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For
Selection of consultant for assisting Punjab Small
Industries and Exports Corporation (PSIEC) for
preparation of Feasibility Analysis, Project
Structuring, Detailed Project Report with viability
fund gaps analysis, Investment Promotion,
Attraction and Project Management of proposed five
Industrial Parks in the State of Punjab through
Private Sector Participation by forming Special
Purpose Vehicle on PPP mode.
Dated: ______________
PSIEC
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Request for Proposal (RFP) for selection of investment consultant for industrial development and promotion
Contents
1 Introduction: ............................................................................................. 5
2 Request for Proposal:............................................................................... 6
3 Earnest Money Deposit ............................................................................ 6
4 Bid Validity: .............................................................................................. 6
5 Clarification and Amendment in RFP ........................................................ 7
6 Schedule of Selection Process: ................................................................ 7
7 Minimum eligibility Criteria: ....................................................................... 7
8 Broad Scope of Work: .............................................................................. 8
9 Deliverables and Payment Schedule ........................................................ 8
10 Brief Description of the Selection Process: ............................................... 8
11 Criteria for Evaluation: Technical Proposals: ............................................ 9
12 Indemnity ................................................................................................. 9
13 Scoring Criteria: ..................................................................................... 10
14 Team Composition and Qualification requirement of Key Staff ............... 11
15 Evaluation of Financial Proposals:.......................................................... 12
16 Right to reject any or all Proposals: ........................................................ 13
17 Late Proposals: ...................................................................................... 13
18 Submission of the Bid............................................................................. 13
19 Clarifications:.......................................................................................... 13
20 Evaluation Process:................................................................................ 14
21 Award of Assignment: ............................................................................ 14
22 Performance Bank Guarantee (PBG) ..................................................... 14
23. Fraud and Corruption ............................................................................. 15
24. Confidentiality......................................................................................... 16
26. Proprietary data: ..................................................................................... 16
27. Payment terms to the Consultant ........................................................... 17
28. Payments: .............................................................................................. 17
29. Taxes and Duties ................................................................................... 18
30. Time Limit: ............................................................................................. 18
31. Penalty: .................................................................................................. 18
32. Resolution of Disputes ........................................................................... 18
33. Arbitration ............................................................................................... 19
34. Legal Jurisdiction ................................................................................... 19
35. Termination of Contract .......................................................................... 19
36. Miscellaneous: ....................................................................................... 19
37. Nodal Officer .......................................................................................... 19
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Glossary
Terms Definition
Bidder “Bidder” means firm/ company/ business entity who submits
proposal in response to this Request for Proposal documents.
Consultant “Consultant” means the firm/ company/ business entity, selected
through competitive tendering in pursuance of this RFP, for
providing the consultancy services under the contract.
Contract “Contract” means the Contract entered into by the parties for
providing consultancy services alongwith the entire
documentation specified in the RFP.
Personnel “Personnel” means professional and support staff provided by the
Consultant to perform services to execute an assignment and any
part thereof.
GoI Government of India
GoP Government of Punjab
PSIEC Punjab Small Industries & Export Cooperation
IFP Industrial Focal Point
PPP Public Private Partnership
DPR Detailed Project Report
MSME Micro Small Medium Enterprises
TIES Trade Infrastructure for Export Scheme
MSECDP Micro Small Enterprises – Cluster Development Program
IID Integrated Infrastructure Development
MIIUS Modified Industrial Infrastructure Upgradation Scheme
SWOT Strength. Weakness, Opportunity, Threat
HUDCO Housing and Urban Development Corporation
JICA Japan International Cooperation Agency
SPV Special Purpose Vehicle
RFQ Request for Qualification
O&M Operation & maintenance
JV Joint Venture
CV Curriculum Vitae
PBG Post Bank Guarantee
SLA Service Level Agreement
EMD Earnest Money Deposit
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DATA SHEET
General
1. Name of the Selection of consultant for assisting Punjab
Assignment Small Industries and Exports Corporation
(PSIEC) for preparation of Feasibility Analysis,
Project Structuring, Detailed Project Report with
viability fund gaps analysis, Investment
Promotion, Attraction and Project Management
of proposed five Industrial Parks in the State of
Punjab through Private Sector Participation by
forming Special Purpose Vehicle on PPP mode.
2. Name of the Client Punjab Small Industries & Export Corportion
Limited
Preparation of Proposals
1. General This RFP has been issued in the English
language.Proposals shall be submitted in
English language including all attachments
All correspondence exchange shall be in English
language
2. Proposal shall Technical bid:
comprise of i. Form 1: Covering Letter
ii. Form 2: Particulars of the applicant
iii. Form 4: Financial capacity of the
applicant
iv. Form 5: Particulars of key personnel
v. Form 6: Curriculum Vitae of Key
Personnels
vi. Form 7: Experience of the Applicant
Financial bid
i. Form Fin 1: Covering Letter
ii. Form Fin 2: Summary of Costs
iii. Form Fin 3: Breakdown of
Remuneration
iv. Form Fin 4: Breakdown of overhead
expenses
3. Validity of the bid The proposal shall be valid for 180 days from
the due date of receiving the proposal
4. Minimum 70
Qualification Marks
for technical
Qualification
5. Total Duration of the 36 months extendable up to another 24 months
Assignment based upon the terms mentioned in this RFP.
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1 Introduction:
Punjab Small Industries and Export Corporation (PSIEC) Is the Nodal agency of the
State Government for promotion of industries in the state of Punjab. The Corporation
is mandated with development of industrial infrastructure, export promotion and
enhancing competitiveness of MSMEs in the State.
Government of Punjab has notified the Industrial and Business Development Policy
2017 to further strengthen the manufacturing base, generate employment and
increase share of value addition in the state. The policy is architected around eight
core strategic pillars of Infrastructure, Power, MSME, Ease of Doing Business,
Startup & Entrepreneurship, Skills, Fiscal & Non-Fiscal Incentives and Stakeholder
Engagement supported by Sector Specific Strategies for growth.
In view of the above, PSIEC invites proposal from experienced Consultancy firms for
Selection of agency for assisting Punjab Small Industries and Exports Corporation
(PSIEC) for developing five industrial parks in Rajpura, Fatehgarh Sahib, Kapurthala,
Ludhiana in Public Private Partnership (Joint venture or SPV) or through Government
of India Schemes. wherever applicable
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The PSIEC hereby invites proposals from the reputed consultancy firms with
proven experience in the relevant fields.
The bidder will have to make the payment of Rs 10 lakh EMD through on-line
mode.
3.1 EMD will be submitted online on www.eproc.punjab.gov.in through e-
payment gateway. EMD in any other form shall not be entertained.
3.3 The EMD amount is interest free and will be refundable to the
unsuccessful bidders without any interest on it.
3.4 The EMD lying with the PSIEC in respect of other tender/ RFP/
Expression of Interest awaiting approval or rejected or on account of
contracts being completed will not be adjusted towards EMD for this
RFP. The EMD may however, be taken into consideration in case RFP
are re‐invited.
3.5 The Earnest Money will be forfeited on account of one or more of the
following reasons:-
3.6 Bidder withdraws its Proposal during the validity period specified in RFP.
3.7 Bidder does not respond to requests for clarification of its Proposal.
3.8 Bidder fails to provide required information during the evaluation process
or is found to be non‐responsive.
3.9 In case of a successful bidder, the said bidder fails to sign the
Agreement in time; or furnish Performance Bank Guarantee.
4 Bid Validity:
Proposals must remain valid for 180 calendar days after the proposal submission
deadline
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Should the Client deem it necessary to amend the RFP because of a clarification, it
shall do so following the procedure described below: -
5.1 At any time prior to the prescribed last date for receipt of offer, PSIEC
reserves the right to modify the RFP. The amendments and modifications to
the RFP shall be notified on the PSIEC website (www.psiec.in) and
https://eproc.punjab.gov.in, which shall be binding on the bidders. Bidders
are advised to frequently visit the website of PSIEC for updates.
5.2 All pages of the bid should be initiate and stamped by the Authorized
Representative of the bidder. Where an assigned Authorized Representative
has signed the bid, a Certificate of Authority should be submitted in the form
of Power of Attorney/ Board Resolution.
To be eligible for evaluation of its Proposal, the Applicant shall fulfil the following:
7.1 The applicant/ bidder should be a Company/ Firm/ LLP registered in India.
Consortium and JV is not allowed for this assignment
7.2 Bidder must have experience of operating in India for the last 10 years as on
March 31, 2019.
7.3 The bidder should have a Minimum Annual Average Turnover from
consulting/ advisory services in India of INR 100 Cr during the last three
preceding financial years i.e. 2017-18, 2016-17, 2015-16 (Supported by duly
audited balance sheet or CA certificate).
7.4 The bidder should have Annual Average Turnover of INR 25 crore during the
last three preceding financial years i.e. 2017-18, 2016-17, 2015-16 from
providing government consulting/ advisory services in India only (Supported
by duly audited balance sheet or CA certificate).
7.5 The applicant should not be blacklisted or debarred by any Central
government department/ agency, State Government department/ agency at
the time of submission of application
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3 GST Registration
4 Earnest Money Deposit
5 Original Power of Attorney of the person signing the tender documents or
photocopy duly attested by Notary Public.
6 Complete Tender documents including Form of bid etc. duly stamped and
signed by the bidders on each page.
7 Financial Bid with rates (fees) duly filled in, stamped and signed on each
page by the bidders.
8 Corrigendum(s), if any, duly stamped and signed by the bidders on each
page.
9 Firm/organisation information:
a Firm’s Legal entity and name
b Type of Organization
(Partnership/Pvt. Ltd./Limited/Corporation/LLP (Enclose copy of
Memorandum and Articles of Association/Partnership Deed, as applicable)
c Country of Incorporation/Registration/Date of Registration (Attach
documentary evidence for the same)
d Turnover over the last three years 2017-18, 2016-17, 2015-16
The Scope of work is mentioned in this RFP. Refer Schedule I for detailed terms of
reference.
The consultant must work in line with the requirement of PSIEC and the current
team has to develop 5 industrial projects at following location.
Quality cum Cost based (QCBS) selection process will be adopted in evaluating
the Proposals. The emphasis will be on the quality, with 80:20 split between
weightage assigned to Quality and Cost respectively. The applicant shall first be
evaluated for its technical competence, only the proposal form & technically
qualification will be taken for financial evaluation. Proposals will finally be ranked
according to their combined technical and financial scores. The first ranked
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Applicant shall be selected while the second ranked Applicant will be kept in
reserve.
11 Criteria for Evaluation: Technical Proposals:
12 Indemnity
The Selected Bidder shall execute and furnish to the Department, a Deed of
indemnity in favour of the Punjab Small Industries & Export Corporation,
Government of Punjab, in a form and manner acceptable to the Department,
indemnifying Department from and against any costs, loss, damages, expense,
claims including those from third parties or liabilities of any kind how-so-ever
suffered including patent, copyright, trademark and trade secret, arising or incurred
inter-alia during and after the Contract period out of:
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13 Scoring Criteria:
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Understanding of
projects.
Success stories
from PPP.
Proposed approach
and Methodology
Proposed work plan
6. Team Experience 20 40% marks for meeting
educational criteria and
Team leader: 6 marks
60% marks for meeting
Industrial Expert: 4 marks
Investment promotion expert – experience in number of
4marks years
PPP Expert for investment
promotion: 6 marks
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*In case, the actual man-month requirement is more than that envisaged (as mentioned
above) and there is a need to deploy certain additional experts, by the selected agency, the
same will be proportionately compensated in accordance with the man-month rates
mentioned in Form Fin-43.
Note- All the relevant Graduation and Post Graduation Degrees in the desired
streams should from the reputed colleges / Universities only. Further all the
personnel of Implementation team should possess high level IT skills
Personnel of implementation team will be deployed on full time basis in PSIEC, Udyog
Bhawan, Chandigarh. PSIEC will only provide the space for the team. Bidder should
arrange themselves all supporting necessary things such as computers, printers and
stationery which is required for the day-to-day work.
a). After the evaluation of technical proposal is completed, PSIEC shall notify those
bidders whose proposals were considered non-responsive to this RFP and also,
the Bidders who have scored required 70 marks in the technical evaluation.
Financial Proposals of non-responsive bidders shall not be opened after
completing the selection process. PSIEC shall notify the Bidders selected by the
above process, indicating the date and time for opening the Financial Proposals.
The Financial Proposals shall be opened publicly in the presence of the bidders’
representatives who choose to attend. The quoted amount shall be read and
recorded. Any mathematical error shall be corrected and lower of two will prevail.
b). The formula for determining the financial score shall be as under:
The proposals shall be ranked according to their combined technical (St) and financial
(Sf) scoring with the weights as under:
- Weightage for the Technical Proposal: 0.80
- Weightage for the Financial Proposal: 0.20
i.e. Final Score = St x 0.80 + Sf x 0.20
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ii. The bidder achieving highest combined technical & financial score will be awarded
the project. In case of tie, bidder with lower commercial value will be called for
awarding of the project.
16.2. The PSIEC reserves the right to reject any Proposal if:
(b) The Applicant agency / organisation does not provide, within the time specified by
the PSIEC, the supplemental information sought by the PSIEC for evaluation of
the Proposal.
17 Late Proposals:
Proposals received by the PSIEC after the specified time on the due date shall not
be eligible for consideration and shall be summarily rejected.
18.1. The proposal shall be submitted online in a single document divided in three parts.
The three parts shall comprise of Part I- Eligibility Criteria, Part II- Technical bid
and Part III-Financial bid. The proposal shall be valid for 180 (one hundred eighty)
days from the last date of receipt of bids as indicated above.
18.2. An authorized representative of the firm shall initial all pages of the Proposal. The
representative’s authorization in original/notarized should be confirmed by a
power of attorney accompanying the Proposal.
18.3. All proposals will be accepted online before XX.XX.2019 at XX.XX PM. No
physical proposal will be accepted at any stage.
19 Clarifications:
To facilitate evaluation of Proposals, the PSIEC may, at its sole discretion, seek
clarifications from any Applicant regarding its Proposal. Such clarification(s) shall be
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provided within the time specified by the PSIEC for this purpose. Any request for
clarification(s) and all clarification(s) in response thereto shall be in writing. If an Applicant
does not provide clarifications sought above within the specified time, its Proposal shall be
liable to be rejected. In case the Proposal is not rejected, the PSIEC may proceed to
evaluate the Proposal by construing the particulars requiring clarification to the best of its
understanding.
20 Evaluation Process:
20.1. Tendering process will be conducted on-line. Bidder can download the bid
document from site https://eproc.punjab.gov.in.
20.2. The PSIEC reserves the right to reject any Proposal which is non-responsive and
no request for alteration, modification, substitution or withdrawal shall be
entertained by the PSIEC in respect of such Proposals.
20.3. After the technical evaluation, the PSIEC would prepare a list of qualified
Applicants for opening of their Financial Proposals and evaluating them in
accordance with Clause 15 of this RFP.
20.4. The opening of financial Proposals shall be done in presence of Applicants who
choose to be present.
20.5. The combined evaluation and scoring of the proposals shall be done. The
applicant agency / organisation with the highest combined score shall be
selected for the assignment
20.6. The PSIEC will not entertain any query or clarification from Applicants who fail to
qualify at any stage of Selection Process.
21 Award of Assignment:
After selection, a Letter of Award (LOA) shall be issued by the PSIEC to the selected
agency / organisation. The selected agency / organisation should sign the LOA and
return the duplicate copy of the LOA in acknowledgement thereof. The LOA shall
constitute the Agreement for the purpose of this consultancy assignment.
22 Performance Bank Guarantee (PBG)
22.1. The successful bidder will furnish Performance Bank Guarantee (PBG) within 15
days from the notification of award, for a value equivalent to 10% of the total cost
of contract.21.2. PBG shall remain valid for a period of ninety days beyond the
date of completion of all contractual obligations of the successful bidder including
warranty obligations.
22.2. The successful bidder will be responsible for extending the validity date and claim
period of the PBG as and when it is due on account of non-completion of the
project. In case the successful bidder fails to submit performance guarantee within
the time stipulated, the PSIEC at its discretion may cancel the award of contract to
the successful bidder without giving any notice.
22.3. The Consultant will not be entitled for any interest on the PBG submitted.
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PSIEC shall forfeit the PBG in full or part in the following cases:
1. When the terms and conditions of contract are breached/ infringed
2. When contract is being terminated due to non-performance of the Consultant
3. Notice of reasonable time will be given in case of forfeiture of PBG. The decision of `
in this regard shall be final.
4. PSIEC incurs any loss due to Consultant’s negligence in carrying out the project
implementation as per the agreed terms & conditions.
All the Bidders must observe the highest standards of ethics during the process of
selection of project consultant and during the performance and execution of contract.
For this purpose, definitions of the terms are set forth as follows:
23.1. "Corrupt practice" means the offering, giving, receiving or soliciting of anything of
value to influence the action of the PSIEC or its personnel in contract executions.
23.3. “Unfair trade practice” means supply of services different from what is ordered
on, or change in the Scope of Work given in RFP.
23.5. PSIEC will reject a proposal for award, if it determines that the Bidder
recommended for award, has been determined to having been engaged in corrupt,
fraudulent or unfair trade practices.
23.6. PSIEC will declare a bidder ineligible, either indefinitely or for a stated period of
time, for award of contract, if bidder is found to be engaged in corrupt, fraudulent
and unfair trade practice in competing for, or in executing, the contract at any point
of time.
23.7. The Bidder will not engage or retain any consultant/individual to facilitate or lobby
for award of contract. Canvassing by its agent(s) for getting the contract awarded
will be construed as corrupt practice.
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24. Confidentiality
24.2. Confidential information shall mean and include any and all confidential or
proprietary information furnished, in whatever form or medium, or disclosed
verbally or otherwise by the Bidder/ Consultant and/ or the PSIEC to each other
including, but not limited to, the services, plans, financial data and personnel
statistics, whether or not marked as confidential or proprietary by the parties.
The Consultants shall provide professional, objective, and impartial advice and at all
times hold the PSIEC interests paramount, strictly avoid conflicts with other
assignments/jobs or their own corporate interests and act without any consideration for
future work. The consultant shall not deploy former employees of the PSIEC in any
assignment under the RFP to ensure zero biasness.
All documents and other information provided by the PSIEC or submitted by an applicant
to the PSIEC shall remain or become the property of the PSIEC. Applicants are to treat
all information as strictly confidential. The PSIEC will not return any Proposal or any
information related thereto. All information collected, analyzed, processed or in whatever
manner provided by the Consultancy Firm to the PSIEC in relation to the assignment
shall be the property of the PSIEC.
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28. Payments:
28.1. The PSIEC shall release the payment due to the Selected agency / Organization
to be within 21 (Twenty one) days after the receipt by the PSIEC of duly completed
invoices with necessary particulars.
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28.2. All payments under this Agreement shall be made to the account of the selected
agency / organisation as may be notified to the PSIEC by the selected agency /
organization.
29. Taxes and Duties
All taxes, duties and any statutory levies etc. payable by the Consultant during the
contract tenure shall be the sole responsibility of the Consultant.
The initial engagement shall be for 3 years and it can be extended up to 5 years upon
review of performance.
31. Penalty:
31.2. If the delay in any of above deliverable is beyond 10 weeks then PSIEC reserves
the right to terminate the Contract and forfeit the PBG. Further, PSIEC shall be
free to get the work done from some other source at the risk and costs of the
Consultant. The Consultant may be debarred for applying in future project
consultancy assignments in the state.
32. Resolution of Disputes
If any dispute arises between parties, then these would be resolved in following ways:
Performance of the Contract is governed by the terms and conditions of the Contract,
however at times dispute may arise about any interpretation of any term or condition of
Contract including the scope of work, the clauses of payments etc. In such a situation
either party of the contract may send a written notice of dispute to the other party. The
party receiving the notice of dispute will consider the Notice and respond to it in writing
within 30 days after receipt. If that party fails to respond within 30 days, or the dispute
cannot be amicably settled within 60 days following the response of that party, then the
second Sub‐clause of resolution of disputes shall become applicable.
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33. Arbitration
“Any dispute or difference whatsoever arising between the parties to this Contract out of
or relating to the construction, meaning, scope, operation or effect of this Contract or the
validity of the breach thereof shall be referred to the Principal Secretary to Govt. of
Punjab, Department of Industries & Commerce as Arbitrator . The Indian Arbitration and
Conciliation Act, 1996 and any statutory modification or re-enactment thereof, shall apply
to these arbitration proceedings. The Arbitration proceedings will be held at Chandigarh,
India.
All legal disputes between the parties shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the Courts
situated in Chandigarh only.
35.1. Failure of the successful bidder to accept the contract and furnish the Performance
Bank Guarantee within specified time period
36. Miscellaneous:
The Selection Process shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws
of India and the Courts at Chandigarh shall have exclusive jurisdiction over all disputes
arising under, pursuant to and/or in connection with the Selection Process.
37. Nodal Officer
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Schedule – I
The scope of work sought for this assignment shall comprise the following:
A. Inception report: Selected applicant will prepare an inception report within 15 days of
the signing of agreement. In this report, selected applicant will clearly define the line of
action with key deliverables with timelines.
I. Location and Site Analysis: The Consultant shall carry out a detailed location
and site analysis which shall include connectivity, Regulatory assessment i.e
guidelines pertaining to zoning and land use, change of land use, city
development plans, FAR regulations, ground coverage, height restrictions and
permissible BUA etc.
II. Selected applicant will prepare a pre- feasibility report mapping the available
land chucks in Ludhiana, Rajpura (Patiala), Fatehgarh Sahib & Kapurthala with
focus sectors of State and the demand of the investor
III. Techno-economic feasibility of the project, site location and availability of land,
project components, management arrangements, project cost and means of
finance, financial analysis, sustainability aspects, impact etc.
The Consultant shall develop a Conceptual Master plan in line with the Market
Demand Assessment carried out
IV. Preparation of options of project structuring (Joint venture or SPV), Viability Gap
Funding and Financial Report
a) The Objective this study is to manage available funds with department for
development of projects, explore options of funding from private sector or Debt,
options of diluting equity in SPV, leverage maximum available grant under various
schemes of Government of India, if applicable.
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c) Selection of SPV player cum anchor units (one or two or three depending upon
size of industrial park
d) Prepare a business plan with suggested funding and development options to avail
the multilateral aid, investment through private investors and provide option of
Government of India schemes.
e) A detailed analysis on Financial report with its governance model Based on the
most suitable option PSIEC would explore the different options for Development
Park.
The Consultant/ Advisor will prepare a Detailed Project Report which would consist of all
essential features relating to physical, technical, financial and institutional aspects of the
project. The DPR should include:
II. Legible contour survey reports and contour plan/ maps of the proposed land
III. Site analysis for elements like soil analysis (including CBR), onsite features etc.
For realistic cost estimates of land development and construction
IV. Detailed master plan along with sectional drawings and building plan with legends
VII. Cost of plant and equipment backed with quotation from equipment and machinery
suppliers etc.
For the preparation of the Detailed Project Report, the consultant would be required to
perform a number of activities; these would include but not limited to:
I.
Review of the documents available with the authority to understand the basic
characteristics of the project
II. Estimating the market demand to access the locational advantage
III. Estimating the availability of inputs crucial for the projects and identification of the
sources
IV. Working out the methodology for infrastructure development – methodology to
include phased development utilizing the financial support from state Government
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through loans raised from financial institutions. Other option under private
partnership and funding from Government of India should also be worked upon
and other innovative financing mechanism may also be suggested by the
consultant.
V. Suggest to department various modes/ methodologies on which project can be
taken up including estimation of required physical and financial resources
VI. Financial appraisal of the project i.e. project financing pattern, cost profitability,
recovery mechanism including sensitivity analysis.
VII. Exploration of possible grants under any Government of India schemes
consultant/advisor shall actively support in the form of presentation and
justifications (if any) to authority for obtaining grants
VIII. Assess the regulatory and institutional aspects related to the project
IX. Detail database generation including field investigation & surveys, Site analysis,
land use characteristics, proposed regional development plan and infrastructure
project.
X. Conducting the market study, demand assessment and competition scan, in order
to assess the competitive scenario of the proposed project. Selected example of
the similar project shall be studied, outlining the success and failure. The economic
and investment scenario in the region with trends and development, attractiveness
of specific area from the view of investment shall be studied by the consultant/
advisor
XI. Assistance to the department/ SPV in obtaining the grant approval from the central
government including presentation to be given at the desired forums
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G. Project management
The onsite team would be deployed at the SPV for handholding and monitoring support
during the project implementation. The team would assist the SPV in day to day activities
and overall quality of the project. The team would be primarily responsible for :
Project Management related to timelines during the construction stage
Project monitoring during the engagement
Assist the department/ SPV in coordination with the central government and other
government departments
Assist the department/ SPV in getting the regulatory and other clearance for the
project
Deliverables
Inception report
Project Identification
Funding and Financing Report for each industrial park
Detailed Project Report
Sales strategy report for investment attraction
Document of pricing strategy and land allotment strategy
Quarterly Activity Reports
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APPENDIX A
Form: 1- TECHNICAL Bid SUBMISSION FORM.
To
The Managing Director,
PSIEC,
Chandigarh.
Subject: Bid for Selection of consultant for assisting Punjab Small Industries and
Exports Corporation (PSIEC) for preparation of Feasibility Analysis, Project
Structuring, Detailed Project Report with viability fund gaps analysis,
Investment Promotion, Attraction and Project Management of proposed five
Industrial Parks in the State of Punjab through private sector participation
by forming Special Purpose Vehicle
We, the undersigned, offer to provide the consulting services for the above in accordance
with your Request for Proposal dated (Date), and our Proposal. We are hereby submitting
our Proposal, which includes this Technical Proposal and a Financial Proposal.
Yours sincerely,
Authorised Signatory
Name and Title of Signatory:
Name of Firm:
Address:
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Form-2
Particulars of the Applicant
Title of Consultancy
Title of Project
State the following:
Name of Firm:
Legal status (e.g. sole proprietorship or
partnership):
Country of incorporation:
Registered address:
Year of Incorporation:
Year of commencement of business:
Principal place of business:
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Form-3
This is to certify that .................... (name of the Applicant) has received the payments
shown above against the respective years on account of professional fees.
Note: In case the Applicant does not have a statutory auditor, it shall provide the
certificate from its chartered accountant that ordinarily audits the annual accounts
of the Applicant.
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Form-4
Particulars of Key Personnel
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FORM 5
1. Position Title
4. Country of Citizenship/Residence
Certification:
I, the undersigned, certify that to the best of my knowledge and belief, this CV correctly
describes myself, my qualifications, and my experience, and I am available to undertake
the assignment in case of an award. I understand that any misstatement or
misrepresentation described herein may lead to my disqualification or dismissal by the
Client
Name of the Expert Signature {day/month/year}
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Form-6
Experience of the Applicant
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FORM -7
FINANCIAL PROPOSAL
Covering Letter
To,
____________________
____________________
Dear Sir,
Subject: RFP for Bid for Selection of consultant for assisting Punjab Small Industries
and Exports Corporation (PSIEC) for preparation of Feasibility Analysis,
Project Structuring, Detailed Project Report with viability fund gaps
analysis, Investment Promotion, Attraction and Project Management of
proposed five Industrial Parks in the State of Punjab through private sector
participation by forming Special Purpose Vehicle
We, the undersigned, offer to provide the consulting services for assisting Punjab Small
Industries and Exports Corporation (PSIEC) in setting up five industrial parks in the State
of Punjab, in accordance with your Request for Proposals dated <<Date>> 2019 and our
Technical Proposal.
Our attached Financial Proposal is as below:
Total (in INR)
Cost of the Financial Proposal
GST
Total Professional Fee
Our Financial Proposal shall be binding upon us, up to expiration of the validity period of
the Proposal.
We remain,
Yours sincerely,
Authorized Signature {In full and initials}:
Name and Title of Signatory:
In the capacity of:
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Appendix B
Contract Agreement
(To be executed on a Rs. 100/- Non-Judicial Stamp Paper bought in Chandigarh by the
Service Provider for Bid for Selection of consultant for assisting Punjab Small Industries
and Exports Corporation (PSIEC) for preparation of Feasibility Analysis, Project
Structuring, Detailed Project Report with viability fund gaps analysis, Investment Attraction
and Project Management of proposed five Industrial Parks in the State of Punjab
(NO FIGURES INNUMERALS OR WORDS SHALL BE FILLED UP IN THIS SAMPLE
FORM AT THE TIME OF SUBMISSION OF TENDER).
This Contract entered into this ________day of ___________ 2019 at Chandigarh
between Punjab Small Industries & Export Corporation Ltd, Chandigarh-160017, being
the service recipient hereinafter referred to as the Department, (Which expression shall
unless repugnant to the context or meaning thereof include its successors and assigns)
of the First part and M/s.__________ hereinafter referred to as the ‘Company’ (Which
expression shall unless repugnant to the context or meaning thereof include its
successors and assigns) of the Second part.
Whereas the Department and the Company, in pursuance thereof have arrived at
the following terms and conditions:
1) Department is desirous of Bid for Selection of consultant for assisting Punjab Small
Industries and Exports Corporation (PSIEC) for preparation of Feasibility Analysis, Project
Structuring, Detailed Project Report with viability fund gaps analysis, Investment Attraction
and Project Management of proposed five Industrial Parks in the State of Punjab. For this
purpose, it has floated Request for Proposal (No. PSIEC/_________________) for
selecting suitable Company.
This Contract shall remain in force for the period of 24 months from the date of
signing of Contract.
The Company agrees to complete the deliverables specified in the Tender within
the stipulated period prescribed by the Department at the cost agreed upon between the
Successful Bidder and the Department.
2) The Company agrees to deliver the services as specified in the Tender within the
stipulated period prescribed at the cost given in Financial Proposal. This cost is
firm and not subject to enhancement.
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3) The Company having represented to Department that it has the required professional
skills, and personnel and technical resources, has agreed to provide services on the
terms and conditions set forth in this Contract;
4) NOW THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH AS FOLLOWS:
a) In this Agreement words and expressions shall have the same meanings as are
respectively assigned to them in the RFP.
b) The following documents in relation with Request for Proposal issued for
selection of vendor shall be deemed to form and be read and construed as part
of this Agreement viz.:
i. Invitation for Bids
ii. Instructions to Bidders (ITB)
iii. General Contract Conditions (GCC)
iv. Scope of Work (SOW)
v. All Annexure, amendments, supplements, corrigendum or clarifications thereto
vi. Award of Contract.
c) The contract shall begin from the date of signing of the contract, as and when the
Project would be assigned to the Company.
d) The mutual rights and obligations of the Department and the Company shall be as
set forth in the Contract, in particular:
i. the Company shall carry out the services in accordance with the provisions of
the Contracts;
ii. the Company shall provide services in conformance to terms and conditions
laid out in RFP and strictly avoid conflicts with other assignments/ jobs,
downstream projects or their corporate interests and act without any
consideration for future work; and
iii. Department shall make payments to the Company in accordance with the
provisions of the Contract.
In Witness whereof the parties hereto have signed on the day, month and year above
written in the presence of
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