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Release of Fund if e-Tender Norms followed w.e.f. Sept, 2014

Finance, ,


Government of West Bengal
Finance Department
Audit Branch

No. 4143-F(Y) Dated 11th August, 2014

MEMORANDUM

It has come to the notice of the State Government that some Companies, Corporations, Local Bodies and parastatals are not following the e-tender norms for procurements valued at and above Rs. 5 lakh through the state Government e-tender portal of https://wbtenders.gov.in, although made mandatory vide order no. 3060-F(Y) dt. 11.6.2014 and 3112-F(Y) dt. 13.6.2014 Government Departments were requested in those orders to stop releasing fund to the Companies, Corporations, Local Bodies and parastatals in case of their failure to comply with the e-tender norms.

Now, in order to ensure compliance with the orders, Departmental Financial Advisors will release fund to the Companies, Corporations, Local Bodies and parastatals with effect from 1st September, 2014 only if the requisition for release of fund from those organisations is supported with, inter alia, the following certificate on compliance with the e-tender norms as per Finance Department memo. nos. 3060-F(Y) dt. 11.6.2014 and 3112-F(Y) dt. 13.6.2014.

“Certified that the e-tender norms of the State Government as specified in Finance Department memo. nos. 3060-F(Y) dt. 11.6.2014 and 3112-F(Y) dt. 13.6.2014 are being followed by the organisation for its procurements”

The certificate shall be signed by the Managing Director/ CEO of the organisation and countersigned by the officer to be designated by the Administrative Department.

Sd/- H.K. Dwivedi
Principal Secretary to the
Government of West Bengal

No. 4143-F dated 11.08.2014, Source