Rules for Responding to the RFP. All responses should be in English language. All responses by the Bidders to this RFP document shall be binding on such Bidders till the bid validity. All responses would be deemed to be irrevocable offers/ proposals from the Bidders and may, if accepted by the Trust, form part of the final contract between the Trust and the selected Vendor. Responses once submitted by the bidder cannot be withdrawn / modified after the last date for submission of the bids, unless otherwise asked by the Trust. CGTMSE reserves the right to call for any additional information and also reserves the right to reject the proposal of any Bidder, if in the opinion of CGTMSE, the information furnished is incomplete or the Bidder does not qualify for the contract. Either the Indian Agent on behalf of the Principal/ OEM or Principal /OEM itself can bid but both cannot bid simultaneously for the same item / product. If an agent submits bid on behalf of the principal / OEM, the same agent shall not submit a bid on behalf of another principal / OEM for the same item /product. Any additional or different terms and conditions proposed by the Bidder would be rejected unless expressly assented to in writing by CGTMSE. CGTMSE would not assume any expenses incurred by the Bidder in preparation of the response to this RfP and also would not return the bid, except the late bid, to the Bidder. No extra costs on account of any items or services or by way of any out of pocket expenses, including travel, boarding and lodging etc. will be payable by the Trust. The Vendor cannot take the plea of omitting any charges or costs and later lodge a claim on the Trust for the same. Responses received become the property of CGTMSE and can’t be returned. Information provided by each Bidder will be held in confidence, and will be used for the sole purpose of evaluating a potential business relationship with the Bidder. 3.4
