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Chapter 1: Introduction 5
1.1 Title and commencement 5
1.2 Objectives of the policy & manual 5
1.3 Interpretation of the policy & manual 5
1.4 Amendment of the policy & manual 5
1.5 Definition 6
1.6 Related Party Transactions 9
1.7 Conflict of Interest 9
1.8 Legal framework 9
1.9 Financial power 9
Chapter 2: Sourcing Policy
2.1 Guiding Principle of Sourcing 10
2.2 Sourcing Requirements (SR) 10
2.3 Sourcing Plan (SP) 10
2.4 Grouping and Packaging 10
2.5 Sourcing Scheduling (SS) 10
2.6 Sourcing 11
2.7 Enlistment of Suppliers / Vendors 11
2.8 Sourcing Method 11
2.9 Modes of Sourcing 12
2. 9.1 Open Tendering / e-tendering Method 12
2. 9.2 Limited Tendering Method 13
2. 9.3 Request for Quotation Method 14
2. 9.4 Direct Sourcing Method (Urgent Sourcing) 15
2. 9.5 Direct Cash Purchase Method 16
2.10 Security Money 17
2.11 Performance Security/Guarantee 17
2.12 Advance and Partial payment 17
2.13 Issuance of Work Order 17
2.14 Minor Purchase 17
2.15 Emergency Sourcing 18
2.16 Evaluation of Suppliers/Vendors /Tenderers 18
2.17 Price of Tender Schedule 18
2.18 Post Facto Approval 18
2.19 Delegation of Financial Power 18
2.20 Monitoring 18
2.21 Record Keeping 18
2.22 Annexure 18
Chapter 3: Sourcing Procedure
3.1 Objects of Sourcing 19
3.1.1 Capital / Fixed Asset 19
3.1.2 Revenue Items / Consumables 19
3.1.3 Service 19
3.1.4 Requirement of Assets 19
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3.2 Preparation of Sourcing Requirement (SR) 20
3.3 Preparation of Sourcing Plan (SP) 20
3.4 General Process for Initiating Sourcing 20
3.4.1 Capital / Fixed Assets 20
3.4.2 Consumables & Others 20
3.4.3 Services 21
3.5 Classification of Purchase 21
3.5.1 Recurring Purchase 21
3.5.2 Non-Recurring Purchase / Capital Item 21
3.6 Execution of Sourcing 21
3.6.1 Selection of Sourcing Methods 21
3.6.2 Open Tendering Method (OTM) 21
3.6.3 Preparing & issuing a Tender Document 22
3.6.4 Purpose of Tender Documents 22
3.6.5 Setting a Tender Return Date 22
3.6.6 Suppliers Requesting Extension of Tender Return Date 22
3.7 Specification 22
3.8 Validity Period 23
3.9 Communication with Tenderers 23
3.10 Confidentiality of Information 23
3.11 Tender Receipt 23
3.12 Tender Committee 23
3.13 Tender Opening 23
3.14 Examination & Evaluation of Tender 24
3.15 Examination of Tender 24
3.16 Evaluation of Tender 24
3.17 Post Qualification 24
3.18 Tender Evaluation Committee (TEC) 24
3.19 Responsiveness of the Tenderers 26
3.20 Award Criteria 27
3.21 Company’s Right to vary Quantity 27
3.22 Notification of Award 27
3.23 Performance Security (PS)/ Security Money 27
3.24 Quotation Method (QM) 27
3.25 Direct Purchase Method (DPM) 28
3.26 Central Sourcing 28
3.27 Emergency Sourcing 28
3.28 Raising Work Order / Purchase Order 28
3.29 Detailed Processes of Issuance of Work Order / Purchase Order 29
3.30 Issuance of Work Order 29
3.31 Quality Control of Work Order 29
3.32 Receipt of Goods / Services 30
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3.33 Sop of Purchase Committee 30
3.34 Bill Processing and Payments 31
3.35 Sourcing & Maintenance Procedure of Security & Stationary Items 32
3.36 Sourcing & Maintenance Procedure of Table Stationary Items 33
3.37 Sourcing & Maintenance Procedure of Printer/ Photocopy Toner, Computer 33
Accessories and Electric Goods
3.38 Interior Decoration & Renovation 34
3.39 Rent of Office & Godown 34
3.40 Record Keeping 34
3.41 Advance Payment 34
Chapter 4: Disposal of Assets and Stores
4.1 Disposal criteria 35
4.2 Asset 35
4.3 Stores 35
4.4 Maintenance of Abandoned/ Unused Items 35
4.5 Disposal Techniques and Procedures. 35
4.5.1 Procedure Of Disposal / Sale Proposal 35
4.5.2 Physical Verification 36
4.5.3 Approval of the Proposal 36
4.5.4 Asset Disposal Committee Composition 36
4.5.5 Physical inspections by the tenderer (For Bulk Size Disposal) 36
4.5.6 Submission & Receipt of Tenders 36
4.5.7 Single Tender 36
4.5.8 Comparative Statement Sheet 37
4.5.9 Award of Contract 37
4.5.10 Invoices of receipts 37
4.5.11 Delivery of Assets, Stores etc. 37
4.5.12 If highest bidder fails to comply with contract 37
4.5.13 Re-Tendering 38
4.5.14 RFQ Sale 38
4.5.15 Transfer of items 38
4.5.16 Central Disposal 38
4.5.17 Disposal 38
Annexure 39-56
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Sourcing Workflow of KDS Accessories Ltd.
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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
1.1 Title and commencement
1.1.1 This manual is called the “Sourcing Policy of KDS Accessories Ltd” hereinafter shall be
referred to as the “Sourcing Policy -2023”.
1.1.2 This Policy shall come into force with effect from 1st October, 2023.
B. General
I. To ensure standardize Sourcing procedures.
II. To ensure proper purchase documentation.
III. To enable efficient, judicious and timely purchase.
IV. To streamline, consolidate and where possible improve on Sourcing practice.
V. To ensure that the Company's Sourcing Policy and Operation Manual is known and observed
byall employee's involved in the Sourcing process.
VI. To comply with the Laws and Regulations applicable for the Company in this regard.
Management Approval
All other proposed minor changes in this manual shall be approved by Management and will be
effective accordingly. Changes shall be effective subject to the compliance of prevailing and
future laws, rules and regulations issued by Government bodies.
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C. Circulation
The changes as approved shall be incorporated into this manual and the amended manual shall be
circulated to all concerned. However, important policy matters will continue to be addressed through
Operations circulars from time to time.
1.5 Definitions
1. "Company" means KDS Accessories Ltd. (Company).
3. Sourcing "Policy" means the Sourcing policy/policies is/are described in this Sourcing Policy
and Manual.
4. "Manual" means the Sourcing Policy and Manual of KDS Accessories Ltd.
5. " Sourcing " means the purchasing, hiring or obtaining of goods and services by
any contractual means and by cash.
7. "Quotation" means by which the KDS Accessories obtains price offers from a selected
number of suitabletenderers for the Sourcing of low-value, standardized goods or physical
services.
10. "Supplier" means a person/firms under contract with the KDS Accessories to supply goods,
works or services. The word "contractor" and "consultant" are synonymous with the word
"supplier" depending on the object of Sourcing. The word supplier relates to a Goods Contract;
the word contractor relates to a Works Contract and the word consultant relates to an Expert
Services Contract.
11. "Tenderer / Bidder" means a person/firm invited to take part in Sourcing of the KDS
Accessories or seeking to be so invited or submitting a tender in response to an Invitation for
Tender (IFT), submitting a tender in response to a Request for Quotation (RFQ) or submitting a
proposal in response to a Request for Proposal (RFP).
12. "Working Day" means all days except weekly holidays, government holidays and Company
holidays.
13. "Works" means all works associated with the construction, reconstruction, demolition, repair,
maintenance or renovation of a building or structure, or any construction works such as site
preparation, excavation, installation of equipment and materials interior decoration, as well as
physical services incidental to works and or supply of any kinds of goods and services.
14. “E-Tendering” An internet-based process where in the complete Tendering process from
advertising to receiving and submitting tender related information is done online.
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15. “Others”
* Bills of Quantity (BOQ): Total financial value of any IT or Non-IT project works including the
construction, renovation and decoration of new and old premises of the KDS Accessories.
* Capital Assets: Any tangible or intangible item duration of which is more than one year and will
be depreciated over the useful life will be termed as Capital Assets.
* Central Sourcing (CS): The Sourcing that is carried out centrally by Head Office of KDS
Accessories Ltd for achieving economies of scale and best value for money.
* Contract: An agreement made between at least two parties with the intention of creating alegal
relationship, enforceable by law.
* Open Tendering Method (OTM): The method of sourcing that is carried out through
Newspaper/Web-site advertisement for ensuring fairness through competition,
transparency and maximizing efficiency, effectiveness and economies of scale.
* Sourcing Record Sheet (SRS): A record sheet/register, which will be maintained by the
Sourcing Department in a regular basis to keep the records of all sourcing executed in a month or
quarter or year.
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that is submitted by the Tenderer / Vendors as security against the failure by the
vendor/tenderer to honor the provisions of the contractual agreement.
* Purchase Committee: A committee that approves or recommends the unit rate and or total value
of goods or services purchased for KDS Accessories Ltd.
* Work/Purchase Order: The order which is issued in case of a purchase detailing the conditions
that the Supplier and the KDS Accessories have to abide by in order to fulfill contractual
obligations mutually agreed upon by both the parties.
* Quotation Method (QM): The method of sourcing that is followed for purchase of readily
available goods and services.
* Tender Opening Committee (TOC): Internal committees which will examine evaluateand
recommend the sourcing issues that are required to be presented in Management Committee.
* Request for Proposal (RFP): This a request set to Suppliers / Service Providers for submitting
proposal / quotation as per the specific sourcing needs of the Company.
* Revenue Items: Any item which is expendable within the current calendar year and normally does
not have longer useful life will be termed as Revenue Items.
* Specification: The technical characteristics of goods and related services that set the quality
and performance standard-that the user/demander/wishes to buy.
* Supplier: A person under contract with procuring entity to supply goods, works or services. The
word "Vendor", "Contractor", "Firm", "Agency" and "Consultant" are synonymous with the
word. "Supplier" depends on the object of sourcing.
* Tender: The submission of documents by the Tenderer in writing for delivery of the sourcing
objects that is presented to a procuring entity in response to the tender documents.
* Tender Documents: The documents provided by a procuring entity to Tenderers as the basis for
preparation of the tenders.
* Tender Return / Opening Date: Tender return date is a date and time for return submission of
tenders. Similarly, the tender opening date is the date on which tender will be opened.
* Tender Evaluation Committee (TEC): The Committee that will determine the ranking between
substantially responsive tenders in order to identify the most advantageous tender i.e., the
one offering the best value for money.
* Validity Period: These states how long the offer will remain open to acceptance by the KDS
Accessories within which the Tenderer / vendor could bring no change in the tender/offer.
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1.6 Related Party Transactions:
The KDS Accessories management while procuring goods and services from vendors, suppliers,
contractors, Service providers etc. should ensure that related party disclosures are made fully. Any
transactions, obtaining of goods and services / resources if obtained from related parties can be made
/ obtained if they are competitive, transparent and to the advantage of the company both in cost,
quality and time etc.
(2) Impartiality: An employee of the KDS Accessories shall not be allowed to have any other
employment or assignment or carry on any activity which could impair confidence in the impartiality
in performing the duties, or which could damage the KDS Accessories interests.
(3) G i f t: An employee related with the sourcing process shall not be allowed to solicit or receive
any fee, gratuitous payment or goods etc. from any sourcing provider or supplier for any matter or
service connected with the sourcing duties of the KDS Accessories.
(4) Auditor and Reviewer: Internal auditor, existing external auditor and other reviewers related
in related to the finance dept with the KDS Accessories shall not be included in the sourcing process
and sourcing committee.
(1) Legal action against vendor or by vendor: For compensation against non-compliance of the
contractual agreement by the vendors/ contractors/ suppliers, the KDS Accessories shall proceed as
per the decision of Management based on consultation with the legal advisor and other concerned
officials Concerned Division heads by considering the overall interest and goodwill of the KDS
Accessories. If a n y l e g a l p r o c e e d i n g h a s b e e n t a k e n a g a i n s t t h e company b
y a n y vendors /contractors/ supplier, the company shall resolve the matter through proper
investigation as per decision of Management.
1.9 “Financial Power” The sourcing function of the company in its central buying role is responsible
for carrying out all purchase decisions of all items and of all types as mentioned inthe Delegation
of Financial Power and Budget approved by the Board.
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2.6 Sourcing:
By Sourcing within the approved limit of Financial Power by using Quotation Method (QM) or
Direct Purchase Method (DPM) will be executed by the Sourcing Department, details have been
described in chapter 3. i.e., all Sourcing of the company will be executed centrally from the Head
Office.
2.7 Enlistment of Suppliers / Vendors:
The enlistments of firms / suppliers are to be carried out all approved by Management in the
beginning of the year for duration of usually one year. If situation demands andif there are new
potential Suppliers whose services are likely to be beneficial or essential for the Company,
enlistment may also be carried out through Management anytime within the year. Management is
the final authority to accept or reject any proposal of enlistment. The following papers and
parameters should be considered with the application for the vendors/
supplier’s enlistment:
Papers:
i. Trade license.
ii. E-TIN/TIN
iii. VAT Certificate.
iv. Experience Certificate- Company Solvency Certificate
v. Others necessary business papers (if any)
Parameters:
vi. Satisfactory financial resources.
vii. Satisfactory production / manufacturing capacity if applicable.
viii. Managerial capacity and after sales services.
ix. Satisfactory reputation for diligent and non-problematic performance of contracts.
x. Have appropriate organizational structure and expertise to perform the contract.
xi. Professional and technical qualifications experiences to supply the goods and related services.
A. Direct Cash Purchase/ Through direct market rate Upto Tk. 5000 With competitive price/
Through SpotQuotations verification
B. Through Limited Tender/ Purchase by Tender Above Tk. 5000 At least 3(three)
Quotation/ Open Tender received from enlisted competitive quotations to
suppliers / Contractors/ Upto Tk. be obtained.
Print Media / Electronic
Media/ Website of the 1/2 Daily News, at least
Company 10-21 Days, the bidders
should be 3 (three)
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Purchase and Sourcing of different items for the company are proposed to be made on the basis of
above criteria. However, deviations may be allowed in cases of urgent requirements, proprietary items
and in cases where instructions are given by the competent authority in special circumstances.
In order to reduce the required time and administrative expenses, subject to the under mentioned value
limitations, for sourcing of goods and services from the enlisted suppliers and contractors, notice
inviting quotations to be communicated / displayed / published in Notice board, e-mail and web-site,
electronic media etc.
• For Sourcing of goods, services, works and physical services worth above Tk. 00 lac and up
to Tk.00 lac, notice inviting tenders should be displayed / published through notice board, letter,
e-mail, website and / or electronic media allowing at least 7 (seven) working days’ time.
• In case the cost exceeds Tk.5,00,000 lac for expenditure, the minimum number of bidders shall
have to be 3 (three).
• In case the limited tender for sourcing of items involving expenditure above Tk. 00 lac the
indenting division / department shall prepare a proposal with comparative statement and place it
before the Purchase Committee for recommendation.
• Once the Tender Committee recommends the proposal a memo containing the proposal shall beplaced
before the competent authority for approval.
• Information / documents necessary in case of Limited Tendering Method:
While preparing technical specification for Sourcing of goods, services, works, physical servicesand
consultancy services, among others the following information have to be added:
i. Name and detail particulars of the goods, services and works to be procured.
ii. Quality and standard of goods and services, expiration time of workability.
iii. Ability to complete the desired work and expiration time of workability.
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iv. Quality and standard of security.
v. Packing and marking of the goods to be procured and symbol and trade name to be used for
labeling the product.
vi. In applicable cases, method and process of manufacturing of goods to be procured.
vii. Mention of any method for testing the suitability of the goods.
viii. Without mentioning directly related design or descriptive features which may limit
competition, capability for executing works and production capacity should be described
clearly.
ix. If international standard is fixed, on the basis of such standard, clear description of the
recognized national standard or code has to be given.
x. (a) In providing technical specification, trade mark of any goods, trade name, patent, design
or kind, name of the country of origin, name of the manufacturer or supplier can be mentioned
specifically.
(b) If the Company does not have the expertise to prepare the technical specification easily
comprehensible for the tenderers, in that case Company can mention the particulars of the
goods of any specific brand in the technical specification, and in that case same or equal type
of words or phrases have to be used in it.
(c) The contents of para x(a) and x(b) above shall not be applicable for purchase and
installation of vehicles, electric substation and high-capacity equipment’s.
xi. In the tender schedule prepared for sourcing of goods, services, works etc., conditions such as,
time-schedule for supplying / executing works, place of delivery, amount of earnest money,
execution of performance guarantee etc. have to be mentioned.
xii. Condition for submission of certificate of experience, up to date trade license, certificate of
payment of VAT and Income tax, certificate of financial solvency etc. have to be incorporated
in the Tender Schedule. But in case of the enlisted supplier / contractors, since the matter of
experience and financial solvency have been already determined, these two issues will not be
applicable for them.
xiii. Depending on the real situation and place of sourcing, the concerned sourcing authority of
KDS Accessories may bring in changes in the terms and conditions of the tender schedule.
(c) If the underground or hidden physical condition of the project area is found to be different than
the condition described in the contract, and for that reason if any new works to be done which was
not included in the main contract, such works may be carried out if the price quoted in the main
contract found to be acceptable / advantageous to the Company after comparing with the market
rate. In that case highest 80% Extra Work Order may be given following the under mentioned
rules:
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2.9.5 Direct Cash Purchase Method:
a) Petty items requisitioned by different departments, divisions or units which are needed urgently,
can be procured through direct purchase in cash. But for a single sourcing the cost shall not exceed
Tk. 00 and the Concerned Division shall procure the items on the requisition.
b) Direct sourcing in cash over the value of Tk. 00 may also be made subject to approval by
appropriate authority following the under noted conditions:
i. When for technical reasons, the goods, works or services can be supplied or provided only by a
supplier for special job nature.
ii. Where replacement of parts or repair and maintenance facilities are available with only one
supplier owing to special nature of the job.
iii. When the additional works, which were not included in the initial contract have, through
unforeseeable circumstances, become necessary since the separation of additional works from the
initial contract would be difficult for technical or economic reasons.
iv. For new works consisting of repetition of similar works for which an initial contract was awarded
on the basis of open or limited tendering so long as the value of new works does not exceed the
amount of earlier works awarded for the similar quantum.
v. For continuation of services, where the original contract has been satisfactorily performed and the
continuation leads to gains in economy.
vi. For occasional purchases of perishable commodities.
vii. For meeting urgent needs when following other Sourcing method appears to be impractical due
to time constraints.
Direct sourcing method may also be used for purchase of readily available standard low value
goods when unforeseen urgent services are required.
Negotiation/ Arbitration:
(a) Direct Negotiation / Arbitration:
i. This system may be adopted only in exceptional cases when the stores are urgently required and
the time available with the indenting department does not permit to go for flotation of another
Tender. Direct negotiation / arbitration may also be resorted where the price of an item is fixed
either by Customs or any other Govt. Authority or due to proprietary nature of the items.
(b) Negotiation/ Arbitration for supply when the accepted Tenderer fails to supply:
i. The system of negotiation or arbitration may also be adopted in case of tendered store when the
lowest bidder is not able to supply. In such cases negotiation/arbitration may be made with the
next lowest bidder / bidders to supply the stores at the rate quoted by the lowest bidder or closer
to the lowest bidder.
ii. When more than one party quote the lowest price for the same item, the Tender Committee shall
have the right to select the party having more reputation / reliability, volume of business or
brand reputation for the sake of convenience and better control.
iii. Method of negotiation can also be adopted in case where none of the tenders is accepted due to
technical or other grounds and where there is no time for re-tendering or when it is apprehended
that re-tendering should not attract better bid. Negotiation / Arbitration may also be resorted, when
it is desired to reduce lowest tendered price. Negotiation / Arbitration shall be carried on by the
Tender Committee concerned with the approval of the Managing Director.
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Contents of Tender Documents:
The tender documents shall contain the following:
a) Instructions for the preparation and submission of tender;
b) Information on the final date for receipt of tenders, the date, hour and place of opening as well
as an announcement that tenderers’ representatives are allowed to attend the opening;
c) Forms of tender and where applicable, tender and performance securities and manufacturers'
authorization to be provided by the tenderers;
d) The number of copies to be submitted with original tender;
e) Conditions of contract, general and special;
f) Specification of requirements, including time limit for delivery or completion, as appropriate;
g) Evidence to be provided by the bidder to demonstrate its qualifications for purposes of post-
qualifications verifications conducted by the Company;
h) The period during which the tender shall remain valid;
i) The criteria for evaluation of tenderers and award of the contract;
j) A requirement that a tenderer must pledge not to provide any inducement of any kind;
k) A reservation to the effect that the Company may reject all tenders at any time prior to
acceptance ofa tender;
l) A provision for holding pre-tender meeting with potential tenderers, where deemed appropriate
by the Company, in order to provide clarifications on the stipulations of the tender documents;
m) A notification as to whom the tenderer shall address any compliant.
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2.15 Emergency Sourcing:
To meet up sudden emergency needs, which may arise because of uncontrollable situations,
emergency sourcing can be made without having to go through the formal processes of sourcing.
But post facto approval will have to be taken from the appropriate authority as perthe approved
financial authority.
2.20 Monitoring:
Monitoring is a part and parcel of the sourcing process. There will be in -house monitoring by
the concerned division itself. However, ICC/Audit will chalk out its own monitoring mechanism
while they do audit for necessary corrective measures.
2.22 Annexure:
Some Standard forms and formats have been attached herewith as Annexure for uniformity. Inclusion
or deduction may be made as and when required by the concerned division. However, this format
may be customized to accommodate the requirements of the goods and services that are intended to
be procured.
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CHAPTER 3: SOURCING PROCEDURE
3. Sourcing Procedure
3.1.3 Service:
Normally day-to-day necessities and items, which do not fall under Capital / Fixed Assets or Revenue
Items / Consumables will be termed as Services. Some of the examples are:
* Logistics, cleaning and security
* Repair and maintenance
* Infrastructure maintenance
* Media and advertisement any other services as and when required, etc.
* Event.
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The requirements are to be formulated by Sourcing Department, HO on the basis of requisition from
different departments of HO and branches. In case of computer and computer related assets, IT
department will verify the technical side, requirement status and submit the requirement position
to Sourcing Department, Head Office in details. Concerned Division will assess the requirements
and make necessary arrangements to supply/keep ready for phase wise Sourcing and timely supply
to the end-users considering the necessity as well as the cost effectiveness.
The end user division/branch will initiate the requisition as per their necessity and it will be processed
in the under noted flow chart:
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3.4.3 Services
To initiate the sourcing of services, similar process will be followed as mentioned in Sourcing Policy.
2. The relevant department will prepare the Invitation for Tenders (IFT) as per the Standard Tender
Documents (STD) mentioning the detail requirements including technical and non-technical
specifications.
3. Invitation for Tender (IFT) will be vetted by the respective initiator who sent the RF. ICT will
prepare Invitation for Tender (IFT) for all IT related Sourcing to confirm the quantity, quality
requirements and all other defined Technical Specifications (TS) and terms and conditions.
Engineering unit of Sourcing Department will also prepare IFT for all engineering sourcing and
service to confirm the quantity, quality requirements and all other defined Technical
Specifications (TS) and terms and conditions.
4. Sourcing Department will send the IFT to Public Relation Division (PRD) for publishing the
advertisement in the Newspapers.
5. Advertisement of IFT shall be published in at least two national daily newspapers. This may
also be published in the Website of the Company.
6. Sourcing Department shall operate the Standard Tender Document (STD) to issue to the
interested Tenderers /suppliers at the time of the appearance of the advertisement.
7. Related processes to Tenders are described hereunder.
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3.6.3 Preparing and issuing a Tender Document
a. Sourcing Department is responsible for the preparation and issuance of tender documents.
b. While preparing the tender documents, STD should be followed. Sourcing Unit while preparing
individual tender documents should not modify instructions to Tenderers and General Conditions
of Contract.
c. Supplier is responsible for the preparation and submission of its tender. During this process,
Sourcing Department shall promptly respond to any request for clarifications from Suppliers and
if found appropriate / reasonable amend the tender documents accordingly.
d. Tender documents should furnish all the information needed by a respective Supplier, which will
help in the evaluation of tenders, award of contract and during the implementation of
contract,
e. In the OTM, the time allowed for the submission of tenders shall not be less than Seven days
(07) days. However, it may be three (03) days for emergency Sourcing.
3.7 Specification:
The specification is the key component in the overall contract package and its importance cannot
be overstated. It sets the quality and performance standards for the contract and defines what are
to be purchased and what the Supplier must provide. The purpose of the Technical Specification
(TS) is to define the technical characteristics of the goods and related services required. While
preparing the TS, following should be kept in mind;
a. TS shall be prepared in a non-restrictive manner so that a fair and open competition is created
between all qualified Tenderers.
b. TS and descriptions of the goods and related services and works and physical services shall
be prepared in a manner that provides a correct and complete description of the object to be
procured.
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c. As far as possible, there shall be no requirement or reference in the TS to a particular Trademark
or name, patent, design or type, specific country of origin, producer or service Supplier, unless
there is no sufficiently precise or intelligible way of describing the Sourcing requirements and
provided that words such as "or equivalent" are included inthe specifications.
a. Tender committee will open the Tender Box in the specific time and date as fixed in the tender
document.
b. Tender Box and tenders will be opened in presence of the Tenderer or authorized
representative, if any.
c. Tender envelopes will be opened one at a time starting with any withdrawals.
d. Following information will be read out and recorded in the Tender Opening Sheet (TOS)
from the original version of each tender
(i) Name of the Tenderer
(ii) Tendered item with quoted price.
(iii) Particulars of tender security, if applicable.
(iv) Signature of Tender Committee and bidders (if any).
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3.14 Examination and Evaluation of Tender:
The examination and evaluation of tenders consists of at least three stages:
a. Examination.
b. Evaluation.
c. Post Qualification.
The Evaluation Committee's function is to carry out the technical and financial evaluation of tenders or
proposals. The committee shall perform evaluation task in the following manner-
• Technical evaluation shall be performed based on the criteria mentioned in the tender
documents.
• Procuring Entities along with TEC may set out requirements for demonstration of the product
Technical Capacity of the Tenderers as part of technical evaluation.
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• Only technically responsive bidder shall come in consideration for financial evaluation.
• If multiple bidder who are technically responsive, participate in the tender then financially
competitive bidder will be considered for the appraisal of the contract.
• In case of single OEM/ Vendor for financial evaluation market price of the product need to be
verified.
Responsibilities of TEC:
• Evaluate the bids using the criteria stated in the tender documents.
• Prepare Technical and financial Evaluation Report
• Recommend in the report which bidder should be awarded the contract
• Maintain confidentiality throughout the process
a. Convener of Tender Committee may call internal/external expert to evaluate the tender (if
necessary) properly “with following 05 (Five) members”:
1) … ......................................................... Convener
2) … ......................................................... Member
3) …......................................................... Member
4) … ......................................................... Member
5) … ......................................................... Member Secretary
b. In absence of Convener, next senior most present will be the Convener of TEC.
c. Convener of TEC may call other relevant persons of the Company or external specialist or Vendor
/ Supplier, if deem necessary for the proper evaluation of the tenders.
d. Evaluation committee will evaluate for the items, such as- Machineries, Hardware & Software, Goods
and raw materials etc.
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The criteria need to be relevant to the project, they must be able to be evaluated in a meaningful way and
scored.
(b) With regard to legal capacity, the concerned Tenderer shall ensure that they are legally entitled to enter
into any contract with the Procuring Entity for completion of the proposed sourcing;
(c) Tenderer shall provide necessary data in support of satisfactory financial resources, such as balance
sheets where available, annual turnover and cash flow, and ensure that they are financially solvent.
(d) With regard to compliance with the taxation obligations, the concerned Tenderer shall ensure that they
have fulfilled their obligations to pay taxes under the applicable law;
(e) With regard to compliance with the ethical standards, they shall provide non-disclosure consent.
a. TEC will determine the responsiveness of the Tenderers based on the contents of the tender without
the recourse to any extrinsic evidence.
b. A substantially responsive tender is one that conforms in all respects to the requirements of
the tender document without material deviation, reservation, or omission is one of that:
Affects in any substantial way the scope, quality, or performance of the goods and related services
specified in the contract.
Limits in any substantial way or is inconsistent with the tender document, the Company's rights
or the Tenderers obligations under the contract.
If a tender is not substantially responsive to the Tender document, it shall be rejected by the
Company and shall not subsequently be made responsive by the Tenderer by correction of the
material deviation, reservation of omission.
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c. There shall be no requirement as to the minimum number of responsive tenders.
d. The Company/TEC may regard a tender as responsive even if it contains minor deviations that do
not materially alter or depart from the characteristics, terms and conditions and other requirement
set forth in tender document or if it contains errors or oversights that are capable of being
corrected without affecting the substance of the tender.
e. Provided that a tender is substantially responsive, the Company/TEC may request that the
Tenderer submits the necessary information or documentation, within a reasonable period of time,
to rectify nonmaterial nonconformities or omissions in the tender related to documentation
requirements. Such omission shall not be related to any aspect of the price ofthe tender. Failure
by the Tenderer to comply with the request may result in the rejection ofits tender.
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3.29 Detailed Processes of Issuance of Work Order / Purchase Order
The official Work / Purchase Order forms the most important link between the buyer (KDS
Accessories) and the vendor who has offered for sale of their goods or service to the Company.
After selecting competitive supplier by following above procedures, Work order or Purchase order
shall be placed in writing.
The respective unit of concerned department will prepare the Work / Purchase Order and place the
same to the Head of Sourcing Department for signature.
As work order is a legal document binding Company with outside parties, due care must be taken to
avoid situations, which may create controversy at a later stage. By considering this all-applicable
terms and conditions shall be clearly stated in the purchase order, such as:
a. Offer reference
b. Bid number, where applicable
c. Description of goods / services to be purchased
d. Quantity of goods / services
e. Unit price and currency of payment
f. Terms and conditions regarding VAT, Income Tax etc.
g. Terms of delivery
h. Date and place of delivery
i. Warranty, after sales service and maintenance support and penalty (if any)
j. Other terms and conditions, if any.
Subsequent amendments, if any, to purchase order shall invariably are made in writing.
If any Work order set is spoilt due to an error during preparation, all copies of the same will be
cancelled and retained on file by the In-Charge or Head of Sourcing Department. Purchase orders
will be made triplicate for Distribution as follows:
>Original - Supplier (Vendor) > Duplicate - Office Copy >Triplicate - Master Copy
Work / Purchase Order will be placed on receipt of Performance Guarantee (PG) if the tender provides
for such PG.
Total financial involvement of purchase shall be distinctly mentioned in figures and words in the
Work / Purchase order.
3.30 Issuance of Work Order
Following personnel of the Company are authorized to sign the Work Order or sourcing Contract
of all kinds of pre-approved sourcing singly provided the relevant documents:
a. Head of t h e Sourcing Department.
b. In- Charge o f t h e Sourcing Department.
c. Any authorized officer of Sourcing Department.
Concerned Division Unit will arrange to send the signed copy of Work Order or Sourcing Contract
to concerned Vendor by any types of media including hand delivery. If the approval process gets
delayed due to unavoidable or uncontrollable circumstances, Head of Concerned Division, on
behalf of the Company, may issue Provisional Work Order or Letter of Intent provided that price
and Supplier Selection process has been duly completed. However, issuance of original Work Order
or signing the Sourcing Contract will automatically supersede these documents.
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✓ In case of Capital / Fixed Assets delivery, a team or individual will physically be present to
do the quality check.
✓ In case of renovation, decoration and construction project works, a team or assigned officers
will move to the site to ensure quality check.
✓ In case of IT Hardware and Software, quality check will be done by representatives from
concern IT unit (e.g., Hardware, Software, Network etc.)
✓ In case of revenue items/consumables, deliveries will be made to the store maintained by
Concerned Division. These will be taken into store balance after proper quality check and
completing the Goods / Material Receipt Report as per the format attached as Annex –
✓ In all the cases mentioned above, delivery Challan must be duly signed by the receiver with
name and designation or seal if available.
b. Purchase Committee will have the right to accept, reject any or all quotations without assigning
any reasons.
c. Single majority will form the quorum.
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d. Purchase committee will take into consideration the Technical Evaluation Report of the Evaluation
committee.
e. The financial evaluation report provided by the Evaluation committee will act as assisting factor for the
financial decision of Purchase committee.
f. Purchase Committee will approve the unit rate of the respective items for a minimum period of
01 year. However, while issuing work order, concerned Division will justify the market rate over
time to time.
g. Estimated unit price having less than BDT 00 will not be entertained by the Purchase
Committee. This kind of proposal would be approved by the competent authority as per
delegation. However, unit price having more than BDT 00 would be entertained by the
Purchase Committee for a bulk purchase.
h. Purchase Committee may act as TEC (Tender Evaluation Committee) and
Tender/Quotation Opening Committee.
a. Check and tally for the accuracy of the copy of Work / Purchase Order /Agreement as submitted
by the Vendors.
d. Any other relevant documents that are required to justify the payments of the submitted bills.
Bills will be finally forwarded to FAD for payment dulysigned by Head of concerned
department.
In case bills, received by any other department/ division of the Company for purchase under article
3.4.5 of this manual concerned division /department will forward the bills duly recommended and
signed to 'Bills Payment Unit' section of FAD directly along with all required documents as
mentioned above.
The FAD, on receipt of the bills, will arrange to clear the payment after deduction of VAT, AIT (as
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per governments rules) & advance payment (if any) within 3(three) working days provided the
required support documents as mentioned above are available with the bills. Payments may be made
either by the issuance of Payment Order or transferring the amount to the Vendor / Supplier / Service
Provider's account maintained with Company.
In case of payments through Pay Order, FAD will hand-overthe Payment Order to concerned
department or the office that has sent the bill to FAD for the delivery to concerned Vendor / Supplier
/ Service Provider as per the laid down procedure of the Company. If the above documents are found
okay and have no discrepancies, no further approval is required for competent authority. In case of
discrepancies, FAD will send back the documents with proper justification to concerned
department and they will take further initiatives for payment of the bill.
b. Frame Formatting Method would be followed for some special printing works like printing
Annual Report, Calendar, and Diary
c. Formal procedure will not be followed in case of emergency printing like New Year Greetings
card, Eid card etc. amounting less than BDT 00 and related bills would be processed directly
as per delegation of powers. If the amount exceeds BDT 00 post facto approvalwould be accorded.
d. Branches/Divisions of Head Office will send requisition to Concerned Department, Head Office
after verifying stock position at their end. Stock position of the required items should be
mentioned in requisition.
e. Requisition should be sent once a month keeping the stock position for at least 01 (One) month.
f. The requisition will be signed by the responsible officials of the In-charge of the Divisions of
Head Office.
g. No goods will be supplied without requisition.
h. Concerned Department, Head Office should deliver the items by hand through authorized
messengers and through courier services or other available and comfortable means to the division/
department within a reasonable period after receipt of the requisition.
i. The goods when received from and delivered to, the particulars shall immediately be entered into
the inventory software by concerned division/department, Head Office.
J. Concerned Department, Head Office will furnish a detailed list of the stationery items with
quantity and cost to FAD, Head Office on monthly basis for recovery of the cost of stationery
items.
k. Concerned Department, upon receipt of the cost through voucher/bill, will keep the same in the
stock. Concerned Department should book into the expenditure up to the extent of consumption
only but not the whole amount of voucher/bill.
1. Concerned Department should prepare a stock report of all stationery items on half yearly basis
and send the same to Souring Department, Head Office on June and December closing.
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3.36 Sourcing and Maintenance Procedure of Table Stationery Items:
a. Either Quotation Method or Direct Purchase method would be followed to purchase Table
Stationery items.
b. The branches will manage the table stationery items within their financial discretionary power
under personal supervision of the responsible officials to avoid misuse and they will maintain
proper records as well as the end use of stationery items.
c. At head office, the supplier of stationery items should be selected on quotation basis for a period
of six months/one year and work order would be issued in favor of the supplier quoting lowest
price of all /maximum items. In case of direct purchase method, a committee will be formed with
Concerned Department officials who will procure the required items after cash withdrawal and
adjustthe withdrawal amount in due course.
d. In case of direct purchase, no formal work order would be issued.
e. The stock of each table stationery item should be maintained in a stock register by authorized
official to avoid any misuse.
f. At Head Office, the stationery items will be supplied to different divisions on the basis of
requisition duly signed by the Divisional Heads/In-charges to maintain a supply discipline. Each
division of the Head Office should maintain separate stock register for stationery items.
g. Requisition should be placed once in a month keeping stock of at least one month.
h. The rate of the stationery items should be verified with market price in each six months and shall
have to be revised in each year.
b. Branches will purchase printer/photocopy toner, computer accessories and electric goods within
their financial discretionary power under personal supervision of the responsible officials.
c. At Head Office, the supplier(s) should be selected for a period of six months/one year on quotation
method for procuring printer/photocopy toner and computer accessories with or without issuing
formal work order. In case of direct purchase, no formal work order would be issued.
d. Electrical goods e.g. Bulb, tube light, ballast, switch, socket, multiplug, calling bell, circuit
breaker, cable or any other kinds of electric goods etc. for Head Office would be purchased from
local/wholesale market after cash withdrawal and expenditure of each month should be adjusted
within first fifteen days of the following month. Besides, supplier may Also be selected on
quotation basis for a period of six months/one year with or without issuing formal work order
for procuring electrical goods.
e. Divisions of Head Office will send requisition to sourcing department, Head office duly signed
by the responsible officials after verifying stock at their end. Requisition should be placed
once in a month keeping stock of at least (one) month/as when needed.
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3.38 Interior Decoration and Renovation:
Sourcing department will collect the rates of different interior decoration and renovation items from
some Interior Decoration firms. After justifying the market rate, sourcing department will place a
standard unit rate to the sourcing Committee for their evaluation, recommendation and approval.
After getting the approval from the sourcing committee, the approved rate would be placed for
approval. Once the rate is approved by Management, all the formalities regarding selection of
vendors, issue of Work Order and payment would be done by the concerned department.
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CHAPTER 4: DISPOSAL OF ASSETS AND STORES
4.2 Asset
No asset shall be disposed of within the estimated life of the asset presumed by the management
at time of the purchase/ sourcing other than in the following cases. In the following cases asset may
be disposed of whether before or after the completion of the estimated economic life:
(a) When the asset's economic/useful life comes to an end
(b) When the asset gets damaged and useless
(c) When repairs and maintenance costs of the asset become very high compared to the remaining
value of the asset
(d) When the asset gets destroyed
(e) Due to technological obsolescence or new technology
(f) Due to wrong item sourcing compared to the requirement
(g) Due to any other beneficial cases after cost-benefit analysis
4.3 Stores
Except documents and registers, stores may be disposed after 100% consumption or utilization.
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4.5.2 Physical Verification
Physical Verifications Team shall consist of three members, one from the concerned division, one
from Financial Administration Division and the other one from either sourcing department or IT
(in case of IT related assets) nominated by the respective divisions who will work jointly. If required
more members may be opted. For Minor disposal no physical verification team is required.
ii. The Tender Box will be locked and sealed well ahead of the closing time of tender. The
key of the Tender Box shall remain with convener of the Asset Disposal Committee.
iii. Tenders received after the deadline for submission shall be treated as LATE TENDER and
returned unopened to the tenderers.
ii. Re-tendering decision shall be taken without opening of the sealed quotations and kept in the
tender box.
iii. All usual formalities are to be observed for disposal against Single Tender,
iv. The decision of Asset Disposal Committee shall be final in this regard.
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4.5.8 Comparative Statement Sheet
i. Comparative Statement of tender is to be completed immediately after opening of the tender.
ii. Comparative Statement will reflect all basis and relevant information like signature of the tenderer
on the tender schedule, attachment of the required drafts or payment order for deposition of
earnest money.
iv. During preparation of Comparative Statement sheets, the Asset Disposal Committee shall correct
purely arithmetical errors that are discovered during the examination of tenders. The concerned
division shall give prompt notice of any such correction to the tenderer that submitted the tender.
At the time of removal, the security or assigned staff in gate shall not permit to remove the items
without the authorized gate pass/delivery challan. After removal one copy of gate pass signed by
the tenderer or his authorized representatives shall be kept by the security and entered in warehouse
or premises register. Later the original copy of the gate pass and Delivery Challan shall be deposited
to the concerned department. In this case, office-in-charge of warehouse or office-in-charge for
custody of the items shall be present at the time of removal and sign the deliverychallan or gate pass.
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4.5.13 Re-tendering
If the ADC considers fit to re-tender before opening of sealed envelope, the whole procedure shall be
done as per above paragraphs as applicable. In the advertisement notice, it shall be marked as "Re-
tender" to avoid any confusion of the tenderers and re-tendering shall be done within the original
tender valid period or extension as may be required. The submitted bids shall be returnedto the
tenderers on request with the earnest money if re-tendering is not done within the original valid period
of tender or shall be retained for further re-consideration if not returned back.
4.5.17 Disposal:
a) When it is not time and cost effective to transfer any particular items to the Central Godown or
other places then with direction from the concerned division or with prior permission from the
concerned department, the officials shall take initiative to dispose those items to the local
buyers/bidders at a reasonable price. Theentire category of the abandoned items should be
disposed in bulk to achieve economy of time and cost in disposal.
b) Executive Office shall invite local buyers/bidders for quotationswith tender documents (items
lists whether in Bengali or in English language as practical)in concise manner. At least three
quotations shall be collected from bidders in discriminatory manner in sealed/closed envelop.
Single tender may also be entertained for small size oramount.
c) In the presence of at least two other most senior officer/personnel or the receipts enclosed/sealed
envelope shall be opened by the and signed by all participants in all and each page of tender
documents. Thereafter, a Comparative Statement sheet shall be prepared by the assigned
personnel. The highest bidder shall be awarded the contract by default and the proposal with
recommendation would be sent to HO concerned department for Head Office approval. After
getting approval from competent authority.
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ANNEXURE
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Annex# 1
KDS ACCESSORIES LTD.
Concerned Division
Head Office, Chittagong.
Sourcing Requirement (PR)
Capital/Fixed Assets:
01
02
03
04
05
Revenue Expenditure/Consumables and others (stationary, Printing Items, Plastics Cards, Chque
Books, Paper, Toner, Office Suppliers etc.):
01
02
03
04
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Annex# 2
KDS ACCESSORIES LTD.
Concerned Division
Head Office, Chittagong
Sourcing PLAN (SP)
(To be filled up by Sourcing Department)
Sourcing Unit Finance
Branch/ Completion
Sub Work
Items unit/ Estimated Initiation
Package Unit Sourcing order/ Remarks
SL Name/ Qty. cost in Sourcing of
no method Contact
Description Division BDT Process
Name signing
/ Project Delivery
Capital/Fixed Assets:
01
02
03
04
05
Revenue Expenditure/Consumables and others (stationary, Printing Items, Plastics Cards, Chque
Books, Paper, Toner, Office Suppliers etc.):
01
02
03
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Annex# 3 (Standard Requisition Form)
KDS ACCESSORIES LTD.
Concerned Division
Head Office, Chittagong
To: To:
CC: CC:
Sub: Sub:
Requisition Placed by
Name
Designation
Division/Division/Branch
Required Item(s)
Justification of Requisition :
Divisional/Divisional/Branch Head
Date and Seal
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Annex# 4
KDS ACCESSORIES LTD.
Concerned Division
Head Office, Chittagong.
Reference:
To,
Dear Sir,
1. We are pleased to request you to submit your quotation for the following items under the terms
and conditions mentioned hereunder:
S/N Description of Item Quantity Unit Price Total Remarks
Price
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i) Successful bidder will have to be mentioned in the offer. Company discourages advance payment
if notnecessary.
j) Successful bidder will have to deposit .................... % of the total work order amount as security
money within 03 days after receiving the Work Order (if applicable).
k) Complete proposal/offer must be signed with date by the authorized representative of the company.
1) Proposal / Offer is to be submitted in sealed envelope, which will be dropped in the Tender Box
kept at the Central Dispatch at office of the undersigned address by ....... AM/PM on and be clearly
marked "Quotation for ...................................................... at the top of the envelope."
m) Company reserves the right to accept or reject the proposal / offer without related clarifications only.
3. Please contact undersigned for any types of clarifications in regard to products /services/ works
related clarifications only.
4. Manipulation or any kind of unusual approach or failure to submit the proposal /offer within
stipulated time frame will be treated as "Disqualification" to attend in the bidding.
Sincerely Yours,
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KDS ACCESSORIES LTD.
Concerned Division
Head Office, Chittagong
Ref:
Date:
Tender Notice for
Sealed Tenders are hereby invited from interior decorations Firms/ Contractors Local Agents/
Importers Suppliers Printing Press for supply printing ------ as detailed below
Tender
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certificate including TIN
Corporation/Chairman, Municipal/Unions
Council)
* List of Machineries
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Annex # 5
KDS ACCESSORIES LTD.
Concerned Division
Head Office, Chittagong
Sourcing Unit
Summary of Tender
Name Of Work…………
Date of Opening……………
Estimated Amount in BDT: ……………
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Annex # 6
KDS ACCESSORIES LTD.
Concerned Division
Head Office, Chittagong
Sourcing Unit
Tender Notice
Sealed Tender are hereby invited from bonafide importers/ suppliers/ distributors for supply,
installations and commissioning of… ................................................................................................. for
our following Division:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Tender Schedules will be available at Concerned Division, Head Office on every working day
within office hours up to ……………………….at a cost of BDT… .................................(
Nonrefundable)
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Annex # 7
KDS ACCESSORIES LTD.
Concerned Division
Head Office, Chittagong.
Ref:
To
(Bidder/ Supplier’s name and Address)
Dear Mr.
Please sign on the duplicate copy of this work order indicating your understanding and acceptance to
the above terms and return the same for our record.
Thanking You
Yours Faithfully
Authorized Officer
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Annex # 8
KDS ACCESSORIES LTD.
Concerned Division
Head Office, Chittagong
Standard work Order/ Purchase Order Format-1
(To be prepared by the Sourcing Division)
Ref:
Date: (Date of Issue)
To
…………………………
………………………....
Subject: Work Order/ Purchase order for ...................... (Name of Goods/ Works/ services)
Dear Sir,
We are pleased to inform you that Company has accepted your proposal/ offer dated for the
followingitems/ services/ works under the terms and conditions mentioned hereunder:
S/N Description of Item Quantity Unit Price Total Remarks
Price
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borne by your company and to be settled within 30 clays.
I. Advance
II. On Delivery
Sincerely yours,
Authorized Signature
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Annex # 9
KDS ACCESSORIES LTD.
Concerned Division
Head Office, Chittagong
Ref:
Date: (Date of Issue)
To
Subject: Work Order/ Purchase order for ......................(Name of Goods/ Works/ services)
Dear Sir,
We are pleased to inform you that Company has accepted your proposal/ offer dated for the
follo3wingitems/ services/ works under the terms and conditions mentioned hereunder:
S/N Description of Item Quantity Unit Price Total Remarks
Price
Sincerely yours,
Authorized Signature
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Annex # 10 (Standard Payment Note)
KDS ACCESSORIES LTD.
Concerned Division
Head Office, Chittagong.
Payment Note No:
Sub: Approval for Payment of BDT Only to … for supply and installation of for our Branch
……………………… ……………………
Mr./ Mrs. A-B-C CFO/ FAD
Designation:
Head Of Department
………………………. ………………………………
Head Of Division Responsible Officials
………………………………….
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Annex # 11 (Standard Approval Note)
……………………………..
Mr./ Mrs. A-B-C
Designation
Concerned Division
………………………………
(Head Of Concerned Division)
…………………….
Responsible Officials
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Annex # 12
KDS ACCESSORIES LTD..
Job Completion / Acknowledgement Certificate
Ref: ………………..
Date: …………………-2023
Officials
Designation:
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Annex # 13 (Sourcing Committee Note)
KDS ACCESSORIES LTD.
Concerned Division
Head Office, Chittagong.
Sourcing Committee Note
Meeting No#
Date #
Agenda No. #
Being instructed, we called for closed quotation from some reputed vendors as per our specification
and in response, the following vendors submitted their quotations as described below:
Name Of Item Specification Quantity Rate per unit Offered by Total amount as per
the vendors lowest rate (in BDT)
The Sourcing Committee has decided to Purchase/ Print the above item(s) for the period of
………….. …………………….. months from ..................................................... as per requisition/ as
and when required basis issuing successive work orders.
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