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WORLD TRADE S/WPGR/W/11/Add.17
13March 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-1185)
Working Party onGATS Rules Original: English
COMMUNICATION FROM THE REPUBLIC OFHUNGARY
Response totheQuestionnaire onGovernment Procurement ofServices
Addendum
Thefollowing communication isbeing circulated attherequest oftheRepublic ofHungary
toMembers oftheWorking Party onGATS Rules.
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Note: Basic legal instrument onpublic procurement inHungary isActXLof1995 onPublic
Procurements (theAct). These responses aremade onthebasis ofthisAct. References aremade
tothespecific Sections andArticles oftheActrelevant tothequestion.
I. EXISTING PROCUREMENT REGIMES
Where aMember 'sprocurement regime isdifferent forcentral government entities, sub-central
government entities, andother entities, suchaspublic undertakings (e.g.public utilities), itwould be
useful ifthese differences were specified under eachoftheheadings indicated below.
Definition
1. What isthedefinition ofgovernment procurement employed incompleting this
questionnaire?
Thefollowing organizations shallcome under thescope ofthisAct(Section 1.):
a) thestate, local governments, municipal minority local governments, local minority
localgovernments,associationofmunicipallocalgovernments,centralbudgetaryorgans,
budgetary organs oflocalgovernments, segregated statefunds, Pension Insurance and
Health Insurance self-government;
b) public bodies andpublic foundations;
c) foundations andsocial organizations established byorwiththeparticipation ofthe
organizationsspecifiedinparagraphsa)andb),throughcontributingmorethanone-third
oftheirassets, and/or non-profit companies, insurance associations, water management
companies, alsoincluding their organizational units being legal entities, under the
determining control oftheorganizations specified inparagraphs a)andb);
d) organizations granted subsidy, notcoming under theforce ofparagraphs a)toc),in
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ofguarantee, organizations forthepayment obligations ofwhich theGovernment
undertook suretyship inaccordance withActXXXVIII of1992ontheCentral Budget
(hereinafter: CBA) andordered intherelevant Decree toapply therules contained
inthisActinrespect oftheprocurements effected from thefunds acquired inthis
manner;
e) economic organizations referred toinSection 685,paragraph c)ofActIVof1959
ontheCivil Code oftheRepublic ofHungary (hereinafter: CC), orlocalgovernment
institutions referred toinSection 9,subsection (4)ofActLXV of1990 onLocal
Governments, iftheyhaveexclusive licences toprovide national, regional orlocal
public services inaccordance withlegal rules, onthewhole market affected bythe
procurement [theorganizations contained inparagraphs a)toe)hereinafter collectively:
inviters ofbids].
Procurements Coming under theScope ofthisAct(Section 2.)
(1) Theorganizations referred toinSection 1shallproceed inaccordance withtherules
ofthisActinthecourse oftheirprocurements ofgoods, aswellastheirbuilding and
construction projects andordering their services (hereinafter collectively: public
procurement), iftheirvalue specified inSection 4,subsection (1)reaches orexceeds
theamount determined separately oncommencing public procurement.
(2) Thepublic procurements carried outbytheorganizations indicated inSection 1,
paragraph e)shallbeexclusively interpreted asprocurements directly connected with
theirpublic service providing activities.
(3) Thevalue limitofpublic procurements referred toinsubsection (1)shallbedetermined
fortheyear1997 andsubsequently intheannual ActontheBudget.
Section 96ofLawCXXIV of1996 ontheState Budget oftheHungarian Republic for1997
establishes thefollowing threshold values :
- HUF 12million forprocurement ofgoods,
- HUF 24million forbuilding andconstruction projects,
- HUF 6million fortechnical planning forbuilding andconstruction projects,
- HUF 6million forservices,
- HUF 240million forpre-qualification requirement asdefined inSection 42:3ofthe
LawonPublic Procurement. (seeAnswer 6.(c))
(4) Theorganizations specified inSection 1areentitled toproceed inaccordance with
therules ofthisActinthecourse oftheirprocurements ofavalue notreaching the
value limitindicated insubsection (3).
Section 3
(1) InrespectofthecentralbudgetaryorgansestablishedbytheGovernmentortheMinister,
theGovernment mayorder public procurements within theframework ofacentralized
procedure, defining theirpersonal andmaterial scope, aswellastheparty entitled to
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(2) TheGovernment shallpublish itsresolution providing forthecentralized procedure
ofpublic procurements, which, ifnecessary, shallalsocontain theinformation related
tothepossibility ofjoining theprocedure.
(3) Inthecourse ofthecentralized procedure ofpublic procurements, theprovisions
contained inthisActshall alsoapply iftheGovernment authorizes aperson or
organization notmentioned inSection 1toinvite bids. Thedetailed rules pertaining
tothecentralized procedure ofpublic procurements shallbedetermined inaseparate
legalrule.
Section 6:Thescope ofthisActshallnotapply to
a) public procurements affecting statesecrets orservice secrets inrespect ofwhich the
competent committee ofParliament made apreliminary decision excluding the
application ofthisAct;
b) procurements defined ininternational agreements, taking place within theframework
ofaseparate procedure;
c) procurements defined byinternational organizations, taking place onthebasis ofa
separate procedure;
d) procurements oftheEconomic Security Reserves providing forextraordinary tactical
purposes, andtheirtemporary inclusion intheinventory;
e) procurementsrealizedinaccordancewithlegalrulesfromtheMarketInterventionFund;
f) procurements coming under thesystem ofmeans oftheregulation oftheagricultural
market;
g) procurements ofwater anddistributed energy sources;
h) procurements tobecarried outintheinterest ofpreventing water damage, and/or water
quality damage atthetimeofalert.
Section 9
(2) Thescope ofthisActshallnotapply tothefollowing services :
a) ifaperson ororganization, defined inanother legal rule, isexclusively entitled to
provide aservice;
b) ifacontract mayexclusively beconcluded ontheprovision ofaservice under conditions
defined inanother legalrule;
c) central banking andfinancial institution 'sactivities;
d) securities trade;
e) development, production andjointproduction ofprogramme material bybroadcasters;S/WPGR/W/11/Add.17
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f) research anddevelopment activities, unless atleastfiftypercentthereof, andtothe
extent exceeding thevalue limitspecified inSection 2,subsection (3),arefinanced
bytheinviter ofbids, andtheresults thereof arealsoutilized bytheinviter ofbids;
g) preparation ofaregional andcommunity arrangement plan, atechnical, conceptional
planpreceding theofficial permission ofconstruction, anofficial plandocumentation
forthepermission ofconstruction, thecontracting planofaconstruction project, as
wellaspreparation ofplans fortheregional arrangement, architectural andtechnical
plancompetition defined inaseparate legalrule.
Administrative structure
2. Howaregovernment procurement activities administered? Towhatextent areprocurement
activities centralized? Please specify theidentity ofanycentral procurement agencies and
theirrespective responsibilities.
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT COUNCIL
Legal Status oftheCouncil (Section 11)
(1) ThePublic Procurement Council (hereinafter: Council) isestablished forthepurpose
ofproviding fortheenforcement oftheobjectives defined inthisAct;itisonly
subordinated toParliament.
(2) TheCouncil isacentral budgetary organ under thesupervision ofParliament, with
independent management, which hasgeneral competence withregard toitsscope of
duties defined inthisAct.Itisbased inBudapest.
Competence andOperation oftheCouncil (Section 15)
(1) TheCouncil shall
a) monitor theenforcement oftherules ofthisAct,initiate withthecompetent
party thepassing andamendment oflegalrulesrelated topublic procurements;
b) express itsopinion ondraftlegalrulesrelated topublic procurements andthe
operation oftheCouncil;
c) prepare recommendations promoting theexecution oflegal rules related to
public procurements, intheframework ofthese legalrules;
d) monitor theperformance ofthecontracts concluded onthebasis ofpublic
procurement procedures, define thecriteria forqualification pursuant towhich
itpublishes thelistofeconomic associations (hereinafter: qualified bidders)
which canberequested totakepartintheprocedure ofinvitation referred to
inSection 65,subsection (1),paragraph b)annually, initsofficial gazette,
entitled Public Procurement Bulletin;
e) perform, through itsmembers, thetaskspecified inSection 51,subsection (2);S/WPGR/W/11/Add.17
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f) determine thenumber ofmembers oftheArbitration Committee ofPublic
Procurements;
g) appoint, and/or relieve thechairman oftheArbitration Committee ofPublic
Procurements andthecommissioners ofpublic procurements;
h) judge matters ofconflict ofinterest related tothecommissioners ofpublic
procurements;
i) provide forthepublishing ofthePublic Procurement Bulletin witharegularity
defined byit,publish theannouncements prepared inconnection withthepublic
procurement procedure, theresolutions ofthePublic Procurement Arbitration
Committee, therecommendations referred toinparagraph c),furthermore,
anyother notices related topublic procurements;
j) promote theeducation andtraining ofthose participating inthepublic
procurement procedure;
k) maintain relationship withpublic procurement organizations ofother states,
andwithinternational organizations;
l) approve itsownorganizational andoperational regulations, andtheother
internalregulationsandbudgetaryproposalsaffectingitsoperation,furthermore,
itsannual budget report.
(2) TheCouncil shallprepare anannual report toParliament onitsexperience related to
thetransparency ofpublic procurements, aswellasonitsactivities; thereport shall
bealsosenttotheState Audit Office forinformation.
(3) Thereport shallcontain statements regarding theextent towhich therulesofthisAct
correspond totherequirements oftherulesofeconomic lifeandthestatebudget, and
themanner consistence therewith maybeprovided.
Laws andregulations inforce
3.(a) Please specify thelaws, regulations, rules, guidelines, decrees, decisions andother measures
governing government procurement. What isthescope oftheirapplication? Inparticular,
please describe anyexemptions thatexist. Please provide abrief summary ofthecontent
ofeachofthese measures.
Public procurement isregulated byActXLof1995 onPublic Procurements.
Other relevant rules andregulations:
- Government Decree 125/1996 ondetailed rulesofcentralised procurements ofcentral
government agencies (125/1996. (VII. 24.)Korm. rendelet aközponti költségvetési
szervek központosított közbeszerzéseinek részletes szabályairól)
- Government Decree 128/1995 onrulesandfeesofpublication in"Public Procurement
Bulletin, theofficial gazette ofthePublic Procurement Council" (128/1995. (X.20.)
Korm. rendelet a"Közbeszerzési Értesítô, AKözbeszerzések Tanácsának Hivatalos
Lapjá"-ban történô közzététel rendjérôl éstérítési díjáról)S/WPGR/W/11/Add.17
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- Decree No.25/1996 oftheMinister ofInterior oncentralised procurements ofthe
Ministry ofInterior (25/1996. (X.2.)BMrendelet aBelügyminisztérium központosított
közbeszerzési feladatainak ellátásáról)
- Decree No.1/1996 oftheMinister ofEnvironment andRegional Development on
detailed regulation ofthedocumentation ofofferrequests forbuilding andconstruction
procurements (1/1996. (II.7.)KTM rendelet aközbeszerzés keretében megvalósuló
építési beruházásra vonatkozó ajánlati felhívás dokumentációjának részletes mûszaki
tartalmáról)
- Government Decree 1089/1995 ontasks related totheestablishment ofthePublic
Procurement Council (1089/1995. (IX.21.)Korm. határozat aKözbeszerzések Tanácsa
létrehozásával kapcsolatos feladatokról)
(b) Does theprocurement regime distinguish between theprocurement ofgoods andservices?
Ifso,thenhowistheapplication ofrulesdetermined incases ofjointprocurement involving
bothgoods andservices?
Answer 3.(b) Forthepurposes ofthisAct,services areactivities, which donotqualify as
procurement ofgoods, orasconstruction projects, andareperformed onthebasisofaonerous
contract. (Section 9.1)
Theutilization ofaservice accompanied bygoods shallalsoqualify asprocurement ofgoods,
ifthevalue oftheservice isnotinexcess ofthevalue ofthegoods. (Section 7.2)
Some services arenotcovered bytheAct.(seeSection 9.2inAnswer 1)
Different threshold values areapplied forprocurement ofgoods andservices. SeeAnswer 1.
Procurement procedures applied
4.(a) What procedures arefollowed intheprocurement process?
Types ofProcedure (Section 26)
(1) Apublic procurement procedure maybeanopenprocedure, aprocedure byinvitation,
ornegotiation. Procedures byinvitation ornegotiation mayonlytakeplace ifpermitted
inthisAct.
(2) Inviters ofbidsshall define thedeadline forsubmitting bids, thecriteria forthe
judgement ofbidsanditsdateintheinvitation forbidsinopen procedures and
procedures byinvitation. Inviters ofbidsshallbebound bytheconditions defined in
theinvitation forbids, and/or thedocumentation containing thedetailed contractual
conditions (hereinafter: documentation), while bidders arebound bytheirbids.
(4) Inaprocedure byinvitation, theparties invited bytheinviter ofbidsmaysubmit bids.
(5) Inaprocedure bynegotiation, theinviter ofbidsshallconduct freenegotiations with
theparties selected byitabout theconditions ofthecontract. Inthecourse thereof,
theparties arenotbound, inthemanner defined inSection 50ofthisAct,bytheir
bidspertaining tothecontent ofthecontract.S/WPGR/W/11/Add.17
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(6) Therules ofopen procedure shall appropriately apply totheprocedures through
invitation andnegotiation, unless thisActprovides otherwise.
Itisnotpossible toswitch from onetypeofprocedure toanother inthecourse ofapublic
procurement procedure. (Section 27.1)
(b) Under whatcircumstances aredifferent procedures used? Forinstance, ifthemethod used
depends onthevalue oftheprocurement, thethresholds should begiven.
Apublic procurement procedure maybeanopen procedure, aprocedure byinvitation, or
negotiation. Procedures byinvitation ornegotiation mayonlytakeplace ifpermitted inthis
Act.
Procedure byInvitation (Section 65)
(1) Theinviter ofbidsshallapply aprocedure byinvitation, if
a) onlyalimited number ofbidders issuitable forfulfilling thecontract dueto
theparticular nature ofthesubject ofpublic procurement, or
b) withconsideration tothesubject ofpublic procurement, andbased onthelist
ofqualified bidders, there areatleast fivequalified bidders suitable for
submitting abid.
Procedure byNegotiation (Section 70)
Theinviter ofbidsmayapply theprocedure bynegotiation if
a) theopenprocedure ortheprocedure byinvitation wasunsuccessful, withthe
exception ofthecontents ofSection 60,subsection (1),paragraphs e)andf),
provided thattheconditions oftheinvitation forbidding didnotchange inthe
meantime;
b) owing totechnical peculiarities, artistic considerations ortheprotection of
exclusive rights, thecontract canonlybeperformed byadefinite person;
c) theobject concerned isexclusively produced forresearch, experimental, study
ordevelopment purposes; thiscasemaynotapply intheevent ofaquantity
preparing theground formarketability and/or covering thecosts ofresearch
anddevelopment;
d) thedeadlines specified withregard totheopen procedure orprocedure by
invitation could notbeobserved owing totheextraordinary urgency which
occurred forareason notforeseeable bytheinviter ofbids;thecircumstances
justifyingextraordinaryurgencymaynotarisefromthenegligenceoftheinviter
ofbids;
e) itisnotpossible todefine thesubject oftheservice withtheexactitude, and/or
unambiguity, which makes theselection ofthemost favourable bidinopen
procedure, orprocedure byinvitation possible;S/WPGR/W/11/Add.17
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f) inthecaseofthepartial exchange orextension ofanobject obtained previously,
thereplacement oftheprevious winning bidder byanother would carry the
consequence thatdifferent objects withdiffering andincongruous technical
specifications should beprocured, and/or procurement would result in
disproportionately highoperation ormaintenance costs; theperiod ofsuch
contracts, concluded withaprevious winning bidder, can,however, notexceed
three years;
g) asaresultofunforeseeablecircumstances,acomplementaryservicenotincluded
intheprevious contract became necessary inorder toprovide theservice or
perform theconstruction project, provided thatthecomplementary service or
theconstruction work cannot beseparated technically oreconomically from
thecontract concluded previously; thevalue ofthecomplementary service,
and/or construction work, however, maynotexceed fiftypercentofthevalue
oftheprevious public procurement inanycase;
h) thefavourable conditions ofprocurement onlyprevail forashort time, and
theutilization offavourable conditions would failinthecaseofapplying a
procedure ofanother type;
i) procurement aimsatobtaining therightofownership, ortherightofuseor
utilization ofarealproperty.
(c) What arethetimelimits forsubmission ofbids?
Asthegeneral rules forDeadline forSubmitting theBids
Section 47
(1) Theinviterofbidsmaynotsetthedeadlineforsubmittingthebids(submissiondeadline)
asaperiod shorter thanfortydaysreckoned frompublishing theinvitation forbidding.
(2) Injustified cases, theinviter ofbidsmayextend thedeadline forsubmitting thebids
ononeoccasion. Theinviter ofbidsshallpublish theextension ofthedeadline inan
announcementpriortotheexpireoftheoriginaldeadline,wherethereasonforextending
thedeadline shallalsobeindicated.
(3) Thedeadline forsubmitting thebidsmaynotbeshortened.
Section 48
(1) Theinviter ofbidsmayamend theconditions specified intheinvitation forbidding,
and/or thedocumentation prior totheexpire ofthedeadline forsubmitting thebids.
Anewannouncement shallbepublished ontheamended conditions, inwhich anew
deadline forsubmitting thebidsshallbeestablished. Thedeadline maynotbeshorter
inthiscase, either, thanthatcontained inSection 47,subsection (1).
(2) Theinviter ofbidsmaywithdraw itsinvitation prior totheexpire ofthedeadline for
submitting thebids, which shallbepublished inanannouncement.S/WPGR/W/11/Add.17
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(3) Iftheinvitation forbidding iswithdrawn, incasethedocumentation wasmade available
forconsideration, theinviter ofbidsshallreturn theconsideration, while thebidder
shallreturn thedocumentation.
Time limits forDocumentation andProvision ofInformation :
Section 37
(1) Iftheinviter ofbidsprepares thedocumentation required forsubmitting appropriate
bids,thedocumentationshallcontainthedetailedcontractualconditions.Intheinvitation
forbidding, theinviter ofbidsshallspecify themanner anddeadline ofmaking the
documentation available, theplace ofobtaining, aswellasthefinancial conditions
thereof.
(2) Theinviter ofbidsshallprovide formaking thedocumentation available asofthedate
ofpublishing theinvitation forbidding.
Section 38
(1) Beyond thedocumentation, thebidder may, forthepurpose ofdrawing uphisbid,
request further information fromtheinviter ofbidsinwriting notlaterthantendays
priortotheexpire ofthedeadline forsubmitting thebid.Thecontent oftheinformation
shallbemade available tothebidders.
(2) Theinviter ofbidsshallbeobliged toprovide thesupplementary information related
tothedocumentation notlaterthansixdaysprior totheexpire ofthedeadline for
submitting thebids.
(3) Theinviter ofbidsshallprovide theinformation inamanner thatdoesnotfavour certain
bidders overothers, andwhich doesnotviolate theequal chances.
(4) Ifthedocumentation isofalarge volume, and/or ifbidsmayonlybesubmitted
following theon-site checking ofthedocumentation, ortheinspection oftheplace of
performance, theinviter ofbidsshallsetoramend thedeadline forsubmitting thebids
withconsideration totheabove.
Procedure byInvitation :(Section 68)
(1) Theinviter ofbidsmaynotspecify thedeadline forparticipation asaperiod shorter
thantwenty-five daysreckoned from publishing theannouncement.
(2) Theinviter ofbidsmaynotspecify thedeadline forsubmitting bidsasaperiod shorter
thanforty daysreckoned from thedispatch oftheinvitation forbidding.
Accelerated Procedure (Section 72)
(1) Theinviter ofbidsmayapply anaccelerated procedure inthecourse oftheprocedures
byinvitationornegotiation,ifitisjustifiedbyextraordinaryurgency.Thecircumstances
justifying extraordinary urgency maynotarisefrom thenegligence oftheinviter of
bids.S/WPGR/W/11/Add.17
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(2) Inanaccelerated procedure, thedeadline forsubmitting theapplication forparticipation
maynotbeshorter thantendaysreckoned from thedateofpublishing theinvitation
toparticipation, while thedeadline forsubmitting thebidsmaynotbeshorter than
fifteen daysreckoned from thedateoftheinvitation forbidding.
(3) Inanaccelerated procedure, thecomplementary information pertaining tothe
documentation shallbesupplied tobidders notlaterthanfourdaysprior totheexpire
ofthedeadline forsubmitting thebids.
(4) Inanaccelerated procedure, theannouncement shallbeforwarded viatelegram, telex
ortelefax, which shallsubsequently besentbyletter, too.
(5) Accelerated procedure maynotbeapplied inthecourse ofconstruction projects.
Publicity forinviting tenders
5.(a) How areintended procurements publicised? Areinvitations totender published? Ifso,
where, andinwhat languages?
Publishing ofAnnouncements :
Section 29
(1) Forthepurposes ofthisAct,thepublishing ofanannouncement shallbeinterpreted
aspublishing inthePublic Procurement Bulletin.
(2) Anannouncementmaybeapreliminarysummaryinformation,aninvitationforbidding,
aninvitation toparticipate inthepre-qualification procedure, aninvitation to
participation, aninformation about theresult oftheprocedure, oranyother
announcement defined bylaw.
(3) InthePublic Procurement Bulletin, exclusively theannouncements, notices,
recommendations anddecisions defined inthisActmaybepublished.
(4) Theannouncement maybeforwarded tothePublic Procurement Bulletin viatelegram,
telexortelefax. Theannouncement shallalsobesentintheformofaletter inthelatter
three cases.
(5) TheCouncil shallpublish theannouncement received. Thedatesofdispatch andreceipt
oftheannouncement shallbeindicated attheendoftheannouncement tobepublished.
(6) Thedeadlines indicated intheannouncement shallcommence onthedayfollowing
thedateofpublishing thePublic Procurement Bulletin.
(7) Thecostofpublishing shallbeborne bytheparty obliged topublish theannouncement
bylaw.
(8) Theannouncement mayonlybepublished inanyother domestic newspaper following
itspublication inthePublic Procurement Bulletin.S/WPGR/W/11/Add.17
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Section 30
(1) Ifforeign-based bidders (bidders resident abroad) maytakepartintheprocedure, the
announcement mayalsobepublished inforeign newspapers. Inthiscase, theforeign
language summary oftheannouncement may alsobepublished inthePublic
Procurement Bulletin.
(2) Iftheannouncement isalsopublished inaforeign newspaper, theannouncement may
notbepublished inthePublic Procurement Bulletin prior toitsdispatch abroad. The
place ofpublishing abroad andthedateofdispatch shall beindicated inthe
announcement senttothePublic Procurement Bulletin. Inrespect ofthesame public
procurement, theannouncements published abroad andinthePublic Procurement
Bulletin maynotcontain conflicting ordifferent details andfacts. Inthecaseofany
difference, theHungarian language announcement shallbegoverning.
Institution oftheProcedure (Section 32)
(1) Theopen procedure isinstituted byaninvitation forbidding orapre-qualification
procedure, which shallbepublished bytheinviter ofbidsbywayofannouncement.
(2) Theinviter ofbidsshallpublish theinvitation forbidding, and/or theannouncement
connected withthepre-qualification procedure, incasethelicences required for
concluding thecontract areavailable, when thepecuniary cover providing forthe
fulfilment ofthecontract, orthesecurity providing forthefactthatthepecuniary cover
willbeavailable toitonthedateoffulfilment, areatitsdisposal.
(b) Dotheextent andform ofpublicity differ according totendering procedures applied and/or
onthevalue ofprocurement?
Therules forpublishing announcements ofProcedure byInvitation
(2) Theprocedure byinvitation shallcommence withaninvitation toparticipation, which
shallbepublished bytheinviter ofbidsthrough anannouncement corresponding to
thespecimen contained inSchedule No.8.(Section 65.2)
Section 66
(1) InthecaseofSection 65,paragraph a),(see inAnswer 4.(b)) theinviter ofbidsshall,
intheannouncement, indicate theparties itintends torequest tosubmit theirbids.
(2) Inaddition tothose indicated intheannouncement, allparties mayapply, onthebasis
oftheannouncement, forparticipating intheprocedure, whoaresuitable forfulfilling
thecontract.
(3) Following theexpire ofthedeadline forapplying forparticipation (deadline for
participation), theinviter ofbidsshallsimultaneously anddirectly request inwriting
allapplicants forparticipation, qualified assuitable tosubmit theirbids.S/WPGR/W/11/Add.17
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Section 67
(1) InthecaseofSection 65,paragraph b)(see inAnswer 4.(b)), bidders qualified onthe
basis ofthepublication oftheannouncement mayapply forparticipating inthe
procedure, within thedeadline forparticipation specified intheannouncement.
(2) Theinviter ofbidsshalldetermine alimitfigure forbidders intheannouncement, with
theproviso thatinvitations forbidding shallonlybesenttoanumber ofthose applying
forparticipation uptothemaximum number defined bythelimitfigure.
(3) Thelimitfigure shallallow foratleastfivebidders. Thelimitfigure shallbeadjusted
tothesubject ofpublic procurement, andshallprovide forrealcompetition under all
circumstances.
(4) Theinviter ofbidsshallrequest theapplicants selected inaccordance withthelimit
figure forbidders determined intheannouncement, based ontheirfinancial, economic
andtechnical suitability, inwriting, simultaneously anddirectly, tosubmit theirbids.
Therules forpublishing announcements ofProcedure byNegotiation (Section 71)
(1) Theinviter ofbidsshallonlypublish anannouncement ofcommencing theprocedure
bynegotiation, inaccordance withthespecimen contained inSchedule No.9,inthe
cases defined inSection 70,paragraph a)ande)(see inAnswer 4.(b)). Inthiscase,
theprocedure bynegotiation shallbecommenced byaninvitation toparticipation.
(2) Theinviter ofbidsmayindicate, already intheannouncement, theparties itintends
toinvite toparticipate intheprocedure. Inaddition tothose indicated inthe
announcement, allparties mayapply forparticipating intheprocedure onthebasis
oftheannouncement, whoaresuitable forfulfilling thecontract.
(3) Theinviter ofbidsshallinvite thepersons selected inaccordance withthelimitfigure
defined intheannouncement, andbased ontheirfinancial, economic andtechnical
suitability, directly, butatleastthree applicants shallbeinvited tothenegotiation,
provided thatitismade possible bythenumber ofapplicants qualified assuitable.
(4) Inthecaseofanannounced procedure byinvitation, theprovisions contained inSection
32,subsection (2),Section 40andSection 68,subsection (1)shall apply. (Seein
Answers 5.(a), 5.(c)and4.(c)respectively)
(5) Inthecourse ofaprocedure bynegotiation conducted without publishing an
announcement, theinviter ofbidsshalldirectly invite theparties selected byhimto
thenegotiation.
(6) Thecontents ofSection 63,subsection (1)shallappropriately apply topublishing the
result oftheprocedure bynegotiation conducted without publishing theannouncement.
Therules forpublishing announcements ofAccelerated Procedure (Section 72)
(4) Inanaccelerated procedure, theannouncement shallbeforwarded viatelegram, telex
ortelefax, which shallsubsequently besentbyletter, too.S/WPGR/W/11/Add.17
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(c) What details oftheintended procurement arenormally published? Isthere aminimum set
ofinformation thatisrequired tobepublished? Ifso,please specify.
Invitation forBidding
Section 33
(1) Thecontent oftheinvitation forbidding shall bedefined, inaccordance withthe
specimen defined inSchedule No.2,andinamanner thatthebidders maysubmit
appropriate bidswithequal chances onthebasis thereof.
(2) Theinviterofbidsmaydescribethecertificationofthefinancial,economicandtechnical
suitability ofthebidder exclusively inamanner defined inthisAct.
(3) Theinviter ofbidsmayprescribe forbidders intheinvitation forbidding toapply the
method ofvalue analysis.
Section 34
(1) Theinviter ofbidsshalljudge thebidscomplying withtheconditions contained in
theinvitation forbidding, and/or inthedocumentation onthebasis ofthefollowing
criteria:
a) theconsideration ofthelowest amount, or
b) themost favourable bidonthewhole.
(2) Theinviter ofbidsshall define thecriterion forjudgement chosen byhiminthe
invitation forbidding, withconsideration tothecontents ofsubsection (1).
(3) Iftheinviter ofbidsintends tochoose themostfavourable bidonthewhole, heshall
alsodefine theorder ofimportance ofthecriteria serving tojudge thereof, which pertain
totherequirements towards thesubject ofpublic procurement, theextent ofthe
consideration andtheother circumstances ofperformance.
Section 36
(1) Itshallbeindicated intheinvitation forbidding whether abidder maysubmit abid
inseveral versions ornot.
Documentation andProvision ofInformation
Section 37
(1) Iftheinviter ofbidsprepares thedocumentation required forsubmitting appropriate
bids,thedocumentationshallcontainthedetailedcontractualconditions.Intheinvitation
forbidding, theinviter ofbidsshallspecify themanner anddeadline ofmaking the
documentation available, theplace ofobtaining, aswellasthefinancial conditions
thereof.
(2) Theinviter ofbidsshallprovide formaking thedocumentation available asofthedate
ofpublishing theinvitation forbidding.S/WPGR/W/11/Add.17
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Section 38
(1) Beyond thedocumentation, thebidder may, forthepurpose ofdrawing uphisbid,
request further information fromtheinviter ofbidsinwriting notlaterthantendays
priortotheexpire ofthedeadline forsubmitting thebid.Thecontent oftheinformation
shallbemade available tothebidders.
(2) Theinviter ofbidsshallbeobliged toprovide thesupplementary information related
tothedocumentation notlaterthansixdaysprior totheexpire ofthedeadline for
submitting thebids.
(3) Theinviter ofbidsshallprovide theinformation inamanner thatdoesnotfavour certain
bidders overothers, andwhich doesnotviolate theequal chances.
(4) Ifthedocumentation isofalarge volume, and/or ifbidsmayonlybesubmitted
following theon-site checking ofthedocumentation, ortheinspection oftheplace of
performance, theinviter ofbidsshallsetoramend thedeadline forsubmitting thebids
withconsideration totheabove.
Section 39
Theinviterofbidsmayprescribeforbiddersinthedocumentationorintheinvitationforbidding
todefine thepartofthecontract inrelation towhich theyintend toconclude contracts with
thirdparties.
Technical Description (Section 40)
(1) Intheinvitation forbidding orthedocumentation, theinviter ofbidsshallgiveadetailed
technical description regarding thesubject ofpublic procurement (particularly in
connection withthetechnical andquality requirements, thecertification andcontrol
ofadequacy, certification ofthesystem ofquality assurance).
(2) Theinviterofbidsmayonlydefinethetechnicaldescriptionwithreferencetoatechnical
specification, and/or national standard contained inalegalruleorissued onthebasis
ofalegalrule.
(3) Theinviter ofbidsmayonlydepart fromthecontents ofsubsection (2),ifthetechnical
specifications andnational standards
a) arenotavailable toit;
b) donotcontain anydescription which would assure theadequacy ofthesubject
ofpublic procurement;
c) would, ifapplied, result inaprocurement, notcomplying withprevious
procurements, and/or would cause technical difficulties ordisproportionate
extra costs fortheinviter ofbids;
d) donotmake possible, ifapplied, public procurement expressly aiming at
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(4) Iftheinviter ofbidsfailstoprovide thetechnical description inaccordance with
subsection (2),thereason fortheapplication ofsubsection (3)shallbeindicated in
theinvitation forbidding orthedocumentation.
(5) Theinviter ofbidsmaynotdefine thesubject ofpublic procurement inamanner which
excludes certain bidders fromtheopportunity ofsubmitting theirbids,orcauses their
unjustified anddisadvantageous discrimination inanyothermanner. Iftheunambiguous
definition ofthesubject ofpublic procurement makes necessary anyreference toan
object, procedure, activity, person, and/or patent ortrade mark ofadefinite origin
andtype,thedescription shallstatethatthedescription wasonlymade forthepurpose
oftheunambiguous definition ofthenature oftheobject.
Procedure byinvitation
Theprocedure byinvitation shallcommence withaninvitation toparticipation, which shall
bepublished bytheinviter ofbidsthrough anannouncement corresponding tothespecimen
contained inSchedule No.8.(Section 65.2)
Theinviter ofbidsshall, intheannouncement, indicate theparties itintends torequest tosubmit
theirbids. (Section 66.1)
Section 69
(1) Theprovisions contained inSection 32,subsection (2)andSection 40shallapply to
theinvitation toparticipation.
(2) Theinvitation forbidding shallcontain atleastthefollowing data:
a) deadline forsubmitting thebids,theaddress towhich bidsshallbesubmitted;
b) reference totheinvitation toparticipation published;
c) ifnecessary theplace where thedocumentation wasobtained, thedeadline and
financial conditions foritsrequest;
d) conditions ofthefinancial consideration oftheinviter ofbids;
e) dateandplace ofopening thebids,those invited totheopening ofbidsbythe
inviter ofbids;
f) period ofbinding bythebid;
g) indication ofthecertificates tobeattached;
h) detailed criteria forjudging thecontracts, ifnotincluded intheinvitation to
participation.
Procedure byNegotiation (Section 71)
(1) Theinviter ofbidsshallonlypublish anannouncement ofcommencing theprocedure
bynegotiation, inaccordance withthespecimen contained inSchedule No.9,inthe
cases defined inSection 70,paragraph a)ande).Inthiscase, theprocedure by
negotiation shallbecommenced byaninvitation toparticipation.
(4) Inthecaseofanannounced procedure byinvitation, theprovisions contained inSection
32,subsection (2),Section 40andSection 68,subsection (1)shallapply.
(6) Thecontents ofSection 63,subsection (1)shallappropriately apply topublishing the
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Requirements laiddown forpossible suppliers
6.(a) Arethere registration, residence orother requirements forpotential suppliers?
National treatment shallbeprovided forforeign-based bidders (bidders resident abroad) in
respect ofparticipation, andthechance towinthecontract inthecourse oftheprocedure, in
harmony withthecontents ofinternational agreements governing withregard totheRepublic
ofHungary. (Section 24.3)
Allinterested parties maysubmit bidsinthecourse ofanopenprocedure, theinviters ofbids
may,however, prescribe intheinvitation forbidsthatonlybidders seated (resident) inHungary
maytakepartintheprocedure, provided thattheirsuitability forfulfilling thecontract, also
withconsideration toSection 59,subsection (2)and(3),ispresumable. Inthiscase, the
conducting apre-qualification procedure iscompulsory. Iftheprocedure ofpre-qualification
iscompleted without success andtheinviter ofbidsdecides oninviting anewprocedure, he
shallbeobliged toprovide fortheopportunity ofparticipation offoreign-seated bidders (bidders
resident abroad).(Section 26:3)
(b) What isthenature ofanyconditions forparticipation required from suppliers -such as
financial guarantees, commercial standing andtechnical qualifications? Dotheconditions
ofparticipation varyaccording tothenature ofthetender process and/or thevalue ofthe
intended procurement?
BidCollateral (Section 41)
(1) Theinviter ofbidsmaymake theparticipation intheprocedure subject togranting
abidcollateral (hereinafter: collateral), which shallbemade available bythebidders
totheinviter ofbids, simultaneously withthesubmission oftheirbids, orbythe
deadline setbytheinviter ofbidsintheinvitation forbidding, inthemanner andto
theextent defined therein. Bidders shallcertify theirmaking thecollateral available
totheinviter ofbids.
(2) Theinviter ofbidsmaynotestablish theextent ofthecollateral inamanner which
excludes certain bidders fromtheopportunity ofsubmitting theirbids,orcauses their
unjustified anddisadvantageous discrimination.
(Bidders shallverify theirfinancial, economic andtechnical suitability regarding thefulfilment
ofthecontract. Therelevant verifications shallbeattached tothebid.(Section 43.2)
Section 44
(1) Thefinancialandeconomicsuitabilityrequiredforfulfillingthecontractmaybeverified
byadeclaration fromafinancial institution, andadeclaration suitable forestablishing
thesolvency ofthebidder, containing thefactsprescribed bytheinviter ofbids.
(2) Thetechnical suitability ofthebidder required forfulfilling thecontract maybeverified
by
a) setting forth themajor supplies, construction projects andservices ofthe
previous three years;
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c) naming thetechnical specialists ortechnical unitsthebidder intends toinvolve
intheperformance,particularlypresentingthosewhoareresponsibleforquality
control;
d) naming thesub-contractors, and/or persons otherwise participating in
performance thebidder intends toemploy toanextent exceeding thevalue
ofpublic procurement byfifteen percent;
e) presenting asample oraphoto oftheproduct ortheplanned project, the
original nature ofwhich shallbeverified upon therequest oftheinviter of
bids;
f) inrespect ofthetechnical specifications required anddescribed unambiguously,
byacertificate issued byanacknowledged institution forquality verification,
accredited inanynational system;
g) anexamination performed bytheinviter ofbidsoranother organization, if
theproduct iscomplex orserves special purposes;
h) certifying thequality assurance systems oftheowntechnical andeconomic
units tobeincluded inperformance byacertifier accredited inanynational
system.
(3) Theinviter ofbidsmayprescribe oneormore manners ofcertification from among
those contained insubsections (1)and(2).
(4) With regard tothebidder 'sinterests attached tobusiness secrets, theinviter ofbids
shalllimittherequesting ofthedetails andfactsdefined insubsections (1)and(2)to
thesubject ofthepublic procurement.
Section 46
(1) Thefollowing maynotbebidders inpublic procurement procedures
a) those whoareunder final accounting, orbankruptcy- and/or liquidation
proceedings instituted against them arepending;
b) those whofailed tomeet their payment obligations oftax,dutyorsocial
insurance contribution, aswellaspayment obligations towards aseparated state
fund, anyofwhich expired earlier thanoneyearago,unless thecreditor of
thebidder agreed inwriting tothepayment ofthedebtatalaterdate;
c) those whocommitted abreach oflawwithin thescope oftheir business,
established inanon-appealable court judgement, and/or inthenon-appealable
decision ofthesupervision ofcompetition, made notearlier thanfiveyears
previously;
d) those whosupplied falsedataonsubmitting theirbidsinaprevious public
procurement procedure conducted notearlier thanfiveyears previously, and
were, asaresult, excluded from theprocedure;
e) those whose violation ofcontractual obligations, undertaken onthebasis of
aprevious public procurement procedure conducted notearlier thanfiveyears
ago,wasestablished inanon-appealable stateadministration, and/or court
decision.
(2) Bidders shallattach totheirbidstheirwritten declaration regarding thefactthatneither
they, northepersons defined inSection 44,subsection (2),paragraph d)come under
theforce ofsubsection (1),paragraph a),furthermore, paragraphs c)toe),aswell
asthecertification ofanauthority thattheydonotcome under theforce ofparagraph
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Procedure byInvitation
Inaddition tothose indicated intheannouncement, allparties mayapply, onthebasis ofthe
announcement, forparticipating intheprocedure, whoaresuitable forfulfilling thecontract.
(Section 66.2)
Theinviter ofbidsshalldetermine alimitfigure forbidders intheannouncement, withthe
proviso thatinvitations forbidding shall onlybesenttoanumber ofthose applying for
participation uptothemaximum number defined bythelimitfigure. (Section 67.2)
Procedure byNegotiation
Theinviter ofbidsmayindicate, already intheannouncement, theparties itintends toinvite
toparticipate intheprocedure. Inaddition tothose indicated intheannouncement, allparties
mayapply forparticipating intheprocedure onthebasisoftheannouncement, whoaresuitable
forfulfilling thecontract. (Section 71.2)
Inthecourse ofaprocedure bynegotiation conducted without publishing anannouncement,
theinviterofbidsshalldirectlyinvitethepartiesselectedbyhimtothenegotiation.(Section71.5)
(c) Dothere existlistsofapproved suppliers? Ifso,what aretheprocedures forchecking the
capability offirms applying forinclusion ontenderers 'mailing lists? Arelistsofapproved
suppliers, ifany,regularly reviewed/updated?
Pre-Qualification Procedure (Section 42)
(1) Theinviter ofbidsisentitled toconduct apre-qualification procedure inorder that
onlybidders suitable fortheperformance ofpublic procurement from financial,
economic andtechnical point ofview takepartinthenextphase ofthepublic
procurement procedure. Suitability maybeverified inthemanner defined inSection 44.
(SeeinAnswer 6.(c))
(2) Those coming under theforce ofSection 46maynottakepartinthepre-qualification
procedure. (SeeinAnswer 6.(c))
(3) Itiscompulsory toconduct thepre-qualification procedure inthecaseofaconstruction
project which reaches orexceeds thevalue limitdetermined intheannual Actonthe
Budget.
(4) Theinviter ofbidsshallpublish theinvitation totheparticipation inthepre-qualification
procedureintheannouncementcomplyingwiththespecimendefinedinScheduleNo.3.
(5) Inthepre-qualification procedure, theinviter ofbidsmaynotsetthedeadline forthe
application forparticipation asaperiod shorter thantwenty-five daysreckoned from
publishing theannouncement.
(6) Inthecourse ofthepre-qualification procedure, theinviter ofbidsmaynotrequest,
andthebidder maynotsubmit, abid.
(7) Theinviter ofbidsshallpublish theresult ofthepre-qualification procedure inthe
announcement complying withthespecimen defined inSchedule No.4.S/WPGR/W/11/Add.17
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(8) Theinviter ofbidsshall, inwriting, simultaneously anddirectly, invite thebidders
selected inthecourse ofthepre-qualification procedure tosubmit their bids. The
contents ofSection 69,subsection (2)shallapply tothecontents oftheinvitation for
bidding. (SeeinAnswer 5.(c))
Criteria forassessing bidsandawarding contracts
A. Commonwealth Procurement
7.(a) What criteria aretaken intoaccount intheaward oftenders? Arecriteria foraward of
contracts made available inadvance topotential suppliers?
(b) Isprocurement subject toanyoffset provisions, suchaslocal content, technology transfer
orcountertrade requirements?
(c) Ispreference given toanyparticular enterprises orgroup ofenterprises? Ifso,please specify.
(d) Dotheprocurement criteria differ according tosector orregion oftheeconomy?
(e) What isthemargin ofchoice ordiscretion allowed tothepurchasing authority? What does
theextent, ifany,ofdiscretion allowed depend upon?
Answers 7.(a)to7.(e):Section 34
(1) Theinviter ofbidsshalljudge thebidscomplying withtheconditions contained in
theinvitation forbidding, and/or inthedocumentation onthebasis ofthefollowing
criteria:
a) theconsideration ofthelowest amount, or
b) themost favourable bidonthewhole.
(2) Theinviter ofbidsshall define thecriterion forjudgement chosen byhiminthe
invitation forbidding, withconsideration tothecontents ofsubsection (1).
(3) Iftheinviter ofbidsintends tochoose themostfavourable bidonthewhole, heshall
alsodefine theorder ofimportance ofthecriteria serving tojudge thereof, which pertain
totherequirements towards thesubject ofpublic procurement, theextent ofthe
consideration andtheother circumstances ofperformance.
Section 35
(1) Forthepurpose ofenforcing theobjectives ofemployment policy, including the
stimulation ofjobcreation, andthedevelopment ofunderdeveloped regions, the
protection oftheenvironment, aswellasincreasing thechances ofparticipation for
small andmedium sizeenterprises, theinviter ofbidsmaydefine, inaddition tothe
conditionsspecifiedinSection34,subsection(3),conditionspromotingtheenforcement
oftheabove considerations intheinvitation forbidding, even ifitisnotmade
compulsoryinthisAct(Section59)(seebelow).Theinviterofbidsshallgivepreference
tothebidsmeeting theconditions when selecting themostfavourable bidonthewhole,
orselecting oneofthebidswhich areotherwise equal, inaccordance withthecontents
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(2) Thecontents ofSection 59,subsections (2)to(5)constitute apartoftheinvitation
forbidding. Theattention ofthebidders shallbecalled tothiscondition intheinvitation
forbidding.
Section 59
(1) Thewinner oftheprocedure istheparty whosubmitted themost favourable bidto
theinviter ofbidsinaccordance withoneoftheconsiderations forjudgement defined
inSection 34,subsection (1)andonthebasisoftheconditions specified intheinvitation
forbidding (andinthedocumentation). Theinviter ofbidsmayonlyconclude acontract
withthewinner ofthebidding, orinthecaseofhiswithdrawal, ifitwasprescribed
intheinvitation forbidding, withtheparty qualified astheonewhosubmitted thenext
most favourable bid,onannouncing theresult oftheprocedure.
(2) Inthecourse ofjudging thebids, inthecaseofadifference notinexcess oftenper
cent, thebidpertaining totheprice shallalsobeconsidered ofequal value, onthe
basisofwhich thevalue produced bydomestic employees isinexcess offiftypercent
ofthevalue ofthesubject oftheprocurement ofgoods.
(3) Inthecourse ofjudging bidspertaining toconstruction projects, inthecaseofa
difference notinexcess oftenpercent, thebidpertaining totheprice shallalsobe
considered ofequal value, inwhich thevalue produced bydomestic employees isin
excess offiftypercentofthevalue ofprocurement ofgoods constituting apartofthe
construction project, and/or where subcontractors withdomestic head-offices (places
ofresident) areemployed toanextent exceeding fiftypercentofthevalue of
subcontractors 'contracts.
(4) From among thebidsofthecontents defined insubsections (2)and(3),thatbidshall
begiven preference onthebasisofwhich thevalue produced bydomestic employees
isthehighest.
(5) If,based onthecontents ofsubsections (2)to(4),thewinning bidcannot beestablished,
thefollowing bidshallbegiven preference inthecaseofbidsofequal value, inthe
following order:
a) thatwhich contains products provided withtheuseofenvironment-friendly
trade mark;
b) when thequality assurance system ofthebidder wascertified byacertifier
accredited inanynational system.
(6) Thefactdefined insubsections (2)and(3),pertaining togoods, shallbecertified by
thecertificate oforigin issued bythechambers ofeconomy. Iftheabove factcannot
becertified prior totheexpire ofthedeadline forsubmitting thebids,thebidder shall
make arelevant declaration inthebid,andcertify theabove factsubsequently.
Disclosure ofbidsreceived andcontracts awarded
8.(a) How aretenders received, registered andopened?
Opening theBids(Section 51)S/WPGR/W/11/Add.17
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(1) Theclosed documents containing thebidsshallbeopened onthedateofexpire ofthe
deadline forsubmitting thebids.
(2) Theinviter ofbids, thebidders andthepersons invited bythem, themembers ofthe
Council, orpersons appointed bythem, furthermore, inthecaseofaninviter ofbids
whoisgrantedcentralbudgetarysubsidyforpublicprocurement,theorgansandpersons
defined inaseparate legalrule,maybepresent when bidsareopened.
(3) Thenames andheadoffices (places ofresidence) ofthebidders, theconsideration
requested bythem andthedeadline ofperformance undertaken bythem shall be
announced inthecourse ofopening thebids.
(b) Areentities required topublish details ofthecontracts awarded and/or notify unsuccessful
tenderers?
Theinviter ofbidsshallpublish theinformation ontheresult oftheprocedure notlaterthan
within fifteen daysreckoned fromitsannouncement, inaccordance withthespecimen contained
inSchedule No.5.(Section 63:1)
Section 64
(1) Upon thecompletion oftheprocedure, theinviter ofbidsshall prepare awritten
summary ofthebidsjudged inaccordance withthespecimen contained inSchedule
No.6.Theinviter ofbidsshallkeepthissummary forfiveyears, andshallrelease
ittotheCouncil, upon request.
(2) Attheendofthebudgetary year, theinviter ofbidsshallprepare anannual summary
ofannual public procurements, inaccordance withthespecimen contained inSchedule
No.7,which shallbesenttotheCouncil.
(c) Areentities required topublish, orprovide tounsuccessful bidders, pertinent reasons why
theirbidwasrejected?
Bidders shallbeinformed, upon theirrequest, within fifteen daysreckoned from thereceipt
oftherequest about thereasons fortheirexclusion, and/or therefusal oftheirbidsasreferred
tointhewritten summary established inSection 64,subsection (1)(see inAnswer 8.(b)), and/or
thereasons fortheirqualification asunsuitable inthepre-qualification procedure, aswellas
about theperson ofthewinning bidder. (Section 63.2)
Treatment granted todomestic andforeign services and/or suppliers
9. What laws, regulations, procedures orpractices accord domestic services and/or suppliers
treatment more favourable thanthataccorded toforeign services and/or suppliers, oraccord
services and/or suppliers ofaMember more favourable treatment thanthose ofanother
Member? Please specify how, ifatall,more favourable treatment isaccorded. Please also
specify theworking definition of"domestic" inrelation todomestic services andsuppliers.
See: Answer 3.(a)forLaws andregulations inforce.
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See: Answer 7.(a)to(e)forcriteria forassessing bidsandawarding contracts, including
thedescription howmore favourable treatment todomestic services and/or suppliers
isaccorded andincluding theworking definition of"domestic" inrelation todomestic
services andsuppliers.
Procedures forhearing andreviewing complaints/appeals
10. What, ifany,aretheprocedures available forparties, domestic andforeign, tolodge
complaints against theaward ofacontract? Please provide details.
LEGAL REMEDY RELATED TOPUBLIC PROCUREMENTS
Procedure oftheCommittee
Competence oftheCommittee
Section 76
(1) Inthesphere oflegalremedy related topublic procurements, thefollowing shallcome
under thecompetence oftheCommittee:
a) conducting aprocedure instituted duetotheunlawful bypassing ofthepublic
procurement procedure;
b) conducting aprocedure related tothecontents ofSection 5,aswellasin
connectionwiththeviolationoftheprinciplesorrulesofthepublicprocurement
procedure;
c) judging anapplication submitted byanyinterested party against thedecision
oftheinviter ofbids.
(2) Thejudgement ofother legaldisputes related topublic procurements, notmentioned
insubsection (1),shallcome under thejurisdiction ofthecourts.
Rules Applicable toProceeding Public Procurement Commissioners
Section 77
(1) Three public procurement commissioners shallproceed inthematters defined inSection
76,subsection (1)(hereinafter: public procurement matter), appointed bythechairman
oftheCommittee.
(2) Thepublic procurement commissioners proceeding inapublic procurement matter
shallbeselected insuchamanner thatatleastoneofthem haspassed aspecialised
examination oflawandanother hasauniversity orcollege degree inthefieldmostly
connected withthesubject ofthematter.
Section 78
(1) Thefollowingpublicprocurementcommissionersmaynotproceedinpublicprocurement
matters:
a) those whohaveownership ratiointheinviters ofbids, parties performing
procurement through unlawfully bypassing thepublic procurement procedure,S/WPGR/W/11/Add.17
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biddersorinanotherinterestedorganizationinitiatingtheprocedure(hereinafter
collectively: client-organization);
b) those withownership ratioinanorganization which maintains regular business
relations withtheclient-organization.
(2) Public procurement commissioner whose relative
a) maintains employment relationship, other legal relationship aiming atwork
performance ormembership relationship withtheclient-organization, and/or
issenior officers thereof;
b) hasanownership ratiointheclient-organization;
c) maintains employment relationship, other legalrelationship, aiming atwork
performanceormembershiprelationshipwithanorganization-and/oraresenior
officers thereof, orhaveanownership ratiotherein -which maintains regular
business relations withtheclient-organization;
d) maintain legal relationship ofpublic service withorganizations, which are
supervising orsubordinated organizations oftheclient-organization, and/or
which provided support, and/or exclusive licence totheclient-organization
maynotproceed inpublic procurement matters.
(3) Public procurement commissioners shallreport tothechairman oftheCommittee if
areason forconflict ofinterest exists oroccurred withregard totheirperson inrespect
ofthepublic procurement matter, andshallterminate theirparticipation inthematter
inprogress without delay.
Rules oftheProcedure ofLegal Remedy
Section 79
(1) Theprovisions ofActIVof1957 ontheGeneral Rules ofState Administrative
Procedure shallapply totheprocedure oftheCommittee, unless thisActprovides
otherwise.
(2) Theprocedure oftheCommittee isinstituted upon anapplication orexofficio.
(3) Theapplication maybesubmitted bytheinviter ofbids,thebidder oranother interested
party (hereinafter: applicant) whose rightorlawful interest isviolated orjeopardised
bytheactivity oromission inbreach ofthisAct.
(4) Theinstitution ofanexofficio procedure shallbeinitiated byamember oftheCouncil,
ifhelearns ofanevent violating theprovisions ofthisAct.
(5) Theinstitution oftheprocedure maybeapplied for,and/or initiated within fifteen days
reckoned fromthedateofcoming toknowledge oftheevent violating therulesofthis
Act,butnotlaterthanwithin sixtydaysreckoned from theoccurrence oftheevent.
Notacting within theabove deadlines involves theforfeiture ofrights.
(6) Afeeofadministrativeserviceofthirtythousandforintsshallbepaid,uponcommencing
theprocedure, fortheprocedure oftheCommittee instituted upon anapplication.
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(1) Thefollowing shallbeindicated intheapplication:
a) name, headoffice (place ofresidence) oftheapplicant;
b) name oftheinviter ofbidsandsubject ofthepublic procurement procedure,
and/or name oftheparty performing procurement bypassing apublic
procurement procedure, related towhich thelegalremedy isinitiated;
c) dateoftheevent violating law,and/or thedatewhen itcame totheknowledge
oftheapplicant;
d) whatmeasures oftheCommittee arerequested bytheapplicant, andthereasons
therefor;
e) whether theapplicant requests theCommittee totaketemporary measures, and
thereasons therefor;
f) names andheadoffices (places ofresidence), known totheapplicant, ofthe
parties possibly interested inthepublic procurement matter.
(2) Iftheapplication doesnotcontain thedatareferred toinsubsection (1),theCommittee
requests theapplicant tosupply themissing parts within fivedays.
(3) IftheCommittee establishes thattheapplicant doesnotcome under theforceofSection
79,subsection (3),or thefeeofadministrative service specified inSection 79,subsection
(6)wasnotpaid, theapplication shallberefused exofficio, without performing in
merito examination.
Section 81
(1) TheCommittee shall commence theprocedure oflegal remedy onthebasis ofan
applicationfullymeetingthecontentsofSection80,subsection(1),onthedateofreceipt
oftheapplication.
(2) TheCommittee shall inform theparties andtheparties interested inthepublic
procurement matter ofcommencing theprocedure without delay, bysending themthe
application, and/or thedocument ofinitiation, andrequests themtosendtheirremarks
within fivedaysandtoreport whether theyclaim theholding ofahearing ornot,it,
furthermore, requests theinviter ofbidsofthepublic procurement procedure, and/or
theprocurer unlawfully bypassing thepublic procurement procedure tosend all
documents available inconnection withtheprocurement without delay.
(3) Iftheapplication issubmitted bytheinviter ofbids, itshallbeobliged toattach all
available documents totheapplication.
Section 82
(1) TheCommittee maytaketemporary measures, uponrequest orexofficio, within three
daysreckonedfromthereceiptoftheapplicationcorrespondingtoSection80,subsection
(1),and/or theinitiation oftheprocedure, ifitcanbeestablished fromthedocuments
thatthepurity ofpublic procurements wasinjured owing totheviolation oftherules
ofthisAct,orthedanger thereof exists.
(2) Asatemporary measure, theCommittee may
a) order thesuspension ofthepublic procurement procedure;
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c) request theinviter ofbidsofthepublic procurement procedure, ifthepurity
ofpublic procurement mayalsobeensured inthisway,todraw theapplicant
intotheprocedure.
Section 83
(1) Ifitisrequested byanyinterested party, theCommittee shallholdahearing, where
theparties orothers interested maybepresent inperson orthrough theirrepresentatives,
maymakeremarksandmaysubmittheirevidencepriortothecompletionofthehearing.
(2) Thehearing shallbepublic.
Section 84
Thepersons other thantheapplicant ofthepublic procurement matter, theparty ofcontrary
interest, furthermore, theirrepresentatives andthemembers oftheCouncil, mayonlyhave
access tothedocuments oftheprocedure, and/or mayprepare copies ornotes thereof onthe
basisofthepermission oftheCommittee. TheCommittee mayonlygivesuchapermit iflawful
interests oftheparty submitting theapplication therefor areattached totheknowledge ofsuch
documents, andtheaccess tothedocuments doesnotinfringe theprotection ofbusiness, and/or
service secrets.
Section 85
TheCommittee mayimpose apenalty from fiftythousand tofivehundred thousand forints
ontheparticipants ofthepublic procurement procedure, if
a) theydisclose wrong orfalsedata, and/or withhold datasignificant from thepoint of
viewofthejudgement ofthematter;
b) failtosupply information, orfailtosupply information within thedeadline;
c) hinder access todocuments related toeconomic, and/or public procurement activities.
Section 86
(1) TheCommittee shallmake adecision within fifteen daysreckoned from thereceipt
oftheapplication corresponding toSection 80,subsection (1),and/or thedateof
initiating theprocedure, ifnohearing washeldinthematter.
(2) IftheCommittee holds ahearing inthematter, itshallmake adecision within thirty
daysreckoned fromthedateofreceipt oftheapplication corresponding withSection
80,subsection (1),and/or thedateofinitiating theprocedure.
(3) Injustified cases, thedeadline maybeextended ononeoccasion, bynotmore than
tendays, andtheparties shallbeinformed accordingly priortotheexpire oftheoriginal
deadline.
(4) TheCommittee shallmake itsdecision bymajority voting, based onthedocuments
obtained, and/or inthecaseofholding ahearing, withconsideration thereto, onbehalf
oftheCouncil.
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Thedecision shallbedelivered totheparties andother interested parties, andshallbepublished
inthePublic Procurement Bulletin.
Legal Consequences
Section 88
(1) Initsdecision, theCommittee shall
a) refuse unfounded applications;
b) request theparty causing theviolation oflawtoproceed inaccordance with
therules ofthisActprior tothecompletion ofthepublic procurement
procedure, and/or maymake thedecision tobemade bytheinviter ofbids
subject toacondition;
c) maydeclare nullandvoidthedecision oftheinviter ofbidsmade inthecourse
ofthepublic procurement procedure, orcompleting thepublic procurement
procedure, except forthecaseifthecontract hasalready beenconcluded on
thebasis ofthisdecision;
d) inaddition toindicating theviolated provision ofthisAct,itmayestablish
theoccurrence oftheviolation oflaw;
e) mayprohibit thebidder, fornotmore thanfiveyears, totakepartinapublic
procurement procedure;
f) mayimpose penalty ontheorganization violating therulesofthisAct,oron
thepersonresponsiblefortheviolationoflawandmaintaininglegalrelationship
withtheorganization;
g) oblige theparty violating thelawtobearthefeeandcosts ofprocedure.
(2) Iftheapplication aimed atestablishing thequality ofviolating legalrulesofthepublic
procurement procedure preceding thecontract tobeconcluded inaccordance with
Section 62,subsection (2),theCommittee shallestablish initsdecision refusing the
unfounded application thatthepublic procurement procedure didnotviolate legalrules.
(3) IftheCommittee observes circumstances referring totheviolation ofother legalrules
inthecourse oftheprocedure, itshall signal these tothecompetent authority,
particularly totheinvestigation authority, theStateAudit Office ortheControl Office
oftheGovernment.
(4) Thepenalty contained insubsection (1),paragraph f)mayonlybeimposed iffollowing
thedecision closing thepublic procurement procedure orfollowing theconclusion of
thepublic procurement contract, theCommittee established theunlawful nature ofthe
procedure, furthermore, ifthebidder wasprohibited fromparticipating inthepublic
procurement procedure inaccordance withsubsection (1),paragraph e).Theextent
ofthepenalty maynotbemore thanthirty percentofthevalue ofthepublic
procurement procedure, butshallbeatleastfivehundred thousand forints.
(5) TheCommittee mayalsoapply themeasures contained insubsection (1)jointly, if
theconditions thereof exist.
Procedure oftheCourt
Legal Remedy against theDecision oftheCommitteeS/WPGR/W/11/Add.17
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Section 89
(1) Noappeal maybelodged against thedecision oftheCommittee. Theparties whose
rights orlawful interests areviolated bythedecision oftheCommittee made withregard
tothemerits ofthecase, mayrequest thecourt toreview thedecision intheformof
astatement ofclaim.
(2) TheCommittee mayalsopublish itsdecision made withregard tothemerit ofthecase
ifthereview ofthedecision bythecourt wasrequested, butthiscircumstance shall
becontained intheannouncement.
(3) Withregard totheprocedure instituted onthebasisofthestatement ofclaim submitted
forthepurpose ofreviewing thedecision made inthepublic procurement case, the
court shall apply Chapter XXofActIIIof1952 ontheCode ofCivil Procedure
(hereinafter: CCP) withthedifferences contained inSections 90to93ofthisAct.
Section 90
(1) Thestatement ofclaim shallbesubmitted totheCommittee within fifteen daysreckoned
from thedateofservice ofthedecision. Itshallalsobedeclared inthestatement of
claim whether theplaintiff requests theholding ofahearing ornot.
(2) Thesubmission ofthestatement ofclaim hasnodelaying effect withregard tothe
implementation ofthedecision.
(3) TheCommittee shallforward thestatement ofclaim tothecourt, together withthe
documents ofthecaseandthedeclaration corresponding toSection 331ofCCP, within
fivedaysreckoned from thereceipt ofthestatement ofclaim. TheCommittee shall
disclose initsdeclaration whether itrequests theholding ofahearing ornot.
Section 91
(1) Thepersons whomaynotproceed aspublic procurement commissioners inaccordance
withthereasons defined inSection 78,shallbeexcluded from settling thecaseand
maynottakepartinitasjudge either.
(2) Thecourts shallserve thestatement ofclaim within eightdays, andshallsimultaneously
a) inform theplaintiff ofthedeclaration oftheCommittee,
b) request theparties interested inthepublic procurement case, bysetting a
deadline, withregard towhom thedecision oftheCommittee contains a
provision, tomake adeclaration, andshallinform them ofthepossibility of
intervention.
(3) Iftheparties failtorequest thecourt toholdahearing, thecourt willjudge thecase
without inchambers.
(4) Thecourt proceedings shallhavepriority overother cases.
(5) Thecourt mayoverturn thedecision oftheCommittee, andmaytakethemeasures
referred toinSection 88,subsection (1),paragraphs b)tof).S/WPGR/W/11/Add.17
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Section 92
Anappeal maybelodged against thedecision ofthecourt acting atfirstinstance inthematter
specified inSection 89,subsection (3),within eight daysreckoned fromthedisclosure ofthe
decision.
Section 93
Noreview asspecified inChapter XIVofCCPmaytakeplace against thedecision ofsecond
instance ofthecourt proceeding inthecasespecified inSection 89,subsection (3).
II. MEMBERSHIP OFPLURILATERAL, REGIONAL AND/OR BILATERAL AGREEMENTS
11. IstheMember party toanyplurilateral, regional and/or bilateral agreements withprovisions
ongovernment procurement? Ifso,please describe therelevant provisions.
Hungary isasignatory tofollowing freetrade agreements:
- Europe Agreement between theEuropean Communities andtheirMember States and
Republic ofHungary
- FreeTrade Agreement between theEFTA Countries andtheRepublic ofHungary
- Central European FreeTrade Agreement
- FreeTrade Agreement between Turkey andtheRepublic ofHungary (notyetratified)
III. ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE OFSERVICES PROCUREMENT
12.(a) Please provide statistics (ifavailable) onthenumber andvalue ofservices procurements
- onbothanaggregate andsectoral basis;
- byorigin ofservices andsuppliers.
(b) Please provide statistics (ifavailable) onthe
- share ofservices procurement intotalprocurement;
- share ofprocurement ofeachservice intotaldomestic output oftheservice;
- share ofprocurement ofeachservice intotaldomestic consumption oftheservice.
Total domestic consumption isdefined asthesumofpublic andprivate consumption orthe
sumofdomestic output andnetimports (i.e.imports minus exports) oftheservice inquestion.
12.(a) and(b):
LawNo.XLof1995 hadentered intoforce initsentirety onlyon1.January 1996 there are
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Schedule No.2toActXLof1995
COMMENCEMENT OFAPUBLIC PROCEDURE (INVITATION FOR BIDDING)
1. Name, address, telegraphic address, telephone, telexandtelefax numbers oftheinviter ofbids:
2. a) Theprocedure chosen:
b) Definition ofthecontract inrespect ofwhich bidswere invited:
3. a) Subject andquantity oftheprocurement:
b) Place ofperformance:
c) Statement whether thebidder cansubmit abidforapartofthesubject ofthe
procurement:
4. Deadline ofperformance:*
5. a) Name andaddress oftheorganization providing thedocumentation:
b) Deadline ofapplying forthedocumentation:
c) Conditions ofpurchasing thedocumentation:*
6. a) Deadline forsubmitting thebids:
b) Address forsubmitting bids:
c) Language ofsubmitting bids:*
7. a) Definition oftheparties tobeinvited bytheinviter ofbidsforopening thebids:
b) Dateandplace ofopening thebids:
8. Conditions ofproviding thecollateral:*
9. Conditions offinancial consideration, and/or definition oftheplace where these canbefound
indetail:
10. Requirement ofestablishing aneconomic association from thewinning jointbidders:*
11. Dataandfactsrequestedforverifyingthefinancial,economicandtechnicalsuitabilityofbidders:
12. Period ofbinding bythebid:
13. Criterion forjudging bids:
14. Definition ofwhether itispossible tomake bidsofseveral versions:
15. Other information:
16. Reference tothepreliminary summary information:*
17. Dates ofdispatch andreceipt oftheannouncement:
Theitems marked by*shallonlybefilled inifrequired inrespect oftheprocurement.S/WPGR/W/11/Add.17
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Schedule No.3toActXLof1995
PRE-QUALIFICATION PROCEDURE (INVITATION TOPARTICIPATION)
1. Name, address, telegraphic address, telephone, telexandtelefax numbers oftheinviter ofbids:
2. a) Theprocedure chosen:
b) Reasons forthecondition ofapplying theprocedure:
c) Reasons forthecondition ofapplying anaccelerated procedure:*
d) Definition ofthecontract forwhich bidswere invited:
3. a) Subject andquantity oftheprocurement:
b) Place ofperformance:
c) Statement whether thebidder cansubmit abidforapartofthesubject ofthe
procurement:
4. Deadline ofperformance:*
5. Requirement ofestablishing aneconomic association from thewinning jointbidders:*
6. a) Deadline forsubmitting thebids:
b) Address forsubmitting bids:
c) Language ofsubmitting bids:*
7. Deadline ofdispatch oftheinvitation forbidding:
8. Conditions ofproviding thecollateral:*
9. Dataandfactsrequestedforverifyingthefinancial,economicandtechnicalsuitabilityofbidders:
10. Criterion forjudging bids:
11. Statement whether itispossible tomake bidsofseveral versions:
12. Other information:
13. Reference tothepreliminary summary information:*
14. Dates ofdispatch andreceipt oftheannouncement:
Theitems marked by*shallonlybefilled inifrequired inrespect oftheprocurement.S/WPGR/W/11/Add.17
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Schedule No.4toActXLof1995
INFORMATION REGARDING THE RESULT OFTHE PRE-QUALIFICATION PROCEDURE
1. Name andaddress oftheinviter ofbids:
2. Theprocedure chosen:
3. Dateofjudgement:
4. Number ofapplicants fortheprocedure:
5. Names andaddresses ofapplicants qualified assuitable, aswellasreasons fortheirqualification:
6. Names andaddresses ofapplicants qualified asunsuitable, aswellasreasons fortheir
qualification:
7. Other information:
8. Dateofpublishing theinvitation toparticipation:
9. Dates ofdispatch andreceipt oftheannouncement:S/WPGR/W/11/Add.17
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Schedule No.5toActXLof1995
INFORMATION REGARDING THE RESULT OFTHE PROCEDURE
1. Name andaddress oftheinviter ofbids:
2. a) Theprocedure chosen:
b) Reasons forapplying theprocedure inthecaseofaprocedure bynegotiation
without publishing anannouncement:
3. Dateofjudgement:
4. Criterion forjudgement:
5. Name andaddress ofthewinning bidder:
6. Name andaddress ofthebidder submitting themost favourable bidafterthewinning bid:*
7. Number ofbidsreceived:
8. Name(s) andaddress(es) ofbidder(s):
9. Subject andquantity oftheprocurement:
10. Amount ofconsideration:
11. Thepartandvalue ofthesubject oftheprocurement inrespect ofwhich thebidder
intends toconclude acontract withathirdperson:*
12. Other information:
13. Dateofpublishing theinvitation forbidding:
14. Reference tothepreliminary summary information:*
15. Dates ofdispatch andreceipt oftheannouncement:
Theitems marked by*shallonlybefilled inifthecasecontained therein exists.S/WPGR/W/11/Add.17
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Schedule No.6toActXLof1995
SUMMARY OFTHE PROCEDURE
1. Name andaddress oftheinviter ofbids, aswellassubject andvalue oftheprocurement:
2. Names ofbidders selected andreasons fortheirselection:
3. Names ofbidders refused, and/or excluded, andthereasons fortheirrefusal andexclusion:
4. Name ofthewinning bidder andthereasons forselecting hisbid:
5. Thepartoftheprocurement inrespect ofwhich thewinner bidder mayconclude acontract
withthirdpersons:*
6. Reasons forthecondition ofapplying theprocedure inthecaseofaprocedure bynegotiation:
7. Price bidsofbidders:
8. Reference totheprevious summary information:*
9. Dateofpreparation oftheinformation material:
Theitemmarked by*shallonlybefilled inifthecasecontained therein exists.S/WPGR/W/11/Add.17
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Schedule No.7toActXLof1995
ANNUAL SUMMARY
1. Number andvalue oftheannual procurements oftheinviter ofbidsinexcess ofthevalue limit:
2. Details oftheannual procurements oftheinviter ofbidsinexcess ofthevalue limit, asfollows:
a) subjects oftheprocurement:
b) types oftheprocedure:
c) number ofdomestic andforeign winning bidders:
3. Details ofprocedures bynegotiation inaccordance withthecasesoftheirapplication, specifying
thenumber andvalue ofannual procurements:
4. Reference totheprevious summary information:*
Itemmarked by*shallonlybefilled inifthecasecontained therein exists.S/WPGR/W/11/Add.17
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Schedule No.8toActXLof1995
PROCEDURE BYINVITATION (INVITATION TOPARTICIPATION)
1. Name, address, telegraphic address, telephone, telexandtelefax numbers oftheinviter ofbids:
2. a) Theprocedure chosen:
b) Reasons forthecondition ofapplying theprocedure:
c) Indication ofthepersons intended tobeinvited tosubmit theirbids:*
d) Reasons forthecondition ofapplying anaccelerated procedure:*
e) Definition ofthecontract forwhich bidswere invited:
3. a) Subject andquantity oftheprocurement:
b) Place ofperformance:
c) Statement whether thebidder cansubmit abidforapartofthesubject ofthe
procurement:
4. Deadline ofperformance:*
5. Requirement ofestablishing aneconomic association from thewinning jointbidders:*
6. a) Deadline forapplying forparticipation:
b) Address oftheplace forapplying forparticipation:
c) Language ofapplying forparticipation:*
7. Deadline ofdispatch oftheinvitation forbidding:
8. Conditions ofproviding thecollateral:*
9. Dataandfactsrequestedforverifyingthefinancial,economicandtechnicalsuitabilityofbidders:
10. Criterion forjudging bids:
11. Planned number ofandlimitfigure forbidders intended tobeinvited bytheinviter ofbids:*
12. Statement whether itispossible tomake bidsofseveral versions:
13. Other information:
14. Reference tothepreliminary summary information:*
15. Dates ofdispatch andreceipt oftheannouncement:
Theitems marked by*shallonlybefilled inifitisrequired inrespect oftheprocurement.S/WPGR/W/11/Add.17
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Schedule No.9toActXLof1995
PROCEDURE BYNEGOTIATION (INVITATION TOPARTICIPATION)
1. Name, address, telegraphic address, telephone, telexandtelefax numbers oftheinviter ofbids:
2. a) Theprocedure chosen:
b) Reasons forthecondition ofapplying theprocedure:
c) Reasons forthecondition ofapplying anaccelerated procedure:*
d) Definition ofthecontract intheinterest oftheconclusion ofwhich theywish to
negotiate:*
3. a) Subject andquantity oftheprocurement:
b) Place ofperformance:
c) Statement whether thebidder cansubmit abidforapartofthesubject ofthe
procurement:
4. Deadline ofperformance:*
5. Requirement ofestablishing aneconomic association from thewinning jointbidders:*
6. a) Deadline forapplying forparticipation:
b) Address oftheplace forapplying forparticipation:
c) Language ofapplying forparticipation:*
7. Conditions ofproviding thecollateral:*
8. Dataandfactsrequestedforverifyingthefinancial,economicandtechnicalsuitabilityofbidders:
9. Planned number ofandlimitfigure forbidders intended tobeinvited bytheinviter ofbids:
10. Statement whether itispossible tomake bidsofseveral versions:*
11. Names andaddresses oftheparties already selected bytheinviter ofbids:*
12. Other information:
13. Reference tothepreliminary summary information:*
14. Dates ofdispatch andreceipt oftheannouncement:
Theitems marked by*shallonlybefilled inifitisrequired inrespect oftheprocurement.