The Government of Goa on December 17, 2024, issued a notification regarding E-auction Policy for Dump Handling in the State of Goa.
The key points of the policy are as stated:
• The Bidders should have a Net Worth as specified in the Tender Document and should submit a certificate thereto, which should be duly certified by Statutory Auditors along with Income Tax Returns and annual Balance Sheet both for last 3 years.
• The Bidders who comply with the conditions spelt out in the Tender document shall be declared as ‘Technically Qualified Bidders’.
• The Bidders should make payment towards processing fees and EMD as specified in the Tender Document. The EMD of all the Bidders who were not declared as Technically Qualified Bidders will be refunded without interest.
• The Successful Bidder should obtain all the necessary approvals/permissions/clearances from all the concerned authorities within a period of 180 days or within such extended period as may be permitted by the Director of Mines and Geology (DMG) from the date he was declared as the Successful Bidder.
• The Screening/crushing/beneficiation of dump at the primary location will be permitted subject to the condition that the Successful Bidder should take all the necessary approvals as may be required from the DMG and other competent authorities before actually undertaking Screening/crushing/beneficiation at its own risk and responsibility.
• The Government will not be responsible for any dispute between the Successful Bidder, the landowners and/or any other party. The Successful Bidder should indemnify the Government to that extent by submitting an Indemnity Bond on a Stamp Paper of Rs 100 to the DMG.
• The “Reserve Price* will be 22%. The “Bid Percentage* will be the highest percentage quoted by the Successful Bidder above the Reserve Price. The Premium payable by the Successful Bidder shall be the Bid percentage of the ASP published by the IBM on the actual grade of the ore recovered and shall be determined as on the date of dispatch of the ore.
• The Successful Bidder should install weighbridge near the dump and the dump handled should be weighed before its transportation from its primary location.
• The waste material generated during the handling of dump should be the sole responsibility ofthe Successful Bidder.
• Before dispatch the Successful Bidder should carry out the grade analysis ofthe quantity of ore to be dispatched from the primary location and submit the report to the DMG.
[File No: 03/40/2024/Technical/Mines/2777]
