Corrigendum dated February 11, 2025 Corrigendum dated February 04, 2025 A pre-bid meeting for the captioned tender issued on January 17, 2025 was held on January 24, 2025 at 4:30 PM at Chenab conference room, College of Agricultural Banking, Reserve Bank of India, Pune. The meeting was chaired by Shri Girdhari Lal, Assistant General Manager, RBI and attended by Shri Thejaswi K V, AM, Shri Subodh Kumar, AM and Nilesh Gorakh Godage, Assistant from RBI, CAB Pune. The details of the firms and their representatives who participated in the meeting are provided in the table below: Table 1 | Sr. No | Name of the representative | Name of the organization | Mode of attending Meeting | | 1. | Shri Arun Vashid | M/s Om Sai Safeguard Services Pvt Ltd | Offline | | 2. | Shri Amit Singh | M/s Modern Veer Security Force India Pvt Ltd. | Offline | | 3. | Smt. Sharmili Gujar | M/s Checkmate Security Solutions Pvt Ltd | Offline | | 4. | Shri Vinod Raina | M/s Checkmate Security Solutions Pvt Ltd | Offline | | 5 | Shri Bhanu Shali | M/s Sharp Services | Offline | | 6 | Shri Kiran Singh | M/s Oriental Integrated | Webex | | 7 | Representative | M/s Unisec Management | Webex | 2. Shri Girdhari Lal, Assistant General Manager welcomed the participants and initiated the discussion on the tender documents. He invited the participants to raise any questions or concerns on the tender floated. The queries raised by the participants during the meeting are listed below: Table-2 | S.No | Queries by the vendors | Clarification | | 1 | Does EMD exemption applicable for MSMEs? | For RBI tenders, EMD is mandatory for all bidders, including MSMEs, for tender values exceeding ₹10 Lakh. | | 2. | Is the submission of documentary evidence under the Maharashtra Private Security Guard Board Act, 1981, required? | Yes, as mentioned in the tender document, all relevant documentary evidence must be submitted as part of the pre-qualification criteria. | | 3 | Should current guards be retained, or can new guards be deployed? | RBI is primarily concerned with the quality of service. Retaining current guards or deploying new ones is at the discretion of the service provider. However, once the manpower is deployed by the vendor, the change in the manpower, like deployment of new guard or replacement of an old guard has to be in consultation with the security officer of the Bank, as specified in the para XIII under other conditions in the tender document (Page no 21) | | 4 | Are MSTC transaction charges determined by RBI? | No, MSTC determines its transaction charges and any other associated costs, as they provide the platform. | | 5 | Is it mandatory to submit the client certificate as per the provided format? | The client certificate must follow the format provided in Annexure II. However, if a different format is used, it must include all the information specified in Annexure II.
All documents listed in the tender must be submitted as part of the pre-qualification criteria by the due date mentioned in the tender document. | | 6 | Are the EMD and PBG amounts the same? As the amount mentioned in Annexure VII: Proforma of Bank Guarantee for Security Deposit is same as the EMD. | EMD and PBG amounts are not the same. The EMD is 2% of the estimated contract value, amounting to ₹3,60,000, which must be submitted via NEFT by 1:00 PM on February 10, 2025. The Performance Guarantee (PBG) is required from the L1 bidder upon contract award and must be 5% of the contract value quoted by the bidder, furnished as a Performance Bank Guarantee from any scheduled bank.
The amount mentioned in the Proforma of Bank Guarantee for Security Deposit is the reference amount and not the final PBG amount. | | 7 | How long will it take to evaluate the tender? | The evaluation timeline depends on the number of participating bidders. After Part I evaluation, Part II will be opened for eligible bidders. The contract is expected to be awarded by March 31, 2025. | | 8 | Will vendors be contacted for document shortfalls or clarifications? | RBI may contact the bidders, if they want to seek any clarifications on the document submitted. The tender document clearly outlines the requirements. Part II will only be opened after a detailed scrutiny of Part I. | | 9 | Should the Bankers’ Certificate from a scheduled bank be the latest? | The Bankers’ Certificate (Solvency Certificate) must be issued after January 17, 2025, and its value should not be less than ₹1,80,00,000 (₹1.8 crore). | | 10 | What is the minimum wage to be quoted? | The wages must align with the latest rates under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948, for Watch and Ward (Without Arms) as published by the Central Government or State Government, whichever is higher. | | 11 | How should the service charge be quoted? | Bidders must quote their Service Charge (%) as per the Table Price Bid Format I. The service charge includes wages and allowances over and above the minimum wages, insurance, administrative charges, and other charges specified in the tender. Quotations in any other format or with a zero service charge will be rejected. Example: Example: -
If the Bidder wants to quote 15% as Service charge (including all costs except GST) on fixed amount, then he will quote only 15 in the respective field of price bid at MSTC website | | 12 | Is Bonus and ESIC applicable? | As per the Payment of Bonus (Amendment) Act, 2015 and The Employees' State Insurance (ESI) Act of 1948, Bonus and ESIC are not applicable, if monthly salary exceeds ₹21,000. | The meeting concluded with vote of thanks. |
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