(Chinhphu.vn) – The bid price stated in the bidding application must be specific and fixed in numbers, words and must be appropriate and logical with the total bid price stated in the general price index, not proposing different bidding prices or accompanied by conditions that are detrimental to investors and procuring entities.

 Mr. Nguyen Tan’s company (in Hanoi) participates in a chemical supply package, a procurement package of goods in the form of open bidding, 1 stage - 2 envelope  bidding

After being approved, the results of technical evaluation (only his company offers bids). In the process of opening a financial proposal file, due to a typo, the amount of the tender application is reduced by 5% compared to the amount in the bid price table.

Mr. Tan would like to ask, in this case, will his company's bid be considered valid and misleading, or will documents  be rejected?

Regarding this issueThe Ministry of Planning and Investment has the following opinions:

Point b, Clause 2, Article 30 of the Decree No. 63/2014 / ND-CP of the Government stipulates:Their bid letter contained in the financial proposal must be signed and sealed by bidder’s legal representatives (if any) as required in the bidding documents; in the bid letter, the quoted bid must be specified and fixed in numbers or words and must correspond to total bid specified in the overall price list as well as is not allowed to make different quotations or provide terms and conditions that cause disadvantages to investors or procuring entities.

As for joint venture or consortium bidders, financial proposal must be signed and sealed by legal representatives of joint venture or consortium partners (if any) or the heads of joint venture or consortium according to the duties assigned in the agreement on founding joint venture or consortium;

For Mr. Tan's problem, the evaluation of bids is carried out according to the above regulations.