6. Preferences*
6.1 Preference for goods from developing countries Customs duties and other import taxes are excluded from bid comparison in inter national competitive bidding for goods to be imported so that in the evaluation and comparison of bids: (i) bidders should be required to state in their bid the c.i.f. (port of entry) price for imported goods, or the ex-factory price for domestically manufactured goods; (ii) customs duties and other import taxes on imported goods, and sales and similar taxes on domestically supplied goods, should be excluded; and (iii) the cost to the recipient of inland freight and other expenditures incidental to the delivery of goods to the place of their use and/or of their installation should be included. However, in accordance with the policy of the OPEC Fund, the recipient may grant a margin of preference to manufacturers in his own country and in other develop ing countries when comparing domestic with foreign bids subject to the conditions specified below. All bidding documents for the procurement of goods shall clearly indicate the preference which will be granted, the information required to establish the elig ibility of a bid for such preference, and the methods and stages that will be foll owed in the evaluation and comparison of bids. In case the recipient agrees to the application of preferences for local con tractors and contractors from developing countries, after evaluation, responsive bids will be classified in one of the following four groups: 1) Group A: bids offering domestic goods if the bidder shall have established to the satisfaction of the recipient and the OPEC Fund that the manufacturing cost of such goods includes a domestic value added equal to at least 20% of the ex-factory bid price of such goods. 2) Group B: all other domestic bids. 3) Group C: bids offering goods manufactured in other developing countries. 4) Group D: bids offering goods not included under A, B or C above. All evaluated bids in each group shall be first compared among themselves, exclud ing any customs duties and other import taxes on goods to be imported and any
* Applicable only when procurement is through international competitive bidding.
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