Information relating to the examination, evaluation, clarification, and comparison of Bids, and recommendation of contract award, shall not be disclosed to Bidders or any other persons not officially concerned with such process until information on Contract award is communicated to all Bidders.
Any effort by a Bidder to influence the Public Body in the examination, evaluation, and comparison of the Bids or Contract award decisions may result in the rejection of its Bid.
Notwithstanding ITB Sub-Clause 29.2, from the time of Bid opening to the time of Contract award, if any Bidder wishes to contact the Public Body on any matter related to the bidding process, it should do so in writing.
To assist in the examination, evaluation, and comparison of the Bids, the Public Body may, at its sole discretion, ask any Bidder for a clarification of its Bid. Any clarification submitted by a Bidder that is not in response to a request by the Public Body shall not be considered. The Public Body’s request for clarification and the response shall be in writing. No change in the prices or substance of the Bid shall be sought, offered, or permitted, except to confirm the correction of arithmetic errors discovered by the Public Body in the evaluation of the Bids, in accordance with ITB Clause 33.
If a Bidder does not provide clarifications of its bid by the date and time set in the Public Body’s request for clarification, its bid may be rejected.
