Minutes of Pre-Bid Meeting E-Tender No. RBI/RANCHI REGIONAL OFFICE/HRMD/1/25-26/ET/355[Appt of Concurrent Auditor] Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Ranchi (hereinafter called “The Bank”) invites e-tenders from eligible Concurrent Auditors firms (as defined in the tender document) under two-bid system (Technical Bid and Financial Bid), for Appointment of Concurrent Auditors (CAs) for the period from October 01, 2025, to September 30, 2026. The successful tenderer will be eligible for appointment as CAs for a period of one year initially i.e. October 01, 2025 till September 30, 2026, with a provision for re-appointment for a maximum of two more years i.e. from October 01, 2026 till September 30, 2027 and thereafter from October 01, 2027 till September 30, 2028, one year at a time, subject to satisfactory performance under a system of appraisal at the end of the year by the Bank. The appraisal of performance will be done on the parameters including quality of work, adequacy of number of CAs and other skilled/semi-skilled staff deployed, timeliness of submission of reports and such other parameters considered relevant by the Bank. The tender process will be executed through the e-Tendering portal of MSTC Ltd. (https://www.mstcecommerce.com/eprocn) 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 https://www.rbi.org.in under ‘Tender’ section and from the website www.mstcecommerce.com/eprocn i.e. MSTC portal. The last date for submission of e-Tender is August 25, 2025, at 03:00 P.M. Part I of the e-Tender will be opened electronically on August 25, 2025, at 04:00 P.M. In the event of any date being declared holiday, the next working day shall become operative for the respective purpose mentioned herein. 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 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. 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
Ranchi
1. SCHEDULE OF TENDER Note: This is a tender enquiry through MSTC portal. Bidders are advised to first visit our website https://www.rbi.org.in through ‘Tenders’ link and check their eligibility. Eligible firms wishing to apply should register themselves with MSTC Portal (https://www.mstcecommerce.com/eprocn) and apply online through e-Tender mode only. | Sr No | Details | Date/Time | | 1 | Name of e-Tender | Appointment of Concurrent Auditors in Reserve Bank of India, Ranchi | | 2 | e-Tender No. | e-Tender No. RBI/RANCHI REGIONAL OFFICE/HRMD/1/25-26/ET/355[Appt of Concurrent Auditor] | | 3 | Mode of e-Tender | e-Procurement System
(Online Part I – Technical Bid and Part II - Financial Bid through www.mstcecommerce.com/eprocn)
(To be filled only by eligible contractors) | | 4 | Estimated Cost | ₹56,000/- per month exclusive of taxes i.e.
₹6,72,000/- for twelve months exclusive of taxes. | | 5 | View e-Tender on MSTC Web portal – Date and Time | August 01, 2025 (Friday) at 03:00 PM | | 6 | Pre-Bid meeting | 11:00 AM on August 11, 2025 (Monday) at
Reserve Bank of India, Zila Parishad Bhavan, 1st Floor, Kutchery Chowk, Ranchi, Jharkhand-834001 | | 7 | Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) | ₹15,859/-
(2% of the estimated amount with taxes, to be deposited through NEFT mode only).
The account details for NEFT transaction is as under:
Beneficiary Name: Reserve Bank of India, Ranchi
Beneficiary A/c No: 186003001
IFSC Code: RBIS0RNPA01 (5th and 10th letter being zero).
The details of transaction will have to be furnished as evidence of deposit of EMD along with technical bid (Part I of the bid). In the event of failure to submit EMD/its evidence, the bid may be considered non-bonafide and will be rejected. | | 8 | Performance Bank Guarantee | ₹39,648/-
(5% of contract value submitted by the tenderer to whom the contract has been awarded for the contract period plus 60 days beyond that) | | 9 | Date of starting of e-Tender for submission of online Techno-Commercial Bid and price Bid at www.mstcecommerce.com/eprocn | August 01, 2025 (Friday) at 03:00 PM | | 10 | Date of closing of online e-tender for submission of Techno-Commercial Bid & Price Bid | August 25, 2025 (Monday) at 03:00 PM | | 11 | Date & time of opening of Part-I (Technical Bid) | August 25, 2025 (Monday) at 04:00 PM | | 12 | Date of opening of Part-II (Financial Bid) | Part II (i.e., Financial Bid) will be opened
electronically of only those bidder(s) whose Part-I (i.e., Technical Bid) is found acceptable by ABCC, Ranchi. Such bidder(s) will be intimated regarding opening of Part-II (i.e., Financial Bid) through valid email ID provided. | | 13 | Transaction Fees (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. | | 14 | Address for communication | The Regional Director
Reserve Bank of India, Zila Parishad Bhawan, 1st Floor, Kutchery Chowk, Ranchi, Jharkhand - 834001 | | Note: This notice is being published for information only and is not an open invitation to quote in this limited tender. Participation in this tender is by invitation only and is limited to the selected Procuring Entity’s enlisted contractors. Unsolicited offers are liable to be ignored. | Applicants intending to apply will have to satisfy the Bank by furnishing documentary evidence in support of their possessing required eligibility and in the event of their failure to do so, the Bank reserves the right to reject their bids. All the pre-qualification papers should be uploaded on MSTC site. Tenders without EMD will not be accepted under any circumstances. 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 thereof. Any 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 newspaper(s). |