Guidance note: The ITP Workshops provide a forum for direct interaction between the State and Respondents during the RFP Phase. ITP Workshops have been identified to give Respondents the opportunity to participate individually in structured workshops involving the State and Project Stakeholders during the RFP Phase. Additionally, the ITP Workshops allow and encourage feedback between the State and Respondents within the Project's probity framework. |
The ITP Workshops are not negotiation sessions and, unless expressly stated in the RFP, do not form part of the RFP evaluation process.
ITP Workshops may include:
• an RFP Briefing;
• Respondent Initiated ITP Workshops; and
• State Initiated ITP Workshops.
ITP Workshops will be conducted in accordance with:
• Section 9 (Interaction between State and Respondents) of this Volume 1, Part A (General Information and Instructions to Respondents);
• the ITP Workshop Protocols set out in section 2.2 (ITP Workshop Protocols); and
• the ITP Workshop process described in this section 0 (ITP Workshops).