The evaluation of contractors' experience and competency shall be based on the values and volumes undertaken by the parent company and subsidiary companies in the bidding package.

Mr. Le Minh Duc's company (in Hanoi) organizes the selection of contractors in the form of open international bidding. The Corporation (contractor A) has a number of subsidiaries dominated by the corporation holding shares (contractor B) and a number of associated companies and corporations (contractor C).

Mr. Duc would like to ask, if contractor A participates in the bidding, can he / she use the same contract of contractor B and contractor C when declaring his experience in the performance of similar goods supply contracts?

Can contractor B or contractor C participate in the bidding when declaring the experience competency to declare the financial capacity of contractor A?

The Ministry of Planning and Investment answers this issue as follows:

Follow the guidance in Section 2.1 and note (1) Section 2.2, Chapter III of the Bidding Documents for construction and installation issued together with Circular No. 03/2015 / TT-BKHDT dated May 6, 2015 of the Ministry of Planning and Investment, contractors must have the same number of contracts that the contractor has completed in whole or largely completed as the main contractor (independent or partnership members) or subcontractors or contractors. The quantity and time required by the bid solicitation.

If the bidder is the holding company (for example, a corporation), the contractor must declare the work for subsidiaries in accordance with the corresponding form in Chapter IV - Bidding form.

The evaluation of contractors' experience and capabilities shall be based on the values ​​and volumes undertaken by the parent company and subsidiary companies in the bidding package.

Accordingly, the determination of the capacity and experience of the corporation when participating in the bidding shall comply with the above guidance.