【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 uction Management – 23 ? 7. Clarification of Tender Documents ? A Prospective tenderer requiring any clarification of the tender documents may notify ___________ in writing or by telex at the following address： __________. ? The Employer or his agent _____________ will respond in writing to any request for clarification which is received more than _____ days prior to the deadline for submission of tenders. Written copies of the response（ including an explanation of the query， but without identifying the source of the inquiry） will be sent to all prequalified tenderers who have been issued with tender documents. Construction Management – 24 8. Amendment of Tender Documents ? Prior to the deadline for submission of tenders， the Employer may， for any reason， whether at its own initiative or in response to clarification requested by a prospective tenderer， modify the tender documents by the issue of an Addendum. ? The Addendum will be sent in writing or by telex or telegram to all prequalified tenderers who have picked up the tender documents and will be binding upon them. Prospective tenderers shall promptly acknowledge receipt thereof by telex or telegram to ____________. ? In order to afford prospective tenderers reasonable time in which to take an Addendum into account in preparing their tenders， the Employer or his agent _________ may， at their discretion， extend the deadline for the submission of tenders in accordance with Clause 19 hereof. Construction Management – 25 Preparation of Tenders ? 9. Language of Tender The tender and all correspondence relating to the tender exchanged by the tenderer and the Employer or his agent __________ shall be in English. Supporting documents and printed literature furnished by the tenderer with the tender may be in another language provided they are acpanied by an appropriate English translation of pertinent passages. For the purpose of interpretation of the tender， the English version shall prevail. Construction Management – 26 10. Documents Comprising the Tender ? The tender to be Prepared by the tenderer shall contain the following： the Form of Tender and Appendix thereto； the Tender Security； the priced Bill of Quantities； the Schedules of Supplementary Information； the information on eligibility and qualifications； alternative offers， if any； And any other information required to be submitted in accordance with these Instructions. The Forms， Bill of Quantities and Schedules provided in Volume 3 of these documents shall be used without exception （ subject to extensions of the Schedules in the same format， and to the provisions of Clause hereof regarding the alternative forms of tender security）。 Construction Management – 27 ? All documents issued for the purpose of tendering as described in Clause and addenda issued in accordance with Clause 8 shall be incorporated in the tender. Tender documents not required to be signed and submitted in accordance with Clauses 17 and 18 shall be returned to the office of issue before the expiry of the tender validity period， but mustn’t be enclosed with the Tender. ? Tenderers shall submit with their tender a preliminary Programme in the format required by Clause 14 of the Conditions of Contract. ? The successful tenderer will be required to revise or augment his Programme as set out in the Contract. Construction Management – 28 11. Tender Prices ? Unless explicitly stated otherwise in the tender documents， the Contract shall be for the whole of the Works ______ as described in Clause1 hereof， based on the schedules of unit rates and amounts submitted by the tenderer. ? The tenderer shall fill in rates and amounts for all items of work described in the Bill of Quantities， whether quantities are stated or not. Items against which no rate or amount is entered by the tenderer will not be paid for by the Employer when executed and shall be deemed covered by the other rates and amounts entered in the Bill of Quantities. Construction Management – 29 ? All duties， taxes and other levies（ levy payable by the Contractor under the Contract， or for any other cause， as at the date ________ days prior to the date for submission of tenders shall be included in the rates and amounts and total tender sum submitted by the tenderer， and the evaluation and parison of tenders by the Employer shall be made accordingly. ? The rates and amounts entered by the tenderer shall be subject to adjustment during the performance of the Contract in accordance with the provisions of the Conditions of Contract. The tenderer shall plete Schedule III表三 Price Adjustment Provisions and shall submit with his tender such other supporting information as is required under Clause of the Conditions of Contract. Construction Management – 30 12. Currencies of Tender and Payment ? The unit rates and prices shall be quoted by the tender entirely in RMB. A tenderer expecting to incur expenditures in other currencies for inputs to the Works supplied from outside China （ referred to as “ the foreign currency requirements”） shall indicate in Schedule I of “ Foreign Currency Requirements” the percentage of the Tender Price （excluding Provisional Sums） needed by him for the payment of such foreign currency requirements either （ i） entirely in the currency of the tenderer39。s home country or， at the tenderer39。s option， （ ii） entirely in US dollars， always provided that a tenderer expecting to incur expenditures in a currency or currencies other than those stated in （ i） and （ ii） above for a portion of the foreign currency requirements， and wishing to be paid accordingly， shall so indicate the percentage por