Minutes of Pre-Bid Meeting

E-Tender No. RBI/Raipur/Raipur/3/22-23/ET/243

Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Raipur (hereinafter called “The Bank”) invites e-tenders from eligible CA 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, 2022 to September 30, 2023.

The successful tenderer will be eligible for appointment as Concurrent Auditors (CAs) for a period of one year initially i.e. October 01, 2022 till September 30, 2023, with provision for re-appointment for a maximum of two more years i.e from October 01, 2023 till September 30, 2024 and thereafter from October 01, 2024 till September 30, 2025, 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 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/eprochome/rbi) 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 ‘Tender’ section and from the website www.mstcecommerce.com i.e. MSTC portal. The last date for submission of e-Tender is August 22, 2022 till 01:00 PM. The part I of the e-Tender will be opened electronically on August 22, 2022 at 03:00 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
Raipur

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 (www.mstcecommerce.com) and apply online through e-Tender mode only.

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 the newspaper.