State Act

Tamil Nadu Transparency in Tenders Act, 1998 and Rules, 2000

7. Appointment of Tender Inviting Authority and Tender Accepting Authority.- (1) The Government or the procuring entity, may, by order, appoint an officer under its control as Tender Inviting Authority for carrying out the functions assigned to it under this Act. (2) The Government or the procuring entity, may, by order, appoint an officer or a committee consisting such number of officers as may be prescribed as Tender Accepting Authority for carrying out the functions assigned to it under this Act. (3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-sections (1) and (2), - (a) where the Government is the Tender Accepting Authority, Tamil Nadu Government Business Rules shall be followed for tender acceptance ensuring adherence to the other provisions of this Act; (b) where a Multi-member Tender Accepting Authority is discharging its functions under other Acts, such Multi-member Authority shall be deemed to be Tender Accepting Authority under this Act.