Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers : Optical Brightening Agent for Paper Machine # 1,2 & 3

TENDER/212213004648

January 08th 2022

Dear Sirs,

Sub: Tender for supply of OPTICAL BRIGHTENING AGENT (WET END & SURFACE) for PM # 1, 2 & 3 for a period of three months.

Ref: Tender No:212213004648

TNPL would like to procure OPTICAL BRIGHTENING AGENT (WET END OBA & SURFACE OBA) for all three machines against the above referred tender. In this connection please find enclosed the following:

Annexure-I	General Terms and Conditions, Process Compliance Statement & Terms
and conditions for Reverse auction procedure.
Annexure-II	Technical-cum-Commercial Bid

Annexure - III Price Bid Schedule (to be submitted in separate sealed cover)

The tenderers are requested to go through the General terms and conditions of Tender, Terms and conditions for Reverse Auction and Process Compliance Statement. The tenderers are requested to send one copy of the following duly signed in all pages in token of acceptance, along with the duly filled Technical cum Commercial Bid in a separate cover.

1. General terms and conditions of Tender
2. Terms and conditions for Reverse AuctionProcedure
3. Process Compliance Statement

Please write on the top of the cover in capital letters as "TECHNICAL-CUM-COMMERCIALBID" addressed to D G M (PURCHASE) TAMIL NADU NEWSPRINT AND PAPERS LIMITED, Kagithapuram Post, Karur Dist, Pin: 639 136, Tamil Nadu.

The Price bid (Annexure-III) should also be sent in a separate sealed tender cover Superscribing Tender No and the Due date along with TECHNICAL CUM COMMERCIAL BID. Both the covers containing PRICE BID and TECHNICAL CUM COMMERCIAL BID are to be put in one sealed cover superscribing the Tender No and DUE DATE.

The due date for submission of TECHNICAL CUM COMMERCIAL BID and PRICE BID is 20.01.2022at 3.00 PM.

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TAMILNADU NEWSPRINT AND PAPERS LTD

TENDER NO: 212213004648

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Please note that the following points asked for in the TECHNICAL CUM COMMERCIAL BID are the qualifying factors in the Tender. Therefore, Tenderers who do not comply with the conditions with documentary proof (wherever required) will not be qualified in the Tender for price bid stage.

1. TENDERER SHOULD BE A MANUFACTURER (REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE & GST CERTIFICTAE SHOULD BE ENCLOSED AS PROOF ALONG WITH THE TECHNICAL BID WITHOUT FAIL). IN CASE OF DEALER/ IMPORTER, AUTHORISATION LETTER IN ORIGINAL FROM THE MANUFACTURER AND COPY OF REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE OF THE MANUFACTURER ARE TO BE SUBMITTED ALONG WITH TECHNICAL BID WITHOUT FAIL.
2. SUBMISSION OF NON REFUNDABLE TENDER FEE FOR Rs.590/- .
3. SUBMISSION OF EARNEST MONEY DEPOSIT.
4. SUBMISSION OF SAMPLE AND ITS ACCEPTANCE AT OUR LAB.
   Note: The existing suppliers and proven suppliers are exempted from the submission of sample. All others must submit samples for the tender.
5. THE OPTICAL BRIGHTENING AGENTS (OBA) PROPOSED BY THE TENDERER SHALL HAVE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) REGISTRATION NUMBER APPROVED BY FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION (FDA) OR EQUIVALENT AGENCY AND SHALL SUBMIT DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE FOR THE SAME WITHOUT FAIL ALONG WITH TECHNICAL BID.
6. TENDERER MUST HAVE THE SUPPLY CAPACITY OF 10MT/DAY TO MEET OUT THE TNPL REQUIREMENTS.
7. ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS OF PAYMENT AS PER TENDER TERMS.
8. SUBMISSION OF TENDER WITHIN DUE DATE AND TIME.

PRICE BID STAGE:

At Price Bid stage, TNPL will follow the following methodology to finalise the tender:-

• Price Bid will be obtained from the tenderer in a separate sealed cover along with technical cum commercial bid.
• TNPL will fix the opening price and minimum bid decrement for the E-auction (Reverse Auction). The date and time of E-auction will be communicated to the technically qualified tenderers separately.
• After completion of the Reverse Auction bidding, on the same working day at 4.00 PM, TNPL will open the Price Bids of the qualified tenderers in the presence of interested bidders.
• The lowest offer received either through E-auction or through Price Bid whichever is lower only will be considered for placement of order.

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TAMILNADU NEWSPRINT AND PAPERS LTD

TENDER NO: 212213004648

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Earnest Money Deposit(EMD):

1. An EMD amount of Rs.2,00,000/- shall be furnished by way of Demand Draft drawn in favour of Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Limited payable at Karur.
2. TNPL will not entertain any request for adjusting the EMD from the tenderer's due/running bills or from the EMD/Security Deposit of any other tender participated by the tenderer.
3. Offers received without EMD are liable for rejection.
4. The EMD of successful tenderer shall be converted into Security Deposit and the same will be returned after satisfactory completion of order. The Security Deposit shall not bear any interest.

TNPL will not entertain any request for adjusting the EMD from the tenderer's due/running bills or from the EMD/Security Deposit of any other tender participated by the tenderer.

Offers received without EMD are liable for rejection.

The EMD of successful tenderer shall be converted into Security Deposit and the same will be returned after satisfactory completion of order. The Security Deposit shall not bear any interest.

Further, if the bidders offer is not qualified as per the qualifying factor mentioned in the tender, their price bid will be returned back after releasing the order.

NOTE: TNPL is not bound to accept the lowest quotation and TNPL may accept or reject the lowest quotation or any quotation at its sole discretion and go for re-tendering in case the lowest rate obtained in the tender is considered higher.

TNPL reserves the right to reject any or all tenders at our discretion without assigning any reason whatsoever. TNPL is not responsible for any postal or any other delay in submission of bid on due date and in time.

Thanking you,

Yours faithfully,

For TAMIL NADU NEWSPRINT AND PAPERS LIMITED,

A.G.M (PURCHASE)

Encl: as above

TAMILNADU NEWSPRINT AND PAPERS LTD

TENDER NO: 212213004648

ANNEXURE I - GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS

01.QUANTITY:

• WET END LIQUID OPTICAL BRIGHTENING AGENT (OBA) : 400000KG (400MT)
• SURFACE LIQUID OPTICAL BRIGHTENING AGENT (OBA) : 250000KG (250MT)

02.QUALITY:

Quality is the essence of this tender. The supplier shall supply the material strictly as per the specification mentioned in the S.No:07. The material supplied will be inspected at our factory. Quantity as ascertained on receipt of material at our Site will be treated as quantity supplied wherever the package is received intact. As regards quality, our laboratory test report will be final and our decision on acceptance or rejection will be final and binding on you.

03. RATE:

• Lowest will be arrived individually for wet end and surface OBA considering the Landed cost (Net of GST).
• Tenderer should specify the brand name of the material.
• Tenderer can supply either wet end or surface OBA or can supply both.

04. VALIDITY:

The rate quoted during on line auction should be kept valid for a minimum period of 90 days from the date of Reverse auction held / opening of Price Bid. During the validity period, bidder is not permitted to make any upward revision in the rate. The order shall be kept valid till completion of order quantity or till completion of validity period of 3 months whichever is earlier. During the validity period of the order as above, no upward revision in price will be allowed except in case of increase in statutory levies.

05. TAXES:

Goods and Service Taxes (GST) if applicable should be mentioned clearly and separately with the percentage of taxes applicable.

GST invoice should be sent along with each supply for the purpose of availing input tax credit (GST).

Copy of GST invoice should be sent in a separate cover addressed to A G M (Stores) as may be specified in the purchase order. Without copy of GST invoice, material will not be unloaded.

Please note that, as TNPL shall avail input credit (GST), please mention clearly in the offer the applicable taxes. TNPL shall take the same into consideration while evaluating the offers.

06. TRANSPORTATION:

a. It is the responsibility of the supplier to arrange transportation and supply the material on F.O.R Kagithapuram basis. TNPL requires the material on F.O.R. Kagithapuram basis only.

b. The actual weight recorded in TNPL Weigh Bridge will be taken for accounting and payment purpose. Hence, TNPL weight is final.

c. The material should be despatched in IBC/TANKERS by road on freight paid basis. Freight charges may be claimed only in commercial invoice.

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		TAMILNADU NEWSPRINT AND PAPERS LTD
TENDERNO: 212213004648		[2]
07.SPECIFICATION - WET END OBA:
S.No	Particulars	Specification	Control / Indicative
1.	Nature	Slurry / Liquid.
		Urea / Ammonia free di-sulpho derivative of
		Stilbene.
	Brightness raise with a pulp blend of
2.	60:40 CBP:HWP of about 85% ISO
	Brightness doing laboratory scale	Min 5 Points	Indicative
	evaluation off 3Kg/MT added along
	with 600 g/T of ATC dosage.
3.	E Value (Specific UV absorbence)*
	(1%/1cm) λ max (range 340-	123	Control
	360nm),Min
SURFACE OBA:
S.No	Particulars	Specification	Control / Indicative
1.	Nature	Liquid.
		Urea / Ammonia free Hexa or modified tetra Sulpho
		derivative of Stilbene.
	Brightness raise with a 20 gpl solution
2.	of OBA with 40 gpl starch solution for
	non-surface sized TNPL Creamwove	Min 9.5 Points	Indicative
	60 GSM paper of about 80% ISO
	brightness (when dipped for 30
	seconds - L&W Elrepho Brightness
	tester)
3.	E Value (Specific UV absorbence)#
	(1%/1cm) λ max (range 340-	78	Control
	360nm),Min

• Both wet end and surface OBA should give clear solution on dissolving in DM water.

Remarks:

REJECTION CRITERIA FOR WET END SLURRY/LIQUID:

• Less than 123 E-Value upto E value of 121 shall be accepted on pro-rata basis.
• Below E value of 121 - Consignment will be totally rejected.

REJECTION CRITERIA FOR SURFACE OBA LIQUID:

• Less than 78 E value up to E Value of 76 shall be accepted on pro-rata basis.
• Below E value of 76 - Consignment will be totally rejected.

TESTING METHODOLOGY:

• The E-Values are measured using HACH DR-5000 single beam UV-VIS spectrophotometer.
• The E-value and brightness gain shall be checked for every consignment by TNPL lab and the vendor should bind for the same.

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