GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU

ABSTRACT

Tender-Constitution of Tender Scrutiny Committee and Tender Accepting Committee for purchase of decontrolled varieties of chemical fertilizers and for purchase of Pesticides, Seeds, Agricultural Implements, Neem Oil Cake etc-Orders-Issued


Cooperation, Food and Consumer Protection (CM2)Department

G.O.Ms.No.199
Dated: 2.6.2003

Read:

1.  G.O.(Ms)No.264, Cooperation, Food and Consumer Protection Department, Dated 25-7-00

Read also:

2. Government Lr.No.6667/CM2/2003-1 Dated: 12.3.2003

3. From the Registrar of Cooperative Societies Lr.No.30678/2003 IP 2, Dated28.3.2003

4.  From the Registrar of Cooperative Societies Lr.No.43442/2003 IP2 Dated1.4.03

5. From the Registrar of Cooperative Societies Lr.No.30678/2003 IP2 Dated21.5.03

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ORDER:

In the G.O first read above, the Government have constituted a Single Purchase Committee under the Chairmanship of Additional Registrar of Cooperative Societies (MPD) for the purpose of purchase of decontrolled variety of chemical fertilizers by the Tamil Nadu Co-operative Marketing Federation, Thanjavur Co-operative Marketing Federation and Nilgiris Co-operative Marketing Society.  The Government also directed to follow the procedures envisaged under the Transparency in Tender Act and the Rules made thereunder.

2. In the reference second read above, the Government have issued an amendment and appointed the Additional Registrar of Cooperative Societies(Credit) office of the Registrar of Cooperative Societies as Chairman of the purchase committee constituted in the G.O. first read above.

3. With a view to follow the procedures envisaged under the Transparency in Tenders Act and the Rules made thereunder, the Registrar of Cooperative Societies in the reference fourth read above, suggested to the Government to issue orders constituting the Tender Accepting Authority and Tender Scrutiny Committee for carrying out the functions assigned under the Transparency in Tender Act and the Rules made thereunder, in the place of the Purchase Committee constituted in the G.O. first read above.

4. The Government examined the suggestion of the Registrar of Cooperative Societies and in partial modification of the G.O. first read above, direct that the following committees be constituted: -

1) Tender Accepting Authority  as a committee of procuring entities as per section 7(2) of the Transparency in Tender Act with the following members.

(i)  Special Officer TANFED  - Chairman/Convenor

(ii)  Special Officer, TCMF      - Member

(iii)  Special Officer, NCMS      - Member

2) Tender Scrutiny Committee  as per Rule 24 made under the Transparency in Tender Act with the following members.

(i)

Additional Registrar of Cooperative Societies(Credit)

 

-

 

Chairman

(ii)

General Manager (Fertilizer)TANFED

-

Member/Convenor 

(iii)

Joint Registrar (S&T) office of the Registrar of Cooperative Societies,Chennai-10

-

 Member

(iv)

Financial Advisor and Chief Accounts Officer, office of the Registrar of Cooperative Societies

 -

  Member

(v)

Secretary, TCMF

-

Member

 

5. The Government also authorise the above committees to decide on  purchases of decontrolled varieties of chemical fertilizers, pesticides, seeds, agricultural implements, neem oil  cake etc., for Tamil Nadu Co-operative Marketing Federation (TANFED) Thanjavur Co-operative Marketing Federation and Nilgiris Co-operative Marketing Society.  In case the Tender Accepting Authority goes for negotiation, it should be done in the presence of the Scrutiny Committee.

6. This orders issues with the concurrence of Finance Department  vide it's U.O.No.26337/Fin (Coop)/03    Dated23.5.2003.

(BY ORDER OF THE GOVERNOR)

S. Machendranathan
Special Secretary to Government

To

The Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Chennai-10

The Additional Registrar of Co-operative  Societies(Credit)

Office of the Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Chennai-10

The Joint Registrar (S&T), Office of the Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Chennai-10

The Special Officer, TANFED,Chennai-18

The Special Officer, Thanjavur

Co-operative Marketing Federation

The Special Officer, Nilgiris Co-operative Marketing Society

The General Manager(Fertilizer) TANFED,Chennai-18

The Financial Advisor and Chief Accounts officer, office of the Registrar of Cooperative Societies,Chennai-10

The Secretary, Thanjavur Co-operative Marketing Federation

SC / SF

 

/Forwarded by Order/

SECTION OFFICER

(Orders of the U.S. on p 10 above)

In G.O(Ms)No.264, Cooperation, Food and Consumer Protection Department, dated 25.7.2001 the Government have constituted a Single Purchase Committee under the Chairmanship of Additional Registrar of Cooperative Societies(MPD) for the purpose of purchase of decontrolled variety of chemical fertilizers by the Tamil Nadu Co-operative Marketing Federation, Thanjavur Co-operative Marketing Federation and Nilgiris Co-operative Marketing Society.  The Government also directed to follow the procedures envisaged under the Transparency in Tender Act and the Rules made thereunder.

2. Subsequently in Government Lr.No.6667/CM2/2003-1 Dated12.3.2003 the Government have issued an amendment and appointed the Additional Registrar of Cooperative Societies(Credit) office of the Registrar of Cooperative Societies as Chairman of the purchase committee.

3. With a view to follow the procedures envisaged under the Transparency in Tenders Act and the Rules made thereunder the Registrar of Cooperative Societies suggested the Government to issue orders constituting the Tender Accepting Authority and Tender Scrutiny Committee for carrying out the functions assigned under the Transparency in Tenders Act and the Rules made thereunder in the place of the Purchase Committee constituted in the G.O. (Ms)No.264, Cooperation, Food and Consumer Protection Department, Dated 25.7.2001

4. Finance Department has remarked that it has no specific remarks to offer on this issue except any deviation from the Transparency Act, and requested this Department to follow the procedures as per the Transparency in Tender Act and Rules.

5. Now the Registrar of Cooperative Societies in his latest report dated 21.5.2003, requested the Government to issue orders constituting two separate committees(One for Tender Accepting Authority Committee and the other for Tender Scrutiny Committee) and also to issue orders authorising the two said Committees for the purpose of purchase of decontrolled varieties of chemical fertilizers, also for the purpose of purchase of Pesticides, Seeds, Agricultural Implements, Neem Oil Cake etc., by the wholesalers viz., TANFED, Thanjavur Co-operative Marketing Federation and Nilgiris Co-operative Marketing Society.

6.  Accordingly a draft order is submitted below for approval. (Circulation does not seem necessary)

1

Additional Registrar of Cooperative Societies(MPD)

-

Chairman

2

Special Officer, TANFED

-

Member-Convenor 

3

Special Officer, Thanjavur Co-operative Marketing Federation

-

Member

4

Special Officer, Nilgiris Co-operative Marketing Federation

-

Member

5

General Manager (Fertilizers) TANFED

-

Member 

6

General Manager (Finance and Accounts) TANFED

-

Member

7

Financial Advisor and Chief Accounts Officer, office of the Registrar of Cooperative Societies,Chennai-10

-

Member