Accordingly, an investor's prequalification application is considered valid when it fully meets the following contents (based on the provisions of Article 35 of Decree No. 35/2021/ND-CP):

a) There is the original copy of the pre-qualification application;

b) There is a valid prequalification application form;

c) There is a valid partnership agreement in case of a partnership;

d) The effect of the pre-qualification application is conformable with regulations of the pre-qualification documents;

e) The investor does not submit more than one pre-qualification application as independent investor or partnership member;

f) The investor is not being banned from PPP investment as prescribed by PPP laws; not being banned from bidding as prescribed by bidding laws;

g) The investor has lawful status as prescribed in Article 29 of PPP Law.

Evaluation standards for the capacity and experience of investors implementing the project: Financial capacity accounts for 50 - 60% of the total score; The investor's project implementation experience accounts for 40 - 50% of the total score.

Projects and bidding packages implemented by investors must ensure that they meet technical and quality requirements according to the signed contract to be considered and evaluated.

This Circular comes into force from January 01, 2022.