Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers : PROCUREMENT OF 3.5 C X 300 SQ.MM ALUMINIUM LT POWER CABLE

TENDER NO :222313007882 DT.25.03.2023

Dear Sirs,

Sub:E - Tender for Procurement of 3.5 C X 300 SQ.MM Aluminium Power Cable - Reg

Ref:

Tender No. 222313007882 dt.25.03.2023

TNPL would like to procure 1200 Mtrs of 3.5 C X 300 SQ.MM ALUMINIUM LT POWER CABLE against the above referred tender. In this connection please find enclosed the following:

1	E-tendering Terms and conditions	Annexure - I
2	Qualifying factors of the tender	Annexure - II
3	Technical Specifications/requirements	Annexure - III
4	a. General Terms and Conditions, b. Terms & Conditions for Reverse Auctionc. Process Compliance Statement	Annexure - IV
5	Technical cum Commercial Bid	Annexure - V
6	Price Bid schedule	Annexure - VI

The tenderers are requested to go through the E - tendering terms and conditions, General terms and conditions of the Tender, Terms and Conditions for Reverse Auction (e-auction) and Process Compliance Statement carefully.

The due date for submission of Tender documents including the Technical Cum Commercial Bid and the Price bid online through E-procurement portal (https://tntenders.gov.in/nicgep/app) is 11.04.2023 before 3:00 PM. The Technical Cum Commercial Bid will be opened through online portal at 04:00 PM on 12.04.2023.

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TAMILNADU NEWSPRINT AND PAPERS LTD

TENDER No: 222313007882 (2)

TENDER OPENING AND TECHNICAL BID EVALUATION

• a. Technical Bid opening will be done online and technical evaluation will be carried out after the due date of submission of online Bid.

• b. TNPL will examine the Technical Bids against the Qualifying criteria and Technical cum Commercial bid given in the Tender document.

• c. Evaluation will be done based on the documents submitted by the Bidder. The offered material should strictly conform to TNPL specification/requirements. The Bids which are not meeting Qualifying criteria will be rejected and further processing will not be carried out.

• d. Decision of TNPL is final and no dispute can be raised by any Bidder for rejection of their Bids and no claims on this account will be entertained.

• e. The Bidders whose Bids meet the Qualifying Criteria and Technical specifications of the tender will be called as "Technically Qualified Bidders".

• f. In case if the Bidder fails to comply with the requirements of TNPL, such Bids will be rejected without entertaining further correspondence in this regard.

Please note that the points asked for in Annexure-II 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 opening and E-reverse auction stage.

OPENING OF THE PRICE BIDS:

The date and time of opening of Price Bids will be later notified through registered e-mail to the Bidders who fulfill the tender terms and conditions.

Note: At the price bid stage, TNPL would adopt the following methodology to finalize the tender.

• (a) Technical Bid is to be filled in the given format & uploaded.

• (b) Price Bid (BOQ) is to be filled in the given format & uploaded.

• (c) In the e-tender, the price bids received from the technically qualified bidders will be opened electronically.

(d) The opening price for the e - auction will be the lowest price obtained in the price bid or the opening price fixed by TNPL. The opening price, the minimum bid decrement and the date and time of the e-auction (https://tntenders.gov.in/nicgep/app), will be communicated to the qualified bidders.

(e) The lowest offer received either through e-portal price bid (BOQ) or through e-auction whichever is lower, will only be considered for placement of order.

Further, if the bidders offer is not qualified as per the qualifying factor mentioned in the tender, their price bid (BOQ) will not be opened.

Note : All the clarification in the document and specification at once shall be requested by E-mail [e-mail]

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TAMILNADU NEWSPRINT AND PAPERS LTD

TENDER No: 222313007882 (3)

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 reserve the right to reject any or all tenders at it's own discretion without assigning any reason whatsoever and TNPL is not responsible for any other delay in submission of online bid on due date and time (Server time) through E-tendering portalhttps://tntenders.gov.in/nicgep/app.

Thanking you,

Yours faithfully,

for TAMIL NADU NEWSPRINT AND PAPERS LIMITED,

GM (PURCHASE)

Encl: as above

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ANNEXURE - I: E-TENDERING TERMS AND CONDITIONS

INSTRUCTION TO BIDDERS FOR SUBMISSION OF ONLINE BIDS IN E-TENDERTechno-commercial bids and price bids should be submitted through the following linkhttps://tntenders.gov.in/nicgep/app

The tender will be processed online through e-tender and e-reverse auction. The bidder shall submit his response through bid submission to the tender in the online procurement platform at NIC's websitehttps://tntenders.gov.in/nicgep/app. No other forms of bid submission is accepted. Bidders are requested to quote their price through the online e-procurement portal/system only.

The procedures to be followed are explained below: a) Techno-Commercial Bids are to be filled in the given formats attached. The required and mandatory formats are available in the Tender Document in the e-portal.

b) Price Bids are to be filled in the e-portal in the relevant web pages enabled for the bidders. Price bids will be opened before- reverse auction.

•  Bidders are requested to read the instructions and terms & conditions carefully before submitting their online tenders.

•  The Bidders are required to submit soft copies of their Bids electronically on the TAMILNADU GOVERNMENT E PROCUREMENT Portal, using valid Digital Signature Certificates. The necessary instructions are given to assist the Bidders in registering on the TAMILNADU GOVERNMENT E PROCUREMENT Portal, prepare their Bids in accordance with the requirements and submitting their Bids online on the TAMILNADU GOVERNMENT E PROCUREMENT Portal.

•  More useful information for submitting online Bids on the TAMILNADU GOVERNMENT E PROCUREMENT Portal may be obtained at:https://tntenders.gov.in/nicgep/app)

The bidding under this contract is electronic bid submission through websitehttps://tntenders.gov.in/nicgep/app only. Detailed guidelines for viewing bids and submission of online bids are given on the website. The bidder's can logon to this website and view the invitation for Bids and can view the details of Materials /works for which bids are invited.

1 REGISTRATION:

• 1.1 The bidders needs to submit bids online. However, the bidders are required to have enrolment/registration in the website by clicking on the link "Online bidder enrolment" which is free of charge.

• 1.2 As part of the enrolment process, the bidders are required to choose a unique user name and assign a password for their accounts.

• 1.3 Bidders are advised to register their valid email address and mobile number as part of the registration process. These details would be used for any communication from the e-Portal.

• 1.4 Upon enrolment, the bidders are required to register their valid Digital Signature Certificate (DSC) (Class Class III Certificates with signing key usage) issued by any Certifying Authority recognized by CCA India (e.g. Sify / nCode / eMudhra etc.), with their profile.

• 1.5 Only one valid DSC should be registered by a bidder. Please note that the bidders should ensure that they do not lend their DSC to others which may lead to misuse.

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• 1.6 Bidder then can login to the site through the secured login by entering their user ID / password and the password of the DSC / e-Token.

• 2.0 CONTACT PERSONS:

  For queries related to registration and online bidding (NIC CONTACT):	For Other Queries TNPL CONTACT
  e-mail:[e-mail] Contact No.: 044 - 24461505	E_mail:[e-mail] Contact no: 94894 00798

• 3.0 SYSTEM REQUIREMENT:

  • i. Operating System: Windows 7 or above, RAM - 1GB and above

  • ii. Internet connectivity with at least 2 Mbps speed

  • iii. Internet browser: IE 9 and above (or) Mozilla Firefox 3.5 up to version 49

  • iv. Signing type: Digital Signature (class III)

  • v. JRE 8.0 software to be downloaded and installed in the system.

  To enable ALL active X controls and disable 'use pop up blocker' under Tools→Internet Options→ custom level (Please run IE settings once)

• 4.0 SEARCHING FOR TENDER DOCUMENT:

  • 4.1 There are various search options built in the Website, to facilitate bidders to search active tenders by several parameters. These parameters could include Tender ID, organization name, location, date, value, etc.

  • 4.2 Once the bidders have selected the tenders they are interested in, they may download the required documents/tender schedules. These tenders can be moved to the respective 'My Tenders' folder. This would enable the Tamil Nadu Govt. e-Procurement Portal, to intimate the bidders through SMS / e-mail in case there is any corrigendum issued to the tender document.

  • 4.3 The bidder should make a note of the unique Tender ID assigned to each tender, in case they want to obtain any clarification / help from the Helpdesk.

  • 5.0 PREPARATION OF BIDS:

  • 5.1 Bidder should take into account any corrigendum published on the tender document before submitting their bids.

  • 5.2 Bidders are requested to go through the NIT and the tender document carefully to understand the documents required to be submitted as part of the bid. Please note the number of covers in which the bid documents have to be submitted, the number of documents including the names and content of each of the document that need to be submitted. Any deviations from these may lead to rejection of the bid.

  • 5.3 Bidders, in advance, should get ready the bid documents to be submitted as indicated in the tender document and generally, they can be in PDF / XLS / RAR / DWF / JPG formats. Bid documents may be scanned with 100 dpi, which helps in reducing size of the scanned document. Since the uploaded documents shall be downloaded for evaluation of bid, bidders are advised to upload clear scanned copies.

5.4 The completed bid comprising scanned copy of the proof for the payment of

Tender fee/ EMD (if any) and necessary technical and commercial documents should be uploaded on the website along with signed and scanned copies of requisite certificates are mentioned in the different sections in the tender document.

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