General Conditions: a. The bidders may contact the Tender Inviting Authority for any information/ clarifications required to submit their tenders on โeโprocurement market place. b. The bidders need to register on the electronic procurement market place of Government of T.S., that is, www.eprocurement.gov.in for obtaining digital signature certificate. The bidders may contact TSTS Unit, 4th Floor, HACA Bhavan, Adjacent to All India Radio, Hyderabad. On registration of the e- procurement market place they will be provided with a user ID and password by the system, and only by using the same they can submit their tenders on line. c. After registering on the e procurement market place, bidders need to scan and upload the required documents as per the tender requirements. d. The bidders shall authenticate the tender with their digital certificate for submitting the tender electronically on โeโprocurement Platform and the tenders not authenticated by Digital certificate of the bidder will not be accepted on the โeโprocurement platform e. The bidder shall mandatorily pay the transaction fee to M/s TSTS Unit, Hyderabad through the electronic payment Gateway. f. The bidders are advised not to wait till the last day of submission of tender to avoid uploading problem, if any, on the web site. g. The bidders who are desirous of participating in eโprocurement market place shall submit their technical bids, price bids etc., online, as prescribed in the NIT and tender documents, displayed at โeโprocurement market place. The bidders should upload the scanned copies of all the relevant and required certificates, documents etc., in the โeโprocurement market place in support of their technical bids. The bidders shall sign on all the statements, documents, certificates, uploaded by them, owning responsibility of the correctness/authenticity. h. All the bidders shall invariably upload the scanned copies of BG towards EMD in e- Procurement system and this will be the primary requirement to consider the bid as responsive. i. The bidders shall furnish a declaration online stating that the soft copies uploaded by them are genuine. Any incorrectness/deviation noticed will be viewed seriously and apart from cancelling of the Tender and forfeiting the EMD, criminal action will be initiated including suspension from business. j. If the tender inviting authority request the bidders for the submission of originals uploaded documents by written (written means communicated in writing and i.e. by e-mail, fax, Telex) demand in case of necessity during the technical bid evaluation, the same shall be produced by the bidders with in specified period. k. The tenders will be opened online in e-procurement platform by Municipal Commissioner, Bhoothpur Municipality at his office on the date and time specified in the NIT. All the statements, documents, certificates, BG etc., uploaded by the bidders will be down loaded for technical evaluation. The clarifications, particulars if any required from the bidders will be obtained by addressing the bidders. The technical bids will be evaluated against the specified parameters/ criteria; same as in the case of conventional tenders and the technically qualified bidders will be identified. Clarification will be obtained in respect of uploaded documents only. No other document obtained / submitted will be taken into consideration in evaluation process. l. Competent Authority will carry out the technical bid evaluation solely based on the Uploaded Certificates / documents, BG towards EMD in the e- procurement System and open the Price bids of the responsive bidders. m. Any objections by the participating bidders on the technical bid evaluation / disqualification made by the bid inviting authority shall be made within 10 days time from the date of opening of technical bids and proper acknowledgement shall be obtained invariably. The representation / petition received after the specified time and date shall not be entertained. n. The price-bids of such bidders, who are determined to have complied with the eligibility criteria i.e., qualified in the Technical Bid evaluation will only be opened by the Tender Inviting Authority or his nominee at his office, on the date and time specified in the NIT. o. If the office happens to be closed due to any reason on the dates specified in the NIT, the respective activity will be performed at the designated time on the next working day without any notification. p. The tender inviting authority or an officer designated by him will notify the successful bidder and inform by Email/ Under certificate of posting at the address indicated in the tender for submission of original hard copies of all Uploaded documents, BG towards EMD prior to entering into Agreement within a stipulated time period. q. The successful bidder shall invariably furnish the original BG towards EMD, certificates / documents of the uploaded scanned copies, to the Agreement concluding authority before entering into agreement either personally or through courier or post within the stipulated date and shall obtain the receipt of the same, which shall be the responsibility of the successful bidder. The Department shall not take any responsibility for any delay in receipt of original BG towards EMD, certificates / documents from the successful bidder before the stipulated time. On receipt of documents, the Tender inviting authority shall ensure the verification of genuinity of the BG towards EMD and all other certificates / documents uploaded by the bidder in e-procurement system in support of the qualification criteria before concluding the agreement. r. If any participant bidder, after bid submission closing date (during the bid validity period) withdraws the bid OR If any successful bidder fails to submit the original hard copies of uploaded certificates / documents, BG towards EMD within the stipulated time or if any variation is noticed between the uploaded documents and the original hard copies submitted by the bidder, the bidder will be suspended from participating in the tenders on e-Procurement platform for a period of 3 years. The e- Procurement system would deactivate the user ID of such defaulting successful bidder based on the trigger / recommendation by the Tender Inviting Authority in the system. The information to this extent will be displayed in the e-procurement platform website. s. Subsequent information in support of the documents specifically uploaded by the bidder shall be sought for submission before finalization of tender, which will be considered. Whereas the documents submitted by the bidders in the form of hard copy of the documents which are not uploaded shall not be considered for technical bid evaluation. t. Clause pertaining to deduction of 0.01% of value of work done as Contribution towards Telangana Green Fund shall be incorporated in the agreement in lieu of GOMs No. 17, Finance (TR) Dept., Dt. 18-02-2022 and G.O.Ms No. 17, I&CAD (Reforms) Dept., Dt. 13-05-2022 Any other details can be had from the Office of the Municipal Commissioner, Bhoothpur Municipality, Mobile No.