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Bid Security and Bid Securing Declaration: Similarities and Differences

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During the bidding process, it is customary to require interested bidders to provide a bid security or bid securing declaration along with their bid. What is a bid security? A bid security may be a fixed monetary sum or a percentage of the bid price, usually less than 5%.

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Public Procurement Legal and Regulatory Framework

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Public procurement legal and regulatory framework (also called the procurement rules) in a country includes the constitution of the country, national procurement policies/laws, regulations, organizational procurement policies and the standard bidding documents. What is Procurement Legal and Regulatory Framework?

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8 Causes of Delays in the Public Procurement Process and How to Avoid Them

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Such delays may damage the Procuring Entity ’s reputation and are a waste of scarce public resources; additionally, contracts are not awarded on time and this results in poor delivery of public goods and services. They are also needed to prepare the solicitation (bidding/ tender ) documents.