Para 6.8 — NONCONSULT_MANUAL

6.8. Payment against Time Barred Claims Ordinarily, all claims against the Government are time barred after a period of three years calculated from the date when the payment falls due unless the payment claim has been under correspondence. However, the limitation is saved if there is an admission of liability to pay, and fresh period of limitation starts from the time such admission is made. The drill to be followed while dealing with time barred claims will be decided by the Procuring Entity concerned in consultation with the paying authority. The paying authority is to ensure that no payment against such time barred claim is made till a decision has been taken in this regard by the CA.

Chapter 7: Bid Evaluation and Award of Contract 7.1. Bid Evaluation Process 7.1.1. Importance of Evaluation of Bids The evaluation of tenders is one of the most significant areas of purchase management and the process must be transparent. All tenders are to be evaluated strictly based on the terms and conditions incorporated in the tender document and those stipulated by the bidders in their tenders. All tenders are to be evaluated strictly based on the terms and conditions incorporated in the tender document and those stipulated by the bidders in their tenders. The Contracting Authority may include in the evaluation criteria in the Tender Document, quality, price, technical merit, aesthetic and functional characteristics, environmental characteristics, running costs, cost- effectiveness, after-sales service and technical assistance, delivery date and delivery period or period of completion etc. No hearsay information or hitherto undeclared condition should be brought in while evaluating the tenders. Care should be taken that no tender enquiry condition (especially the significant/essential ones) should be overlooked/ relaxed while evaluating the tenders. The aim should be to ensure that no bidder gets undue advantage at the cost of other bidders and/or at the cost of Procuring Entity.