BANGLADESH TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LIMITED - BTCl

iii)iv)PAT team shall check the quality of the installation works which shall bestandard and with full satisfaction to BTCL. If the overall installation work isconsidered to be non standard & not satisfactory to the committee, the biddershall be penalized by 5 (five) penalty points which shall be considered only forPAC issuance purpose.Penalty points as per the technical specification shall be imposed to the bidder foreach of the incomplete or partially completed works listed during PAT for PACissuance purpose.v) If the total penalty point scored by the bidder is equal or more than 30, PAC shallnot be issued.vi)vii)viii)ix)The bidder will be given 20 working days for completion of the works pointedout by PAT team.The bidder shall take all necessary actions for cut over of the system on the datefixed up by BTCL irrespective of PAC, whether issued or not.After such kind of cut over, if the bidder improve / complete the pending works,the penalty points regarding issuance of PAC will be recalculated accordingly. Ifthe total penalty point becomes less than 30, PAC shall be issued at the earliest infavour of the Bidder by BTCL.If PAC is not issued within thirty (30) working days in spite of the penalty pointsregarding issuance of PAC is less than 30, then the Provisional AcceptanceCertificate (PAC) will be deemed to have been issued by BTCL and shall beequivalent in all respect to a Certificate issued by BTCL.x) For clause or clauses which is declared as ‘ non-complied ’ by the bidder in itsbid offer , the bidder shall not be penalized any penalty points for that clause orclauses unless it has been agreed by the bidder in the final contract.xi)Non compliance of any the above clause/sub clause shall be treated as ‘Changeof Substance.’2.12.4 For avoiding any complexity regarding issuance of PAC, the bidder shall carefully andsincerely fill up the compliance statement keeping in mind the technical ability of theoffered system to meet the requirements of the technical specification.2.12.5 Final Acceptance Test (FAT)i) After completion of the PAT and cut-over of the system, the Engineers of the Bidderwill take prompt necessary steps to remove all types of faults and replace all types offaulty equipment at the cost of the supplier. At the end of the “PerformanceGuarantee Period for the Contract”, the overall performance of all equipment will bereviewed and this review shall be termed as “Final Acceptance Test (FAT)”.ii) The review shall include (but not limited to) the required working reliability andperformance standards of the equipment to meet tender specifications, the bidder’sresponsiveness to resolve all shortcomings mentioned in PAT reports and the bidder’sremoval of all pending & outstanding faults or shortages encountered during thePerformance Guarantee Period for the Contract. When this FAT becomes due, thebidder shall make an official request to BTCL for starting of the FAT and BTCL shallBook 2 :: Tender on Replacement of Old Telephones in Dhaka City Page: 17 of 153