Article 68. Procedure for Submitting Proposals of Tender Participants

The proposals of the tender participants shall be submitted in electronic form, no later than the deadline indicated in the announcement, through their personal accounts in the electronic public procurement system in the manner established in the announcement and the procurement documents for the tender.

The procedure for submitting proposals of bidders during the tender in electronic form shall be determined by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

The proposal may contain the electronic form of a sketch, image, drawing, photograph, and other materials of the goods that are the object of the public procurement.

The bidder shall be responsible for the authenticity and reliability of the information and documents provided.

The bidder shall be entitled to submit only one proposal.

Acceptance of proposals for participation in the tender shall be terminated with the onset of the deadline specified in the announcement published in the electronic public procurement system through a special information portal.

Tender participants' proposals shall be considered by the procurement commission if not less than two proposals have been received from tender participants by the deadline for submission of proposals.

The tender shall be declared invalid if only one participant took part in the tender or no one took part. In this case, the state customer shall be obliged to conduct the procurement procedure again on the same conditions and with the same criteria and requirements for the good (work, service). If it is necessary to change the conditions, evaluation criteria and requirements for the good (work, service), the procurement commission shall adopt an appropriate decision indicating the grounds. The bidder shall have the right to withdraw or amend the submitted proposal before the deadline for submission of such proposals.