Bids are Invited For Construction of CC Drain from Pole No. 21/A7/2 to 21/A7 and Pole No. 21/A6/2 to 21/A4 at Yanadula Colony in Ward No. 22nd of Pithapuram Municipality ( APUFIDC Funds ) in KAKINADA, ANDHRA PRADESH

1. Registered Civil Contractor as mentioned below are eligible : Civil contractors having registration as Class V Civil in (PH) Circle or Divisions Rajamahendravaram or Class IV (Civil) in (PH) Circle Rajamahendravaram or Class III civil Registration and above in any Engineering department in A.P as per G.O. Ms. No. 94 I & CAD, Dt: 01.07.2003 and as per G.O.M.S.No.63 WR (Reforms) Department Dt.17-11-2025 as applicable. The tenderer should fulfill the following certificates, documents etc., are to be scanned and uploaded on to the ?e?procurement plat form. i) PAN card. ( Mandatory) ii) GST Registration certificate in A.P.( Mandatory) iii) The availability of Key personal in statement ?II (Optional) iv) GST/VAT Latest clearance Certificate in A.P (Optional) v) Litigation History (Mandatory) 2. EMD for Rs. /- Through online Payment only in favour of Commissioner, Pithapuram Municipality as per G.O.MS.No.8 I & TECH Dept., dt 08-05-2016 in the new version as A.P ?e?procurement . The bidder shall pay the EMDs using NET banking/ RIGS/NEFT/in the registered bank accounts only. The unsuccessful bidders EMDs will be returned to their registered bank only. 3. Transaction fee @ 0.03% of estimated contracted value (ECV) + 18.00% Service Tax on 0.03% ECV i.e Rs. /- in the form of Electronic Payment gateway through specified banks i.e ICICI/HDFC, payment gateway as per G.O Ms.No.13, Dt.05.07.2006 of IT&C department to M/s Vupadhi Techno Services Pvt., Ltd., Hyderabad. 4. The tenderer is subjected to be blacklisted and the EMD forfeited if he is found to have misled or furnished false information in the forms/ Statements/ certificates submitted in proof of qualification requirements or record of performance such as abandoning of work not properly completed in earlier contracts, inordinate delays in completion of the works, litigation history and/ or financial failures and /or participated in the previous tendering for the same work and has quoted unreasonable high bid prices. 5. Even while execution of the work, if found that the contractor had produced false/ fake certificates of experience he will be black listed and the contract will be terminated. 6. The Successful tenderer will furnish the original hard copies of all the documents uploaded by him before concluding agreement 7. During execution of work, the contractor shall take photographs at various stages at his own cost and produce three sets of the same to the Engineer- in ? charge for documentation purpose. 8. Any further information can be obtained from the Office of the Commissioner, Pithapuram Municipality. 9. Such uploaded document pertaining Technical Bid need to be attached to the tender while submitting the bids online. 10. The bidder shall mandatory pay the transaction fee M/s Vupadhi Techno Services Pvt., Ltd., through the electronic payment gateway through specified banks i.e ICICI & HDFC payment gateway as per G.O Ms.No.13/Dt.05/07/2006 of IT & C Department.

Procedure for Bids Submission: The bidder shall submit his response through bid submission to the tender on Procurement platform at www.eprocurement.gov.in by following the procedure given below. The bidder would be required to register on the e-procurement market place www.eprocurement.gov.in or https://tender.eprocurement.gov.in and submit their bids online. No offline bids shall be entertained by the Tender Inviting Authority. The bidders shall submit their eligibility and qualification documents, Technical bid, Financial bid etc., in the standard formats prescribed in the Tender documents, displayed in eProcurement web site. The bidders shall upload the scanned copies of all the relevant certificates, documents etc., in support of their eligibility criteria/technical bids in the eProcurement web site. The bidder shall sign on the statements, documents, certificates, uploaded by him, owning responsibility for their correctness/ authenticity. 1. Registration with eProcurement platform: For registration and online bid submission bidders may contact HELP DESK of M/s Vupadhi Techno Services Pvt., Ltd., .,www.eprocurement.gov.in or https://tender.eprocurement.gov.in. 2. Digital Certificate authentication: The bidder shall authenticate the bid with his Digital Certificate for submitting the bid electronically on eProcurement platform and the bids not authenticated by digital certificate of the bidder will not be accepted on the eProcurement platform. All the bidders need to obtain Digital Certificates from APTS: For obtaining Digital Signature Certificate, Please Contact: Andhra Pradesh Technologies Services Ltd Room.No.314(3rd Fo) New R&B Building Opposite Indira Gandhi Municipal Stadium MG Road, Vijayawada. 3. Submission of Hard copies: After submission of bid online, the bidders are requested to submit the originals of Online payment towards EMD, towards transaction fee, bid processing fee to the Tender Inviting Authority before opening of the price bid and other uploaded documents at the time of concluding agreement. The bidder shall invariably furnish the original to the tender inviting authority before opening price bid either personally or through courier or by post and the receipt of the same within the stipulated time shall be the responsibility of bidder. The department shall not take any responsibility for any delay or non-receipt. If any of the documents furnished by the bidder is found to be false/fabricated/bogus, the bidder is liable for black listing, forfeiture of the EMD, cancellation of work and criminal prosecution. The bidder is requested to get a confirmed acknowledgement from the Tender Inviting Authority as a proof of Hardcopies submission to avoid any discrepancy. The bidder has to attach the required documents after uploading the same as required by Tender Inviting Authority in its tender conditions. 4. Deactivation of Bidders: The bidders found defaulting in submission of hard copies of original Online payment receipt for EMD /Transaction fee to the Tender Inviting Authority on or before the tender stipulated time for Price Bid Opening and other uploaded documents before concluding the agreement will be suspended / disqualified from participating in tenders on eProcurement platform for a period of 12 months from date of bid submission as per G.O Ms No 245 I&CAD Dept. dated 30-12-2005 and GO Ms No 155 I&CAD Dept. dated 23-08-2006 besides forfeiture of EMD. Other conditions as per tender document are applicable. 5. Payment Of Transaction Fee and EMD Through online Payment only It is mandatory for all the participating bidders to pay electronically the Transaction fee to M/s Vupadhi Techno Services Pvt., Ltd., through "Payment Gateway Service on E-Procurement platform ". The Electronic Payment Gateway accepts all Master and Visa cards issued by any bank and Direct Debit facility / Net Banking of ICICI Bank, HDFC to facilitate the transaction. This is in compliance as per G.O Ms No 13 IT & C Dept, dated 5-7-2006. A service tax of 18.00% + Bank Charges for Credit Card Transaction of 1.85% on the transaction Amount payable to C1 India Pvt, Ltd. Shall be applicable. 6. Tender Document: The bidder is requested to download the tender document and read all the terms and conditions mentioned in the tender Document and seek clarification if in doubt from the Tender Inviting Authority. Any offline bid submission clause in the tender document shall not be considered. The bidder has to keep track of any changes by viewing the addendum / Corrigendum's issued by the Tender Inviting Authority on time-to- time basis in the E-Procurement platform. The Department calling for tenders shall not be responsible for any claims/problems arising out of this. 7. Bid Submission Acknowledgement: The user should complete all the processes and steps required for bid submission. The successful bid submission can be ascertained once acknowledgement is given by the system through bid submission number after completing all the process and steps. GOAP and C1 India is not responsible for incomplete bid submission by users. Users may also note that the incomplete bids will not be saved by the system and are not available for the Tender Inviting Authority for processing.

The bidder shall submit his response through Bid submission to the tender on eProcurement platform at www.apeprocurment.gov.in by following the procedure given below. The bidder would be required to register on the e-procurement market place https://tender.apeprocurement.gov.in and submit their bids online. Offline bids shall not be entertained by the Tender Inviting Authority for the tenders published in e-procurement platform. The bidders shall submit their eligibility and qualification details, Technical bid, Financial bid etc., in the online standard formats displayed in eProcurement web site. The bidders shall upload the scanned copies of all the relevant certificates, documents etc., in support of their eligibility criteria/technical bids and other certificate/documents in the eProcurement web site. The bidder shall sign on the statements, documents, certificates, uploaded by him, owning responsibility for their correctness/authenticity. The bidder shall attach all the required documents for the specific tender after uploading the same during the bid submission as per the tender notice and bid document. The Bidder shall also ensure prior to Final Bid submission that the Encryption certificate present in the DSC Key token is the same as that mapped into his Profile page in the Eprocurement system. Service provider shall not be responsible for Non-submission of Bid in case there is a variance in the Encryption certificate between the Key token and the Uploaded certificate in the Bidders profile in the Eprocurement system. Registration with eProcurement platform: For registration and online bid submission bidders may contact HELP DESK. https://tender.apeprocurement.gov.in Digital Certificate authentication: The bidder shall authenticate the bid with his Digital Certificate for submitting the bid electronically on eProcurement platform and the bids not authenticated by digital certificate of the bidder will not be accepted on the eProcurement platform. For obtaining Digital Signature Certificate, you may please Contact: You may please Contact Registration Authorities of any Certifying Authorities in India. The list of CAs are available by clicking the link https://tender.apeprocurement.gov.in/digital-signature.html# 3. Hard copies: i) Vide ref. G.O.Ms.No.174, I&CAD dept dated:1-9-2008, submission of original hard copies of the uploaded scanned copies of Proof of online Payment (Remittance)/BG towards EMD by participating bidders to the tender inviting authority before the opening of the price bid is dispensed forthwith. ii) All the bidders shall invariably upload the scanned copies of Proof of online Payment (Remittance)/BG in eProcurement system and this will be the primary requirement to consider the bid responsive. iii) The department shall carry out the technical evaluation solely based on the uploaded certificates/documents, Proof of online Payment (Remittance)/BG towards EMD in the eProcurement system and open the price bids of the responsive bidders. iv) The department will notify the successful bidder for submission of original hardcopies of all the uploaded documents Proof of online Payment (Remittance)/BG towards EMD prior to entering into agreement. v) The successful bidder shall invariably furnish the original Proof of online Payment (Remittance)/BG towards EMD, Certificates/Documents of the uploaded scan copies to the Tender Inviting Authority before entering into agreement, either personally or through courier or post and the receipt of the same within the stipulated date shall be the responsibility of the successful bidder. The department will not take any responsibility for any delay in receipt/non-receipt of original Proof of online Payment (Remittance)/BG towards EMD, Certificates/Documents from the successful bidder before the stipulated time. On receipt of documents, the department shall ensure the genuinity of the Proof of online Payment (Remittance)/BG towards EMD and all other certificates/documents uploaded by the bidder in eProcurement system. In support of the qualification criteria before concluding the agreement. 4. The GO. Ms. No. 174 -I&CAD dated: 1-9-2008 Deactivation of Bidders If any successful bidder fails to submit the original hard copies of uploaded certificates/documents, Proof of online Payment (Remittance)/BG towards EMD within stipulated time or if any variation is noticed between the uploaded documents and the hardcopies submitted by the bidder, as the successful bidder will be suspended from participating in the tenders on eProcurement platform for a period of 3 years. The eProcurement system would deactivate the user ID of such defaulting bidder based on the trigger/recommendation by the Tender Inviting Authority in the system. Besides this, the department shall invoke all processes of law including criminal prosecution of such defaulting bidder as an act of extreme deterrence to avoid delays in the tender process for execution of the development schemes taken up by the government. Other conditions as per tender document are applicable. The bidder is requested to get a confirmed acknowledgement from the Tender Inviting Authority a proof of Hardcopies submission to avoid any discrepancy. 5. Payment of EMD: It is mandatory for all participant bidders to electronically pay EMD Online by utilizing the 'Payment Gateway Service on E-Procurement platform'. The Electronic Payment Gateway accepts all Master and Visa Credit Cards issued by any bank and Direct Debit facility/Net Banking/NEFT payment modes through ICICI Bank and/or Axis Bank Payment Gateways to facilitate the transaction. This is in compliance as per G.O.Ms. 08 dated 08.05.2016. A GST of 18.00% + Bank charges on the transaction amount payable to APTS shall be applicable. In addition to this, Bidders can also pay the EMD through Download of PDF format of RTGS Challan for respective Payment gateway and pay the EMD through their Parent Bank account. Once the EMD is received by the EProcurement application, Bidders can automatically continue with their Bid Submission online. IMPORTANT NOTE REGARDING EMD PAYMENT: 1. Bidders are encouraged to use only Net banking facility for payment of EMDs as far as possible for faster refunds in case of unsuccessful Bids for the Tender. 2. Bidders are advised not to use RTGS Challan downloads at the penultimate hour of Bid submission closing as any delay by their banker would not enable Bid submission on the platform. Please allow a minimum of 60 minutes for enabling 'Continuation of Bid Submission' from the time the Pool Account receives credit of the EMD from the Bidders Bank for both NEFT and RTGS Transfers. For RTGS Transfers, the Pool Account can get immediate credit whereas NEFT transfers would follow RBI Payment Cycle time. 3. Bidders are advised to pay EMD Online atleast T-1 or T-2 days before Bid submission closing date (T= Bid submission closing date) to avoid last minute delays and denials of successful Bid submission and to take care of any delays in Banking procedures. Un Successful Bidder EMD Refund process: - The bid is declared unsuccessful, under the following circumstances. Bid submitted by the bidder is not the lowest bid. Upon Finalization of the L1 Bid. Technical Disqualification of the Bid in case of 2 cover system. EMD paid but bid not submitted EMD refund will be initiated by the Tender Inviting Authority directly and through Online only and through the same payment channels as EMD received by the Department. (RTGS / NEFT /Credit Card /Debit Card refund), within 30 days from the date of publishing the Decision / Result. However, Service Provider /GoAP will not be held responsible for the delays occurring due to banking channels/procedures/processes of the respective vendor. IMPORTANT NOTE REGARDING EMD REFUNDS: Bidders are requested to use discretion in their choice of payment channel for remittance of EMD. Time taken for Refunds under Ideal conditions: 1. Net Banking / NEFT / RTGS Challan: One (1) Banking Business Day from time of initiation of refund by Tender Inviting Authority subject to RTGS/NEFT timings of RBI. 2. Credit card/ Debit card: 7-10 working days from time of initiation of refund by the Tender Inviting Authority. However, this may be longer in case of certain bank cards. In case of delays, bidders are requested to contact the Card issuing Bank for faster resolution. 6. Payment of Transaction Fee: It is mandatory for all the participant bidders from 1st January 2006 to electronically pay a Non-refundable Transaction fee to M/s. APTS , the service provider through 'Payment Gateway Service on E-Procurement platform'. The Electronic Payment Gateway accepts all Master and Visa Credit Cards issued by any bank and Direct Debit facility/Net Banking of ICICI Bank, Axis Bank to facilitate the transaction. This is in compliance as per G.O.Ms. 13 dated 07.05.2006. A GST of 18.00% + Bank charges on the transaction amount payable to APTS shall be applicable. The participating bidders will pay a transaction fee @ 0.03% of ECV (estimated contract value) with a cap of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand only) for all works with ECV upto Rs.50 crores, and Rs.25,000/- (Rupees twenty five thousand only) for works with ECV above Rs.50 crores, at the time of bid submission electronically. For tenders wherever ECV is not available i.e., for goods and services, the transaction fee shall be calculated on quoted value. GST as levied by the GOI on transaction fee, electronic payment gateway charges shall be borne by the bidders. 7. Corpus Fund: As per GO MS No.4 User departments shall collect 0.04% of ECV (estimated contract value) with a cap of Rs. 10,000 (Rupees ten thousand only) for all works with ECV upto Rs.50 Crores, and Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees twenty-five thousand only) for works with ECV above Rs.50 Crores, from successful bidders on eProcurement platform before entering into agreement / issue of purchase orders, towards eprocurement fund in favour of Managing Director, APTS . There shall not be any charge towards eProcurement fund in case of works, goods and services with ECV less than and upto Rs. 10 lakhs 8. Tender Document: The bidder is requested to download the tender document and read all the terms and conditions mentioned in the tender Document and seek clarification if any from the Tender Inviting Authority. Any offline bid submission clause in the tender document could be neglected. The bidder has to keep track of any changes by viewing the Addendum/Corrigenda issued by the Tender Inviting Authority on time-to- time basis in the E-Procurement platform. The Department calling for tenders shall not be responsible for any claims/problems arising out of this. 9. Bid Submission Acknowledgement: The bidder shall complete all the processes and steps required for Bid submission. The system will generate an acknowledgement with a unique bid submission number after completing all the prescribed steps and processes by the bidder. Users may also note that the bids for which an acknowledgement is not generated by the e-procurement system are treated as invalid or not saved in the system. Such invalid bids are not made available to the Tender Inviting Authority for processing the bids. The Government of AP are not responsible for incomplete bid submission by users.