NATIONAL ALUMINIUM COMPANY LIMITED - Rites

5.2 Any addendum thus issued will become part of bidding document and bidder shall submit original
addendum/ compliance letter duly signed and stamped in token of his acceptance.
5.3 In order to afford prospective Bidders, reasonable time in which to take the amendment into account
in preparing their bids, NALCO /RITES may, at its discretion, extend the bid due date.
6.0 CONFIDENTIALITY OF BIDDING DOCUMENT
6.1 Bidders shall treat the biding documents and contents therein as strictly confidential.
6.2 The bidding document is and shall remain the exclusive property of the OWNER without any
right to bidder to use them for any purpose except for the purpose of bidding.
7.0 LANGUAGE OF BID
7.1 The bid prepared by the Bidder and all correspondence/ drawings and documents relating to
the bid exchanged by Bidder and NALCO /RITES shall be written in ENGLISH language. Any
printed literature furnished by the Bidder written in another language should be accompanied
by an ENGLISH translation. In case of any conflict, for the purpose of interpretation of the bid, the
ENGLISH translation shall govern.
8.0 FORMAT AND SIGNING OF BID
8.1 The Bidder shall prepare required number of copies of the bid, clearly marking each ‘Original
Bid’ and ‘Copy of Bid’ as appropriate. In the event of any discrepancy between them, the ‘Original
Bid’ shall govern.
8.2 The original and all copies of the bid shall be typed or written in indelible ink and shall be signed
by the Bidder or a person duly authorized to bind the Bidder to the Contract. The name and
position held by each person signing must be typed or printed below the signature. The person
or persons signing the bid shall initial all pages of the bid, except for unamended printed
literature.
8.3 The complete bid shall be without alterations, interlineations or erasures, except as may be
necessary to correct errors made by the Bidder, in which case such corrections shall be rewritten &
initialed by the person or persons signing the bid.
9.0 MODIFICATION AND WITHDRAWAL OF BIDS
9.1 The Bidder may modify or withdraw his bid after the bid’s submission, provided that the
modification/ withdrawal notice is received by the Owners/ Consultant prior to the bid due date &
time.
The Bidder’s modification or withdrawal notice shall be prepared, sealed, marked and despatched
in accordance with the provisions of Bidding Document. A withdrawal notice may also be sent
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