Public Procurement Office Modifies Tender Evaluation Process Following Supreme Court Order

Kathmandu. The Public Procurement Monitoring Office (PPMO) has made significant changes in the tender evaluation process for construction work as per the Supreme Court's order.

The office has sent new directives to all public bodies after the Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court issued an interim order on 2083/01/23 not to implement Rule 31 (Jha) of the Public Procurement Regulations, 2064. The document mentions that the Public Procurement Monitoring Office received information about the said order on 2083/01/28.

Under the new system, the qualification criteria related to joint ventures (JV) for construction works above 100 million rupees have been changed. Henceforth, for general works above 100 million, at least one partner of the JV must have successfully completed at least one similar nature of work in the last 10 years.

Similarly, in the case of complex nature of works, it has been stipulated that each partner must have completed at least one contract agreement and one partner must have acquired the specified specific experience.

This notice, certified by Abhinay Adhikari, Section Officer of the Public Procurement Monitoring Office, was issued on 2083/01/30. These criteria will remain in effect until the final verdict of the court, and all public bodies have been instructed to prepare tender documents accordingly.

This change is expected to directly impact the qualification determination process for construction entrepreneurs participating in large infrastructure construction.