MPED-X-Routing-Tender20080721 - Madhya Pradesh State Excise

7.9 PERIOD OF VALIDITY OF BIDS
7.9.1 Bids shall remain valid for 180 days after the date of Bid opening prescribed by
the Competent Authority, pursuant to Clause 7.15 of the Bid. A Bid valid for a shorter
period may be considered as non-responsive and rejected by the Competent Authority.
7.9.2 The Competent Authority may solicit the Bidder's consent to an extension of the
period of Bid validity. The request and the responses thereto shall be made in writing
(or by fax, followed by a signed confirmation copy). The Bid security provided under
Clause 7.8 shall also be suitably extended. A Bidder may refuse the request without
forfeiting its Bid security. A Bidder granting the request will neither be required nor
permitted to modify its Bid.
7.10 FORMAT AND SIGNING OF BIDS
7.10.1 Format of Pre-qualification Bid
The Pre-qualification Bid will be used to evaluate if the Bidder’s technical skill base and
financial capacity are consistent with the needs of the project and meets the prequalification
criteria as mentioned in Clause 7.17. This will be in a separate cover but in
the same envelope as that of Technical Bid.
7.10.2 Format of Technical Bid
a. A printed covering letter, set forth in Annexure 5 on the bidding organization’s
letterhead with all required information and authorized representative’s signature shall
be submitted along with the Technical Bid. The Technical Bid should contain a detailed
description of how the Bidder will provide the required services outlined in this Bid. It
should articulate in detail, as to how the Bidder’s Technical Solution meets the
requirements specified in the Bid. The Technical Bid must not contain any pricing
information. In submitting additional information, it should be marked as supplemental to
the required response. If the Bidder wishes to propose additional services (or enhanced
levels of services) beyond the scope of this Bid, the proposal must include a description
of such services as a separate attachment to the Bid.
b. The technical Bid should entail the details of Tasks to be performed as per detailed
scope of work and technical specifications as given in the Bid covering the following at
the minimum:
i. Overview of the Proposed Solution that meets the requirements specified in the Bid
ii. Overall Solution architecture
iii. Technical architecture
iv. Security architecture
v. Scalability and Performance Requirements
vi. Operational environment
vii. Implementation methodology, project plan and implementation schedule
viii. Project team structure, size and capability (Total Staffing plan including numbers)
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