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PART
ONE
GENERAL
PROVISIONS
CHAPTER
ONE:
SCOPE
OF LAW AND DEFINITIONS
Article
(1 )
The
provisions of this Law shall apply to all Ministries
and other Government organs. The following are
excepted:-
First:
The Armed Forces and the Police concerning the duties
and works which are of confidential attribute whose
conditions of contracts and tenders are regulated by
an Emiri Decision.
Secondly:
The Qatar General Petroleum Corporation concerning
petroleum industry in Qatar and abroad in all the
stages of this industry including exploration and
drilling for oil, natural gas and other hydro-carbon
substances, production, refining, transport and
storage of the afore-mentioned substances and any of
their derivatives and by-products, as well as trading
in, distribution, sale and export of these substances
in conformity with Decree-Law No. (10) of year 1974
mentioned above, and in accordance with the financial
and administrative regulations and rules and the
controlling organizational principles in this respect,
which are issued by
a
decision of the Council of Ministers on the basis of a
proposal made by the Board of Directors of the
Corporation.
Thirdly:
Any other authority in whose favour a decision by the
Council of Ministers is issued on the basis of a
proposal made by the Minister of Finance.
Article
(2)
Contracts
of Public Works, contracts of works, contracts of
services, contracts for the supply of articles and
their purchases shall be concluded through Tenders
subject to the provisions of this Law. With the Emir's
approval, certain contracts of consultancy and
technical services may be exempted from the provisions
of this Law.
Article
(3)
Tenders
may be general, limited or local. General tenders and
local tenders are subject to the principles of
publicity as regards procedure, equality and free
competition.
Article
(4)
The
general tender is the total proceedings promulgated in
accordance with the rules prescribed in this law
intending thereby to approach the Tenderer who submits
the best bid. It shall be either internal which shall
be advertised at home or external which shall be
advertised at home and abroad.
Article
(5)
The
limited Tender is that in which participation is
confined to firms whose names are recorded in lists
prepared by the Government Body concerned after
inquiring into and verifying their good reputation and
superiority in financial, productive and technical
aspects. Such lists shall not be considered except
after the approval of the Central Tenders Committee
specified in Article (7) of this Law.
This
method shall not be followed except as regards tenders
whose submission to the Principle of absolute
competition contradicts the public interest, due to
their particular nature or the circumstances under
which they are concluded.
In
order to follow this method the prior approval of the
Minister of Finance shall be obtained in accordance with the
proposal of the Central Tenders Committee.
The
Central Tenders Committee shall address the invitation
for participation in the limited tender.
Besides
that, all the provisions regulating the General
tenders shall apply to the limited tenders whether
they are Local or Abroad.
Article
(6)
The
Local Tender is a sort of General tender the value of
which shall not exceed (1,000,000) One million, Qatari
Riyals, whether in respect of supply of articles or
contracts of works. Participation in such tender is
confined to Local contractors, suppliers and merchants
registered in Qatar Chamber of Commerce, the
Commercial Register and in any other register
specified by Law. Their names shall be recorded in
special lists to be prepared by the concerned
Government bodies. Such lists shall not be considered
except upon approval of the Central Tenders Committee
and the Confirmation of the Minister of Finance.
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