Rule 159 — CONSULT_MANUAL

Table of Contents 3.4 Integrity Pact (IP).................................................................................................. 49 3.5 Grievances and its Redressal: .............................................................................. 50 3.6 Conduct of Public Servants in Public Procurement - Risks and Mitigations........... 52 3.7 Development of New Sources and Registration/ Empanelment/ Pre-qualification of Firms 54 3.8 Debarment of Suppliers ........................................................................................ 56 3.9 Enlistment of Indian Agents .................................................................................. 61 Chapter 4: Bidding Design for Consultancy Services .......................................................... 63 4.1 Types of Contracts................................................................................................ 63 4.2 Systems of Selection of Consultants..................................................................... 68 4.3 Modes of Procurement.......................................................................................... 73 4.4 Tendering Systems............................................................................................... 75 4.5 Channels of Procurement ..................................................................................... 75 Chapter 5: Bid Invitation Process ........................................................................................ 79 5.1 Preparation and Uploading/ Floating of Tender Documents.................................. 79 5.2 Preparation of the Request for Expression of Interest (REoI) Document............... 80 5.3 Preparation of the Request for Proposals (RfP) Document ................................... 83 5.4 Uploading of Tender Documents: Mandatory e-Publishing (Rule 159 of GFR 2017) 89 5.5 Obtaining Tender Documents and Submitting Bids............................................... 91 5.6 Opening of Bids .................................................................................................... 96 5.7 Transparency and Protecting Third-Party Rights of Bidders.................................. 97 5.8 Bidding Invitation Process- Risks and Mitigations ................................................. 98 Chapter 6: Forms of Securities, Prices, Payment Terms and Price Variations .................... 99 6.1 Forms of Security.................................................................................................. 99 6.2 Payment Clause ................................................................................................. 103 6.3 Terms of Payment............................................................................................... 103 6.4 Advance Payment............................................................................................... 104 6.5 Firm Price, and Variable Price ............................................................................ 105 6.6 Statutory Taxes/ Duties/ Levies........................................................................... 107 6.7 Recovery of Public Money from Consultant's Bill ................................................ 109 6.8 Payment against Time Barred Claims................................................................. 109 Chapter 7: Shortlisting of Consultants, Expression of Interest (EoI) .................................. 111 7.1 Basic Considerations .......................................................................................... 111 7.2 Modes of EoI....................................................................................................... 111 7.3 Evaluation of REoI .............................................................................................. 112 7.4 Shortlisting – Risks and Mitigation ...................................................................... 116