(* List of banks is given in tender documents in annexure-1)
5.1 Bid Security, Any bid without an acceptable Bid Security shall be treated as non-responsive by the
employer and shall not be opened. All credential filled up formats & supporting documents as asked
by NPGC are to be submitted as attachments with the bid. The Bid security shall remain valid for a
period of 45 days beyond the original bid validity period or beyond any extension in the period of Bid
validity subsequently requested.
6.0 EMD / Bid Security of inadequate-value / unacceptable form shall not be entertained and such bids
shall not be opened.
7.0 a) Micro & Small Enterprises (MSEs) having registration with District Industries Centre (DIC) or Khadi
and Village Industries
Commission (KVIC) or Khadi Village and Industries Board (KVIB) or Coir Board or National Small
Industries Commission
(NSIC) or Directorate of Handicrafts and Handlooms or any other body specified by Ministry of MSME
shall be exempted from
payment of tender cost / Earnest Money Deposit. Such parties can send the request for Tender
Documents along with self
attested copy of certificates.
b) Micro & Small Enterprises (MSEs) who are having Udyog Aadhar Memorandum through online
registration with Ministry of MSME shall also be exempted from payment of tender cost / Earnest Money
Deposit.
c) Tenderers seeking exemption of Bid security should forward a photocopy of valid Registration
Certificate giving details such as validity, stores and monetary limits etc. duly notarized/authenticated by
the registering authority (where the MSE had been registered) to the Package Coordinator at the
address given below at least seven working days prior to document sale close date for getting the
authorization for participating in the tendering. They shall also attach copy of the certificate duly
notarized/ authenticated by the registering authority in place of EMD/Bid Security with their bid.
8.0 Qualifying Requirement: As mentioned in bidding documents
9.0 Documents submitted by the Bidders shall be clearly readable /comprehensible. NPGC
reserves the right to discard incomplete/insufficient/unreadable documents and evaluate
tenders on the basis of balance documents available with the bid which are comprehensible,
relevant & acceptable.
10.0 Notwithstanding anything stated above, the owner reserves the right to assess the bidder’s
capability and capacity to perform the contract, should the circumstances warrant such
assessment in the overall interest of NPGC, and decision of NPGC in this regard shall be final.
11.0 Bidders are requested / advised to check the Qualifying Requirements (QR) of the subject
tender before downloading / buying the tender document online.
12.0 Participation in the tender does not automatically mean that the bidders are considered
qualified. NPGC shall evaluate the qualifying requirements of each bidder as per bidding
documents after opening of technical bids and the bids of the bidder who is not meeting the
qualifying requirement shall be treated as non-responsive.
13.0 Issuance of Bidding Documents to any bidder does not mean that bidder is considered
qualified.