RBI/Thiruvananthapuram/Estate/59/17-18/ET/99 The Pre-bid meeting for the captioned tender was held on May 09, 2018 at 11:00 AM in the Conference Hall, Main Office Building, Reserve Bank of India, Thiruvananthapuram. The meeting was chaired by Shri V R Praveen Kumar, General Manager (Estate Department). Officials from Estate Department and representatives from various companies/agencies (list attached-Annexure-R) participated in the meeting. Shri Damodaran Thevully, AGM, Estate Department welcomed all participants to the meeting and invited for queries from the prospective bidders regarding the captioned tender. Details of queries raised by representatives of various Companies/Agencies and clarifications/comments/corrections of the Bank are tabulated below. | No | Query | Remarks | | 1 | MSME EMD Relaxation | Not Eligible. | | 2 | Wage structure | Wage structure announced by the Government of India under WATCH AND WARD (without arms) (Area B) as mentioned in the Government Order issued from Office of the Chief Labour commissioner(C) dated April 03, 2018 | | 3 | Provision of firefighting equipment like Fire Alarm, wet riser systems, fire extinguishers etc. | Bank will provide firefighting systems like firefighting equipment like Fire Alarm, wet riser systems, fire extinguishers etc. and maintenance of the same will be arranged at Bank’s cost. But uniforms, gloves, torch etc. and any other equipment mentioned in the tender document may be provided by the contractor at his cost. | | 4 | Supervisor - Years of experience | Minimum 6 years | | 5 | Firemen - Years of experience | Minimum 3 years | | 6 | Revision of minimum wages | The rates/quotes in the financial bid shall be firm and final and the Bank will not entertain the Contractor’s claim for revision of rates during the currency of contract except when changes in the Minimum wages are announced by the Government of India under the Minimum wages Act. The decision of the Bank in the matter will be final. Any other instructions contradictory to the above, mentioned anywhere in the tender document will be superseded. | | 7 | Age of Firemen/Supervisor | 21-50 years preferably | | 8 | Minimum wages of Fire Supervisor | Minimum wages provided to Fire supervisor/ Lead firemen are as mentioned under ‘Serial No. 2’ above. The Service Provider may provide suitable wages to Supervisor as per his qualification and experience but not below minimum wages. | | 9 | Fire Safety Certificate, Licenses, Conduct of mock drills, fire audit etc. | The expenses related to these works will be borne by the Bank. | Smt. S. Rohini, Manager, Estate Department thanked all participants for attending the meeting. The Meeting came to an end at 01:00 pm ANNEXURES 1. List of Participants (Annexure R) | |