Tender Overview
The CBIC Central Board Of Indirect Taxes & Customs invites bids for a suite of staff workstation solutions including L-shaped Workstation Cabin, Linear Workstation, Storage Unit, Free Standing Partition, and Mobile Pedestal Unit to be deployed in Kolkata, West Bengal 700001. The tender covers the supply, installation, testing, and commissioning of all components (scope of supply). With a potential quantity variance of up to 25%, bidders should plan for scalable delivery. A key differentiator is the requirement to obtain Detailed Design Drawings approval within 7 days of award, followed by buyer feedback within 5 days, to ensure fabrications align with approved drawings. The contract framework emphasizes on-time delivery, post-approval modification handling, and adherence to the extended delivery calculations when quantities change.
Technical Specifications & Requirements
- Products: L-shaped workstation cabins, linear staff workstations, storage units, free standing partitions, mobile pedestals.
- Scope: Supply, installation, testing, and commissioning of all items.
- Delivery rationale: Delivery period adjustments use the formula: (Increased quantity Ă· Original quantity) Ă— Original delivery period, with a minimum of 30 days.
- Design drawings: Submit within 7 days of award; buyer to respond with approval or modification list within 5 days. Modifications must align with approved drawings; lack of approval may trigger delivery timeline adjustments.
- Financial/eligibility: Bidders must meet turnover criteria and be free from liquidation or bankruptcy; OEM turnover criteria are specified but not numerically defined in the available data.
Terms, Conditions & Eligibility
- Option Clause: Purchaser may increase/decrease quantity up to 25% at contract time and during currency at contracted rates.
- Delivery: Delivery schedule can be extended as described; new delivery time must be recalculated and may extend beyond original terms.
- Bid scope: Includes Supply, Installation, Testing, and Commissioning (SITC).
- Financial standing: Bidders must submit an undertaking that they are not under liquidation or similar proceedings.
- Turnover: Minimum average annual turnover over the last 3 years must meet the value indicated in the bid document; if the bidder is less than 3 years old, turnover is calculated from completed years post-incorporation.
- OEM Turnover: OEM turnover must meet the minimum average annual turnover for the offered product over the last 3 years.
- Design approval: Detailed Design Drawings required within 7 days of award; modifications needed as per buyer feedback within 5 days.
