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Kakdwip Research Centre

Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture

(Indian Council of Agricultural Research)

Kakdwip, 24 Pgs. (S), W.B. – 743347

(: 03210 – 255072, Fax:- 03210-257030, E-mail: /

Tender Enquiry No. ST/Air conditioner/15 – Date: 12.01.2015

STANDING BIDDING DOCUMENTS FOR LOW VALUE PURCHASE

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Dear Sir,

We have following requirement of the goods & services as indicated below, tender for which will be opened at 14.00 hrs. on 02.02.2015 and you are invited to submit your most competitive quotation for the same. The quotations should be submitted in two separate covers for (i) Technical details and (ii) price details, duly superscribed on the covers as per conditions outlined below:

All the relevant details are given below:

i. Description of the goods and the required quantity : Air conditioner with suitable stabilizer

(Annexure-1 enclosed)

ii. Guiding specification and other technical details : As enclosed in Annexure – II

iii. Format for price quotation to be furnished : As enclosed in Annexure - III

1. Technical bid should contain the following:

i) For each equipment, the check list of specification and other technical details be Filled and signed for each model quoted with the name and designation of the signing the documents.

ii) The checklist has to be typed on the letter head of the company or must have the visible stamp of the company along with full address of the company.

iii) Brochures which indicate the technical specification of the model need to be attached.

iv) The firm is to give user address list wherein they have supplied similar equipment elsewhere, in last three years.

v) The list of recent end users of the equipment (the make and model quoted or an earlier model) must be enclosed with the quotation. Failure to do so would mean that your quotation is liable to be rejected. Address of end users in nearby location/ region should be preferably provided.

vi) Performance certificate from one of the recent end user should also be enclosed.

vii) Indicate whether after sales service will be made available at Kakdwip itself or not.

viii) Warranty Clause: Warranty should be explicitly mentioned. In cases where warranty is not mentioned by the firm it will be assumed that the item carries no warranty and hence will not be considered.

xi) All quotations should be EMD @ 5% for the items costing above Rs. 1,00,000/-. The EMD may be accepted in the form of Account Payee Demand Draft, Fixed Deposit Receipt, Banker’s cheque or a Bank Guarantee in acceptable form from any of the commercial banks, safeguarding the purchaser’s interest in all respects. The EMD may be drawn in favour of “ICAR Unit of CIBA”. Chennai. The same will be returned to unsuccessful bidders. For successful bidder the EMD will be kept as performance security deposit (as per Rule 158 of GFR performance security deposit)

2. Price bid should contain the following:

i. The tenderer shall quote for the complete requirement of goods & services and for the full quantity as shown against a serial number in the List of Requirements in Annexure - 1. Unless otherwise specified in Annexure-1. The tenders are however, free not to quote against all the serial numbers mentioned in the List of Requirements (in case there are more than one serial number in the List of Requirements).

ii. The rates and prices quoted shall be in Indian Rupees only.

iii. The Installation charge/Delivery charge/Transportation charge/ Demonstration charge/Service charge and other charges (if any) should be clearly mentioned.

iv. All duties, taxes and levies payable by the supplier under the contract shall be included in the quoted price. The purchaser will not pay an\ such duties, taxes and levies separately.

v. The rates and prices quoted by the supplier shall remain firm and fixed during the currency of the contract and shall not be subject to variation on any account, whatever, including statutory variations, if any.

vi. Your price quotation may be furnished in the format enclosed as Annexure - 3.

3. Receipt of goods & Terms of payment:

i. Payment term for supply of goods, including erection / installation and commissioning (as and if applicable)

1. Delivery at site, viz. : Kakdwip Research Centre of CIBA, Kakdwip, W.B. - 743 347

2. Paying Authority : The Director.

C.I.B.A., Chennai - 600 028.

3. Immediately on receiving the goods at site, the purchaser will verify the quantities of the items supplied as specified in the deliver challan of the supplier and also check for any superficial damage etc. in the goods so supplied and issue a provisional receipt accordingly. If the goods supplied do not require erection installation and commissioning at site, the purchaser, within three working days of issue of the provisional receipt, will issue acceptance certificate (of the goods) to the supplier, provided the goods supplied are acceptable in terms of the contract. However, if the goods supplied also need erection / installation and commissioning, the purchaser will issue acceptance certificate within two working days, after successful erection / installation and commissioning. The supplier will then send its invoice along with the purchaser's acceptance certificate and other accompanying documents to the paying authority for payment.

4. The paying authority will release the full payment to the supplier as due in terms of the contract, within seven working days of receipt of supplier's invoice, purchaser's receipt certificate and other accompanying documents, provided the same are in order.

ii. You are also required to fulfill the following conditions and furnish the details as indicated in subsequent paragraphs during the time of supply of items.

1. At the time of awarding the contract, the purchaser reserves the right to increase or decrease by up to 25%, the quantity of goods & services as specified in the List of Requirements, without an\ change in the price or other terms & conditions.

2.  Please furnish a certified copy of your latest ITCC (Income Tax Clearance Certificate)

iii. Liquidation Damage Clause:

i. If any time during the performance of the contract, the supplier encounters conditions hindering timely delivery of the goods, the supplier shall promptly inform the purchaser in writing the fact of the delay and the likely duration of the same. After receipt of supplier's communication, the purchaser shall decide as to whether to cancel the contract for the un-supplied portion after the existing delivery period, or to extend the delivery period suitably by issuing an amendment to the contract. If the supplier fails to delivery the goods and / or perform the services within the contractual delivery period for reasons other than circumstances beyond supplier's control (which will be determined by the purchaser) and the purchaser extends the delivery period, the purchaser will also deduct from the contract price, as liquidated damages, a sum equivalent to 0.5 % (half per cent) of the delivered price of the delayed goods or performed services for each week of delay of part thereof until actual delivery or performance. The maximum limit of such deduction will, however, be to 10 % (ten per cent) of the contract price of the delayed goods or services.

ii. Further, during such delayed period of supply and / or performance, the supplier shall not be entitled to any increase in price and cost, whatsoever, on any ground. However, the purchaser shall be entitled to the benefit of any decrease in price and cost on any ground, whatever, of the goods & services, supplied during the period of delay.

iii.  The purchaser's letter (to the supplier, with copies endorsed to others concerned) extended the delivery period will be subject to the above conditions.

iv. Dispute Resolution Mechanism

1. If any dispute or difference arises between the purchaser and the supplier relating to any matter connected with the contract, the parties shall make every effort to resolve the same amicably by mutual discussions. However, if the parties fail to resolve the dispute or difference by such mutual discussion within 30 days, either the purchaser or the supplier may give notice to the other party of its intention to refer the same to arbitration. The arbitration shall commence thereafter. The arbitration shall be conducted by a sole arbitrator, who will be appointed by the Director, CIBA and the procedure to be followed in this respect will be as per the Indian Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. The venue of the arbitration shall be the place from where the contract is issued.

4. General Conditions:

(i) Please indicate if you are currently registered with any Govt, organization and if registered, furnish all relevant details.

(ii) Please state whether business dealings with you presently stand banned by any Government organization and, if so, furnishes relevant details.

(iii) The supplier should send the quotation with a covering letter on their letter head indicating phone No./fax no.

(iv) The quotations should be in two parts: The technical and price bidding have to be enclosed separately in 2 envelopes clearly indicating the same on the covers.

(v) Office seal signature and name of the signatory should be legible.

(vi) A supplier shall not submit more than one quotation for the same set of goods.

(vii) The supplier shall at all times indemnify the purchaser, at no cost to the purchaser, against all third party claims of infringement of patent, trademark or industrial design rights arising from the use of the goods or any part thereof, with respect to the goods quoted by the supplier in its offer.

(viii) The quotation(s) as well as the contract shall be written in English language. All correspondence and other documents pertaining to the quotation(s) and the contract, which the parties exchange, shall also be written in English.

(ix) The quotation and all correspondence and documents relating to the quotation exchanged between the bidder and the purchaser may also be written in Hindi language provided that the same is accompanied by an English translation, in which case, for the purpose of interpretation of the quotation, the English translation shall govern.

(x) The contract shall be governed by the laws of India and interpreted in accordance with such laws.

(xi) The full quotation shall be sealed in an envelope. The envelope shall be addressed to the purchaser and it should also bear the tender enquiry no. and the words “DO NOT OPEN BEFORE 14.00 hrs. 02.02.2015”. The envelope should then be put inside another envelope, which will also be duly sealed. The outer envelope will bear the full address of the purchaser. The supplier must ensure that its tender (i.e. quotation), duly sealed as above, reaches the purchaser at least one hour before the schedule time and date of opening of tenders. The quotationer may at its choice, drop the tender in office tender box or send the tender by registered post/speed post. Alternatively, the supplier may also hand delivery the tender to the purchaser in which case the purchaser shall supplier a receipt, indicating the time & date of receipt of the tender.

(xii) The tenders, which are received late by the purchaser will be ignored. Further, the purchaser does not accept any liability and responsibility for the tenders in case the same are n properly sealed & marked and / or sent as above.

(xiii) The purchaser will evaluate and compare the quotations which are substantially responsive i.e. which are properly prepared & signed and meet the required terms, conditions, specification etc. The purchaser will award the contract to the supplier whose quotation will be determined to be responsive and offering the best evaluated price.

(xiv) Notwithstanding the above, the purchaser reserves the right to accept or reject any quotation or annul the tendering process and reject all quotations at any time prior to award of the contract, without assigning any reason, whatsoever, and without incurring any liability or obligation, whatsoever, to the affected tenderer or tenders.

(xv) The quotation / offer should remain valid for acceptance up to 31st March, 2015.

(xvi) Bidders should invariably provide the following particulars along with their offers.

1. Name & Complete Address of the Supplier as per Bank records.

2. Name & Complete Address of the Bank with Branch details.

3. Type of Bank account (current/savings/cash credit).

4. Bank Account Number (indicate ‘Core Bank Account Number’, if any).

5. IFSC/NEFT Code (11 digit code) / MICR code as applicable, along with a cancelled cheque leaf.

6. Permanent Account Number (PAN) under Income Tax Act:

7. TIN/Sales Tax Registration Number (for supply of Goods) as applicable.

8. E-mail address of the vendor / authorized official (for receiving the updates on status of payments).

Please submit your quotation accordingly. You are also required to return this original tender enquiry (all the pages), as it as, duly signed by you on every page, for our record. You may retain a photocopy of this tender enquiry for your record.

End : Annexures 1. 2 & 3.

Yours faithfully.

Officer-in-Charge

KRC, Kakdwip

Completed quotation may be sent to:

Officer-in-Charge,

Kakdwip Research Centre of CIBA,

Kakdwip, 24 Parganas (S), West Bengal 743 347

Annexure - I

LIST OF REQUIREMENTS

Sl. No. / Description of goods and allied services (for goods/material/equipment with specification) / Accounting Unit / Quantity
1. / Air conditioner with suitable stabilizer / 1 No. / 1 No.

Special instructions (if any) ……………………………………..

1) How many installations of this product were done by your company in Kolkata / South 24 Parganas? Please provide the client list with name of the “contact person” and phone numbers.

2) Are you an Authorized Dealer / Retailer for this product? Please submit the document proof.

Annexure – II


SPECIFICATIONS A OTHER TECHNICAL DETAILS
OF THE ITEMS AND SERVICES (SHOWN IN ANNEXURE - 1)