GAUHATI UNIVERSITY
INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(GUIST)
Gopinath Bordoloi Nagar, Guwahati-781014
Telephone No.: 9954028440
www.gauhati.ac.in
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NO.: GUIST/ DBT-Food/2017/03 Date: August 8, 2017
Notice Inviting Quotations(NIQ) Notification
Ref. No. GUIST/ DBT-Food/2017/03 Date: August 8, 2017
It is for information to all concerned that tender notice floated vide no. Ref. No. GUIST/ DBT-Food/2017/02 Dated: June 7th, 2017 for scribing quotation for supply of “Equipments for Fruits & Vegetable Processing Lab” under a DBT sponsored project on “Food Science” have been called again for some items due to non availability of enough bidders. Moreover, three more new categories (viz. 1, 2 &3) of items that are to be quoted are mentioned in this notice as they were not mentioned in the previous advertisements under DBT sponsored Food Science Project.
Therefore, fresh sealed quotations are invited from reputed vendors, dealers and suppliers for attached list of items. Those who have submitted tenders/ quotations earlier against Ref. No. GUIST/ DBT-Food/2017/02 Dated: June 7th, 2017, need not participate again for the earlier advertised items. However, they can participate for the new listed items but will have to pay tender fees and EMD for the newly mentioned items. Further Rotary Vacuum Evaporator is again quoted with added specifications. So, earlier bidders for the Rotary Vacuum Evaporator are requested to resubmit tender for the same without tender fee and EMD.
Technical Bid is to be submitted in an envelope (Envelope-I) super scribing clearly as Technical Bid. Financial Bid is to be submitted separately in a separate envelope (Envelope-II) super scribing clearly as Financial Bid. Both the Technical Bid and Financial Bid in two different envelope (Envelope-I & Envelope-II), must be put in to One Single Envelope super scribing Quotation for supply of “Equipments for Food Science”. The last date of submitting the quotations to the undersigned is 24.08.2017 upto 3 PM. Opening will be on 25.08.2017 at 12 noon. The sealed quotations are to be submitted along with the earnest money of 2% of total quoted value in the form of DD in favour of The Registrar, Gauhati University, in the GUIST office on all working days till the last date and time, during office hours. Interested agency may collect the detail NIQ Document from the office of the GU IST, on payment of a fee of Rs. 1000/- in the form of DD in favour of The Registrar, Gauhati University.
Quoted price should include AMC for five years (if any)
Sd/-
Prof. Manab Deka, Director, GUIST
Copy To:
1. Treasurer, GU for information
2. Jt Registrar, GU, for publishing this notice in the GU website
3. M/s Gulf Adv. Agency, Punbazar, for publishing the notice in the Assam Tribune in Classified Tender Section in its immediate next issue, and submit the bill for payment
4. Notice Boards
5. Office Files
Terms and conditions:
1. Only vendors who collect the detail NIQ paying the prescribed fee of Rs. 1000/- may submit the Quotations.
2. The agency must be OEM/Dealer/Service Integrator.
3. If the agency is not OEM, OEM authorization to quote against this NIQ must be submitted.
4. Only vendors who have a local office or service centre in Assam and preferably in Guwahati can participate. Documentary proof of functioning of the office or service center for last 3(three) years must be produced and the same will be verified.
5. Upon getting the purchase order the supplier must comply with the specification. Any deviation from the specification would result in cancellation of the purchase order and the cost involved in carrying back the goods would be borne by the concerned firm. In such a case the EMD deposited will be forfeited.
6. EMD against the total quoted value (Not on Unit Price) must be deposited through DD in favour of The Registrar, Gauhati University @ 2% of the total value (Not the unit price).
7. All tax clearance certificates and Tax Registration certificates applicable in Assam must be attached.
8. The Bidder’s audited annual financial statements (balance sheet, Income statement) for the last three years shall be provided. Annual turnover must be of atleast 3 times of the Quoted Value.
9. Bidder must have previous experience of successfully executing minimum of two (2) similar nature contracts within the last two years, each of value not less than 70% of the current quoted value.
10. The Bidder must submit certified copies of supply orders that substantiate fulfilment of the above criteria and information.
11. Bidder must have executed similar orders in Educational Organisations/Govt./Semi Govt organizations. Certificate must be produced.
12. A signed copy of the Detail NIQ must be submitted along with the technical bid.
13. The Quotation must be submitted in two envelope system: A. Technical Bid: Detail specifications, all relevant documents along with the technicals of the submissions. B. The price bid against the detail specifications. Softcopies in CD must be put inside the envelopes.
14. Price bid will be considered only after qualifying in the technical bid system
15. All specifications are minimum.
16. Date of opening of quotation is 25.08.2017 at 12 noon. Representatives of the agencies may attend the Quotation Opening Meeting
17. The GUIST reserves the right to modify/cancel the requirements.
18. Non-Conformity of the any of the terms and conditions will disqualify the Agency and price bid will not be considered.
19. All terms and conditions will be as per Gauhati University rules, regulations and decisions.
GAUHATI UNIVERSITY
INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Gopinath Bordoloi Nagar, Guwahati-781014
Telephone No.: 9954028440
www.gauhati.ac.in
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NO.: GUIST/ DBT-Food/2017/03 Date: August 8, 2017
Detail specifications and requirements
Category 1 : Major equipment
1. UV-Visible microplate Spectrophotometer
Specifications
General
· Microplate types : 6-, 12-, 24-, 48-, 96-, and 384-well microplates
· Integrated Standard cuvette configuration.
· Cuvette path length 1cm, Material of cuvette: Quartz.
· Read modes : Endpoint, kinetic, spectral scanning and well area scanning
· Wavelength selection : Monochromator
· Wavelength range :200 – 1000 nm, selectable in 1 nm increments
· Light source Xenon flash lamp
· Dynamic range: 0.0 - 4.0 OD
· Band pass :2-5 nm
· Shaking :Orbital/double orbital/linear
· Temperature control: Ambient +4 °C to 65 °C with condensation control
· Touch screen (preferable) /Non-touchscreen configurations: and with compatible Software
Performance
· Monochromator wavelength accuracy :± 2 nm
· Monochromator wavelength repeatability :± 0.2 nm
· Linearity :0 to 2.0 OD ± 1% ± 0.010, 2.0 to 2.5 OD ± 3% ± 0.010
· Accuracy: 0 to 2.0 OD ± 1% ± 0.010 ,2.0 to 2.5 OD ± 3% ± 0.010
· Repeatability :0 to 2.0 OD ± 1% ± 0.005, 2.0 to 2.5 OD ± 3% ± 0.005
· Stray light :0.03% at 230 nm
· Read speed :96 wells sweep read: 8 seconds, 384 wells sweep read: 14 seconds
Physical characteristics
· Connectivity 1 USB for external PC control 1 USB for peripheral devices
· Power 100 – 240 Volts AC 50/60 HzDimensions 15.5” D x 12.5” W x 8” H (39.3 x 32 x 20.3 cm)
· Comes with a computer to store and analyse data with Data Analysis compatible Software for interface usage.
Applications
· ELISA, cytoxicity, food safety and quality , enzyme kinetics, nucleic acid and protein estimation, spectral scanning, nucleic acid purity.
Category 2: Food microbiology and food safety laboratory
1. Trinocular laboratory microscope
Specifications
· Stand: Right Hand Stage Stand with Koehler Illumination, Add on Lens for condenser, 5 Position Nosepiece, Universal Power Supply, mechanical stage, LED illumination, Dust Cover .
· Tube: 45 degree Trinocular Tube with locking mechanism for eyepieces
· Eyepieces: 10X with 20 mm. field of view or better; with eye-guard
· Objectives: Plan Achromat Objective set: 4x/0.10, 10x/0.25 PH1, 40x/0.65 PH2, 100x/1.25 OIL PH3, Ocular diopter adjustable on both eye tubes
· Condenser: Abbe Condenser 0.9Dry/1.25 Oil, diaphragm: NA1.25
· Viewing head: 45 degrees inclined 360 degrees swiveling trinocular
· Sliding adjustable interpupillary distance: 2-3/16inch ~ 2-15/16inch(55mm ~ 75mm).
· Contrasting technique: Transmitted light bright field
· Transmitted (lower) illuminator: LED light, intensity adjustable; Focus adjustment: Coaxial coarse and fine knobs on both sides; All metal mechanical components; Power supply: AC/DC adapter, 100V-240V (UL approved)
· Digital camera: - true color 4096x3288 pixels (14M pixels or atleast 10Mpixels), CMOS sensor(1/2)"" stand alone operation also possible without computer, Camera control via computer (PC mode) or via remote control RC2 (HD mode),Capture of JPGs or MP4s directly to SD card or to PC using LAS, LAS-EZ or Acquire (Mac), - 0.5X reduction lens to get larger field of view - 0.01 mm calibration slide: 1mm/100 division - Frame speed: 1.8fps at 4096x3288, 10fps at 2048x1644, 27fps at 1024x822 - Software compatible with Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10, Mac OS and Linux operating system - Capturing microscope images, recording live video, measuring lengths, angles, areas, editing images - USB cable included. Recommended c-mount adapter 0.5x/0.55x
· The microscope, digital camera & software should be from the same manufacturer to have compatibility and ease of after sales support
· Local item: compatible branded (HP/Dell) PC workstation for operation of the digital camera & software with original operating system
· Provision to upgrade to fluorescence application preferable.
· Compliance statement with offer and highlighting the points in the technical brochure should be submitted clearly.
· The system should have 5 years warranty
Category 3 :Equipment for fermentation technology
1. Fermentor
Specifications
Control tower:
· Dimensions: 410 x810 x520 mm
· Single or twin setup for independent control of one or two vessel.
· Maintenance free top drive or magnetically coupled top drive agitation system.
· Autoclavable glass bioreactor vessel.
· Stainless steel housing, AISI 304 with 12’’ touch-screen display.
· Pump and aeration module
· Potential –free alarm contact
· Ethernet port.
· Equipotential bonding for high measurement reliability.
· Power supply: 120 V (± 10%), 60 Hz, max. power consumption 12 A, Potential equalisation
· International protection rating: IP21
Measurement and control:
· Temeprature, pH, DO,antifoam,level,turbidity and redox potential measurements.
· Temperature regulation by heating blanket and stainless steel cooling finger or by a thermostat (double jacketed glass vessel)
· Temeperature controller :Pt100 | 0–150°C (temperature control 0-80°C) | 0.1°C
· pH reusable: Combined measuring electrode Range: 2–12 pH Precision: 0.01 pH
· pH adjustment by adding acid and base .
· Dissolved oxygen reusable.
· Turbidity: 1-channel NIR absorption sensor | 0–6 AU | 0,01 AU
· Foam control by adding antifoaming agents or mechanical foam destroyer.
· Substrate addition by pump.
· Level monitor by gravimetric controller
· Software for data recording and functionality.
· Perislatic pumps integrated into the control unit.
· Two balance connections
Areation:
· Sparger aeration.
· Autoclavable galss vessel of 1-2 L capacity i.e working volume.
· Borosilicate glass, stainless steel
· Double jacketed glass vessel with a thermostat system.
· Stirrer shaft with single mechanical seal.
· Top drive with direct coupling agitation system.
· Roater speed: 20 – 1000 rpm
· Motor drive power: 200W
· 3 blade segment impeller.
· Ring sparger.
· Exhaust coolers.
· Baffles.
· Spare parts kits and too sets.
· Preferably with a chiller
Category 4 : Fruits & Vegetable Processing Lab (Re-tender items)
A. Laboratory scale equipment
1. Fruit & Vegetable washer – capacity 10-50 kg/hr- Indigenous.
2. Paste making machine- 50kg/h- Indigenous/Imported
3. Conveyer- 20-30 inch, 1-10 feet, belt type- Indigenous
4. High pressure Nozzle for forced washing Thread size: 1/8", 1/4", 1/2", Pressure range: 0.5 to 35 Bar, Spray angle: 0-110 degree- Indigenous / Imported.
5. Mixer Grinder- Stainless Steel Motor: 1.5 HP, Number of Jars: 2, Number of Speed Settings: 1, Wattage: 300 W - 500 W- Indigenous.
6. Holding tank -Food Grade Stainless Steel, 10-100 Litres capacity. – Indigenous/Imported
7. Rotary vacuum Evaporator (Imported) –automatic, motor lift, bath coated with PTFE ,Temperature 0-180oC with controller, vertical coil with reflux condenser, rotator flask with 1 & 2L high quality borosilicate glass flask, bath type oil & water. This should come with an recycler chiller and an oil free water circulation pump working temperature -5oC to 40oC, a vacuum level 20mBar(15 torr).
8. Pressure Vessel-20L- Indigenous
9. Transfer pump- Fuel: air operated, Capacity: 0.3-43 m3/h, Diameter: 25-125 mm, Speed: 200-500 r/min, Temperature: -30 to180 C– Indigenous / Imported
10. Paste filling Machine- 5 ml- 50 ml: 15-18 strokes per min.- Indigenous
ANNEXURE-I
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR, GUIST: GUWAHATI- 14
TECHNICAL BID (FOR ENVELOP I)
I. General Particulars:
The Bidder should provide the following particulars along with relevant supporting documents:
1. Name of the firm :………………………………………
2. Status of the firm (please tick) Proprietorship/ Partnership/ Co-operative/Company
3. Name of the Proprietor/Partner/Managing Director (as the case may be)
4. Mailing address: …………………………………………………………………
5. Firm Registration No………………GSTIN No. .…………..
6. (i) Tel. No………………… (ii) Mobile No……………… (iii)Fax No……….
7. E-mail address………………………………………………………………...
8. Name and designation of the person authorized to make commitments to the Gauhati University
……………………………………………………………………………………………….
……………………………………………………………………………………………….
9. Year of establishment of the Organization…………………………………………
10. Description of business and business background (on firm’s letter head with seal).
11. Client profile…. (On firms’ letter head with seal).
12. Address of the firm’s office/ establishment in Guwahati/ Assam
13. Details of similar work of Govt./ Semi Govt./ Autonomous/ Local bodies / Universities/ other institutions during last two years (on firm’s letter head with seal)
13. Turnover / details / for / past two / years, please enclose Profit & Loss A/c and BalanceSheets duly / audited / by / Chartered / Accountant. (Attach copies of Work Order and satisfactory
completion of work)
14. Details of Bank Account No.