4.4 9 Responses to Queries Received from Prospective Bidders on RFP
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Responses to Queries received from Prospective bidders on RFP for Supply, Installation, Maintenance of Hyper-Converged Infrastructure and Implementation of Private Cloud under Rate Contract Bank Response Page # Clause No Clause Query No Bid Details : No details about Pre-bid meeting mentioned in the RFP, Please confirm the time & Pre-bid meeting is not held due to Covid-19 1 5 Last date and time for submission of query date for Pre--bid meeting? situation. Security Deposit/Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) - Rs.75,00,000/- (Rupees Seventy Five lac Only)in the form of Demand Draft in favor of Union Bank of India, payable at Mumbai. EMD can also be paid in the form of Bank Guarantee 3 5 (BG) of any scheduled commercial Bank other than Union Bank of Request you allow Online/NEFT option for EMD payment. NEFT Transfer is not allowed presently. India, erstwhile Andhra Bank and erstwhile Corporation Bank valid from the date of submission of RFP for a period of minimum 45 days beyond the final bid validity period of 180 days. Security Deposit/Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) - Rs.75,00,000/- (Rupees Seventy Five lac Only)in the form of Demand Draft in favor of Union Bank of India, payable at Mumbai. EMD can also be paid in the form of Bank Guarantee (BG) of any scheduled 4 Bid Details: 5 commercial Bank other than Union Bank of India, erstwhile We request bank to please accept the EMD of Rs. 25Lakhs. Please be guided by RFP Andhra Bank and erstwhile Corporation Bank valid from the date of submission of RFP for a period of minimum 45 days beyond the final bid validity period of 180 days. Invitation to Bidders Bank invites proposal from the eligible entities for Supply, 5 5 9 Why there is emphesis on rate contract Please be guided by RFP Installation, Maintenance of Hyper-Converged Infrastructure and Implementation of Private Cloud under rate contract. Bank may not accept any deviations from the terms and Given the complex nature of the services involved , Bidder requests the Bank to conditions specified in the tender. Deviations could result in 6 4.4 9 allow deviations to the RFP which will enable us to submit a commercially Please be guided by RFP disqualification of the offer made by the vendor at the discretion competitive and responsive bid. Please confirm. of the Bank. The bidder should be a company registered in India as per Company Act 1956 /2013 or a Limited Liability Partnership company under the Limited Liability Partnership Act 2008 in India As per MSME exemptions and MSMED act, MSME and Startup is relaxed from or Government Organization/PSU and should have experience of Business continuity or Longevity of the business OR We request you to change this 7 Annexure 6.2 10 minimum 5 years in servers/storage business in India from the Please be guided by RFP as bidder should have experience of min 4 years in server/storage business in india date of issuance of RFP. Certificate of incorporation/certificate for from the date of issuance of RFP. commencement of business/other relevant documentary proof is to be submitted. Page 1 of 73 Bank Response Page # Clause No Clause Query No We request you to modify this clause to : The Bidder should have minimum Annual Turnover of Rs. 120 Crore in previous three financial years Kindly amend the clause as : "The bidder should have average annual turnover of Rs.100.00 Crore in previous three financial years i.e. 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20 as per the audited balance sheet available at the time of submission of tender. In case the audited financials for the year 2019-20 is not available, CA Certificate for turnover of 2019-20 / audited financials of 2016-17 should be submitted. This must be the individual The bidder should have minimum annual turnover of Rs.175.00 company turnover and not that of any group of companies. Copies of the audited Crore in previous three financial years i.e. 2017-18, 2018-19 and balance sheet and P&L Statement of the company showing the same is to be 2019-20 as per the audited balance sheet available at the time of submitted." Request to consider minimum annual turnover of Rs. 125 Cr in submission of tender. In case the audited financials for the year previous 3 yrs. As our audit is under process for FY2019-20 & we have shortfall on 8 6.3 10 2019-20 is not available, CA Certificate for turnover of 2019-20 / FY2016-17 turnover. But if you can consider the consistency on business growth, Please be guided by RFP audited financials of 2016-17 should be submitted. This must be its on positive side. the individual company turnover and not that of any group of Turnover - companies. Copies of the audited balance sheet and P&L FY2019-20 - 330 Cr (unaudited)* Statement of the company showing the same is to be submitted FY2018-19 - 253 Cr FY2017-18 - 182 Cr FY2016-17 - 137 Cr OR The bidder should have average turnover of Rs.175.00 Crore in previous three financial years etc. The bidder should have minimum annual turnover of Rs.175.00 Crore in previous three financial years i.e. 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20 as per the audited balance sheet available at the time of submission of tender. In case the audited financials for the year 2019-20 is not available, CA Certificate for turnover of 2019-20 / As per the Govt of India, Dept of MSME notification,Relaxation under MSME 9 Annexure 6.3 10 audited financials of 2016-17 should be submitted. This must be norms, MSMED Act 2006,NIC, DPIIT & GOI policies MSME/Startups/ MSE bidder is Please be guided by RFP the individual company turnover and not that of any group of exempted from Turnover criteria companies. Copies of the audited balance sheet and P&L Statement of the company showing the same is to be submitted. Page 2 of 73 Bank Response Page # Clause No Clause Query No Request to consider minimum annual turnover of Rs. 125 Cr in previous 3 yrs. As our audit is under process for FY2019-20 & we have shortfall on FY2016-17 turnover. But if you can consider the consistency on business growth, its on positive side. Turnover - 6.3 The bidder should have minimum annual turnover of FY2019-20 - 330 Cr (unaudited)* Rs.175.00 Crore in previous three financial years i.e. 2017-18, FY2018-19 - 253 Cr 2018-19 and 2019-20 as per the audited balance sheet available FY2017-18 - 182 Cr at the time of submission of tender. In case the audited financials 6. Eligibility FY2016-17 - 137 Cr 10 10 for the year 2019-20 is not available, CA Certificate for turnover of Please be guided by RFP Criteria (6.3) OR 2019-20 / audited financials of 2016-17 should be submitted. This The bidder should have average turnover of Rs.175.00 Crore in previous three must be the individual company turnover and not that of any financial years i.e. 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20 as per the audited balance sheet group of companies. Copies of the audited balance sheet and P&L available at the time of submission of tender. In case the audited financials for the Statement of the company showing the same is to be submitted. year 2019-20 is not available, CA Certificate for turnover of 2019-20 / audited financials of 2016-17 should be submitted. This must be the individual company average turnover and not that of any group of companies. Copies of the audited balance sheet and P&L Statement of the company showing the same is to be submitted The bidder should have minimum annual turnover of Rs.175.00 Considering the criticality of this requirement request the bank to amend the EC Crore in previous three financial years i.e. 2017-18, 2018-19 and as follows "The bidder should have minimum annual turnover of Rs.500.00 Crore 2019-20 as per the audited balance sheet available at the time of in each of the previous three financial years i.e. 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20 as submission of tender. In case the audited financials for the year per the audited balance sheet available at the time of submission of tender. In 11 6.3 10 2019-20 is not available, CA Certificate for turnover of 2019-20 / case the audited financials for the year 2019-20 is not available, CA Certificate for Please be guided by RFP audited financials of 2016-17 should be submitted. This must be turnover of 2019-20 / audited financials of 2016-17 should be submitted. This the individual company turnover and not that of any group of must be the individual company turnover and not that of any group of companies. companies. Copies of the audited balance sheet and P&L Copies of the audited balance sheet and P&L Statement of the company showing Statement of the company showing the same is to be submitted. the same is to be submitted." Bidder/OEM must have supplied and implemented the proposed The bidder understand that the OEM references will also be accepted. Please 12 6.5 10 Private Cloud Solution and hypervisor of the proposed OEM in at Please be guided by RFP confirm least two BFSI/Central/State Govt. during the past 3 years in India. Bidder/OEM must have supplied and implemented the proposed No OEM in India do business directly and hence there will be no direct PO in the Private Cloud Solution and hypervisor of the proposed OEM in at name of the OEM,PO will be the name of OEM bidders who has executing the 13 6.5 10 least two BFSI/Central/State Govt.