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TenderingProcedure

Thisdocumentpresentsasystematicapproachfortenderingandawardingofcontractsforinternationalconstructionprojects.Itisintendedtoassisttheemployer/engineertoreceivesoundcompetitivetendersinaccordancewiththetenderdocumentssothattheycanbequicklyandefficientlyassessed.Atthesametime,anefforthasbeenmadetoprovidetheopportunityandincentivetocontractorstorespondeasilytoinvitationstotenderforprojectswhichtheyarequalifiedtoimplement.Itishopedthattheadoptionofthisprocedurewillminimizetenderingcostsandensurethatalltenderersreceiveafairandequalopportunitytosubmittheiroffersonareasonableandcomparablebasis.

IntroductionEstablishmentofProcurementMethodandFormofTendering.Inthecontextofthisdocumenttheword“project’coversallthestagesfromtheinitialideatoconstructagivenphysicalassettothefinaltaking-overbytheemployerofthecompletedwork.

ProjectStrategyProjectsmaybeorganizedandimplementedinaccordancewithdifferentstrategies.Whichstrategyisbestsuitedforthepurposedependson,forexample,thenatureandcomplexityoftheproject,theaccesstofinance,lifecyclecostsoftheprojects,thetechnicalandadministrativecapabilityoftheemployerandthegeneralpoliticalandeconomicenvironment.

Theprojectstrategydefinesthewayinwhichtheprojectwillbeimplemented,determinestheroleofeachpartyinvolvedand,whereappropriate,specifiesthewaytheprojectwilloperate.Toalargedegreecontractualrelationship（合同关系）betweenthepartiesandtheirindividualrights,dutiesandrisksaretherebyalsodeterminedbytheprojectstrategy.

Attheimplementationstageofaproject,tenderingservesasamethodtoensurethattheworkisprocuredatcompetitiveterms.

Thechoiceofstrategyisamajordecisionwhichhasfar-reachingconsequences.Onceastrategyhasbeensettled