The Reserve Bank of India, Thiruvananthapuram, is seeking e-tenders from eligible Chartered Accountant firms for the role of Concurrent Auditors for the period from October 1, 2024, to September 30, 2025. The contract may be extended for up to two additional years based on annual performance evaluations. The tendering process will be conducted via MSTC’s e-Procurement portal. Interested firms must register on the MSTC portal to participate. The tender document can be downloaded from the RBI website or MSTC portal. The deadline for bid submission is August 28, 2024, by 4:00 PM, with technical bids opening on August 29, 2024, at 11:00 AM. Bidders must submit an Earnest Money Deposit of ₹28,320 and follow all specified requirements. The RBI reserves the right to reject any or all bids and amend the tender process as needed. Regular checks on the RBI and MSTC websites for updates or changes are recommended.
RESERVE BANK OF INDIA
HUMAN RESCOURCE MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT
NOTICE INVITING TENDER
Appointment of Concurrent Auditors for the period October 01, 2024 to September 30, 2025 by Reserve Bank of India, Thiruvananthapuram
Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Thiruvananthapuram invites e-tenders from eligible Chartered Accountant firms (as defined in the tender document), for Appointment of Concurrent Auditors for the period from October 01, 2024 to September 30, 2025 (extendable for two more years subject to the satisfactory performance, as evaluated by the Bank on an annual basis).
The Tender process will be executed through the e-Tendering portal of MSTC Ltd. (https://www.mstcecommerce.com/eprochome/rbi). Interested tenderers must register themselves with MSTC Ltd. through the aforementioned website to participate in the tendering process.
Tender document can be downloaded from both the RBI website www.rbi.org.in under ‘Tender’ section and from the website www.mstcecommerce.com. The last date for submission of tenders is August 28, 2024 till 04:00 PM. Tenders submitted only through the portal, will be accepted for the captioned process. Tenders, if received after the said date and time, will not be accepted by the Bank.
The Tenderer should check the above website / e-portal for any Amendment / Corrigendum / Clarification before submitting the bid. The Bank shall have the right to cancel, modify the Tender and extend the deadline for submission of Tender. Further, the Bank reserves the right to accept any Tender, either in full or in part and to reject any or all the Tenders without assigning any reason thereof.
Regional Director
Reserve Bank of India
Kerala and Lakshadweep
SCHEDULE OF TENDER
A. |
e-Tender no. |
RBI/Thiruvananthapuram Regional Office/ Others/6/24-25/ET/296 |
B. |
Name of the Tender |
Appointment of Concurrent Auditors for RBI, Thiruvananthapuram Office for the period from October 01, 2024 to September 30, 2025. |
C. |
Mode of Tender |
e-Procurement System (Online Part I – Technical Bid and Part II – Financial Bid throughhttps://www.mstcecommerce.com/eprocn/index.jsp |
D. |
Date of Notice Inviting e-tender available for view/download on RBI website |
August 06, 2024 |
E. |
Estimated value of tender i.e., Minimum remuneration fees (per month) |
₹1,00,000/- per month (inclusive of all costs and exclusive of GST) i.e., Rs.12,00,000/- for 12 months (inclusive of all costs and exclusive of GST) |
F. |
Date of Pre-Bid meeting |
August 13, 2024 at 11:00 am |
G. |
Venue of the Pre-Bid meeting |
2nd Floor, Conference RoomReserve Bank of IndiaBakery JunctionThiruvananthapuram 695033 |
H. |
Date of Starting of online submission of e- tender(Technical Bid and Financial Bid) at www.mstcecommerce.com/eprochome/rbi |
August 17, 2024, 11:00 am |
I |
Date & time of closing of online submission of e-tender(Technical Bid and Financial Bid) on the MSTC portal |
August 28, 2024, 04:00 pm |
J |
Date & time of opening of Part-I (Technical Bid) of Tender |
August 29, 2024, 11:00 am |
K |
Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) |
₹28,320/- (@2 per cent of Estimated Cost) Last date of submission of EMD August 28, 2024 To be deposited by all bidders through NEFT in favour of RBI, Thiruvananthapuram.Details for NEFT for EMD deposit: |
Beneficiary Name: ABCC CA ‘Your Firm’s Name’ Beneficiary Ac No: 8614038IFSC: RBIS0THPA01 (5th and 10th digit is ‘Zero’) Remarks: Appointment as Concurrent Auditor(Proof of remittance with transaction number (Scanned copy) shall have to be furnished as evidence of deposit of EMD along with technical bid (Part I of the bid)Demand Draft:₹28,320/- (Rupees Twenty Eight Thousand Three Hundred and Twenty only) in the form of Demand Draft(DD), in favor of Reserve Bank of India,
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L. |
Date of opening of Part-II (Financial Bid) of Tender |
Part-II (Financial Bid) will be opened electronically of only those bidder(s) whose Part-I (Technical Bid) is found acceptable by RBI, Thiruvananthapuram. Such bidder(s) will be intimated regarding date of opening of Part-II (Financial Bid) through valid email id given by them. |
K. |
Transaction Fee (Non- refundable) |
Payment of transaction fee as mentioned in the MSTC portal through MSTC paymentGateway/NEFT/RTGS in favour of MSTC limited or as advised by M/s MSTC limited. |
M. |
Bank Guarantee |
5% of Contract Value (to be submitted by successful bidder for the contract period plus 30 days beyond that) |
2. No quotation will be accepted with any condition quoted by the vendor whatsoever. Such quotation will be rejected at the discretion of the Bank.
3. Amendments / corrigendum to the tender, if any, issued in future will only be notified on the RBI Website and MSTC Website as given above and will not be published in newspapers.
Reserve Bank of India
Thiruvananthapuram
RBI/Thiruvananthapuram Regional Office/Others/6/24-25/ET/296
E-Tender for Appointment of Concurrent Auditors for the period October 01, 2024 to September 30, 2025 by Reserve Bank of India, Thiruvananthapuram
Reserve Bank of India, Thiruvananthapuram, (hereinafter called “the Bank”), invites E-tenders under Two-Bid system (Technical & Financial Bid) from Category I Chartered Accountant firms registered with ICAI for Kerala State, for appointment as Concurrent Auditors for a period up to one year i.e., from October 01, 2024 to September 30, 2025 (extendable on annual basis for two more years on the same terms and conditions, subject to satisfactory assessment in the annual review of performance of the CA).
2. The last date for submission of e-tender on MSTC portal is August 28, 2024 till 04:00 PM. Applications received after the said date and time will not be accepted. The Part-I (Technical Bid) of the e-tender will be opened electronically on August 29, 2024 at 11:00 AM. In the event of any date indicated above being declared a Holiday, the next working day shall become operative for the respective purpose mentioned herein.
3. The Bank reserves the right to accept or reject any application or all the offers without assigning any reason thereof.
4. The tender document can be downloaded from the ‘Tenders’ link on Bank’s website rbi.org.in as well as from www.mstcecommerce.com i.e., MSTC portal. Any amendment(s) / corrigendum / clarifications with respect to this tender shall be uploaded on the website / e-portal only. The applicants should regularly check the above website / e-portal for any Amendment / Corrigendum / Clarification on the above website.
Regional Director
Reserve bank of India
Thiruvananthapuram
Disclaimer
Reserve Bank of India, Audit Budget and Coordination Cell (ABCC), Thiruvananthapuram, has prepared this document to give background information on the Contract to the interested parties. While Reserve Bank of India has taken due care in preparation of the information contained herein and believe it to be in order, neither Reserve Bank of India nor any of its authorities or agencies nor any of their respective officers, employees, agents or advisors give any warranty or make any representations, express or implied as to the completeness or accuracy of the information contained in this document or any information which may be provided in association with it.
The information is not intended to be exhaustive. Interested parties are required to make their own inquiries and respondents will be required to confirm in writing that they have done so and they do not rely only on the information provided by Reserve Bank of India in submitting the e-tender. The information is provided on the basis that it is non – binding on Reserve Bank of India or any of its authorities or agencies or any of their respective officers, employees, agents or advisors.
Reserve Bank of India reserves the right not to proceed with the Contract or to change the configuration of the Contract, to alter the timetable reflected in this document or to change the process or procedure to be applied. It also reserves the right to decline to discuss the matter further with any party expressing interest. No reimbursement of cost of any type will be paid to persons or entities expressing interest.
