Corrigendum Minutes of Pre-Bid Meeting Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Kochi (hereinafter referred to as the “Bank”) invites e-Tender under Two – Bid system (Technical & Financial Bid) from Category I CA firms for Appointment of Concurrent Auditors for a period October 01, 2025 to September 30, 2026 for RBI, Kochi, with the provision of reappointment for a maximum of two years, one year at a time, subject to satisfactory performance under a system of appraisal at the end of the contract period by RBI, Kochi. The Tender process will be executed through the e-Tendering portal of MSTC Ltd (https://www.mstcecommerce.com/). 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 ‘Tenders’ section and from the website https://www.mstcecommerce.com. The last date for submission of tender is August 04, 2025, 02:00 PM. Tenders submitted only through the portal, will be accepted for the captioned process. Tenders, if received (in any mode) 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. Chief General Manager
Reserve Bank of India
Kochi Place: Kochi
Date: July 16, 2025
SCHEDULE OF TENDER | A. | e-Tender no. | RBI/Kochi Regional Office/Estate/8/25-26/ET/288 | | B. | Name of Tender | E-Tender for Appointment of Concurrent Auditor from October 01, 2025 to September 30, 2026 by Reserve Bank of India, Kochi. | | C. | Mode of Tender | e-Procurement System
(Online Part I- Technical Bid and Part II – Financial Bid through www.mstcecommerce.com) | | D. | Date of Notice Inviting e-tender available for view/download on RBI website | From 1700 hrs on July 16, 2025 | | E. | Date of Pre-Bid meeting & Venue | July 23, 2025 at 1500 hrs, 3rd Floor, Video Conference Room, RBI, Kochi | | F. | Date and time of uploading the outcome of pre-bid meeting on RBI, website in the form of addendum, corrigendum etc. | 1300 hrs on July 25, 2025 | | G. | Date of Starting of online submission of e-tender (Technical Bid and Financial Bid) at www.mstcecommerce.com/eprochome/rbi | 1400 hrs onwards on July 25, 2025, | | H. | Date & time of closing of online submission of e-tender (Technical Bid and Financial Bid) on the MSTC portal | 1400 hrs on August 04, 2025 | | I. | Date & time of opening of Part-I (Technical Bid) of Tender | 1500 hrs on August 04, 2025 | | J. | Estimated value of tender i.e., Minimum remuneration fees (per month) | ₹59,000/- (Rupees Fifty-Nine Thousand only) per month (inclusive of all costs and exclusive of GST) i.e., ₹.7,08,000/- (Rupees Seven Lakh Eight Thousand only) for 12 months (inclusive of all costs and exclusive of GST). | | K. | Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) | ₹14,160/- (Rupees Fourteen Thousand One Hundred Sixty only) remitted through NEFT.
The details of transaction will have to be furnished as evidence of deposit of EMD along with technical bid (part I of the bid).
Details of NEFT for EMD payment of ₹14160/-:
Beneficiary Name: ABCC CA ‘Your firm’s Name’
Beneficiary A/c No: 8614038
IFSC: RBIS0KCPA01
Remarks: Appointment of Concurrent Auditor
OR
₹14,160/- (Rupees fourteen thousand one hundred sixty only) in the form of Demand Draft (DD), in favour of Reserve Bank of India, Kochi to be delivered in physical form at ABCC, Reserve Bank of India, Banerji Road, Ernakulam North, Kochi – 682018
Last date of submission of EMD is August 04, 2025. | | L. | Date of opening of Part-II (Financial Bid) of Tender | Eligible bidder(s) will be intimated regarding date of opening of Part-II (Financial Bid) through valid e-mail id given by them. | | M. | Transaction Fee (Non-refundable) | Payment of transaction fee as mentioned in the MSTC portal through MSTC payment Gateway/NEFT/RTGS in favour of MSTC limited or as advised by M/s MSTC limited. | | N. | 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. |
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