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[Regd. No. TN/CCN/467/2012-14.

GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU

[R. Dis. No. 197/2009.

2023

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CHENNAI, FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 2023

Thai 6, Subakiruthu, Thiruvalluvar Aandu–2054

Part III—Section 1(a)

General Statutory Rules, Notifications, Orders, Regulations, etc.,

issued by Secretariat Departments.

NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT

III-1(a) Ex. (27)

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FINANCE DEPARTMENT

(Salaries)

AMENDMENTS TO THE TAMIL NADU TRANSPARENCY IN TENDERS RULES, 2000.

[G.O. Ms. No. 19, Finance (Salaries), 20th January 2023, ைத 6, ĀபÐĉĄ, ÖĉவÈčவÄ ஆ¾Ă-2054.]

No. SRO A-1/(e-1)/2023.

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 22 of the Tamil Nadu Transparency in Tenders

Act, 1998 (Tamil Nadu Act 43 of 1998), the Governor of Tamil Nadu hereby makes the following amendments to the

Tamil Nadu Transparency in Tenders Rules, 2000.

2. The amendments hereby made shall come into force on the 20th day of January 2023.

Aඕඍඖඌඕඍඖගඛ.

In the said Rules,

1. in rule 9, for clause (a), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:-

“(a) The value of procurement exceeds such amount as may be notifi ed by the Government in this behalf.”;

2. in rule 11,-

(i)

in sub-rule (1), for the expression “ rupees seventy fi ve crores”, the expression “the amount as may be

notifi ed by the Government in this behalf” shall be substituted;

(ii)

for sub-rule (4), the following sub–rule shall be substituted, namely:-

“(4) The Notice Inviting Tender shall be given due publicity in Newspapers. The Director of Information and Public

Relations will publish the Notice Inviting Tenders as per instructions of the Procuring Entity”.

3. in rule 16, in sub-rule (3), for clause (b), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:-

“(b) The tender document shall be made available for downloading free of cost at the website designated for

this purpose by the Government. Tender documents may also be made available free of cost at such other websites as

may be indicated by the Tender Inviting Authority.”.

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4. in rule 20, (i) in sub-rule (1),- in clause (a), for the expression “two crores”, the expression “ten crore” shall be

substituted;

(ii) in clause (b), for the expression “two crores”, the expression “ten crore” shall be substituted.

AMENDMENTS TO THE TAMIL NADU TRANSPARENCY IN TENDERS (PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP

PROCUREMENT) RULES, 2012.

[G.O. Ms. No. 20, Finance (Salaries), 20th January 2023, ைத 6, ĀபÐĉĄ, ÖĉவÈčவÄ ஆ¾Ă-2054.]

No. SRO A-1/(e-2)/2023.

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 22 of the Tamil Nadu Transparency in Tenders Act,

1998 (Tamil Nadu Act 43 of 1998), the Governor of Tamil Nadu hereby makes the following amendments to the Tamil Nadu

Transparency in Tenders (Public Private Partnership Procurement) Rules, 2012.

2. The amendments hereby made shall come into force on the 20th day of January 2023.

Aඕඍඖඌඕඍඖගඛ.

In the said Rules,

1. in rule 3,-

(i) to sub-rule (1),the following proviso shall be added, namely:-

“Provided that if the Tender Inviting Authority for reasons to be recorded in writing, may adopt a single stage, two cover,

open competitive tendering and in such cases, the Request for Qualifi cation (RFQ) and the Request for Proposal (RFP) shall

be received in separate covers.”; and

(ii) sub-rule (2) shall be omitted.

2. in rule 7, in sub-rule (2) clause (e) shall be omitted.

3. in rule 11,-

(i) for sub-rule (1), the following sub–rule shall be substituted, namely:-

“(1) The Tender Inviting Authority shall have the Notice Inviting Tenders published in the Indian Trade Journal

in all cases where the project value exceeds rupees Seventy Five crore for Goods and Services and rupees hundred crore

for Construction.”;

(ii) for sub-rule (4), the following sub–rule shall be substituted, namely:-

“(4) The Director of Information and Public Relations, Chennai shall publish the Notice Inviting Tenders as per the

instructions of the Procuring Entity.”.

4. in rule 28, the second proviso to sub-rule (7) shall be omitted.

5. in rule 33,-

(i) in sub-rule 1, in clause (a), for the expression “8 (eight) weeks”, the expression “four weeks” shall be

substituted; and

(ii) The second proviso to sub-rule (2) shall be omitted.

6. in rule 38, the second proviso to sub-rule (2) shall be omitted.

7. in rule 50, the second proviso to sub-rule (2) shall be omitted.

N. MURUGANANDAM,

Additional Chief Secretary to Government.

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