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Reserve Bank of India, Thiruvananthapuram invites applications for empanelment from reputed and experienced contractors, licensed under the Kerala Private Security Agencies (Private Security to Cash Transportation Activities) Rules 2020, for supply of fully covered closed cash vans/ closed vehicles with metallic body for transportation of coins to the various currency chests/small coin depots at various places in the state of Kerala, Mahe (UT of Puducherry) and as may be required by Reserve Bank of India with carrier’s risk. The scope of work, eligibility criteria and application proforma are available at the corporate website of the Bank at https://www.rbi.org.in Last date for receipt of completed application form is July 27, 2021. Regional Director Kerala & Lakshadweep Thiruvananthapuram July 06, 2021

1. Tenders by e- tendering process are invited from eligible empaneled vendors for the “Annual Maintenance Contract for Plumbing & Sanitary works and Operation & Maintenance of Pump-Motor set in Bank’s Main Office Premises and Staff Quarters, Vidyut Marg at Bhubaneswar, Odisha”. The tender will be applicable for a period of 2 years and 7 months from issue of work order, subject to satisfactory performance of the successful bidder. 2. All pre-Qualification documents shall be uploaded with Techno-commercial bid (Part-I) on MSTC portal. Those who do not upload the Pre-qualification documents would not be considered for this tender process. Further, the contractor should submit the original of the documents to the Bank when demanded to qualify for further tendering process. 3. Only those firms who are GST registered and have minimum 5 years of experience as on June 30, 2021 in the field of work of similar nature and have executed three or more similar works individually costing not less than 40% of the estimated cost “OR” two works costing not less than 50% of the estimated cost “OR” one work costing not less than 80% of the estimated cost during the last 3 years ended June 30, 2021 with respect to estimated cost of work. The firm have a minimum yearly turnover of 100% of the estimated cost during the last 3 financial years (2020-21, 2019-20 and 2018-19) are eligible for tender.

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4. Only those contractors will be considered eligible who will invariably furnish, at the time of applying for e-tender, the following information to satisfy the Bank about their eligibility for participating in the tendering process. 4.(a) Composition of the firm Full particulars (whether contractor is an individual, or a partnership firm, or a company etc.) of the composition of the firm of contractors in detail should be uploaded along with name(s) and address (es) of the partners, copy of the Articles of Association / Power of Attorney / any other relevant document.

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4.(b) Work experience & Completion of similar works of specified value during the specified period. Copies of the detailed work order indicating date of award, value of awarded work, time given for completing the work, etc. and the corresponding completion certificates indicating actual date of completion and actual value of executed similar works should be uploaded in proof of the work experience.     The details along with documentary evidences of previous experience, if any, of carrying out works for the Reserve Bank of India at any center should also be given. (NA) 4.(c) Creditworthiness of the contractor & their Turn over during the specified period. Copies of the Income Tax Clearance Certificates / Income Tax Assessment Orders along with the latest final accounts of the business of the contractor duly certified by a Chartered Accountant should be uploaded in proof of their creditworthiness and turnover for last three years i.e. 2020-21, 2019-20 and 2018-19. (NA) 4.(d) Name(s) & address (es) of the Bankers and their present contact executives Written information about the names and addresses of their bankers along with full details, like names postal addresses, e-mail IDs, telephone (landline and mobile) nos. fax nos., etc., of the contact executives (i.e. the persons who can be contacted at the office of their banker by the Bank in case it is so needed) should be uploaded. (NA) 4.(e) Details of bank accounts Full particulars of their bank accounts, like account No., type, when opened, etc. should be given. (NA) 4.(f) Name (s) & address (es) of the Clients and their present contact executives Information about the names and addresses of their clients along with full details, like names postal addresses, e-mail IDs, telephone (landline and mobile) nos. fax nos., etc., of the contact executives (i.e. the persons who can be contacted at the office of their banker by the Bank in case it is so needed) should be furnished. (NA) 4.(g) Details of completed works The Client-wise names of work(s), year(s) of execution of work(s), awarded and actual cost(s) of executed work(s), completion time stipulated in the contract (s) and actual time taken to complete the work (s), name(s) and full contact-details of the officer / authorities / departments under whom the work (s) was / were executed should be furnished. (NA) 4.(h) Client Certificates The tenderers are advised to upload the Client Certificate as per enclosed Proforma from at least two of their clients for whom they have carried out eligible works in terms of eligibility (Pre-qualification) criteria described in the notice inviting tenders. Client Certificates shall be accepted by the applicant / tender inviting authority of Reserve Bank of India only when the same are signed by an official of the rank of Executive Engineer or equivalent in respect of a Government / Semi Government organization or a PSU and only when they are supported by adequate proof of payment received by the tender for the work done by them. The client certificate issued by the private organization shall also accompany Tax Deducted at source (TDS) certificate. Applications / tenders received without the specified certificates in specified format shall be rejected and the Bank shall have the right to independently verify the submitted certificates. (NA) 4.(i) Banker’s certificate The tenderers are advised to upload the Banker’s certificate from their banker / bankers as per the Annex-C. Such certificate shall be addressed to the application / Tender inviting Authority of the Reserve Bank of India and shall be submitted along with their application / tender. (NA) 4.(j) Registration Certificate – Shram Suvidha Portal The tenderers are required to upload the EPF/ESIC registration Certificates issued on Shram Suvidha Portal. 5. Interested tenderers have to upload relevant documents satisfying all the points as stated above along with techno-commercial (Part-I) bid of tender. The same Eligibility documents and the scanned copy of EMD should be uploaded with Techno Commercial Bid (Part-I) on the MSTC portal.

It is to be duly noted that the tender process shall be executed on the MSTC portal through e-Tendering.

6. In the event of intending tenderers’ failure to satisfy the Bank; the Bank reserves the right to refuse their participation. Tender forms will be available for downloading w.e.f. July 05, 2021 from 6:00 pm. A pre-bid meeting will be held on August 02, 2021 at 11:00 am in the Estate Department, RBI Bhubaneswar. Tenders form can be downloaded for viewing from RBI website www.rbi.org.in or www.mstcecommerece.com/eprochome/rbi. The pre-Qualification papers and scanned copy of proof of EMD payment should be uploaded with Techno Commercial Bid (Part-I) on the MSTC portal. The Demand Draft or Bank Guarantee for EMD should reach in original in a sealed envelope to Estate Department, Reserve Bank of India, Bhubaneswar by 02:00 PM on August 13, 2021. If paid through NEFT, the NEFT receipt should be uploaded along with pre- qualification documents. 7. Interested vendors/firms can participate in e – Tender after getting registration with www.Mstcecommerce.com/eprocurement/rbi). Online Part I – Techno-Commercial Bid and Part II – Price Bid shall be opened through www.mstcecommerce.com/eprocurement/rbi and applicable transaction charges have to be paid by the firm. 8. Tender in prescribed format shall be uploaded on MSTC website. Part-I of tender will contain the Bank’s standard technical and commercial conditions for the proposed work, tenderers’ covering letter only.

The EMD of ₹ 32,825 (Thirty two thousand Eight hundred Twenty five only) should be submitted through NEFT transfer to A/C No-186004001, Reserve Bank of India, IFSC Code-RBIS0BBPA01, Branch Name – Bhubaneswar Or by a demand draft issued by a Scheduled Bank in favor of ‘Reserve Bank of India, Bhubaneswar’ Or in the form of an irrevocable bank guarantee issued by a scheduled bank in the Bank’s standard proforma which is available in the tender-form along with pre-Qualification documents.

Part-II of the tender will contain no conditions but Tenderer’s Price Bid, Bank’s Schedule of quantities, if any, only.

9. The schedule of the tender is as follows: Activity Tentative date i. e -Tender no. RBI/Bhubaneswar/Estate/18/21-22/ET/19 ii. Mode of Tender e- Procurement System
(Online Part I – Techno-Commercial Bid
and Part II – Price Bid through www.mstcecommerce.com/eprochome/rbi) iii. Estimated Cost ₹ 16,41,233 (Rupees Sixteen Lakhs Forty-one Thousand Two hundred Thirty three only) iv. Date of NIT (along with complete tender) available to parties to download- Tender activation on portal-Tender ‘Live’ for all July 05, 2021 @ 6:00 pm onwards v. Date & time for Off-line Pre-bid meeting August 02, 2021 @ 11:00 am vi. Earnest Money Deposit ₹ 32,825 (Rupees Thirty-Two Thousand Eight hundred Twenty five only) (2% of estimated cost) vii. Tender Fees Nil viii. Transaction Fee
Please note that the vendors will have the access to online e-tender only after payment of transaction fees online. Payment of Transaction fee through MSTC Gateway/NEFT/RTGS in favor of MSTC Limited, as advised by M/s MSTC Ltd. ix. Last date of submission of EMD in the Estate Department of RBI, Bhubaneswar August 13, 2021 @ 02:00 pm x. Start Bid date – Date of Starting of e- Tender for submission of online Techno- Commercial Bid and Price Bid at
www.mstcecommerce.com/eprochome/rbi August 03, 2021 @ 02:00 pm xi. Close Bid date – Date of closing of online e – tender for submission of Techno- Commercial Bid & Price Bid August 13, 2021 @ 02:00 pm xii. Part I Bid opening date August 13, 2021 @ 03:00 pm xiii. Part II Bid opening date Shall be informed separately to parties 10. Part-I of the tender will be submitted by the Tenderers in MSTC portal. The same will be opened by RBI on August 13, 2021 at 03:00 PM. Those tenderers, who would like to depute their representatives, may depute their representatives to Estate Department, Reserve Bank of India, Bhubaneswar for the same. Part II of the tender will be opened later. Due intimations will be given for the same. 11. The Bank shall obtain reports on the past performance of the tenderer from his clients and bankers. The Bank shall evaluate the said reports before opening of the Part-II of the tenders. If any tenderer is not found to possess the required eligibility for participating in the tendering process at any point of time and / or his performance reports received from his clients and / or his bankers and found unsatisfactory, the Bank reserves the right to reject his offer even after opening of Part-I of the tender. The Bank is not bound to assign any reason for doing so. 12. The Bank is not bound to accept the lowest tender and reserves the right to accept either in full or in part of any tender. The Bank also reserves the right to reject all the tenders without assigning any reason thereof.

1. Tenders by e- tendering process are invited from eligible empaneled vendors the “Annual Maintenance Contract for Plumbing & Sanitary works and Operation & Maintenance of Pump-Motor set in Officers’ Quarters, Nayapalli and Staff Quarters, Baramunda at Bhubaneswar, Odisha”. The tender will be applicable for a period of 2 years and 7 months from issue of work order, subject to satisfactory performance of the successful bidder. 2. All pre-Qualification documents shall be uploaded with Techno-commercial bid (Part-I) on MSTC portal. Those who do not upload the Pre-qualification documents would not be considered for this tender process. Further, the contractor should submit the original of the documents to the Bank when demanded to qualify for further tendering process. 3. Only those firms who are GST registered and have minimum 5 years of experience as on June 30, 2021 in the field of work of similar nature and have executed three or more similar works individually costing not less than 40% of the estimated cost “OR” two works costing not less than 50% of the estimated cost “OR” one work costing not less than 80% of the estimated cost during the last 3 years ended June 30, 2021 with respect to estimated cost of work. The firm have a minimum yearly turnover of 100% of the estimated cost during the last 3 financial years (2020-21, 2019-20 and 2018-19) are eligible for tender. (NA) 4. Only those contractors will be considered eligible who will invariably furnish, at the time of applying for e-tender, the following information to satisfy the Bank about their eligibility for participating in the tendering process. 4.(a) Composition of the firm Full particulars (whether contractor is an individual, or a partnership firm, or a company etc.) of the composition of the firm of contractors in detail should be uploaded along with name(s) and address (es) of the partners, copy of the Articles of Association / Power of Attorney / any other relevant document. (NA) 4.(b) Work experience & Completion of similar works of specified value during the specified period. Copies of the detailed work order indicating date of award, value of awarded work, time given for completing the work, etc. and the corresponding completion certificates indicating actual date of completion and actual value of executed similar works should be uploaded in proof of the work experience.     The details along with documentary evidences of previous experience, if any, of carrying out works for the Reserve Bank of India at any center should also be given. (NA) 4.(c) Creditworthiness of the contractor & their Turn over during the specified period. Copies of the Income Tax Clearance Certificates / Income Tax Assessment Orders along with the latest final accounts of the business of the contractor duly certified by a Chartered Accountant should be uploaded in proof of their creditworthiness and turnover for last three years i.e. 2020-21, 2019-20 and 2018-19. (NA) 4.(d) Name(s) & address (es) of the Bankers and their present contact executives Written information about the names and addresses of their bankers along with full details, like names postal addresses, e-mail IDs, telephone (landline and mobile) nos. fax nos., etc., of the contact executives (i.e. the persons who can be contacted at the office of their banker by the Bank in case it is so needed) should be uploaded. (NA) 4.(e) Details of bank accounts Full particulars of their bank accounts, like account No., type, when opened, etc. should be given. (NA) 4.(f) Name (s) & address (es) of the Clients and their present contact executives Information about the names and addresses of their clients along with full details, like names postal addresses, e-mail IDs, telephone (landline and mobile) nos. fax nos., etc., of the contact executives (i.e. the persons who can be contacted at the office of their banker by the Bank in case it is so needed) should be furnished. (NA) 4.(g) Details of completed works The Client-wise names of work(s), year(s) of execution of work(s), awarded and actual cost(s) of executed work(s), completion time stipulated in the contract (s) and actual time taken to complete the work (s), name(s) and full contact-details of the officer / authorities / departments under whom the work (s) was / were executed should be furnished. (NA) 4.(h) Client Certificates The tenderers are advised to upload the Client Certificate as per enclosed Proforma from at least two of their clients for whom they have carried out eligible works in terms of eligibility (Pre-qualification) criteria described in the notice inviting tenders. Client Certificates shall be accepted by the applicant / tender inviting authority of Reserve Bank of India only when the same are signed by an official of the rank of Executive Engineer or equivalent in respect of a Government / Semi Government organization or a PSU and only when they are supported by adequate proof of payment received by the tender for the work done by them. The client certificate issued by the private organization shall also accompany Tax Deducted at source (TDS) certificate. Applications / tenders received without the specified certificates in specified format shall be rejected and the Bank shall have the right to independently verify the submitted certificates. (NA) 4.(i) Banker’s certificate The tenderers are advised to upload the Banker’s certificate from their banker / bankers as per the Annex-C. Such certificate shall be addressed to the application / Tender inviting Authority of the Reserve Bank of India and shall be submitted along with their application / tender. (NA) 4.(j) Registration Certificate – Shram Suvidha Portal The tenderers are required to upload the EPF/ESIC registration Certificates issued on Shram Suvidha Portal. 5. Interested tenderers have to upload relevant documents satisfying all the points as stated above along with techno-commercial (Part-I) bid of tender. The same Eligibility documents and the scanned copy of EMD should be uploaded with Techno Commercial Bid (Part-I) on the MSTC portal.

It is to be duly noted that the tender process shall be executed on the MSTC portal through e-Tendering.

6. In the event of intending tenderers’ failure to satisfy the Bank; the Bank reserves the right to refuse their participation.   Tender forms will be available for downloading w.e.f. July 05, 2021 from 6:00 pm. A pre-bid meeting will be held on August 02, 2021 at 02:00 pm in the Estate Department, RBI Bhubaneswar.   Tenders form can be downloaded for viewing from RBI website www.rbi.org.in or www.mstcecommerece.com/eprochome/rbi. The pre-Qualification papers and scanned copy of proof of EMD payment should be uploaded with Techno Commercial Bid (Part-I) on the MSTC portal. The Demand Draft or Bank Guarantee for EMD should reach in original in a sealed envelope to Estate Department, Reserve Bank of India, Bhubaneswar by 02:00 PM on August 13, 2021. If paid through NEFT, the NEFT receipt should be uploaded along with pre- qualification documents. 7. Interested vendors/firms can participate in e – Tender after getting registration with www.Mstcecommerce.com/eprocurement/rbi). Online Part I – Techno-Commercial Bid and Part II – Price Bid shall be opened through www.mstcecommerce.com/eprocurement/rbi and applicable transaction charges have to be paid by the firm. 8. Tender in prescribed format shall be uploaded on MSTC website. Part-I of tender will contain the Bank’s standard technical and commercial conditions for the proposed work, tenderers’ covering letter only.

The EMD of ₹ 38,600 (Rupees Thirty Eight Thousand Six Hundred only) for MOP & SQVM should be submitted through NEFT transfer to A/C No-186004001, Reserve Bank of India, IFSC Code-RBIS0BBPA01, Branch Name – Bhubaneswar Or by a demand draft issued by a Scheduled Bank in favor of ‘Reserve Bank of India, Bhubaneswar’ Or in the form of an irrevocable bank guarantee issued by a scheduled bank in the Bank’s standard proforma which is available in the tender-form along with pre-Qualification documents.

Part-II of the tender will contain no conditions but Tenderer’s Price Bid, Bank’s Schedule of quantities, if any, only.

9. The schedule of the tender is as follows:   Activity Tentative date i. e -Tender no. RBI/Bhubaneswar/Estate/19/21-22/ET/20 ii. Mode of Tender e- Procurement System
(Online Part I – Techno-Commercial Bid
and Part II – Price Bid through www.mstcecommerce.com/eprochome/rbi) iii. Estimated Cost ₹ 19,29,950 (Rupees Nineteen Lakhs Twenty nine thousand nine hundred fifty only) iv. Date of NIT (along with complete tender) available to parties to download-Tender activation on portal-Tender ‘Live’ for all July 05, 2021 @ 6:00 pm onwards v. Date & time for Off-line Pre-bid meeting August 02, 2021 @ 02:00 pm vi. Earnest Money Deposit ₹ 38,600 (Rupees Thirty Eight Thousand Six Hundred only) (2% of estimated cost) vii. Tender Fees Nil viii. Transaction Fee
Please note that the vendors will have the access to online e-tender only after payment of transaction fees online. Payment of Transaction fee through MSTC Gateway/NEFT/RTGS in favor of MSTC Limited, as advised by M/s MSTC Ltd. ix. Last date of submission of EMD in the Estate Department of RBI, Bhubaneswar August 13, 2021 @ 02:00 pm x. Start Bid date – Date of Starting of e- Tender for submission of online Techno-Commercial Bid and Price Bid at
www.mstcecommerce.com/eprochome/rbi August 03, 2021 @ 02:00 pm xi. Close Bid date – Date of closing of online e – tender for submission of Techno-Commercial Bid & Price Bid August 13, 2021 @ 02:00 pm xii. Part I Bid opening date August 13, 2021 @ 03:30 pm xiii. Part II Bid opening date Shall be informed separately to parties 10. Part-I of the tender will be submitted by the Tenderers in MSTC portal. The same will be opened by RBI on August 13, 2021 at 03:30 PM. Those tenderers, who would like to depute their representatives, may depute their representatives to Estate Department, Reserve Bank of India, Bhubaneswar for the same. Part II of the tender will be opened later. Due intimations will be given for the same. 11. The Bank shall obtain reports on the past performance of the tenderer from his clients and bankers. The Bank shall evaluate the said reports before opening of the Part-II of the tenders. If any tenderer is not found to possess the required eligibility for participating in the tendering process at any point of time and / or his performance reports received from his clients and / or his bankers and found unsatisfactory, the Bank reserves the right to reject his offer even after opening of Part-I of the tender. The Bank is not bound to assign any reason for doing so. 12. The Bank is not bound to accept the lowest tender and reserves the right to accept either in full or in part of any tender. The Bank also reserves the right to reject all the tenders without assigning any reason thereof.

Reserve Bank of India, Kanpur invites e-tender for ‘Design, fabrication, supply and fixing of open office modular workstation furniture with M.S. framework in Foreign Exchange Department, 2nd floor, Main Office Building, RBI Kanpur’ The e-tendering shall be done through the e-tendering portal of MSTC Ltd (http://mstcecommerce.com/eprochome/rbi). All eligible and interested companies / agencies / firms must register themselves with MSTC Ltd through the above-mentioned website to participate in the e-tendering process. The Schedule of e-tender is as follows: E-Tender No. RBI/Kanpur/Estate/7/21-22/ET/7 a) Estimated cost ₹6,61,508/- (Rupees Six Lakhs Sixty-One Thousand Five Hundred Eight only) (Including GST @18%) b) Mode of e-tender e-Procurement System (Online Bid through www.mstcecommerce.com/eprochome/rbi c) Type of e-tender Limited (Only for firms empaneled with RBI, Kanpur under Modular Workstation category of Works) d) Date of NIT available to parties to download July 05, 2021 from 05.00PM e) Pre-bid meeting (Offline) August 11, 2021 at 03.00 PM Venue: Estate Department, 2nd Floor, Reserve Bank of India, Mall Road, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh-208001 f) EMD through NEFT Only successful bidder shall deposit only 2% of the contract value. To be paid through NEFT / Net banking to A/c No. 186003001, IFSC RBIS0KNPA01 g) E-Tender Fees NIL h) Date of Starting of e-tender for submission of on-line Bid at http://mstcecommerce.com/eprochome/rbi August 11, 2021 from 05.00 PM i) Last date of submission of EMD Within 10 working days after intimation provided by the Bank. j) Date of closing of online e-tender for submission of Bid August 25, 2021 till 01.00 PM k) Date & time of opening of online Bid August 25, 2021 from 03.00 PM l) Validity of the e-tender 90 days from the date of opening of online bid m) Transaction Fee (Non-refundable) (To be paid separately by the tenderers to MSTC vide MSTC E-Payment Gateway for participating in the e-tender) As charged by MSTC Ltd. 2. Applicants intending to apply will have to satisfy the Bank by furnishing documentary evidence in support of their possessing required eligibility and in the event of their failure to do so, the Bank reserves the right to reject their bids. 3. The Bank is not bound to accept the lowest tender and reserves the right to accept either in full or in part any tender. The Bank also reserves the right to reject any or all the tenders, either in whole or in part, without assigning any reason thereof. 4. Any amendments / corrigendum to the tender, if any, issued in future will only be notified on the RBI Website and MSTC Website as given above and will not be published in the newspaper. Regional Director Reserve Bank of India Kanpur

E-Tender No: RBI/Ahmedabad/HRMD/82/20-21/ET/792 Reserve Bank of India, Ahmedabad has placed e-tender for empanelment of car hiring agencies / companies to provide vehicles on call basis to Reserve Bank of India, Ahmedabad Regional Office through E-tender No: RBI/Ahmedabad/HRMD/82/20-21/ET/792 on the RBI Website / MSTC portal on June 15, 2021 and the last date for submission of the e-tender was scheduled on July 05, 2021 up to 13.00 hrs. 2. In this context, it is notified that, ‘pertaining to extraordinary circumstances arising due to COVID-19 pandemic, the last date for submission of the e-tender has been extended by seven (07) days and revised schedule of activities are as mentioned below.’ Activity Time/Date Last date for deposit of EMD July 11, 2021 Date and time of closing of e-tender 01:00 PM on July 12, 2021 Date and time of opening of Part-I (Technical Bid) 03:00 PM on July 12, 2021 Technical evaluation of applications by committee including site visits July 13, 2021 – July 20, 2021 Date and time of opening of Part-II (Financial Bid) To be conveyed subsequently through email to all such agencies who qualified our technical evaluation. 3. Bidders, who have already submitted their bids, may revise their bids, if they desire so, by deleting their existing bid and uploading fresh bid on MSTC portal as per timeline mentioned above. For any clarification, officials of RBI / MSTC may be contacted as per contact details specified in tender document. 4. All other terms and conditions of the tender shall remain unchanged. Regional Director Reserve Bank of India Regional Office Ahmedabad Date: July 05, 2021

Please refer the tender notice for the captioned RFP published on the Bank’s website www.rbi.org.in on December 11, 2020, inviting Request for Proposal (RFP) to provide comprehensive consultancy services for the proposed work. The last date for submission of RFP and EMD was deferred owing to upsurge of COVID-19 and the same was advised vide Corrigendum dated April 20, 2021. 2. The revised schedule for submission of RFP, EMD, etc. is as under – Event Date Last date of submission of EMD online July 19, 2021 up to 1500 hrs (IST) Last date and time for submission of completed RFP document in a sealed cover July 20, 2021 up to 1500 hrs (IST) Opening of RFP documents – Envelopes containing General Information and Technical Bid July 20, 2021 at 1600 hrs (IST) through Webex The schedule for Presentation of Technical Bids and opening of Financial/ Price Bids will be advised later. 3. It is clarified that all other terms and conditions of the RFP shall remain unchanged. This shall also be part of the RFP document. Chief General Manager-in-Charge, Department of Currency Management, Central Office, Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai 400 001.