70. Short List to be Prepared by Inviting Open Expression of Interest:

(1) To procure a consultancy service valuing more than one million Rupees, a Public Entity shall have to invite an expression of interest by publishing a notice pursuant to Section 30 of the Act.

(2) If a consultancy service, generally of an amount valuing more than thirty million Rupees, requires to be procured, an international level expression of interest shall be invited.

(3) The notice inviting the expression of interest pursuant to Sub-rule (1) and (2) shall contain the following matters:-

(a) Name and address of the Public Entity,

(b) General descriptions of the proposed assignment and project,

(c) Source of funding for the proposed assignment,

(d) Qualifications of the intending proponents,

(e) If the intending proponent is a firm or company,

(1) Descriptions, organization and employees of the firm or company,

(2) If two or more firms or companies are to provide consultancy service as a group, organization or a joint venture, the name, address, profile of such firm or company and the name of lead company or firm,

(3) Descriptions of the assignments of similar nature completed in the past five years and their location,

(4) Curriculum vitae of the key personnel to be involved in the proposed assignment,

(f) In the case of an individual consultant, descriptions of the assignment of similar nature performed in the past three years and their location and his/her curriculum vitae,

(g) Estimated time required for completion of the proposed assignment,

(h) Statement that proposal relating to procurement of consultancy service shall be invited only from the short listed individual, firm, organization or company,

(i) Documents to be submitted by the person submitting expression of interest,

(j) Instruction to prepare the expression of interest and deadline and place for submission of expression of interest, and

(k) Address for contact to the Public Entity and the contact person.

(4) In inviting an international level expression of interest, the chief of the Public Entity shall have to obtain the approval from one level higher authority.

(5) The Public Entity shall have to select a consultant capable of providing such consultancy services by evaluating the qualifications, experience and capacity as well of those who have submitted applications pursuant to this Rule.

(6) While selecting an international level consultant, the Public Entity shall have to select firms or companies from different countries, backgrounds and having a local agent.

(7) The name of a renowned consultant, who has not submitted expression of interest pursuant to the notice under Sub-rule (1), may be included in the short list by contacting him/her.

(8) While selecting intending proponents pursuant to this Rule or for inclusion of names in the short list pursuant to Sub-rule (7), if at least three do not get selected, the Public Entity shall have to invite expression of interest by re-publishing a notice.

(9) If at least three consultants fail to be selected even after publishing a notice for the second time, the shortlist may be prepared of only the consultants to the extent selected.

(10) The Public Entity shall have to provide information of the list prepared as per this Rule to all the persons who have submitted expression of interest.