The qualified candidates who obtained/sold the bidding requirements document shall prepare their technical and financial bids in this phase. For this purpose, they may access the documents in the Virtual Data Room and may carry out field visits to the joint project site, provided that this matter shall be made according to the rules and time limits set out in the bidding requirements.
The Data Room constitutes a point for communication between the bidders and the Project Committee. The Project Committee shall provide the bidders with clarifications and answers to the asked questions. The Project Committee shall be transparent and impartial in communicating with bidders. All correspondences exchanged between the Project Committee and the bidders shall be in writing, and all clarifications and answers shall be distributed on all bidders, provided that the questions shall be explained without disclosing the identity of the bidder who has asked the question. Excluded from this procedure are the questions relating to the technical solution because its represents an ownership right of each bidder. Therefore, they shall not be distributed on other bidders. During that period, the bidders may be required to provide their observations regarding the PPP contract draft or any other documents such as the bylaws of the project company (if they are drafted and suggested by the project committee).