Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers : TRANSPORTATION OF COPIER/NOTEBOOK BOXES & PAPER REELS/BUNDLES IN SMALL LOTS FROM TNPL UNIT-1 AT KAGITHAPURAM AND ITS GODOWNS (SITUATED IN AND AROUND 50 KM / ABOVE 50 KM RADIUS FROM KAGITHAPURAM) TO ZONE- B, C & I DESTINATIONS WITHIN TAMIL NADU

			Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Limited
			Kagithapuram, Karur Dist. 639136, Tamil Nadu
ICSI	Phone	04324 - 277 001 (10 lines)
Fax	04324-277 025 Purchase: 276368
NATIONAL AWARD
e-mail	[e-mail]
FOR EXCELLENCE IN
CORPORATE	Web	www.tnpl.com
GOVERNANCE			Corporate Identify No.L22121TN1979PLC007799
TENDER NO.222313005334		Dec 01, 2022

Dear Sirs,

Sub: Transportation of Copier/Notebook Boxes & Paper Reels/bundles in small lots from TNPL Unit-1 at Kagithapuram and its Godowns (situated in and around 50 KM / above 50 KMradius from Kagithapuram) to Zone- B, C & I destinations within Tamil Nadu.

Ref: Tender No.222313005334

TNPL would like to fix up Transport Contractors for transportation of Copier/Notebook Boxes and Paper reels/bundles in small lots from TNPL Unit-1 at Kagithapuram and its Godowns (situated in and around 50 KM/ above 50 KMradius from Kagithapuram) to Zone- B, C & I destinations within Tamil Nadu.

In this connection please find enclosed the following:

	Anneuxre - I	E-tendering Terms and conditions
	Annexure-II	Scope of work and General Terms & Conditions.
	Annexure-III	Technical-cum-Commercial Bid
	Annexure -IV	Price Bid schedule is to be filled in the e-portal (BOQ)
	Annexure - V	Estimated Quantity to be moved to Zone- B, C & I destinations.
	Annexure - VI			Trucks details

The tenderers are requested to go through the E - tendering terms and conditions, General terms and conditions of the Tender, Terms and Conditions for Reverse Auction (e-auction) and Process Compliance Statement carefully.

The due date for submission of Tender documents including the Technical Cum Commercial Bid along with Tender fee/EMD and the Price bid online through E-procurement portal (https://tntenders.gov.in/nicgep/app) is 06.12.2022 before 3:00 PM. The Technical Cum Commercial Bid will be opened through online portal at 04:00 PM on 07.12.2022.

TENDER OPENING AND TECHNICAL BID EVALUATION

1. Technical Bid opening will be done online and technical evaluation will be carried out after the due date of submission of online Bid.
2. TNPL will examine the Technical Bids against the Qualifying criteria and Technical cum Commercial bid given in the Tender document.
3. Evaluation will be done based on the documents submitted by the Bidder. The Bids which are not meeting Qualifying criteria will be rejected and further processing will not be carried out.
4. The tenderers, on their own interest, should ensure that all the documents required are furnished. Tenders received without the relevant documents would summarily be rejected
5. Decision of TNPL is final and no dispute can be raised by any Bidder for rejection of their Bids and no claims on this account will be entertained.
6. The Bidders whose Bids meet the Qualifying Criteria and Technical specifications of the tender will be called as "Technically Qualified Bidders".
7. In case if the Bidder fails to comply with the requirements of TNPL, such Bids will be rejected without entertaining further correspondence in this regard.

Corporate Office:67, Mount Road, Guindy, Chennai - 600 032

Phone:[phone]/16/18.Fax:[phone]

e-mail: [e-mail]/ [e-mail]

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Technically qualified bidders price Bid will be opened by TNPL tender opening committee at Purchase

section, Kagithapuram throughhttps://tntenders.gov.in/nicgep/app.

Please note that the points asked for in Annexure-III are the qualifying factors of the Tender. Tenderers who do not comply with the conditions with documentary proof (wherever required) will not be qualified in the Tender for Price bid opening and E-reverse auction stage.

OPENING OF THE PRICE BIDS:

The date and time of opening of Price Bids will be later notified through registered Mobile number and e-mail to the Bidders who fulfill the tender terms and conditions through NIC portal.

Note: At the price bid stage, TNPL would adopt the following methodology to finalize the tender.

1. Technical Bid is to be filled in the given format & uploaded.
2. Price Bid (BOQ) is to be filled in the given format & uploaded.
3. In the e-tender, the price bids received from the technically qualified bidders will be opened electronically.
4. The opening price for the e-auction will be the lowest price obtained in the price bid/ TNPL will fix opening price. The minimum bid decrement will be Rs.500/MT,opening price, the date and time of e-auction (https://tntenders.gov.in/nicgep/app) will be communicated to the qualified parties through your registered Mobile number and E-mail ID in NIC portal.
5. The lowest offer received either through e-portal price bid (BOQ) or through e-auction whichever is lower, will only be considered for placement of order.

Further, if the bidders offer is not qualified as per the qualifying factor mentioned in the tender, their price bid (BOQ) will not be opened.

TNPL reserves the right to reject any or all tenders at it's own discretion without assigning any reason whatsoever and TNPL is not responsible for any delay in submission of bid on due date and in time.

PLEASE NOTE THAT FOLLOWING ARE THE QUALIFYING CONDITIONS FOR OPENING OF PRICE BID (POINT NO.1 TO 3):

Please note that the following points asked for in the Technical-cum-Commercial Bid are the qualifying factors of the Tender. Therefore tenderers who do not comply with the conditions with documentary proof (wherever required) will not be qualified in the Tender for Price Bid stage.

01. EXPERIENCE:

The tenderer should have minimum three years experience in transporting bulk materials not less than 1000 MT in any one of the month in the past three financial years, i.e., 2019-20 / 2020-21 / 2021-22.

• Documentary proof should be enclosed along with tender document for experience in the form of purchase/work order copies / transport agreements for last THREE FINANCIAL YEARS.
• Documentary proof should be enclosed for quantity transported should not be less than 1000 MT in any one of the month in the past three financial years, i.e.,2019-20/2020-21/2021-22 in the form of G.C.copies / copies of Bills/Invoices with payment vouchers / payment details through RTGS.

Tender received without year wise documentary proof for experience and quantity transportedas above shall be rejected summarily without assigning any reasons whatsoever.

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02. EARNEST MONEY DEPOSIT (EMD) AND TENDER FEE:

EMD: EMD of Rs 2,00,000/- (Rupees Two Lakhs)should be submitted along with the Technical cum

Commercial Bid through RTGS/NEFT mode. (If already submitted against tender number : 222313004668, no need to submit EMD for this tender. The same EMD reference can be enclosed).

TENDER FEE: In case, the tenderer has downloaded the tender document from websites, Tender Fee of Rs.590/-is to be remitted through RTGS/NEFT mode.

The remittance details of both Tender fee and EMD (UTR details) should also be furnished in the Technical cum Commercial Bid.

Bank details for RTGS payment:

Account Number	1152223000000372
Description	CC Account
Account Name	TAMIL NADU NEWS PRINT AND PAPERS LTD
Corporate Address	KAGITHAPURAM, KARUR DISTRICT, TAML NADU-639136
BANK NAME	KARUR VYSYA BANK
Branch address	KARUR WEST (L.N.S), ERODE ROAD, LNS POST, KARUR,
PIN Code 639002
IFS Code	KVBL0001152
	Note : Tender fee and EMD should be remitted separately.

Offers received without EMD are liable for rejection. TNPL will not entertain any request for adjusting the EMD from the tenderer's due/running bills or from the EMD/Security Deposit of any other tender participated by the tenderer.

EMD amount will not bear any interest and will be returned to the unsuccessful bidders after releasing the order.

03. ADDITIONAL SECURITY DEPOSIT/BANK GUARANTEE:

In addition to the Earnest Money Deposit, the successful tenderer should agree to submit Additional Security Deposit of ₹50,000/- and Bank guarantee towards Material in Transit for ₹2,00,000/- as per tender terms and conditions enclosed.

VALIDITY OF OFFER: The rate quoted against the tender should be valid for acceptance for 90 days from the date of tender opening and during the validity of the offer, the bidder is not permitted to make any upward revision in the rate or withdraw his offer. In case of withdrawal of offer or revision of rate as stated above, the EMD amount will be forfeited and suitable penal action will be taken. The rate quoted against this tender will be on rate contract basis for a period of one year from the date of release of purchase order irrespective of the quantity of movement.

Thanking you,

Yours faithfully,

for TAMIL NADU NEWSPRINT AND PAPERS LIMITED,

DGM (Purchase)

Encl: as above

Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Limited

TENDER NO: 222313005334

ANNEXURE - I: E-TENDERING TERMS AND CONDITIONS

INSTRUCTION TO BIDDERS FOR SUBMISSION OF ONLINE BIDS IN E-TENDER

Techno-commercial bids and price bids should be submitted through the following link https://tntenders.gov.in/nicgep/app

The tender will be processed online through e-tender and e-reverse auction. The bidder shall submit his response through bid submission to the tender in the online procurement platform at NIC's website https://tntenders.gov.in/nicgep/app.No other forms of bid submission is accepted. Bidders are requested to quote their price through the online e-procurement portal/system only.

The procedures to be followed are explained below:

1. Techno-CommercialBids are to be filled in the given formats attached. The required and mandatory formats are available in the Tender Document in the e-portal.
2. Price Bids are to be filled in the e-portal in the relevant web pages enabled for the bidders. Price

bids will be opened before- reverse auction.

• Bidders are requested to read the instructions and terms & conditions carefully before submitting their online tenders.
• The Bidders are required to submit soft copies of their Bids electronically on the TAMILNADU GOVERNMENT E PROCUREMENT Portal, using valid Digital Signature Certificates. The necessary instructions are given to assist the Bidders in registering on the TAMILNADU GOVERNMENT E PROCUREMENT Portal, prepare their Bids in accordance with the requirements and submitting their Bids online on the TAMILNADU GOVERNMENT E- PROCUREMENT Portal.
• More useful information for submitting online Bids on the TAMILNADU GOVERNMENT E-PROCUREMENT Portal may be obtained at: https://tntenders.gov.in/nicgep/app)

The bidding under this contract is electronic bid submission through website https://tntenders.gov.in/nicgep/apponly. Detailed guidelines for viewing bids and submission of online bids are given on the website. The bidder's can logon to this website and view the invitation for Bids and can view the details of Materials /works for which bids are invited.

• REGISTRATION:

1. If the bidder is already registered with NIC, they can directly login with their credentials
2. If not, bidder has to follow the bidder's registration process with Tamil Nadu Government e- procurement portal. For this, the bidder may visit the above URL and click on "Online Bidder Enrollment" and fill up the registration form with their details and submit. As part of the enrolment process, the bidders are required to choose a unique user nameand assign a password for their accounts.
3. Bidders are advised to register their valid email address and mobile number as part of the registration process. These details would be used for any communication from the e-Portal.
4. Upon enrolment, the bidders are required to register their valid Digital Signature Certificate (DSC) (Class Class III Certificates with signing key usage) issued by any Certifying Authority recognized by CCA India (e.g. Sify / nCode / eMudhra etc.), with their profile.

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1. Only one valid DSC should be registered by a bidder. Please note that the bidders should ensure that they do not lend their DSC.
2. Bidder then can login to the site through the secured login by entering their user ID / password and the password of the DSC / e-Token.

1. CONTACT PERSONS:

1. For queries related to registration and online bidding (NIC):e-mail : [e-mail]
   Contact No.: 044 - 24461505
2. TNPL IT HELPDESK:

Name	Intercom	TNPL CUG Mobile Number
M.PRANESH	2849	94894 00798

3.0 SYSTEM REQUIREMENT:

1. Operating System: Windows 7 or above, RAM - 1GB and above
2. Internet connectivity with at least 2 Mbps speed
3. Internet browser: IE 9 and above (or) Mozilla Firefox 3.5 up to version 49
4. Signing type: Digital Signature (class III)
5. JRE 8.0 software to be downloaded and installed in the system.

To enable ALL active X controls and disable 'use pop up blocker' under Tools→Internet Options→ custom level (Please run IE settings once)

4.0 SEARCHING FOR TENDER DOCUMENT:

1. There are various search options built in the Website, to facilitate bidders to search active tenders by several parameters. These parameters could include Tender ID, organization name, location, date, value, etc.
2. Once the bidders have selected the tenders they are interested in, they may download the required documents/tender schedules. These tenders can be moved to the respective 'My Tenders' folder. This would enable the Tamil Nadu Govt. e-Procurement Portal, to intimate the bidders through SMS / e-mail in case there is any corrigendum issued to the tender document.
3. The bidder should make a note of the unique Tender ID assigned to each tender, in case they want to obtain any clarification / help from the Helpdesk.

1. PREPARATION OF BIDS:
2. Bidder should take into account any corrigendum published on the tender document before submitting their bids.
3. Bidders are requested to go through the NIT and the tender document carefully to understand the documents required to be submitted as part of the bid. Please note the number of covers in which the bid documents have to be submitted, the number of documents including the names and content of each of the document that need to be submitted. Any deviations from these may lead to rejection of the bid.
4. Bidders, in advance, should get ready the bid documents to be submitted as indicated in the tender document and generally, they can be in PDF / XLS / RAR / DWF / JPG formats. Bid documents may be scanned with 100 dpi, which helps in reducing size of the scanned document. Since the uploaded documents shall be downloaded for evaluation of bid, bidders are advised to upload clear scanned copies.

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