Tender for appointment of transport contractors for transportation of Custom Milled Rice (CMR) from mill points to Rice Receiving Centers (RRCs) /Depots for 10 clusters in Kalahandi district for KMS **** are invited online. Tender document fee is Rs. 1000. Technical bids open on **** date for bid submission is **** up to 5:30 PM. Minimum 2 dedicated transport vehicles of **** MT capacity are required. Financial capability certificate of Rs. 2 crores from a scheduled bank is needed. Experience in transportation of food grains or similar commodities is required. Security deposit of 5% of contract value is mandatory.
The contractor shall complete the movement within the time schedule set by the District Manager of the concern district.
Payment will be made by the concerned District Manager on submission of bills, in triplicate, duly supported by consignee receipts on a monthly basis.
Each tenderer should have dedicated 02 two separate transport vehicles registered in his/her name (**** MT capacity). A capability certificate of Rs. 2 crores from any scheduled nationalized bank is required. Tenderers should have experience of transportation with manufacturers, PSUs, OSCsC, Govt. Depts. , public limited companies dealing in food grains, sugar, paddy, coarse grains or any other non-toxic commodity.
In the event of deficiency in service by contractor in not providing tarpaulins for spreading on the decks of trucks or for covering the truck after loading, liquidated damages @Rs. 200 per truck will be imposed. In case of shortage, wastage, loss or damages to the goods in transit, the contractor is liable to pay liquidated damages at twice the economic cost of CMR and twice the MSP.
The document clearly states that loading at mill points and unloading of CMR bags dumping on the platform at RRC level shall be done by the custom miller, implying no sample submission is required from the transport contractor.
Tenderers who have been blacklisted or debarred by OSCsC or any department of central or state government or any other public sector undertaking will be ineligible. Any contract with OSCsC or any department of central or state government or any other public sector undertaking terminated before expiry of contract period in last five years will also lead to ineligibility.