Procurement of drugs, medicines, I. V. fluids, lab chemicals, and surgical items. Bidders must agree to delivery terms. Inspection of firm premises is mandatory to assess capacity. Minor irregularities may be communicated to bidders for response. Bids not meeting qualification criteria or lacking required documents will be considered non-responsive. Comparison of bids will be on a free delivery at consignee site basis. The purchaser will determine the bidder's capability to perform the rate contract. The purchaser reserves the right to accept or reject any bid. Purchase orders will be placed as per actual requirement. Successful bidders must furnish performance security within thirty days of notification of award. Bid security will be returned without interest. Corrupt or fraudulent practices will lead to rejection or ineligibility. Performance security is 3% of the total estimated cost for one year. Supplies must conform to technical specifications. The purchaser has the right to inspect, test, and reject materials. Regular and random testing of drugs will be undertaken. Failure to meet quality standards can lead to debarment and forfeiture of security. Delivery is on free delivery at site basis, with time being the essence. Prices are fixed during the rate contract period.
Medicine etc shall be delivered by the supplier on free delivery at site basis and delivered as per the delivery period specified in the purchase order placed against the rate contract. please note that the time shall be the essence of the contract.
Medicine etc accepted by the purchaser/consignee in inspection in terms of the rate contract/purchase orders shall in no way dilute purchaser's/consignee's right to reject the same later, if found deficient in terms of the warranty clause, if applicable.
The comparison of the responsive bids shall be carried out on free delivery at consignee site basis. The purchaser will determine to its satisfaction whether the bidder, whose bid has been determined as the lowest evaluated responsive bid is eligible, qualified and capable in all respects to perform the rate contract satisfactorily.
Bids of the bidder, who have not uploaded required documents or do not meet the required qualification criteria will be treated as non responsive and will not be considered further.
if any store/stores supplied against the contract are found to be not of standard quality as per specifications on analysis and/or on inspection by competent authority, the institute will destroy the entire consignment against the particular invoice. irrespective of the fact that part of the supplied stores may have been consumed. the institute shall not be liable to make any payments in lieu of inferior items.
the superintendent or his nominee reserves the right for inspection of the firm's premises participating in the tenders, by officers appointed by the superintendent they can carry out inspection for assessing the capacity/capability/eligibility of the firm to make supplies on the basis of rate contract.
if the firm fails to make fresh supplies in lieu of substandard quality of drug. it is liable to be debarred for three years in respect of all the items in the rate contract of this institute and EMD/performance security shall be forfeited.