The tender is for selecting a catering agency to provide food to sanitary workers in Sankagiri Municipality for 3 years. The pre-bid meeting is on November 13, 2025, and the bid submission deadline is November 21, 2025. The tender follows the Tamil Nadu Transparency in Tenders Act, **** must meet qualification criteria, including experience, FSSAI license, and financial stability. The tender requires online submission of technical and price bids. The earnest money deposit (EMD) is Rs. 73,846. The contract period is 3 years with a 5% annual price escalation. Penalties apply for delays, shortfalls, and non-compliance with hygiene standards. The maximum penalty per month is capped at 10% of the invoice amount. Liquidated damages are limited to 10% of the total contract value. The payment will be made based on the actual quantity of meals delivered and acknowledged. The rates quoted in the tender should be valid for the acceptance by sankagiri municipality for a minimum period of 90 days from the date of opening of the tender. The selected bidder should commence the operations within 15 days from the date of issue of work order.
The bid notice states, The selected bidder should commence the operations within 15 days from the date of issue of work order.
The bid notice states, The payment shall ordinarily be released within 15days from the date of submission of invoice and proof of delivery validated by commissioner
The bid notice states, The bidder who has quoted the lowest cost in the price bid will be adjudged as l1 successful bidder.
The bid notice states, The bidder shall be a registered i in case of privatepublic limited legal entity in india.
The bid notice states, failure to comply with the timeline will attract a penalty of 0. 5 ofcontract value per day of delay up to a maximum of 1. 0 of contract value.
The bid notice states, here will be a prebid meeting to be held on **** at **** a. m in the office of the commissioner in sankagiri municipality, during which the prospective bidders can get clarifications about the tender.
The bid notice states, equest for clarification should be brought to the notice of the tender inviting authority, in writing, 48 hours before the opening of the tender.
