(E-tender No. RBI/Mumbai/HRMD/4/23-24/ET/466) The pre-bid meeting of the e-Tender for procurement of medicines for Bank’s dispensaries in Mumbai and Navi Mumbai (E-tender No. RBI/Mumbai/HRMD/4/23-24/ET/466) was held on March 01, 2024 at 03:00 P.M. The meeting was conducted offline at Bank’s premises and was attended by five empaneled vendors. Two of the seven empaneled vendors, viz, Satyam Medicals and Keps Pharma had not attended the meeting. Shri Prashant Pandit Vetkar, AGM, presided over the meeting. The list of participants is given in Annexure I. 2. At the onset of the meeting, the AGM welcomed the participants and briefly explained various aspects of the tender process and Bank’s requirements, which need to be considered while bidding. The participants were advised to comply with the guidelines and terms and conditions mentioned in the Request for Empanelment (RFE) and Request for Quotation (RFQ) documents. All the major terms and conditions were explained to the vendors in detail. The vendors were also advised not to wait for the last date for quoting their respective price bids to avoid any last-minute issues. Further, he invited queries, if any, from the prospective bidders regarding the tender. 3. The major queries put forth by the vendors and the clarification provided are tabulated below: | Sl. No. | Queries | Clarification | | 1. | What is the time limit for submitting the EMD? | The time limit was mentioned in the tender document and clarified that, it should be submitted on or before March 11, 2024, 3:00 P.M. | | 2. | Whether to quote uniform discount or item wise discount for the listed medicines and non- medical items? | The vendors were advised to quote item wise discount rate. | | 3. | What is the timeline for delivery of medicines? | As per the tender document, the delivery of medicines to the respective dispensaries has to be ensured by the vendor within 5 days from the date of issue of indent for medicines. | | 4. | How to present the bills and timeline for settlement of bills by the Bank? | It was clarified that the bills should clearly indicate the details of supplies made to each dispensary and separate bill for every delivery. Bill should be submitted in the format which will be issued by the Bank, along with the original purchase order. | 4. Further, AGM advised the vendors to read and understand all the terms and conditions of the tender before submitting the rate quotes on MSTC portal. He also apprised the vendors that, in case of any technical issues pertaining to MSTC site, the contact details of MSTC were mentioned in the tender document. 5. The meeting concluded with vote of thanks by Shri Rajesh B, Assistant Manager.
Annexure I List of Participants | Sl. No. | Name | Designation | | Bank’s Officials | | 1. | Shri Prashant Pandit Vetkar | Assistant General Manager | | 2. | Shri Mario Gregory Virgil Quadros | Manager | | 3. | Shri Aakarshan Avinash | Manager | | 4. | Shri Rajesh B | Assistant Manager | | Representatives of Firms | | 5. | Shri Jitendra Kanojia | Span Enterprises | | 6. | Shri Vijay Mane | Doshi Hospicare | | 7. | Shri Shrikant G Doshi | Doshi Hospicare | | 8. | Shri Harish Negi | Kay Pharma | | 9. | Shri Nitin Patil | Apollo Pharmacy | | 10. | Shri Shivam Gupta | Apollo Pharmacy | | 11. | Shri Kiran.P. Manaye | K. Enterprises | | |