3.2.12 The Invite EOI notice should include the following information:
a) Factors that will be used to evaluate whether to pre-qualify a tenderer and the relative weighting of each factor, e.g. financial health, technical capability, track record, etc.
b) The procedure that will be used to select the suitable provider for the PPP project, such as shortlisted suppliers will be invited to submit a full proposal at the later stage of the tender process (Step 3 of the proposed process for selecting a PPP provider).
c) Salient aspects of the indicative PPP contract, such as those stated at paragraph Error! Reference source not found. above. Although there is no need for GPEs to give the full PPP contract at this stage, a summary of these salient aspects of the PPP contract will help the private sector better assess whether to participate in the pre-qualification stage of the PPP tender in the first instance. The summary can also help the bidders work with their potential financiers early on the financial viability of the PPP deal.
d) GPEs may hold a pre-qualification briefing to clarify on the qualification document to bidders. As financiers play an important role in PPP projects, it is important to ensure that financiers are appropriately involved at the right time. Therefore potential bidders should be allowed to attend the pre-qualification briefing with their financiers. Also this briefing can be open to the banks and other financiers who have a bona fide interest.