S.L. 601.12 Art. 23Technical specifications.

(1) The technical specifications and use of the property to be used shall be set out in the procurement documents which shall lay down the characteristics required in the said property.

(2) Technical specifications shall afford equal access of bidders to the procurement procedure and shall not have the effect of creating unjustified obstacles.

(3) The technical specifications shall as far as possible be formulated in terms of performance or functional requirements, including environmental characteristics or location, provided that the parameters are sufficiently precise to allow tenderers to determine the subject-matter of the contract and to allow contracting authorities to award the contract.

(4) Where a label, standard or brand is quoted, the contracting authority must ensure that the reference to such standards, labels or brands is accompanied by the words ‘or equivalent’.

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