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No. 759 ¨sÁUÀ – 4ಎ Part – IVA
BENGALURU, FRIDAY, 27, AUGUST, 2021 (BHADRAPADA , 05, SHAKAVARSHA, 1943)
GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA
No:FD 218 Exp-12/2021 Karnataka Government Secretariat,
Vidhana Soudha,
Bengaluru, Dated:26.08.2021.
NOTIFICATION
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section(1) of section 25 of the Karnataka Transparency in Public Procurements Act, 1999 (Karnataka Act 29 of 2000) the Government of Karnataka hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Karnataka Transparency in Public Procurements Rules, 2000, namely:-
RULES
1. Title and commencement.- (1) These rules may be called the Karnataka Transparency in Public Procurements (Amendment) Rules, 2021.
(2) They shall come into force from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. Amendment of rule 25.- In rule 25 of the Karnataka Transparency in Public Procurements Rules, 2000 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), rule 25, after sub-rule(2), the following shall be inserted, namely:-
"(3)(a) Procurement Entity shall follow the scoring method of evaluation or QCBS for the procurement of Technology Products or Goods or Solution involving implementation as may be notified by the Government from time to time.
(b) The technical criteria for evaluation of the tender shall include a weightage at least six percent for tenderer's inclusion of Startup in project delivery through allotment of at least ten percent of the contract value;
(1)2 Provided that, Startup is registered with Karnataka Innovation and Technology Society (KITS) as an entity in Karnataka and empanelled by Department of Electronics Information Technology Biotechnology and Science & Technology, Government of Karnataka and the tenderer provides the declaration with the supporting evidence and commitment of the Startup for contracting and executing the committed value of the contract".
3. Amendment of rule 26.- In rule 26 of the said rules, after sub-rule (6) the following shall be inserted, namely:-
"(7) Startup registered with Karnataka Innovation and Technology Society (KITS) as an entity in Karnataka shall be exempted from payment of earnest money deposit during the procurement of technology Products or Goods or Solutions as may be notified by the Government from time to time"
4. Amendment of rule 27.- In rule 27 of the said rules, in sub-rule (2) after the first proviso, the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:-
"Provided further that, notwithstanding anything contrary contained in these rules, the Tender Inviting Authority may adopt the list of prequalified Startups, registered in Karnataka and empanelled by Department of Electronics Information Technology Biotechnology and Science and Technology, Government of Karnataka with respect to procurement of Technology Goods or Products or Solution as may be notified by the Government from time to time subject to the following conditions, namely:-
(i) the Startup, as defined in Karnataka Startup Policy, shall be registered with Karnataka Innovation and Technology Society (KITS) as an entity in Karnataka;
(ii) prequalification for empanelment shall be done in accordance with these rules in a fair, transparent and reasonable procedure and giving a due publicity;
(iii) the credentials, eligibility, capability, performance, quality control systems, internal financial controls, financial background and other eligibility requirements shall be carefully verified before registration and empanelment;
(iv) the process of prequalification for empanelment shall be done every year by a committee as may be constituted by the Government and the empanelment shall be valid for three years from the date of empanelment;
(v) the registered and empanelled Startup may be removed and debarred at any time if it fails to abide by the terms and conditions of the registration, fails to supply goods and services meeting the required specification and quality in R.N.I. No. KARBIL/2001/47147 POSTAL REGN. No. RNP/KA/BGS/2202/2017-19
Licensed to post without prepayment WPP No. 2973 time and involves in any corrupt and fraudulent practices and on any ground contrary to the objects of the Act and not in the public interest;
(vi) the list of empanelled Strartups shall be published on the Karnataka Public Procurement Portal as well as website of the Department of Electronics Information Technology, Biotechnology and Science and Technology, Government of Karnataka;
(vii) any Procurement under this provision shall not exceed rupees fifty lakhs and the number of contracts issued to a particular startup by a procurement entity shall be limited to two contracts and by multiple Procurement Entities shall be limited to five contracts in each financial year;
(viii) the process of inviting the financial tenders for desired technology product or goods or solution, its evaluation and acceptance or rejection, thereon, shall be done on the Karnataka Public Procurement Portal in accordance with these rules; and
(ix) the procurement under this provision shall be considered by procurement entity keeping in view the Public Safety, Health, critical survey operations and equipment etc".
By order and in the name of the
Governor of Karnataka
(Shreekrishna N.Bugatyagol)
Special Officer and Ex-Officio
Joint Secretary to Government
Finance Department (ZP)
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