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Plain-language definitions of every Documents term that shows up in government tender work.
An official amendment to a bidding document issued by the procuring entity to correct errors, clarify requirements, or extend deadlines, forming part of the contract from the moment it is issued.
Read definitionThe formal internal document that records how bids were assessed against published criteria, justifies the award recommendation, and forms the evidentiary basis for a procuring entity's no-objection request to the financing bank.
Read definitionThe number of days after the bid submission deadline during which a bidder is bound by its offer and the buyer may proceed to award without requiring the bidder to resubmit.
Read definitionThe complete package of instructions, specifications, and contract conditions that a procuring entity issues to invited suppliers so they can prepare and submit a compliant, comparable bid.
Read definitionA structured list of all work items in a construction or supply contract, with quantities pre-measured by the procuring entity, against which bidders enter unit rates to produce a total bid price.
Read definitionThe Incoterms rule under which the seller pays the cost of transporting goods to the destination port and arranges minimum marine insurance, with risk transferring to the buyer as soon as goods are loaded on the vessel at the origin port.
Read definitionAn Incoterm requiring the seller to deliver goods on board a vessel at the port of shipment and to pay the freight and minimum insurance costs to bring them to the named destination port.
Read definitionThe signed legal document that formalizes the relationship between a procuring entity and the winning supplier, incorporating the bid, the general and special conditions, and all other tender documents by reference.
Read definitionThe Incoterms rule under which the seller is responsible for all transport costs and risks until the goods are ready for unloading at the named destination, making it the most straightforward delivery term for international procurement.
Read definitionAn Incoterm requiring the seller to deliver goods to a named destination - including all transport, freight, and intermediate handling - ready for unloading by the buyer, with risk transferring only at the final delivery point.
Read definitionThe engineering or architectural drawings issued as part of a bidding document for works contracts that define the physical dimensions, layout, and construction details that bidders must price and contractors must build to.
Read definitionA systematic study that identifies, predicts, and evaluates the environmental and social consequences of a proposed project, required by development banks before financing is approved for significant infrastructure contracts.
Read definitionThe operational document derived from an ESIA that translates environmental and social impact mitigations into specific measures, responsibilities, timelines, and monitoring indicators a contractor must implement during project execution.
Read definitionA short submission firms make in response to a notice so the buyer can build a shortlist of qualified consultants before issuing the full request for proposals.
Read definitionThe FIDIC Conditions of Contract for Construction, the globally dominant standard form for civil engineering and building works, where the employer provides the design and the contractor builds to it on a remeasured basis.
Read definitionThe FIDIC Conditions of Contract for Construction, the most widely used standard contract form for civil engineering works globally, allocating design responsibility to the employer and construction responsibility to the contractor.
Read definitionThe FIDIC Conditions of Contract for EPC and Turnkey Projects, used for fixed-price lump-sum contracts where the contractor takes full responsibility for engineering, procurement, and construction with minimal employer involvement during execution.
Read definitionThe FIDIC Conditions of Contract for EPC/Turnkey Projects, designed for fixed-price, date-certain delivery where the contractor bears all design, construction, and performance risk with minimal employer involvement during execution.
Read definitionThe FIDIC Client/Consultant Model Services Agreement, the standard form for appointing consulting engineers and advisory firms on design, supervision, and project management assignments, setting out duty of care, intellectual property, and liability terms.
Read definitionThe FIDIC Client/Consultant Model Services Agreement, the standard contract form for engaging consulting engineers and professional services firms, covering scope, fees, liability, and intellectual property.
Read definitionThe FIDIC Conditions of Contract for Plant and Design-Build, used when the contractor is responsible for both engineering design and construction, with payment typically on a lump-sum basis against employer-defined performance requirements.
Read definitionThe FIDIC Conditions of Contract for Plant and Design-Build, used for contracts where the contractor both designs and constructs or installs plant or works against the employer's performance requirements.
Read definitionThe standardized legal clauses included in every contract of the same type under a given procurement framework, covering rights, obligations, payment, variations, disputes, and termination without modification.
Read definitionThe project-level announcement published by a development bank borrower at project launch that signals all planned procurement under a loan or grant and gives suppliers advance notice to prepare.
Read definitionThe International Chamber of Commerce's standard trade terms that define which party bears the cost of transport, insurance, and customs duties, and at what point risk transfers from seller to buyer in international goods contracts.
Read definitionThe formal document that opens a competitive procurement for goods or works, inviting suppliers to submit sealed, priced bids against a defined specification.
Read definitionThe formal notice a borrowing agency publishes to invite contractors to demonstrate their capacity and experience before being invited to submit priced bids on a large works contract.
Read definitionThe formal sealed-bid solicitation used by UN agencies for purchases above USD 40,000 where requirements are fully quantifiable and award goes to the lowest substantially responsive bid.
Read definitionA family of collaborative, plain-English engineering and construction contracts published by the Institution of Civil Engineers, designed to promote proactive project management and early dispute resolution through regular early warnings and programme updates.
Read definitionThe written approval a multilateral development bank issues to an implementing agency confirming that a procurement decision may proceed, required before a contract can be signed.
Read definitionThe official written record of a pre-bid clarification meeting, capturing all questions raised by potential bidders and the procuring entity's answers, which are issued to all recipients of the bidding document.
Read definitionThe formal package of criteria and forms that a procuring entity issues to assess whether contractors or suppliers meet minimum capability standards before being invited to bid on complex contracts.
Read definitionA formal public announcement that a procuring entity issues to advertise an upcoming or active tender, inviting qualified suppliers to obtain bidding documents or submit expressions of interest.
Read definitionThe rolling 18-month schedule that a World Bank implementing agency publishes listing every planned contract, its method, estimated value, and timeline.
Read definitionA notice published by a multilateral development bank or borrowing agency inviting consulting firms to submit brief capability statements so a shortlist can be drawn up before the full request for proposals is issued.
Read definitionThe formal solicitation document sent to shortlisted consulting firms that sets out the full scope of work, evaluation criteria, and submission requirements for a complex or qualitative assignment.
Read definitionAn informal solicitation used by UN agencies and development banks for smaller, well-defined purchases by collecting price quotations from at least three suppliers without requiring the full formalities of an Invitation to Bid.
Read definitionA formal document required by development banks when a project will displace people from land or livelihoods, setting out how affected households will be compensated and assisted to restore their living standards.
Read definitionThe section of a goods or services bidding document that lists every item to be supplied, with quantities, delivery locations, and deadlines, forming the scope and payment basis of the contract.
Read definitionThe project-specific contract clauses that amend, supplement, or delete provisions in the General Conditions of Contract to reflect the particular requirements of a single procurement.
Read definitionThe contract-level announcement that opens a specific competitive tender under a development bank project, giving bidders the details they need to decide whether and how to compete.
Read definitionA pre-approved template for procurement documents that development banks and multilateral agencies require borrowers to use, ensuring consistency, transparency, and compliance across all financed contracts.
Read definitionThe section of a bidding document that defines the precise technical requirements, standards, and performance criteria that goods or works must meet for a bid to be considered responsive.
Read definitionThe document that defines the objectives, scope, deliverables, and timeline of a consulting assignment, against which proposals are written and evaluated.
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