 "Â• PAYMENTS Payment shall be paid within 60 days of taking over of the works by the  Engineer in charge duly certifying the system to be free of defects on final measurement of quantity. Security deposit will be released only after expiring the warranty period. No Payments will be paid unless it is fully in accordance with the specifications and satisfaction of Engineer-in-charge. If by inadvertence, any bad work, incomplete work or unsatisfactory work happened to be passed and paid for, the Engineer-in-charge shall have the right to recover the amounts so made at any time. Recoveries of Income Tax, Construction Workers Welfare Fund and any other taxes payable by the Contractor will be made from the bills due to him and will be regularized on receipt of advice from the assessing authorities and as per rules in force from time to time. All taxes and levies recoverable under the statutes in force from time to time shall be recovered from the Contractor. Â•l % of bill amount will be deducted towards Construction Workers Welfare Fund and credited to the Funds account as directed by the Government. Â•Income tax as stipulated by the Government from time to time will be deducted from each bill and will not be reimbursed.The onus of preparing the bills in acceptable Performa rests with the contractor. However payment will be made only after the department checking the measurement and satisfying itself about the accuracy of the measurement and the bill.The amount of individual item duly measured in the contract systems shall be arrived at on the basis of agreed rates in the accepted price schedule forming part of the agreement and shall be carried out as below. Â• Preparation and payment of bills. Â• The contractor shall submit his final bill in the prescribed form in triplicate within one month of the completion of the entire work. Final payments shall be made only when the Engineer-in-charge has given a certificate of completion of work .Final measurements will be made on the completion of the work and payment will be given to the contractor on the basis of final measurements so taken, after adjustment of all outstanding recoveries and all amounts due to the Board as per the terms of the agreement. Payment of final bill will not be considered as a conclusive evidence for the sufficiency of any work or material or correctness of measurements to which it relates and it shall not relieve the contractor from his liabilities arising from any defects. Â• The Engineer-in-charge shall have the right to take over the works once it has been tested, commissioned and made operational .At the time of taking over, if any, minor works are seen left undone, such works can be got done by the Engineer-in-charge, for which twice the amount admissible for such items as per the contract can be retained from the final bill and settled. Â• Measurements The price schedule specifies only the estimated quantities and the agreed unit rates. The estimated quantities given in the price schedule are not to be taken as the actual and correct quantities of the individual items to be executed by the contractor for the fulfillment of his obligations under the contract. The Engineer-in-charge shall ascertain and determine the quantity of each individual item by taking measurement of each item as specified else where in this contract and as per the I.S.S and as per Public Works Account Code and Department Code and the value of works in accordance with the contract. The contractor shall be paid that value in accordance with the above clause. The contractor or the person authorized by the contractor for the purpose shall affix his dated signature in token of acceptance in the BoardÂ’s documents. When required, the Engineer-in-charge will give notice to the contractor or the person authorized by the contractor for the purpose, to measure any part of the work and he shall attend forthwith to assist the Engineer-in-charge for making such measurement and make available all necessary labour and other facilities at the cost of the Contractor. He shall also supply all particulars required by the Engineer-in-charge. If the contractor or the person authorized by him does not attend or neglect to do so, then the measurement made by the Engineer-in-charge shall be taken as the correct measurement for such part of work and the value of work shall be deduced accordingly. Â• Due date of payment The agreement authority shall make earnest effort to make payments within 60 days from the date of submission of the bill in full particulars in the prescribed form/format, by the contractor. Any delay in making payment due to any reasons shall not be a cause to the contractor for raising any claims for interest or other claims and shall not affect the works in anyway.Delayed payment due to dispute No claim for interest or damages will be entertained by the Board with respect to any money or balance which may be lying with the Board owing to any dispute, difference or misunderstandings between the Engineer-in-charge on the one hand and the contractor on the other hand or with respect to any delay on the part of the EngineerÂ–in-charge in making periodic or final payment of any respect whatsoever, and the Board shall not be liable to pay any interest or damages or loss to the contractor. Â• The GST Registered persons only shall be eligible to participate in the Tenders with PAC more than `20 lakhs. The Price quoted by the Bidder, with GST registration, shall be inclusive of all statutory duties (including excise or custom), taxes and other levies payables such as insurance, freight charges etc. GST invoice should be prepared in favour of Kerala state Electricity Board Limited and the GSTIN Â‘32AAECK2277NBZ1 Â‘ with address to Executive Engineer, Electrical Division Mananthavady, KSEBLtd. Mananthavady, Mananthavady P O-670645 as per GST Section 171/08 CGST Act 2017 and letter no. A/Tax cell/Undertaking-ITC/2017-18,input tax credit should be passed on the KSEB Ltd and a declaration in the prescribed format shall be submitted by the contractor. i) The Price quoted by the bidder, without GST registration, shall be quoted the price excluding GST, and considering all other taxes, if any, applicable. The price has to be quoted, after considering the current market rate and after passing on the benefit of Input Tax credit, as per section 171 of the CGST Act 2017. The contractor shall also specify their registration status (Un-registred/ compounding/ Registered), GSTIN, if any and applicable GST (both Rate and Amount) separately in bid/quotation submitted. While quoting GST Rate in their bids the bidder shall quote single GST rate for the work. g) Quoted tax and duties will be released only on producing an undertaking in Kerala Government stamp paper worth Rs 200/- that if any dispute in payment of taxes and duties from concerned tax authorities occurs in future the contractor shall indemnify the Board from such liabilities and the contractor will be liable for the additions, loss or cost on account of such discrepancies /dispute. However in the case of quantum of taxes and duties below Rs -10000/- the above under taking in the letter head of the contractor will be accepted. h) As regards Income Tax, Surcharge on Income Tax and any other Corporate Tax, the KSEB shall not bear any tax liability whatsoever irrespective of the mode of the contract. The bidder shall be liable and responsible for payment of such taxes attracted under the provisions of law. Tax will be deducted at source wherever required. The contractor should produce the required certificates from the Sales Tax Department specifying the rates for such deductions. Â• Tender Evaluation (Determining L1) a) If all the bidders for a Tender are registered under GST, and uniform GST rate is applicable, Tenders shall be evaluated based on the amount exclusive of taxes. b) Additional claim of GST by a contractor/supplier successful bidder, on account of change in the registration status after the award of work, will not be allowed. All tendering authorities shall follow the above instructions in evaluating the Tenders. 21. BID VALIDITY Bid shall remain valid for a period of 90 days from the date of opening of price bid, Sd/-  Engineer Electrical Section Pulpally"
 What is the evaluation process

The evaluation criteria for Tender Evaluation (Determining L1) are as follows:

a) If all bidders for a tender are registered under GST and a uniform GST rate is applicable, tenders will be evaluated based on the amount exclusive of taxes.

b) Any additional claim of GST by a successful bidder, contractor, or supplier, due to a change in registration status after the work has been awarded, will not be permitted.

All tendering authorities are required to adhere to the above instructions when evaluating tenders.