Pre-bid meeting for the captioned work was conducted as per the schedule indicated in Notice Inviting Tender (NIT) on June 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM at Estate conference room in 2nd floor of Main office building. List of participants are indicated below: (a) List of Bank’s Officials who attended the meeting 1 | Shri. Shaji Krishnan K | Assistant General Manager | 2 | Shri. Santhosh Kumar P S | Manager (Tech-Civil) | 3 | Shri. Abhishikth R Varma | Assistant | (b) List of Contractors’ representatives who attended the meeting SI No | Name of the Representative | Name of the firm | 1 | Anil Kumar B | Proprietor (M/s Anil Kumar B) | 2. Shri. Santhosh Kumar P S Manager (Tech-Civil) welcomed the participants to the meeting and invited queries, if any, from the prospective bidders regarding the captioned tender. The details of queries raised by the Contractor and clarifications / comments of the Bank are tabulated below: Sl. No. | Query | Bank’s Clarification | 1 | Location of work | It was informed that the proposed site of work is located at the ground floor of Office building, which is termed as “Security area” as per Bank’s guidelines. Hence movement of men and materials to the site shall be strictly as per Bank’s security rules and access is given via entry passes issued in advance. | 2 | Time of completion of work | It was informed that time of completion of work is 9 weeks from 10th day of issue of work order and provision for extension is available, subject to Bank’s discretion. | 3 | Format for Performance Bank Guarantee to be submitted after award of work | It was clarified from the Bank’s side that the format for performance Bank guarantee to be submitted is available in Tender document. | 4 | Scope of working on Saturdays and Sundays | It was informed that work can take up on Saturdays and Sundays obtaining prior entry passes for workers and materials from the Bank. | 5 | Whether working overnight is possible | It was clarified by the Bank that due to security concerns overnight working may not be possible, however, work can take up on extended hours even up to 10:00 PM, if necessary, subject to prior permission from the Bank. | 3. Bidders shall note that all the above clarifications provided by the Bank during the pre-bid meeting along with details indicated in the Tender document shall form part of the Tender/Contract. 4. The meeting concluded at 12:00 pm. Regional Director (Kerala and Lakshadweep) | |