Article 18 of the Tendering and Bidding Law stipulates that a tenderer may, according to the requirements of the project subject to tender itself, require potential bidders to provide relevant qualification documents and performance in the tender announcement or invitation to bid, and conduct qualification examination on potential bidders; Where the state has provisions on the qualifications of bidders, such provisions shall prevail.

Examining the qualifications of potential bidders is not only the right of the tenderer, but also the procedure often used in most bidding activities. This procedure is of great significance for protecting the interests of the tenderee and promoting the smooth progress of bidding activities.

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The bid opening tenderer shall, in accordance with the time and place specified in the bidding documents, open the bidding documents submitted by all bidders in accordance with the regulations, and publicly announce the names of bidders, bid prices and other main contents required in the bidding documents. The bid opening shall be presided over by the tenderer, and all bidders' representatives and relevant personnel shall be invited to conduct the bid opening in public according to the procedures under the supervision of the tendering and bidding supervision institution. The time from the date of issuing the tender documents to the date of bid opening shall not be less than 20 days.

The tenderer shall determine the winning bidder according to the requirements of the tender documents and the qualified candidates recommended by the bid evaluation committee, or may authorize the bid evaluation committee to directly determine the winning bidder. For projects invested by state-owned funds, the tenderee shall determine the winning candidate ranked first as the winning bidder.

If the winning candidate ranked first gives up the bid, and the contract cannot be performed due to force majeure, or the contents specified in the tender documents are not satisfied, the tenderer may determine the winning candidate ranked second as the winning bidder, and so on. If all the recommended candidates for winning the bid are not selected, the tender shall be reorganized. The winning bidder shall not be determined among the unsuccessful candidates.

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