Chapter 4 — GOODS_MANUAL
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3.7. Debarment of Suppliers ........................................................................................68 3.8. Enlistment of Indian Agents ..................................................................................73 Chapter 4: Modes of Procurement and Tendering Systems 75 4.1. Modes of Procurement .........................................................................................75 4.2. Open Tender Enquiry (OTE).................................................................................76 4.3. Global Tender Enquiry (GTE) ...............................................................................78 4.4. Rate Contract (RC)/ Framework Agreement (FA) .................................................84 4.5. Dynamic Price Discovery - Electronic Reverse Auction (eRA) ..............................91 4.6. Pre-qualification Modes of procurement................................................................95 4.7. Approved Vendor List (AVL) .................................................................................98 4.8. Limited Tender Enquiry (LTE).............................................................................101 4.9. Special Limited Tender Enquiry (SLTE) for Procurements more than Rs. 50 (Rupees Fifty) Lakh ..................................................................................................................103 4.10. Proprietary Article Certificate (PAC) Procurement ........................................104 4.11. Single Tender Enquiry (STE) without a PAC ................................................105 4.12. Direct Procurement without Quotation ..........................................................106 4.13. Direct Procurement by Purchase Committee................................................108 4.14. Tendering Systems ......................................................................................109 4.15. Single-Stage Tendering System...................................................................110 4.16. Two-Stage Bidding - Expression of Interest Tenders – Market Exploration...110 4.17. Channels of Procurement.............................................................................113 Chapter 5: Bid Invitation Process 119 5.1. Preparation and Uploading/ Floating of Tender Documents................................119 5.2. Obtaining Tender Documents and Submitting Bids.............................................125 5.3. Opening of Bids ..................................................................................................130 5.4. Transparency and Protecting Third-Party Rights of Bidders................................132 5.5. Bid Invitation Process- Risks and Mitigations......................................................132 Chapter 6: Forms of Securities, Prices, Payment Terms and Price Variations 135 6.1. Forms of Security ...............................................................................................135 6.2. Payment Clause ................................................................................................. 140 6.3. Terms of Payment for Domestic Goods ..............................................................141 6.4. Terms of Payment for Imported Goods...............................................................143 6.5. Advance Payment ..............................................................................................146 6.6. Prices, Components, Firm Price, and Variable Price...........................................148 6.7. Exchange Rate Variation (ERV)..........................................................................150 6.8. Statutory Taxes/ Duties/ Levies ..........................................................................150