Section 45, The Public Private Partnership Act, 2014

(1) A contracting authority, in conjunction with the Unit,may use a two-stage bidding procedure when it is not feasible to describe fully the characteristics of the PPP Project in the initial request for proposals. (2) A two-stage bidding procedure shall take the following steps– (a) a pre-selected bidder may submit suggestions and amendments relating to all aspects of the initial request for proposals, including a markup of draft PPP Agreements, on a specified date prior to bid submission (b) the Unit, in consultation with the contracting authority, shall- (i) review the comments of the pre-selected bidders on the initial request for proposals; (ii) assist the contracting authority in preparation of the final version of the request for proposals; (iii) issue the final version of the request for proposals to the pre-selected bidders; and (iv) submit relevant technical and financial reports to the Cabinet for consideration.