In A National Competitive Tendering (NCT) Process For The Procurement Of 30 Units Of 4…

. In A National Competitive Tendering (NCT) Process For The Procurement Of 30 Units Of 4 X 4 Wheel Drive Cross Country Station Wagon Vehicles, Tenders Were Advertised, A Closing Date And The Place Of Tender Opening Were Also Indicated In The Tender Documents. As A Procurement Specialist, Comment On The Following Situations Connected With The
Q1.
In a National Competitive Tendering (NCT) Process for the Procurement of 30
units of 4 x 4 Wheel Drive Cross Country Station Wagon Vehicles, tenders were advertised, a closing date and the place of tender opening were also indicated in the tender documents.
As a Procurement Specialist, comment on the following situations connected with the tendering process.
i.
A tenderer submitted at 11.05am instead of the advertised 11.00am.
ii.
One tender has tender bond instead of the specified tender security. The reason was that the two were interchangeable.
iii.
A tenderer quoted the price in international currency although the tender documents specified local currency.
iv.
During tender evaluation one of the panel members suggested that additional evaluation criteria should be used.
v.
When the Evaluation Report was submitted to the Tender Review Board for consideration, a member suggested that the
value
quoted by the lowest evaluated responsive tenderer was too high and therefore should be negotiated downwards.
vi.
In preparing specifications for the Procurement of the Vehicles through NCT, the Entity used Brand Names.