a. Unless the Tender documents stipulate that a separate bid must be submitted by each company, a bid may be submitted by a consortium of prequalified companies in the name of this consortium.
b. Unless the Tender documents stipulate otherwise or the DOF approves otherwise, no member of the consortium may submit a separate bid directly or through another consortium; and no bids may be submitted by a company in which a member of this consortium owns majority of the capital or by a company which is controlled by that member.