Reserve Bank of India, Chennai, invites applications for Empanelment of Contractors/ Suppliers for a period of three years under various categories of civil, electrical and other works / supplies, costing up to ₹100 lakh, at its Main Office premises / residential colonies at Chennai and Holiday Home at Ooty. 2. Empanelment shall be carried out for different categories under each trade/sub-trade based on the estimated cost of works / supplies. Detailed category-wise list of trades is given under Annexure-A1 and A2. The pre-qualification criteria and the requisite documents for Empanelment of contractors/ suppliers are detailed under Annexure-B. 3. Contractors fulfilling the pre-qualification criteria mentioned in Annexure-B, can download the application form under the link “Notice inviting application for empanelment of contractors - RBI, Chennai” in the Tenders tab of the Bank’s website www.rbi.org.in or collect it from Estate Department, Reserve Bank of India, Fort Glacis, Rajaji Salai, Chennai – 600 001 during office hours (10:00 a.m. to 05:00 p.m.) from December 04, 2025 to January 05, 2026. The detailed schedule of activities of the empanelment process are given in Annexure-C. 4. Existing empanelled contractors are also required to apply afresh for the proposed empanelment. 5. Filled-in application form along with the documentary proof in support of the applicant’s possessing the required pre-qualification criteria for Empanelment, as specified in Annexure-B, will have to be submitted in a sealed cover superscribing “Application for empanelment of contractors for trades costing up to ₹100 lakh” addressed to Smt. Uma Sankar, Regional Director for Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, Reserve Bank of India, Estate Department, 2nd Floor, Rajaji Salai, Fort Glacis, Chennai – 600 001 on or before January 05, 2026 by 04:00 p.m. 6. Intending applicants who are having their office at Chennai (for trades in Annexure A1) and Ooty (for trades in Annexure A2), are eligible to apply and are required to furnish details about their organisation, work experience, yearly turnover and evidence of their financial standing (solvency) as per the enclosed proforma, which will be kept confidential. 7. While deciding upon the selection of the contractors, emphasis will be given on the ability, experience, performance, value of works executed and competence to do good quality work in accordance with the specifications and within the time schedule. 8. Application should be submitted along with a covering letter. The application form shall be signed by a person on behalf of the organization, who is duly authorised to do so. Each page of application shall be properly signed. Further, all the supporting documents submitted by the applicant shall be self-attested. 9. If the space in the application form is insufficient for furnishing full details, such information may be supplemented on an additional sheet of paper duly signed stating therein the part of the statement and serial number. 10. Applicants have to attach Client’s Certificate and Banker’s Certificate / Solvency Certificate as per the format given in Annexure - I and Annexure - II along with the application form. 11. Client’s Certificate for works carried out for Government/ Public Sector companies should be signed by the concerned Executive Engineer or an officer in an equivalent or higher rank and shall be submitted in a separate sealed envelope, superscribing “Client’s Certificate”. For works carried out for private companies, Client Certificate should be signed by authorized person and copies of TDS certificate should be submitted for proving the credentials / contract amount. Further, satisfactory completion certificates for works done for different clients should preferably be furnished along with the application. 12. The Bank shall obtain the confidential reports from the clients of the applicants and inspect the works to verify the various details and credentials. 13. Banker’s Certificate / Solvency Certificate issued by the applicant’s banker on the letter head of the bank, specifically for the purpose of the empanelment, for an amount equal to upper band of the category applied for, may be submitted in a sealed envelope superscribing “Solvency Certificate”. 14. The intending contractors shall have to satisfy the Bank with documentary evidence in support of their possessing required eligibility (as specified above) and in the event of their failure to do so, the Bank reserves the right not to process their application even though application form has been issued to the contractors. 15. The applicant should not have been disqualified / debarred / terminated previously on account of poor or unsatisfactory performance / blacklisted from any Governments, Semi-governments, PSUs, Banks or any other organisations including any of the Offices / Branches of Reserve Bank of India. The applications received from such applicants will not be considered for Empanelment and will be rejected. 16. Application containing false / incorrect or inadequate information is liable to be rejected. 17. The panel shall remain valid for three years from the date of coming into existence subject to an annual review of performance. 18. All disputes arising out of or in any way connected with this empanelment process shall be deemed to have arisen at Chennai and only courts in Chennai shall have jurisdiction to determine the same. 19. The Bank reserves the right to reject any or all the applications without assigning any reasons thereof. 20. Clarifications, if any, required may be obtained from the office of Estate Department, RBI, 2nd floor, Rajaji Salai, Chennai 600001. Phone: 044 2539 9200 / 044 2561 9830. E-mail: estatechennai@rbi.org.in Regional Director for Tamil Nadu & Puducherry
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