Minutes of the Pre-bid meeting 1. Two Part Tenders are invited by Reserve Bank of India, Chennai (hereinafter referred to as “RBI”) from eligible bidders for supply of fully covered container trucks / vehicles with loading capacity of 9 metric tonnes having metallic body of sufficient thickness, preferably bullet/ tamper proof with secured tamper proof double locking arrangement enabled with Global Positioning System (GPS), CCTV, Fire Extinguisher and Hooter for the transportation of bank notes packed in boxes from: -
Railway Station/Airports/Presses/any place or any Issue Office of RBI to the RBI, Chennai -
RBI, Chennai to the currency chests located under its jurisdiction (State of Tamil Nadu and Union Territory of Puducherry) or to any other place specified by RBI, Chennai -
Currency Chests located in the jurisdiction of the RBI, Chennai to any other place specified by RBI, Chennai. 2. The e-Tender notice along with the detailed tender document is available at MSTC website https://www.mstcecommerce.com/eprochome/rbi and the website of the Bank at https://www.rbi.org.in under the menu “Tenders”. 3. All interested bidders must register themselves with MSTC through the above referred website to participate in the e-Tendering process. 4. The Estimated cost of the work is ₹30,00,000/- (approx.) for the period of two years, however, the actual amount may vary. 5. Only those who fulfil the qualification criteria are eligible to participate in this tender. The selected bidder/s shall provide sufficient number of fully covered container trucks/vehicles for transportation of bank notes for a period of two years i.e., from April 01, 2026 to March 31, 2028, which can be extended to a further period of one year, with / without any variation in the terms and conditions, subject to satisfactory performance of the contractual terms and conditions. Thereafter fresh bidding for the new tender for the said service may be undertaken. 6. The schedule of the e-tendering process is as under: | Sr. No | e-Tender Schedule | Schedule date and Time | | 1 | e-Tender No. | RBI/Chennai Regional Office/Issue/1/25-26/ET/644 | | 2 | Mode of Tender | e-Procurement System on MSTC e- commerce site (www.mstcecommerce.com/eprochome/rbi) | | (Online Part I - Technical Bid and Part II – Financial Bid) | | 3 | Estimated cost of the Work | ₹30,00,000/- (Approx.) (for the period of two years) | | 4 | Date of advertisement | November 26, 2025 | | 5 | Date of Notice Inviting Tender (NIT) available to parties for download /e-Tender view date at MSTC website | 10:00 AM on November 26, 2025 | | 6 | Transaction Fee | Payment of Transaction Fee as mentioned in the MSTC portal through MSTC payment gateway / NEFT / RTGS in favour of MSTC Limited | | 7 | Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) | ₹60,000 /- (Rupees Sixty Thousand only) | | Name: - RBI Chennai | | Account No: - 8692299 (EMD received) | | IFSC Code: - RBIS0CNPA01 (Both zero) | | 8 | Off-line Pre-Bid Meeting | 11:00 AM on December 03, 2025 | | 9 | Start Bid Date | 10:00 AM on December 05, 2025 | | 10 | Last date of submission of EMD | 2:00 PM on December 22, 2025 | | 11 | Close Bid Date | 2:00 PM on December 22, 2025 | | 12 | Date and time of Opening of Part -I (Technical Bid) | 11:00 AM on December 23, 2025 | | 13 | Date and time of opening of Part -II (Price Bid) | Will be intimated subsequently to the eligible bidders | 7. In the event of any date indicated above being declared a Holiday, the next working day shall become operative for the respective purpose mentioned herein. Tender document can be downloaded from www.mstcecommerce.com. Any amendment(s)/corrigendum/ clarifications with respect to this tender shall be uploaded on the Bank’s website/e-portal only. The tenderer should regularly check the above website/e-portal for any amendment/ corrigendum/ clarification on the above tender. 8. The services specified above have to be provided by the successful bidder/s to Reserve Bank of India, Issue Department, Chennai. The Regional Director
Reserve Bank of India
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