The Public Body shall evaluate each Bid that has been determined, up to this stage of the evaluation, to be substantially responsive
The Public Body shall evaluate the Bids on the basis of their responsiveness to the Schedule of Requirements, applying the evaluation criteria, sub-criteria, and point system specified in the Section 3. No other criteria or methodology shall be permitted. Each responsive Bid will be given a technical score. A Bid shall be rejected at this stage if it does not respond to important aspects of the Bidding Documents and particularly the Schedule of Requirements or if it fails to achieve the minimum technical score indicated in the Section 3.
To evaluate a bid, the Public Body shall consider the following:
(a)The Bid price, excluding Provisional Sums and the provision, if any, for contingencies in the Summary Bill of Quantities for Unit Price contracts or Schedule of Prices for lump sum contracts, but including day work items, where priced competitively;
(b)Price adjustment for correction of arithmetic errors in accordance with ITB Clause 33.1;
(c)Price adjustment due to discounts offered in accordance with ITB Clause 13.5;
(d)Converting the amount resulting from applying (a) to (c) above, if relevant, to a single currency in accordance with ITB Clause 35;
(e)Adjustment for nonconformities in accordance with ITB 32;
(f)Application of all the evaluation factors indicated in Section 3, Evaluation Methodology and Criteria;
The Public Body’s evaluation of a bid may require the consideration of other factors, in addition to the Bid Price quoted in accordance with ITB Clause 13. The factors to be used, if any, and the methodology of application shall be indicated in Section 3, Evaluation Methodology and Criteria.
If these Bidding Documents allow Bidders to submit a Bid for different lots, and the award to a single Bidder of multiple lots, the methodology of evaluation to determine the lowest evaluated lot combinations, including any discounts offered in the Bid Submission Sheet, is specified in the BDS and detailed in Section 3 Evaluation Methodology and Criteria.
If the Bid for an unit price contract, which results in the lowest Evaluated Bid Price, is seriously unbalanced, front loaded or substantially below updated estimates in the opinion of the Public Body, the Public Body may require the Bidder to produce detailed price analyses for any or all items of the Bill of Quantities, to demonstrate the internal consistency of those prices with the construction methods and schedule proposed. After evaluation of the price analyses, taking into consideration the schedule of estimated Contract payments, the Public Body may require that the amount of the performance security be increased at the expense of the Bidder to a level sufficient to protect the Public Body against financial loss in the event of default of the successful Bidder under the Contract.
