MBD 9
CERTIFICATE OF INDEPENDENT BID DETERMINATION
1 This Municipal Bidding Document (MBD) must form part of all bids¹ invited.
2 Section 4 (1) (b) (iii) of the Competition Act No. 89 of 1998, as amended, prohibits an
agreement between, or concerted practice by, firms, or a decision by an association
of firms, if it is between parties in a horizontal relationship and if it involves collusive
bidding (or bid rigging).² Collusive bidding is a pe se prohibition meaning that it cannot
be justified under any grounds.
3 Municipal Supply Regulation 38 (1) prescribes that a supply chain management policy
must provide measures for the combating of abuse of the supply chain management
system, and must enable the accounting officer, among others, to:
a. takes all reasonable steps to prevent such abuse;
b. reject the bid of any bidder if that bidder or any of its directors has abused the
supply chain management system of the municipality or municipal entity or has
committed any improper conduct in relation to such system; and
c. cancels a contract awarded to a person if the person committed any corrupt or
fraudulent act during the bidding process or the execution of the contract.
4 This MBD serves as a certificate of declaration that would be used by institutions to
ensure that, when bids are considered, reasonable steps are taken to prevent any form
of bid-rigging.
5 In order to give effect to the above, the attached Certificate of Bid Determination (MBD
9) must be completed and submitted with the bid:
¹ Includes price quotations, advertised competitive bids, limited bids and proposals.
² Bid rigging (or collusive bidding) occurs when businesses, that would otherwise be
expected to compete, secretly conspire to raise prices or lower the quality of goods
and / or services for purchasers who wish to acquire goods and / or services through
a bidding process. Bid rigging is, therefore, an agreement between competitors not to
compete.
CERTIFICATE OF INDEPENDENT BID DETERMINATION
I, the undersigned, in submitting the accompanying bid:
(Bid Number and Description)
in response to the invitation for the bid made by:
(Name of Municipality / Municipal Entity)
do hereby make the following statements that I certify to be true and complete in every
respect:
I certify, on behalf
of: that:
(Name of Bidder)
1. I have read and I understand the contents of this Certificate;
2. I understand that the accompanying bid will be disqualified if this Certificate is found
not to be true and complete in every respect;
3. I am authorized by the bidder to sign this Certificate, and to submit the accompanying
bid, on behalf of the bidder;
4. Each person whose signature appears on the accompanying bid has been authorized
by the bidder to determine the terms of, and to sign, the bid, on behalf of the bidder;
5. For the purposes of this Certificate and the accompanying bid, I understand that the
word “competitor” shall include any individual or organization, other than the bidder,
whether or not affiliated with the bidder, who:
(a) Has been requested to submit a bid in response to this bid invitation;
(b) Could potentially submit a bid in response to this bid invitation, based
on their qualifications, abilities or experience; and
(c) Provides the same goods and services as the bidder and/or is in the
same line of business as the bidder
6. The bidder has arrived at the accompanying bid independently from, and without
consultation, communication, agreement or arrangement with any competitor.
However communication between partners in a joint venture or consortium³ will not be
construed as collusive bidding.
7. In particular, without limiting the generality of paragraphs 6 above, there has been no
consultation, communication, agreement or arrangement with any competitor
regarding:
(a) prices;
(b) geographical area where product or service will be rendered (market
allocation)
(c) Methods, factors or formulas used to calculate prices;
(d) The intention or decision to submit or not to submit, a bid;
(e) The submission of a bid which does not meet the specifications and
conditions of the bid; or
(f) Bidding with the intention not to win the bid.
8. In addition, there have been no consultations, communications, agreements or
arrangements with any competitor regarding the quality, quantity, specifications and
conditions or delivery particulars of the products or services to which this bid invitation
relates.
9. The terms of the accompanying bid have not been, and will not be, disclosed by the
bidder, directly or indirectly, to any competitor, prior to the date and time of the official
bid opening or of the awarding of the contract.
³ Joint venture or Consortium means an association of persons for the purpose of
combining their expertise, property, capital, efforts, skill and knowledge in an activity
for the execution of a contract.
10. I am aware that, in addition and without prejudice to any other remedy provided to
combat any restrictive practices related to bids and contracts, bids that are suspicious
will be reported to the Competition Commission for investigation and possible
imposition of administrative penalties in terms of section 59 of the Competition Act No
89 of 1998 and or may be reported to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) for
criminal investigation and or may be restricted from conducting business with the
public sector for a period not exceeding ten (10) years in terms of the Prevention and
Combating of Corrupt Activities Act No 12 of 2004 or any other applicable legislation.
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Position Name of Bidder
