Article (18) Tender Documents

A Government Entity will prepare the Tender documents of Partnership Projects. The Tender documents of a Project must contain:

1. information on the Project, as necessary to enable bidders to prepare and submit their bids;

2. the Project specifications and the technical and financial requirements that must be met by bids;

3. specifications of the final product and required service level, including performance indicators; safety, security, and environmental protection standards; and other standards;

4. the basic and supplementary terms of the Partnership Contract;

5. the documents, forms, and time frames related to the Partnership;

6. the amount of the bid bond and method of calculating the performance bond;

7. the grounds on which submitted bids will be assessed; and

8. the deadline for receiving bids.