of work that has been performed, including the contents of work related to project preparation, pre-implemented bidding packages with equivalent value. and legal basis for implementation.
Accordingly, the determination of the work done is done in accordance with the above provisions.
For the evaluation of bids, according to the provisions of the Form E-HSMT for construction and installation issued together with Circular No. 08/2022/TT-BKHDT dated May 31, 2022, Chapter IV includes the forms that the inviting party Bidders and contractors will have to complete to form part of the E-HSMT and E-HSDT. This chapter is digitized as a webform. The bid solicitor and the contractor need to enter the information into the corresponding webform in accordance with the bidding package to make 2 E-HSMTs and E-HSDTs on the System (including the summary of bid prices).
Accordingly, the evaluation of the bid price is based on the content declared on the contractor's webform, not the attached file.
