Section 42, The Sierra Leone Local Content Agency Act, 2016

(1) Operators and contractors shall consider Sierra Leonelocal content when evaluating any tender where the tenders are within five percent of each other at the commercial stage and the tender containing the highest level of Sierra Leone local content shall be selected provided the Sierra Leonean content in the selected tender is at least five percent higher than its closest competitor. (2) Operators and contractors shall maintain a tender process for acquiring materials, goods, products and services which shall give full and fair opportunity to citizens who are indigenous contractors and Sierra Leonean companies by ensuring that all tenders are advertised locally and internationally. (3) The award of a contract shall not solely be based on the principle of the lowest tender where a Sierra Leonean company has the capacity to execute the job and the company shall not be disqualified exclusively on the basis that it is not the lowest financial tender, provided the value does not exceed the lowest tender by ten percent. 24 25 Plan. Plan to contain details. Tender Evaluation. No. 3 The Sierra Leone Local Content Agency Act 2016 No. 3 The Sierra Leone Local Content Agency Act 2016