(a) The Applicable Line Ministry or the Contracting Authority may contact the PPP Authority at any time for clarifications and/or to feedback on progress. Further, the PPP Authority may also contact the Applicable Line Ministry and/or the Contracting Authority at any time seeking clarifications and/or to ensure that the process and timelines are being met.
(b) The PPP Authority may provide further details and clarifications from time to time in relation to these Guidelines, as well as developing, modifying and issuing templates and model documentation for the application and processing of Unsolicited Proposals. The PPP Authority may amend these Guidelines as and when deemed necessary, including incorporation of corrections, omissions, clarifications, additions or deletions.
(c) The Contracting Authority may seek references and/or conduct any investigations or enquiries in order to verify any and all statements, information, references and documents submitted by the Original Proponent.
(d) All costs and expenses associated with the preparation and submission of the Unsolicited Proposal or any other costs shall be fully borne by the Original Proponent. The Applicable Line Ministry and/or the Contracting Authority shall not be liable in any manner whatsoever for any such costs and/or expenses incurred by the Original Proponent nor shall they be liable for any losses suffered by the Original Proponent and/or for any actions by the Original Proponent and/or for any consequences thereof.
(e) In case of any incomplete work which was initiated under the repealed Policy and Strategy for Public-Private Partnership (PPP), 2010 ("PPP Policy") and the Procedures for Implementation of PPP Policy and Strategy for Unsolicited Proposals, 2014 ("Procedures for Unsolicited Proposals"), that work shall be completed in accordance with the provisions of the repealed PPP Policy and the Procedures for Unsolicited Proposals as if it has not been repealed and these Guidelines shall not be applicable only to such extent.
(f) Subject to the foregoing, these Guidelines shall immediately be applicable for the rest of the procurement process to be undertaken after completion of the above mentioned work initiated under the repealed PPP Policy and the Procedures for Unsolicited Proposals.
(g) Subject to the requirements stipulated in these Guidelines, the Procurement Guidelines for PPP Projects, 2016 ("PGP 2016") shall apply in relation to the procurement process.
(h) In case of any ambiguity, uncertainty or lack of clarity in relation to any wording contained in these Guidelines, the interpretation provided by the PPP Authority in this regard shall be final and binding.