Corrigendum E-Tender No. RBI/Kochi Regional Office/Estate/7/23-24/ET/385 The pre-bid meeting for the captioned Tender was held at 11:00 hrs on January 31, 2024 as per the schedule of tender at the Conference Hall in the Office Building of Reserve Bank of India, Ernakulam North, Kochi – 682018. | The Bank's Officials | Representatives of Firms | 1. Shri. Santhosh Chandrasekharan, Manager (HRMD)
2. Shri. Mahesh S, AM (HRMD)
3. Shri. Harikrishnan P M, Senior Assistant
4. Shri. Arun Kishor, Senior Assistant | 1. Shri Ajil Shankar for M/s Updater Services
2. Shri John Joseph for M/s Updater Services | Shri. Santosh Chandrasekharan, Manager (HRMD), welcomed all participants to the meeting and invited for queries, if any, from the prospective bidders regarding the captioned tender. Details of queries raised by representatives of various companies / agencies and clarification / comments / corrigendum of the Bank are tabulated below. | Sl. No. | Query | Comments / Corrigendum by the Bank | | 1. | Is ESI mandatory for all the staff under the contract? | Para 1.16 of the tender document may be referred to. The personnel who are not eligible for ESI shall be provided with Medical Insurance. The charges for the Insurance cover shall be borne by the Contractor.
Accordingly, para "1.16" in page number 13 of 52, stands corrected / amended as given below:
1.16 The successful bidder has to pay the PF, ESI, HRA, Uniform Outfit allowance, Uniform Washing allowance and Annual Bonus mandatorily for their staff deployed at the Bank as per the relevant DGR Notification and relevant statutes, even if the bidder is not statutorily required to pay the same to the bidder's staff. The personnel who are not eligible for ESI shall be covered under Medical Insurance. The charges for the Insurance cover shall be borne by the Contractor. The annual charges for the same (employer's contribution in case of PF and ESI/Medical Insurance Cover) and their possible increase in future shall be quoted under serial no. 3 of the financial bid. Only in case of PF, if the staff, after his deployment in the Bank, gives a declaration in writing to the Bank that the staff is not willing to be enrolled in PF, shall the bidder abstain from paying PF for the particular staff. However, while quoting, such factors shall not be considered by the bidder and the bidder shall mandatorily include the charges of PF also under serial no. 3 of the financial bid. | | 2. | Will the gratuity of the employees to be borne by the Bank | No. Attention is drawn to Para 6.3 (Page No 41 of 52) in this regard. | | 3. | What is the wage category of Fire Supervisor | Fire Supervisor is categorised as per category (Security Guard with arms (Highly Skilled) under 'Area B'. Attention is drawn to para 1.15 (page 13 of 52) in this regard. | | 4. | Will the additional wage applicable for working on National Holiday be borne by the Bank? | No. Attention is drawn to para 3.59 (Page 32 of 52) in this regard. | | 5. | Will the Reliever charges be borne by the Bank? | No. Attention is drawn to para 3.14 (Page 24 of 52) in this regard. | | 6. | What is the rate of (House Rent Allowance) HRA to be paid? | HRA is to be calculated and paid as 16% of Basic plus VDA or ₹3600/- (whichever is higher). This is in accordance with HRA of Area B ((f) of Page No 2 of Revised DGR MoD Wage Revision Circular. | | 7. | Who shall bear the liability of the payment of the staff who is sick or is absent from the duty? | It is the obligation of the Contractor. Attention is drawn to para 3.14 (Para 24 of 52) in this regard. | | 8. | How is the penalty calculated for the instances of absence of contract staff? | Please refer para 3.15 (para 25 of 52) for the calculation. | The meeting concluded by 11:45 hrs. Please note: (i) This document (minutes of the Pre-Bid Meeting) shall form a part of the tender. (ii) Rest of the terms and conditions and specifications of the bid document shall continue to remain the same. (iii) The above amendments/ clarifications are issued for the information of all the intending bidders. (iv) The submission of bid by the firm shall be construed to be in conformity to the bid document and amendments/ clarifications given above General Manager (O-i-C)
Reserve Bank of India, Kochi 01 February, 2024 | |