(1) The procuring entity shall provide the tendering document to tenderers in accordance with the procedures and requirements specified in the invitation to tender.
(2) A tendering document shall contain —
(a) the eligibility requirements and specify any documentary evidence required as proof of eligibility;
(b) all qualifications including —
(i) professional and technical qualifications,
(ii) financial resources and conditions,
(iii) equipment and other physical facilities,
(iv) personnel and managerial capability,
(v) record of past performance of similar contracts, and
(vi) registration or licensing with a professional body in Saint Lucia or outside Saint Lucia where required by law;
(c) documentary evidence or information required to demonstrate the tenderer's qualifications;
(d) clear instructions on the management of the public procurement procedure and the applicable rules;
(e) a clear description of the goods, services or works in the form of a statement of requirements;
(f) the methodology and criteria to be used in the evaluation of tenders and the determination of the best evaluated tender;
(g) qualifications and evaluation criteria based on life cycle costing;
(h) subject to section 68, the period of time that the tender remains valid;
(i) the date and time of the tendering deadline clearly stated, and a statement that a late tender will not be accepted; and (Amended by Act 13 of 2020)
(j) the proposed form and conditions of a public procurement contract or a statement of the form and conditions of a public procurement contract which will apply.
(3) A procuring entity shall provide the tendering documents to all tenderers that respond to an invitation to tender or, if pre-qualification procedures have taken place, to all tenderers that have been pre-qualified.
(4) A procuring entity shall keep a record of all tenderers to whom tendering documents are issued.
(5) Where tendering documents are issued to pre-qualified or short-listed persons, the documents shall be issued to all tenderers at the same time.
(6) The tendering document may be sold at a prescribed fee which does not exceed the cost of printing of such document.