Procurement of Works – Use of Standard Tender Document – Revision – reg.

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SUB : Procurement of Works – Use of Standard Tender Document – Revision – reg.

READ : (1) G.O.No: FD 9 PCL 2004 (I), dated:6.8.2005

(2) G.O.No:FD 6 PCL 2006, dated:21.03.2007

(3) G.O.No: FD 04 PCL 2008, dated:14.10.2008

(4) G.O.No:FD 480 Exp-12/2014, dated:19.07.2014

(5) File No:PWD/518/CRM/2023. *****

PREAMBLE :

In the Government Order read at (2) above, Standard Tender Documents given in Annexure I to VI appended there with were prescribed to be used mandatorily by all procurement entities.

By the Government Order read at (3) and (4), Government has decided to modify certain clauses of the Standard Tender Documents.

Further, Public Works Department read at (5) above, requested to modify the Conditions of contract - Payments Clause 33.1 in KW-1, KW-2, KW-3 and clause 37.1 in KW-4 as “Payments shall be adjusted for deductions for retention, other recoveries in terms of the contract and taxes, at source, as applicable under the law. The Employer shall pay the contractor based on the availability and release of grants from the Government time to time”.

(1)R.N.I. No. KARBIL/2001/47147 POSTAL REGN. No. RNP/KA/BGS/2202/2017-19 Licensed to post without prepayment WPP No. 297 2 The proposal of the Public Works Department has been examined in detail and the Government has decided to modify clause of the Standard Tender Documents pertaining to payments.

Hence the following order.

GOVERNMENT ORDER NO: FD 678 EXP-12/2023, BANGALORE, DATED:06.06.2025 Under the circumstances explained in the preamble, the following clause of Standard Tender Documents as prescribed in Government Order read at (1) above are modified to the

extent noted below:

Reference Sl. to STD Existing Clause Modified Clause No. Conditions of Contract 01 KW-1: Payments shall be adjusted for Payments shall be adjusted for clause 33.1, deductions for retention, other deductions for retention, other KW-2: recoveries in terms of the contract recoveries in terms of the contract and clause 33.1, and taxes, at source, as applicable taxes, at source, as applicable under and under the law. The Employer shall the law. The Employer shall, “as far KW-3: pay the Contractor the within 60 as possible”, pay the Contractor clause 33.1 days of submission of bill. within 60 days of submission of bill.

02 KW-4: Payments shall be adjusted for Payments shall be adjusted for Clause 37.1 deductions for advance payments deductions for advance payments other than recoveries in terms of other than recoveries in terms of contract and taxes, at souce, as contract and taxes, at souce, as applicable under the law. The applicable under the law. The Employer shall pay the Contractor Employer shall, “as far as within 60 days of submission of the possible”, pay the Contractor within bill. The contractor shall be liable 60 days of submission of bill. The to pay liquidated damages for contractor shall be liable to pay shortfall in progress. liquidated damages for shortfall in For progress beyond the agreed progress.

programme payment is subject to For progress beyond the agreed availability of the grants. programme, payment is subject to availability of the grants.

2) This order will apply for invitation of tenders for procurement of construction works to be invited hereafter and shall not be applicable for tenders already invited.

3) There is no change in the remaining clauses of the Standard Tender Documents.

By order and in the name of Governor of Karnataka (KANTHAMMA N M) Under Secretary to Government Finance Department. ಮುದ(cid:206)ಕರು (cid:178)ಾಗೂ ಪ(cid:206)(cid:144)ಾಶಕರು:- ಸಂಕಲ(cid:163)ಾ(cid:297)(cid:144)ಾ(cid:312)ಗಳ(cid:133), ಕ(cid:163)ಾ(cid:143)ಟಕ (cid:170)ಾಜ(cid:205)ಪತ(cid:206), ಸ(cid:144)ಾ(cid:143)(cid:312) (cid:144)ೇಂದ(cid:206) ಮುದ(cid:206)(cid:158)ಾಲಯ, (cid:166)ೆಂಗಳ(cid:136)ರು