The Pre-bid meeting for the e-tendering for supply of sufficient number of Fully Covered Closed Vans/Closed Vehicles for Transportation of Coins, supply of sufficient number of fully covered container Trucks/Vehicles for Transportation of Bank Notes, supply of Cars, Utility Vehicles for local/outstation trips for Bank’s representative/ Police escort accompanying fresh/ soiled note remittances and supply of sufficient Number of adult and able-bodied labourers for handling of coin bags and note boxes was held on January 28, 2022, at 3.00 PM in Issue Department, RBI Chennai. List of officials from Issue Department, Chennai and representatives from interested agencies who participated in the meeting is given in the Annex. 2. The discussions held with the agencies representatives and clarifications arrived thereof are mentioned hereunder. | Sl. No | Questions raised by agencies representatives | Clarification given by the Bank | | 1. | Whether the Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) amount is to be paid to RBI Chennai or MSTC Ltd? | The EMD amount has to be paid to RBI Chennai through NEFT. The account details have been mentioned in Section III para 10 (2) of all the tender documents. | | 2. | Whether it is mandatory to follow the Minimum Wages act, 1948? | Yes. It is mandatory to follow the Minimum Wages Act, 1948. Please refer the Terms and Conditions mentioned in the Tender Documents for further information. | | 3. | What is the volume/frequency of work in Chennai Circle. | It was clarified that the frequency of work/ volume of work depends entirely on the supply and demand for currency in the Chennai Circle | Note: -
The above minutes of pre-bid meeting shall form the part of bid document/Agreement. -
The minutes are also uploaded on MSTC portal. -
Rest of the Terms and Conditions and specifications of the tender document shall continue to remain same. -
The above amendments/clarifications are issued for the information of all the intending bidders. -
The submission of bid by the firm shall be construed to be inconformity to the tender document and amendments/clarifications given above. Regional Director
Reserve Bank of India
Chennai
Annex LIST OF PARTICIPANTS | Sl. No. | Name | Office/Agency | | RBI, Chennai | | 1. | Smt. K. Uma Maheshwari, AGM | | 2. | Smt. Baby Shakila, Manager | | 3. | Shri Jayakrishnan S, AM | | 4. | Smt. Neelavathy N, Assistant | | Company’s Representative | | 1. | Shri. P. Purusoth | AJS Call drivers and Travels | | 2. | Shri B. Srinivasan | AJS Call drivers and Travels | | 3. | Shri S. Naveen Kumar | Bright Staffing Solutions LLP. | | 4. | | APP Travels and Security Agencies | | 5. | | APP Travels and Security Agencies | | |