5.6, 2nd Floo, Khayabar-e-Itehad, Phase VI, TRANSPARENCY Defence Housing Ahory, Karacl, INTERNATIONAL-PAKISTAN Cnuk ining Wika eatnesrens ook 2" September, 2010 Secretary, Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority, Ministry of Science and technology, Block# 77, Pakistan Secretariat, Karachi Fax: 021, 99206263 Sub: Violation of Public Procurement Rules, 2004 lotice of Prequalification for appointment of Advertising Agene Dear Sit, The notice of Invitation of Expression of Interest/Prequalification of advertising agency Published in Business Recorder on 2 September, 2010 is against the Public Procurement Rules 2004, as the set of Prequalification Document is not provided, which is a mandatory requirement. The Rules are available on PPRA website wyw.ppra.gov.pk and www.transparency.org.pk, Public Procurement Rules, 2004 have eliminated all discretion in procurement process, and the Rule No 16 requires you to prepare a set of prequalification documents, and provide detailed evaluation criteria to applicants, which is not being given to applicants on this project. Rule is quoted below for your information; 16, Pre-qualification process. () The procuring agency engaging in pre-qualification shall announce, in the pre-qualification documents, all information required for pre-qualification ‘including instructions for preparation and submission of the pre-qualification documents, evaluation criteria, list of documentary evidence required by suppliers or contractors* to demonstrate their respective qualifications and any other information that the procuring agency deems necessary for prequalification. ANON-PARTISAN, NON-PROFIT COALITION AGAINST CORRUPTION Donations exempted from tax U/S 2 (36) () of |. Tax Ordinance 2001,TRANSPARENCY sca INTERNATIONAL-PAKISTAN Continuation Sheet No... (2) The procuring agency shall provide a set of pre-qualification document to any supplier or contractor, on request and subject to payment ofpprice, ifany. Explanation.- For the purposes of this sub-rule price means the cost of printing and providing the documents only. *2 (@ “contractor” means a person, consultant, firm, company or an organization who undertakes to supply goods, services or works; The evaluation criteria shall include a detailed criterion on how each. mark will be awarded in each category, which makes these rules discretion free. Bidders must be informed how the scoring will be done for each category and what is the passing score in each category and overall score. ‘The sbove information is forwarded for the purpose of avoiding the mis-procurement charge under Rule No 50, and to re-advertise this prequalification notice under the prescribed procedures. ‘TIP would like to quote Supreme Court Order given on 28" April 2010, in the ease of award of multibillion dollar LNG contract to GDF-Suez, in which the SC has announced that it is the duty of the Court to ensure the application of Public Procurement Rules 2004. “Tr Pakistan is striving to have Rule of Law in Pakistan, which is the only way to eliminate corruption and have good governance in country. With Regards, w sy8q\Adil GilaniUROL L SET ed PRE-QUALIFICATION ‘APPOINTMENT OF ADVERTISEMENT AGENCY 1- The Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority (PSQCA), Government, of Pakistan is looking for pre-qualfication of Advertising agencies to deal with Authority's localandintemationalcampaigns, 2- Interested adverting’“agencies, accredited with All Pakistan Newspaper Scciety (APNS), may apply for pre-qualification alongwith the following information: a. Description of adverting agency including name, resistered address, telephone ‘/ fax number (s) site, e-mail address and year of| establishment. Registration Certificate of APNS year 2010. . Particulars of permanant tochnicel staff, their qualifications, experience andthe availablefacilties. 1. Year of APNS accreditation. . Income Tax/ GST payment certificate. f. Bank certificate of financial stability. . List of client and detail of services offered to them during the last three years (year wise) . Experience in Intemational advertising (attach specimen of material for print/ Electronic media) l. Foreign /local associate () fany. How they wil build image of PSQCA and new look of PSGCA through Print/ Electronic Media and PublicRelations. . Experience in public relations and media Relation, |. Managementof publicawarence cempalgn/orogrammes. -Any other information which can help PSACA. . Participating agencies shall provide a certficale that they made Payment of all dues against thom relating to PSQCA to all newspaper and other media, payment’ for which has been released to them by PSQCA. . The advertising agencies when selected on PSQCA panel after completion of codal formalities may provide an undertaking that they will follow the laid down Government procedure of payment through P..D Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority reserve the right to accept or reject. eny/all application without assigning any reason, Canvassing In any form is liable’to disqualify the applicant. The above Information / detalls must reach the undersigned latest by 20th ‘September,2010, Present agencies if interested to participate in Pre-Qualification they must submit their NOC for APNS before date of Presentation when called. Se RNA Eee ONT ne I Dee Una eee ATT ee ree LR Nar sqcadg@superner.pk, Web site: wimw.psqca.com.pk