(a) The Contracting Authority retains the right to resume the Bidding Process on the basis of an Unsolicited Proposal, after a decision has been taken not to proceed with the Bidding Process in line with Article 11, without any commitment or obligation, whether financial or otherwise, towards the Unsolicited Bidder, subject to the condition set out in Article 12(b) herein below.
(b) Where the Bidding Process is re-launched within 24 (twenty-four) months of the date of approval by the Approving Authority of the decision not to proceed, the Contracting Authority shall invite the Original Proponent to resume their status as an Unsolicited Bidder of the Unsolicited Proposal.
(c) If the Original Proponent does not respond to the invitation within the time specified in the invitation, it will lose its status and the associated benefits of an Unsolicited Bidder.