Government Tenders and Procurement Law

1. A bidder may file an appeal with the government agency against any decision it takes prior to the awarding decision within five working days from the decision issuance date. The bidder may also file an appeal with the government agency against the awarding decision within the suspension period referred to in Article 53 of this Law. 2. The government agency shall decide on the appeal within 15 working days from the date of filing. An appeal not decided on during said period shall be deemed denied. 3. An appellant may, within three days from the date of being notified of the denial of the appeal or from the lapse of the period referred to in paragraph (2) of this Article without a decision on the appeal, file an appeal with the committee provided for in Article 86 of this Law. 4. The committee referred to in Article 86 of this Law shall decide on filed appeals and shall notify the concerned parties of its decision within 15 working days from the date of filing. The committee may extend such period for a similar period. 5. A government agency shall not proceed with contracting without observing the following: a) The lapse of the suspension period without receiving any appeal. b) If an appeal is received and accepted, any action taken by the government agency which violates the provisions of the Law shall be rectified if possible; otherwise, the tender shall be canceled. If rectification results in another bidder winning the tender, only the disqualified bidder may appeal the disqualification decision before the government agency and shall do so within a period equal to the suspension period. Such appeal shall be subject to the provisions of this Article. c) If an appeal is received and denied, and the period specified in paragraph (4) of this Article lapses without the committee deciding on the appeal.