1. In the price bid tenderers should ensure to quote the prices in the prescribed form. If a firm quotes 'Nil' charges / consideration, the bid shall be treated as unresponsive and will not be considered. (Asper Rule 160 (xiv) of General Financial Rules 2005 vide DAE letter No. 1/5(3)/2012-Budget/ 2483 dated February 20, 2014).

- 2. The detailed price of the equipment should be quoted in Part II of the tender in separate envelope indicating :
- A) Ex-works cost of the entire equipment with 5 years of warranty and essential accessories and optional accessories separately.
- B) F.O.B. cost (including handling, inland freight & documentation charges) of the entire equipment and essential accessories and optional accessories separately.
- C) The freight & insurance charges (up to installation, commissioning and testing).
- D) Total amount of the equipment on CIF TMH, CIF ACTREC, CIF, MPMMCC Varanasi, CIF HBCH Varanasi, CIF HBCHRC Mullanpur, CIF HBCH Sangrur, CIF HBCHRC Vizag & CIF BBCI Guwahati (exclusive of customs duty), TMC
- E) The delivery period of the equipment and the time required for installation / commissioning of the equipment must be mentioned.
- F) The tender of the offer would be CIF TMH, CIF ACTREC, CIF, MPMMCC Varanasi, CIF HBCH Varanasi, CIF HBCHRC Mullanpur, CIF HBCH Sangrur, CIF HBCHRC Vizag & CIF BBCI Guwahati (exclusive of customs duty), TMC as per the International Commercial Terms, applicable at present. All essential spares, consumables, labour and any other incidental costs required for delivering the equipment up to the site of installation and for the startup of the equipment must be included in the commercial bid.
- G) It shall be the responsibility of the tenderer to arrange for customs clearance and delivery of the equipment at his own cost, risk and consequences. However, the customs duty, as applicable and paid will be reimbursed, at actual, on production of all relevant documents.
- H) Turnkey price quote (wherever applicable) must be submitted along with part II (Price bid) in the original tender.

Tender without the turnkey price quote (site preparation) shall be summarily rejected.

3. Validity: The tendered offer must remain valid at least for a period of 24 months (2 years) from the date of the opening of the tender. 4. Mode of Payment:

a) Terms of payment for offer in INR: In respect of plant, machinery and equipment 80% payment against delivery at purchase's site and preliminary inspection and balance 20% after erection, commissioning and final acceptance and submission of 3% Performance Bank guarantee for a warranty period plus three months from date of installation. b) Terms of payment for offer in foreign currency: Unconfirmed irrevocable letter of credit for 100% payment. All bank charges within India to buyer's account and Outside India it will be on the sellers account. 90% payment will be released through Letter of Credit on receipt of all required original documents. Balance 10% payment will be released on i) successful installation and commissioning ii) acceptance and certification by the user dept. and iii) submission of 3% performance bank guarantee in INR for warranty period plus three months from date of installation.

5. Warranty : 5 Years warranty CMC @maximum 5% per annum for 5 years on Ex-works cost after warranty. (quote in %only)- Refer BOQ. Warranty : 5 Years warranty CMC @maximum 5% per annum for 5 years on Ex-works

- a) Warranty period and terms of warranty including accessories, details of preventive / periodic maintenance, frequency and task description must be specified. Vendors are required to provide 5 years warranty & CMC @ maximum 5% per annum for 5 years on Ex-works cost after warranty. (quote in % only ) Refer BOQ. Tenders not confirming to this clause are liable to be rejected
- b) Penalty Clause:

The supplier and/or its Indian agent will be required to give the guarantee towards the performance of the equipment during the warranty period and in comprehensive annual maintenance contract period for maintaining the equipment in good working condition for a period of at least 2280 hrs out of 2400 working hours of the machine (i.e. 95% uptime, 300 working days). Approximate working time is 11.00 am to 7.00 pm on week days and 1.00 pm to 9.00 pm on blood donation drive days. The equipment shall be fully functional as part of the uptime and if it is partly functional it shall be considered as downtime and deduction shall be made on Pro-rata basis. The decision of the TMC management or its representative in determining the % of the downtime shall be final and binding. Essential period to shut down the installation entirely or partially shall also be included in the down time while calculating the 95% guaranteed uptime i.e. all features as per specifications in purchase