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(1) International competitive tendering shall be used whenever open competitive tendering is used and effective competition cannot be obtained unless foreign firms are invited to tender.

(2) Open international tendering shall be in accordance with Part IV and Part V of this Act and the following shall also apply:

(a) the invitation to tender and tender documents must be in English, subject to sections 34 and 52;

(b) the invitation to tender shall be placed in a newspaper with adequate circulation to attract foreign competition as provided under section 47;

(c) at least six weeks shall be allowed for submission of tenders in order to allow sufficient time for the invitation to reach candidates and to enable them to prepare and submit the tenders as provided in section 53;

(d) technical specifications shall, to the extent compatible with national requirements, be based on international standards or standards widely used in international trade and in particular shall conform to the provisions of sections 33 and 50(3);

(e) tenderers are permitted to express their tenders, as well as any security documents to be presented by them, in freely convertible currency and stated in the tender documents, subject to section 50(3) and section 55(2)(c); and

(f) general and special conditions of contract as stated in the tender documents.