Section 60, 62 of the Environmental Protection Act, 2008, the Board hereby makes

(1) The Board shall conduct a competitive and opentender, in accordance with the Public Procurement Act, 2004 (Act No. 14 of 2004), for a rooster of competent environmental auditors who, upon selection by the Board, shall become part of a standing pool of environmental auditors which may be called upon by the Board or the Executive Chairman at any time within a 3 year period for the purposes of conducting routine or specific environmental audits. (2) Bidding information to be requested by the Board shall include - (a) clear requirements of an anticipated programme of work; (b) the required technical competencies; (c) any other specific requirements of the Board relating to the anticipated environmental audit;. (d) schedule of costs for the tendered framework plan, (e) previous experience of similar work advertised by the Board; and (f) a list of available technical consultants and their detailed resumes. (3) Where the costs of an environmental audit remains unresolved, the environmental licence holder may appeal to the Board, whose decision on any disputed costs shall be final and binding. (4) Whenever the Board requires the services of an environmental auditor for the purposes of these Regulations, it shall promptly notify those auditors chosen from an existing pool of environmental auditors in order to determine their availability to commence work. (5) The terms of reference for any specified audit shall be developed and agreed with the environmental licence holder. (6) Auditors shall be selected by the Board based on the responses from the standing pool of approved environmental auditors relating to price, expert qualifications and ability to mobilise: provided that those companies or individuals who have been involved or contracted by the environmental licence holder to undertake any work related to environmental or social issues within the previous 12 months shall be excluded from undertaking any auditing work, and any selected environmental auditor shall be prohibited from providing services related to the environmental or social issues to the environmental licence holder for six months after the completion and submission of the audit. 58 59 Appointment of Auditors and cost. PART IX ENFORCEMENT