• After completing discussing and revising the bidding requirements document, it shall be approved initially by the project committee.
• The Project Committee shall submit the final copy of the bidding requirement document to the Ministry to submit thereof to the Financial and Economic Committee for final discussion and revision. Then, the document shall be attached to the project file and submitted to the cabinet to consider thereof.
• The cabinet approval on the bidding requirements document shall include an enforceable provision regarding approving the PPP contract draft, including the articles and clauses relating to dispute settlement and arbitration. Accordingly, if any dispute arises between the private partner and the Federal Entity, the private partner does not have to wait the cabinet approval on the arbitration clause mentioned in the PPP contract. On the other hand, the cabinet approval on the bidding requirements document shall give the green light to commence the procedures of selecting the private partner and the contract awarding.
• The Project Committee shall then inform the qualified candidates with the bidding requirements document in any way it deems appropriate, then the candidates shall prepare their technical and financial bids according to the rules set out in the bidding requirements.
• The Project Committee may impose a non-refundable participation fee to be paid by the qualified candidates to get the bidding requirements. This mechanism enables the Project Committee to measure the continuity of the qualified candidates' interest and seriousness in participation and submitting bids.