2 . Tender Release - e-Tendering

Tender Release70. Open Internet Browser on your Computer and type the websitehttp://it.maharashtra.etenders.in and open it. Below screen will be displayed.71. Type the User ID in the field ‘UserId’ and click on Proceed button.

72. After clicking the Go button in the previous screen the following screen will be displayed. Fillthe password in the Password field and click again on Login button.73. Below screen will be displayed. Click on Transactions menu.

74.. Below Screen will be displayed. Select “New Tenders” and Click on “Go”75. Below Screen will be displayed. Click on the desired tender no

76. Select Action “Load Tenders” and click on Go button.

77. The schedule of Key Dates will be displayed as shown below. Check the Key Dates and ifrequired,change the dates as per the stage names. Click on the Save button at the bottom of thepage to save the schedule.78. .Message “Schedule Saved Successfully!” will be displayed. And click on Done button

79. Now the Action page will be displayed with a message “Tender Preparation And Release of NITClick On Proceed To continue”. Click on Proceed button to start the process of releasing thetender.80. Now select the Action “Sign tender hash” and click on the Go button

81. The below screen will be displayed. Click on Upload Signed Tender Doc button.82. The upload page will be displayed. Now, click Browse… button.

83. Select the .pdf file generated using Star Office for tender document of the Tender and click openbutton (E.g. Tender5)84. Now click on Upload and Generate Hash button to upload and generate the hash.

85. The message “Hash Generated Successfully” is displayed. Click on Sign Doc Hash button tosign the generated Hash.86. The Certificate selection box appears which asks you to select your digital certificate. In case, youdo not find your certificate in the list, install it on your computer by opening a new browser.

87. Select your digital certificate and click on OK button.88. A dialog box appears asking for access to Protected Item. Click on OK button.

89. Click on save button to save the hash which is generated.90. A message “Signed Hash Saved Successful!” shall be displayed. Now click on Done button tocomplete the release process of the tender.

91. You will come to the below screen. Here you can see the Tender Preparation And Release ofNIT stage status as ‘Completed’ under ‘Status’ column. The tender is released.You can see the status message ‘Close For Technical And Commercial Bid Click onProceed To Continue.” Now, click on ‘Logout’ link to logout from the website.