Bare ActsThe Tamil Nadu Transparency in Tenders Act, 1998 and Rules, 2000

Section 2

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The words ‘four years’ was substituted by the words ‘six years’ by the TNTIT (Amendment) Act, 2004 (Tamil Nadu Act 33 of 2004) sec. 2 (w.e.f. 01.10.2004). 3. The words ‘six years’ was substituted by the words ‘eleven years’ by the TNTIT (Amendment) Act, 2006 (Tamil Nadu Act 28 of 2006) sec. 2 (w.e.f. 01.10.2006) 4. The words ‘eleven years’ was substituted by the words ‘sixteen years’ by the TNTIT (Amendment) Act, 2012 (Tamil Nadu Act 6 of 2012) sec. 2 (w.e.f. 01.10.2011].*[Substituted for ‘(c) from certain departments of Government, public sector undertakings, statutory boards and such other institutions only in respect of goods manufactured or services provided by them for a period not exceeding sixteen years from the date of commencement of this Act’ by the TNTIT (Second Amendment) Act, 2012 (Tamil Nadu Act 31 of 2012), sec. 5(i) [TNGGE No.320 / 15-11-2012] (w.e.f. 07-12-2012) [TNGGE No.342 / 7-12-2012 (No.II(2) / FIN / 815(g)/2012) - G.O.Ms.No.422, Finance (Salaries), 7th December, 2012]. 22 Omitted by the TNTIT (Second Amendment) Act, 2018, (Tamil Nadu Act 17 of 2018), sec. 7(3), w.e.f. 26-06-2018. (TNGGE No. 136, dated 13.04.2018 & TNGGE No. 224 / 26-06-2018 (No.II(2)FIN/549(d))/2018 - G.O.Ms. No.206, Finance (Salaries), 26th June 2018].) *[(dd) from domestic enterprises only in respect of goods manufactured or produced, services rendered by them]: Provided that such procurement shall not exceed twenty five percent of the total requirement in that procurement and shall be at a price not exceeding the price of the lowest tender in respect of the remaining seventy five percent:Provided further that in case of a single procurement involving clauses (c) and (dd), such procurement shall not exceed forty percent of the total requirement in that procurement.*[the clause- ‘(dd) from domestic small scale industrial unit for the reserved items identified by the Central Government: Provided that where a procuring entity intends to procure any of such reserved items, the procuring entity shall procure such item from the domestic small scale industrial units and the provisions of sections 9 and 10 shall apply to such procurement’ -inserted by the TNTIT (Amendment) Act, 2001 (Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 2001) sec.3 [TNGGE No.667 / 24-09-2001] (w.e.f. 1-12-2001). [TNGGE No.44 / 21-11-2001 (No.II(2) / FIN / 888(m-a) / 2001.- G.O.Ms. No.451, Finance (Salaries), 16th Nov. 2001]. - Substituted by the TNTIT (Second Amendment) Act, 2012 (Tamil Nadu Act 31 of 2012), sec. 5(i) [TNGGE No.320 / 15-11-2012] (w.e.f. 07-12-2012) [TNGGE No.342 / 7-12-2012 (No.II(2) / FIN / 815(g)/2012) - G.O.Ms.No.422, Finance (Salaries), 7th December, 2012] as detailed below,‘(dd) from domestic small-scale industrial units in respect of goods manufactured by them: Provided that such procurement shall not exceed twenty five percent of the total requirement in that procurement and shall be at a price not exceeding the price of the lowest tender in respect of the remaining seventy five percent: Provided further that in case of a single procurement, involving clauses (c) and (dd), such procurement shall not exceed forty percent of the total requirement in that procurement.’ - further substituted, excluding provisos thereto “(dd) from domestic enterprises only in respect of goods manufactured or produced, services provided or rendered by them:”;, by the TNTIT (Amendment) Act, 2017 (Tamil Nadu Act 45 of 2017), sec. 3(i) [TNGG No.261 / 07-08-2017] (w.e.f. 19.09.2017) [TNGG No.295 / 19-09-2017 (No. II(2)/FIN/783(d)/2017) - [G.O. Ms. No. 269, Finance (Salaries), 19th Sept. 2017].] TAMIL NADU TRANSPARENCY IN TENDERS ACT, 1998. 13 23[(e) from the rate contracts of Association of State Road Transport Undertakings;] 24[(f) by spot purchase of agricultural commodities, agricultural produce and livestock from primary producers; by spot purchase of cotton by Spinning Mills; by spot purchase of animals for the Government programmes or schemes or for the Government departments from shanties; of Sugarcane purchase from farmers by the State Public Sector Undertakings or Co-operative Sugar Mills; of paddy by Direct Purchase Centres of the Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation; of clothing by the Government Departments or the State Public Sector Undertakings from the Tamil Nadu Handloom Weavers’ Co-operative Society; and 25[from similar organizations] and of similar goods and services, as may be notified by the Government;] 26[(g) of cement from the Tamil Nadu Cement Corporation Limited, or of paper from the Tamil Nadu Newsprints and Papers Limited: 23 Substituted for ‘(e) from the rate contracts of Director-General of Supplies and Disposals and Association of State Road Transport Undertakings’ by the TNTIT (Second Amendment) Act, 2018, (Tamil Nadu Act 17 of 2018), sec. 7(4) [TNGGE No.136 / 13-04-2018], w.e.f. 26-06-2018. [TNGGE No.224 / 26-06-2018] (No.II(2)FIN/549(d))/2018 - G.O.Ms. No.206, Finance (Salaries), 26th June 2018]. 24 Substituted for ‘(f) by spot purchase of cotton by Spinning Mills, Oil Seeds and Oils by Tamil Nadu Agro Industries Corporation or Tamil Nadu Oil Seeds Growers’ Federation Limited, animals from shanties,Sugarcane by Sugar Mills, Paddy by direct purchase centres of Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation, Clothing by Co-optex from registered Primary Weaver Co-operatives, Milk by Tamil Nadu Co-operative Milk Producers’ Federation from Districts and Primary Milk Co-operative Societies, Palm oil by Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation from Tamil Nadu Oil Seeds Growers’ Federation for Noon Meal Scheme, Clothing by Government Departments, Public Sector Undertakings and statutory departments from Co- optex and similar organisations and materials as may be notified by Government’ by the TNTIT (Second Amendment) Act, 2012 (Tamil Nadu Act 31 of 2012) sec. 5(iii) [TNGGE No.320 / 15-11-2012], (w.e.f. 07-12-2012) [TNGGE No.342 / 7-12-2012 (No.II(2) / FIN / 815(g)/2012) - G.O.Ms.No.422, Finance (Salaries), 7th December, 2012]. 25 Substituted for the expression “by similar organisations” by the TNTIT (Second Amendment) Act, 2018, (Tamil Nadu Act 17 of 2018), sec. 7(5) [TNGGE No.136 / 13-04-2018], w.e.f. 26-06-2018. [TNGGE No.224 / 26-06-2018] (No.II(2)FIN/549(d))/2018 - G.O.Ms. No.206, Finance (Salaries), 26th June 2018]. 26 Added by the TNTIT (Amendment) Act, 2001 (Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 2001) sec. 3(b) [TNGGE No.667 / 24-09-2001] (w.e.f. 1-12-2001). [TNGGE No.44 / 21-11-2001 (No.II(2) / FIN / 888(m-a) / 2001.- G.O.Ms. No.451, Finance (Salaries), 16th Nov. 2001]. TAMIL NADU TRANSPARENCY IN TENDERS ACT, 1998. 14 Provided that,- (a) a committee consisting of the Secretary to Government, Industries Department, the Secretary to Government, Finance Department and the Chairman-cum-Managing Director or the Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Cement Corporation Limited shall determine the price of cement to be procured; (b) the price of paper shall be negotiated with the Tamil Nadu Newsprints and Papers Limited by the procuring entity.] 27[(h) by the Co-operative Federations from their Federating units or Primary Co-operative Societies, of goods manufactured or services provided by them.] 28[(i) of question papers, required for conducting examinations subject to a certificate to be recorded by the procuring entity in the following format, namely.- “I am personally satisfied that material procured are of requisite quality and specifications and have been procured from a reliable supplier at a reasonable price.” 29[(j) of consultancy and financial services from the Tamil Nadu Water Investment Company Limited or the Tamil Nadu Infrastructure Fund Management Corporation Limited or the Tamil Nadu Urban Infrastructure Financial Services Limited with the prior approval of the Government: Provided that a committee, consisting of the Secretary to Government of the Department concerned, the Secretary to Government, Finance Department and the Managing Director or the Chief Executive Officer concerned, of Tamil Nadu Water Investment Company Limited or the Tamil Nadu Infrastructure Fund Management Corporation Limited or the Tamil Nadu Urban Infrastructure Financial Services Limited, as the case may be, shall determine the fee for the services to be procured; 27 Added by the TNTIT (Second Amendment) Act, 2012 (Tamil Nadu Act 31 of 2012) sec. 5(iv) [TNGGE No.320 / 15-11-2012], (w.e.f. 07-12-2012) [TNGGE No.342 / 7-12-2012 (No.II(2) / FIN / 815(g)/2012) - G.O.Ms.No.422, Finance (Salaries), 7th December, 2012].. 28 Added by the TNTIT (Amendment) Act, 2017 (Tamil Nadu Act 45 of 2017), sec. 3(ii) [TNGG No.261 / 07-08-2017] (w.e.f. 19-09-2017) [TNGG No.295 / 19-09-2017 (No.II(2)/FIN/783(d)/2017) - [G.O. Ms. No. 269, Finance (Salaries), 19th September 2017]. 29 Added by the TNTIT (Amendment) Act, 2018 (Tamil Nadu Act 11 of 2018), sec. 2 [TNGGE No.46 / 31-01-2018], (w.e.f. 17-10-2017) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 17th day of October 2017. Tamil Nadu Ordinance 6 of 2017. [TNGGE No.333 / 17-10-2017]. TAMIL NADU TRANSPARENCY IN TENDERS ACT, 1998. 15 (k) of coal from Coal India Limited or Singareni Collieries Company Limited or any other similar Public Sector Undertakings; (l) of services of chartering of vessels owned by the Shipping Corporation of India;] 30[(m) from the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) - Special Purpose Vehicle through rate contract, on-line bidding, on-line reverse auction and any other mechanism provided by the said Government e- Marketplace - Special Purpose Vehicle, as may be notified by the Government.]

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