Prequalification of bidders under the Public Procurement Act 2007 of Nigeria
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(1) Where a procuring entity has made a decision with respect to the
minimum
qualification of suppliers, contractors or service providers by
requesting interested persons to submit applications, to pre-qualify,
it shall set out precise criteria upon which its seeks to give
consideration to contractor or a service provider qualifiers, shall
apply only the criteria set out in the prequalification documents and
no more.
(2) Procuring entities shall supply a set of prequalification
documents to each supplier, contractor or consultant that request
them, and the price that a procuring entity may charge for the
prequalification documents shall reflect only the cost of printing and
provision to suppliers or contractors and consultants.
(3) The prequalification documents shall include:
a. Instructions to prepare and submit prequalification application;
b. A summary of the main terms and conditions requires for the
procurement contract to be entered into as a result of the procurement
proceedings;
c. Any documentary evidence or other information that must be
submitted by suppliers, contractors or consultants to demonstrate
their qualifications and competence on the job;
d. The manner and place for the submission of applications to pre-
qualify and the deadline for the submission, expressed as a specific
date and time which allows sufficient time for suppliers, contractors
or consultants to prepare and submit their applications, taking into
account the reasonable need of the procuring entity; and
e. Any other requirement that may be established by the procuring
entity in conformity with the Public Procurement Act and procurement
regulations relating to the preparation and submission of applications
to pre-qualify and to the prequalification proceedings.
(4) The procurement entity shall respond to any request by a supplier
contractor or consultant for clarification of the prequalification
documents if the request is made in writing at least ten days before
the deadline for the submission of its application to pre-qualify.
(5) The response to any request by the procuring entity shall be
given within a reasonable time and in any event within a period of at
most seven working days so as to enable the supplier, contractor
or consultant to make a timely submission of its application to
prequalify
(6) The response to any request that might reasonably be expected to
be of interest to other supplier consultant, contractor shall, without
identifying the source of the request, be communicated to other
suppliers or contractors or consultants provided with the
prequalification documents by the procuring entity.
(7) A procuring entity shall promptly notify each supplier, contractor
or consultant which submitted an application to pre-qualification of
whether or not it has been pre-qualified and shall make available to
any member of the general public upon request, the names of the
suppliers, contractors or consultants who have been pre-qualified.
(8) Suppliers, contractors or consultants who have been pre-
qualified may participate further in the procurement proceedings.
(9) The procuring entity shall upon request communicate to suppliers,
contractors or consultants who have not been pre-qualified the grounds
for disqualification.
(10 ) The procuring entity may require a supplier, contractor or
service provider who has been pre-qualified to demonstrate its
qualifications again in accordance with the same criteria used to pre-
qualify the supplier, contractor or consultant.
(11) The procuring entity shall promptly notify each supplier,
contractor or service provider requested to demonstrate its
qualification again whether or not the supplier, contractor or
consultant has done so to the satisfaction of the procuring entity.
(12) The procuring entity shall disqualify any supplier, contractor or
service provider who fails to demonstrate its qualification again if
requested to do so.