1. Sealed tenders in two parts are invited for "Conducting Energy Audit of Bank’s Office Building at New Delhi. The work is estimated to cost Rs.1.00 lakh and is to be completed within 06 (six) weeks.

2. Tender forms will be issued only to those contractors who invariably furnish, at the time of applying for tender-forms, the following information in writing and submit relevant documents to satisfy the Bank about their eligibility for participating in the tendering process. Only those contractors who fulfill the following pre-qualification criteria will be eligible to participate in the tender for the work:

1. The intending tenderer for conducting Energy Audit should be professionally qualified degree holder and experienced Energy Auditor duly certified and accredited by Bureau of Energy Efficiency(BEE). Supporting evidence/documents need to be submitted along with the documents pertaining to the pre-qualification criteria.

2. The firm should have the experience of carrying out at least two energy audits in Banks, Financial institutions, major hotels or multistoried office buildings or any other electrical installations with a minimum connected load of 500 KW in last 5 years. Supporting evidence/documents need to be submitted along with the documents pertaining to the pre-qualification criteria.

The client's certificate shall be accepted only when the same is signed by an official of the rank of Executive engineer/Superintendent Engineer or equivalent in respect of a Government/Semi Government organization or a PSU and only when they are supported by adequate proof of payment received by the contractor for the work done by him. The client's certificate issued by the private organizations shall also be accompanied by Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) certificates. Applications/tenders received without the above certificates may be rejected. The Bank shall have the right to independently verify these certificates.

The Bank shall evaluate the said reports before evaluation of price bid of the tenders. If any tenderer is not found to possess the required eligibility for participating in the tendering process at any point of time and/or his performance reports received from his clients are found unsatisfactory, the Bank reserves the right to reject his offer even after opening of Part-I of the tender. The Bank is not bound to assign any reason for doing so.

3. In the event of intending tenderer failing to satisfy the pre-qualification criteria; the Bank reserves the right to refuse issuance of tender forms/documents to them.

4. After satisfactory confirmation for fulfilling the pre-qualification criteria mentioned above, tender forms will be issued through e-mail from December 29, 2020 to January 20, 2021 from 10.00 AM to 5.30 PM on all working days (Monday to Friday) by Estate Department, Reserve Bank of India, New Delhi.

5. The pre-tender clarification by the intending tenderers can be sought through e-mail or by visiting the Bank on or before January 27, 2021 in Estate Department, RBI New Delhi to clarify any point/doubt in respect of the tender/scope of the work. The duly filled in tender documents should reach in Bank’s Office at Estate Department, Reserve Bank of India, New Delhi by 14.00 hours on February 03, 2021.

6. Tender forms can also be downloaded from the website www.rbi.org.in till January 20, 2021.

7. In case the downloaded tender document is intended to be submitted, all the information/ documents, mentioned in Para 2 above, will have to be submitted at Estate Department, Reserve Bank of India, New Delhi in a sealed cover addressed by name to Shri Ajay Kumar, Regional Director, Reserve Bank of India, Estate Department, New Delhi upto 4:30 PM on January 20, 2021 (the last date of issue of tender) for Banks' examination. On scrutiny of these documents submitted for pre-qualification criteria, tenderers would be advised for their eligibility. Tenderers are requested to submit their filled-in tender forms within stipulated time, only after receiving the eligibility confirmation from the Bank. If any of the intended tenderer is not found to possess the required eligibility, his/her tender will not be accepted by the Bank, for further processing.

8. Tenders only in the prescribed form shall be accepted; Part-I of the tender should contain the Bank's standard technical and commercial conditions, if any for the proposed work, tenderers' covering letter, and the proof of EMD of Rs.2, 000/- through NEFT to RBI New Delhi or in the form of a demand draft favouring Reserve Bank of India payable at New Delhi and be sealed in one cover, super scribing "Part – I. Part-II of the tender should contain only the price bid/bill of quantity in the prescribed format. Both these sealed envelopes of part-I and part-II should be sealed in one cover superscribing, “Tenders for Conducting Energy Audit for Bank’s Office Building at New Delhi". This sealed envelope addressed by name to Shri Ajay Kumar, Regional Director, Reserve Bank of India, Estate Department, New Delhi will be received by the Bank at Estate Department, Reserve Bank of India, New Delhi up to 14:00 hours on February 03, 2021 in the manner described in the tender form. Tenders received after the due date and time will not be accepted under any circumstances.

9. Part I of the tenders will be opened at 15.00 hours on February 03, 2021 in the presence of the authorized representative of the tenderers who choose to be present.

10. The Bank is not bound to accept the lowest tender and reserves the right to accept either in full or in part any tender. The Bank also reserves the right to reject all the tenders without assigning any reason there for.

Regional Director