Reserve Bank of India
Department of Information Technology
Central Office
Mumbai - 400 001

Sealed tenders in duplicate are invited for supply, installation, customization and operationalisation of Computer Systems, Systems Software, Cryptographic Coprocessor with Crypto-libraries, Messaging Middleware, Oracle 8i Enterprise edition, Smartcard, Smartcard reader and Toolkit for Windows 2000 Advanced Server/Server Standard, etc., for implementation of Corporate e-mail and Workflow Backbone, Centralised Funds Management System (CFMS), Public Debt Office (PDO) Application Software and Regional Office Modules of the Application Software of the Specialised Departments of Reserve Bank of India viz. Department of Banking Operations and Development (DBOD), Department of Banking Supervision (DBS), Department of Non Banking Supervision (DNBS), Urban Banks Department (UBD), etc., in the Offices of Reserve Bank of India in the country, from the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) of Premium Brand multi-user Computer Systems like Compaq, HP, IBM, etc or from their authorized resellers or channel partners or system integrators.

Only such of those bidders who have successfully executed at least one system integration project in the two preceding years, similar to that of this tender, costing not less than Rs.100 lakhs in a single order are eligible to participate. In addition, the annual turnover of the bidder should be not less than Rs.100 crores during the last accounting year.

Interested eligible bidders may obtain the prescribed ‘Tender Document’ from the Office of the Chief General Manager-in-Charge, Department of Information Technology, Central Office, Reserve Bank of India, 14^th Floor, Central Office Building, Shahid Bhagat Singh Marg, Mumbai – 400 001 up to 4 pm on 8^th June 2001 on all working days, on making a written application furnishing the following documents:

1. Statements showing similar work to that of this tender, executed by the bidder along with the relevant certificate/s and documents from their customers for whom such work was executed.
2. Copy of the Annual Audited Balance sheet for the last accounting year duly approved by the AGM.
3. names and addresses of the vendor’s bankers and clients.

Separate technical and commercial bids in duplicate duly sealed and addressed to the Chief General Manager-in-Charge, Department of Information Technology, Central Office, Reserve Bank of India, 14^th Floor, Central Office Building, Shahid Bhagat Singh Road, Mumbai – 400 001 will be received up to 3.00 pm on 22^nd June 2001. The technical bids shall be opened at 4.00 pm on the same day.

Reserve Bank of India will not undertake to despatch the ‘Tender Document’ to any eligible or otherwise bidder by post and or by courier under any circumstances. Similarly Reserve Bank of India will not be responsible for the delay in receipt of the ‘Tender Document’ due to postal or otherwise delay if any, if a bidder chooses to submit the sealed ‘Tenders’ by post/courier, etc.

The ‘Tender Document’ issued to any of the eligible bidders by the Reserve Bank of India is not transferable to any third person/s, company/ies or firm/s under any circumstances.

Reserve Bank of India reserves the right to accept or reject any or all the tenders in full or in part without assigning any reasons thereof.