1- The Government Agency shall provide all competitors with information related to the scope of work in the Project; enabling them to evaluate the work before obtaining the competition documents, and to provide the necessary clarifications and data regarding the work and purchases to be executed well in advance of the submission deadline for offers, and the Government Agency is obligated not to discriminate between competitors in any of the above.

‏2- Without prejudice to the provisions of paragraph (1) of Article (Twelve) of the Law, it is prohibited for the employees of the Government Agency, consultants, and participants in the preparation of competition documents to disclose any information about the competition before it is announced.

3‏- The Government Agency must inform all applicants for the competition of any amendments that occur to it.

‏4- The Government Agency may not amend the terms, specifications, and quantity schedules after the submission of offers except in accordance with the provisions of the Law and these Regulations, and the competition shall be canceled in the event of a violation of this.

‏Business and procurement insurance must be based on achieving the public interest and the actual needs of the entity, ensuring quality and achieving economic efficiency in those business activities and procurements, while taking into account developmental aspects and the approved strategic plans.

1- The publication of the government agency's work and procurement plan - pursuant to paragraph (1) of Article (Twelve) of the Law - shall take place during the first quarter of each fiscal year, provided that the plan includes the following minimum information:

• A- Type and nature of the work and procurements.

• B- Location of implementation.

• C- Method of bidding and contracting.

2- Work and procurements related to national security and military weapons and equipment are exempt from publication.

3- The publication shall be on the portal and the website of the government agency, and shall continue until the work is tendered.

4- The information in the plan shall be updated continuously.

1- Subject to the provisions of paragraph (2) of Article (3) of the Law, the following conditions must be met for contracting with unlicensed foreign individuals in accordance with the provisions of the Foreign Investment Law:

• A- Announcement on the portal and the website of the Government Agency, to verify that there is no more than one qualified local individual.

• B- Obtaining approval from the Ministry of Investment.

• C- Conducting the necessary qualification in accordance with the provisions of the Law and these Regulations.

• D- Complying with the provisions of the Regulation on the Preference for Local Content and Local Small and Medium Enterprises and companies listed in the financial market in works and procurements.

2- The procurement of works and purchases shall be in accordance with the contracting methods stipulated in the Law and these Regulations.

The works and purchases executed outside the Kingdom are exempt from the following provisions:

• 1- Article (Ninth) of the Law.

• 2- Paragraph (1) of Article (Fifty-Five) of the Law; where the government entity may - as it sees fit for the interest - use any language other than Arabic in drafting contracts and their documents and appendices. The entity must determine the language adopted for interpreting and executing the contract, provided that it prepares a translated copy into Arabic for any of those documents.