Public Procurement Rules, 2004 MCQs

Where reference to a brand name is essential to complete a specification, the procuring agency shall:

Use direct contracting
Restrict bidding to that brand's dealers
Obtain prior approval of PPRA
Use the words 'or equivalent' after recording specific justifications in writing

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Solicitation documents for disposal of assets by tender shall specify that the asset is sold on:

Lowest bid basis
'As is where is' basis and disclaim liability after sale
Warranty basis for six months
Reserve price basis only

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Procurements over Rs. 500,000 and up to Rs. 3 million shall be advertised on:

The Authority's website; print media optional
Two national dailies only
The procuring agency's website only
The Authority's website and two national dailies

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Procurement opportunities over Rs. 3 million must be advertised on the Authority's website and in at least:

Two newspapers of the province concerned
Three newspapers including one regional
Two national dailies, one in English and one in Urdu
One national daily in English

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The minimum response time for national competitive bidding is:

Seven days
Fifteen days
Fifteen working days
Thirty days

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No minimum response time limit is applicable in case of:

Re-bidding
Procurements below Rs. 3 million
Emergency
Framework agreements

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Where an advertisement appears in both electronic and print media, response time is calculated from:

The later of the two dates
The date of issue of bidding documents
The day of posting on the PPRA website
The day of its first publication in the newspapers

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Deviation from mandatory advertisement is permissible with prior approval of the Authority where:

Publication could jeopardize national security, or relates to proprietary/IP information available from a single source
The value is below Rs. 3 million
The procurement is urgent
The PAO certifies it

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Pre-qualification under Rule 15 may be engaged in for all of the following EXCEPT:

Services
Expensive and technically complex equipment
Civil works and turnkey projects
Standard off-the-shelf stationery

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A procuring agency shall communicate to suppliers who have NOT been pre-qualified:

Only the names of pre-qualified firms
Nothing, as PQ is discretionary
The reasons for not pre-qualifying them
The scores of other bidders

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