Empanelment of CA Firm for Concurrent Audit of Bihar Education Project Council

The Bihar Education Project Council (BEPC), popularly known as Bihar Education Project (BEP) was established in the year 1991 with the purpose of bringing about quantitative and qualitative improvement in the school education system in Bihar.

General Instructions

(a) The bidder should prepare and submit its offer as per instructions given in this section.

(b) Instructions/ Guidelines for tenders for electronic submission of bids on line have been mentioned below for assisting the prospective bidders to participate in e-tendering.

(c) Registration of Bidder: To participate m the e-tendering process, the bidders/agencies are required to get themselves registered with Bihar Government Centralized e-Procurement Portal, i.e.,https://www.eproc2. bihar.gov.in, shall contact the helpdesk at the following address, “eProc 2.0 Help Desk Address: mjunction services limited RJ Complex, 2nd Floor, Canara Bank Campus, Khajpura, Ashiana Road, P.S. – Shastri Nagar, Patna 800 014, Bihar, Toll Free Number: 1800 572 6571, Email Id: Working Hours: 8AM to 7PM (All days in week except few selected state holidays)” or may visit the link https://eproc2.bihar.gov.in and also inform this to BEPC.

(d) Digital Signature certificate (DSC): Each bidder is required to obtain a class-II or Class-III Digital Signature Certificate (DSC).

(e) The bidder can search & download NIT & Tender Documents electronically from computer once he logs on to the eProcurement Portal https://www.eproc2.bihar.gov.in using the Digital Signature Certificate. This is the only mode of collection for Tender Documents.

(f) Submission of bids: Bids are to be submitted through online mode to the e­Procurement Portal https://eproc2.bihar.gov.in at a time for following activities – one while uploading documents for submission of technical bid & the other at the time of submission of Financial bid before the prescribed date & time as mentioned in Clause XIX in Notice Inviting Tender(NIT) using the Digital Signature Certificate (DSC). The documents will get encrypted (transformed into non-readable formats).

Scope of Work

In conducting the Audit, attention should be given to the following:

a. All funds have been used in accordance with the condition of the relevant financial norms and financial regulations with due attention to economy and efficiency, and only for the purpose for which the financing was provided.

b. Generally accepted accounting principles are followed by all entities who are authorized to incur expenditure under Samagra Shiksha, other fund of Govt. of Bihar.

c. Goods, works and services financed have been procured in accordance with relevant provisions of the Procurement Procedure prescribed for the purpose. Proper documents, namely, purchase orders, tender documents, invoices, vouchers, receipts, pay bills, TA bills etc. are maintained and linked to the transactions and retained till the end of the Programme.

d. All necessary supporting documents, records and accounts have been kept in respect of all programme expenditure including expenditure covered by Statement of Expenditure. Clear linkages should exist between the books of accounts and reports presented to the Government of India and the State Government.

e. Expenditure incurred under Samagra Shiksha, is strictly in accordance with the financial norms prescribed in the Samagra Shiksha framework or any other clarifications issued from time to time. The expenditure statements / financial statements included in the statement of expenditure of the relevant period represent a true and fair view or implementation and operations of the programme at the end of the financial year and of resources and expenditure for the year ended on that date.

Eligibility Criteria (Pre- Qualification Criteria)

1. Basic Criteria for the Concurrent Auditor for Participating in Proposal Process

a. The firm must have been empaneled with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICA[) or Institute of Cost Accountant of India.

b. The firm must have been in existence for at least 10 years register with ICAI / CMA before 31.01.2022.

c. The firm’s average annual turnover* of the last 3 Financial Year not be less than Rs. 20.00 lakhs i.e. F.Y. 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20.

d. The firm must have experience of working in all at least 02 Govt./PSU assignment for Concurrent Audit in preceding 04 years between F. Y. 2017-18 to 2020-21.

e. The firm must have goods and service tax registration.

f. The firm must have filed income tax Returns for preceding 03 years for the F.Y. 1.e. 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20.

g. The firm must have audit team, of minimum 06 (Articles /audit clerk) and other audit staff who have qualified the Intermediate/ PE II/PCC/IPCC Examination of the ICAI /CMA.

h. It is necessary to have at least minimum 04 full time chartered accountant / Cost Accountant / Partners / Employees as on 31.01.2022 or thereafter in the firm.

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