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a. The tenderee shall publicly open the bids at the time and in the place as stipulated in the tender document, and the representative of the bid evaluation committee, the representative and relevant workers of the authorized party, and the bidders' representatives shall attend the bid opening

b. All bids shall be checked for their sealing, and then unsealed and announced if correct, and the tenderee shall record the bid announcement

a. The tenderee shall be entitled to raise inquiry or clarification requirements to the bidders for any ambiguity in their bidding documents, and the bidders must answer and clarify such ambiguities to technical and commercial personnel at the time and in the place as notified by the tenderee

b. If necessary, the tenderee can ask the bidders to answer the questions to be clarified in writing, and such answer shall be part of the bid as soon as it is sealed, signed, and submitted to the tenderee by the relevant bidder’s authorized representative

c. In case of any discrepancy among the tender document, the bidding documents and the technical documents, the technical documents shall prevail; and in case of any discrepancy among the tender document, the bidding documents, and the clarification documents, the clarification documents shall prevail

a. The tenderee shall set up a bid evaluation committee according to the characteristics of the tendered products to evaluate and compare substantially corresponsive bidding documents. The bid evaluation committee shall comprise the tenderee and relevant experts

All bids shall be evaluated strictly according to the requirements and conditions of the tender document, taking into account the following factors

① Product performance and quality; ② Product life; ③ After-sales service and supply of spare parts; ④ Operating performance, reputation and users’ evaluation

① The bidding documents comply with the tender requirements; ② The composite indicator is optimal; ③ the bidder is capable of performing the contract

d. During the period of bid evaluation, any act conducted by the bidder attempting to interfere with the tenderee will result in the bid being rejected, and the bidder shall bear the corresponding legal responsibility

(1) The winning bidder shall sign an economic contract with the buyer at the time and in the place as notified by the letter of acceptance; otherwise, the bid will be deemed as withdrawn after bid opening

(2) After signing the contract, the seller shall supply goods on time according to the buyer’s requirements and delivery plan and guarantee quality; in case of any quality problem, the seller shall bear all the losses; in case the delivery of goods is delayed without the buyer’s permission, liquidated damages equivalent to 2% of the payment of goods shall be paid for each day delayed; in case of serious damage caused as a result of the delayed delivery, the contract can be terminated, and the buyer can further claim against compensation according to the value of the losses