National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India LTD
National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India LTD
National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India LTD
EOI DOCUMENTS
DATED: 04.09.2023
The application form and other terms & conditions may be downloaded by the interested parties from
NAFED website http://www.nafed-india.com from DATE 04.09.2023 onwards. NAFED reserves its right
to accept or reject any or all the applications.
1. Intending applicants shall submit application in the prescribed format (duly filled in) along with
supporting documents to:
2. The applicants have to deposit a non-refundable fee of Rs.10,000/- (Rs. Ten Thousand only) plus
GST @ 18% i.e. Total Rs.11,800/- towards empanelment processing fee in the following account:
3. NAFED reserves the right to accept or reject any or all applications without assigning any reason
thereof. The issue of this document does not in any way commit or otherwise obliges NAFED to
proceed with all or any part of tender process. The EOI is not subject to any process of contract or
any contractual obligations between NAFED and prospective applicants.
A. INTRODUCTION
B. SCOPE OF WORK
i. Empanelled parties will be required to get themselves empanelled on the electronic portal of
NAFED i.e. http://www.nafed.agribazaar.com for participation in bidding for various milling
contracts.
ii. The empanelled miller will authorize a person to operate the electronic portal and submit the bids
online through bidding portal.
iii. Once the application of the empanelled party for registration is approved by NAFED, the party
shall have to enter into an agreement with NAFED for a period of Three years with further
extensions subject to discretion of NAFED.
i. For milling of pulses, the interested miller may employ its own, or through registered lease,
multiple plants/units with a valid license from concerned authorities. In case of leased unit, the
residual lease period should be for a minimum 36 months period from date of empanelment. For
processing of whole pulses, the interested miller may employ its own or through registered lease,
multiple units provided its each unit has a minimum capacity of 30 MT per day for which miller
must provide details of each milling unit as per the format attached.
ii. Interested miller may either be a sole proprietorship firm/ Partnership firm (duly registered under
the provisions of Indian Partnership Act of 1932 as amended from time to time) or a Company
(registered under the relevant provisions of Companies Act of 1956 or 2013) or LLP (Limited
Liability Partnership) duly registered under LLP Act, 2008 or a cooperative society registered
under MSCS Act, 2002 or relevant act in force.
iii. Interested miller must have following registrations and certifications and shall provide a self-
attested copy of all the certificates with the application:
a. FSSAI registration
b. GST registration
c. PAN
d. PF & ESI Registration
e. Factory Licence
iv. The miller must possess all required statutory permissions from concerned State/ Central
Government authorities to undertake processing activities and storage unit.
v. Copy of Memorandum and Articles of Association of company/ partnership deed for partnership
firm/ Bye-Laws and registration certificate for cooperative needs to be submitted.
vi. Miller(s) shall also submit self-attested copy of audited balance sheet and profit & loss account for
last three financial years.
vii. Millers(s) shall also submit self-attested copy of ITR for last three financial year.
viii. Miller should have positive net-worth as on 31 March 2023 and should submit net worth
certificate from Charted Accountant.
ix. Miller(s) shall also submit a self-certificate/ undertaking issued by the owner/proprietor of the
firm/company certifying that they have not been debarred /blacklisted for doing business by Govt.
agencies/ State agencies/ Army & any Police Forces / NAFED as on date. The party shall have to
submit an UNDERTAKING to this effect at the time of application for empanelment. In case of
submission of false declaration (found at any stage), such miller shall be disqualified.
x. The interested miller should not be involved in any major litigation that may have an impact of
affecting or compromising the delivery of services to NAFED and shall have submit an
UNDERTAKING for this.
xi. The interested miller should not have been prosecuted for violation of rules/ laws under the
Essential Commodities Act or any such other laws or orders there under in any court of law and
shall have submit an UNDERTAKING for this.
xii. Duly filled Annexure I should be submitted along with the empanelment documents.
xiii. NAFED will get the document verified before empanelment and also visit the listed mill address
before finalization of empanelment.
i. NAFED reserves the right to accept or reject any offer of Empanelment application assigning any
reasons what so ever.
ii. Final selection of millers for Empanelment from applications received will be done at the
discretion of NAFED and the decision of NAFED shall be final and binding on all the
participating parties.
iii. If party has not participated in any one tender in a year, its empanelment may be suspended
from 2nd year onward.
iv. The miller may clearly note that the terms and conditions enumerated in this Empanelment
document are only illustrative and not exhaustive. The selected miller has to enter into contracts as
devised by NAFED to fully protect NAFED's overall interests and also the interests of the
prospective buyers.
v. Empanelment of parties doesn't entail any commitment from NAFED for contracts/work with
them during validity of the empanelment.
vi. Any further corrigendum/Addendum to the Empanelment documents will be uploaded by NAFED
on websites i.e. http://www.nafed-india.com and no press advertisement shall be published for the
same.
vii. Procedure of Holiday Listing will be followed in case of applicable circumstances. Policy on
Holiday Listing may be seen on NAFED website www.nafed-india.com.
viii. The above terms and conditions shall have to be considered by the miller in totality and the
Empanelment application containing incomplete documents & not complying with the above
conditions shall be summarily rejected.
H. EVALUATION OF APPLICATIONS
i. Duly constituted committee of NAFED shall evaluate details submitted by the interested millers
and examine the documents provided vis-a-viz requirements specified in the EOI document.
NAFED reserves its right to accept or reject any or all the applications and/or ask for any
additional and/or missing documents from the interested miller(s).
ii. The selected miller(s) will be informed regarding acceptance of their application(s) and shall be
further advised for registration on specified electronic portal for participation in bidding process
and signing of an empanelment agreement with NAFED.
I. NO CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION
NAFED is not bound contractually or in any other way to any prospective party to this Empanelment.
NAFED is not liable for any costs of compensation in relation to the consideration of this Empanelment or
any Empanelment, incurred by the prospective party to this Empanelment whether or not NAFED
terminates, varies, or suspends the Empanelment process or takes any other action permitted under this
empanelment, including consideration of concepts proposed in future developments.
J. VALIDITY OF EMPANELMENT
Prospective party who qualifies would be individually notified after the evaluation process is
complete. The validity of empanelment against this Empanelment process shall be initially for a period
of three years from the date of confirmation of empanelment by NAFED, which may be renewed on
the basis of performance of the party, at the sole discretion of NAFED. Validity of Empanelment can
however be terminated earlier by NAFED at its sole discretion.
K. EXECUTION OF AGREEMENT
The tender document shall be the basis for the execution of an agreement to be entered into the
successful empanelled party and their offer shall be strictly in line with the terms specified herein. No
deviation from the terms and conditions specified shall be acceptable. For the purpose, the tenderer shall
submit all documents as specified in this EOI duly signed and stamped on each page as a token of
acceptance.
L. INTEGRITY PACT
The miller agrees to enter into an Integrity Pact as per Annexure II.
i. In all disputes and doubts or interpretation of the clauses or conditions mentioned in their EOI or
otherwise, the decision of the NAFED shall be final and binding.
ii. The contract shall be governed by the laws and procedures established by Govt. of India, within
the framework of applicable legislation and enactment made from time to time concerning such
commercial dealings/processing.
iii. Any disputes are subject to exclusive jurisdiction of Competent Court and Forum in Delhi, India
only.
iv. The dispute, if any, between the parties arise in connection with the EOI or incidental thereto,
same shall be tried to resolve amicably. If the dispute could not be resolved amicably, same shall
be decided by way of arbitration through sole arbitrator appointed with due procedure of Law. The
Arbitration shall be held in accordance with provisions of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act
1996 and the venue of arbitration shall be New Delhi. The decision of the Arbitrator shall be final
binding on both the parties.
M. DISCLAIMER
The issue of this document does not in any way commit or otherwise obliges NAFED to proceed
with all or any part of an Empanelment process. The Empanelment Request is not subjected to any process
contract or any contractual obligations between NAFED and prospective party. NAFED may, at its
absolute discretion, elect to abandon any part or whole of the process without giving prior notice to the
prospective party.
APPLICATION LETTER
To,
The Managing Director,
NAFED, Head Office
Siddhartha Enclave, Ashram Chowk
Ring Road, New Delhi -110014.
Dear Sir,
I/We, submit processing fee Rs. 10000/- (non-refundable) + 18% GST for empanelment as
manufacturer/ processor of pulses on behalf of NAFED and deliver to NAFED specified delivery points.
I/We have thoroughly examined and understood all the terms and conditions as contained in the
Expression of Interest (EOI) and agree to abide by them.
I/We hereby agree to supply milled pulses, as directed by NAFED, to designated destinations in
specified time across India.
Yours faithfully,
Authorized Signatory
ANNEXURE – I
REGISTRATION FORM
1. DEMOGRAPHICS
2. FINANCIALS
Self-declaration for not been blacklisted by any State/Central Govt. body/ Army &
Any Police Forces/ National Level Cooperative/ Public Sector Undertaking at any
point of time in India
Self-declaration for not been involved in any major litigation that may have an impact
of affecting or compromising the delivery of services to NAFED
Self-declaration for not been prosecuted for violation rules / law under Essential
Commodities Act or any such others law or orders there under in any court of law.
Proof of payment of Non-refundable fees of Rs.10,000/- + 18% GST Attached Not Attached
Attached Not Attached
Last 3 years audited Balance sheet and Profit-Loss Statement
Attached Not Attached
Net Worth certificate as on 31.03.2023 (CA certified)
Factory license for processing & stocking of Millets/Millet based Attached Not Attached
items
Attached Not Attached
FSSAI license for manufacturing/processing of millet/storage unit
Address proof of the manufacturing/ processing/ storage unit Attached Not Attached
(electricity bill, etc.)
Attached Not Attached
Proof of experience in supplying millets/millet based products, if any
Valid registered lease agreement in case of leased mill or exemption Attached Not Attached
certificate
I hereby certified that the above information is true and confirm that all information provided for
empanelment/empanelment documents are correct and if at any point of time the information is found to
be incorrect our empanelment will be liable for rejection by NAFED.
Date:
Place:
Signature
2023
BETWEEN
LTD. having its head office at Siddhartha Enclave, Ashram Chowk, Ring Road, New
Delhi -14, (hereinafter referred to as “NAFED”, which expression shall, unless it be
repugnant to the context or meaning thereof, be deemed to mean and include its
successors in title and assigns) the party of the first part.
AND
Whereas:
1. National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Limited (NAFED)
is an apex organization of marketing cooperatives in India. NAFED is also central
nodal agencies for procurement of notified agricultural commodities under Price
Support Scheme (PSS).
2. As per directive of the Government of India, NAFED shall undertake supply of
pulses (both in whole and milled form) to various Government Institutional buyers
across India.
3. For this purpose, NAFED had invited EOI to empanel multiple millers across India
to sub-contract milling activity of pulses and supply of processed pulses to various
Government Institutional buyers.
4. Miller has submitted its details in the format prescribed by NAFED along with
various supporting and has been shortlisted by NAFED for empanelment and
participation in bidding of milling contracts NAFED may post in future.
NOW THIS DEED WITNESSETH AND IT IS HEREBY AGREED BY AND
BETWEEN THE PARTIES AS FOLLOWS:-
Interpretations
a. The headings in the Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall be
ignored in construing the Agreement.
b. Unless the context otherwise requires, words (including words defined herein)
denoting the singular number shall also include the plural number and vice versa,
and words denoting any gender shall include any other gender.
c. All references to any document or agreement are to be construed as references to
such document or agreement as amended, varied, modified or supplemented from
time to time and any document or agreement in addition to or in substitution
thereof.
Empanelment of miller
NAFED acknowledges that, it has received the application from miller in prescribed
format along with all supporting. NAFED has completely scrutinized the documents
and declares miller to meet the required eligibility conditions specified by NAFED in
the EOI document.
NAFED hereby undertakes and agrees to empanel the miller and allow the miller to
participate in bidding of milling contracts NAFED may post in future.
ii. Miller will be required to authorize a person to operate the portal and submit
the bids online through bidding portal.
iii. The miller may have to pay a one-time registration fee Rs. for obtaining of user
ii. The contract will provide details including variety of pulses, order quantity,
quality and location of raw material, delivery point for processed pulses,
quality parameter for processed pulses, and timelines etc.
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iii. Miller will be required to deposit bid processing fee (non-refundable) and
EMD before participation in the bidding process. The amount of EMD will be
pre-defined in the bidding contract.
iv. Miller will have to post its bid for the ‘scope of milling services’. Millers will
have to make bid for a complete lot and confirm to off take quantity from
warehouse, delivery quantity to delivery centers, lead times.
v. The bidding may be either on the milling charges or on the outturn ratio and
will vary with contract to contract. For each lot, portal will display the lowest
offer by any miller (without disclosing name of the miller). A miller may
revise its bid (only increase from the highest bid) any number of times during
the live auction period.
vi. At the end of bidding period, the miller with the lowest bid will be awarded
the contract.
vii. On award of contract, successful miller will have to submit Security Deposit
in form of Bank Guarantee equivalent to the amount of the market value of
processed pulses to be delivered at delivery point specified in the contract by
NAFED or existing market price of processed pulses at buyer delivery point,
whichever is higher.
i. Miller has to lift stock from the warehouse where NAFED stock is lying and
transport it to their Mill/Plant (this would include handling, transportation,
transit insurance, loading/unloading etc.)
ii. Conversion of whole pulses into milled/processed pulses meeting the quality
specifications prescribed by NAFED for the said milled pulses
v. To obtain the delivery receipt of the stocks from the buyer (nominated by
NAFED) and submit the same back to NAFED.
vi. The miller will be obligated to keep NAFED updated of all the activities
including lifting of stocks from warehouse, assaying, lot wise completion of
milling, packaging and delivery to buyer on the e-portal.
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Payment Terms
As per the Terms & Conditions of the contract awarded to the miller by NAFED.
The contract between selected miller and NAFED shall be deemed as complete only
if
NAFED makes the representations and warranties set out in this Clause to the Miller on
the date of this Agreement.
1. Status
It is an entity, duly incorporated and validly existing under the law of its
jurisdiction and incorporation.
2. Binding obligations
The entry into and performance by it of, and the transactions contemplated by, the
Agreement including the Pledge do not and will not conflict with any law or regulation
applicable to it or any agreement or instrument binding upon it or ant of its assets.
It has the power to enter into, perform and deliver, and has taken all necessary
action to authorize its entry into, performance and delivery of, the Agreement
and the transactions contemplated by the Agreement.
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4. Validity and admissibility in evidence
a) to enable it lawfully to enter into, exercise its rights and comply with its
obligations in the Agreement; and
b) to make the Agreement admissible in evidence in its jurisdiction of
incorporation, have been obtained or effected and are in full force and effect.
Miller makes the representations and warranties set out in this Clause to NAFED on the
date of this Agreement.
1. Status
It is Company, duly incorporated and validly existing under the law of its
jurisdiction and incorporation and registered under the relevant provisions of
Companies Act of 1956 or 2013 or an LLP registered under LLP Act, 2008 or a
partnership firm registered under Indian Partnership Act, 1932 or a Cooperative
Society registered under MSCS Act, 2002 or a sole proprietorship.
It satisfies with and complies with and undertakes to comply at all times during
the currency of this Agreement, with the Minimum Eligibility Criteria with
respect to Financial and Technical Capacity as mentioned in the Tender document.
3. Binding obligations
The entry into and performance by it of, and the transactions contemplated by, the
Agreement including the Pledge do not and will not conflict with any law or
regulation applicable to it or any agreement or instrument binding upon it or any
of its assets.
It has the power to enter into, perform and deliver, and has taken all necessary
action to authorize its entry into, performance and delivery of, the Agreement
and the transactions contemplated by the Agreement.
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(a) to enable it lawfully to enter into, exercise its rights and comply with its
obligations in the Agreement; and
(b) to make the Agreement admissible in evidence in its jurisdiction of
incorporation, have been obtained or effected and are in full force and effect.
Indemnity
The miller shall indemnify NAFED and keep indemnified against any loss or
damage, claims, compensation, penalty, fine, levies, etc. on account of slackness,
deficiency, failure to observe any obligations under the contract, failure to comply
with statutory/ mandatory provisions pertaining to the contract by the miller in
respect of the services provided etc., whatsoever.
Force Majeure
Either Party shall be excused from any delay or failure in performance required
hereunder if caused by reason of any occurrence or contingency beyond its
reasonable control, including, but not limited to, acts of God, acts of war, fire,
insurrection, strikes, lock-outs or other serious labour disputes, riots, earthquakes,
floods, explosions or other acts of nature.
The obligations and rights of the Party so excused shall be extended on a day-to-day
basis for the time period equal to the period of such excusable interruption. When
such events have abated, the Parties’ respective obligations hereunder shall resume.
Severability
If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or enforceable for any reason,
the remaining provisions will continue in full force without being impaired or
invalidated in any way. The parties hereto agree to replace any invalid provision with
a valid provision which most closely approximates the intent and economic effect of
the invalid provision.
Integrity Pact
The Service Provider agrees to enter into an Integrity Pact as per enclosure.
Holiday Listing
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Applicable Law Jurisdiction and Dispute Resolution:
This Agreement shall be constituted and the legal relation between the parties hereto
shall be determined and governed according to the laws of Republic of India and only
courts at Delhi and the High Court at Delhi shall have the jurisdiction in all matters
arising out of / touching and/or concerning this agreement and parties to this
agreement agree to irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of those courts for
purposes of any such proceeding. The aforementioned exclusive and irrevocable
jurisdictions of aforesaid courts are irrespective of place of occurrence of any cause
of action pertaining to any dispute between the parties.
a. All or any disputes arising out or touching upon or in relation to the terms of this
Agreement and process thereof including the interpretation and validity of the
terms thereof and the respective rights and obligations of the parties shall be
settled amicably by mutual discussion failing which the same shall be settled
through arbitration. The arbitration proceedings shall be governed by the
Arbitration and Conciliation Act of 1996 (as amended up to date) or any statutory
amendments/ modifications thereof for the time being in force. The venue of the
arbitration shall be at New Delhi, India and language of arbitration shall be
English.
b. Nothing contained in this clause shall prevent the NAFED from seeking interim
injunctive relief against the Miller in the courts having jurisdiction over the
parties.
EXECUTION:
This agreement has been approved by the Competent Authority of NAFED vide approval
dated _________ in the file no ______ and on behalf of NAFED through the
_____________ who has duly been authorized by the Managing Director of NAFED vide
authorization letter dated ____________ which is enclosed herewith as Annexure ___ This
agreement is being signed on behalf of ______________ through its
Director/Partner/Proprietor ___________ S/o _____________ who has duly been
authorized by the Board of Directors of the Company vide Board resolution/partnership
firm/proprietorship firm dated __________ which is annexed herewith as annexure
_____________
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have signed this Agreement on the
date mentioned against their respective signatures
Signatures:
__________________________________ ______________________________
______
Name: Name:
Title: Title:
Date: Date:
Signature: Signature:
By signing this documents, I also confirm By signing this documents, I also confirm
that I am authorized to sign on behalf of that I am authorized to sign on behalf of
“NAFED” “Miller”
Witnesses Witnesses
1. 1.
2. 2.
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INTEGRITY PACT
Between
And
M/S -------Represented by Shri ----, Designated Officer by the BIDDER which expression shall
mean and include, unless the context otherwise requires, his successors and permitted assigns) of
the Second Part.
Preamble
NAFED has invited tender for supply of 1000 MT Indian Non Basmati Rice and intends to
award contract/s for purchase of the same under laid down organizational procedures,
NAFED values full compliance with all relevant laws of the land, rules, regulations,
economic use of resources and of fairness/transparency in its relations with its
bidders/contractors.
In order to achieve these goals, NAFED has appointed Independent External Monitors
(IEMs), who will monitor the tender process and the execution of the contract for compliance
with the principles mentioned above.
1. NAFED commits itself to take all measures necessary to prevent corruption and to
observe the following principles: -
NAFED will, during the tender process treat all bidder(s)/contractor(s) with equity
and reason. NAFED will in particular, before and during the tender process, provide
to all bidders/contractors the same information and will not provide to any bidder(s)
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confidential/additional information through which the bidder(s) could obtain an
advantage in relation to the tender process or the contract execution. NAFED will
exclude from the process all known prejudiced persons.
The Bidder/Contractor will not, directly or through any other person or firm, offer,
promise or give to any of NAFED’s employees involved in the tender process or in the
execution of the contract or to any third person any material or other benefit which he/she is
not legally entitled to, in order to obtain in exchange any advantage of any kind whatsoever
during the tender process or during the execution of the contract.
a. The Bidder/Contractor will not enter with other bidder(s)/contractor(s) into any
undisclosed agreement or understanding, whether formal or informal. This applies
in particular to prices, specifications, certifications, subsidiary contracts,
submission or non-submission of bids or any other actions to restrict
competitiveness or to introduce cartelization in the bidding process.
b. The Bidder/Contractor will not commit any offence under the relevant IPC/PC
Act. Further the Bidder/Contractor will not use improperly, for purposes of
competition or personal gain, or pass on to others, any information or document
provided by NAFED as part of the business relationship, regarding plans,
technical proposals and business details, including information contained or
transmitted electronically.
c. The Bidder/Contractor of foreign origin shall disclose the name and address of
its Agents/representatives in India, if any. Similarly the Bidder/Contractor of
Indian nationality shall furnish the name and address of its foreign principals, if
any. All the payments made to the Indian agent/representative will be in Indian
Rupees only.
d. The Bidder/Contractor will, when presenting the bid, disclose any and all
payments made or committed or intended to be made to agents, brokers or any
other intermediaries in connection with the award of the contract.
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Section 3- Disqualification from tender process and exclusion from future tenders/contracts
If NAFED disqualifies the Bidder/Contractor from the tender process prior to the
award of the contract according to Section 3, NAFED shall be entitled to demand and recover
the damages equivalent to Earnest Money Deposit/Bid Security, by forfeiting the same as
stipulated in the tender.
The Bidder/Contractor declares that it did not commit any transgressions in the last 3
years with any Company in any country with regard to any anti-corruption law or practice or
with any other Public Sector Enterprise in India that could justify its exclusion from the
tender process.
NAFED will enter into agreements with identical conditions as this one with all
bidders, contractors and subcontractors. NAFED will disqualify from the tender process any
bidder/contractor who does not sign this Pact with NAFED or violates its provisions.
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Section 7 – Criminal charges against Bidder(s)/Contractor(s) /Subcontractor(s)
The Monitor is not subject to instructions by the representatives of the parties and
performs his functions neutrally and independently. He reports to the MD, NAFED.
Bidders/Contractors accept that the Monitor has the right to access, without
restriction, all project documentation of NAFED including that provided by the Bidder/
Contractor. The Bidder/Contractor will also grant the Monitor, upon his request and
demonstration of a valid interest, unrestricted and unconditional access to its project
documentation. The same will also be applicable to Subcontractor. The Monitor shall treat
the information and documents of NAFED and the Bidder/Contractor/Subcontractor with
confidentiality.
NAFED will provide to the Monitor sufficient information about all meetings among
the parties related to the Project provided such meetings could have an impact on the
contractual relations between NAFED and the Contractor. The parties offer to the Monitor
the option to participate in such meetings.
The Monitor will submit a written report to the MD, NAFED within 8 to 10 weeks
from the date of reference or intimation to him by NAFED and should the occasion arise,
submit proposals for correcting problematic situations.
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Section 9 – Pact Duration
This pact begins when both parties have legally signed it. It expires for the
Bidder/Contractor twelve months after the last payment under the contract, and for all other
bidders six months after the contract has been awarded.`
If any claim is made/lodged during this time by either party, the same shall be binding
and continue to be valid despite the lapse of this pact as specified above, unless it is
discharged/determined by MD, NAFED.
This Integrity Pact is an independent agreement between the parties and is subject to
Indian Law. The arbitration clause if any in the tender / contract shall not apply to this
agreement. Place of performance and jurisdiction is the Registered Office of NAFED . i.e.
New Delhi.
Should one or several provisions of this agreement turn out to be void, the remainder
of this agreement shall remain valid. In such a case, the parties will strive to come to an
agreement to their original intentions.
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