TENDER NOTICE FOR THE MANUFACTURE AND SUPPLY OF COUNTRY LIQUOR IN SEALED & PACKED BOTTLES BY DISTILLERS OF CHHATTISGARH FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUPPLY IN THE AREA OF RAIPUR, DURG, RAJNANDGAON, BASTER, BILASPUR, KORBA, JANJGIR-CHAMPA AND RAIGARH IN THE STATE OF CHHATTISGARH.

areas, of which the annual estimated requirement of issues is m excess of l0o/o of the production capacity shall be liable to be rejected or not to be considered at all. The Government may decide to allot such areas to tenderers who have submitted tenders for only such number of areas of which the total estimated quantity of issues of country liquor for retail shops for the year 2019-20 is less thanT0o/o of the production capacity of the concerned distillery. This allotment will be subject to maximum limit of 70Yo of the production capacity of the concerned distillery on his quoted rate.

(d) The successful tenderers shall be allowed to export rectified Spirit & ENA outside the State only after getting permission in this regard from the Excise Commissioner. The said permission shall be given only after ensuring that the exports shall not affect the continuity of supply of country liquor to the State and that minimum stock of rectified spirit and bottled liquor as provided in the sub- rule (4) of Rule 4 of The Chhattisgarh Country Spirit Rules, 1995, shall be maintained."

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE TENDER

4.

Every Tenderer shall have to observe the following conditions amongst others :-

(i) It is essential for the Tenderer to purchase the Tender document from this office and submit the rate in the format enclosed therein.

(i i) The Tenderer shall deposit along with the Tender, eamest money amounting to Rs. 10.00 Lakh only by crediting it in Govemment Treasury in Chhattisgarh under the major Head "8443-Civil Deposits", Minor head Revenue Deposits. Security deposits" for each supply area and attach the treasury challan with the Tender. A bank draft issued by any branch of nationalized/scheduled commercial bank in favour of the Excise Commissioner, Chhattisgarh payable at Raipur for an equal amount shall also be acceptable. A Tender, which is not accompanied by a treasury challan or bank draft for Rs. 10.00 Lakh. for anarea shall be summarily rejected. The earnest money deposit shall be forfeited if the Tenderer, in the event of acceptance of his Tender, fails to deposit security, when required to do so, or fails to accept the offer if made to him or if he is unable to carry out his contractual obligations, or fails to abide by condition no. 11 of this notice. In case a Tender is not accepted, the earnest money, if not liable to be forfeited, shall be refunded.

(iii) The Tender shall be accompanied by complete address of the Tenderer and if the Tenderer is a firm, copy of registration of the firm, latest partnership deed, abstract of Registrar of Firms issued by the Registrar of Firms and Societies and a list of all partners and their complete addresses; and if the Tenderer is a company, copy of certificate of incorporation, memorandum and articles of association, a certified list of board of directors alongwith their complete addresses and the resolution passed by the board of directors to submit the Tender and enter into an agreement, in case of finalization of Tender with the Excise Commissioner of Chhattisgarh.

(iv) The licensee shall not hypothecate, sell, mortgage, transfer or sub-lease his licence in C.S.l and/or CS 1-B, or enter into partnership for the working of the said licences, without the prior permission in writing of the Excise Commissioner, which shall be endorsed on the licences.

5. The Tender shallbe accompanied by the following documents: - (i) Certified copy of distillery licences for the year 2018-19. (ii) No Dues and credibility certificate regarding past performance with respect to production and supply of country spirit by the Excise Commissioner, Chhattisgarh.

(iii) Certificate regarding actual annual production of spirit (R.S. & E.N.A. Separately) during the last four years (i.e. from 2014-15 to 2017-18) and updated production of current year from the officer-in-charge of the distillery.

(iv) An undertaking by the Tenderer on an affidavit that the distiller has already installed or taken sufficient measures to install effluent treatment plant in the distillery and the distillery is not likely to be closed on the ground of absence or inadequacy of effluent treatment measures during the period of contract.

Note: - The prescribed formats are attached with the Tender document.

6. (D The successful Tenderer shall make all such arrangements of manufacturing and bottling of country spirit as would be necessary to ensure that he is capable of supplying up to 1.5 times the estimated supply of the country spirit in that supply arealareas.

(ii) It will be the responsibility of the successful Tenderer to arrange supplies of country spirit (manufactured using standard rectified spirit manufactured in his distillery) to storage warehouses of the supply area/areas during the entire period ofthe contract.

(iii) The country spirit, bottles, labels and bottling caps should be of such good quality, standard pattern and specifications, as prescribed by the Excise Commissioner from time to time.

The country spirit shall be manufactured using rectified spirit by reducing, blending, essencing, colouring, flavouring, maturing, bottling, labeling, sealing etc. The rectified spirit shall be converted into the country spirit using the above procedure. He will sell only hygienic potable country spirit to the retailers and will ensure that it is fit for human consumption. (FSSAI License copy to be Annexed)

(iv) The issue of country spirit shall be only in boxes as per BIS packaging norms. 12 bottles of 750 m1.,24 bottles of 375 ml. and 48 bottles of 180 ml. shall be packed in one box. "Adequate white space should be created on both side of the packing carton for the printing of I D barcode for track & trace purpose."

(v) 1Aj fne bottles used in bottling of country Liquor shall be uniformly made and must be of round shape in all the three sizes invariably i.e. 750 mL,375 ml and ¹⁸⁰ ml. there would be also appropriatate embossing on allthe round shaped glass bottles with marking "U-rI.3IIr[-t.q." "750 ml." "U.rf.aftq.{.q." "375 ml. and "8.rT.3T8.e.q.""180 ml." respectively. such as :- Quantity of Glass Bottle Embossing Glass bottle of 750 ml. "E.rT. offq. t.q." "750 ml." Glass bottle of 375 ml. "tI.T. effq. t.q." "375 ml." Glass bottle of I 80 ml. 'E rl ³T¹⁶l. t.q." " 180 ml."

(B) Pet bottles can also be used for bottling of Country Liquor upto 50% of total bottling of Country Liquor will accepted in Pet Bottles. The specifications for PET bottles for bottling of Country Liquor shall be as mentioned in gg4ggggg VIII.

(C) The percentage fixed for Pet bottles can be revised by Commissioner Excise as per availability and in the interest of revenue.

(vi) The supply of country spirit in different sizes shall be done as per demand. The retailer will provide with the country spirit of 25 degree under proof Masala and 50 degree under proof Plain in glass/Pet bottles.

(vii) The Tenderer has to quote for one box of masala 25 TJ.P., one box of plain 50 U.P. country spirit separately for glass/Pet bottles. He will quote a rate for a box containing 750 ml, 375 ml and 180 ml bottles as per proforma enclosed in Annexure-IV.

(viii) The rate Quoted should include Ex-factory Price and Excise Duty or Countervailing Duty as applicable. The supplier will supply Country Spirit to Storage warehouse after payment of Excise Duty or Countervailing Duty as applicable. This entire price shall be paid by the retailer to the successful Tenderer after lifting of Country Spirit from Storage warehouse. Beside this ?ny Government levies/taxes/duties shall also be paid by the retailers as imposed by Government. The Tenders will be evaluated on the basis of average rate quoted per box for Masala and plain country spirit of glass bottles & PET bottles. The successful Tenderer will supply country spirit on his quoted rates.

(ix) Retail Selling price are to be printed on each kind and size of labels as directed by the Excise commissioner.

(x) The following information is to be Bar-coded on the labels affixed to the bottles of liquor supplied to the Corresponding in areas of supply.

(a) Name of Country. (b) Name of the Company. (c) Name of the Brand. (d) Size of the Package. (e) Check Digit. (f) Retail Selling Price

The above information will be over and above the requirments stipulated in the state Excise label, which may be affixed on the bottles separatery.

(xi) The successful Tenderer will have to affix holograms on all sizes of the bottles of country spirit as prescribed by the Excise Commissioner on his own cost. No extra cost will be payable for this pwpose.

(xii) The successful Tenderer shall take care of fire safety and will arrange for sufficient fire fighting equipments in each of the bottling unit and warehouses. He will take care of hygiene and up keeping too of the bouling units and warehouses. (xiii) The glass bottles which are used for bottling of countr), spirit should be compulsorily double washed and no dirty bottles will be permitted to be used.

(xiv) The successful Tenderer will not be under obligation to purchase old glass bottles from the retailers.

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(xv) Every successful Tenderer should employ a Quality Control manager in each bottling unit who will be squarely responsible for the quality of the country spirit.

(xvi) Every consignment should possess a Chemical Analysis Report of that liquor with a certificate of Fitness for Human Consumption.

(xvii) The water being used to manufacture country spirit should be used only after getting it tested and certified to be safe for human consumption by the public Health Engineering Department/ Government approved Lab. once in a quarter. Besides the water should be used only after softening it.

(xviii) The colour and essence used should be of food grade quality. The successful Tenderer will have to produce certificate of the manufactlrer of these items for every lot purchased and brought to the bottling unit by him.

(xix) Every reduction should possess a separate Batch No as in the case of IMFL. (xx) Three samples of every reduction (Batch No) will be collected and preserved for one month so that they can be tested in case of any complaint regarding the quality of the country spirit.

(xxi) Every bottling line should be washed regularly each time after completion as well as before start of a bottling session.

(xxii) The labels of every size of Masala and Plain country spirit boule shall be approved by the Excise Commissioner prior to their use. [See Rule 4 (12) (b) of Chhattisgarh Country Spirit Rules, 19951

(xxiii) Labels should be affixed on the liquor bottles in such a way that they will not come off while handling.

(xxiv) Norms prescribed by the Food and Drug Administration and Bureau of Indian Standard should be adhered to while manufacturing country spirit.

(xxv) Country spirit manufacturing bottling unit and warehouses should be properly lit as per prescribed standards.

(xxvi) Workers handling bottling of country spirit should invariably use hand gloves so that quality of country spirit is not adversely affected.

(xxvii) To measure the country spirit and rectified spirit, a flow meter, whose least count should not be more than one litre should be installed in each vat of manufacturing bottling unit.

(xxviii) Proper GI pipelines should be used for transfer of spirit and water in manufacturing bottling unit. No rubber hoses witl be permitted for transfer of spirit_ and the spirit shall not be manually transferred.

(xxix) The strength of rectified spirit meant for production of country spirit shall not be less then 60 degree over proof.

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(xxxi) All Supply Storage warehouses shall mandatorily have camera and connectivity will be provided by successful

CCTV Cameras. The Tenderer of the Area concerned^

use and stock of new Excise Commissioner The District Excise Officer (Distillery) will verify empty glass bottles by the tenderers and will report to Office by 7,n of succeeding month.

7. Annual Consumption of Country Spirit in Areas of Supply :-

7.1 The actual issue of country spirit may exceed the estimated issue of country spirit for 2018-19. The Tenderer shall bind himself to meet the full requirement of supply of plain and masala country spirit from the storage liquor warehouses(s) and also to establish and service manufacturing bottling unit as and when directed by the Excise Commissioner in accordance with Chhattisgarh Country Spirit Rules, 1995 in respective supply arealareas.

The details about actual issues of spirit from warehouses attached to each district during the period from April 2018 to December 2018 are shown below for general information:-

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7.2 The tentative Annual Consumption of Country Spirit in Areas of Supply for 2019-20:- As per actual consumption of Country Spirit in 9 months the tentative Annual Consumption of Spirit will be as below :-

8. (i) The successful Tenderer will have to supply 25 degree under proof Masala and 50 degree under proof plain country spirit on the rate accepted/sanctioned by the Government and shall have no right to ask for revision of rates due to change in any levy, cost of raw material, export, import fee or any other taxation during the currency ofthe contract period.

(ii) The State Government shall have the right to extend the period of contract for such period not exceeding 6 months as may appear appropriate in the circumstance prevailing at the time of conclusion of the contract period on the same terms and conditions and the successful Tenderer shall be bound to continue supply during the extended period.

(iii) The conditions of the licence for supply and rules applicable to such supply are subject to revision from time to time at the discretion of the State Govemment.

9. Successful Tenderer shall have to pay the rent of the departmental/Government warehouse at such rate as may be fixed by the P.W.D. or State Government. In case of default, the rent shall be recoverable from the licensee. If a Government building is not available, the successful Tenderer will have to make his own arrangements for warehouse building.

e(A). Successful Tenderer shall have to transport Liquor anticipating the demand of Country Liquor in respective area and in case of short supply the area may be detached and allotted to the adjoining Country Liquor supplier, whose rate is lowest and whose capacity is not exhausted as pertender notice condition No.3 (iii), with a l0olo increase in the rate. The extra cost will be borne by the approved defaulting supplier of the said area.

10. If directed by the Excise Commissioner Successful Tenderer shall have to purchase the balance of country spirit at the rates applicable to the outgoing licensee.

11. (i) The successful Tenderer, will have to deposit a security amount as mentioned in Annexure-Il in respect of each area. This amount shall be deposited in cash, or by means of a bank draft or bank guarantee valid up to date 30.09.2020 issued by a branch of any nationalized or scheduled commercial bank in favour of the Excise Commissioner, Chhattisgarh payable at Raipur.

(ii) The successful Tenderer will have to submit 9 post dated cheques of nationalized/scheduled commercial bank issued in favour of Excise Commissioner, Chhattisgarh Raipur, each for the amount equivalent to security amount mentioned in Annexure-Il as an additional security. The post dated cheques shall bear the first date of month starling from April 2019 to December 2019.

12. The Successful Tenderer shall have to Submit an undertaking to pay the losses and compensation for damages to the state government and retail licensees in case of failure or delay of supply of country spirit in his area. In such cases, the supply of country spirit would be ensured from an alternative source at his risk and cost. If there is pendency of challans for issue of country spirit due to inadequate supply of country spirit in a particular fortnight. the successful Tenderer shall be treated as a defaulter. In case of more than one such case of continuous default it will be treated as continuous failure of supply. In such case of continuous failure of supply or other exigencies, the supply area of the successful Tenderer may be detached and allotted to adjoining country spirit supplier (CS-1 licensee) whose rate is the lowest and whose capacity is not exhausted as per condition 4 of this Tender In exceptional cases where, at any point of time, the Excise commissioner feels that the contract rate has become unviable due to unusual increase in the prices of raw material, coal etc. and it is not possible for any one of the supply contractor to supply country spirit at the existing rate, then fresh Tenders may. be invited for that area at the risk and cost of the defaulting supplier. The difference in price would have to be borne by the defaulting Tenderer. The said losses, compensation and difference would be recoverable from the earnest money referred to in Para 4 (ii), and security deposit referred in Para I I of this Tender. Any left over recovery would be recoverable as affears of land revenue from the Tenderer.

13. The Tender shall be submitted in two separate sealed covers. The first sealed cover, said to be "Part One", shall contain documents/instruments detailed below and have superscribed part-one/document/instruments for the eligibility for Tender for the supply of country spirit in sealed glass/PET bottles for ............. Q.trame the area)." If a Tenderer applies for more than one area he is required to submit the documents mentioned in conditions 4 (iii) and 5, once only. The certificateidocument/instrument to be enclosed are as follows: - (i) Earnest money deposit as per condition No.a (ii) (ii) Details as per condition No.a (iii) (iii) Certificates/documents as per condition No.5

The second sealed cover said to be "Part Two," will be given only in prescribed form Annexure-IV and submitted in double sealed cover and have superscribed "Part-Two: Tender for the supply of country spirit in sealed glass bottle for ............. ...(Name of the area)". The word "sealed" means the envelope should be properly closed and pasted so that the papers inside the envelope are not readable without opening it.

Both the envelopes should be kept in one main sealed envelope and should reach the undersigned not later than 3.00 pm on date 12-03-2019 (Incase tender receiving/opening date is declared holiday, tender will be received/opened on next working day at same time). The sealed envelope will be opened at 4.00 pm on the same day by the Excise Commissioner or an officer nominated by him. After opening the main sealed cover, the envelope "Part One" containing documents/instruments necessary for eligibility, shall be opened. On scrutinizing if the Excise Commissioner is satisfied that the Tenderer is eligible for submitting Tender under this notice, only then the T'ender submitted in prescribed form in "Part Two" shall be opened.

14. The prescribed Tender form can be obtained from the office ofthe undersigned on payment of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees Twenty thousand) for each form in cash or bank draft in favour of the Excise Commissioner, Chhattisgarh, payable at Raipur.

The Tender forms can also be sent by post to the Tenderer if so desired by him. The document will be dispatched through post office of the Department of Postal, Government of India only after receipt of Rs. 20,1001- (Rupees Twenty thousand, One hundred) foreach area, to be paid in the form of bank draft of any nationalized or scheduled commercial bank drawn in favour of Excise Commissioner, Chhattisgarh, payable at Raipur. The department takes no responsibility for delay in receipt by the Tenderer.

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15. Submission of Tender by a Tenderer shall imply that he has read and understood the provisions of the Chhattisgarh Excise Act, rules made there under specially Chhattisgarh country Spirit Rules, 7995, the detailed terms and conditions of the Tender, The contents given in Tender notes shall be a legal binding on the Tenderer and the tenderer has to sign each and every page of tender document and other documents annexed along with tender.

16. These terms and conditions will be applicable in case of Re-Tendering too during the Tender period 2019-20.

17. Minor omissions/errors in the Tender form can be got corrected on the spot by the Excise Commissioner.

18. The State Government reserves the right to reject any or all Tenders, without assigning any reason.

19. In case of disputes regarding interpretation of any terms and conditions of the Tender, the view of the Excise Commissioner Chhattisgarh shall be final.

20. All legal disputes arising out of this Tender shall be subjectto the jurisdiction of the courts situated in Chhattisgarh only.

21. All successful Tenderer has to sign Integrity Pact as per format enclosed in Annexure-VII.

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(Kamalpreet Singh) Excise Commissioner.

ANNEXURE.I

List of Warehouses (2019-20)

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ANNEXURE-II

S.No. Name of Supply area Security Amount in lakh RuPees

ANNEXURE-III

UNDERTAKING

country liquor in sealed bottles from the storage warehouses of........... Supply area, do hereby undertake, that in the event of the acceptances of my / our Tender, I / We shall be responsible to pay the losses and compensation to the State Government and retail licensees in case there occurs any failure of supply of country liquor in the area.

2. I / We fuither undertake that in cases of any failure of supply of country liquor in the area the supply of country liquor would be ensured from an alternative source at my I our risk and cost. Ifthere occurs pendency ofchallans for issue ofcountry liquor due to inadequate production in a particular fortnight, the Department will have the right to treat me / us as defaulter. In case of more than one such continuous default, it will be treated as continuous failure of supply.

3. In such case of continuous failure of supply, supply area (s) granted to me / us may be detached and allotted to the adjoining country liquor supplier, whose rate is lowest and whose capacity is not exhausted as per Tender notice condition No. 3. (iii), with a l0%o increase in the rate. In exceptional cases where at any point of time, if the Excise Commissioner feels that the contract rate has become unviable due to unusual increase in the prices of raw materials, coal etc. and it is not possible for any one of the supply contractor to supply country liquor at the existing rate, then fresh Tenders may be invited for the area at my / our risk and cost.

4. The difference in price would be borne by me / us and the losses, compensation and difference amount would be recoverable from my / our security deposit. Any amount of left-over recovery would be recoverable from me / us, as arears of Land Revenue.

Place: -

Date: -

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ANNEXURE-V

OF'FICE OF THE E ECO SSIONER

NO DUES AND CREDIBILITY CERTIFICATE

This is to certi$, that M/s

........ has no dues whatsoever as on (Date) and its past performance regarding production and supply of alcohol in State have been satisfactory.

Issued on Date

........(Name) Excise Commissioner? Place

ANNEXURE.VI

OFFICE OF THE EXCISE COMMISSIONER

PRODUCTION CERTIFICATE

This is to Certifz that the actual production of Spirit in distillery located at ........ and owned by M/s

during last five years is as under :-

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ANNEXURE-VIII

Specification of Empty PET Bottle for Country Spirit Filline The PET bottle to be brought in use for supply of country spirit shall be as per the following standards :-

1 . Capacity :- The PET Country Spirit bottles shall be of the 750 milliliter, 37 5 milliliter and 180 milliliter nominal capacity.

2. Neck finish:- The PET bottles shall be pilfer-proof having roll-on-threads. 3. Material and workman ship :-

(i) The bottle shall be made by injection stretch blow moulding process from polythelene terephthalate material. (ii) The PET bottles should be odourless, clean and colourless and be made of 100% virgin material of food grade quality. (iii) The bottles shall be transparent, free from any flash, bubbles and scratches.

4. Brimful Capacity :- The brimful capacity of the bottles and tolerance shall be as follow:-

(in millilitre)

Nominal capacity Tolerance (variation)

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5. Wall Thickness :- The minimum wall thickness of the bottle measured at any 6.

point shall be 0.20 MM. Weight :- The minimum weight (+l- 5%) of the bottle shall be as follow:-

Nominal capacity

Weight

28.0 gram

750 ml

375 ml

18.0 gram

180 ml

10.0 gram

7. Shape:- Shape of bottle should be oval and capacity of bottle should be embossed on bottle..

8. The capacity of bottle in millilitre shall be moulded like "750 ml" on each size of the bottle and sticker as below should be pasted on bottle:

Capacity of Bottle

Sticker

750 ml.

375 ml.

180 ml.

'E.rT. t.q." "750 ml." "u.rl. t.q." ,'³⁷⁵ ml." 'u.rl. t.q." " 1 8o ml.i'

The other Specification enumerated in standard fixed by the Bureau of Indian Standards for packaging of Alcoholic Liquors shall also be followed.

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