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INSTITUTE ON MANAGEMENT OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION ( IMAGE ) ( AN AUTONOMOUS INSTITUTE OF GOVERNMENT OF ODISHA ) Siripur, BHUBANESWAR-751003, Odisha Ph. - (0674) 2562151, Fax - 2561879, E-mail : [email protected] Expression of Interest for engagement of Telecom operators to provide PRI LINES AND SUPPORT SERVICES Institute on Management of Agricultural Extension, here in after known as IMAGE, an Autonomous Society under the Government of Odisha, established under Indian Society Act, 1860 invites Expression of Interest from credible Telecom operators to provide PRI LINES AND SUPPORT SERVICES with specification as detailed below 1. 100 PRI lines having 3000 channels. 2. Having CUG facility with no call charges in the same network. 3. Outgoing call duration of 120000 (One lakh twenty thousand) minutes per month to any network other than CUG. 4. PRI lines to be connected at Odisha State Data Centre, Bhubaneswar. 5. Telecom operator should have feasible connectivity at the location. 6. Maintenance of the PRI lines for the contract period. Prospective Bidders who fulfil the basic requirements may send their EoI in sealed envelope super scribed as “PRI LINES AND SUPPORT SERVICES" by (Name of the Bidder) till 18.10.2019 (up to 2:00 PM) to the Director IMAGE, Siripur, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, 751003. The EoI document may be obtained from the office of the IMAGE at Siripur, Bhubaneswar latest by 14.00 hours of 17.10.2019. The EoI document may also be downloaded from the website /Odisha Government Portal www.odisha.gov.in . Director, IMAGE

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INSTITUTE ON MANAGEMENT OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION ( IMAGE )

( AN AUTONOMOUS INSTITUTE OF GOVERNMENT OF ODISHA ) Siripur, BHUBANESWAR-751003, Odisha

Ph. - (0674) 2562151, Fax - 2561879, E-mail : [email protected]

Expression of Interest for engagement of Telecom operators to provide

PRI LINES AND SUPPORT SERVICES

Institute on Management of Agricultural Extension, here in after known as IMAGE,

an Autonomous Society under the Government of Odisha, established under Indian Society Act, 1860 invites Expression of Interest from credible Telecom operators to provide PRI LINES AND SUPPORT SERVICES with specification as detailed below

1. 100 PRI lines having 3000 channels.

2. Having CUG facility with no call charges in the same network.

3. Outgoing call duration of 120000 (One lakh twenty thousand) minutes per

month to any network other than CUG.

4. PRI lines to be connected at Odisha State Data Centre, Bhubaneswar.

5. Telecom operator should have feasible connectivity at the location.

6. Maintenance of the PRI lines for the contract period.

Prospective Bidders who fulfil the basic requirements may send their EoI in

sealed envelope super scribed as “PRI LINES AND SUPPORT SERVICES" by (Name

of the Bidder) till 18.10.2019 (up to 2:00 PM) to the Director IMAGE, Siripur,

Bhubaneswar, Odisha, 751003.

The EoI document may be obtained from the office of the IMAGE at Siripur,

Bhubaneswar latest by 14.00 hours of 17.10.2019. The EoI document may also

be downloaded from the website /Odisha Government Portal www.odisha.gov.in.

Director, IMAGE

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EoI DOCUMENT FOR SELECTION OF TELECOM OPERATOR FOR PROVIDING PRIMARY RATE INTERFACE (PRI) LINES AND SUPPORT SERVICES

Institute on Management of Agricultural Extension, here in after known as IMAGE, an

Autonomous Society under the Government of Odisha established under Indian Society

Act,1860 is intending to invite EoI from the reputed and registered Telecom Operators

specialized in providing Primary Rate Interface (PRI) lines and support services as per the

details mentioned in the “Scope of Service Chapter”. The prospective Bidders interested in

providing PRI lines and support services who fulfil the basic requirements may send their

EoI in sealed envelope super scribed as “EoI for PRI lines and support services“ by (Name

of the Bidder)........................................................................till 14.00 hours of 18.10.2019 to

the Director IMAGE, Siripur, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, 751003.

The EoI document may be obtained from the office of the IMAGE at Siripur on

payment of Rs.1000/- in bank draft drawn in favour of the Director, IMAGE payable at

Bhubaneswar latest by 17.30 hours of 17.10.2019. The EoI document may also be

downloaded from the website /Odisha Government Portal. In downloaded case, the bidder

has to enclose bank draft worth Rs.1,000/- drawn in favour of the Director, IMAGE payable

at Bhubaneswar at the time of submitting EoI document.

CONTENTS OF EoI DOCUMENT

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Description of contents Page Number

1 Introduction and contents 1

2 EoI specifications 2

3 Scope of work and general instruction for bidders 4-8

4 Other Terms and conditions 8-10

5 Tentative requirements and specification Schedule-I

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6 EoI Application – Technical Proposal 12-16

9 EoI Application – Financial Proposal 17

10 Agreement 18-19

11 Bank Guarantee Format for EMD (Annexure-I) 20

12 Bank Guarantee Format for Performance Security (Annexure-II)

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EoI Specification for Providing PRI lines & support services

INSTITUTE ON MANAGEMENT OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION (IMAGE) SIRIPUR, Bhubaneswar. ODISHA

EOI Call Notice No. : Dtd. 03/10/2019

Type of EoI : Providing PRI lines & support

services

Issued to : M/s.

Cost of EoI Document : Rs.1000/-

EMD

: Rs.200000/-

Performance Security : 5% of the contract value

DD No/M.R No/Date : For Cost of EoI Paper ________________________

Date of Receipt : 18.10.2019 up to 14.00 Hrs.

Date of Opening

a. Technical Proposal i.Initial Screening ii.Presentation&

Evaluation

b. Financial Proposal Opening

:

:

:

18.10.2019 at 15.00 Hrs.

18.10.2019 at 16.00 Hrs

18.10.2019 at 15.00 Hrs

Date of Sale : From 04.10.2019 to 17.10.2010

( 10.00 to 17.30 Hrs during office working days only)

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EoI FOR PROVIDING PRIMARY RATE INTERFACE (PRI) LINES AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR DIGITIZATION OF AGRICULTURE EXTENSION PROJECT OF DEPARTMENT OF

AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS EMPOWERMENT, ODISHA

INSTITUTE ON MANAGEMENT OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION (IMAGE)

(An Autonomous Society under the Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Empowerment, Government of Odisha, Bhubaneswar)

DISCLAIMER comprehensive

The information contained in this EoI document provided by or on behalf of (IMAGE) to the Bidder

operator(s), are based on the terms and conditions set out in this EoI Document. The purpose of

this document is to supply with information that may be useful to bidder operators in making their

offers pursuant to the "EoI Document". The information given is not an exhaustive account of

statutory requirements and should not be regarded as a complete or authoritative statement of

law. IMAGE, its employees make no representation or warranty and shall have no liability to any

company/person, including any Bidder under any law, statute, rules or regulations or tort, for any

loss, damages, cost or expense which may arise from or be incurred or suffered on account of

anything contained in this EoI document or otherwise. IMAGE may in its absolute discretion

reserves the right to reject, cancel, terminate, change or modify all or any part of the EoI at any

time without assigning any reason whatsoever or providing any notice and without accepting any

liability for the same . The operators interested to compete shall bear all its costs associated with or

relating to the EoI. Submission of Proposal document by the bidder shall be deemed to have been

done after careful study and examination of the document. The proposal should be responsive and

complete in all respects.

INTRODUCTION

Institute on Management of Agricultural Extension, here in after known as IMAGE, is

an autonomous agency of Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ Empowerment, Govt. of

Odisha established under Indian Society Registration Act, 1860. IMAGE has been declared

as the Nodal Agency for funding the ATMA model of Agricultural Extension system in the

State, with responsibility to receive grants-in-aid for Extension programmes, disburse it to

the ATMAs, and monitor the progress of the programme and submit feed backs to the State

and Central Governments in addition to implementation of State Level activities under the

scheme. IMAGE has been assigned the role of local facilitator for training needs and other

support services.The institute has been declared as the State Nodal Agency for the

Scheme Support to State Extension Programme for Extension Reforms. Considering the

operational flexibility, IMAGE is being partnered in many activities/ programmes/ schemes

of different directorates under Department of Agriculture & Farmers Empowerment, Odisha.

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Department of Agriculture & Farmers Empowerment, Odisha through Directorate of

Agriculture & Food Production, Odisha is providing extension services for increasing

production and productivity of field crops as well as for development of farming community.

With an intension to multiply farmers’ income & resolve farming issues on real time basis,

the department has harnessed different extension delivery mechanisms. In this direction an

initiative titled “Digitization of Agriculture Extension: Implementation of mobile based

Customised Advisory solution for Farmers of Odisha is under operation partnering Precision

Agriculture for Development-Indian Foundation (PADIF) and J-Pal South Asia. The service

under the project has been branded as “AmaKrushi” which address farmers’ needs by use

of various tools like two way IVR services, SMS, mobile app, Whatsapp and community

radio services including Government social media (Facebook) etc. For implementation of

the project, an unit has been established in IMAGE campus for delivering mobile based

agriculture advisory solutions to farmers of Odisha.

SCOPE OF WORK AND GENERAL INSTRUCTION FOR BIDDERS

1. As per project need, the Director of Agriculture & Food Production, Odisha (herein

after referred to as the Authority) has to select a vendor for providing Primary Rate

Interface (PRI) lines and support services for state initiative project titled “Digitization

of Agriculture Extension: Implementation of Mobile-based Customized Advisory

solution for Farmers in Odisha” for which the Institute on Management of Agriculture

Extension (IMAGE), Siripur, Bhubaneswar- 751003, (herein after referred to as the

Institute) on behalf of the Directorate, has invited sealed EoIs.

2. The tentative specifications and quantities of the requirements is described in

Schedule-I. The contract is likely to commence from a date to be specified and

would continue for a period of one year. The period of contract may be further

extended for two years on a yearly basis depending on satisfactory performance of

the agency/ telecom operator The Institute, however, reserves right to terminate this

initial contract at any time after giving 30days notice to the selected operator, extend

the period of contract, increase or decrease the quantities of requirements.

3. The interested operator may submit the EoI document complete in all respect along

with Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) in shape of Bank Guarantee, as the case may

be, and other requisite documents by 18.10.2019 up to 14.00 hours at the Institute

on Management of Agriculture Extension (IMAGE), Siripur, Bhubaneswar- 751 003.

4. A pre-bid meeting will be organized to address the queries relating to the overall

selection process and scope of work. To this respect, bidders can submit their

queries, as per the prescribed format (provided at schedule-II) to Director, IMAGE,

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Bhubaneswar through e-mail at [email protected] up to 17.30 Hrs of

11.10.2019. Any request or clarification submitted beyond the above dateline will not

be entertained during the pre-bid meeting. The pre-bid meeting will be held on

15.10.2019 at 11.30Hrs in IMAGE, Siripur, Bhubaneswar. Representatives

(maximum up to 2 members from each agency) with due authorization letter will be

allowed to attend the pre-bid meeting. Request for alternation/ change in existing

terms and conditions of the EoI will not be considered/ entertained.

5. The various crucial dates relating to EoI for providing PRI lines and support

servicesare cited as under :

(a) Period of Issue of EoI Document : 04.10.2010 to 17.10.2019

(During working days in office hours only.)

(b) Date and time for submission of EoI : Latest by 18.10.2019 at 14.00 Hrs

document

(c ) Date and time for

(i) Sending queries for pre-bid meeting :Latest by 11.10.2019 at 17.30 Hrs

(ii) Pre-bid meeting : 15.10.2019 at 11.30 Hrs

(iii) Initial Screeningof Technical Proposal : 18.10.2019 at 15.00 Hrs

(iv) Presentation &Evaluation of : 18.10.2019 at 16.00 Hrs Technical proposal who qualify in initial screening

(v) Financial Proposal Opening : 18.10.2019 at 15.00 Hrs. who qualify in evaluation process

6. The EoI has been invited under two proposal system i.e. Technical Proposal and

Financial Proposal. The interested operators are advised to submit two separate

sealed envelopes super scribing “Technical Proposal for providing PRI lines and

support services” and “Financial Proposal for providing PRI lines and support

services”. Both sealed envelopes should be kept in a third sealed envelope super

scribing “EoI for providing PRI lines and support services”.The Earnest Money

Deposit (EMD) in shape of Bank Guarantee should necessarily be accompanied with

the Technical Proposal of the EoI failing which the EoI shall be summarily rejected.

7. The agency is required to submit Technical Proposal in the prescribed formats

(Format-A, B, C & D) along with relevant documents as asked to be furnished in the

relevant formats and soft copy of Technical presentation. The formats should filled

complete in all respect and contain necessary documents signed by the authorized

signatory.

8. Any conditional EoI shall not be considered and will be summarily rejected in

the very first instance.

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9. All entries in the EoI forms should be legible and filled clearly. If the space for

furnishing information is insufficient, a separate sheet duly signed by the authorized

signatory may be attached. No overwriting or cutting is permitted. In such

cases, the EoI shall be summarily rejected. The financial information has to be

filled in both figures and words and in case of any difference in two, the

information given by words alone shall be reckoned for the purpose of this

EoI. However, the cuttings, if any, in the EoI/ documents must be initialed by the

authorized person.

10. Initial screening shall be made by a committee based on the agency’s compliances

to the eligibility criteria and acceptance of scope of work on the scheduled date and

time i.e, at 03:00 PM on 18.10.2019 in the office of Director, IMAGE, Siripur,

Bhubaneswar-3, in the presence of one representative of the bidder, if any, who

wish to be present on the spot at that time.

11. The EoI proposal of the agencies meeting the eligibility criteria only shall be

evaluated and marking shall be awarded based on the following parameters &

criteria.

Sl. No.

Evaluation Parameter Total Mark

Criteria for award of Mark

A

Turnover (last 3 financial years): Average annual turnover of the last three consecutive financial years along with audited balance sheet & P/L statement of last three consecutive financial years) (Details to be furnished in Format C)

20 >50 lakh: 20 marks >25lakh<50 lakhs: 15 marks <25 lakh:10 marks

B

Experience: No. of Govt./ PSUs for which provided the service during the last three consecutive financial years (Work Order/ Contract copies must be furnished on the basis of which marking shall be awarded) *Note: Renewal shall be taken as one work order/ contract only. (Details to be furnished in Format D)

20 >5 nos: 20 marks > 2nos<5 nos: 10 marks < 2 nos: 5 marks

C Technical Presentation 10

Total Score 50

12. The financial proposal of bidders who scored at least 25 marks in evaluation process

will be opened at 15.00 hours on 18.10.2019 in the office of Director, IMAGE, Siripur,

Bhubaneswar-751003 by the Committee, in the presence of one of the

representatives of the bidder, if any, who wish to be present on the spot at that time.

In case of any change in the date of opening of financial proposal the concerned

bidders shall be informed in writing or over phone or through e-mail.

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13. The Committee reserves the right to negotiate with the selected or any of the

bidders.

14. If the rates quoted by the bidders are equal, the L1 will be decided based on the

merits in the technical proposal, particularly, based on the audited financial turnover

of the previous consecutive three financial years (2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19).

15. The EoI, as well as all correspondence and documents relating to the EoI exchanged

between the bidder (Operator) and the institute (IMAGE) shall be written in the

English language.

16. The Director, IMAGE reserves the right to accept/cancel any or all EoI(s) without

assigning any reason.

17. Service Facility: In order to ensure proper and timely after sales service, contact

details with address of authorized service centre in Bhubaneswar shall be provided

along with the bid.

18. Claims: If the material supplied are found to be different than those in the accepted

offer and are of specifications lower than those stipulated in the accepted offer,

Director, Agriculture & Food Production shall have right to totally reject the contract.

19. Payment: The successful bidder (telecom operator) has to complete the assignment

within one month of award of contract. After completion of the assignment the bidder

(telecom bidder) has to submit invoices in duplicate copies. Payment to the extent of

80% of the claim will be made within one month of receipt of invoices. Balance 20%

of the claims will be released after receipt of certificate towards successful operation

of assignment from project unit.

20. FORCE MAJEURE: If at any time during the period of the contract, either party is

subject to force majeure, which can be termed as civil disturbance, riots, strikes,

tempest, acts of God etc. which may prevent either party to discharge the obligation,

the affected party shall promptly notify the other party about the happening of such

an event. Neither party shall by reason of such event be entitled to terminate the

contract in respect of such performance of their obligations. The obligations under

the contract shall be resumed as soon as practicable after the event has come to an

end or ceased to exist. The performance of any obligations under the contract shall

be resumed as soon as practicable after the event has come to an end or ceased to

exist. If the performance of any obligation under the contract is prevented or delayed

by reason of the event beyond a period mutually agreed to, if any, or fifteen days,

whichever is more; either party may at its option terminate the contract.

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21. DISPUTE RESOLUTION:-

a. Any dispute and or difference arising out of or relating to this contract will be resolved

through joint discussion of the authorities’ and representatives of the concerned

parties. However, if the disputes are not resolved by joint discussions, then the

matter will be referred for adjudication to a sole Arbitrator appointed by the Principal

Secretary, Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ Empowerment, Govt. of Odisha.

b. The award of the sole Arbitrator shall be final and binding on all the parties. The

arbitration proceeding’s shall be governed by Indian Arbitration and Conciliation Act

1996 as amended from time to time. The cost of Arbitration shall be borne by the

respective parties in equal proportions. During the pendency of the arbitration

proceeding and period of contract, neither of the parties shall be entitled to suspend

the work/service to which the dispute relates on account of the arbitration and

payment to the contractor shall continue to be made in terms of the contract.

Arbitration proceedings will be held at Bhubaneswar only.

c. The courts at Bhubaneswar shall have the exclusive jurisdiction to try all disputes, if

any, arising out of this agreement between the parties.

22. OTHER TERMS & CONDITIONS

GENERAL

1. The bidder has to execute an agreement with the Director, Agriculture & Food

Production, Odisha as specified in the offer letter issued to them.

2. The agreement shall commence from date of signing and shall continue initially for a

period of one year unless it is curtailed or terminated by the authority owing to

deficiency of service, sub-standard quality of performance, breach of contract etc or

change in requirements.

3. The agreement shall automatically expire on completion of one year from the date of

agreement unless extended further by the mutual consent of the bidder and the

Authority (ies). All matters relating to extension of period of contract or its terms and

conditions shall be decided by the Director, Agriculture & Food Production, Odisha.

4. The agreement may be extended, on the same terms and conditions for a further

specific period mutually agreed upon by the bidder and the Director, Agriculture &

Food Production, Odisha.

5. The bidder shall not be allowed to transfer, assign, pledge or subcontract its rights

and liabilities under this Agreement to any other agency or organization or telecom

operator by whatever name be called without the prior written consent of the

Authority/ Institute.

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6. The tentative requirements& specificationis mentioned in Schedule-I. The

requirements& specification may further increase or decrease during the period of

initial contract also and the tenderer would have to provide additional requirements, if

required, on the same terms and conditions.

7. The tenderer will be bound by the details furnished by it to the Authority/ Institute

while submitting the tender or at subsequent stage. In case, any of such documents

furnished by it is found to be false at any stage, it would be deemed to be a breach of

terms of Agreement making it liable for legal action besides termination of the

Agreement including forfeiture of EMD / Performance Security Deposit as the case

may be.

8. The Director, IMAGE/ Director, Agriculture & Food Production, Odisha reserves the

right to terminate the Agreement during initial period also after giving 30 days notice

to the bidder.

FINANCIAL

1. The Technical Proposal should be accompanied with a Earnest Money Deposit

(EMD), as mentioned in the EoI document, in the form of Bank Guarantee from a

commercial/ nationalized bank in favour of Director, IMAGE failing which the EoI

shall be summarily rejected. Format for Bank Guarantee towards EMD is at

annexure-I.

2. The Earnest Money in respect of the bidder which do not qualify the Technical

Proposal Evaluation (First Stage) / Financial Proposal Opening (Second competitive

stage) shall be returned to them.

3. After contract is awarded, the Agency will submit a Performance Security i.e,

5% of the Contract value within 15 days of awarding as per the format at

annexure-II. EMD of successful bidder can be adjusted towards Performance

Security. If the successful bidder fails to deposit Performance Security within the

stipulated time period the EMD shall stand forfeited without giving any further notice.

Performance Security shall be with Director, IMAGE for a period of 1 years or any

other period agreed by both the parties. Performance Security may be furnished in

the form of Bank Guarantee from a commercial/ nationalized bank in favour of

Director, IMAGE covering the period of contract.

4. The Director, IMAGE/Director, Agriculture & Food Production, Odisha reserves

the right to withdraw or relax any of the terms and condition mentioned above

so as to overcome the problem encountered at a later stage.

5. In the event of any dispute arising in respect of the clauses of the agreement the

same shall be resolved through negotiation. Alternatively the dispute shall be

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referred to the next higher authority or controlling officer for his decision and the

same be binding on all parties.

6. All disputes shall be under the jurisdiction of the court at Bhubaneswar

7. The successful bidder shall execute an agreement within 15 days of finalization of

the bid with the Director, Agriculture & Food Production, Odisha or a nominee

authorized by Director, Agriculture & Food Production, Odisha on a Non-Judicial

Stamp Paper worth Rs.100/- for providing PRI lines & support services as per

requirement on the above terms and conditions.

8. General Eligibility Criteria:

The bidder should fulfill the following eligibility criteria

(a) The registered office or one of the branch offices of the bidder should be located

within the jurisdiction of the Institute (with Proof).

(b) They should be registered with the appropriate registration authority as supplier of

the equipments & services.

(c) They should have at least three years experience in providing such equipments to

Government Institutes, Public Sector companies / Banks, etc and submit the

information with proof.

(d) They should have their own Bank Account;

(e) They should be registered with Income Tax and Service Tax departments.

(f) Relaxation-The Director, IMAGE/ Director, Agriculture & Food Production, Odisha

may relax the norms with regard to experience of supply in respect of similar

contracts above if the bidder is otherwise qualified, at its discretion, subject to a

specific application being made for the purpose to the Director, IMAGE/Director,

Agriculture & Food Production, Odisha. The relaxation, however, shall be applied

only if suitable bidders are not available or those available do not otherwise qualify in

terms of Technical Proposal Evaluation and Financial Proposal Opening or in the

opinion of the Director IMAGE/Director, Agriculture & Food Production, Odisha it is

expedient to apply such relaxation due to operational reasons.

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SCHEDULE-I

TENTATIVE REQUIREMENT OF PRI LINES AND SUPPORT SERVICES WITH SPECIFICATION

1. 100 PRI lines having 3000 channels. 2. Having CUG facility with no call charges in the same network. 3. Outgoing call duration of 120000 (One lakh twenty thousand) minutes per

month to any network other than CUG. 4. PRI lines to be connected at Odisha State Data Centre, Bhubaneswar. 5. Telecom operator should have feasible connectivity at the location. 6. Maintenance of the PRI lines for the contract period.

SCHEDULE-II

FORMAT FOR SUBMISSION OF PRE-BID QUERY

The bidders will have to ensure that their queries in soft copy for the pre-bid meeting should reach to

Director, IMAGE, Bhubaneswar through email at [email protected] latest by 09.10.2019_ up to

17.30 Hrs.as per the prescribed format only as mentionedbelow.

S.

No

EoI Document

[Section & Page Number]

Content of EoI requiring

Clarification(s) Clarification Requested

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

Any other form of submission will not be entertained.

The Client shall not be responsible for ensuring that the bidders’ queries have been received by them. Any

requests for clarifications post the indicated date and time as per the Instruction sheet of the EoI shall not be

entertained by the Client.

The purpose of query clarification is to provide the bidders with information regarding the EoI, project

requirements, and opportunity to seek clarification regarding any aspect of the EoI and the project.

Authorized Signatory [In full and initials]:

Name and Designation with Date andSeal:

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EoI APPLICATION

FORMAT-A (In Agency’s Letter Head)

To The Director, Institute on Management of Agricultural Extension (IMAGE), Siripur, Bhubaneswar-751003 Sub: EoI for Providing PRI Line & support Services for the Department of Agriculture &

Farmers’ Empowerment, Govt. of Odisha. With reference to your EoI document dated................................I/ We, having examined all relevant documents and understood their contents hereby submit our proposal for vendors for the subject cited above. The proposal is unconditional and unqualified. I/ We acknowledge that the authority will be relying on the information provided in the proposal and the documents accompanying the proposal of this selection, and we certify that all information provided in the proposal and in the Appendices are true and correct, nothing has been omitted which renders such information misleading, and all documents accompanying such proposal are true copies of their respective originals. This statement is made of the express purpose of appointment as the vendor for the aforesaid project. I/ we shall make available to the authority any additional information it may deem necessary or require for supplementing the proposal. I/ we declare that:

a. We have examined and have no reservations to the EoI documents, including any addendum issued by the authority.

b. I/ we do not have any conflict of interest. c. I/ we have not directly or indirectly or through an agent engaged or indulged in any

corrupt practice, fraudulent practice, coercive practice, undesirable practice or restrictive practice in respect of any tender or request for proposal issued by or any agreement entered into with the Authority or any other public sector enterprise or any Government, Central or State Government.

d. I/ we hereby certify that we have taken steps to ensure that the conformity with the provisions of this EoI, no person acting of us or on our behalf will engage in any corrupt practice, fraudulent practice, coercive practice, undesirable practice or restrictive practice.

I/ we understand that you may cancel the selection process at any time and that you neither bound to accept any proposal that you may receive nor to select the vendor without incurring any liability to the Applicants in accordance with the EoI document. I/ we further certify that in regard to matters relating to security and integrity of the country, we have not been charge-sheeted or convicted by any agency of the Government or by a Court of Law for any offence committed by us or by any of our Associates. I/ we hereby irrevocably waive any right or remedy which we may have at any stage at law or howsoever otherwise arising to challenge or question any decision taken by the Authority

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(and/ or the Government of Odisha) in connection with the selection of vendor of in connection with the selection process itself in respect of the above mentioned project. I/ we agree and understand that the proposal is subject to provisions of the EoI document. In no case shall I/ we have any claim or right of whatsoever nature if the Consultancy for the Project is not awarded to me/ us or our proposal is not opened or rejected. I/ we agree to keep this offer valid for 120days from the proposal due date specified in the EoI. In the event of my/ our firm being selected as one of the vendor, I/ we agree and undertake to provide the services in accordance with the provisions of the EoI. I/ we have studied EoI and all other documents carefully. We understand that we shall have no claim, right or title arising out of any documents or information provided to us by the Authority or in respect of any matter arising out or of concerning or relating to the Selection Process including the award of Consultancy. I/ we agree and undertake to abide by all the terms and conditions of the EoI document. In witness thereof, I/ we submit this proposal under and in accordance with the terms of the EoI document. I/ we have carefully gone through the Terms & Conditions contained in the EoI Document regarding this empanelment. I/ we hereby declare that my company has not been debarred/ black listed by any Government/ Semi Government Organizations in India. I/ we further certify that I am competent officer in my company to make this declaration. In accordance with the above I/ we would like to declare that:

I/ we are not involved in any litigation that may have an impact of affecting or compromising the delivery of services as required this assignment.

I/ we are not blacklisted by any Central/ State Government/ Public Sector undertaking in India.

The information provided in the tender document is true and no false representation has been made. Yours faithfully (Signature, name and designation of the authorized signatory)

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FORMAT-B

(The relevant documents has to be arranged serially as per the order mentioned below for the ease of scrutiny)

1 Name of the Organization

2 Address of the Registered Office of the organization with telephone nos. & mail id

3 Address of Branch Office in Bhubaneswar (in case the registered office is not at Bhubaneswar)

4 Legal status/ entity of the agency (Whether the agency is a Proprietorship/ Partnership or Private Ltd. Company)

(Attach photocopy of the registration certificate of the firm/ company)

5 Year of Establishment

6 Telephone Nos. : (of Registered/ Branch Office at Bhubaneswar) Landline : Mobile:

7 Fax No.

8 Email Ids

9 Name of Authorized Signatory(in capital letters)

10 Specimen signature of the authorized signatory

11 Telephone number of authorized signatory/ organization

12 GST No. (Attached photocopy of GST registration certificate issued)

13 PAN (Attached Photocopy of PAN)

14 Latest Income Tax Filing Certificate (Attached photocopy of the latest income tax filing certificate)

15 Whether all documents submitted signed by the authorized signatory of the organization (Yes/ No)

DECLARATION

I/ we hereby certify that the terms and conditions given with the EoI notice have been read carefully and acceptable to me/ us and that the information furnished above is full and correct to the best of on/ our knowledge. I/ we hereby declare that our organization has not been blacklisted/ debarred by any organization till date. I/ we understand that in case any information submitted by us in this EoI are found to be false at any stage, our Firm/ Agency will be blacklisted/ debarred by you and will not have any dealing with your organization in future.

Place: (Signature and seal of the authorized signatory) Date:

(Seal)

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FORMAT-C (To be furnished in the letter head of the Auditor/ Chartered Account)

ANNUAL TURN OVER STATEMENT The Annual Turnover for the last three consecutive financial years of M/s_____________________________________are given below and certified that the statement is true and correct. Sl. No. Year Turnover in (Rs.)

1. 2016-2017 -

2. 2017-2018 -

3. 2018-2019 -

Average Annual Turnover (for the above three years) in (Rs.)__________________

Date: Signature of Auditor / Chartered Accountant Place: (Name in Capital) Seal Membership No. Note: To be issued in the letter head of the Auditor/ Chartered Accountant mentioning the Membership No. *Note: Provisional Statement of account shall not be considered. (Please enclose audited balance sheet & P/L Statement of each financial year in support of the turnover figure furnished above)

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FORMAT D

(To be furnished in the letter head of the Agency)

Name of the Clients for which provided PRI lines & support services

A) PSUs : 1. 2. 3. 4. ………

B) Govt. Organizations : 1. (other than Odisha if any) 2. 3. 4. ………

C) Govt. of Odisha Organizations : 1. 2. 3. 4. ……

D) Private Organization : 1. 2. 3. 4.

(Attached additional sheets if the space provided is insufficient) (Photocopies of the agreement/ work order etc. from the organizations in support ofthe above mentioned organizations are to be submitted serially in the order as mentioned above for ease of scrutiny). Place (Signature and seal of the authorized signatory) Date (Seal)

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EoI APPLICATION

FINANCIAL PROPOSAL

PROVIDING PRI LINES AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR DIGITIZATION OF

AGRICULTURE EXTENSION PROJECT

1. Name of Agency :

2. Rate per each unit of equipment inclusive of all statutory liabilities, taxes, levies, cess

etc.

Sl.

No Name of the Service Quantity

Rate per month inclusive

of all statutory liabilities,

taxes, levies, cess etc.

Rate per year inclusive

of all statutory liabilities,

taxes, levies, cess etc.

1.

PRI Lines as per

specificationmentioned

at Schedule-I

100

Signature of authorized person

Name:

Seal:

Date:

Place:

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AGREEMENT

This agreement is made on this ______________________ day of

______________between the Director, Agriculture & Food Production, Odisha,

Bhubaneswar here-in-after referred to as the “Authority (ies)” which expression shall, where

the context so requires or admits, also include its successors or assignees of the one part.

AND

M/s________________________________ represented by Sri_______________ here-in-

after called the “agency/ telecom operator” which expression shall, where the context so

requires or admits, also include its successors or assignees of the other part.

Whereas, the “Authority” desires that the services of “_________________” are

required in Digitization of Agriculture Extension project unit at IMAGE campus, Siripur,

Bhubaneswar.

And whereas the “agency/ telecom operator” has offered its willingness to the same

in conformity with the provisions of the agreement.

And where as Director, Agriculture & Food Production, Odisha, Bhubaneswarhas

finalized the rate as per the terms and conditions of the agreement.

Now this agreement witnesses as below:-

1. That the Annexure containing the Terms & conditions and Schedule of Equipments

(PRI lines & support services)to be provided shall be deemed to form and to be read

and construed as part of this agreement.

2. That in consideration of the payment to be made by the “Authority” to the “Agency/

Telecom Operator” the “Agency/ Telecom Operator” hereby agrees with the

“Authority” to provide Equipments (PRI lines & support services)in conformity with the

provisions of the Terms and Conditions.

3. That the “Authority” hereby further agrees to pay the “Agency/ Telecom Operator” the

contract price at the time and in the manner prescribed in the said Terms and

Conditions.

4. That in the event of any dispute that may arise it shall be settled as per the Terms

and Conditions of the contract.

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5. That this agreement is valid for a period of one year, unless otherwise terminated by

the competent authority.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have caused their respective common seals to be

here unto affixed or have unto set their respective hands and seals on the day and year first

written above.

Signature of the officer Signature of the Authority

Authorized to sign on behalf of an officer acting in the

The Agency/ Telecom Operator premises

For and on behalf of Director

Agriculture & Food Production,

Odisha, Bhubaneswar

In the presence of witness:-

1.Name……………………………………… 1.Name………………………………………

Address……………………………………… Address………………………………………

2.Name……………………………………... 2.Name………………………………………

Address……………………………………… Address……………………………………..

(SUBJECT TO REVISION AT THE TIME OF AGREEMENT)

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Annexure-l

Model Bank Guarantee Format for furnishing EMD

[Ref Para 21]

Whereas ....................................................... (hereinafter called the "tenderer') has submitted

their offer dated ............................................ for the supply of (hereinafter called the "tender")

against the purchaser's tender enquiry No………….

KNOW ALL MEN by these presents that WE ………………………………………...having our

registered office at ........................................ are bound unto………………….. (hereinafter called

the "Purchaser) in the sum of…………………………… for which payment will and truly to be

made to the said Purchaser, the Bank binds itself, its successors and assigns by these presents.

Sealed with the

Common Seal) of the said Bank this .............. day of 20………….

THE CONDITIONS OF THIS OBLIGATION ARE:

(1) If the tenderer withdraws or amends, impairs or derogates from the tender in any respect

within the period of validity of this tender.

(2) If the tenderer having been notified of the acceptance of his tender by the Purchaser during

the period of its validity:-

a. If the tenderer fails to furnish the Performance Security for the due performance of the

contract.

b. Fails or refuses to accept/execute the contract.

WE undertake to pay the Purchaser up to the above amount upon receipt of its first written

demand, without the Purchaser having to substantiate its demand, provided that in its demand the

Purchaser will note that the amount claimed by it is due to it owing to the occurrence of one or

both the two conditions, specifying the occurred condition or conditions.

This guarantee will remain in force up to and including 45 days after the period of tender validity

and any demand in respect thereof should reach the Bank not later than the above date.

Our ......... ............................. .... branch at................. * (Name & Address of the………. *

branch) is liable to pay the guaranteed amount depending on the filing of claim and any part

thereof under this Bank Guarantee only and only if you serve upon us at our…… * branch a

written claim or demand and received by us at our

................ * branch on or before Dt ......... otherwise bank shall be discharged of all

liabilities under this guarantee thereafter.

…………………..

(Signature of the authorized officer of the Bank)

…………………………………………………….

…………………………………………………….

Name and designation of the officer

…………………………………………………….

Seal, name & address of the Bank and address of the Branch

* Preferably at the headquarters of the authority competent to sanction the expenditure for purchase of

goods or at the concerned district headquarters or the State headquarters,

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Annexure-II

Model Bank Guarantee Format for Performance Security

[Ref. Para 22(i)]

To

The Governor of Odisha.

WHEREAS ................................................................ (name and address of the supplier) (hereinafter

called "the supplier") has undertaken, in pursuance of' contract no dated to supply (description

of goods and services) (herein after called "the contract").

AND WHEREAS it has been stipulated by you in the said contract that the supplier shall furnish you

with a bank guarantee by a scheduled commercial bank recognized by you for the sum specified therein as

security for compliance with its obligations in accordance with the contract;

AND WHEREAS we have agreed to give the supplier such a bank guarantee;

NOW THEREFORE we hereby affirm that we are guarantors and responsible to you, on behalf of the

supplier, up to a total of ……………………………………………………………. (amount of the guarantee

in words and figures), and we undertake to pay you,, upon your first written demand declaring the supplier to

be in default under the contract and without cavil or argument, any sum or sums within the limits of (amount

of guarantee) as aforesaid, without your needing to prove or to show grounds or reasons for your demand or

the sum specified therein.

We hereby waive the necessity of your demanding the said debt from the supplier before presenting us

with the demand.

We further agree that no change or addition to or other modification of the terms of the contract to be

performed there under or of any of the contract documents which may be made between you and the supplier

shall in any way release us from any liability under this guarantee and we hereby waive notice of any such

change, addition or modification,

This guarantee shall be valid until the .. day of………….. . , 20 ………….

Our ................................................. branch at ... ………………. * (Name & Address of the

……………..* branch) is liable to pay the guaranteed amount depending on the filing of claim and any part

thereof under this Bank Guarantee only and only if you serve upon us at our * branch a written claim or

demand and received by us at our ............ .................. * branch on or before Dt ………. otherwise bank shall

be discharged of all liabilities under this guarantee thereafter.

…………………..

(Signature of the authorized officer of the Bank)

…………………………………………………….

…………………………………………………….

Name and designation of the officer

…………………………………………………….

Seal, name & address of the Bank and address of the Branch

* Preferably at the headquarters of the authority competent to sanction the expenditure for purchase of goods

or at the concerned district headquarters or the State headquarters.=