Submission of tender:

1. According to the directions contained in the Notice inviting tenders, the contractors are required to submit their tender on or before the date and hour fixed for the same duly filled in, signed and witnessed.
2. Before that he has to deposit the Earnest Money in the manner prescribed in the P.W.D Form-6

Opening of tenders:

1. The sealed tenders received are to be opened in the presence of the contractors or their representatives tendering for the work at the time and place already notified.
2. The Divisional Accountant should also be requested to be present on such occasion wherever possible.
3. The officer opening the tenders has to read out the rates offered in case of Item rate and percentage rate tenders and amount in case of Lump sum tenders for information of all those present.
4. To avoid tampering in rates etc. in the original tenders, before a comparative statement is made out and put up to him by the office, he has to attests the corrections, overwriting etc. in red ink, number them and put his initial at the foot of each page of documents attached to the tenders.
5. Tenders containing unauthorized corrections and mutilations are liable to rejection.
6. The tenders which are not received in proper form duly filled in or signed or are not supported by the requisite Earnest Money are to be summarily rejected and a record of such cases to be kept in the Register of tenders received.