Singapore legislation
Regulation 76
Regulation 76
Managing agents
Subregulation 1
Tender specifications prepared by a managing agent of a Town Council shall —
as far as practicable, be drafted so as not to give preference to any tenderer and bear a declaration by the managing agent that the specifications do not give preference to any particular tenderer; and
be approved by a Tender Committee comprising members of the Town Council.
Subregulation 2
Where tender specifications prepared by a managing agent unavoidably specify the use of services of, or acquisition of stores from, any particular supplier, the tender specifications shall state that equivalent alternatives may also be offered by tenderers.
Subregulation 3
A managing agent of a Town Council shall not be disqualified from submitting a tender in response to an invitation to tender for the execution of works or the supply of stores or services to the Town Council if —
before the close of the tender, the managing agent declares its interest to the Town Council, chairman or committee having the authority under rule 74(13) to accept the tender;
the Tender Opening Committee in respect of the tender exercise does not comprise any officer or employee of the managing agent;
the witnessing officer of the Tender Opening Committee is a member of the Town Council; and
the managing agent does not participate in the evaluation of the tenders received in response to the invitation.
Subregulation 4
Where a Town Council or chairman intends to waive quotations or tenders pursuant to rule 73(14) or 74(17) and as a result the managing agent of the Town Council will be the sole supplier of the stores, services or works to the Town Council, such waiver shall not be permissible unless —
the specifications of the stores, services or works have been approved by a committee comprising members of the Town Council; and
the managing agent does not participate in the evaluation and recommendation for such waiver.