Chemical mechanical polisher/Lapping machine

2. PROCESS

2.1.

RECEPTION OF THE CFT DOCUMENT

The Tenderer has the responsibility to obtain all documents necessary to the preparation of its Tender and to seek all necessary information regarding the Equipment to be supplied and the CFT requirements. All inquiries shall be made according to the procedure provided for in Section 2.2 . Should the Tenderer find any omission or mistake in the CFT document, the Tenderer shall inform ETS of such omission or mistake following the procedure provided for in Section 2.2 . By submitting its Tender, the Tenderer recognizes having read and understood the CFT document and accepts its terms and conditions. 2.2.

INQUIRIES REGARDING THE CFT ETS

Procurement Service representative identified on the cover of the CFT document is the only person authorized to communicate with the Tenderer about the transaction that is subject to this CFT until the contract award. All inquiries regarding this CFT must be made exclusively in writing to the attention of said representative. This is a tender compliance requirement and failure to comply will result in automatic rejection of the Tender. No verbal information can commit ETS or be interpreted as modifying the CFT document. 2.3. MODIFICATION (ADDENDA) TO THE CFT If the CFT document needs to be explained, modified or completed before the Closing Time, ETS will transmit the necessary information through the electronic tendering system named "Système électronique d’appel d’offres" (SEAO : https://www.seao.ca/index.aspx). The addenda will then become an integral part of the CFT document. The Tenderer has the responsibility to review the addenda transmitted via SEAO. All addenda must be accounted for on Form 1 –Tender. ETS reserves its right to amend the CFT document before the Closing Time and, if required, to modify this Closing Time. 2.4.

TENDER DEPOSIT

To be validly received, the Tender must be sealed and delivered no later than the Closing Time. Late Tenders will not be considered and will be returned to sender unopened. The Tenderer must send its Tender by courier (Purolator, UPS, FedEX...) or bring it in person to ETS Procurement Service to the civic address: Service des approvisionnements - "CFT ETS-252" Att : Marie Garand 1111, Notre-Dame Ouest Suite B-1300, 1st floor Montreal (Québec) CANADA H3C 6M8 Business hours of the Procurement Service are: 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. EST. Tenders received anywhere else in ETS will not be accepted. This is a Tender compliance requirement and failure to comply will result in automatic rejection of the Tender. A Tender by regular mail, email or by fax is not acceptable. This is a Tender compliance requirement and failure to comply will result in automatic rejection of the Tender. 2.5.

TENDER WITHDRAWAL

The Tenderer can withdraw its Tender by sending a letter by fax or e-mail to the procurement service representative identified on the cover of the CFT document. Said letter must be received prior to the Closing Time. The withdrawal of a Tender does not preclude the Tenderer from submitting a new Tender.