Terms and conditions: -

1. the Auction committee shall have the discretion of re-auctioning if it feels necessary to do so to safeguard the interest of the government.

2. the successful bidder shall have to deposit 50% of the auction amount at the time of opening of the bid and the remaining 50% within 07 days.

3. the CDR deposited with the tenders should bear the name of the tenderer /agency.

4. payment of auction in the form of a cheque will not be accepted.

5. In case, the committee is not convinced that the highest bid offered is a genuine offer for the auctioned trees, the committee reserves the right to cancel the offer. As such the highest bid alone should not necessarily make the bidder eligible for the contract or considered as a successful bidder. the committee can invite the fresh tenders to make appropriate arrangement for the auction of trees. On communicating the approval of the bid/offer, if the successful offer/bidder fails to deposit the auction amount and execute the agreement within the specified time limit, it shall be considered as backing out from the contract by the concerned. the department in that case shall be within its rights to decide the matter on its merits or allot the contract to 2nd highest bidder or may re-auction the trees. Loss, if any sustained by the government on this account shall have to be made good from the defaulting contractor through the concerned tehsildar. Recoveries will be made and deposited in the government treasury besides initiating action against the defaulter.

6. A successful bidder who fails to execute the contract shall be deemed to have been “black Listed” for future auction process.

7. the auction committee reserves the right to reject any offer in full or part thereof, without assigning any reason thereof.

8. for smooth implementation of contract instructions as may be deemed necessary and issued by the Department from time to time will be binding on the successful bidder and deemed to be part of the contract/agreement.

9. the successful bidder shall have to fully uproot the stubs of the auctioned plants and no stubs shall remain on the spot & there shall not be any damage to fencing.

10. the successful bidder shall have to lift the material within 10 days of the auction.

11. Interested parties/ persons can visit the nursery during office hours up to 20-02-2024, with permission of the Incharge Officer fruit plant nursery tumlahal.

Sd/DIpK-16134/23 Chief horticulture Officer pulwama

DAtED: 06-02-2024