PuBuc PRocuREMENT AND DISPOSAL OF PuBuc AssETs No.S/2017 Cap.22:23 (8) In considering financial bids, the procuring entity shall(a) correct any arithmetical errors in them; and (b) convert the prices to a single currency as stated in the request for proposals. (9) In the evaluation of financial bids(a) (b) the bid with the lowest price may be given a financial score of 100 and other proposals given financial scores that are inversely proportional to their prices; or a directly proportional or other method may be used in allocating the marks for the price: Provided that, whichever method is used it shall be described in the request for proposals. (10) The total score to be awarded to a bid under this section shall be obtained by weighting the quality and financial scores achieved by the technical bid and the financial bid respectively and adding those scores. ( 11) The relative weights to be given to the technical and financial scores under subsection (10) shall be specified in the request for proposals and may vary according to the complexity of the service to be provided and the relative importance of quality, but the financial score shall normally account for twenty per centum of the total score. ( 12) After ascertaining the total scores to be awarded to bids under this section, the procuring entity shall without delay invite the bidder obtaining the highest total score to enter into negotiations regarding(a) the terms of reference of the consultant; and (b) the manner in which the consultant is to provide the service; and (c) (d) (e) (f) personnel needed to provide the service; and any service or facility to be provided by the procuring entity; and special terms and conditions of the procurement contract; and any other matters that may be prescribed or that the procuring entity and the bidder may consider necessary to discuss: Provided that the negotiations shall not result in any substantial alteration in the terms of reference or the terms of the procurement contract, and the price of the service shall not be negotiated. (13) If negotiations under subsection (12) fail to result in an acceptable procurement contract, the procuring entity shall(a) terminate the negotiations, informing the firm concerned in writing of the reasons for termination; and (b) invite the next ranked firm for negotiations in accordance with that subsection, and after such invitation the procuring entity shall not reopen the earlier negotiations. (14) After negotiations in terms of subsection (12) or, as the case may be, subsection ( 13) have been successfully completed, the procuring entity shall promptly notify other firms on the short-list that they were unsuccessful, and shall not sign a procurement contract with the successful firm until at least fourteen days have elapsed following the giving of that notice. 61 Selection under fixed budget method (1) The selection under fixed budget method entails a process whereby the procuring entity evaluates the bids submitted by short-listed bidders- 78