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(1) A procurement entity may engage in prequalification proceedings to identify tenderers who are qualified prior to the submission of tenders.

(2) Tenderers for prequalification proceedings shall meet the qualification criteria of the procurement entity and the proceedings shall be conducted pursuant to Part IV and V.

(3) A procurement entity shall supply a set of prequalification documents to each supplier or contractor that requests them; and the price that a procurement entity charges for the prequalification documents shall reflect the cost of printing and provision to suppliers or contractors.

(4) The prequalification documents shall include

(a) instructions to prepare and submit prequalification applications;

(b) a summary of the main terms and conditions required for the procurement contract to be entered into as a result of the procurement proceedings;

(c) any documentary evidence or other information that must be submitted by suppliers or contractors to demonstrate their qualifications;

(d) the manner and place for the submission of applications to prequalify and the deadline for the submission, expressed as a specific date and time which allows sufficient time for suppliers or contractors to prepare and submit their applications, taking into account the reasonable needs of the procurement entity;

(e) any other requirement that may be established by the procurement entity in conformity with this Act and procurement regulations relating to the preparation and submission of applications to prequalify and to the prequalification proceedings; and

(f) in proceedings under Part V, the information required to be specified in the invitation to tender by section 48(1)(a) to (e) and if the information required under section 48(1)(a) to (e) is already known, the information required under paragraphs (j) and (k) of section 48(1).

(5) The procurement entity shall respond to any request by a supplier or contractor for clarification of the prequalification documents if the request is made at least within ten days prior to the deadline for the submission of applications to prequalify.

(6) The reponse by the procurement entity shall be given within a reasonable time and in any event within a period of at least seven working days so as to enable the supplier or contractor to make a timely submission of its application to prequalify.

(7) The reponse to any request that might reasonably be expected to be of interest to other suppliers or contractors shall, without identifying the source of the request, be communicated to other suppliers or contractors provided with the prequalification documents by the procurement entity.