(a) Following receipt of the PPP Authority's concurrence, the Applicable Line Ministry shall submit the proposed Project to the Approving Authority for In-Principle Approval. In its submission for In-Principle Approval it should also seek approval confirming the status of the Original Proponent as the Unsolicited Bidder on the basis of the Unsolicited Proposal and seek confirmation on the mode of competitive bidding that shall be applied to test the competitiveness of the Unsolicited Proposal.
(b) The mode of competitive bidding may include a bonus system or other appropriate methods that may be proposed by the PPP Authority and approved by the Approving Authority.