From 2021, How are Application Dossiers and Bidding Dossiers Regulated?

From 2021, how are the application dossier and bidding dossier regulated? (illustration)

Public-Private Partnership Investment Law 2020 regulates the application dossier and bidding dossier as follows:

Firstly, regarding the method and evaluation criteria of the pre-qualification dossier, the following notable contents are mentioned:

- The evaluation of the pre-qualification dossier is based on a scoring method using a 100 or 1,000-point scale as specified in the pre-qualification invitation dossier.- The evaluation criteria of the pre-qualification dossier include the following basic contents:- Capacity, financial-commercial experience, ability to arrange capital; experience in implementing similar projects.- In the case of a consortium, the capacity and experience of the investor are determined by the total capacity and experience of the consortium members; the leading investor of the consortium must have a minimum equity capital contribution ratio of 30%, each member of the consortium must have a minimum equity capital contribution ratio of 15%;- Preliminary project implementation plan and commitment to project implementation;- History of disputes and claims regarding contracts that have been and are being executed.

Secondly, for the method and evaluation criteria of the bidding dossier, the regulations are as follows:

- The evaluation of capacity and experience is based on a 100 or 1,000-point scale as specified in the bidding invitation dossier. The evaluation criteria for capacity and experience are implemented as prescribed in Clause 2, Article 41 of this Law.

- The technical evaluation is based on a 100 or 1,000-point scale, or a pass/fail method specified in the bidding invitation dossier. The technical evaluation criteria include: standards for quality, capacity, efficiency; standards for operation, management, business, maintenance; environmental and safety standards; other technical standards.

- The financial-commercial evaluation is based on the comparison and ranking method specified in the bidding invitation dossier. The comparison and ranking method is built on financial-commercial evaluation criteria, including one of the following:

- Price standards, public service fees;- Standards for state capital supporting the construction of works and infrastructure systems;- Social and state benefit standards.

- After the evaluation process, an investor is proposed for selection when the following conditions are met:- Valid bidding dossier;- Meeting capacity and experience requirements;- Meeting technical requirements;- Meeting financial-commercial requirements;- Having the highest-ranked bidding dossier.

More details can be found in Public-Private Partnership Investment Law 2020, effective January 1, 2021.

Thanh Thao

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