Minutes of Pre-Bid Meeting The Regional Director, Reserve Bank of India, Chennai invites e-tenders for contract for Supply of Sufficient Number of Fully Covered Closed Vans/ Closed Vehicles for Transportation of Coins from RBI, Chennai to various Currency Chests and other places in the State of Tamil Nadu and Union Territory of Puducherry. The period of contract will be initially for two years i.e. from April 01, 2025 to March 31, 2027 and extendable for one more year on satisfactory performance and mutual agreement. (Click here for Terms and Conditions and Tender Documents) All the tender documents of the contract consist of two parts, “Part I – Technical Bid” and “Part II – Price Bid”. 2. The detailed information regarding above e-tender/s shall be available at MSTC website https://www.mstcecommerce.com/eprocn/index.jsp. he details of eligibility criteria and the detailed notice inviting tender are also available on the Tender link of corporate website of the Bank at https://www.rbi.org.in. The tendering shall be done through the e-tendering portal of M/s MSTC Ltd (https://www.mstcecommerce.com/eprocn/index.jsp). All interested bidders must register themselves with M/s MSTC Ltd through the above referred website to participate in the e-tendering process. 3. The last date for submission of online bids is March 18, 2025, up to 02:00 pm and Part-I of the tender will be opened on March 19, 2025 at 11:00 am. The Part II i.e., price bids will be opened in respect of only those contractors/bidders who satisfy all criteria stipulated in Part I. 4. The schedule for the e-tendering process is as under: e-Tender Schedule | Schedule Date | Date of advertisement/ Date and time of NIT (Notice Inviting Tender) available to parties for download /e-Tender view date at MSTC website | 10:00 am on February 24, 2025 | Off-line pre-bid meeting (Date and time) | 11:00 am on March 04, 2025 at Issue Department,1st floor, Reserve Bank of India, Fort Glacis, Rajaji Salai, Chennai – 600 001 | Start bid date and time | 10:00 am on March 05, 2025 | Last date and time of submission of Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) | 2:00 pm on March 18, 2025 | Close bid date and time | 2:00 pm March 18, 2025 | Date and time of opening of Part-I (Technical Bid) | Part I of the tender will be opened at 11:00 am on March 19, 2025 | Date and time of opening of Part-II (Price Bid) | Will be intimated subsequently to the eligible bidders | 5. The Reserve Bank of India reserves the right to accept or reject any or all e-tenders without assigning any reason thereof. Note: All the tenderers must note that any amendments / corrigendum to the e-tender, if issued in future, shall only be notified on the website of RBI as provided above and shall not be published in any newspaper. Regional Director Reserve Bank of India Chennai February 24, 2025 | |