Cancellation of Tender Corrigendum – Extension of last date for submission of bids Corrigendum - Opening of RFP documents Corrigendum - Last date for submission of bids Addendum dated June 30, 2021 Corrigendum dated June 18, 2021 Last date for submission deferred for the time being Addendum dated April 19, 2021 Minutes of the Second Pre Bid Meeting Corrigendum dated March 24, 2021 Corrigendum dated March 01, 2021 Second Pre-bid Meeting and Extension of last date for submission of RFP Corrigendum for extension of last date for submission of RFP Minutes of Pre-bid meeting Please refer the tender notice for the captioned RFP published on the Bank’s website www.rbi.org.in on December 11, 2020, inviting Request for proposal (RFP) from qualified and capable firms/ agencies/ companies to provide comprehensive consultancy services for the proposed work. 2. The following sections of the RFP has been revised and the modified provision are as under: | Section | Existing Provision | Revised Provision | | 5.8.2 Modification of Contract | In the event of any such modification/ alteration causing increase or decrease in the efforts/ man days or in the time required by the Consultant to perform any obligation under the contract, an equitable adjustment shall be made in the contract delivery period, as the case may be and the contract amended accordingly. However, this being a Fixed Price tender, contract price would not be amended / increased. | In the event of any such modification/ alteration causing increase or decrease in the efforts / man days or in the time required by the Consultant to perform any obligation under the contract, an equitable adjustment shall be made in the contract delivery period, as the case may be and the contract amended accordingly. This being a Fixed Price tender, contract price would not be amended / increased except for the provisions contained under clause 5.19 (Management of changes / variations). | | 5.9 Consultancy Charges | The Tenderer shall quote for comprehensive consultancy ……… Further, the consultation charges quoted shall remain fixed for the entire duration of the contract and shall not be revised due to any delay in completion of the project i.e. delay either by the consultant or by the vendor/s engaged or due to force majeure or any delay caused in completion of the project beyond the control of the Bank, etc. The tenderer may also note that the personnel for providing on-site support shall be deputed at the facility upon commencement / during stabilisation of the facility. | The Tenderer shall quote for comprehensive consultancy ……. Further, the consultation charges quoted shall remain fixed for the entire duration of the contract and shall not be revised due to any delay in completion of the project i.e. delay either by the consultant or by the vendor/s engaged or due to force majeure or any delay caused in completion of the project beyond the control of the Bank, etc., except for the provisions contained under clause 5.19 (Management of changes / variations). The tenderer may also note that the personnel for providing on-site support shall be deputed at the facility upon commencement / during stabilisation of the facility. | | Para 4.15 Firm/ Fixed Price | Prices quoted by the tenderer shall remain firm and fixed for comprehensive consultancy services and on-site support rendered as outlined in Scope of work irrespective of the tenure and not subject to any variation on any account. | Prices quoted by the tenderer shall remain firm and fixed for comprehensive consultancy services and on-site support rendered as outlined in Scope of work irrespective of the tenure and not subject to any variation on any account, except for the provisions contained under clause 5.19 (Management of changes / variations). | | Annex II – Detailed Scope of Work - Part I (A) (f) | Providing on-site maintenance support including co-ordination and integration of various systems and processes. The consultant would also be required to provide onsite support for ten (10) years extendable thereafter on mutual agreement. | The provision stands deleted and is being covered under Part III – On-site Support of Annex II – Detailed Scope of Work. | | Part III – On-site Support | The tenderer shall depute minimum…….. | Providing on-site maintenance support including co-ordination and integration of various systems and processes. The consultant would also be required to provide onsite support for ten (10) years extendable thereafter on mutual agreement. The tenderer shall depute minimum….. | Para 4.4 of Annex I -
Projections on the capacity of the ABPC to store and process banknotes | The proposed ABPC is expected to provide for storage and dispatch of fresh banknotes and storage and processing of soiled banknotes to/ from the identified CCs/ Bank branches covering the jurisdiction of the states being catered. The ABPC is expected to work in two shifts and serve the currency requirements of the identified regions. It is therefore imperative that the capacity planned at the ABPC is not only able to meet the ever increasing currency needs of the regions but also has some spare capacity to accommodate future currency needs. The Department has projected storage capacity requirements for ABPC at Jaipur, based on the above requirements as under: In million pieces | Particulars | 2024-25 | 2029-30 | 2034-35 | 2039-40 | | Soiled Notes (during the year) LDN* | 2966 | 3889 | 6377 | 9881 | | Soiled Notes (during the year) HDN** | 4752 | 7679 | 11913 | 17876 | | Total | 7718 | 11568 | 18290 | 27757 | | Fresh Notes stock (daily Average) | 1883 | 2950 | 4583 | 6853 | *Lower Denomination Note (Rs. 50 & below)
** High Denomination Note (Rs. 100 & above)
Note – The above estimates may vary by +/-10% | The facility may be designed to store the daily average Fresh Note Stock requirement and hold a stock of about 15 days of Soiled Banknotes and provide commensurate processing and destruction capacities. The facility may be built to cater to the above projected capacity being operationalized in a phased manner, as may be decided by the Bank. | The proposed ABPC will provide for storage and processing of soiled banknotes to/ from the identified CCs/ Bank branches covering the jurisdiction of the states being catered along with storage and dispatch of fresh banknotes for the states being catered. The capacity planned at the ABPC should not only meet the currency needs of the regions but also have some spare capacity to accommodate future currency needs. Broad estimates of banknotes to be handled by ABPC at Jaipur are as under: In million pieces
Particulars | 2024-25 | 2029-30 | 2034-35 | 2039-40 | | Estimates of Soiled Notes to be received during the year | 5,846 | 8,762 | 13,853 | 21,023 | | Estimates of Fresh Notes to be received during the year from presses | 8,444 | 13,634 | 21,417 | 32,323 | | Estimates of Fresh Notes to be sent during the year to CCs | 7,177 | 11,588 | 18,203 | 27,473 |
| Parameters | Estimates | | Anticipated receipt of daily average number of soiled notes at ABPC. | 25 mn soiled notes per day of remittance with an estimated total of 5846 mn in 2024-25 | | Anticipated receipt of daily average number of fresh notes at ABPC. | 96 mn fresh notes per day of remittance with the total of 8444 mn in 2024-25 | | Anticipated despatch of daily average number of fresh notes to CCs. | 41.2 mn new banknotes per day of remittance with the total of 7177 mn in 2024-25 | | Note – The estimates may vary by +/-10% | The facility may be designed to store three months stock of fresh banknotes to be sent to CCs and hold a stock of about 15 days of Soiled Banknotes. The facility may cater to process 65% of soiled banknotes in online mode (CVPS) in two shifts and be supported by offline shredding for the same. The Shredding and Briquetting System should be designed to cater to process all soiled banknotes received during the year. The facility may be built to cater to the above projected capacity being operationalized in a phased manner, as may be decided by the Bank. Processing details and quantum will be discussed with the successful bidder. | 3. The following provision has been appended in the RFP at Section IV: General Instructions to Tenderer (GIT) - Para 4.48 - “The consultant shall establish a registered/ Project Office within three months from the date of intimation of approval for the project report by the Bank. The consultant shall also provide the details of such office to the Bank within the above stipulated period. The project office, if applicable, shall be set up under the extant guidelines of the Reserve Bank of India read with provisions of Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999.” 4. It is clarified that all other terms and conditions of the RFP shall remain unchanged. This shall also be part of the RFP document. Chief General Manager-in-Charge,
Department of Currency Management,
Central Office,
Reserve Bank of India,
Mumbai 400 001. |