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CHAPTER IV. PRINCIPAL METHOD FOR PROCUREMENT OF SERVICES

(b) The plan should indicate the method of procurement, in line with the Procurement Manual and existing guidelines.

(a) The selection of a method of procurement pursuant to articles 18 to 22

95. The Commission noted that the title of chapter III bis ( quot Special method for procurement of services quot ) might create the misimpression that this method was the only one available for procurement of services.

Secondly, the provisions would enable the use of ERAs as a procurement method rather than an optional phase in other procurement methods.

E procurement is yet to be reflected in procurement policy and procedures manuals as an alternative method to manual transactions.

(c) When the procuring entity applies this Law, pursuant to article 1 (3), to procurement involving national defence or national security and determines that the selected method is the most appropriate method of procurement or

Regulations provide for two ways of using ERAs, either as a stand alone method of procurement or as an optional phase in other methods of procurement.

(3) In the procurement of services, a procuring entity shall use the method of procurement set forth in chapter IV, unless the procuring entity determines that

(i) bis In procurement proceedings involving the use of a procurement method pursuant to article 19 bis, the fact that electronic reverse auction was held.

(a) The enabling provisions should be based on the use of electronic reverse auctions as a procurement method rather than a phase in other procurement methods

(i) In procurement proceedings involving the use of a procurement method pursuant to paragraph (2) or subparagraph (a) or (b) of paragraph (3) of article 18, the statement required under article 18 (4) of the grounds and circumstances on which the procuring entity relied to justify the selection of the method of procurement used

88. Having completed its review of the procedures involved in the special method of procurement of services, the Commission reviewed further the manner in which the special method should be presented in relation to the other procurement methods in the Model Law.

(f) The procuring entity applies this Law, pursuant to article 1 (3), to procurement involving national defence or national security and determines that single source procurement is the most appropriate method of procurement.

The Commission therefore agreed that a clearer title would be quot Principal method for procurement of services quot .

Furthermore, it was stated that the availability of a multiplicity of methods of procurement for procurement of services might make it difficult for procuring entities to decide which method to use.

In the light of experience gained and of initiatives at the regional and international levels, it appears likely that this purchasing method will receive acceptance as an appropriate method of public procurement.

(2) In the procurement of goods and construction, a procuring entity may use a method of procurement other than tendering proceedings only pursuant to article 19, 20, 21 or 22.

(2) In the procurement of goods and construction, a procuring entity may use a method of procurement other than tendering proceedings only pursuant to article 19, 19 bis 20, 21 or 22.

The drafting group was requested to attempt to find an alternative, for example, quot special method for procurement of services quot .

It was felt that such a location was more appropriate since the chapter concerned the normal method for procurement of services.

Whether ERA is an optional phase or a distinct method, a decision on the use of ERA in procurement proceedings is to be made at the procurement planning stage since it has to be reflected in the procurement notice (see below, para.

While little difference is found in the regulations of the auction phase, stages before and after it are regulated differently depending on whether ERA is an optional additional phase in other procurement methods ( optional phase ) or a distinct procurement method ( distinct method ) (see A CN.9 WG.I WP.35, paras.

Consequently, as tendering is the general procurement method for goods and construction, the provisions enable an electronic reverse auction procedure that follows the pattern of the standard tendering method, adapted to provide for an electronic reverse auction.

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Although most aspects of ERAs are to be addressed in procurement laws and regulations, the introduction of this electronic purchasing method in public procurement may necessitate adjustments in other relevant branches of law, such as competition and general public administration law.

If the ERA is used as a distinct method, while some general procurement rules may still apply, most of the aspects are subject to separate regulations.

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For example, the publication of a notice that a single source procurement or procurement without a competitive method in case of emergency is utilized has to be published under the Virginia Public Procurement Act (VPPA), as amended, article 2, 2.2 4303, paras. E and F (available at http www.eva.state.va.us dps Manuals docs VPPA.pdf).

Other delegations noted that the decision had been taken on the basis that allowing electronic reverse auctions as a phase in other procurement methods would undermine the principle of tendering that was the preferred procurement method under the Model Law.

(b) It would be more appropriate (, subject to approval by ... (the enacting State designates an organ to issue the approval),) to use a method of procurement referred to in articles 19 to 22, provided that the conditions for the use of that method are satisfied.

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