Guideline 1.6 - Consistency of Tendering Authority Actions

It is important when dealing with tenders for Minor and Ancillary Works from its business unit that the tendering authority is seen to be consistent in its treatment of all tenderers. This means, amongst other things, that the business unit costs must be fully captured in its accounting procedures. Further to this, a business unit which wishes to tender for work in competition with independent contractors must be bound by all the conditions of the Request for Tender (RFT) (Section 3.2 of this Manual), including bonds and retentions (Section 3.9 of this manual), insurance of work and public liability.

One of the key inputs to the success of the tendering process is assurance that tender evaluations are completed professionally and objectively and for this the competency of the evaluators undertaking tender evaluations is critical.