(1) The Minister must prescribe a bid committee system for procuring institutions.
(2) A procuring institution must ensure that persons who participate in bid committees have the relevant knowledge, skills and technical expertise to achieve the intended result required during the relevant committee process.
(3) The following persons may not be members of a bid committee envisaged in subsection (1):
(a) A public office bearer;
(b) a person appointed in terms of section 12A of the Public Service Act, 1994 (Proclamation No. 103 of 1994); and
(c) any person having a conflict of interest.