GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL FINANCE DEPARTMENT AUDIT BRANCH.
No. 1782-F Kolkata, the 1st March, 2006.
M E M O R A N D U M
Subject : Policy for procurement, installation and maintenance of I.T. products by Government Departments.
In partial modification of para-2 (ii) of this Department’s Memorandum No. 3876-f dated 02.05.2005, the undersigned is directed to say that the Governor is pleased to reduce the limit of Rs. 25 lakh to Rs. 2 lakh in case of limited tenders which means that if the cost of procurement of IT products by any Government Department exceeds Rs.2 lakh, the open tenders should be invited. It is however, made clear that for the purpose of availing open tenders, orders should not be split up to make the value of each order less than Rs.2 lakh.
The undersigned is further directed to say that the Governor is pleased to substitute para-3 of the aforesaid Memorandum by “The evaluation of the tenders shall be made by a duly constituted Selection Committee in two parts,i.e. technical evaluation and financial evaluation. The Selection Committee shall include a representative of the requiring department a also a representative of the NIC."
The undersigned is also directed to say that the following para may be inserted after para-9 of the aforesaid Memorandum”10: It is clarified that the Administrative Departments will have the option to procure, install and maintain IT products after inviting open tender without taking the assistance of WEBEL Technology Limited.
Webel Technology Limited, a Government of West Bengal Undertaking as the Agency to assist the individual Departments for the purposes mentioned above, on their request, in the manner and subject to the conditions laid down hereunder :-
Sd/- Samar Ghosh Principal Secretary to the Government of West Bengal Finance Department
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- 2 - No.1782/1 500)-F Kolkata, the 1st March, 2006. Copy forwarded for information to :
1. The Accountant General(A&E),West Bengal,Treasury Buildings,Kolkata-700 001. 2. The Principal Accountant General(Audit),West Bengal,Treasury Buildings, Kol-1. 3. The Accountant General (Local Bodies Audit), West Bengal, CGO Complex, 3rd MSO Building, 5th Floor, DF Block, Sector-I, Salt Lake, Kolkata-700 064.
4. The Commissioner, …………………………………………………………………
5. The Principal Secretary/Secretary, …………………………………………………
6. The Director, ………………………………………………………………………..
7. The Collector, Kolkata, 11, N.S. Road, Kilkta-700 001.
8. The District Magistrate,……………………………………………………………
9. The District Judge, ………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… 10. The Financial Adviser, …………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………… 11. The Superintendent of Police, ………………………………………………………
12. The Sub-Divisional Officer, ……………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………… 13. The Accounts Officer,West Bengal Secretariat,Writers' Buildings,Kolkata-700001.
14. The Accounts Officer, West Bengal Secretariat, Bikash Bhavan, Bidhannagar, Kolkata-700 091. 15.The Pay & Accounts Officer, Kolkata Pay & Accounts Office-I, Civil Defence Building, 81/2/2, Phears Lane, Kolkata-700 012. 16. The Pay & Accounts Officer, Kolkata Pay & Accounts Office-II, Jahar Building, P-1, Hyde Lane, Kolkata-700 073. 17. The Superintendent, West Bengal Government Press, Alipore, Kilkata-700 027.
18. The Treasury Officer, ………………………………………………………………
19. The Principal, Industrial Training Institute, ………………………………………...
20. ______Branch / Group ______of Finance Department.
Sd/ P.K. Guha Roy Special Secretary to the Government of West Bengal