The captioned Meeting was held at 11.00 am on December 14, 2023 in the Conference Room at second floor of the Bank’s Main Office Building at Bakery Junction, Thiruvananthapuram. (a) List of Bank’s Officials who attended the meeting 1 | Shri K Shaji Krishnan | Assistant General Manager | 2 | Shri K Suresh Kumar | Assistant Manager (Tech-Electrical) | 3 | Smt. T Gowthami | Assistant Manager | (b) List of Contractors’ representatives who attended the meeting | Name of the Representative | Name of the Contractor | 1 | Shri Biju Gopal | M/s Systronics India Ltd | 2 | Shri Krishna Chandran | M/s ITAL Solutions Pvt Ltd | 2. Shri K Shaji Krishnan, Assistant General Manager, welcomed the participants to the meeting and invited queries, if any, from the prospective bidders regarding the captioned tender. Shri K Suresh Kumar, AM (Tech) explained various aspects of the tenders and Bank’s requirements, which need to be taken care of in their bids. Queries put forth by the representatives and clarifications given by the Bank are tabulated below: Queries/Suggestions | Clarification/Comments | Whether five years experience is mandatory? | Yes. Contractors should have minimum 5 years’ experience in the field of undertaking similar works viz Design, Supply, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of Conferencing System for Board Rooms/ conference Halls and associated works for the office buildings/commercial premises/industrial houses. | Whether the Performance Bank Guarantee has to be submitted in addition to Retention Money? | Yes. The Bank Guarantee of 5% of the contract amount to be taken on award of work for due fulfillment of the terms and obligations of the Contract (during contract period, warranty period and 4 years of the service contract period). | 3. It was also informed that tendering would be done through the e-Tendering portal of MSTC Ltd https://www.mstcecommerce.com/eprocn. 4. Shri K Shaji Krishnan, thanked all participants for attending the meeting. He also added that further queries, if any, about the tender can also be clarified from the section and advised the bidders to complete the exercise early and avoid last minute references. The meeting came to an end at 11.30 am. General Manager (Officer-in-Charge) | |