Tender Document - 1 - 2 - 3 PDF
Tender Document - 1 - 2 - 3 PDF
Tender Document - 1 - 2 - 3 PDF
PRESS TENDER
M/s.
Dear Sir/Madam,
Subject: Invitation of tender for the sale and delivery of 2222 nos. of Gold
Medallions of various denominations aggregating to 14.602 kg
(CRFQ no. 1000243072 due on 20/11/15 at 3 pm)
1. You are invited to submit your offer in a two-part bid for the sale and delivery of 2222
nos. of Gold Medallions (995 fineness) of various denominations aggregating to
14.602 kg as per technical specifications and on the terms & conditions contained in
this tender document.
2. Only parties meeting the eligibility criteria specified in clause 2 of Annexure I
(Instructions to Tenderer) are eligible to quote.
3. This tender document consists of the following annexures, which are enclosed:
a) Techno-commercial Bid
3.1 Instructions to Bidders Annexure I
3.2 General Instructions to Bidders for e-tendering Annexure II
3.3 Integrity Pact (IP) Annexure III
3.4 Technical Specifications Annexure IV
3.5 Terms & Conditions of Agreement Annexure V
3.6 Delivery Particulars Annexure VI
3.7 Bank Guarantee Format Annexure VII
Information pertaining to Particulars of Bidders and Relationship with Directors
shall have to be submitted online.
b) Price Bid: A price bid shall also have to be submitted online as per the Performa
given at clause 25 of Annexure I mentioned in point 3.1 above.
4. Bidders shall also have to essentially sign an Integrity Pact (IP, mentioned in point 3.3
above) for participating in this tender. The salient points to be noted in regard to IP are:
a) Performa of Integrity Pact shall be uploaded by the Bidder along with the bid
documents duly signed by the same signatory who is authorized to sign the bid
documents. All the pages of the Integrity Pact shall be duly signed. Bidder’s failure
to upload the IP duly signed along with the bid document shall result in the bid not
being considered for further evaluation.
b) If the bidder has been disqualified from the tender process prior to the award of the
contract in accordance with the provisions of the Integrity Pact, BPCL shall be
entitled to demand and recover from Tenderer Price reduction amount by forfeiting
the EMD/Performance Guarantee as per provisions of the Integrity Pact.
c) If the contract has been terminated according to the provisions of the Integrity Pact,
or if BPCL is entitled to terminate the contract according to the provisions of the
Integrity pact, BPCL shall be entitled to demand and recover from contractor, Price
reduction amount by forfeiting the Performance Guarantee amount as per
provisions of the Integrity Pact.
d) Bidders may raise disputes/complaints, if any, with the nominated Independent
External Monitor. The name, address and contact numbers of the nominated
Independent External Monitor is as follows:
5. Please visit the website https://bpcleproc.in for participating in the tender and
submitting your bid online.
6. Additionally, you shall be required to submit the EMD (if applicable), in physical form at
our office.
7. Your online bid as well as the instrument to be submitted in physical form should be
submitted on or before the due date of this tender viz. 20th November 2015, 3 pm.
8. Bids submitted after the due date and time of closing of tender or not in the prescribed
format is liable to be rejected. BPCL does not take any responsibility for any delay in
submission of online bid due to connectivity problem or non-availability of site and/or
non-receipt or late receipt of instrument to be submitted in physical form due to postal
delay. No claims on this account shall be entertained.
9. As our company’s guidelines do not permit post-tender negotiations except with
the bidder offering the best financial terms, you are requested to submit your
best terms at this stage itself.
10. Price bid of only those bidders shall be opened whose techno-commercial bid is found
to be acceptable.
11. For clarifications, if any, please feel free to contact the undersigned @ (022) 24176076
or 09869467085.
Thanking you,
Yours faithfully,
for Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.
Sandeep Srivastava
Procurement Leader (CPO) - Group IV
CRFQ NO. 1000243072 ANNEXURE I
INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDER
Instructions to Bidder
Definitions
The following expressions used in these tender documents and in the LoI/purchase
order shall have the meaning indicated against each of these:
b. Successful Bidder: Successful bidder means the person, firm or the Company/
Corporation to whom this purchase order is issued and shall include its successors
and assigns.
d. Goods/Materials: Goods and/or Materials means the item tendered and all services
including but not limited to design, delivery, inspection, testing and warranty
specified or required to complete the order.
e. Site/Location: Site means Head office and/or Regional offices of BPCL anywhere in
India where the tendered item has to be delivered.
f. Firm Procurement: means the agreement between the parties for mutually agreed
terms and conditions with commitment of Quantity Ordered. Firm Procurement
consists of Purchase Order, and Call‐off Order.
Competitive offers are invited in two part bid from qualified bidders for the sale and
delivery of 2222 nos. of Gold Medallions (995 fineness) of following denominations
and weight aggregating to 14.602 kg to be supplied at BPCL Offices:
Gold medallion
1 Gram 2 Gram 5 Gram 10 Gram Total
denominations
Requirement in
129 589 349 1155 2222
No.
Requirement in
129 1,178 1,745 11,550 14,602
grams
2. Eligibility Criterion
The Bid qualification Criterion for participating in this tender is as follows:
I. Credential eligibility: The bidder should meet one of the following criteria:
(a) Be a Scheduled Bank in operation for at least three (3) years as on due date of
bid and authorized by RBI to import and deal in gold, or
(b) Be a Public Ltd. Company in operation for at least three (3) years as on due
date of bid and possessing Government License/Certificate giving them the
authority to deal in gold, or
(c) Be a manufacturer of gold medallions/coins as on due date of bid and
possessing Government License/Certificate giving them the authority to deal in
gold, or
(d) Be a trader of gold medallions/coins as on due date of bid and possessing
Government License/Certificate giving them the authority to deal in gold
Documents required:
Scheduled Banks should produce a copy of the authorisation letter from RBI for
importing and dealing in gold while other bidder should produce a copy of the
Government License/Certificate giving them the authority to deal in gold in support
of their claim.
The bidder should have supplied Gold Medallions/coins weighing at least 4.4 kg
during any continuous 12 months period in the last 7 years from the due date of bid
submission
Documents required:
Copy of invoices raised during any continuous 12 months period in the last 7 years
from the due date of bid submission (accompanied with the corresponding
purchase order) aggregating to at least or more than 4.4 kg.
Documents required:
Copy of available Audited Balance Sheets & Profit & Loss account of the bidder
for the last available three consecutive accounting years (English language
only).
NOTE: BPCL reserves the right to demand from the bidders, the Originals of any
or all of the aforementioned documents for the verification purpose, as and when
required.
8. LANGUAGE OF BID:
The Bid and all supporting documentation and all correspondence exchanged by
bidder and Corporation, shall be written in English language only.
9. Bidders are requested to accept the Integrity Pact (IP) document by signing it.
This document is essential & binding. Bidder’s failure to accept the IP document
shall result in the bid not being considered for further evaluation.
12. Techno-commercial and price bid shall be required to be digitally signed with a class
IIB or above digital signature by the authorised signatory. The authorized
signatory shall be :
a. Proprietor in case of proprietary concern.
b. Authorised partner in case of partnership firm.
c. Director, in case of a limited Company, duly authorized by its board of directors
to sign.
If for any reason, the proprietor or the authorised partner or director as the case may
be, are unable to digitally sign the document, the said document should be digitally
signed by the constituted attorney having full authority to sign the tender document
and a scanned copy of such authority letter as also the power of attorney (duly
signed in the presence of a Notary public) should be uploaded with the tender.
Online submission of the tender under the digital signature of the authorized
signatory shall be considered as token of having read, understood and totally
accepted all the terms and conditions. Bidder’s digital signature on the documents
shall be considered as total acceptance of the terms & conditions.
A. Techno-commercial bid
i Accept the contents of the following annexures in toto by clicking on the button
provided on the screen below each one of them:
a. Instructions to bidder Annexure I
b. General Instructions to bidder for e-tendering Annexure II
c. Technical Specifications Annexure IV
d. The terms & conditions of Agreement Annexure V
e. Delivery Particulars Annexure VI
f. Bank Guarantee Format Annexure VII
ii Performa of Integrity Pact (IP) has been uploaded as Annexure III of tender
documents. Bidder shall be required to download and print it such that it is
legible. All pages of the printed copy of IP should be duly signed by the
authorized signatory and witnessed. Thereafter, that copy should be scanned
and uploaded by bidder along with other bid documents
iii Fill in the BQC data and upload all the following BQC documents (in pdf or jpg
format) –
a) Copy of the authorization letter from RBI for importing and dealing in gold (in
case of Scheduled Bank) or a copy of the Government License/Certificate
giving them the authority to deal in gold (in case of other bidders).
b) Copies of invoices raised during any continuous 12 months period in the last
7 years from the due date of bid submission, accompanied with the
corresponding purchase order.
c) Copies of Audited Balance Sheet and Profit & Loss Account statements for
the last available three consecutive accounting years prior to the due date of
bid submission.
v. Online fill in information in the Credential Bid Form and Declaration form.
vi. Submit the EMD [if applicable] in physical form or upload a copy of NSIC/MSE
Registration Document (all the pages of the EM-II Certificate [Part – II
Memorandum]) issued by appropriate authority, as proof of exemption thereof.
In case no. of pages to be uploaded are more, then the same can also be zipped
and uploaded.
B. Price bid
Online fill in the quotes in the price bid form. The proforma of the price bid form
has been provided as clause (25) of this annexure.
15. Incomplete bids or bids received with deviations/subjective or counter
conditions/quantity restrictions are liable to be rejected. No further
correspondence/enquiries raised on this issue by the bidder shall be entertained.
Any terms and conditions by the bidder in his bid will not be binding on the
Corporation
16. Bids submitted after the due date and time and those not in the format or not in
conformity with the prescribed terms and conditions or specifications shall be
summarily rejected and no further correspondence/ enquiries shall be entertained
on the issue. No responsibility shall be taken by the Corporation and no claims on
this account shall be entertained.
17. The price bid submitted by the bidder shall be valid for acceptance for a period of 90
days from the due date (revised if any) of the tender. In exceptional circumstances,
the Owner may solicit the bidder’s consent for extension of the bid validity period
without any change in bid price, terms & conditions.
b) Price Bid
i. The order allotment will be finalized by BPCL by taking into account the
following:
ii. “Net cost to BPCL” shall be calculated by using the following formula:
where,
GR = LBMA AM rate of Gold as on the due date of this tender [in USD per troy
ounce]
WC = Weight conversion factor [1 kg = 32.150747 troy ounces]
d = discount rate quoted/negotiated [in %]
Q = Weight of 995 fineness Gold to be supplied [= 14.602 kg]
Ex = Currency Exchange rate, equal to SBI BC selling rate as on the due date
of this tender
ID = Import/Custom duty [in Rs. per gm]
IChg = Incidental charges (inclusive of the cost of getting the coins Hallmarked)
quoted [in Rs. per kg]
ED = Excise duty [in %]
ST = Applicable Sales Tax/VAT [in %]
Frti = Delivery charges quoted for location “i” [in Rs. per Gold medallion]
Ni = No. of Gold medallions delivered to location “i” [Total = 2222 numbers]
A factor will be added to the delivered cost of material to bring parity in price bid
evaluation for the different percentage of advance payment sought by the bidder.
The formula for calculating this loading factor would be as follows:
iii. Bidders may have to attend the concerned office of the Corporation for
negotiations/clarifications if required at their own cost, in respect of their
quotations without any commitment from the Corporation.
20. Owner's Right to Accept Any Bid and to Reject Any or All Bids
The Corporation is not bound to accept the lowest offer and reserve the right to
accept any Bid or reject any and/ or every tender without assigning any reason
whatsoever and/or place order on one or more bidders and/ or carry out
negotiations with any bidder in the manner considered appropriate by the
Corporation without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders or
any obligation to inform the affected bidder or bidders of the grounds for the
Owner's action. Corporation also reserves the right to reject any un-workable offer.
Purchase preference would be given to Public Sector Enterprises as per directives
of the Government of India.
Prior to the expiration of the period of bid validity, the Owner will notify the
successful bidder in writing in the form of LOI, that its Bid has been accepted.
23. It shall be understood that every endeavour has been made to avoid errors which
can materially affect the basis of the tender and the successful bidder shall take
upon himself and provide for risk of any error which may subsequently be
discovered and shall make no subsequent claim on account thereof.
24. Courts in the city of Mumbai alone shall have jurisdiction to entertain any application
or other proceedings in respect of anything arising under this tender either before or
after or during finalization of the tender.
Noida 131
Allahabad 53
Chandigarh 46
Delhi - Reseller 266
Jaipur 70
Lucknow 64
Delhi- Direct 52
Udaipur 45
Jalandhar 86
Chennai- Reseller 107
Coimbatore 72
Secunderabad 43
Bangalore 55
Kochi 50
Chennai - Direct 3
Vizag 53
Belgaum 64
Madurai 22
Mumbai - Reseller 137
Mumbai - Direct 31
Nagpur 93
Raipur 50
Pune - Reseller 70
Ahmedabad 67
Rajkot 29
Bhopal 51
Pune - Direct 54
Surat 85
Kolkata- Reseller 45
Patna 39
Ranchi 68
Bhubaneswar 35
Guwahati 48
Kolkata- Direct 38
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CRFQ No. 1000243072 Annexure II
General Instructions to bidders for E-Tendering
5. Bidders are required to complete the following process online on or before the
due date of closing of the tender:
A. Techno-Commercial bid
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CRFQ No. 1000243072 Annexure II
General Instructions to bidders for E-Tendering
In case no. of pages to be uploaded are more, then the same can also be zipped
and uploaded.
B. Price bid
Online fill in the quotes in the price bid form. The proforma of the price bid
form has been provided in annexure I.
6. Price bid of only those bidders shall be opened whose Techno-Commercial bid
is found to be acceptable to us. The schedule for opening the price bid shall be
advised separately.
(ii) The system time (IST) that will be displayed on e-Procurement web page
shall be the time considered for determining the expiry of due date and
time of the tender and no other time shall be taken into cognizance.
(iii) Bidders are advised in their own interest to ensure that their bids are
submitted in e-Procurement system well before the closing date and
time of bid.
(iv) If the bidder intends to change/revise the bid already submitted, they shall
have to withdraw their bid already submitted, change / revise the bid and
submit once again. However, if the bidder is not able to complete the
submission of the changed/revised bid within due date & time, the
system would consider it as no bid has been received from the
bidder against the tender and consequently the bidder will be out of
contention. The process of change / revise may do so any number of
times till the due date and time of submission deadline. However, no bid
can be modified after the deadline for submission of bids.
(v) Once the entire process of submission of online bid is complete, they will
get an auto mail from the system stating you have successfully submitted
your bid in the following tender with tender details.
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CRFQ No. 1000243072 Annexure II
General Instructions to bidders for E-Tendering
(vi) Bids / Offers shall not be permitted in e-procurement system after the due
date / time of tender. Hence, no bid can be submitted after the due date
and time of submission has elapsed.
8. For tenders whose estimated procurement value is more than Rs. 10 lakhs,
bidders can see the rates quoted by all the participating bidders once the price
bids are opened. For this purpose, bidders shall have to log in to the portal
under their user ID and password, click on the “dash board” link against that
tender and choose the “Results” tab.
10. BPCL and/or the e-procurement service provider shall not be responsible for
any direct or indirect loss or damages and or consequential damages, arising
out of the bidding process including but not limited to systems problems,
inability to use the system, loss of electronic information etc.
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CRFQ No. 1000243072 Annexure II
General Instructions to bidders for E-Tendering
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CRFQ NO. 1000243072 ANNEXURE IV
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Technical Specifications
1. Product
Gold Medallions
2. Purity
995 Fineness with BIS Hallmark
3. Shape
Circular
Diameter and thickness shall be as per the standards followed by the vendor.
However the diameter of each type of the medallion should be distinctively
different from other types, for ease of identification.
5. Tolerance
No negative tolerance in respect of weight, purity/fineness
6. Embossing
Each medallion should be marked with the purity of gold, BIS logo, assayer
logo and manufacturer’s logo.
7. Packing :
Each Gold Medallion must be elegantly packed in laminated card (as
indicated below) bearing certificate of authorized Assayer of Gold Medallion
with purity number and weight. The background color of the card should
be Golden Yellow.
Front
BPCL
Logo
embossing
Awarded
to Winner of Gold coin
Gold Bonanza Scheme
BACK
Gold coin
This laminated card containing gold coin should sit neatly in the window provided
in the velvet pouch of Azure Blue color. The velvet pouch in turn should snugly
fit in a paper box/sleeve. This paper box/sleeve shall be approximately 16 x 8 x 2
cm in size having a window on its front side that is covered with some
transparent sheet (see picture below).
1. MATERIAL TO BE SUPPLIED
(a) The successful bidder on whom LoI/ Purchase Order is placed shall duly
supply Gold Medallions manufactured and packed as per the technical
specifications given in annexure IV, to the Corporation at the rate and
delivery schedule specified in the LoI/ Purchase Order.
(b) The successful bidder shall initially submit one (1) number of each type of
Gold Medallion along with packing as depicted in the technical
specifications to BPCL within 15 (fifteen) days from issue of LoI for its
approval before start of mass production. The sample should be exactly as
per the artwork provided by BPCL & the packing should be as per the
technical specification confirmed. The days between the receipt of the
sample & BPCL confirmation date will not be a part of the delivery period
and the delivery date shall be adjusted accordingly. If acceptable, these
samples shall become the property of BPCL and shall form part of total
ordered quantity.
3. SET OFF
Any sum of money due and payable to the successful bidder (including the
supply and performance guarantee amount returnable to him), may be
appropriated by BPCL against any claim arising against the successful bidder.
4. PRICE
The price payable shall consist of the following:
c) Delivery Charges =
where,
Frti = Delivery Charges (including octroi, entry tax, local body tax, sales tax on
freight etc complete) as quoted/negotiated by the successful bidder for
location “i” [in Rs. per Gold medallion]
Ni = No. of Gold medallions delivered to location “i” [in numbers]
5. PAYMENT
All payment(s) under the Contract shall be made to the Successful bidder
directly. The Successful bidder shall submit the entire set of invoice and other
documents for release of payment to:
BUSINESS PROCESS EXCELLENCE CENTRE
4th FLOOR, BPCL OFFICE COMPLEX
PLOT NO. 6 SECTOR – 2
BEHIND CIDCO GARDEN, KHARGHAR
NAVI MUMBAI-410210
Successful bidder shall be required to submit all proofs of delivery for the
order(s) given in one lot and not in piecemeal. Certificates for incomplete lots
will not be accepted.
If the final payment works out to be negative, the same shall be refunded by
the Successful bidder to BPCL within 10 (ten) days of the intimation of the
same by BPCL failing which BPCL shall have the right to realize the same by
forfeiting the Supply & Performance Guarantee and/or Advance Bank
Guarantee furnished by the Successful bidder.
The bank guarantee shall be initially valid for a period of two and a half (2½)
months from the date of issue of LoI. In the event of delay in completion of
distribution of gold Medallions as per the terms & conditions contained herein,
validity of the Bank Guarantee shall be further extended as required by BPCL,
but not exceeding the date of issue of completion certificate by BPCL for
full and final execution of the Contract.
7. INSPECTION
a) BPCL and/or its nominated inspector(s) may carry out the pre-despatch
inspection of the Gold Medallions before the despatch to its offices.
Hence, successful bidder has to give a notice of at least ten (10) days
before the despatch to BPCL so as to give sufficient time to carry out the
inspection. This intimation & inspection shall be a part of the delivery
period and in no case this will have any effect on the delivery period. Any
delay on account of BPCL, however, shall be adjusted in the delivery
period.
b) The costs related to travel and stay of its staff and/or consultants would be
borne by BPCL.
c) BPCL reserves the right to cancel the order in part or full in the event of
failure of the consignment to meet any of the technical specifications
required for the Gold Medallions noticed during the pre-despatch
inspection. The successful bidder shall also be liable for damages.
8. DELIVERY
a) The sole responsibility of supply & delivery of Gold Medallions in proper
packing as per BPCL’s requirement lies with the successful bidder. Gold
Medallions are required to be delivered at various locations mentioned in
Annexure VI (Delivery Particulars) within the delivery period quoted by
the successful tenderer but not exceeding 60 (sixty) days from the
date of LOI (excluding the date of issue of LOI).
b) The Successful bidder shall give a prior intimation of at least seven (7)
days before the visit to the officer in-charge/ nominated officer of each
BPCL office and obtain his/her prior confirmation in writing for the visit. A
copy of intimation letter should also be sent to the office of the
Procurement Leader CPO – Group IV through email and/or fax.
c) In case some officer in-charge/ nominated officer are absent due to leave,
tour or any other reason on the date of visit, then the Gold Medallions to
be handed over to that officer in-charge/ nominated officer may be handed
over to an alternate employee/officer having a valid letter of authority from
the concerned officer in-charge/ nominated officer to collect the Gold
Medallion on his/her behalf.
A copy of the certificate will be sent to the locations as well as to the BPCL
Sewree office either through mail/courier/email. The delivery without the
Assayer certificate will not be considered as complete delivery and is liable to
attract penal action in case the final delivery overshoots the 60 days period
from LOI date.
a) The time and date of Delivery of Material as stipulated in the Contract shall
be adhered to on the clear understanding that the Price(s) of the Material
has been fixed with reference to the said Delivery date(s).
ii. Cancel the order in part or full and purchase such cancelled quantities
from elsewhere on account at the risk and cost of the successful
bidder, without prejudice to its right under (i) above in respect of goods
delivered.
Additionally, in case BPCL has made advance payment and the delivery
of Gold Medallions gets delayed beyond the period specified in the LOI/PO,
BPCL shall load interest on the successful bidder for a minimum of 15 days at
the prevailing SBI PLR RATES on the advance amount paid for only the
undelivered quantity of the contract. For any delay beyond 15 days, actual
number of days of delays would be taken into consideration.
The defaulting successful bidder must deposit the money within 15 (fifteen)
days of demand for this purpose to BPCL Sewree office, failing which the
successful bidder’s advance bank guarantee and / or Supply and
Performance Guarantee would be invoked.
Successful bidder shall continue the execution of the Order/Contract under all
circumstances, to the extent not cancelled.
13. INSURANCE
a. The successful bidder, at its own cost, shall arrange, secure and maintain
insurance to protect his interests and the interests of the Owner, against
all risks as detailed herein.
b. The successful bidder shall be responsible for preferring all claims and
make good the damage or loss by way of repairs and/or replacement of
the material damaged or lost till the medallions are delivered to the
authorized officer In-charge of BPCL.
c. Any loss or damage to the Gold Medallions during handling,
transportation, storage till such time the same are taken over by the
Employees/Officers of BPCL, shall be to the account of the successful
bidder.
d. The risks that are to be covered under the insurance shall include, but not
be limited to, the loss or damage in transit, theft, pilferage, riots, civil
commotion, earthquakes, floods, weather conditions, accidents of all
kinds, fire, war risk and such other risks until delivery of Gold Medallions
to employees/officers and/or custody of the same is with Successful
bidder. The scope of such insurance shall cover the entire Order/Contract
value.
e. All costs on account of insurance liabilities covered under the
Order/Contract shall be to the account of successful bidder.
(A) Definition: The term “Force Majeure” means any event or circumstance
or combination of events or circumstances that affects the performance by
the successful bidder of its obligations pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement (including by preventing, hindering or delaying such
performance), but only if and to the extent that such events and
circumstances are not within the successful bidder’s reasonable control
and were not reasonably foreseeable and the effects of which the
(i) the effect of any element or other act of God, including any storm,
flood, drought, lightning, earthquake, tidal wave, tsunami, cyclone or
other natural disaster;
(ii) The Successful bidder shall, throughout the period during which it is
prevented from performing, or delayed in the performance of, its
obligations under this Agreement, upon request, give or procure
access to examine the scene of the Force Majeure including such
(i) The Successful bidder shall use all reasonable endeavours, acting
as a Reasonable and Prudent Person, to circumvent or overcome
any event or circumstance of Force Majeure as expeditiously as
possible, and relief under this Clause shall cease to be available to
the Successful bidder claiming Force Majeure if it fails to use such
reasonable endeavours during or following any such event of Force
Majeure.
(ii) The Successful bidder shall have the burden of proving that the
circumstances constitute valid grounds of Force Majeure under this
Clause and that it has exercised reasonable diligence efforts to
remedy the cause of any alleged Force Majeure.
(iii) The Successful bidder shall notify BPCL when the Force Majeure
has terminated or abated to an extent which permits resumption of
performance to occur and shall resume performance as
expeditiously as possible after such termination or abatement.
(D) Consequences of Force Majeure. Provided that the Successful
bidder has complied and continues to comply with the obligations of
this Clause and subject to the further provisions:
(i) the obligations of the Parties under this Agreement to the extent
performance thereof is prevented or impeded by the event of Force
Majeure shall be suspended and the Parties shall not be liable for
the non-performance thereof for the duration of the period of Force
Majeure; and
(ii) the time period(s) for the performance of the obligations of the
Parties under this Agreement to the extent performance thereof is
prevented or impeded by the event of Force Majeure shall be
extended for the duration of the relevant period of Force Majeure
except as provided herein.
(iii) In the event of any shortfall in the delivery of the material due to
occurrence of a force majeure event for a continuous period of 30
(thirty) days or more, Corporation may solely at their discretion
reduce the total contracted quantity, to the extent of the quantities of
material which were required to be supplied during the existence of
the force majeure conditions on a prorata basis, and the
successful bidder shall not be entitled to claim any damages from
the Corporation on account thereof. Nor the Corporation shall be
entitled to claim damages from the successful bidder on account of
non-delivery of such quantity pruned from the total contracted
quantity.
(E) Force Majeure Events Exceeding 60 Days
19. INDEMNIFICATION
Successful bidder shall fully indemnify and keep indemnified the Owner
against all claims of whatsoever nature arising during the course and out of
the execution of this Order/Contract.
21. ARBITRATION
a) Any dispute or difference of any nature whatsoever any claim, cross-
claim, counter-claim or set-off or regarding any right, liability, act, omission
or account of any of the parties hereto arising out of or in relation to this
agreement other than those in respect of which, the decision of any person
is, by the purchase order or Agreement, expressed to be final and binding,
shall be referred to the sole arbitration of the Director (Marketing) of the
Corporation who may either himself act as the arbitrator or nominate some
other Officer of the Corporation, irrespective of his relationship with the
corporation, to act as the Arbitrator.
b) It is known to the parties herein that the Arbitrator appointed hereunder is
an employee of the Corporation and may be Share holder of the
Corporation. The successful bidder will not be entitled to raise any
objection to any such arbitrator on the ground that the arbitrator is an
officer and/or shareholder of the Corporation.
m) The arbitrator shall have power to make one or more awards whether
interim or otherwise in respect of the dispute and difference and in
particular will be entitled to make separate awards in respect of claims or
cross-claims of the parties. The arbitrator shall be entitled to direct anyone
of the parties to pay the costs of the other party in such manner and to
such extent as the Arbitrator may in his discretion determine and shall also
be entitled to require one or both the parties to deposit funds in such
proportion to meet the Arbitrator’s expenses whenever called upon to do
so.
n) The parties hereby agree that the Courts in the city of Mumbai alone shall
have jurisdiction to entertain any application or other proceedings in
respect of anything arising under this Agreement and any Award or
Awards made by the Sole Arbitrator hereunder shall be filed, if required, in
the concerned Courts in the City of Mumbai alone.
24. CANCELLATION :
a) BPCL reserves the right to cancel the contract/purchase order or any part
thereof through a written notice to the bidder if.
The bidder fails to deliver the goods on time and/or replace the rejected
goods promptly.
b) Upon receipt of the said cancellation notice, the bidder shall discontinue
all work on the purchase order matters connected with it. BPCL in that
event will be entitled to procure the requirement in the open market and
recover excess payment over the bidder's agreed price if any, from the
bidder and also reserving to itself the right to forfeit the security deposit if
any, made by the bidder against the contract. The bidder is aware that the
said goods are required by BPCL for the ultimate purpose of materials
production and that non-delivery may cause loss of production and
consequently loss of profit to the BPCL. In this-event of BPCL exercising
the option to claim damages for non delivery other than by way of
difference between the market price and the contract price, the bidder
shall pay to BPCL, fair compensation to be agreed upon between BPCL
and the bidder. The provision of this clause shall not prejudice the right of
BPCL from invoking the provisions of price reduction clause mentioned in
10 as aforesaid.
25. JURISDICTION
The parties hereby agree that the courts in the city of Mumbai alone shall
have jurisdiction to entertain any application or other proceedings in respect of
anything arising under this Agreement and any award or awards made by the
sole arbitrator hereunder shall be filed in the concerned courts in the aforesaid
city only.
The total requirement shown in this contract is for the delivery period quoted
by the successful bidder but not exceeding 60 (sixty) days from the date
of placement of LoI (excluding the date of LoI).
In case of any dispute in the interpretation of the terms and conditions of the
tender, the decision of the Corporation shall be final and binding.
Agency:
“Party/Contractor/Supplier/Bidder/Consultant/Bidder/Licensor” in the
context of these guidelines is indicated as ‘Agency’; “Party/
Contractor/Supplier/Bidder/ Consultant/bidders/Licensor” shall mean
and include a public limited company or a private limited
company, a joint venture, Consortium, HUF, a firm whether
registered or not, an individual, co-operative society or an
association or a group of persons engaged in any commerce, trade,
industry etc.
Appellate Authority: “Appellate Authority” shall mean the concerned
functional Director of BPCL or any other authority nominated by
the C & MD. The Appellate authority shall be higher than the
“Competent Authority”.
Competent Authority: “Competent Authority” shall mean the
authority, who is competent to take final decision for Banning of
business dealings with Agencies, in accordance with these
guidelines:
The Competent Authority for a Procurement Department which
is initiating the Holiday Listing process should be the Regional
head (or) SBU / Entity head as the case may be relevant to the
said Procurement Department, but not below the level of General
Manager
Corporation: “Corporation” means Bharat Petroleum Corporation
Ltd. with its Registered Office at Bharat Bhavan-I, 4&6 Currimbhoy
Road, Ballard Estate, Mumbai-400001.
Corrupt Practice: “Corrupt Practice” means the offering, giving,
receiving or soliciting, directly or indirectly, anything of value to
improperly influence the actions in selection process or in contract
execution. Corrupt Practice” also includes any omission for
misrepresentation that may mislead or attempt to mislead so that
financial or other benefit may be obtained or an obligation
avoided.
Fraudulent Practice: “Fraudulent Practice” means and include any
act or omission committed by a agency or with his connivance
or by his agent by misrepresenting/ submitting false documents
and/ or false information or concealment of facts or to deceive in
order to influence a selection process or during execution of
contract/ order;
Collusive Practice : “Collusive Practice” amongst bidders (prior to
or after bid submission)” means a scheme or arrangement
designed to establish bid prices at artificial non-competitive levels
and to deprive the Employer of the benefits of free and open
competition.
Coercive Practice: “Coercive practice” means impairing or harming
or threatening to impair or harm directly or indirectly, any agency or
its property to influence the improperly actions of an agency,
obstruction of any investigation or auditing of a procurement
process.
Officer-in-Charge: “Officer –in-Charge (OIC)” or “Engineer-in-Charge
(EIC)” shall mean the person (s) designated to act for and on
behalf of BPCL for the execution of the work as per requirement
of the concerned department.
Malpractice : Malpractice means any Corrupt Practice, Fraudulent
Practice, Collusive Practice or Coercive practice as defined herein;
Misconduct : “Misconduct” means any act or omission by the
Agency, making it liable for action for Holiday Listing as per these
guidelines
Nodal Department: “Nodal Department” means the Department
primarily assigned with the role of overseeing the Holiday Listing
Process to ensure adherence to guidelines, maintaining, updating
and publishing the list of Agencies with whom BPCL has decided
to ban business dealings and shall be the Corporate Finance
Department.
Bidder De-listment Committee: “Bidder De-listment Committee”
relevant to the procurement department which initiates the holiday
listing process would the same as the bidder enlistment Committee
as per DR&A of the concerned SBU/Entity.
(b) An Agency may be placed in Holiday List for any one or more of the
following circumstances for the period mentioned herein:
ii. Following additional grounds can also be reasons for Holiday Listing
of an agency:
iii. In cases where Holiday Listing is proposed based on advice from the
Administrative Ministry, no show cause or formal decision by
competent authority will be required. The Nodal Department will
directly intimate the Agency that they have been placed in Holiday
Listing by BPCL based on the Ministry’s advice
The entire guidelines and procedures for Holiday Listing are available in
BPCL website and they can be accessed @:
http://bharatpetroleum.in/pdf/holidaylistingpolicyfinal.pdf .
Delivery Particulars
1. Delivery Addresses
Sr.No. ADDRESS
1 MR. KUMAR NANDAN SINGH
TERRITORY MANAGER-LUBES
BHARAT PETROLEUM CORP.LTD.
Sitapura Industrial Area,
Sanganer
JAIPUR-302022
MOBILE NO. 8058199788
ASHOK NAGAR
ALLAHABAD-211 003
MOBILE: 8004925605
10 Janga Ramakrishna
TERRITORY MANAGER-LUBES(RESELLER)
BHARAT PETROLEUM CORP.LTD.
1, RANGNATHAN GARDENS
OFF. 11TH MAIN ROAD
P.B. NO.1213
ANNANAGAR (WEST)
CHENNAI - 600040
MOBILE : 9003257789
11 MR. B. K. SRINIVASAN
TERRITORY MANAGER-LUBES
BHARAT PETROLEUM CORP.LTD.
NEAR BP-KR PETROL PUMP
AMBALAMUGAL
COCHIN-682302, KERALA
MOBILE NO.8089097787
14 MR. KIRAN M
TERRITORY MANAGER-LUBES
BHARAT PETROLEUM CORP.LTD.
19/2, BURMAH SHELL LANE
BIG BAZAAR STREET
COIMBATORE - 641001
TAMILNADU
MOBILE: 9489964546
2. Delivery Acknowledgement
(To be filled in triplicate. One copy to be retained by the office/location for record.
One copy to be sent to CMPM- LHQ. Original copy to be sent to CPO (Mktg.),
Sewree, Mumbai for reconciliation of account.)
Ref. ________
Bank Guarantee No. ________________
Date ________________
To
Dear Sirs,
agree that the guarantee herein contained shall be irrevocable and shall continue
to be enforceable till the Owner discharges this guarantee.
The Owner shall have the fullest liberty without affecting in any way the liability of
the Bank under this guarantee, from time to time to vary the advance or to extend
the time for performance of the Contract by the Supplier. The Owner shall have
the fullest liberty without affecting this guarantee, to postpone from time to time
the exercise of any powers vested in them or of any right which they might have
against the Supplier, and to exercise the same at any time in any manner, and
either to enforce or to forbear to enforce any covenants, contained or implied, in
the Contract between the Owner and the Supplier or any other course or remedy
or security available to the Owner. The Bank shall not be released of its
obligations under these presents by any exercise by the Owner of its liberty with
reference to the matters aforesaid or any of them or by reason of any other act or
forbearance or other acts of omission or commission on the part of the Owner or
any other indulgence shown by the Owner or by any other matter or thing,
whatsoever, which under law would, but for this provision have the effect of
relieving the Bank.
The Bank also agrees that the Owner at its option shall be entitled to enforce this
Guarantee against the Bank as a principal debtor, in the first instance without
proceeding against the Supplier and notwithstanding any security or other
guarantee that the Owner may have in relation to the Supplier’s liabilities.
WITNESS
………………………………………… ……………………………………..
(Signature) (Signature)
………………………………………. ……………………………………..
(Name) (Name)
………………………………………… ……………………………………
(Official Address) (Designation with Bank Stamp)
Attorney as per
Power of Attorney No.__________
Date: _______________________
Note : (i) The bank guarantee shall be issued by (1) a Public Sector Bank or
(2) a Scheduled Indian Bank having paid up capital (net of any
accumulated losses) of Rs.100 crores or above (the latest annual
report of the Bank should support compliance of capital adequacy
ratio requirement) or (3) any foreign Bank or subsidiary of a foreign
Bank with overall international corporate rating or rating of long term
debt not less than A– (A minus) or equivalent by reputed rating
agency.
(ii) In case the successful Bidder is a Scheduled Bank, the bank
guarantee would have to be issued by a Bank, other than the
Bidder.
(iii) The non-judicial stamp papers of appropriate value shall be
purchased in the name of Bank who issues the Bank Guarantee.