BID SECURITY BID OPENING AND BID EVALUATION REJECTION OF BIDS PROCUREMENT ARRANGEMENTS

ANNEX 6 Proc Arngmts_UPDATE05032012 Page 5 of 7 9182012 3. In addition to availability on the internet free of charge, bid documents shall be made available by mail or in person, to all who are willing to pay the reasonable required fee; 4. Bidders domiciled outside the area of the unit responsible for the procurement shall be allowed to participate regardless of the estimated value of the contract; 5. Foreign bidders complying with the IBRD eligibility criteria shall not be precluded from bidding. If a foreign firm is declared the lowest evaluated bidder, it shall be given a reasonable opportunity for registering for operation in Indonesia.

9. BID SECURITY

At the bidder’s option, Bid Security shall be in the form of a letter of credit or bank guarantee from a reputable bank.

10. BID OPENING AND BID EVALUATION

1. Bids shall be opened in public, in accordance with the requirements of the World Bank Procurement Guidelines; 2. Evaluation of bids for goods and civil works shall be carried out in strict adherence to the criteria declared in the bidding documents and contracts shall be awarded to the lowest technically qualified and responsive bidder. For consultancy services under QCBS, award will be made on the basis of the scoring methodology advised in the bidding documents; 3. Bidders shall not be eliminated from detailed evaluation on the basis of minor, non-substantial deviations; 4. No bidder shall be rejected merely on the basis of a comparison with the Owner’s Estimate and budget ceiling without IBRD’s prior concurrence; 5. The evaluation of technical proposals shall be completed within four weeks of the deadline for receipt of proposals, and the proposal for the award of contract shall be completed, along with the draft contract, within four weeks after completion of a technical evaluation or following the IBRD’s no-objection to the technical evaluation report; 6. The qualifications and experience of members of the procurement committee shall be fully documented, retained on file to serve as evidence of their suitability to serve as members of the committee and available for subsequent review by IBRD and other interested parties.

11. REJECTION OF BIDS

1. All bids shall not be rejected and new bids solicited without IBRD’s prior concurrence 2. When the number of responsive bids is less than three, rebidding shall not be carried out without IBRD’s prior concurrence. ANNEX 6 Proc Arngmts_UPDATE05032012 Page 6 of 7 9182012

12. PROCUREMENT ARRANGEMENTS

Without limitation on the provisions of this Schedule and of the Procurement Guidelines and Consultant Guidelines, the following provisions shall apply in respect of goods, works and consultants’ services to be procured under the Project 1. The Procurement Plan, including all updates thereof, shall be made publicly available promptly after their finalization; 2. All short lists of consultants shall be made available to any member of the public promptly upon request; 3. A summary of the evaluation of all bids and proposals for specific contracts shall be disclosed to all bidders and parties submitting proposals therefore, promptly after the notification of award to the successful bidder consultant. Information in such summaries will be limited to a list of bidders consultants, all bid prices and financial proposals as read out at public meetings for bids and financial proposals, all bids and proposals declared non-responsive together with reasons for such an assessment, the name of winning bidder consultant and the contract price. Such summaries will be made available to any member of the public promptly upon request. 4. Contract award information for all contracts for goods, works and consultant services shall be made publicly available and published widely including on the Project Website, and be made available to any member of the public upon request, promptly after such award. 5. The public shall be permitted to attend bid openings in respect thereof. 6. In the case of consultants’ services: • A Procurement Agent appointed by IBRD shall officially witness the opening of technical and financial proposals, and certify the minutes of opening of technical financial proposals, and • A Procurement Agent appointed by IBRD shall be required to keep on a safe place one copy of the technical proposals submitted by each consultant once they are opened, the sealed financial proposals before they are opened, and one copy of the financial proposals once they are opened. ANNEX 6 Proc Arngmts_UPDATE05032012 Page 7 of 7 9182012

13. CONTRACT PACKAGES TO BE ADVERTISED WP-1