PrePre-Bid Conference
for Empanelment of Firms for Supply of Science & Mathematics Kits
Suggestions of Participants and Council’s Decision
Sl. No.
1
Item No.
3 (vii)
&
7.5
Present Tender Document
Bidders have to submit
Earnest Money Deposit
(EMD) @ Rs.25,000/(Rupees Twenty Five
Thousand) only for each
kit in the form of Demand
Draft/Banker’s Cheque.
Cheque
The empanelled firm has
to submit Performance
Security @ five per cent
of each order value
(placed by NCERT) in the
form
of
Demand
Draft/Banker’s Cheque.
Cheque
Certified Copies of TurnOver and Balance Sheet
for 2008-09, 2009-10 and
2010-11.
Suggestions in prepre-bid
conference
“NCERT should accept
Bank Guarantee/ Fixed
Deposit of nationalized
banks valid for 6
months” in addition to
DD/Banker’s Cheque.
2.
4 (vii)
“Turnover
and
Balance Sheet should
be for last
last 3 years”.
3.
4 (viii)
Certified
copies
of
Income Tax returns and
Sales tax returns for the
period of 20082008-09, 2009200910 and 20102010-11.
“NCERT
should
accept latest sales tax
return or latest
latest sales tax
clearance
certificate.
Income Tax Return
will correspond to the
years mentioned in
point nono-2”.
4.
7.4
Orders will be received by
the NCERT along with
100% advance payment
…….. However, in case
any firm facilitates in
getting orders to NCERT,
then that order will be
placed with that firm.
5.
7.11
6.
7.12
The firm will supply kits
to buyer within 90 days
after receipt of order from
NCERT, failing which a
penalty of 0.1% per day
of order value.,
value subject to
maximum of 10% of
order value would be
imposed by NCERT.
If any complaint is
received from the buyer in
respect of quality, penalty
of maximum of order
value would be imposed
by NCERT.
The
sentence
“However, in case any
firm
facilitates
in
getting
orders
to
NCERT, then that
order will be placed
with that firm” should
be deleted as expressed
by the bidders.
Bidders expressed that
“0.1% per day of order
value” is on higher
side, it should be
reduced to “0.05% per
day of order value”.
If any complaint is
received
from the
buyer in respect of
quality, NCERT will
examine the case. If the
complaint is found
valid, NCERT will
impose a penalty on the
firm which may be up
to maximum of order
value.
Council’s Decision
Accepted.
Empanelled
firms
will have to submit
Bank
Guarantee/
Fixed Deposit in
favour of Secretary,
NCERT valid for
one year from the
date of signing of
the contract.
Turnover and
Balance sheet
should be for 2009200910, 20102010-11, 2011201112.
12.
Income tax return
should be for the
year 20092009-10,
20102010-11,201111,2011-12
Latest sales tax
return or latest sales
tax clearance
certificate may be
accepted.
accepted.
Not accepted
Not accepted.
Accepted.
7.
7.9
&
Transportation
charges,
octroi and other charges,
loading and unloading, will
be borne by empanelled
firms and will be paid by the
buyer.
7.10
Issues
related
to
the
“Insurances” will be the sole
responsibility of the firm.
8.
Annxs.
1 to 10
Technical Specifications
Regarding orders to be
received by the NCERT
from the buyer and
supply of kits by the
manufacturer to the
buyer, the NCERT will
work out a detailed
mechanism
in
consultation
with
manufacturers
which
will take care of issues
like sales tax, octroi,
VAT, insurance and
transportation charges.
Accepted. Action
will be taken after the
empanelment of
firms.
The bidders
changes in
specification
items of the
suggestions
examined by
appropriate
will be taken.
Changes in Technical
Specifications as
suggested have been
looked into. Changes
found appropriate for
the kits have been
finalized and
uploaded on the
website as
Corrigendum.
suggested
technical
of some
kits. The
will be
DEK and
decision