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- “Whistle-blower” Protection Policy: Protection against retaliation for reporting misconduct and for cooperating with duly authorized audits and investigations.
- Policy on Harassment, Sexual Harassment and Abuse of Authority: ensuring that all its workplaces are free from abuse, offensive behavior, harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. Promoting a work culture in which every employee understands, and is able to carry out, his/her personal responsibilities for maintaining the dignity of work colleagues.
Conflict of Interest
Conflict of Interest can be defined as any actual, perceived or potential incompatibility between an Organization employee’s private interests and either his/her official duties or the interests of the Organization. It includes, but it is not limited to, circumstances in which an Organization employee, directly or indirectly, would appear to benefit improperly, or allow a third party to benefit improperly, from his/her association in the management or the holding of a financial interest in an enterprise that engages in any business or transaction with the Organization.
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The following documents can have different names in each organization.
Procurement Process Step | in the procurement ProcessAcronym | Document´s Name | Definition | |
Sourcing | BOQ | Bill Of Quantities | A document used in tendering in the construction industry in which materials, parts, and labor (and their costs) are itemized | |
EOI | request for Expression Of Interest | A formal notification aimed at determining the capacity, interest, and availability of potential suppliers in the market to deliver the goods and services required | ||
RFI | Request For Information | Is used to supplement the writing of the technical annexes to the solicitation documents and ensure those are accurate and have a comprehensive set of requirements. | ||
Requisition | PR | Purchase Request | The standard and official form to request a purchase | |
SOW | Scope of Work | Is used in all types of civil, mechanical, electrical or other engineering/installation services for works, as well as the supply of construction materials and equipment included therein. It provides all information required to allow the contractor to undertake the works. | ||
TOR | Terms of Reference | A description of the work to be performed, the level of quality and effort, the timeline and the deliverables, used to define the performance requirements for services that cannot easily quantified. | ||
- | Technical Specifications | A document drawn up by the Contracting Authority setting out its requirements and/or objectives in respect of the provision of supplies, specifying, where relevant, the methods and resources to be used and/or results to be achieved. | ||
Solicitation | RFQ | Request For Quotation | A written request made to suppliers for the purchase of goods or services, up to a maximum value stablished by the organization. | |
ITB | Invitation To Bid | A letter sent to selected candidates in a restricted procedure or competitive negotiated procedure inviting them to submit a bid. This term is use interchangeably with “RFQ” in this guide. | ||
RFP | Request For Proposal | A written request made to suppliers for complex purchase exceeding the maximum value stablished by the organization. This term is use interchangeably with “Tender Dossier” in this guide. | ||
| Tender Dossier | The dossier compiled by the Contracting Authority and containing all the documents needed to prepare and submit a tender. | ||
Evaluation | ET | Evaluation Table | Tool aimed to compare the different bids received and present them in a Comparative Table. | |
- | Tender Report | Document where present every detail about a tender process, including a comparative table and a reasoned proposition to award the contract | ||
Ordering and Contracting | PO: | Purchase Order | A financial commitment that confirms the purchase details (Units, quantity, price, delivery time and Location, etc), officialising the Order | |
TandC | Terms and Conditions | The applicable rules governing the purchase of a product, service or works. | ||
- | Contract | Legally binding agreement between the organization and the supplier. It defines the Terms and Conditions for the good and services provision, as well as the signatories related rights and obligations. (see Contracts). | ||
LTA or FWA | Long-Term or Framework Agreement | A contract concluded between a Contracting Authority and an economic operator for the purpose of laying down the essential terms governing a series of specific contracts to be awarded during a given period, in particular as regards the duration, subject, prices, conditions of performance and the quantities envisaged. ( see LTAs) | ||
Reception | DN | Delivery note | Documentary proof that the supplier commitments have been fulfilled. | |
RN | Reception note | Documentary evidence of the transfer of responsibility of a cargo. | ||
- | Commercial Invoice | A document that state the parties involved in the transaction, describe the goods purchased and indicate their value. |
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