This RFP is for a contract that generally includes provision of structural and fabrication detail drawings, full trial assembly, and, supply and delivery of lattice towers to the Delivery Point for the PGTC Project. This RFP applies to and governs the preparation of Proposals in response to this RFP. All enquiries regarding this RFP must be directed, by email, to the Contact Person, and the following will apply to any enquiry:
(a) BC Hydro reserves the right to decline to provide a response to an enquiry, considering fairness to all Proponents and the integrity of this competitive procurement process;
(b) subject to Section 3.7(c), any reply from the Contact Person to an enquiry will be posted to BC Bid as either: (i) a question and answer as part of a question and answer series for this RFP ("Q&As"); or (ii) an Addendum;
(c) a Proponent may request that an enquiry and the response be kept confidential if the Proponent considers the enquiry is commercially confidential to it; if BC Hydro determines that an enquiry or the response or both must be distributed to all Proponents, then the Contact Person will permit the enquirer to withdraw the enquiry rather than receive a response; and
(d) subject to Section 3.7(a) and notwithstanding Section 3.7
(c), any enquiry and its response may, in BC Hydro's sole and absolute discretion, be distributed to all Proponents, or the Contact Person may keep either or both the enquiry and response confidential if, in the judgment of BC Hydro, it is fair and appropriate to do so. Information obtained from any source other than the Contact Person will not form part of this RFP and may not be used or relied on by a Proponent for the purpose of preparing its Proposal. In preparing a response to any enquiry, the Contact Person may consult with other persons, including other BC Hydro employees or BC Hydro consultants and advisors.
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