wishes to contact the Employer on any matter related to the RFP process, it should do so in writing. Clarification of Proposals To assist in the examination, evaluation, and comparison of the Proposals, and qualification of the Proposers, the Employer may, at its discretion, ask any Proposer for a clarification of its Proposal. Any clarification submitted by a Proposer that is not in response to a request by the Employer shall not be considered. The Employer’s request for clarification and the response shall be in writing. If a Proposer does not provide clarifications of its Proposal by the date and time set in the Employer’s request for clarification, its Proposal may be rejected. Deviations, Reservations, and Omissions During the evaluation of Proposals, the following definitions apply: “Deviation” is a departure from the requirements specified in the RFP document; “Reservation” is the setting of limiting conditions or withholding from complete acceptance of the requirements specified in the RFP document; and “Omission” is the failure to submit part or all of the information or documentation required in the RFP document. G. Determination of Responsiveness of Technical The Employer will examine the Technical Parts, including any alternatives submitted by Proposers, to determine whether they are complete, have been properly signed, and are generally in order. The Employer’s determination of a Technical Part’s substantial responsiveness is to be based on the contents of the Proposal itself. For purposes of this determination, a substantially responsive Proposal is one that materially conforms to the requirements of the RFP Document without material deviation, reservation, or omission. A material deviation, reservation, or omission is one that: if accepted, would:
B. Foreign Currency (FC) State type: [If the Proposer is allowed to receive payment in foreign currencies this table shall be used. If Proposer wishes to quote in more than one foreign currency (up to three currencies permitted) then this table should be repeated for each foreign currency.] Index code Index description Source of index Base value and date Proposer’s related source currency in type/amount Equivalent in FC1 Proposer’s proposed weighting Nonadjustable — — — A: * B: * C: * D: * E: * Total 1.00 [* To be entered by the Employer. Whereas “A” should a fixed percentage, B, C, D and E should specify a range of values and the Proposer will be required to specify a value within the range such that the total weighting = 1.00] Table C. Summary of Payment Currencies Table: Alternative A For [insert name of Section of the Works] Name of payment currency A Amount of currency B Rate of exchange (local currency per unit of foreign) C Local currency equivalent C = A x B D Percentage of Proposal Price (TPP) 100xC TPP
Contract Personnel Organization Chart Risk Assessment Contractor’s Equipment Others Design Methodology The Proposer shall submit a design methodology which addresses as a minimum the following: organizational arrangements for the design including: team structure, roles and responsibilities, interface arrangements, design review and approval procedures and quality assurance arrangements; Proposed design deliverables [Employer to specify mandatory requirements appropriate to good international industry practice e.g. drainage, and temporary/permanent access for road projects]; design statement setting out how the Employers Requirements will be achieved; Any added value the Proposer will bring including examples of innovative aspects of the design; comments on the Employer's Requirements, including: status of the information available and relevant design issues for the comments on any errors, defects or ambiguities noted in the Employer’s Requirements; and [details of any exceptions in the conceptual design taken to the Employer's Requirements]; Sustainable Procurement: sustainability aspects (e.g. energy efficiency, reduction of wastages, material reduction, sources of materials etc.) demonstrating the Proposer’s approach and commitment to sustainable design and construction practices;
Sub-Clause 15.5 Employer’s Entitlement to Termination for Convenience The following inserted at the end of the first paragraph: “or to avoid a termination of the Contract by the Contractor under Clause 16.2 [Termination by Contractor]”. Further, in the second paragraph reference to “Sub-Clause 19.6 [ Optional Termination, Payment and Release]” is changed to “Sub- Clause 16.4 [ Payment on Termination]” Sub-Clause 15.6 Fraud and Corruption The following new Sub-Clause added: “The Bank requires compliance with the Bank’s Anti-Corruption Guidelines and its prevailing sanctions policies and procedures as set forth in the WBG’s Sanctions Framework, as set forth in Appendix B to these General Conditions.” Sub-Clause 16.1 Contractor’s Entitlement to Suspend Work The following paragraph added after the first paragraph: “Notwithstanding the above, if the Bank has suspended disbursements under the loan or credit from which payments to the Contractor are being made, in whole or in part, for the execution of the Works, and no alternative funds are available as provided for in Sub-Clause 2.4 [Employer’s Financial Arrangements], the Contractor may by notice suspend work or reduce the rate of work at any time, but not less than 7 days after the Borrower having received the suspension notification from the Bank.” Sub-Clause 16.2 Termination by Contractor Replace (d) with: “the Employer substantially fails to perform his obligations under the Contract in such manner as to materially and adversely affect the economic balance of the Contract and/or the ability of the Contractor to perform the Contract,” Further, the “or” is deleted at the end of sub-paragraph (f), and the following is added as a new sub-paragraph (h): “the Contractor does not receive the Engineer’s instruction recording the agreement of both Parties on the fulfilment of the conditions for the Commencement of Works under Sub-Clause 8.1 [Commencement of Works]. The following is as penultimate paragraph: “In the event the Bank suspends the loan or credit from which part or whole of the payments to the Contractor are being made, if the Contractor has not received the sums due to him upon expiration of the 14 days referred to in Sub-Clause 14.7 [Payment] for payments under