Government Tender Published for Pressbooks Managed Hosting Services, CDN Support, Backups and Plugin Installation at Sri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalayam, Tirupati in ANDHRA PRADESH

1. 1% of quoted price is to be remitted as Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) by way of an online transfer (details mentioned in Notice Inviting Tender) and should scan(conceal the amount on the slip) and upload at the time of tendering. The successful bidder has to pay the Security Deposit 4% at the time of conclusion of the Tender. The EMD & Security Deposit will be released only after successful completion of the Tender work in all respects after 12 months. The EMD& Security Deposit will not carry any interest. 2. The rate quoted should be inclusive of transportation, labor charges, etc. and inclusive of all taxes. Further, Sri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalyam, Tirupati cannot issue statutory forms like Form C or Form D etc. and this should be taken into account by the supplier while quoting the rates to Sri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalyam, Tirupati. 3. ?Pressbooks Managed Hosting Services , CDN Support, Backups and Plugin Installations? at Sri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalayam, Tirupati? shall be as per the specifications mentioned in the tender schedule(Annexures ?I&II). 4. Delivery: Delivery period will be 30 days from the date of signing of the contract. The delivery quoted will be firm, definite, unconditional and on the basis of receipt of materials at destination in good condition without any bearing on the procurement of raw materials or any similar prerequisites. The commencement date and date of delivery will be indicated. The preferred delivery time, which is the essence of this specification, is indicated in the schedule. Final deliveries are however, subject to confirmation at the time contract. Delay in delivery of materials FADS (Free at destination store) due to non-availability of railway booking non-allotment of wagons and any such reasons will not be considered. ? 5. Negotiations will be made in case of necessity, with the lowest selected tenderer/tenderers and in this regard the decision of Registrar, Sri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalayam, Tirupati shall be final and binding on the suppliers without any recourse. 6. The tender inviting authority i.e., the Registrar reserves the right either to reject any or all tenders without assigning any reason. In this regard the decision of the Registrar, Sri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalayam, Tirupati is final and binding on the tenderer without any recourse. Further, it is to be clearly understood by both the parties that the tender is specifically accepted by the tenderer when the tenderer files the tender before The Registrar, Sri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalayam, Tirupati. The acceptance or rejection of the tender by The Registrar, or methodology adopted by University in short listing the companies for providing service or supply of material/materials or etc., shall not become a cause of action or ground to initiate any legal action before any Court or Courts of Law for obtaining any order, Injection, Direction etc., from the Hon?ble court or Courts to stall the proceeding related to the processing of tender, execution of work and release of payment by Sri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalayam, Tirupati. 7. The Registrar, Sri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalayam, Tirupati reserves the right to accept or reject any tender and to cancel the tender process and reject all tenders at any time prior to the award of contract without thereby incurring any liability to the affected tenderer or any obligations to inform the affected tenderers, the grounds of acceptance or rejection. 8. The Registrar, Sri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalayam, Tirupati reserves the right to levy penalty as decided by the competent authority or withhold payment for any under quality material supplied by the tenderer without prejudice to its other rights. In this regard, the decision of the Registrar shall be final. 9. The prices quoted shall be fixed from the date of submission of tender to the date of completion of the contract in all respects. ANY REQUESTS FOR REVISION IN THE RATE OR RATES BY THE SUPPLIER SHALL NOT BE ENTERTAINED DURING THE RATE CONTRACT PERIOD. 10. Penal claims on grounds of the supplier whatsoever like payment of interest on delayed payment of bills etc. shall not be acceptable to Sri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalayam or binding on the part of the Sri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalayam. 11. For breach of any of the above tender conditions by the approved tenderer, the E.M.D. and Security Deposit are liable to be forfeited duly blacklisting the firm / individual. Further, Non-performance of any of the contract provisions to the satisfaction of Sri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalyam, Tirupati will disqualify the tenderer to participate in the tenders for the next five(5) years, by cancelling the digital certificate. 12. The successful tenderer shall be required to execute an agreement. The Signatory should produce documentary evidence of empowering him to do so, if called upon at any time during the contract period. In case of change in the Authorized signatory it is binding on the supplier to duly inform the changes immediately to the Sri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalayam, Tirupati.

13. The successful tenderer should execute an agreement on non-judicial stamp paper worth Rs.100/- agreeing to all the conditions of the contract. If the successful tenderer fails to execute the agreement within the time specified or withdraw the tender after the intimation of the acceptance of his tender by Sri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalayam, Tirupati or he is unable to undertake the contract due to any other reason, his contract will be cancelled and his E.M.D. shall be forfeited and he will also be liable for all damages sustained by the Sri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalayam, Tirupati by reason of breach such as failure to supply/delayed supply including the liabilities to pay differences between the prices accepted by him and those ultimately paid for the procurement of the commodity. Such damages shall be assessed by the Registrar, whose decision shall be final and shall be binding on the supplier. 14. The University reserves the right to terminate / amend/modify the contract without assigning any reason or advance notice to the tenderer/supplier. Similarly, the terms of the tender may be amended/modified by University if necessary, to ensure competitiveness and quality of Eprocurement / service. 15. The EMD amount except the Approved tenderer/tenderers will be returned after the finalization of tender. The EMD amount in respect of second Approved tenderer will be returned after approved orders received from the competent authority and execution of agreement of first lowest bidder. 16. SUB-CONTRACTING: The contract supply awarded should be executed by the successful Tenderer/ bidder only and sub-contract of supply is not permitted. 17. Bids will remain valid for the period of 90 days from the date of bid opening prescribed by the purchaser. 18. The Supplier who applies for this tender has to furnish the declaration that they have not been black listed by any of the organizations / agencies. Any wrong declaration in this regard which comes to the notice at a later date will disqualify them from tendering in future in University and the tenders so received shall be automatically rejected. 19. No supplier shall be allowed at any time on any ground what so ever to claim revision or modification in the prices quoted by him, Conditions such as Subject to Availability Supplies will be made as and when supplies are received etc, will not be considered under any circumstances. 20. Any effort by a bidder to influence the purchaser in its decisions on bid evaluation, bid comparison, or contract award will result in the rejection of the Bidder?s bid. 21. In the event of any legal dispute arising out of the tenders, such dispute would be subject to the jurisdiction of the civil courts at Tirupati District only.

Additional Tender conditions for ?Pressbooks Managed Hosting Services, CDN Support, Backups and Plugin Installation at Sri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalayam, Tirupati? 1. The agency should have considerable and sufficient experience in Pressbooks Managed Hosting Services , CDN Support ,Backups ad Plugin Installation. 2. Quantity should be supplied within stipulated time, partly (or) as and when required (or) wholly as per the work order. 3. The University will advise the successful bidder to remit a further amount so that the amount along with E.M.D will make up to 5% of the value of the contract. The amount equivalent to 5% of the value of the contract shall be termed as Security Deposit and will be retained by the University until successful completion of work and the Security Deposit will be released after completion in all respects after 12 months. 4. The Security Deposit will be?.. i. A bank guarantee issued by a scheduled bank acceptable to the purchaser. ii. A banker?s cheque or crossed DD or Pay order payable at the head quarter of the purchaser i.e., Tirupati in favor of the Purchaser i.e., The Registrar, Sri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalayam, Tirupati drawn on any scheduled bank. 5. Security and insurance i.e., from loss / damage / theft /accident or natural disaster etc., shall be at the risk of the agency 6. Prices should be quoted inclusive of all taxes and transportation, labor charges etc., 7. Transportation and labor shall be arranged by the agency concerned. The agency shall wholly own the responsibility in the event of any leakages / damages / accident / natural disaster during transportation. 8. Rate contract may be entered with more than one bidder at the lowest rate for the given specifications to meet the demand of work. 9. Penalty: In case of default by successful bidder, the Registrar, Sri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalayam, Tirupati has right to impose the penalties that may be deemed fit to recover from the bidder and amount equivalent to that incurred without prejudice to his other rights including the right to cancel the order without pre-notice, forfeit the security deposit or recover for damages for breach of contract. 10. This University will release payment on satisfactory installation and after obtaining necessary certification from the designated authority. 11. Sri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalayam holds no responsibility for the delay in release of payment in the event of any audit objection(s). 12. Deductions: Income Tax, VAT and other taxes in vogue if any as applicable would be deducted from the bill as per the Government norms. 13. The technical specifications and configuration must be in accordance to the specifications stated in Annexures I&II.

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.