Article 39. Security of Proposals

Procurement Commission shall have the right to establish a requirement for participants on the need to secure proposals in the form of a pledge, guarantee, deposit or other method provided for by legislation.

The requirement for participants in the form of the need to secure proposals shall apply to all participants and shall be indicated in the conditions of public procurement.

In the event that the procurement commission establishes a requirement for participants in the form of the need to secure proposals, the participant shall have the right to send a request to confirm the acceptability of the security before sending the proposal. The state customer shall respond to such a request within two working days.

The state customer shall not require payment of the amount of the offer security and within one business day shall return the document on the security or ensure its return after the occurrence of one of the following events:

expiration of the offer security;

entry into force of the contract and the provision of security for the execution of this contract, if such security is required in the conditions of public procurement;

cancellation of public procurement;

withdrawal of the proposal before the deadline for submitting proposals.