Test 5 - Tender Evaluation and Contract Award

Question 1 ప్రశ్న 1

A water-supply pipeline tender is to be awarded to the lowest evaluated bidder satisfying all mandatory requirements. Bidder P submits the lowest quoted price but offers pipes of a lower pressure class than specified and refuses to correct the deviation. Bidder Q offers the next-lowest price and meets all requirements. What is the appropriate evaluation decision?

A Award the contract to P because its quoted price is the lowest. B Treat P as substantively nonresponsive and consider Q for award after completing the prescribed evaluation and approval. C Award the contract to P and reduce the specified operating pressure after construction. D Average the prices quoted by P and Q and award the contract at the average amount.

Question 2 ప్రశ్న 2

During evaluation of a bridge-construction tender, one bidder proposes to omit a mandatory seismic restraint arrangement from the bearings without offering an approved equivalent. Which assessment is correct?

A The deviation must be ignored because the bidder has quoted a lump-sum price. B The deviation is automatically minor because the restraint is only one component of the bridge. C The bidder must be selected if its overall quoted price is below the engineer's estimate. D The omission constitutes a substantive technical deviation because it changes an essential requirement of the proposed work.

Question 3 ప్రశ్న 3

During technical evaluation of an electronic tender, a bidder has omitted an attachment containing a previously issued registration certificate. The certificate existed before the bid-submission deadline, and the applicable tender procedure expressly permits the authority to request eligible historical shortfall documents without changing the bid's substance. What is the most appropriate action?

A Request the permitted pre-existing supporting document through the controlled clarification procedure, without allowing any change to the substantive offer. B Permit the bidder to obtain a newly issued qualification certificate after bid opening and treat it as existing on the submission date. C Allow the bidder to revise its quoted prices in exchange for supplying the missing certificate. D Automatically award the contract because documentary requirements are irrelevant after financial bids are submitted.

Question 4 ప్రశ్న 4

A contractor bidding for a specialized sewage-treatment plant fails the required financial-capacity criterion. It asks the evaluation committee to count the turnover of its parent company, although the tender does not permit reliance on parent-company credentials. Which decision is appropriate?

A Count the parent company's entire turnover automatically because the companies are related. B Waive the requirement only if the contractor's quoted price is the lowest. C Assess the bidder against the published qualification criteria without substituting unpermitted parent-company credentials. D Accept the bid provisionally and determine financial qualification only after construction begins.

Question 5 ప్రశ్న 5

A two-envelope civil-works tender prescribes a minimum technical score of 80 marks out of 100 before a financial bid can be opened. Bidder P scores 72, Bidder Q scores 79, and Bidder R scores 84. All other mandatory requirements are satisfied. Which financial bid should proceed to opening under the specified criterion?

A The financial bids of all three bidders. B Only the financial bid of R. C The financial bids of Q and R. D Only the financial bid of P because its technical score is the lowest.

Question 6 ప్రశ్న 6

For a single-stage, two-envelope tender involving construction of an elevated service reservoir, which evaluation procedure best preserves the integrity of the financial bids?

A Open all financial bids first so technical evaluators know which contractors have quoted the lowest prices. B Permit selected bidders to revise their financial offers after technical evaluation. C Disclose confidential technical evaluation comments to bidders before approval of the results. D Complete the prescribed techno-commercial evaluation and open only the financial bids of technically successful bidders under the authorized procedure.

Question 7 ప్రశ్న 7

Three technically responsive bids are evaluated on a fully tax-inclusive basis, with no preferences or other adjustments. Bid P quotes Rs 82 lakh EXCLUDING a mandatory tax component of Rs 8 lakh. Bid Q quotes Rs 88 lakh INCLUDING all taxes. Bid R quotes Rs 89 lakh INCLUDING all taxes. Which bidder has the lowest evaluated price?

A Bid Q at Rs 88 lakh. B Bid P at Rs 82 lakh. C Bid R at Rs 89 lakh. D Bid P at Rs 90 lakh.

Question 8 ప్రశ్న 8

An item-rate tender for pipeline construction contains 800 m3 of excavation at a quoted unit rate of Rs 750 per m3 and 500 m of pipeline laying at Rs 1,400 per m. The bidder has entered a grand total of Rs 1,250,000. The tender expressly provides that quoted UNIT RATES govern the correction of item extensions and arithmetic totals. What is the corrected bid amount?

A Rs 1,250,000. B Rs 1,200,000. C Rs 1,300,000. D Rs 1,350,000.

Question 9 ప్రశ్న 9

A responsive construction bid has a quoted financial amount of Rs 105 lakh. The bidder has submitted an UNCONDITIONAL discount of 4 percent applicable to the entire amount, and the tender expressly permits such discounts to be considered during evaluation. What is the net evaluated bid price before other adjustments?

A Rs 101.80 lakh. B Rs 100.80 lakh. C Rs 99.75 lakh. D Rs 109.20 lakh.

Question 10 ప్రశ్న 10

Two technically responsive bidders are being evaluated on the TOTAL COST TO THE BUYER. Bid A quotes a base amount of Rs 105 lakh, with separately applicable transportation charges of Rs 8 lakh and taxes of Rs 11 lakh. Bid B quotes a base amount of Rs 112 lakh, with transportation charges of Rs 4 lakh and taxes of Rs 6 lakh. All components are payable by the buyer, and there are no other adjustments. Which bid has the lower evaluated cost?

A Bid A at Rs 105 lakh, because only its base quotation should be compared. B Bid A at Rs 124 lakh, because its transport charges are higher. C Both bids have an evaluated cost of Rs 122 lakh. D Bid B at Rs 122 lakh, which is Rs 2 lakh lower than Bid A.

Question 11 ప్రశ్న 11

For a specialized works contract, the procuring authority has expressly authorized a Quality-cum-Cost-Based Selection (QCBS) procedure and disclosed weights of 30 percent for the normalized technical score and 70 percent for the normalized financial score. Both qualifying bids pass the technical threshold. Bid A has normalized scores of 95 technical and 80 financial, while Bid B has scores of 80 technical and 95 financial. Which bidder has the higher weighted combined score?

A Bid B with 90.5 points. B Bid A with 95.0 points. C Bid A with 87.5 points. D Both bids with 87.5 points.

Question 12 ప్రశ్న 12

A technically responsive contractor quotes a price substantially below other bids and the engineer's estimate for construction of a deep sewer. The price raises serious concerns about whether the specified work can be performed safely and completely. Which evaluation action is most appropriate?

A Reject the bid automatically whenever it falls below an arbitrary fixed percentage of the estimate. B Award the contract immediately because a very low quoted price guarantees value for money. C Seek and assess an appropriate written price analysis and evidence of capability, then make a reasoned decision under the applicable abnormal-low-bid procedure. D Replace the bidder's quoted rate with the engineer's estimated rate without its knowledge.

Question 13 ప్రశ్న 13

A member of the tender evaluation committee discovers that a close relative has a significant financial interest in one of the competing construction firms. Which action best satisfies impartiality and procurement-integrity requirements?

A Continue evaluating all bids without disclosure because committee membership automatically eliminates personal conflicts. B Disclose the conflict promptly and refrain from participating in the affected evaluation and decision process as required by the applicable rules. C Privately inform the related contractor of competing bid prices to demonstrate transparency. D Evaluate the relative's firm first and leave the conflict declaration until after the contract is awarded.

Question 14 ప్రశ్న 14

Which arrangement most directly supports authenticity, confidentiality and auditability in an approved ELECTRONIC tendering system for public works?

A Permitting contractors to alter competitors' uploaded prices before the submission deadline. B Allowing financial bids to be accessed freely by technical evaluators before technical scrutiny. C Receiving tender prices through uncontrolled personal messaging applications without submission records. D Using prescribed electronic authentication, role-based access, protected bid storage and traceable submission and opening records.

Question 15 ప్రశ్న 15

An electronic civil-works tender closes at 15:00 hours. A bidder attempts to upload its offer at 15:06 hours, after the prescribed portal has closed submissions. There is no verified system-wide malfunction or formally authorized deadline extension. What is the appropriate treatment?

A Treat the attempted upload as late and do not accept it as a valid timely submission. B Accept it because a delay of fewer than ten minutes is automatically permissible. C Allow the bidder to email the price directly to an evaluation committee member after other bids have been opened. D Extend the deadline privately for this bidder without notifying other participants.

Question 16 ప్రశ్న 16

Following financial evaluation of a competitive water-supply works tender, an official proposes privately negotiating revised rates with a preferred contractor who is not the lowest evaluated responsive bidder. The published procedure contains no authorization for such negotiations. Which action is appropriate?

A Proceed because informal negotiation may always replace the published evaluation result. B Disclose competing confidential bid prices to the preferred contractor before negotiation. C Follow the published selection and approval rules rather than conducting unauthorized negotiations that alter the competitive outcome. D Cancel the qualification requirements and select the contractor offering the shortest verbal completion promise.

Question 17 ప్రశ్న 17

At the opening of financial bids for an item-rate highway contract, Bidder P is announced as having the lowest QUOTED amount. What conclusion can properly be drawn at that stage?

A P has automatically been awarded the construction contract. B P has the lowest announced quotation, but final ranking still depends on the required responsiveness checks, arithmetic corrections and prescribed financial evaluation. C P is guaranteed to remain first regardless of conditional discounts, taxes and mandatory requirements. D No further approval or award formalities can apply after financial opening.

Question 18 ప్రశ్న 18

Which statement correctly distinguishes BID SECURITY from PERFORMANCE SECURITY during tender evaluation and contract award?

A Bid security and performance security are always the same instrument and serve identical purposes. B Performance security is submitted only by unsuccessful bidders after evaluation. C Bid security guarantees the entire service life of the completed structure. D Bid security addresses specified bidder obligations during procurement, while performance security supports the successful contractor's obligations under the awarded contract.

Question 19 ప్రశ్న 19

Technical and financial evaluation of a public-works tender is almost complete, but the bids will expire before the required award approval can be obtained. What is the most appropriate response?

A Seek an extension of bid validity through the prescribed procedure, addressing bidder consent and associated security requirements where applicable. B Assume all bids remain valid indefinitely once the financial packets have been opened. C Treat the bid-validity requirement as irrelevant because a preferred contractor has been identified. D Alter the bid-validity dates in the procurement record without informing the bidders.

Question 20 ప్రశ్న 20

After a public-works evaluation committee recommends the lowest evaluated responsive contractor for a pumping-station contract, what is the appropriate next stage under a system requiring approval by the competent authority?

A Allow the evaluation committee to issue an unauthorized final contract irrespective of delegated powers. B Begin construction before checking the required approval and award formalities. C Obtain the required award approval, communicate acceptance through the prescribed Letter of Acceptance or equivalent process, and complete applicable security and agreement requirements. D Direct the second-ranked bidder to take over the work without recording any reason.

Question 21 ప్రశ్న 21

A bidder offers the lowest evaluated price for a roadworks contract but adds a condition stating that its offer is valid only if the employer deletes a mandatory contract clause concerning the contractor's essential obligations. The tender does not permit this exception. Which conclusion is most appropriate?

A The lowest price automatically overrides all contract conditions. B The bid contains a substantive commercial reservation and should be assessed as nonresponsive under the published requirements. C The condition must be accepted because it was included in the bidder's financial submission. D The employer should delete the clause secretly after awarding the contract.

Question 22 ప్రశ్న 22

A highway tender expressly permits evaluation adjustments for completion time. The reference completion period is 15 months, and an evaluation loading of Rs 3 lakh is added for EACH month proposed beyond 15 months. Bid A is technically responsive and quotes Rs 98 lakh for 18 months. Bid B is technically responsive and quotes Rs 104 lakh for 15 months. Bid C quotes Rs 102 lakh for 15 months but fails a mandatory qualification requirement. There are no other adjustments. Which bid ranks first under the published lowest-evaluated-responsive-bid rule?

A Bid A at Rs 98 lakh, because its original quoted price is lowest. B Bid C at Rs 102 lakh, because its completion period is 15 months. C Bid A at an evaluated price of Rs 107 lakh. D Bid B at an evaluated price of Rs 104 lakh.

Question 23 ప్రశ్న 23

During evaluation of bids for a drainage project, the committee notices that several quotations contain unusually similar item-rate patterns and supporting documents. The available information raises suspicion of coordinated bidding but does not independently establish misconduct. What is the most appropriate response?

A Document the indicators, protect the evidence and refer the matter for examination through the prescribed procurement-integrity and investigative procedures before making an unsupported conclusion. B Declare every bidder guilty of collusion immediately without examining the evidence. C Ignore the observations because potential bid rigging cannot affect public-works procurement. D Privately invite the suspected bidders to agree on a common replacement tender price.

Question 24 ప్రశ్న 24

During evaluation of an item-rate tender, the committee finds that one responsive bidder has quoted an exceptionally high rate for a relatively small BOQ item and a very low rate for another item. The tender contains no automatic disqualification rule based solely on an unbalanced distribution of item rates. Which action is most appropriate?

A Rewrite the bidder's item rates to match the departmental schedule without following any prescribed procedure. B Automatically award the contract because an unbalanced rate distribution guarantees the lowest final payment. C Examine the pricing risks and relevant quantities under the published evaluation and contract provisions, without inventing an undisclosed disqualification criterion. D Ignore the BOQ rates entirely and rank bidders alphabetically.

Question 25 ప్రశ్న 25

Which set of records most directly supports a transparent and auditable recommendation for awarding a public Civil Engineering works contract?

A Only the successful contractor's name and an oral statement that its price was acceptable. B A documented record of bid receipt and opening, responsiveness and qualification findings, evaluated prices and adjustments, committee recommendations and required approval. C Only the engineer's approximate estimate, without any record of competing bids. D A private list of preferred contractors that is unrelated to the published eligibility criteria.

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