D.2  Related-Party consortium members

•  Respondents are to identify in their proposal any consortium member that is a related party of any consortium member of any other respondent.

•  All members of each consortium who may be a related party are also to be identified in the proposal.

•  No person can be a member of more than one consortium.

•  All consortium members, executive managers and board members of the related party consortium member may be required to sign process and confidentiality agreements before the RFP is issued.

•  No confidential information about a proposal is to be disclosed to a person unless the person is a consortium member or a member of the relevant holding company board sub-committee (see below for requirements for the board sub committees) and has complied with these principles.

•  Each related party must have all required measures in place to prevent access to confidential information by any person who is not a consortium member or a member of the relevant holding company board sub committee.

•  Each related party will be required to enter into a process agreement satisfactory to government. The agreement will include detailed commitments from the respondent to ensure compliance with these principles.

•  Participation in the tender process is conditional on receiving signed process and confidentiality agreements before the RFP phase begins. These agreements will be provided to respondents when shortlisted.

•  Government has the right to disqualify respondents if a breach of the process or agreements occurs at any time during the process and may result in the calling in of some or all of any bid bond (or other security).  No compensation will be payable.