Submission of Tender The tender shall be submitted online in two part, viz., technical bid and financial bid. All the pages of bid being submitted must be signed and sequentially numbered by the bidder irrespective of nature of content of the documents before uploading.
Clarification of Tenders 26.1 To assist in the examination, evaluation, comparison of the Tenders, and qualification of the Tenderers, the Procuring Entity may, at its discretion, ask any Tenderer for a clarification of its Tender. Any clarification submitted by a Tenderer in respect to its Tender and that is not in response to a request by the Procuring Entity shall not be considered. The Procuring Entity's request for clarification and the response shall be in writing. No change, including any voluntary increase or decrease, in the prices or substance of the Tender shall be sought, offered, or permitted except to confirm the correction of arithmetic errors discovered by the Procuring Entity in the Evaluation of the Tenders, in accordance with ITT 30. If a Tenderer does not provide clarifications of its Tender by the date and time set in the Procuring Entity's request for clarification, its Tender may be rejected.
SUBMISSION OF TENDERS 3.01 The tenderer, should submit tenders after studying the entire tender document and instructions to the tenderer's carefully, visiting the sites, for satisfying himself of the local conditions, locations, accessibility of sites, nature, extent and character of operation, may obtain all clarifications before the tendering. Submission of tender implies that the tenderer has obtained all the clarifications required by him. No claim on ground of want of knowledge, thereafter, in such respect will be entertained. The tenderer should quote rates both in figures as well as in words in Rupees per MT Per Km for different movement slabs and in Rupees per MT., for wagon handling in the two separate formats of Schedule No. II. Tenderers have to tender the rates for transportation, only on slab rates irrespective of existence of truck union. Truck operators union / Transport Cooperatives which are registered with the registrar, Firms and Societies of the respective states to be supported with a notarized copy of the valid Registration certificate can also participate in the tenders directly but they shall have to tender the rates on slab rate basis. For tenderers other than registered truck operators unions / transport cooperatives, it shall be the responsibility of the tenderer to deal with the union if existing at any rake point. Tenderer shall have to arrange the movement as per the movement plan on rake to rake basis. Increase in transportation rates during the contract period or extended period of contract shall be considered only if there is increase in diesel rate by Government of India. The increase shall be allowed as per the formula given in the relevant clause of General terms and conditions of the tender document. The same formula shall be applicable for Truck operators unions / Transport Cooperatives also.
Evaluation of Tenders 33.1 The Procuring Entity shall use the criteria and methodologies listed in this ITT and Section III, Evaluation and Qualification criteria. No other evaluation criteria or methodologies shall be permitted. By applying the criteria and methodologies, the Procuring Entity shall determine the Lowest Evaluated Tender. This is the Tender of the Tenderer that meets the qualification criteria and whose Tender has been determined to be:
Withdrawal, Substitution, and Modification of Tenders 23.1 A Tenderer may withdraw, substitute, or modify its Tender after it has been submitted by sending a written notice, duly signed by an authorized representative, and shall include a copy of the authorization (the power of attorney) in accordance with ITT19.3, (except that withdrawal notices do not require copies). The corresponding substitution or modification of the Tender must accompany the respective written notice. All notices must be:
INSPECTION, ACCEPTANCE AND REJECTION a. All Goods will be subject to Mercy Corps' inspection and testing (which may be done by a third party authorized by Mercy Corps), at any time and place, including the period of manufacture/production/creation and before final acceptance. If Mercy Corps inspects or tests at Supplier's premises, Supplier, without additional charge, will provide all reasonable facilities and assistance for the safety and convenience of Mercy Corps' inspectors. No inspection or testing done or not done before final inspection and acceptance will relieve Supplier from responsibility for defects or for other failure to meet the requirements of this Agreement. Notwithstanding any prior inspections or payments made, all Goods will be subject to final inspection and acceptance at the Delivery Location within a reasonable time after delivery (but in no event, less than three days after the date of delivery).
Rejection of Bids 22.1. The ACCO may reject a Bid if:
ACCEPTANCE/REJECTION/CANCELLATION The County reserves the right to accept or to reject any or all bids and to make the award to that bidder who, in the opinion of the County, will be in the best interest of and/or the most advantageous to the County. The County also reserves the right to reject the bid of any bidder who has previously failed in the proper performance of an award or to deliver on time contracts of a similar nature or who, in the County’s opinion, is not in a position to perform properly under this award. The County reserves the right to inspect all facilities of bidders in order to make a determination as to the foregoing. The County reserves the right to waive any irregularities and technicalities and may, at its discretion, request a re- bid. Award will be made to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder as determined by the County. The County reserves the right, and the Manager, Procurement Division has absolute and sole discretion, to cancel a solicitation at any time prior to approval of the award by the Board of County Commissioners when such approval is required. The decision to cancel a solicitation cannot be the basis for a protest pursuant to the Orange County Code.
Scope of Tender 1.1 The Procuring Entity as defined in the TDS invites tenders for supply of goods and, if applicable, any Related Services incidental thereto, as specified in Section V, Supply Requirements. The name, identification, and number of lots (contracts) of this Tender Document are specified in the TDS.
ACCEPTANCE AND REJECTION a. Buyer shall accept the Services or give Seller notice of rejection within a reasonable time after the date of delivery. No payment, prior test, inspection, passage of title, any failure or delay in performing any of the foregoing, or failure to discover any defect or other nonconformance shall relieve Seller of any obligations under this Contract or impair any rights or remedies of Buyer.
