General Instructions. 1.Reserve Bank of India, New Delhi invites tenders from the firms/ companies for Housekeeping Services at its Office and Annexe Building for maintenance of cleanliness/hygiene for an initial period of 1 year w.e.f April 01, 2023 to March 31, 2024 as per laid down contractual obligations. However, the contract can be extended for further period of two years (one year at a time) subject to satisfactory performance of the house keeping/ cleaning services provided, satisfactory performance of the staff deployed and adherence to contractual obligations by the concerned firm/company/contractor. 2.The estimated numbers of cleaning/housekeeping persons to be deployed will be minimum 37 workers details of which is as under: Sr. No. Description Minimum No. of Workers in Bank’s Office building per day Remark 1 Supervisor 01 1) Services will be provided for all (semi-skilled) working days except Bank’s (Reserve Bank of India’s) holiday and Sunday. 2 Workers/Janitors 36 (unskilled) (Minimum 8 ladies) 2) Services by the agency should be in accordance with the Contract Labour Act 1970 & latest Central Government Minimum Wages. The Bank reserves the right to increase or decrease the number of persons to be deployed before awarding the work or any time during the period of contract. The Bank also reserves the right to award work to one or more firm/company separately by splitting the work or even cancel the tender. The monthly payment will be made as per the total manpower deployed (man days) during the month as per contract subject to the submission of prescribed documents. (Any absence from duty will attract 100/- per day per person penalty beside deduction of prorate monthly amount). 3. The aim and objective is to provide a high level of clean, hygienic and presentable look to the entire area. Pre-designated supervisors of the contractor will supervise the awarded work. Mechanized / manual cleaning may be done as far as possible with proper equipment using sufficient quantity of prescribed Bio-degradable/Eco friendly cleaning material that meet green seal standard (GS-37) or other Indian/European equivalent standards for all building applications at their own cost and the Bank will not provide the same. It may be noted that cleaning, sweeping, dusting etc. must be of a very high standard failing which it would be deemed that the agency has failed to perform as per the agreement and penalty including cancellation of contract and forfeiture of security amount may be resor...
