Corrigendum E-tender No.: RBI/Bangalore Regional Office/HRMD/8/25 26/ET/1067[Filter Coffee Tea Soup Vending] A pre-bid meeting on the captioned tender was held on March 09, 2026, at 11:00 AM in HRMD (3rd floor), Reserve Bank of India, Bengaluru. The following RBI officials and the representatives of the following intending bidders / firms attended it: a. RBI Officials: i. Shri Anton Paul Solomon, Assistant General Manager ii. Smt. Vaishali Goratela, Assistant Manager iii. Shri Abhijith D G, Assistant iv. Shri. Anand Kamble, Assistant b. Representatives of the intending Bidders / Firms: | Name of the firm | 1. Pranav Enterprises (Beverich) 2. M/s Hatti Food and Beverages Pvt. Ltd (Hatti Kaapi) 3. Ideal Solutions | 2. The queries raised by the intending bidder & clarifications given by the Bank’s officials are tabulated below: | Sl. No. | Query | Comment | | 1 | How many performance certificates are required? | Minimum 01 (one) Preferably as many as possible. | | 2 | Is EMD mandatory for MSMEs? | Yes | | 3 | What is the amount of EMD? | Rs. 2,00,000/- (Two lakhs) | | 4 | Whether taxes have to be considered while entering financial bid numbers? | Yes, applicable taxes are to be included as per the prevalent rates. Eg. 5% for food, 18% for manpower. | | 5 | When will the technical bid be opened? | On March 18, 2026 after 1.00pm | | 6 | Whether the turnover pertains to annual turnover of the firm? | No, turnover of Rs.1 crore is per contract value/annum | | 7 | Approximately how many employees are to be served on a daily basis? And how many times in a day all the employees will be served? | 600-650 employees are to be served on their desks. Serving has to be done twice daily. Additionally, as and when required, beverages are required to be served. | | 8 | Electronic receipt of daily consumption of various beverages has to be mandatorily submitted with the invoice. | 3. All the other terms and conditions of the captioned tender will remain unchanged. | |