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Tirupathi Urban Development Authority
divulge any such information unless it is ordered to do so by any authority that has the
power under law to require its disclosure.
5.4 Clarifications
To facilitate evaluation of Bids, TUDA may, at its sole discretion, seek clarifications in
writing from any Bidder regarding its Bid. Notwithstanding anything contained in the RFP,
TUDA reserves the right not to take into consideration any such clarifications sought by it
for evaluation of the Bid.
5.5 Bid Evaluation
5.5.1 This RFP has been issued in response to proposal by Original Project Proponent. The
purpose of the Bid is to identify the Bidder who submits a responsive Bid, meets the
minimum technical and financial capability criteria, submits a Techno-Business Proposal
which meets the minimum threshold under detailed technical evaluation and who offers
the best financial terms to TUDA. Such financial terms (Preferred Proposal) shall be
benchmarked with that proposed by Original Project Proponent and if found better, the
Original Project Proponent shall be given a chance to match the same. In the event that
the Original Project Proponent doesn’t match the Preferred Proposal, if it is better than
original offer, the Project shall be awarded to the Bidder who submitted the Preferred
Proposal.
5.5.2 Bids not accompanied by “Other Submissions” shall not be evaluated.
5.6 Stage 1 : Responsiveness of Bid
5.6.1 In Stage I of Bid Evaluation, the “Other Submissions” as stated in Section 4.10.6
submitted by the Bidders shall be checked for compliance with the requirements of the
RFP. Prior to evaluation of Covers 1, 2 and 3, TUDA will determine whether each Bid is
substantially responsive to the requirements of the RFP. A Bid shall be considered
responsive if the Bid satisfies the criteria stated below:
a. The Proposal should be submitted with Other Submissions as stipulated in Section
4.10.6
b. Is received by the Bid Due Date including any extension thereof pursuant to Section
4.11.
c. Is signed, sealed and marked as stipulated in Section 4.10.
d. Contains all the information in formats specified in this RFP.
e. Contains all the formats specified in this RFP.
f. Mentions the validity period of the Bid as set out in Section 4.5.
g. Provides the information in Reasonable Detail (“Reasonable Detail” means the
details which but for minor deviations, contains the information, which can be
reviewed and evaluated by TUDA without communication with the Bidder). TUDA
Request For Proposal
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