goods produced and services rendered, shall be issued the bid documents free of cost and shall
be exempted from paying Earnest Money Deposit.
Further, in case of tenders where splitting of quantity is possible, participating MSEs quoting
price within price band of L1 + 15 percent shall also be allowed to supply a portion of
requirement by bringing down their price to L1 price in a situation where L1 price is from
Someone other than a Micro and Small Enterprise and such Micro and Small Enterprise shall
be allowed to supply up to 25 percent of total tendered value. In case of more than one such
MSE, the supply will be shared proportionately (to tendered quantity).However, in case of
tenders where splitting of quantity is not possible, participating MSEs quoting price within
price band of L1 + 15 percent shall be allowed to execute the package by bringing down their
price toL1 price in a situation where L1 price is from someone other than a Micro and Small
Enterprise.
The award shall be made as follows:
Award shall be given to L1 bidder if L1 bidder is a MSE. In case L1 bidder is not a MSE, then
all the MSE vendor(s) who have quoted within the range of L1 + 15%, shall be given the
opportunity in order of their ranking (starting with the lowest quoted MSE bidder and so on) to
bring down its price to match with L1 bidder. Award shall be placed on the MSE vendor who
matches the price quoted by L1 bidder. If no MSE vendor who has quoted within range of L1 +
15% accepts the price of L1 bidder, then the award shall be made to the L1 bidder.
The benefit as above to MSEs shall be available only for goods/services produced & provided
by MSEs. MSEs seeking exemption and benefits should enclose an attested/self certified copy
of registration certificate, giving details such as stores/services, validity (if applicable) etc.
failing which they run the risk of their bid being passed over as ineligible for the benefits
applicable to MSEs.
d. Submission of EMD is exempted from IIMs/IITs/NITs/IISc/CBRI/CPRI/GSI/CWPRS
/CWC and other Govt. Institutes/agencies (excluding PSUs).
e. Govt. notification from time to time regarding exemption of EMD will be applicable for this
tender.
3. The Bid Security of all the unsuccessful Bidders will be returned as promptly as possible.
4. The EMD of successful Bidder to whom the contract is awarded will be returned after the
receipt of Bank Guarantee towards Initial Security Deposit.
5. The EMD shall be forfeited in any of the following circumstances by the Owner without any
notice or proof damage to the Owner, etc:
(a) If the Bidders withdraws or varies its Bid during the period of Bid validity.
(b) If the Bidder does not accept the correction of its Bid Price pursuant Clause 8.0 of GC.
(c) If the Bidders do not withdraw any deviation listed in Statement of Deviations at cost of
withdrawal indicated by him.
(d) If the Bidder refuses to withdraw, without any cost to the Owner, any deviation not listed in
Statement of Deviations but found elsewhere in the Bid, or
(d) In the case of a successful Bidder, if the Bidder fails within the time limit specified in
bidding Documents to furnish the required Security Deposit in accordance with Clause 9.0 of
GCC.
6. The Earnest Money deposit (EMD) shall be made payable without any condition/demure to
the owner ‘On demand’. The EMD shall be valid for a period of Seven & half (7 ½) Months
from the date of opening of the tenders, i.e. If the tender is due for opening for 1st January the
EMD shall be valid up to and inclusive of 15
th
August.