Corrigendum (E-tender No. RBI/Mumbai Regional Office/HRMD/3/24-25/ET/195 [supply – printer cartridge – MRO]) The pre-bid meeting of the e-Tender for supply and delivery of Printer Cartridges at Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai and Navi Mumbai under Rate Contract 2024-25 (E-tender No. RBI/Mumbai Regional Office /HRMD/3/24-25/ET/195[supply – printer cartridge – MRO]) was held on July 29, 2024, at 03:30 P.M. The meeting was conducted offline at the Bank's premises and was attended by representatives of four vendors. Shri Prashant Pandit Vetkar, AGM, presided over the meeting. The list of participants is given in Annexure I. 2. At the onset of the meeting, the AGM welcomed the participants and briefly explained various aspects of the tendering process and the Bank's requirements, which need to be considered while bidding. Further, he invited queries, if any, from the prospective bidders regarding the tender. 3. The major queries put forth by the vendors and the clarifications provided are tabulated below: | Sl. No. | Queries | Clarification | | i. | Whether to quote uniform discount rate or item wise discount rate for the listed items? | The vendors were advised to quote a single discount rate applicable for a particular brand. | | ii. | Whether MAF submitted by the vendors will be verified with the respective OEMs? | The Manufacturer's authorization form (MAF) supplied by each vendor will be verified with the respective OEM. | | iii. | Whether all vendors are eligible to participate in the tender? | Only authorized distributor/ Reseller/ Partner of the OEM for cartridges, can apply for the tender. | | iv. | How should EMD payment be informed to RBI? | EMD may be submitted through either NEFT, or Bank Guarantee issued by a Scheduled Bank drawn in favor of Stationery Section, Central Establishment Section, Mumbai Regional Office, RBI, Mumbai. In case of NEFT, vendors were advised to mention the name of their company in the remarks column of the neft transaction, if available, and forward the details of the NEFT transaction (UTR number, transaction amount and date, vendor name) to stationerymro@rbi.org.in | | v. | Is delivery fee included in the discount rate provided? | The discount rate provided by the vendor on the MRP should be such that it accounts for delivery charges and any handling or miscellaneous charges etc. The discounted MRP along with applicable GST will be the only liability on RBI towards the procurement. | | vi. | Is MSTC fee of approximately Rs.17,700/- to be paid by the applicant vendor? | Applicable fee is payable by the vendor to MSTC. | | vii. | Whether one vendor can quote for multiple brands? | Yes, one vendor may submit rates for multiple brands. | 4. If and wherever there is a conflict, the provisions of above clarification shall prevail over the relevant para/ clause of the RFP/ bid document. 5. Further, AGM advised the vendors to read and understand all the terms and conditions of the tender before submitting the rate quotes on MSTC portal. He also apprised the vendors that, in case of any technical issues pertaining to MSTC site, the contact details of MSTC were mentioned in the tender document. 6. The meeting concluded with vote of thanks by Shri Chandrasegar P, Assistant Manager.
Annexure I List of Participants | Sl. No. | Name | Designation | | Bank's Officials | | 1. | Shri Prashant Pandit Vetkar | Assistant General Manager | | 2. | Shri Dhananjay M Meshram | Manager | | 3. | Shri Chandrasegar | Assistant Manager | | 4. | Shri Eknath P Thakur | Assistant | | Representatives of Firms | | 5. | Ms Sonia Rohra | Rohra Computer Products Pvt Ltd | | 6. | Shri Mahesh H Rohra | Rohra Computer Products Pvt Ltd | | 7. | Shri Viren Dubaria | Rhombus Systems | | 8. | Shri Dilip Kumar | Apple Stationery | | 9. | Shri Raj Pradhan | Apple Stationery | | 10. | Shri Mihir Shah | Datatrade Products | | |