42  Operation of the Evaluation Committee

42.1  Notice of the Evaluation Committee meetings shall be sent to all members of the Evaluation Committee and the meeting shall be held valid only where the required Quorum is present.

42.2  The Evaluation Committee shall, to the extent practical and possible, work continuously once they have begun an evaluation in order to complete evaluation within the time limit prescribed.

42.3  The Evaluation Committee, in administering the evaluation process, may seek support of the transaction adviser(s) and/or consultant(s) appointed for the PPP Project, the PPP Authority and/or any other person, if needed.

42.4  The Contracting Authority may also constitute technical sub-committee(s), if needed. The member(s) of a technical sub-committee shall not be more than 3 (three). If the Contracting Authority decides to constitute technical sub-committees, it shall do so prior to the Due Date.

42.5  The Evaluation Committee shall in strict compliance with the pre-determined criteria set out in the RFQ, RFP or IFB (as applicable), evaluate and examine the Applications, Proposals or Bids (as applicable) and shall follow the procedures set out in the bid documents and/or in any other applicable policies, rules, regulations, guidance, guidelines or notifications.