Receiving and opening tenders, procedure for
16 Receiving and opening tenders, procedure for
The CEO is responsible for keeping any tender submitted including a tender submitted by facsimile or other electronic means in safe custody, and for ensuring that it remains confidential.
Tenders are not to be opened, examined, or assessed until the time after which further tenders cannot be submitted.
When tenders are opened —
there must be present —
at least 2 employees of the local government; or
one employee of the local government and at least one person authorised by the CEO to open tenders;
and
members of the public are entitled to be present; and
details of the tenders (other than the consideration sought in the tender) are to be immediately recorded in a register to be known as the tenders register.
[Regulation 16 amended: Gazette 29 Jun 2001 p. 3131; 31 Mar 2005 p. 1055; 18 Sep 2015 p. 3807.]
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