Cap.22:23 Pusuc PROCUREMENT AND DISPOSAL OF Pusuc ASSETS No.S/2017 (4) Any requirement imposed pursuant to this section shall be set out in the pre-qualification documents, if any, and in the solicitation docwnents, and shall apply equally to all bidders. 29 Domestic preference When evaluating bids. a procuring entity may give preference to bids from Zimbabwean or local suppliers and manufacturers and shall(a) take into account the extent to which Zimbabwean or local suppliers and manufacturers must participate in such bid, or be subcontracted to supply the bidded goods, construction works or services, in accordance with the provisions of the Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Act [Chapter 14:33] (No. 14 of2007); and (b) take into account the extent to which suppliers and manufacturers who are women or entities controlled predominantly by women must participate in such a bid, or be subcontracted to supply the bidded goods, construction works or services; and (c) procure technological, engineering and industrial designs, solutions or applications that are or maybe the subject of registration as intellectual property, and that originate from a Zimbabwean university, polytechnic, college or research institution: Provided that any preference shall be(i) stated clearly in the bidding documents; and (ii) applied strictly in accordance with such procedures and criteria as may be prescribed or as maybe stated in circulars issued by the Authority. PART VI MEmoDS OF PROCUREMENT 30 Selection of procurement method ( l) Subject to this Act, a procuring entity shall employ the competitive bidding method of procurement described in section 31, except where(a) the restricted bidding method is to be employed in terms of section 32; or (b) the direct procurement method is to be employed in terms of section 33; or (c) the request for quotations method is to be employed in terms of section 34; or (d) consultancy services are to be procured, in which event the request for proposals method shall be employed in accordance with Part VITI; or (e) procurement is effected under a joint venture agreement, in which event the method shall be as prescribed under section 100. (2) When a method of procurement other than competitive bidding is used, the procuring entity shall include in the record of the procurement proceedings a written justification of the decision to utilise the procurement method, including the grounds for taking that decision. (3) Where a procuring entity enters into a framework agreement for any procurement(a) all stages of the procurement up to the award of contract shall be effected in accordance with section 31 or 32; and (b) all contracts based on the framework agreement shall be awarded in accordance with such procedures as may be prescribed. 61