Tender No. – 2026_RBI_285868_1 The Pre-bid meeting of the captioned tender (Tender No. – 2026_RBI_285868_1) was held at 11:30 AM on August 21, 2026 through offline mode. Representatives from two firms as mentioned in the table below participated in the meeting. Attendance List: participating firms/vendor representatives | Sl. No. | Name | Firm / Company / Vendor | | 1 | CA Shivam Gupta | Rama K. Gupta & Co. | | 2 | CA Kapil Tirthani | S.L. Chhajed & Co. | Attendance List: Bank's representatives | Sl. No. | Name | Designation | | 1 | Shri Gaurav Rawat | Manager | | 2 | Shri Jayant D Wankhade | Assistant Manager | | 3 | Shri Abhishek S Bhonde | Assistant Manager | Queries raised by the representatives and the clarification provided during the meeting are as under: | Sl. No. | Queries raised by firms' representative | Clarification provided | | 1 | Technical evaluation scoring scale Sl.No.7 - mentioned in the tender document 'Experience of the CA firm in bank audits as Concurrent Auditors/Statutory Central/Branch Auditor'.
Query –
i. Whether a CA firm is entitled to additional merit/point for having experience as Central Auditor of banks vis-à-vis Branch Auditor / Concurrent Auditor?
ii. What documentary evidence is required to be submitted in support of past experience? |
i. Half point (0.5) each for completed one year of experience of the CA firm in bank audits as concurrent Auditors and/ or Statutory Central Auditors and/or Branch Auditors.
ii. Experience letters/ appointment letters should be uploaded year wise. | | 2 | Technical evaluation scoring scale Sl.No.7 - 'Experience of the CA firm in bank audits as Concurrent Auditors/Statutory Central/Branch Auditor'.
Query – Whether undertaking audit of more than one entity/ institution during the same (single) year entails additional points/marks? | For the purpose of experience, only the number of years will be considered and not the number of institutions. For example, if in a particular year the firm has conducted audit in three banks, the number of year of experience will be considered one only (and not three). | | 3 | Technical evaluation scoring scale Sl.No.10 – 'Additional qualifications/ continuous skill upgradation of the Full Time CA Partners.'
Query – if CA has more than one additional qualification, whether 0.5 (half-point) will be given for each of the additional qualifications? | As indicated on page number 31 of the tender document at point no. 10 under the table 'Appointment of Concurrent Auditors in RBI - Technical Bid Evaluation', displayed as Annex-I. | | 4 | Schedule of tender / NIT –
Estimated value of tender - 2% of the estimated cost i.e. Total of ₹12.84 Lakh (excluding GST) @ ₹1,07,000/- per month (excluding GST) (12 Months X ₹1,07,000 = ₹12,84,000/-) | Estimated value of tender - Total of ₹12.84 Lakh (excluding GST) @ ₹1,07,000/- per month (excluding GST) (12 Months X ₹1,07,000 = ₹12,84,000/-)
["Estimated value of tender - 2% of the estimated cost i.e" may be ignored]. | Regional Director
Reserve Bank of India
Bhopal
August 24, 2026 | |