Art. 13 Intercantonal Agreement on Public Procurement (IVöB) - Recusal

1. Involvement in the procurement procedure is prohibited for individuals on the side of the contracting authority or an expert panel if they

a. have a personal interest in a contract;

b. are related by marriage or registered partnership to a bidder or a member of its corporate body, or maintain a de facto domestic partnership;

c. are related by blood or marriage to a bidder or a member of its corporate body in a direct line or up to the third degree in the collateral line;

d. act as representatives of a bidder or have been employed by a bidder in the same matter; or

e. otherwise lack the independence required for conducting public procurements due to other circumstances.

2. A request for disqualification must be submitted immediately upon becoming aware of the grounds for disqualification.

3. The decision on requests for disqualification is made by the contracting authority or the expert panel, excluding the person concerned.

4. The contracting authority may specify in the tender notice that bidders with a disqualifying relationship to a jury member in competitions and study contracts are excluded from the procedure.