The Reserve Bank of India, Estate Department, Kolkata (the Bank), invites E-tender in two parts for “DSITC of 2 nos of Escalators at Bank’s Main Office Building, Kolkata”. 2.Eligibility Criteria: Only OEMs (original equipment manufacturer) of passenger Escalators who fulfill the following eligibility criteria will be eligible to participate in the tender. 2.1Duration of past experience: Should have minimum 5 years of experience of executing similar works* (The bidder shall submit a copy of work order and its completion certificate for the work of Design, Supply, Installation, Testing and commissioning of Escalator(s) (of any amount) completed on or before June 30, 2021 and TDS certificate (as applicable). And 2.2Minimum value of each completed work (qualifying): The bidder must have experience in executing similar works* of Design, Supply, Installation, Testing and commissioning of Escalator(s) in last five years ((work completion should be between July 01, 2021, and June 30, 2026) having minimum value of executed works as under: (i)Three similar completed works each costing not less than the amount equal to 40% of the estimated cost. or (ii)Two similar completed works each costing not less than the amount equal to 50% of the estimated cost. or (iii)One similar work costing not less than the amount equal to 80% of the estimated cost. * Similar work: supply, installation testing and commissioning of Escalators of the same make as offered in this tender. and 2.3Yearly turnover: 100% of estimated cost or more during the last three financial years ending 31st March 2025. and 2.4Solvency: Should furnish solvency certificate issued by the tenderer’s banker, specifically for the purpose of the work, for an amount equal to the estimated cost of the work. and 2.5Service setup: Full-fledged service setup should be available for the specified job at Kolkata. 3.The Tenderers should invariably furnish the following information/documents along with the tender documents to satisfy the Bank about their eligibility for participation in the e-Tendering process. | (a) | Composition of the firm | Full particulars (whether contractor is an individual, or a partnership firm, or a company etc.) of the composition of the firm of contractors in details should be uploaded along with name(s) and address (es), of the partner's copy of the Articles of Association/ Power of Attorney/other relevant document. Refer: Annexure I & III | | (b) | Work experience & Completion of similar works of specified value during the specified period | Copies of the detailed work orders for the qualifying works indicating date of award, value of awarded work, time given for completing the work, etc. and the corresponding completion certificates indicating actual date of completion and actual value of executed similar works should be uploaded in proof of the work experience. The details along with documentary evidence of previous experience, if any, of carrying out works for the Reserve Bank of India at any centre, should also be uploaded. (Annexure IV) | | (c) | Credit worthiness of the contractor and their turnover during the specified period | Income Tax Assessment Orders along with the latest final accounts of the business of the firm duly certified by a Chartered Accountant should be enclosed in proof of their creditworthiness and turnover for last three years. | | (d) | Service setup | Certificate from the manufacturers/any other valid document in support of having a full-fledged service setup at Kolkata should be enclosed. (Annexure III) | | (e) | Name(s) and address(es) of the Bankers and their present contact executives | Written Information about the names and addresses of their bankers along with full details, like names, postal addresses, e-mail IDs, telephone (landline and mobile) nos., fax nos., etc. of the contact executives (i.e. the persons who can be contacted at the office of their bankers) should be uploaded. | | (f) | Details of bank accounts | Full particulars of their Bank accounts, like account no. type, when opened etc., should be uploaded. (Annexure III) | | (g) | Name(s) and address(es) of the Clients and their present contact executives | Written information about the names and addresses of their clients along with full details, like names, postal addresses, e-mail IDs, telephone (landline and mobile) nos., fax nos. etc., of the contact executives (i.e. the persons who can be contacted at the office of their clients) should be uploaded. (Annexure IV) | | (h) | Details of completed works | The client-wise names of work(s), year(s) of execution of work(s), awarded and actual cost(s) of executed work(s), completion time stipulated in the contract(s) and actual time taken to complete the work(s), name(s) and full contact-details of the officers/ authorities / departments under whom the work(s) was/were executed should be furnished. (Annexure IV) | 4.Bidder intending to apply will have to satisfy the Bank by furnishing documentary evidence in support of their possessing required eligibility and in the event of their failure to do so, the Bank reserves the right to reject their candidature. If any documents are missing or found fabricated in the uploaded tender, the Bank shall have the right to request the missing documents/certificates and independently verify these certificates. 5.The Bank shall obtain reports on past performance of the tenderer from his clients and bankers. The Bank shall evaluate the said reports before opening of the Part – II of the tenders. If any tenderer is not found to possess the required eligibility for participating in the tendering process at any point of time and/or his performance reports received from his clients and/or his bankers are found unsatisfactory, the Bank reserves the right to reject his offer even after opening of Part - I of the tender and his tender will not be processed further and EMD shall be returned back to him. The Bank is not bound to assign any reason for doing so. 6.The e-tender will be carried out by Central Public Procurement Portal (CPPP) https://etenders.gov.in/eprocure/app as third party on behalf of RBI. Therefore, interested firms are required to register on the CPP portal to participate in the tendering process. The detail regarding the registration on CPPP and procedure of e tendering has been attached at Annexure II. E-Tender shall be submitted online in two parts. Part-I of the e-tender will contain the standard technical and commercial conditions for the proposed work and Part-II of will contain the price bid. All required annexures along with documentary proofs will also be uploaded along with Part I of the tender. This is e-tender bidder are not required to be present for opening 7.The Bank is not bound to accept the lowest tender and reserves the right to accept either in full or in part, any tender. The Bank reserves the right to reject any tender or all tenders without assigning any reason therefore. 8.Please also note that further Addendum / corrigendum/ minutes pre-bid meeting will be published only on RBI website and CPPP website. Regional Director
Reserve Bank of India
West Bengal & Andaman and Nicobar Date: July 29, 2026
Place: Kolkata
The schedule for the tender (SOT) is as follows | I. | E-Tender No. | 2026_RBI_285923_1 | | II. | Mode of Tender | e-Procurement System
(Online Part I – Techno-Commercial Bid and Part II - Price Bid through CPP Portal https://etenders.gov.in/eprocure/app | | III. | Estimated Cost | ₹74 lakh including GST | | IV. | Time period for completion of the work | 5 months | | V. | Earnest Money Deposit (Only through NEFT/Demand Draft/Bank Guarantee) | ₹1.48 lakh (Rupees One lakh Forty Thousand only)
a) NEFT / RTGS
Beneficiary name: Reserve Bank of India, Kolkata;
IFSC: RBIS0KLPA01 (Numeric Zero at 5th and 10th place from left);
A/c no.: 186003001.
b) Demand Draft/Bank Guarantee:
Drawn on a scheduled Bank in favour of Reserve Bank of India, Kolkata, payable at Kolkata | | VI. | Date of availability of e-Tender Document for download on CPP portal /RBI website | July 29, 2026 from 05:00 PM onwards | | VII. | Starting date of e-tender for submission of Part-I (Techno-Commercial Bid) and Part-II (Price Bid) at | August 27, 2026 from 17:00 hrs. onwards | | VIII. | Date and time of pre-bid meeting | August 25, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Venue: 3rd Floor, Estate Department Conference Room, RBI, Kolkata | | IX. | Date of Publishing minutes of pre-bid meeting on RBI website/CPPP | August 27, 2026 | | X. | Last date and time of submission of EMD | September 8, 2026 till 11:00 AM
(must be reflected in our account) | | XI. | Last Date and time of submission of Tender | September 8, 2026 till 11:00 AM | | XII. | a. Date and Time of opening of Part-I (Techno-Commercial Bid)
b. Date of opening of Part II (Price Bid) | September 9, 2026 after 12:00 PM
Part II of the tender will be opened only for those bidders who are found eligible upon scrutiny of the Part I submissions. The eligible bidders will be informed separately through email. | |