No.EE/KNNL/BLIS/AFZ/PB-3/TND/Tree plantation/07-08/238                                           Date: 16.05.2007

TENDER NOTIFICATION

MANUAL CUM ELECTRONIC TENDERING

Sealed percentage rate Tenders manually or by electronic tenders (E-Tender) in the prescribed form are invited by the undersigned on behalf of the Managing Director, KNNL Bangalore, in Single Cover System from the registered firm Agencies for the work mentioned in the statement below.  Tenders may be applied through E-tendering or by manual system, while applying for the tender, the contractor shall invariably mention whether he wants to submit the tender manually or through E-tendering.

The blank tender  documents can be obtained through website www.knnlindia.com and by linking to e-tender (i.e. once you are in the above website, click on E-Tender Wizard, which will link to www.tenderwizard.com where electronic tendering is provided) and can be submitted through electronic tender box available therein or in case of manual tendering, the blank tender documents can be obtained from and tenders submitted at any of the following four offices.

1. The Managing Director, KNNL, Coffee Board Building, 4th floor, Bangalore.
2. The Chief Administrative Officer, KNNL, Walmi Building, Dharwad.
3. The Chief Engineer, KNNL, Irrigation Projects Zone, Gulbarga.
4. The Executive Engineer, KNNL, BLIS Division, Afzalpur.

STATEMENT OF WORK

For manual Tendering: The aspiring contractors may:
      I.  Submit their application for blank tender documents, receive blank tender documents, submit the           sealed tenders at any of the following places on the notified dates.

payable at Afzlapur and shall be attached with the application.  The contractors should mention in their application the place from where they wish to receive and submit the tender documents.  Otherwise tender documents will be issued and received at the place where the tenderer has submitted the application.

For e-Tendering:

1. The blank tender documents can be obtained through web site http://www.knnlindia.com/ and by linking to e-Tender (i.e., Once you are in the web site click on e-tender wizard, which will link to www.tenderwizard.com, where electronic tendering is provided) and can be submitted through electronic tender box available their in also.

2. Aspiring contractors who wish to undergo training in e-tendering should submit their request in writing to the undersigned on or before 19.05.2007 and the training will be conducted for such contractors at 11 am on 22.05.2007 at the office of the Executive Engineer, BLIS Division, Afzalpur.

3. The aspiring contractors who have not previously obtained the user ID and password for participating in e-tendering in KNNL may now obtain the same by requesting in writing to the Registered Officer, KNNL, Bangalore on or before 22.05.2007.

4. The contractor can request for e-tendering documents from 16.05.2007 to 28.05.2007 upto 5.30 pm in the KNNL, Website http://www.knnlindia.com/ link e-tender document on payment (Non refundable) of amount for each work mentioned above towards the cost of e-tendering document including taxes and surcharge.  While applying the contractor should enter the particulars of payment like number of D.D., Date, amount and name of the Bank.

5. Mode of Payment: The payment is by Demand Draft (DD) or Bankers cheque drawn in favour of “Karnataka Neeravari Nigam Limited” of any scheduled bank/ Nationalized Bank payable at Afzalpur.  The original D.D. shall be submitted to the office of the undersigned on 29.05.2007 during office hours (Non refundable).

6. The contractor can have access to e-tendering documents from 29.05.2007 to 04.06.2007 upto 5.30 PM.

7. Last date for submission of completed e-tendering document is 08.06.2007 upto 4.00 PM.

8. The tenders will be opened on 11.06.2007 at 11.00 AM in the Office of the Managing Director, KNNL,     Bangalore.

9. The contractor can obtain tender documents from the website, fill them and submit the completed tender document in to electronic tender box on the web site itself.  The EMD shall be scanned and attached to the e-tendering documents and original EMD documents shall be submitted on 08.06.2007 at the office of Executive Engineer, BLIS Division, Afzlapur or may be submitted to the Executive Engineer, before the time of opening of tender, i.e., on 11.06.2007.

For Manual Tendering:

1. The last date for receipt of application for issue of blank tender documents is 28.05.2007 up to 5.30     PM.

2. The contractor can submit application for the blank tender documents from the date of notification up to 26.05.2007 at the Office of the Executive Engineer, KNNL, BLIS Division, Afzalpur and on the last date i.e., on 28.05.2007 at any of the four offices mentioned earlier.

3. Issue of blank tender documents at any of the four offices as requested by the contractor as mentioned earlier on 04.06.2007 during office hours and from office of the undersigned from 28.05.2007 to 02.06.2007 during office hours.

4. Submission of completed tenders is on 08.06.2007 upto 4.00 PM.

5. The tenders will be opened on 11.06.2007 at 11.00 AM in the Office of the Managing Director, KNNL, Bangalore.

6. E.M.D. should be in the form of D.D. or Bank Guarantee of a Nationalized or Scheduled Bank drawn in favour of Karnataka Neeravari Nigam Limited, payable at Afzalpur, Dist. Gulbarga.  Tenders received without EMD shall be rejected.

Note:

1. The KNNL reserves the right of rejecting all or any of the tenders without assigning any reasons.  If the quoted percentage rates fall below 75% of the estimated rates, the successful bidder should produce an Additional Performance Bank Guarantee for the difference amount of quoted rates and 75% of estimated rates before executing agreement with KNNL.

2. The following certificate shall be scanned and attached to e-tender document.

A. Contractors registration certificate

B. Latest income tax clearance certificate.

C. Latest sales tax clearance certificate and

D. EPF Registration Certificate

3. For manual Tendering, the attested copies of above documents should be enclosed to the tender. The agency should have executed about ten hectarea of tree plantation work, during last three years, experience certificate to be furnished.

4. All the above original certificates shall be produced at the time of opening of tenders for verification.

5. Bidders for the works who have already executed the works and/or who are executing the works under Karnataka Neeravari Nigam Limited should enclose performance certificate from the concerned Executive Engineer for having satisfactorily executed/ or satisfactorily executing the works undertaken by them under Karnataka Neeravari Nigam Limited.  Such tender received with performance certificates or with unsatisfactory performance is liable for rejection.

6. Any documents submitted through post/courier is at the risk of contractor i.e., KNNL is not responsible     for postal delay.

7. The contractor should attach his/her scanned signature to the Schedule-B before submitting.

8. If any of the dates mentioned above happens to be a general holiday, the next working day holds good.

9. Further information can be had from the office of the undersigned during office hours (Phone No.      08470-   290210).

10. Further information about electronic tendering can be had from http://www.knnlindia.com/ and linking       to e-tender or e-mail knnl@knnlindia.com.

11. Conditional tenders are liable to be rejected.  The officer competent to accept the tender shall have the       right to reject any or all the tenders without assigning any reason whatsoever.

12. Corrigendum will be published in the website for all modification/corrections if any.

13. The validity period for E.M.D. shall be for a minimum period of 180 days from the date of opening of        tenders.

Executive Engineer,
                                                                                                                                    KNNL, BLIS, Division, Afzalpur