RESERVE BANK OF INDIA (NEW DELHI) invites technical and financial bids from reputed professional contractors/ agencies with proven experience and credential of fabricating stalls in National/ International exhibitions for design, fabrication, decoration and maintaining of RBI stall (150 sq. mtr) in Hall No. 18 (Lower level) at India International Trade Fair (IITF), 2016, scheduled to be organized by ITPO from November 14 to 27, 2016 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.

Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS) method shall be the basis of awarding the contract.

The objective of participation of RBI in this trade fair is to spread ‘Financial Awareness’ and the ‘general functions performed by RBI’, amongst the members of general public.

Keeping in view the theme of IITF 2016, ‘Digital India’ the stall will mainly focus on:

1. Financial Literacy: Micro, Small and Medium enterprises and banking facilities available to the entrepreneurs.

2. Currency Management: Security features of genuine bank notes, identification of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN), RBI (Note) Refunds Rules relating to exchange/ adjudication of soiled and mutilated notes.

3. Payment and Settlement Systems: Do’s and Don’ts of use of credit cards and alternative modes of payment systems.

4. Foreign Exchange: Issues regarding use of foreign exchange for various purposes and their limits.

5. Banking Ombudsman Scheme (BOS): Banking related complaints dealt under BO scheme.

6. Non-Banking Finance Companies (NBFCs): Do’s and Don’ts while dealing with such companies

7. Warning the public against fictitious offers received through e-mails/ SMSes.

The sample posters on the above subjects, to be exhibited through backlit and front lit panels, will be provided by RBI.

The objective of this tender is for awarding the work in respect of designing, fabricating, decorating and maintaining RBI stall at Pragati Maidan during the period of IITF-2016 and its dismantling and removal on completion of exhibition as per the time prescriptions of ITPO. The contractor should also arrange to return to RBI, the literacy materials unused/ left over in the stall on completion of the exhibition.

A clear design in conformity with the ITPO guidelines should mandatorily be submitted with the bid.

Keeping “Digital India “ in focus, the technical bid must include the following:

1. To design a creative, catchy and attractive stall to pull crowd.

2. To fabricate, decorate, maintain and dismantle the stall.

3. To provide reception desks, storage room, one plasma TV 42", one kiosk fitted with a desktop computer with touch screen facility, automatic device for counting the number of visitors to the stall, two cordless mikes, tea/ coffee vending machine and wooden platform.

4. To provide maximum number of back lit/ front lit panels ensuring easy readability of the information disseminated.

5. Appropriate space utilization to ensure optimum manoeuvrability of crowd inside the stall.

6. To coordinate with exhibition authorities for necessary permissions and arrangement etc.

Interested agencies must submit the “Technical & Financial bids” in a sealed cover, super scribing "Tender for Fabrication of Stall at IITF-2016”, latest by October 05, 2016 (Wednesday)

The tender must be submitted in two parts. Technical tender containing the design and concept of the stall together with experience and credential of fabricating National/ International exhibition stalls and Financial tender containing bids for each item mentioned in the Technical tender, in separate sealed covers.

In case the rates quoted are inclusive of service tax/ trade tax, it must be specified by the agencies failing which it shall be construed as net price. Reserve Bank of India may pay advance up to 25% of the cost and remaining 75% of the cost will be paid after the event is over. The stall should be ready by November 10, 2016 noon for inspection. After inspection, changes should be carried out if required by Reserve Bank of India.

"Quality and Cost Based Selection"(QCBS) method shall be the basis of awarding the contract. The Technical and financial bids shall be given weightage of 75% and 25% respectively.

The agencies must submit the offer along with details and design latest by 1100 hrs. on October 05, 2016 by hand to the General Manager (FIDD) second floor, Reserve Bank of India, 6, Parliament Street, New Delhi-110001.

Bids will not be accepted by mail.

The Tenders will be opened on the same day at 1130 hrs.

REGIONAL DIRECTOR, RESERVE BANK OF INDIA, NEW DELHI RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ACCEPT OR REJECT ANY OR ALL THE TENDERS OR PART THEREOF WITHOUT ASSIGNING ANY REASON THEREOF.

GENERAL MANAGER

Dated: September 14, 2016