Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers : PROCUREMENT OF 720GSM KRAFT CORRUGATED CIRCULAR DISC (5 PLY) OF SIZE 97 CM for Unit-I & Unit-II

TENDER.NO:212213004565

04.01.2022

M/s.

Dear Sirs,

Sub: Tender for PROCUREMENT OF 720GSM KRAFT CORRUGATED CIRCULAR DISC (5 PLY) OF SIZE 97 CM for Unit-I & Unit-II - Reg .

Ref: Tender. No: 212213004565

TNPL would like to procure 720GSM KRAFT CORRUGATED CIRCULAR DISC (5 PLY) OF SIZE 97CM against the above referred tender. In this connection please find enclosed the following:

Annexure-I	General Terms and Conditions, Process Compliance Statement & Terms
and conditions for Reverse Auction procedure.
Annexure-II	Technical-cum-Commercial Bid
Annexure - III	Price Bid Schedule (to be submitted in separate sealed cover)

The tenderers are requested to go through the General Terms and Conditions of Tender, Terms and Conditions for Reverse Auction and Process Compliance Statement. The tenderers are requested to send one copy of the following duly signed in all pages in token of acceptance, along with the Technical cum Commercial Bid in a separate cover.

1. General Terms and Conditions of Contract
2. Terms and Conditions for Reverse Auction Procedure
3. Process Compliance Statement

Please write on the top of the cover in capital letters as "TECHNICAL-CUM-COMMERCIAL BID" addressed to DGM (PURCHASE),TAMILNADU NEWSPRINT AND PAPERS LIMITED, Kagithapuram Post, Karur Dist, Pin: 639 136, Tamil Nadu.

The Price Bid (Annexure-III) should also be sent in a separate sealed tender cover superscribing Tender No and the Due date along with TECHNICAL CUM COMMERCIAL BID. Both the covers containing PRICE BID and TECHNICAL CUM COMMERCIAL BID are to be put in one sealed cover superscribing the TENDER NO and DUE DATE.

The due date for submission of TECHNICAL CUM COMMERCIAL BID and PRICE BID is 17.01.2022 before 3.00 PM.

The Technical cum Commercial Bid will be scrutinized first and those who qualify in the Technical cum Commercial Bids satisfying all the tender conditions will only be considered for Price bid stage.

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		TAMILNADU NEWSPRINT AND PAPERS LTD
TENDER. NO: 212213004565	[2]
Qualifying factors of the tender:
Please note that the following are the qualifying factors of the Tender. Tenderers who do not
comply with the conditions with documentary proof (wherever required) will not be qualified in the
Tender for Price Bid stage.
1.	TENDERER SHOULD BE A MANUFACTURER (COPY OF REGISTRTION CERTIFICATE TO
	BE ENCLOSED). HOWEVER IN CASE THE TENDERER IS A DEALER. NECESSARY
	DEALERSHIP CERTIFICATE FROM THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE ENCLOSED
2.	ALONG WITH NECESSARY REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE OF MANUFACTURER.
SUBMISSION OF TENDER FEE OF Rs.590/-
3.	SUBMISSION OF E M D OF Rs.50,000/-
4.	RECEIPT AND ACCEPTANCE OF SAMPLE.
5.	ACCEPTANCE OF PRICE VALIDITY AS PER TENDER.
6.	SUBMISSION OF TENDER WITHIN DUE DATE AND TIME
7.	THE TENDERER SHOULD HAVE ONLINE DRYING SYSTEM.		OF
8.	TENDERER SHOULD POSSES	VALID GST/PAN REGISTRATION (COPY
	CERTIFICATES TO BE ENCLOSED).
PRICE BID STAGE:
At Price Bid stage, TNPL will follow the following methodology to finalise the tender:-	along with
	I. Price Bid will be obtained from the tenderer in a separate sealed cover
	technical cum commercial bid.
	II. TNPL will fix the opening price and minimum bid decrement for the E-auction (Reverse
	Auction). The date and time of E-auction will be communicated to the technically
	qualified tenderers separately.
	III. After completion of the Reverse Auction bidding, on the same day or next working day
	at 4:00PM, TNPL will open the Price Bids of the qualified tenderers in the presence	of

interested bidders.

IV. The lowest offer received through E-auction or through Price Bid whichever is lower only will be considered for placement of order.

Tender Fee:

1. An Tender fee of Rs.590/- (including GST@18%) shall be furnished by way of Demand Draft drawn in favour of Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Limited payable at Karur. The Tender fee amount should be sent along with Technical cum Commercial Bid.

Earnest Money Deposit (EMD):

2. An EMD amount of Rs.50,000/- shall be furnished by way of Demand Draft drawn in favour of Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Limited payable at Karur. The EMD amount should be sent along with Technical cum Commercial Bid.

3. TNPL will not entertain any request for adjusting the EMD from the tenderer's due/running bills or from the EMD/Security Deposit of any other tender participated by the tenderer.

4. Offers received without EMD are liable for rejection.

5. The EMD of successful tenderer shall be converted into Security Deposit and the same will be returned after satisfactory completion of order. The Security Deposit shall not bear any interest.

6. The EMD of unsuccessful tenderer will be returned to the tenderer only after releasing the order. The EMD shall not bear any interest.

7. Further, if the tenderer offer is not qualified as per the qualifying factor mentioned in the tender their price bid will be returned back after releasing the order.

NOTE:TNPL is not bound to accept the lowest quotation and TNPL may accept or reject the lowest quotation or any quotation at its sole discretion and go for re-tendering in case the lowest rate obtained in the tender is considered higher.

TNPL reserves the right to reject any or all tenders at our discretion without assigning any reason whatsoever. TNPL is not responsible for any postal or any other delay in submission of bid on due date and in time.

Thanking you,

Yours faithfully,

for TAMIL NADU NEWSPRINT AND PAPERS LIMITED,

AGM (PURCHASE)

ANNEXURE I - TERMS AND CONDITIONS

TAMILNADU NEWSPRINT AND PAPERS LTD

01. QUANTITY:

Our THREE MONTHS requirement of 720GSM KRAFT CORRUGATED CIRCULAR DISC (5 PLY) OF SIZE 97 CM for Unit-I is 150 MT & for Unit-II is 39 MT. The quantity indicated is only approximate. It may vary on either side and TNPL does not guarantee for the same.

02. SPECIFICATIONS FOR 720GSM CORRUGATED CIRCULAR DISC (5 PLY) - 97 CM

	SL. NO		PARAMETERS		UNIT	SPECIFICATION
01.		Bursting Strength		KGS/CM2	6
			(Minimum)				11
	02.		Moisture (Maximum)		%
	Rejection		Criteria:

Material will be rejected if the moisture is higher and the Bursting Strength is lower than the above specifications.

However supplies received with high moisture and low Bursting Strength will be accepted
with deduction as detailed below:
DEDUCTION CLAUSE:
S.NO:	Moisture%	Remarks
	11.00%
	Above 11%- upto 15%	Acceptable with double proportionate deduction on
1	Above - 15%	landed cost of material
Acceptable with 50% deduction on landed cost of the
		material. In case of more than three loads get
		rejected during the currency of the contract period, the
		order will be cancelled at the discretion of TNPL.
	Bursting Strength	Remarks
	(kg/cm2)
	5.9 to 5.5	Acceptable with double proportionate deduction on
2		landed cost of material
	Less than 5.5	Acceptable with 50% deduction on landed cost of the
		material. In case of more than three loads get
		rejected during the currency of the contract period, the
		order will be cancelled at the discretion of TNPL.

OTHER PARAMETERS:				SPECIFICATION
	SL. NO		PARAMETERS		UNIT
01.		Substance		G/M2	720 +/- 7.5%
02.		Disc Dia		CM	97
	03.		Number of ply		-		5
	Remarks:
-The paper should be sized.
-The Top Liner should be sized to a COBB level of 30 GSM.
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	TAMILNADU NEWSPRINT AND PAPERS LTD
TENDER. NO: 212213004565	[2]

03. QUALITY:
Quality is the essence of this tender. The supplier shall supply the material strictly as per the
specification mentioned above. The	material supplied will be inspected at our factory. Quantity
as ascertained on receipt of material	at our site will be treated as quantity supplied wherever the
package/materials are received intact. For each supply/consignment, test/quality certificate should
be sent without fail. As regards quality,	our laboratory analysis report will be final and our
decision on acceptance or rejection will be final and binding on you.

04. VALIDITY:

The rate quoted should be valid for a minimum period of 90 DAYS for acceptance from the date of opening of Price Bid. During the validity period, bidder is not permitted to make any upward revision in the rate. The order shall be kept valid for a period of THREE MONTHS from the date of released of purchase order. During the validity period of the order, no upward revision in price will be allowed except in case of increase in statutory levies.

05. TRANSPORTATION:

It is the responsibility of the supplier to arrange transportation and supply the material on F.O.R. Destination basis. TNPL requires the material on F.O.R. Kagithapuram / Mondipatti basis only. Otherwise the offer is liable for rejection. The actual weight recorded in TNPL weigh bridge will be taken for accounting and payment purpose. Hence, TNPL weight is final.

06. TERMS OF PAYMENT:

100% payment will be made within 35 days from the date of receipt of materials subject to
acceptance by RTGS Scheme.
Please provide the following details duly certified by your bankersto the undersigned for onward
submission to our Accounts Department:-
1.	Name of the Bank	3. Branch Code
2.	Branch Name	4. Account Number

07. DUTIES AND TAXES:

Goods and Service Tax (GST), taxes etc if applicable should be mentioned clearly and separately with the percentage of duties and taxes applicable.

GST:

Duplicate copy of GST invoice should be sent along with each supply for the purpose of availing CENVAT credit. Copy of GST invoice should be sent in a separate cover addressed to SM (Stores) as may be specified in the purchase order. Without copy of GST invoice, material will not be unloaded.

08. DELIVERY:

In the event of an order, you shall be in a position to start supplies within short notice and dispatches are to be effected as per delivery schedule given by TNPL from time to time by respective operating units (Unit-I & Unit-II).

09. DELAY OR NON DELIVERY:

Time is the essence of the contract and completion of delivery dates agreed to are binding on the
seller. In the event the seller is not able to supply as per the delivery schedules given by respective
operating units (Unit-I & Unit-II) of TNPL, Purchaser will have a right either to cancel the order
without prejudice to any other rights or to make purchase from an alternate source at the risk and
cost of the seller.	Cont…3

	TAMILNADU NEWSPRINT AND PAPERS LTD
TENDER. NO: 212213004565	[3]

10. SAMPLE:

All the vendors should submit minimum 5Nos of 720 GSM Kraft Corrugated Circular Disc (5Ply) 97 CM along with Technical Cum Commercial Bid as per specification given S.No:2. In case of non-receipt of sample, the tender will not be considered. Those who fail to submit the sample in time and whose sample is not found acceptable, their tender will not be considered. The tenderers are expected to submit only one sample meeting our requirement. In case of any tenderer submits more than one sample, only one sample will be tested and the result of such sample will be considered for evaluation purpose. In case sample is sent separately, please ensure that the same should reach us on or before 17.01.2022TNPL will not be responsible for any delay in receipt of sample and sample received after 17.01.2022will not be accepted. Tenders containing inadequate sample will not be considered. The test result of our Laboratory/User department will be final and binding and no dispute will be entertained.

Note: However existing suppliers against current orders are exempted from submission of sample. Old suppliers are also exempted from submission of sample if the materialspecification is not changed after their last supply.

The sample should be packed separately. The technical bid or the price bid should not beplaced in the sample pack.

11. REJECTION:

TNPL requires 720GSM Corrugated Circular Disc 97 CM as per our specification given in S.No.2 above. Material not meeting our specification will be rejected outright and the rejected material shall be taken back immediately and replacement should be made within 2 days from the date of intimation. The rejected material shall be taken back within 15 days from the date of intimation. Otherwise, the rejected material will be send back to you at your risk and cost without any financial commitment to TNPL.

12. In case of rejection and failure to replace goods, the order will be treated as incomplete and we may cancel the order and will arrange to purchase the goods from elsewhere at your risk and cost and the purchase order on you will be cancelled and action taken as per the order terms

13. EARNEST MONEY DEPOSIT: All the bidders are required to pay an EMD of Rs.50,000/- by way of Demand Draft drawn in favour of M/s TAMIL NADU NEWSPRINT AND PAPERS LIMITED payable at KARUR. This amount will not bear any interest and will be returned to the unsuccessful bidders after finalization of the orders.

14. The tender should be valid for a minimum period of 90 days from the date of opening of price bid. No bidder is permitted to withdraw his offer within the validity period of the tender or before finalization of the order. In case any bidder withdraws his offer within the validity period of the offer or before finalization of the order, the EMD amount paid by him will be forfeited.

15. The EMD of the successful bidder will be converted into Security Deposit. This amount will not bear any interest and will be refunded on satisfactory completion of the order. This amount shall stand forfeited in the event of cancellation of order due to unsatisfactory performance of the seller.

16.	The suppliers are permitted to deal only with the Purchase Department.
17.	TNPL is not bound to accept the lowest quotation and TNPL may accept or reject the
lowest quotation or any quotation at its sole discretion without assigning any reason
whatsoever.
18.	TRANSIT RISK & INSURANCE:
Transit insurance should be arranged by the supplier at their cost.	Contd…4