PuBuc PRocuREMF..NT AND DISPOSAL OF Pusuc AssETS No.S/2017 45 Cap.22:23 Amendment or withdrawal of bid (l) A bidder may amend or withdraw his or her bid by submitting a notice of amendment or withdrawal to the procuring entity not later than the end of the bidding period. (2) A notice of amendment or withdrawal of a bid- (a) (b) shall comply with any directions that may be specified in the invitation to bid; and in the case of(i) a hard-copy bid, shall be submitted in an envelope identifying the invitation to bid and clearly labelled "Amendment of Bid or Proposal" or "Withdrawal of Bid or Proposal", as the case may be; (ii) a bid submitted as an electronic communication, shall comply with such requirements as may be prescribed or as the Authority may specify. 46 Opening of bids ( l) At the end of the bidding period, or as soon as possible thereafter, a procuring entity shall, at the time and place specified in the bidding documents, open all the bids it has received. (2) The opening of bids shall be conducted in public and the procuring entity shall invite bidders or their representatives to witness it. (3) At the opening of bids, an employee or agent of the procuring entity shall read aloud and record the following particulars of each opened bid(a) the name of the bidder; and (b) (c) the total amount of the bid; and any discounts or alternatives offered by the bidder; and (d) whether or not bid security has been given, where that is required; and (e) any essential supporting documents. (4) Where bids have been received by electronic communication, the procedure to be followed at the opening of bids shall be as prescribed or as specified by the Authority. (5) A procuring entity shall ensure that a copy of the record is made available to any bidder that requests it. (6) No decision regarding the disqualification or rejection of any bid shall be taken or announced in the opening of bids. (7) Following opening of bids, and until a preliminary decision on awarding the procurement contract has been notified to the successful bidder, no bidder shall make any unsolicited communication to the procuring entity's procurement management unit or try in any way to influence the procuring entity's examination or evaluation of the bids. (8) Where a bidder contravenes subsection (7), his or her bid shall be rejected by the procuring entity. 47 Examination of opened bids Following the opening of bids, the procuring entity shall first determine whether the bidders meet the qualification criteria, if any, contained in the bidding documents and reject those that do not, and then shall examine the bids in order to determine whether the bids are complete and responsive: 68