Pre-bid meeting on Tender for Rate Contract for supply and delivery of Stationery items to the offices of RBI located in Mumbai and Navi Mumbai was held on May 30, 2017 at 3.00 pm. Queries raised by the vendors and clarification given by the Bank are as follows: Query No. | Query | Clarification given by the Bank | 1. | a. How the indent will be made? b. Who will pay the vendor? | Indent will be made by various central office departments and regional offices/sub offices of RBI located in Mumbai and Navi Mumbai on quarterly basis. The indent will be sent preferably on e-mail. Payments will be made by the respective department/office which has placed orders. | 2. | GST is likely to be introduced soon. Whether GST will be paid? | Bidders may quote rate exclusive of GST. No other tax/charges, except for the prevalent GST for that item, will be paid. | 3. | Whether MSMEs are expected from depositing of Earnest Money Deposit? | Yes. However, relevant supporting documents are required to be submitted for getting exception in submission of EMD. | Department of Corporate Service Reserve Bank of India Mumbai | |