2. TYPES OF PURCHASES
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(As per General Financial Rules-2005)
1. Direct Market Purchase without quotation. (upto Rs.
25,000).
2. Direct Market Purchase(LPC) (upto Rs. 2 Lakh).
3. Limited Tenders Enquiry
4. Advertised Tenders Enquiry (Above Rs. 50 Lakh)
5. Single Tender Enquiry ( Proprietary Item).
6. Purchase through other Rate Contract.
7. Repeat Orders
8. Purchase through Buy-back offer.
3. 1. PURCHASE WITHOUT QUOTATION
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⢠As per GFR -145
⢠Purchase upto Rs. 25,000 on each occasion may be
made without inviting quotations by competent
authority.
4. 2. DIRECT MARKET PURCHASE-LPC
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⢠As per GFR -146
⢠Purchase of goods upto Rs. 2.00 Lakh on each occasion
may be made by an authorised committee through
Market Survey with due certifications.
⢠In case of web survey, printouts of survey of three
companies may be attached to proposal.
⢠In each case, copy of three indicative bids to be attached.
5. 3. LIMITED TENDER INQUIRY (LTI)
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AS per GFR â 151
⢠LTI to be issued for all purchases from Rs. 1 to Rs. 50
Lakh.
⢠Enquiry should be sent to more than THREE parties.
⢠Atleast three quotations should be received.
⢠Otherwise, approval of competent authority required to
open 1 or 2 tenders.
6. 4. ADVERTISED / GLOBAL TENDER INQUIRY
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As per GFR - 150
⢠All tenders above Rs. 50 Lakhs to be advertised in
leading newspapers.
⢠Tender to be published on CPPP also.
⢠In case of Global Tender more lead time can be given
with wider publicity.
7. 5. SINGLE TENDER INQUIRY (STI)
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As per GFR â 154
⢠Single Tender Enquiry means purchasing without
competition.
⢠STI should be used as exceptional cases.
⢠Single Tender Inquiry to be issued when:
⢠Parts of Existing Equipments.
⢠AMC of Equipment by the sellers after Warranty
⢠Proprietary Items-single source of supply.
8. 6. Purchase through other Rate Contract
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⢠As per GFR â 147
⢠Purchase of item(s) can be made using DGS&D rate
contract without inviting quotations.
⢠Get valid DGS&D Rate Contract copy from bidders or
from DGS&D site.
⢠Process file under ' OTHER RATE CONTRACT' head in
OPS.
⢠Follow the same procedure for Institute Rate Contract.
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7. Repeat Order
⢠The repeat order is made without any change in the
rates, specifications as well as terms and conditions of
supply.
⢠The repeat order shall be placed within 180 days from
the date of original purchase order.
⢠No repeat order will be placed if buy-back is involved in
the purchase.
⢠Any amended order shall not be considered for repeat
order.
13. DON'T DISCLOSE YOUR DEADLINE
1. Donât reveal your deadline unless it is in your best
interest.
2. Focus on the deal itself.
KNOW WHAT YOU WANT
Make a list of what you need & the specifications you
want & stick to it.
14. THINK, THEN SPEAK.
KNOW YOUR MARKET.
Information is the negotiatorâs most powerful asset.
If you are well prepared, you will be rarely fooled.
Knowing the strength & weaknesses of your opponentâs
bargaining position will make you a stronger negotiator.
15. Standard Purchase Order
ďźReference Tender Number / File No.
ďźPurchase Order date & number.
ďźDetail item description and specifications.
ďźSuppliers details with full address.
ďźReference of supplier quotation and date.
ďźAmount of purchase including all taxes.
ďźDate and place of supply.
ďźTime and days of supply.
ďźOrder Acknowledgment.
16. Standard Purchase Order
ďź Penalty Clause.
ďźGuarantee and Warranty clause.
ďźClause on right to reject material if not
satisfactory.
ďźPurchase order is subject to all terms
and conditions mentioned in tender
document.
18. Guidelines for Receiving Materials
Following checks must be applied :
1) Check whether material is against valid PO or
else.
2) Material should be accompanied by valid
challan.
3) Materials Specification as per PO on challan.
4) Condition of Box and material should be
checked.
5) Short supply to be reported.
6) Damaged materials to be reported and noted on
challan itself.
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26. Guidelines for Clearing Bills
Bill Clearance :
1) PBG.
2) Issue Note / Acceptance Note/ GRN.
3) Octroi
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RE-EXPORT
PROCEDURE
1.Letter from the Indentor to re-export the defective
equipments.
2. Consent letter from the foreign supplier that the company is
ready to repair or replace the same.
3. Copy o f the original purchase order.
4. Instructions from the Indentor giving the details of fund to
which the re-export charges to be debited.
5. DRMM will send a letter to SBI for obtaining No Objection
Certificate to re-export.
28. MATERIALS TO BE WRITTEN OFF
⢠All broken, obsolete, old, beyond repair
items must be written off regularly.
⢠There are used chemicals to be disposed off
safely.
⢠Old books, old newspapers needs to be sold
regularly.
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29. METHODS OF DISPOSAL
âReplacement supply / buy-back offer.
âSell to local vendor by limited tenders.
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âAdvertised Tender.
âAuctions & E-Auction.
âDisposal of Hazardous Waste.
30. CASE STUDIES
ďľM/s Victory Genset did not supply 625 Genset for 2 years.
Penalized for Rs. 8.00 Lakh. Legal notice settled.
ďľM/s Ocimum-Bio did not supply item after taking advance of Rs.
8.80 Lakh.
ďľM/s AC WORLD employees use to steal copper pipes in night of
installed ACs by them. Caught and jailed. Company Blacklisted.
ďľM/s Datawind of Aakash-II, did not supply in time for more than a
year. Penalty recovered of Rs. 29 Lakh.
ďľM/s Machwel quoted 700 chairs to Hostel-14 at very low rate
(Rs.900), supplied sub-standard chairs, replaced all on holding
payment and guarantee.
38. DOs IN PURCHASE MANAGEMENT
⢠Be Clear about the required end-uses of the
items to be purchased.
⢠Project a standard, well defined, straight
forward and broad based technical
specification for the items to be purchased.
⢠Ensure sufficient lead-time for the supply.
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39. DOs IN PURCHASE MANAGEMENT
⢠Ensure that commercial conditions of the
tender enquiry are attainable and within the
framework of the laws of land.
⢠Try to avoid proprietary purchases and aim
for obtaining competitive tenders.
⢠Check for availability of required funds.
⢠Ensure that suppliers are competent and
eligible.
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40. DOs IN PURCHASE MANAGEMENT
⢠Allow sufficient time to tenderer to prepare
and send their tenders.
⢠Follow standard transparent norms for receipt
and opening of tenders.
⢠Compare tenders on equitable basis with
reference to terms and conditions of tender
enquiry.
⢠Check reasonableness of quoted price(s).
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41. DOs IN PURCHASE MANAGEMENT
⢠While drafting the contract, put all required
terms and conditions in it.
⢠Ensure that the concerned tenderer has
agreed to all the terms and conditions being
put into the contract.
⢠Watch for unconditional acceptance of
contract by suppliers.
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⢠Above all, be transparent.
42. DONâTs IN PURCHASE MANAGEMENT
Do not write ambiguous and vague
specification for the items to be purchased.
⢠Do not project specifications and other terms
and conditions which are beyond the reach
of the industry.
⢠As per CVC guidelines, Do not negotiate with
any suppliers. If necessary, then only with L1
bidder only.
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43. DONâTs IN PURCHASE MANAGEMENT
⢠Do not give undue preference to a tenderer at
the cost of other tenderers.
⢠Do not place a contract without ensuring
required fund.
⢠Do not proceed with any verbal agreement.
⢠Do not delay payment to the suppliers when
due.
⢠Do not create a situation where ordered item
arrived but the site not yet ready for
installation.
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44. DONâTs IN PURCHASE MANAGEMENT
After placing a contract, the very first step is
obtaining the supplierâs unconditional
acceptance of the contract.
This is extremely important for a successful
contract.
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