Explanation: Openness and transparency are very important principles in the bidding process. The tenderer shall provide all potential bidders with equal information and opportunities, and shall not invite some potential bidders to provide consultation privately outside the announcement. Doing so may cause other bidders to have no equal opportunity to know the detailed information of the bidding project, thus losing the opportunity of fair competition. In addition, doing so will leave an unfair impression on other bidders, thus affecting the credibility and effect of the whole bid.
Solution: In order to ensure fair competition and transparency, the tenderee shall abide by the relevant laws and regulations and the provisions of the bidding documents, and shall not invite potential bidders to provide consultation privately. If some potential bidders have doubts about the project subject to tender, they shall announce the unified consultation method and time in the announcement. The tenderer shall answer all questions in time and announce the answers to all bidders. This can not only ensure fair competition, but also provide more reference information for the tenderer, which is conducive to the smooth progress of the bidding project.
Extended explanation: In addition to abiding by laws and regulations and the provisions of the bidding documents, the tenderee should also strengthen the management of the bidding process to ensure openness, transparency and fair competition. In the process of bidding, the tenderee shall establish a perfect management mechanism, make a fair evaluation of all bidders, and publish the evaluation results in time. At the same time, the tenderer should also actively solve the problems and questions in the bidding process and respond to the concerns and questions of bidders in a timely manner. Only in this way can the bidding process be more fair and transparent, provide more reference information and opportunities for tenderers and bidders, and be conducive to the smooth implementation of the bidding project.