Corrigendum E-Tender No. RBI/Kochi Regional Office/Estate/8/23-24/ET/386 The pre-bid meeting for the captioned Tender was held at 16:30 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 Raghaba Behera for M/s Cherish Hospitality
2. Shri Vijay S Pillai for M/s Lion Protective Force | 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 covered under Medical Insurance. The charges for the Insurance cover shall be borne by the Contractor.
Accordingly, para "1.16" in page number 14 of 67, stands corrected / amended as given below:
1.16 The successful bidder has to pay the PF, ESI and Annual Bonus mandatorily for their staff deployed at the Bank as per the 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. 6 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. 6 of the financial bid. | The meeting concluded by 16:45 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 | |