Corrigendum E-tender no. RBI/Kolkata Regional Office/HRMD/1/23-24/ET/50 Minutes of Pre-Bid Meeting held on September 18, 2023 at RBI Kolkata Main Office Premises (Offline Mode) The Pre-bid meeting for the captioned E-tender was conducted physically on at 03:00 PM, September 18, 2023, in the Main Office Premises, Reserve Bank of India, Kolkata. The meeting was chaired by Shri Ravi Bhusan, DGM, CES. The meeting was attended by three (3) prospective bidders namely Emami Frank Ross Ltd., Gupta Medical Stores and Ramkanai Medical Stores and Officers from CES, RBI, Kolkata viz. Shri Subir Ranjan Mukhopadhyay, AGM, CES; Shri Dhrubajyoti Das, Manager, CES; Ms. Swagota Moyra, AM, CES. 2. Following a brief introduction regarding the E-tender, a few queries were raised by the prospective bidders, which were clarified. Summary of the same is as under: | Sr. No. | Query | Clarification / Response given | | 1. | Whether any exemption will be provided to the interested/prospective bidders in case they are having MSME Certification and Udyam Registration ? | In terms of extant instructions of Premises Department, Central Office, Reserve Bank of India regarding Procurement of Goods, Services and Works in the Bank – benefits to Micro and Small Enterprises (MSE), exemption from payment of cost of tender documents and submission of EMD at the time of the bidding will only be provided to MSEs having Udyam Registration Number irrespective of the category, in all procurements (goods, services and work contracts) having an estimated cost upto Rs. 10 Lakh (including all taxes, duties etc.) | | 2. | How much are the transaction fees to be paid to MSTC? | Payment of transaction fee as mentioned in the MSTC portal through MSTC payment Gateway/NEFT/RTGS in favour of MSTC limited or as advised by M/s MSTC limited. | | 3. | When the EMD shall be refunded to the bidders? | The EMD shall be refunded to the successful bidder/s upon the submission of the Performance Bank Guarantee and to the unsuccessful bidder/s as soon as the contract is awarded. | | 4. | What shall be deciding criteria for awarding the contract to the successful bidder/s? | To be eligible for the captioned empanelment, the bidder/s shall have to fulfil all the eligibility criteria as mentioned in Chapter III: Eligibility and submit all the valid documents as mentioned in Chapter IV: Details of Technical Bid.
Upon fulfilling the same, the bidder/s will be eligible for Part II i.e. Financial Bid, wherein, the bidder quoting the highest discount shall be selected. | 3. All participants were advised to go through tender document and the tentative scope of work in entirety. They were also advised to register themselves on the MSTC portal to be able to take part in the E-tender. Further, participants were advised to contact MSTC personnel for any technical issues regarding registration, bidding etc. on the MSTC portal. In case of any further query, the prospective bidders were told to contact the contact persons as mentioned in the tender document. 4. Above minutes may be treated as a part of the tender. All terms and conditions of the tender shall remain unchanged. | |