Invitation to Bid - Providing of Watchman Services to O & M Divisions, Circle, Zonal & Vigilance office of Dharwad District in O & M Circle HESCOM, Hubballi jurisdiction on contract basis throughout source agency in KARNATAKA

Bidders shall not be under a declaration of ineligibility for corrupt and fraudulent practices issued by Government of Karnataka

It shall be the responsibility of the Bidder to ensure credit of Tender Processing Fee and EMD into the respective receiving bank accounts of e-Procurement on or before the last date and time of bid submission.

EMD Payments through e-Payment mode shall be made as one single transaction and payments made in part are liable for rejection.

Bidder shall pay Contract Management Module processing fees of 0.025% of the contact value (Min Rs.500/- & Max Rs.7500/-) soon after contract has been issued to bidder.

Bidder shall have adequate knowledge of the work proposed in the tender design procedures including quality control and shall have infrastructure and erection facilities and capacity to execute the works.

Notwithstanding the above if it is found that the performance vis a vis works/ services already awarded to a Bidder by HESCOM is either behind schedule or not satisfactory, HESCOM will be at liberty to disqualify the Bidder and reject its Bid at any stage of processing of the Bid.

In the event of the information furnished by the Bidder found to be false at any stage of Tendering, HESCOM at its discretion may take action against such Bidders and may forfeit the Bid security and disqualify the offer of such Bidder and black list the firm without prior notice. In the event of the information furnished by Bidder is found to be false during the execution stage then HESCOM at its liberty to cancel the works awarded other than forfeiting the performance guarantee executed against the contract and may black list the firm and recover the Losses and Levy liquidated damages.

Cost Escalation HESCOM is not responsible for any of the cost escalation arising if any during the period of contract.

The bidder shall submit all the documentary evidences/supports in respect of qualifying requirements and other requirements through electronic mode only within the stipulated time.Failure to furnish the documentary evidences/credentials/supports electronically would result in outright rejection of their offers.

The bidder shall upload the documents in KPP portal in relevant places only, else the bid is liable for rejection unconditionally.

Documentary proof wherever required shall be uploaded. No hard copies will be accepted

Service Charges will be constant throughout the Contract Period irrespective of increases / decreases in minimum wages, EPF, ESI & GST etc.

The Agency/service provider shall retain/reimburse the benefits/ rewarded by the GOI & GOK OR by any scheme/Yojana etc. towards EPF & ESI etc. which was deducted from the salaries of the employee/staff deployed by you OR received from employer. All statutory payments shall be claimed as per actuals on no profit no loss basis only.

All other terms and conditions as per the tender documents

All the uploaded documents shall be produced in original for verification, if required by this office at the time of opening of technical bid

Financial offer shall be quoted in the Financial Bid offer provisioned only in KPP portal. In case the Prices are uploaded in/along the Techno-commercial Bid, then Bid will be summarily rejected

The bidder shall quote service charges in terms of amount (Fraction of amount not allowed & Service charges to be quoted along with amount put to tender, provided that the service charges shall be between 5% to 10% only else such bid will be rejected

in Price bid, the bidder shall quote service charges which include all statuary taxes like income tax & other expenditures, profit etc., otherwise the bid is liable for rejection at the discretion of HESCOM Any agency/contractor that quotes less than the minimum prevailing wages or as per the payment of Minimum Wages Act issued by the Labour Department will be liable for Dis-qualification

Even though the bidder meet the above qualifying criteria as per their statements, they are subject to be disqualified if they have made misleading or false representations in statements and attachments submitted as proof of the qualification requirement and /or Record of poor performance such as poor quality of product, not properly completing the contract, inordinate delay in supply, completion or financial failure etc,. In the event of the information furnished by bidder is found to be false during the execution stage, then HESCOM at its liberty to cancel the Award other than forfeiting the Security Deposit against the Award and may blacklist the Firm and recover the losses and levy liquidated damages. HESCOM reserves the right to cancel OR withdraw OR reject OR Modify any OR all the bids without assigning any reasons thereof and shall bear no liability whatsoever consequent upon such a decision

The Department (HESCOM) reserves the right to accept any or all the tenders at any time without assigning any reason

Past track record of the bidder in HESCOM will be considered for evaluation. If the performance of the bidder in respect of works awarded earlier is not satisfactory, such bidders will be disqualified All the documents uploaded shall be in Original/Attested/Notarized Certified copies

Successful bidder should take permission/prior approval from the competent authority for appointing/termination of contract men.