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The Institute of Chartered Accountants of IndiaICAI BHAWAN
Board of Studies, Post Box No.36,
A-29, Sector-62, NOIDA-201309Telephone: Direct - 0120-3045938,
Board3045900 Extn. - 938Fax: 120-3045940, Website: www.icai.org
No.BOS/SJ/2013 Dated: August 06, 2013
Dear Sir,
Sub: Invitation to Send Quotes for Printing Work of CA Students
Journal,The Chartered A ccoun tant Student
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India has been
bringing out a monthlypublication- The Chartered Accountant
Students Journal since January 2010.The Journal is of 36 pages.
With ever-widening reach and readership base, thetotal circulation
of the journal stands at nearly 3, 50000 today.
The ICAI is initiating the process of engaging a printer of high
repute, longexperience and excellent record of accomplishment for
this journal frompublication of October 2013 issue. The posting
dates for the Journal are 26
th to
30th of advance month. The matter for printing would be
delivered to theprinter/bidder between 10th to 17th of the advance
month in a phased manner.The printer should ensure that the posting
should be within the time frame.
Broad details are as follows:
1. The finished size of Students Journal will be 195 mm x 273
mm.
2. There are 4 cover pages that are printed on art card of 170
GSM.
3. There will be 32 inner pages that are to be printed on:
(a) 70 GSM Map litho or
(b) 64/65 GSM Map litho or
(c) 60 GSM LWC Gloss/Matt or
(d) 64/65 GSM LWC Gloss/Matt
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(Printer should submit sample dummies of paper (Mentioning exact
nameand mill of the paper) with stamp of the printer and technical
specificationsheet from the mill. Suitable penalty will be imposed
in case of substandard paper usage, pre press, printing or binding
mistake, usage of lowquality of raw material such as ink etc., poor
performance, attitude towards
ICAI jobs etc.)
4. The Students Journal will be completely in four colour.
5. The total print quantity varies from month to month.
6. The printing press will be responsible for all pre-press work
includingpage-setting, inserting graphics, setting tables,
equations, showing anumber of proofs, making corrections, etc. The
press should have theirown infrastructure for the same. They should
also preferably possess animage setter and other related
infrastructure.
In case editorial support can also be provided by the press,
pleaseprovide details of experience and capabilities. Also, mention
the costsinvolved separately.
7. ICAI may ask printer to provide DTP operator for finalisation
of matter atICAI premises for which no extra payment will be made
to the printer.
8. The printing press should have sufficient infrastructure to
print the Journalon timely basis. (Provide the details of the
infrastructure available.)
9. The responsibility of printing individual addresses on the
Students Journal
will also rest with the printer. The work can be outsourced by
the printer toa reputed mailing agency, if the requisite
infrastructure is not availablewith them.
10.The printer will also process the mailing data provided by
the Institute. Thework will involve merging different files and
sorting them pin-code wise.Bundles of Students Journal shall be
made according to different pin-codes. Cases where pin-codes are
missing, sorting shall be done city-wise and different bundles are
made.
11.The printer will send the bundles of Students Journal, on the
scheduledmailing dates, in bags to the 'bulk' mailing department of
the post office fordistribution throughout the India. In addition
specified number of copieswill also be sent to the office in Noida
or any other place as desired byICAI.
12.The printer must have relevant experience of printing
periodicals. It shouldbe presently printing at least two
periodicals in the form of magazine,newspaper, newsletter or
journal. Such a publication must be registeredwith the Registrar of
Newspapers of India (RNI) and is dispatched througha Post
Office.
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13.No advance shall be paid. The payment shall be made by cheque
onemonth after the receipt of the bills. The press will also be
required todeposit earnest money / provide Bank Guarantee as per
the rules of theInstitute.
14. The rates quoted should be inclusive of all taxes and any
other charges,
which should be final to be paid.
15.There will be an agreement for Three years and the rates
shall not bechanged during the period.
You are requested to send the quotes and technical evaluation
data for the jobon the basis of the enclosed Mandatory
Prequalification Criteria (Annexure I)and Basic Job Specifications
& Scope of Work (Annexure II). You are requestedto provide the
quotes and technical evaluation data in the Annexures III and
IVrespectively in hard copy duly signed as well as compulsorily in
soft copy (CD).
The quotes must be sent latest by August 23, 2013 with the
latest updatedprofile of the company for the following two case
scenarios separately:
(1) Printing as well as other tasks mentioned in Annexure II
whenpaper will be sourced by printer.
(a) 70 GSM Map litho or
(b) 64/65 GSM Map litho or
( c) 60 GSM LWC Gloss/Matt or
(d) 64/65 GSM LWC Gloss/Matt
(2) Printing as well as other tasks mentioned in Annexure II in
anyother paper suggested and procured by you.
The specification of the paper such as Substance, Brightness,
Whiteness,Opacity, Gloss Smoothness etc. will be made clear at the
time of formal
agreement.
We would welcome any other information/innovation, which you
might like to giveto strengthen your case.
Sealed Quotations complete in all respect duly super scribing in
the envelop,
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Quotations For Printing of ICAI StudentsJournalshould be sent
bycourier/speed post to: Shri Vijay Kapur, Director, Board of
Studies, ICAI Bhawan,
A-29, Sector 62, Noida (UP), Pin: 201309 or drop in the Drop Box
kept in theground Floor of the Research Block of , ICAI Bhawan,
A-29, Sector 62, Noida. Incase of any further details, please
contact:
K Sudhakaran, Assistant Director, Board of StudiesThe Institute
of Chartered Accountants of IndiaICAI Bhawan, A-29, Sector-62,
Noida- 201 309Ph.No. 0120-3045938(Direct)Mobile: 9310588232E.Mail:
[email protected]
Thanking You
Yours truly,Sd//-
(VIJAY KAPUR)Director
Board of Studies
Enclosures:
1. Annexure I Mandatory prequalification criterion2. Annexure II
- basic job specifications & scope of work3. Annexure III quote
format4. Annexure IV technical evaluation data format
http://220.227.161.86/30578bos20467annexure-I.pdfhttp://220.227.161.86/30579bos20467annexure-II.pdfhttp://220.227.161.86/30580bos20467annexure-III.xlshttp://220.227.161.86/30581bos20467annexureIV.xlshttp://220.227.161.86/30581bos20467annexureIV.xlshttp://220.227.161.86/30580bos20467annexure-III.xlshttp://220.227.161.86/30579bos20467annexure-II.pdfhttp://220.227.161.86/30578bos20467annexure-I.pdf
