Corrigendum dated April 27, 2018

1. Sealed tenders are invited from Original Equipment Manufacturers or their authorized dealers/integrators for the work of Supply, installation, testing and commissioning of Half height Multi lane turnstile (4 Passage) Near Banking Hall Entrance (Attendance Register) at Reserve Bank of India, Bengaluru.

2. The tenders shall be addressed by name to Shri P. J. Thomas, Regional Director, Estate Department, Reserve Bank of India, Nrupathunga Road, Bengaluru so as to reach him not later than 3.00 pm on April 26, 2018

3. Only those contractors who have minimum 5 years’ experience in the field of undertaking full height turnstile work and have completed similar works successfully during last 5 years individually costing as under:

(a) Three works each costing not less than 40% of estimated cost.

OR

(b) Two works each costing not less than 50% of estimated cost.

OR

(c) One work costing not less than 80% of estimated cost.

AND

(d) Have a minimum yearly turnover of 100% of estimated cost during the last 3 years supported by audited financial statements.

AND

(e) Have a service set up in Bengaluru for rendering after sales service.

Tenderers should submit the following documents in respect of their eligibility.

• Copy of detailed work order indicating scope and value of works.

• Completion certificate for the qualifying works.

• List of completed works with all the details as per proforma.

• Financial statement for turnover for last 3 years.

Only tenderers who qualify as above will be eligible to tender for the work. A tender submitted by a firm who is found to be not satisfying the above criteria will be liable for rejection. Tenderers are required to submit the details of the works carried out by them during last 5 years along with the name and contact no. of the users of the equipment in the enclosed format.

A tender submitted by a firm who is found to be not submitting the above details will liable to be rejected.

4. Tender forms will be issued by Estate Department, Reserve Bank of India, Nrupathunga Road, Bengaluru from April 17, 2018 (from 11.00 am to 5.00 pm) on all working days (Monday to Friday), on a non-refundable payment of Rs.1,000/- (Rupees One Thousand only), by cash/Demand Draft favouring Reserve Bank of India, payable at Bengaluru.

5. Tender forms can also be downloaded from the website www.rbi.org.in. In case of downloaded documents from Bank’s website, the said non-refundable sum of Rs.1,000/- in the form of Demand Draft favoring Reserve Bank of India payable at Bengaluru along with all the information/documents, mentioned above regarding fulfilling their eligibility for the work will have to be enclosed in a separate cover superscribing “eligibility criteria for Supply, Installation, Testing and Commissioning (SITC) of Half height Multi Lane Turnstile Near Banking Hall Entrance (Attendance Register) at Reserve Bank of India, Bengaluru” and should be sent to Shri. P. J. Thomas, Regional Director, Reserve Bank of India, Estate Department, Nrupathunga Road, Bengaluru – 560001, so as to reach him, not later than 3.00 pm on April 26, 2018 for Bank's examination. After scrutiny, if the contractors are not found to possess the required eligibility, their tenders will not be processed further.

6. Pre-bid meeting: - A pre-bid meeting will be held at 11.00 am on April 20, 2018 in Estate Department, Reserve Bank of India, Bengaluru to discuss/clarify anything about the tender. No separate communication will be sent for this meeting. All the intending tenderers are advised to be present and study the tender documents.

7. Tender Submission :Tenders shall be submitted separately in sealed envelopes in two parts viz. Part I containing technical and commercial details of the offer and Part II containing prices only. The covers shall be superscribed by “SITC of Half height Multi Lane Turnstile Near Banking Hall Entrance (Attendance Register) at Reserve Bank of India, Bengaluru” and addressed to Shri P. J. Thomas, Regional Director, Reserve Bank of India, Estate Department, Nrupathunga Road, Bengaluru – 560001 so as to reach him, not later than 3.00 pm on April 26, 2018. Telegraphic, Fax and E-mail tenders will not be accepted. While Part I will be opened on the same day at 3.00 pm in the presence of the intending tenderers who choose to be present, Part II will be opened on subsequent date, which will be intimated to the tenderers in advance. The tender duly sealed may be deposited in the “Quotation Box” kept in the Estate Department, II floor, Reserve Bank of India, Bengaluru within the stipulated time/date. No tender will be received after 3.00 pm on April 26, 2018 under any circumstances whatsoever.

8. The Reserve Bank of India reserves the right to accept or reject any or all the tenders, in full or in part, without assigning any reason therefore. The Bank also reserves the right to accept the tender of any firm. Tenderers are requested to quote unit rates and amounts separately. They are also requested to use the enclosed proforma only (and not to use their own format).

9. All the tenderers should deposit Rs.40,000/- towards Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) in the form of Demand Draft or Bank Guarantee issued by a scheduled commercial bank in a form (Annexure-‘B’) acceptable to the Bank drawn in favour of Reserve Bank of India, Bengaluru, along with the Part-I of the tender. The EMD of the successful tenderer shall be held by the Reserve Bank of India as security for the execution and due fulfillment of the contract. The EMD will be released after virtual completion of work without any interest. No tender will be considered without EMD.

10. The tenderer shall carefully check the specifications and shall satisfy himself that the equipment offered is suitable as per the Bank’s technical specifications.

11. The Bank shall obtain reports on past performance of the tenderer from his clients and bankers. The Bank shall evaluate the said reports before opening of the Part II of the tenders. If any tenderer is not found to possess the required eligibility for participating in the tendering process at any point of time and/or his performance reports received from his clients and/or his bankers are found unsatisfactory, the Bank reserves the right to reject his offer even after opening of Part I of the tender and his sealed cover containing Part II of the tender along with EMD shall be returned back to him as it is. The Bank is not bound to assign any reason for doing so.

12. The Bank is not bound to accept the lowest tender and reserves the right to accept either in full or in part any tender. The Bank also reserves the right to reject all the tenders without assigning any reason therefor.

Regional Director

April 17, 2018