CORRIGENDUM DATED 11.05.2017
RFQ CUM RFP DOCUMENT FOR PREPARATION OF PERSPECTIVE PLAN AND CONCEPT
MASTER PLAN FOR
IDENTIFIED IMC SITES FOR KOCHI BANGALORE INDUSTRIAL
CORRIDOR REGION
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2.
RFP Section/Clause Number
Observations/Queries
KSIDC’s response
Section 1Point 1
Government of India has
envisaged the development of
Kochi Bangalore Industrial
Corridor (KBIC) for
connecting Kochi to the
Chennai Bengaluru Industrial
Corridor (CBIC) through
Palakkad and Coimbatore.
2.1.17 RFQ cum RFP
Processing Fee: The RFQ cum
RFP submissions shall be
accompanied by a Bank Draft
of USD 2,000.00 only (USD
Two Thousand Only) or INR
1,00,000/- (Indian Rupees One
Lakh only) plus Service Tax
@15% in favour of “KSIDC”,
payable at Kochi, India, as a
non refundable RFQ cum RFP
processing fee (the “RFQ cum
RFP Processing Fee”).
Proposed corridor is passing
through more than one state. We
would like to know whether
KSIDC is authorised to
undertake works outside Kerala
and how?
Selected consultant is expected to
conduct the study as per the TOR, in
order to submit the same to Govt. of
India.
Requested to kindly reduce RFP
cum RFQ processing to INR
25,000/-.
No change
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5.
6.
Proposals unaccompanied
with the aforesaid RFQ cum
RFP Processing Fee shall be
liable to be rejected by the
Client.
2.5.1 – Bid Security
It is requested to reduce the Bid
A bid security in the form of a Security to 5 lakhs
Demand Draft / Bank
Guarantee, from a scheduled
Indian Bank in favour of
‘KSIDC’, valid for 180 (one
hundred and eighty) days from
the PDD, payable at Kochi,
for the sum of Rs 10,00,000/(Rupees Ten Lakhs Only)
or US dollars 20,000.00
(Twenty thousand only) shall
be required to be submitted by
each Applicant (“Bid
Security”).
Requested to kindly reduce bid
security amount to INR
1,00,000/-.
2.6.8 (i) – Members of
Requested to increase the
consortium
consortium members to 4 (four)
to pitch in for the robust team for
an opportunity of great
magnitude.
2.7.3 , Point No (i)
Requested to relax the condition
All key personnel must be full as follows
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time/ full time-on-contract
employees of the firm.
“All key personnel must be full
time/ on Retainership contract
of the firm “
Also requested to allow
individual experts/ freelancers
to be fielded as Key personnel
with a undertaking from the
applicant about their availability
during the duration of the
assignment
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8.
2.9.4 – Clause- A Minimum
Qualification Criteria
Experience In Planning /
Feasibility studies / Detailed
Project Report/ Project
Management Consultancy of
Industrial Corridor/Economic
Corridor of length not less
than 500 km
Or
Experience of preparation of
Concept plan/ Regional
Development/Structure/Strate
gy Plan for an area not less
than 10000 sq km
Requested to allow freelancer
consultants.
Requested to relook into the
criteria and modify the clause as
requested below”
Experience In Planning /
Feasibility studies / Detailed
Project Report/ Project
Management / Regional
Perspective Plan Consultancy of
Industrial Corridor/Economic
Corridor of length not less than
500 km during the last ten years
Or
Experience of preparation of
Concept plan/ Regional
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No Change
9.
Development/ Infrastructure
Development Plan
/Structure/Strategy Plan for an
industrial corridor of not less
than 5000 sqkm
during the last ten years
Requested to change criteria as
follows: a) Experience In
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Planning / Feasibility studies /
Detailed Project Report/ Project
Management Consultancy of
Industrial Corridor/Economic
Corridor/ of length not less than
500 km Or Experience In
Planning / Feasibility studies /
Detailed Project Report/ Project
Management Consultancy of
Special Economic Zone / Special
Investment Region / Industrial
Parks having area more than
2000 Acres or Experience of
preparation of Concept plan/
Regional Development/Structure
/Strategy Plan for an area not
less than 10000 sq km Or
Experience of preparation of
concept plan / regional
development plan / Growth Pole
studies for and area not less than
200 sq kms.
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12.
Regional Planning in India is not No Change
statutory in nature and also it
does not cover physical
planning. In addition, regional
planning exercises are rarely
done in India.
The largest SIR of DHOLERA
which we have done is 900 sq
km . We presume that various
locations that mentioned in RFP '
may from 100 to 500 sq km .
Clause 2.9.4 (a); Page no. 24
Experience In Planning /
Feasibility ………. length not
less than 500 km
Therefore it is requested to
reduce the area from 10000 sq
km to 100 to 500 sq km.
Proposed consulting opportunity No Change
is not for corridor development.
We request you to drop this
qualification criteria.
Please note there are not many
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economic corridor projects in
India, especially of 500 km
length. We request the Authority
to reduce this to 100 km.
Please clarify if assignments like
state tourism vision plans,
district economic development
plan, state PPP strategy etc.
would qualify. Please clarify
what kind of assignments would
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Average annual revenue from
consultancy services for last 3
financial yearsi.e. 2013-14,
2014-15, 2015-16. 50 crores
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16.
2.9.4 Minimum Qualification
Criteria Experience In
Planning / Feasibility studies /
Detailed Project Report/
Project Management
qualify as structure / strategy
plan.
Requested to reduce the average
annual revenue from consultancy
services for last 3 financial years
i.e. 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015- 16
to 45 crores
The consultant has informed that
Criteria of turnover will facilitate
only Multi National Firms and
not medium size core Planning
firm. Therefore the client
requested to match the turnover
criteria with respect to the
envisage Fees of the Project and
bring it down to 25 Cr.
Even if we assume that a
consultancy organization has
been doing two such projects
each year along with other
works, the turnover of such firms
won’t be more than Rs.20 crore
per annum. Requested to reduce
the threshold limit suitably
below Rs.25 crore.
Requested to relax the criteria to
include area development plans
upto 1000 sq.kms. area.
No Change. However, the combined
turnover of consortium members can
be considered.
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No Change.
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18.
Consultancy of Industrial
Corridor/Economic Corridor
of length not less than 500 km
Or Experience of preparation
of Concept plan/ Regional
Development/Structure/Strate
gy Plan for an area not less
than 10000 sq km
No Change
2.9.5 – Technical Evaluation – Requested to clarify on the
Firm Size and Experience
extent ( project area / length ) to
be considered for awarding
Specific experience of the
marks under this category
consultants related to the
Assignment. The applicants
Requested to give weightage to
shall
Master Plan / Feasibilities
demonstrate their capability
studies for Industrial area which
with details of
are having areas > or equal to
relevant experience in
1000 ha .
carrying out similar
assignments for preparation of
strategy/perspective/vision/ma
ster plans for
industrial corridors/regions
involving multisectoral
industry and infrastructure
projects resource
management, etc.
Each of the proposed IMC would No Change
not be larger than a certain
threshold area e.g. 300 acres or
19.
Clause 2.9.5 (C); Page no. 24
Adequacy of Work Plan and
Approach
20.
2.14 Pre-Bid Meeting
so. We request you to peg the
threshold qualification criteria to
40% of the anticipated
development. E.g. if the larger of
the two IMCs is say around 400
acres, the threshold qualification
criteria be about 160-175 acres
Marking for this section is very
Will consider while evaluation.
subjective. We request you to
induce appropriate objectivity in
the marking criteria.
The clause mentions that the pre- Pre-bid meeting will not be convened
bid meeting will be convened as
per the schedule in Data Sheet.
However, there are no such
details mentioned in the Sheet.
Requested to inform, if the Prebid meeting is scheduled for this
opportunity, so we can arrange
accordingly.
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2.18 Required Experience of
the Key Personnel
22.
Team Leader cum Urban and
Regional Planner
Team Leader cumUrban & Regional Planner
Years of Experience – 25
Requested to relax the conditions No change
as requested below ;
Years of experience – 20 years
Should have Masters in Urban/
Years
Should have Masters in
Urban/ Regional
planning with experience in
evolving
perspective/ detailed vision
plans, Regional development
Plans for Economic and
Industrial Corridor initiatives
of similar size and nature
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25.
Financial / PPP Expert
Regional/ Town planning with
experience in evolving
perspective/ detailed vision
plans, Regional development
Plans / Master Plans for
Economic and Industrial
Corridor / Urban initiatives of
similar size and nature
Requested for relaxation of
experience for Team Lead
position from 25 years to 18
years.
Please modify the requirement
as : “Should have Masters in
Urban/ Regional planning /
Urban Design with experience in
evolving perspective/ detailed
vision plans, Regional
development Plans for Economic
and Industrial Corridor
initiatives of similar size and
nature.”
Please modify as below: “Should
be an CA / MBA (Finance) /
Economist with experience in
market study, demand & supply
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No Change
Modified by including Chartered
Accountant.
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assessment, project funding and
familiarity of various PPP
approach for project
development and
implementation, financial
structuring of similar
infrastructure project.”
2.18 Required experience and Requested to accept masters in
expertise of Key Personnel
housing and any other stream of
Qualifications of Team Leader planning also as eligible
- should have Masters in
qualifications for this position.
Urban/ Regional planning
with experience in evolving
perspective/ detailed vision
plans, Regional development
Plans for Economic and
Industrial Corridor initiatives
of similar size and nature
Age of the key staff proposed Requested to allow
should not be more than 70
professionals upto 75 years of
(seventy) years on the last day age for team leader position, as
of submission of proposal.
this is a very rare expertise.
Requested to kindly remove age
limit from proposed key staff. Or
else modify the qualification to
being a planner with relevant
experience in large scale
industrial area projects.
Key Personnel – Section 2.18 Requested to confirm if overseas
CVs/ resources of our parent
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No Change
No Change
All key personnel must be full time/
full time-on-contract employees of
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Group/ Sister company shall be
acceptable for Core positions
without forming JV/ consortium
with our Parent Group/ Sister
company.
Minimum professional
Requested to consider 10 Years
experience
as Minimum years of
Minimum year of Professional Professional experience instead
experience of 15 Years
of 15 years for the positions
other than the team leader
Water Expert
Requested to modify as
requested below
Should have Masters in
Engineering with
“Should have Masters in
experience in water sourcing, Engineering/ Environment
planning &
Engineering or management
management of water supply
with
network and
Experience in water sourcing,
wastewater recycle and reuse. planning & management of
The experience in area of
water supply network and
Integrated Water Resource
wastewater recycle and reuse.
Management is desired.
The experience in area of
Integrated Water Resource
Management is desired
Inland Waterway
Requested to relax the condition
transportation expert
as indicated below,.,,,,,,
Should have Masters in
Planning/Engineering
Should have Masters in
/Management with experience Planning/Engineering
in
/Management with experience in
the firm. All key personnel shall be
part of the JV /Consortium.
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Related
infrastructure
includes
Marine transportation also.
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planning/advising/managing
Inland water way
transportation projects and
related infrastructure
Clause 2.18.1, position
numbers 6, 7 & 8; Page no. 34
Inland Waterway
Transportation Expert;
Transportation Expert and
Railway/ Multimodal
Logistics Expert
Environment Expert
Master in Environmental
Science or
Engineering or equivalent
with experience in
environmental impact
assessment,
resettlement and
rehabilitation, environmental
management plan,
sustainability and clean
Development mechanism.
Section 5- Terms of
Reference ,item B1.2 Survey
and Data Collection
Undertake reconnaissance
survey of the site area and
conduct topography
planning/advising/managing
Inland water way/ marine
transportation projects and
related infrastructure
Team requirement stresses on 3 No Change
subsectoral experts within the
Transportation domain. We
request that number of experts
from Transport sector be reduced
to two. This will also bring down
costs for KSIDC.
No Change
Requested to relax condition as
requested below.
Master in Science /
Environmental Science /
Engineering / Management or
equivalent with experience in
environmental impact
assessment,
resettlement and rehabilitation,
environmental management plan,
sustainability and clean
Development mechanism.
As per ToR it is given to
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understand that the scope of the
consultant is to identify locations
for establishing IMCs within the
corridor . In the absence of the
extent of the IMCs and
survey of the project site
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38.
Section 5: TOR, GIS and
mapping related
delineated corridor area, it will
be very difficult to compute the
cost for carrying out
Topographic survey. in this case,
the client requested to consider
the following;
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“Undertake reconnaissance
survey of the site area and study
the topography with the
available date for the delineated
region and IMC sites”
Requested to indicate the
tentative sizing for IMC sites (in
ha) to be developed in two states.
This will assist in arriving the
pricing for topo survey in the
Stage-2 work of the proposed
assignment.
The RFP requires the consultant
to conduct technical surveys on
the IMC sites. Please clarify
what is the maximum area of
IMC which will be required to
be master planned / surveyed.
1. Is there any extent for
map/Satellite Image
Consultant has to identify the size of
the proposed IMC
Consultant has to identify the size of
the proposed IMC
1. Consultant has to identify the size
of the proposed IMC.
procurement (Two States
Kerala & Tamil Nadu)?
2. What is the Scale of the
Digital maps to submit?
3. Is there any existing Spatial
Data Management
Plan/Format maintained by
the Client?
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Section 5. Terms of Reference
5.4 Detailed Scope of Services
Part A: Perspective Plan for
Kochi Bengaluru Industrial
Corridor (KBIC) A.1 General
Overview and Data Collating
(b) Maps / satellite imagery2
for project influence region. (2
Selected Consultants will be
provided with Satellite
Imageries, as detailed in the
Note.)
Regarding satellite imagery
A2. Regional Profiling leading
to Delineation of the Kochi
Bengaluru Industrial Corridor
2. Consultant has to submit in a
suitable scale.
3.No
Requested to confirm whether Yes, the procurement of satellite data
procurement of satellite data is in the scope of consultant.
is in the scope of consultant.
Since Survey of India does
not give satellite imagery
maps to private agencies, it is
requested that Client should
provide the same to the
Consultant
1. Requested to confirm
whether delineation of
alignment of KBIC is in
It is informed that satellite imagery
maps are available to private
agencies from NRSA and KSRSEC
(for Kerala). KSIDC can issue
necessary certificates to procure the
same, if necessary.
1. Please not that the assignment
is
for
preparation
of
Region The Consultant needs
to initially study a broader
Kochi Bengaluru Industrial
Corridor and through a
scientific analysis of various
parameters, come up with
recommendations on the final
delineation / boundaries of the
Kochi Bengaluru Industrial
Corridor Region in terms of
districts / revenue blocks, (The
eventual boundaries of the
KBIC will be .finalized after
detailed consultations with the
concerned State Governments
and the Government of India.)
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A4. Identification of
appropriate Integrated
Manufacturing Cluster (IMC)
along the corridor
the scope of work or not?
If yes, we are of the view
that the time mentioned in
deliverable and time frame
is very less. Further we
understand that the time
duration specified for each
deliverable excludes the
time that will be taken for
approval by the client.
2. Requested to inform
whether Revenue map
superimposition is part of
scope of work or not. If
yes, kindly let us know if
you have revenue maps in
digitized form or not.
3. Requested to provide
tentative alignment of map
and coordinates for
procurement of satellite
data.
Requested to provide
tentative locations of IMC
identified by the client, if
any.
Requested to confirm
whether the approvals
from various authorities
are not part of this
Perspective Plan and Concept
master Plan. It may be noted
that the delineation of the
boundaries will be done during
the DPR stage.
2. Yes. Consultant shall procure
the revenue map in digitized
form.
3. Consultant is expected to
provide tentative alignment of
map and coordinates
Consultant has to identify the size of
the proposed IMC
The consultant is requested to
prepare a Perspective plan and
Concept Master Plan only.
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assignment or not.
Requested to inform, If the
IMC needs to be prepared
in consultation with State,
who is the approval
authority for the
deliverables on IMC.
Requested to inform the
details of data available
for the assignment.
Requested to indicate if
there is any budgetary
estimate available for the
proposed consultancy
assignment?
As per RFP, one IMC each shall
be finalised in Kerala and TN.
Will KSIDC itself act as nodal
agency for finalisation and
approval of IMC sites in TN or
any other agency need to be
coordinated?
Approximate area of IMC
is an important factor to
estimate the cost and
arrive at bid value. There
is no indication of it in
RFP. Hence, it is likely
that different bidders will
The consultant is requested to
prepare a Perspective plan and
Concept Master Plan only.
The consultant is requested to
prepare a Perspective plan and
Concept Master Plan only.
No
The consultant is requested to
prepare a Perspective plan and
Concept
Master
Plan
only.
Consultant has to identify the size of
the proposed IMC.
48.
49.
estimate various sizes of
IMCs and quote
accordingly which will
lead to disagreements
during contract later. It
may also be appreciated
that such ambiguity in
tender is against the
principle of equity. Hence,
we request you to specify
approximate area for each
IMC (Kerala and TN) for
the purpose of bid
estimation so that every
bidder will assume their
cost on the same basis
ensuring principle of
equity
Point no. 5.2, second bullet on We request you to share details
page no. 71
of the nodal agency in Tamil
Nadu government for the subject
project. Is consultant expected to
interact directly with TN nodal
agency or it will be through
KSIDC.
Data Sheet Section 5 – 5.5.
The project duration mentioned
in data sheet and SCC are
different.
The
consultant
Special Conditions of
requested to advise duration of
contract – clause 6.3.1
The consultant is requested to
prepare a Perspective plan and
Concept Master Plan only. Any
clarifications required will be
provided by KSIDC.
The consultant is requested to
prepare a Perspective plan and
Concept Master Plan only.
It is clarified that the study duration
is Eleven (11) months.
Duration of project – 11 assignment.
months
The duration of assignment
shall be 3 (three) years, with
option to extend by a further
two (2) years with mutual
written agreement.
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51.
SCC of the RFP states (6.3.1)
that duration of contract is 3
years with option for extension
by 2 years. However in Data
Sheet of RFP (Section 5.5) it is
mentioned that Project duration
is 11 Months. Since the bid
price has to be estimated based
on the time period involved,
please confirm the expected
duration of the assignment.
Clause 3.2 Form 3B
Normally the period is defined
Format for Pre-qualification by client for example the
Proposal (Eligible Projects)
projects executed in last 5 years
Project Specific Experience
or 10 years will be considered.
Since no time frame is
mentioned in this case so the
Consultants are assuming that
The consultant is requested to
prepare a Perspective plan and
Concept Master Plan only.
It is clarified that the study duration
is Eleven (11) months.
Yes
52.
Form 3B format for PreQualification Proposal &
Form 3I Format for Technical
Proposal
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54.
55.
General
Manmonths of Key Personnel
client will consider projects
without any timeframe.
Requested to confirm whether
Client Award Letter, proof of
official communication from the
Client, Invoices, Contract extract
or any other such documents will
be accepted as supporting
evidence for Project experience?
Please confirm.
If the consultant has carried out a
project (as a sub consultant) for
the Group/ Sister Company, in
that event will the certificate
issued by the Group/ Sister
Company be accepted as
evidence
towards
project
experience? Please confirm.
Will project experience of parent
Group/ Sister company be
acceptable for evaluation without
the Group/ Sister company
forming part of the consortium
The consultant requested to
advise individual man-months
for various positions mentioned
Proof for the submission of draft
report/concept master plan along
with the copy of agreement shall be
considered for evaluation of projects
The receipt of payment (if any) shall
be certified by the internal auditor.
No. The work has to be certified by
the respective client.
No
It may be noted that the assignment
is for formulating a Perspective Plan
and Concept Master Plan and NOT
for preparation of Detailed Project
under clause 2.18 Required Report. Hence the necessity for
Experience and Expertise of key indicating the man months required
for completion of the study does not
personnel/ staff.
arise.
56.
General
Manmonths
of
Technical Staff
The consultant further requested
to confirm home and field office
inputs.
The Client is requested to
support
technical
Support specify
positions and associated manmonths. This will help client in
ensuring required number of
man-months
for
successful
quality delivery of project.
57.
General
Requested to inform, if any
background studies/ reports are
carried out for this opportunity.
If yes, then please inform if the
consultant shall be able to view
them at the Client’s premises.
58.
Payment upon termination
It is requested to amend Clause
6.5.5.2 (a) of GCC as follows:
Clause 6.5.5.2 (a) of GCC
“Remuneration
pursuant
to
relevant clauses for Services
satisfactorily
performed
to
It may be noted that the assignment
is for formulating a Perspective Plan
and Concept Master Plan and NOT
for preparation of Detailed Project
Report. Hence the necessity for
indicating the man months required
for completion of the study does not
arise.
KSIDC has prepared a report for
developing individual nodes along
the Kochi- Palakkad region. This can
be facilitated to the selected
consultant. KSIDC would prefer to
have original ideas from the
consultant.
No change
reasonable satisfaction of Client
prior to the effective date of
termination’
59.
Conflict of Interest by
Consultant, sub-consultants
and affiliates
Clause 6.6.2.3 of GCC
60.
Clause 6.1.1- Defect liability
period
61.
Limitations of Consultant’s
Liability
This clause seems to be No Change
unenforceable with potential
sub-consultants and affiliates.
We request you appropriate
remove or amend this clause.
Clause 6.1.1 (s) states that the Defect Liability Period is one year
Performance Security must be from the date of acceptance of final
valid till the end of defect report by KSIDC.
liability period. However RFP
does not specify how much is
the Defect Liability Period.
Since it is a critical parameter
affecting
consultant
performance, request you to
specify the
Defect Liability
Period
There is no mention of overall No Change
cap of the Limitation of
Consultant’s Liability. In the
Clause 6.6.8 of GCC and SCC
absence of such an umbrella
clause,
Limitation
of
Consultant’s Liability would be
open to interpretation. It is
requested to insert a clause to
cap aggregate Limitation of
Consultant’s Liability whether
under the contract, in tort or
otherwise to a maximum of 10%
of the Financial Fee proposal as
an umbrella limitation.
62.
Limitation of liability as
defined under 6.6.8
Shall include incidents such as No Change
Public protests/ disruption to
field work by project affected
persons.
63.
6.6.9- Payment Milestones
Payment milestones 2 to 8 are on No Change
Submission and Approval. There
is no provision stated in the RFP
wherein maximum time limit for
approval is specified after which
payment will be made? It may be
noted that the RFP states that
Consultant has to make a
presentation to KSIDC prior to
submission of each Deliverables
and Comments given by KISDC
to be incorporated in the
submission.
Hence
the
submission itself may be treated
as achievement of milestones
else a maximum time limit may
be specified within which
KSIDC
will
advise
the
comments/approval
of
submissions failing which it may
be considered as Deemed
Approval.
Request
your
confirmation/ clarification
64.
Payment milestone 2, page no.
119 Submission and Approval
of Report ……………. One
each in two states of Kochi
Bangalore Industrial Corridor
Region
Currently only two clusters are
proposed, one each in two states
of KBIC. However in future,
during
delivery
of
the
assignment if number of clusters
increase beyond two, work
quantum shall increase for the
consultants and hence we
propose that in such a scenario
payment to consultants should be
increased pro-rata basis.
No Change. The objective of the
study clearly states that “To prepare
a Regional Perspective Plan for the
Kochi Bengaluru Industrial Corridor
(KBIC)
Region,
along
with
undertaking Feasibility and preparing
Concept Master Plan for establishing
one
or
more
Integrated
Manufacturing Cluster (IMC) in
each of the two (2) KBIC States.
The consultant shall keep in mind
and follow the vision which is to
develop the strategic framework to
create a vibrant economic corridor
that is viable in all respects”. It is a
typographical error crept in the
payment milestone. Consultants are
requested to identify one or more
IMC’s in the interest of both the
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client and consultant.
Payment milestone 5, page no. We request you to clarify The objective of the study clearly
119 Submission and Approval whether it is seven clusters or states that “To prepare a Regional
Perspective Plan for the Kochi
two clusters.
of Report on Finalization of
Bengaluru
Industrial
Corridor
Seven Integrated
(KBIC)
Region,
along
with
Manufacturing Cluster
undertaking Feasibility and preparing
Concept Master Plan for establishing
one
or
more
Integrated
Manufacturing Cluster (IMC) in
each of the two (2) KBIC States.
The consultant shall keep in mind
and follow the vision which is to
develop the strategic framework to
create a vibrant economic corridor
that is viable in all respects”. It is a
typographical error crept in the
payment milestone. Consultants are
requested to identify one or more
IMC’s in the interest of both the
client and consultant.
Payment milestone table, page Against each of these milestones, No Change
payment comes only after
no. 119 & 120
approval, which has no fixed
time limit. Hence, we request
that 50% of the payment due
against each milestone shall be
released against submission and
remaining 50% be released upon
approval.
67.
68.
69.
Special Conditions of
contract – clause 6.17.210
……. The seat of arbitration
will be Indore and arbitration
shall be conducted in English
language…………
The place of arbitration as
stated in RFP (Clause
6.17.210)
Liquidated Damages
Clause 6.19 of GCC
70.
Indemnity
Clause 6.21.2 (b) of GCC,
Requested to confirm place of The seat of arbitration will be Kochi.
arbitration.
It is mentioned as Indore, since The seat of arbitration will be Kochi.
neither the client office nor the
project location is in Indore
kindly confirm the place of
arbitration.
It is requested to delete the No Change
clause pertaining to Liquidated
Damages as any delays in this
assignment may not have direct
bearing on delays in operational
function and resulting losses to
the Client.
It is requested to delete the word No Change
‘alleged’
from
‘alleged
negligent’ from the sixth line of
Clause 6.21.2 (b) of GCC, as it
does not provide a fair recourse
to the Client to prove any
allegation of negligence/ fault
against them in order to trigger
the indemnity provisions.
71.
Payment Schedule
Advance
It is requested to provide 5% No Change
advance against Bank Guarantee
since
consultants
envisage
requirement of surveys that
requires investment.
72.
Office Set-up
The Consultants are required to The client can set up the project
set-up project office. It is office, preferably at Kochi. Client
requested to advise name of the will not provide office space.
city where project office is to be
set-up.
It is further requested to confirm
whether client will provide fully
furnished office or consultants
will have to setup on their own.
73.
General
74.
6.21.5.1
It is requested to kindly confirm No.
whether an Indian wholly owned
Eligibility of wholly owned subsidiary can claim experience
Indian
subsidiary
of of parent Company.
international firm
Please clarify on point no. No Change
6.21.5.1 of GCC: In case of
termination there shall be no
liability to consultant post
termination unless a dispute/
notice has been issued by client
to the Consultant for any defect
or breach of contract prior to the
date of termination.
75.
Note on page no. 40 For the
purpose of evaluation of
applicants INR 50.0 (INR
Fifty
only)
per
USD…………….representati
ve exchange rates published
by the IMF for the relevant
date.
Exchange rates for all the No Change
currencies are available on daily
basis. Requested not to peg the
dollar valuations to a fixed
number and be considered as per
the rate of exchange on that
particular date.
76.
Point no. 5.2, second bullet on
page
no.
71 ……………….Kerala and
Tamil Nadu in consultation
with
respective
State
Government.
Requested to share details of the
nodal agency in Tamil Nadu
government for the subject
project. Is consultant expected to
interact directly with TN nodal
agency or it will be through
KSIDC.
The consultant is requested to
prepare a Perspective plan and
Concept Master Plan only. Any
clarifications required will be
provided by KSIDC.