What is the specific process of bidder qualification examination in bidding?

The Law on Tendering and Bidding stipulates that a tenderer may, according to the requirements of a project subject to tender, require potential bidders to provide relevant qualification documents and performance in the tender announcement or invitation letter, and conduct qualification examination on potential bidders. Where the state has provisions on the qualifications of bidders, such provisions shall prevail. Qualification examination refers to the activity intention of the tenderer to evaluate and examine the business qualification, professional qualification, financial status, technical ability, management ability, performance and reputation of the prequalified applicant or bidder to determine whether they have the qualification and ability to participate in project bidding and perform the contract. Generally speaking, qualification examination is divided into two ways: pre-qualification and post-qualification. Please refer to the following table to understand the differences between them:

1, prequalification

Pre-qualification means that the tenderee sends a bid invitation to unspecified potential bidders by issuing a pre-qualification announcement, and the tenderee or the qualification examination committee established by it evaluates the business qualification, professional qualification, financial status, performance of similar projects, performance reputation and other conditions of the pre-qualification applicant according to the examination methods, qualifications and examination standards determined in the pre-qualification documents, and determines the applicants who have passed the pre-qualification.

2. Post-qualification review

Post-qualification examination is the qualification examination of bidders by the bid evaluation committee after bid opening. If post-qualification examination is adopted, the tenderer shall, after the bid opening, conduct qualification examination on the bidders by the bid evaluation committee according to the standards and methods specified in the tender documents. Post-qualification review is an important part of bid evaluation. The bid evaluation committee shall reject the bids of bidders who have not passed the post-qualification examination.