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Tamil
Nadu Freebies: Govt asks mixer makers to state concerns in tender
Wednesday June 22, 2011 12:48:04 PM,
IANS
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Chennai:
The Tamil Nadu government has asked manufacturers of grinders,
mixers and laptops to state their concerns regarding its tender to
source these products for free distribution in the state.
At the pre-bid meeting with the manufacturers held here Tuesday,
the government asked them to send in their views and concerns in
writing, industry sources told IANS.
"Going by the product specifications listed in the tender, it is
evident that the government is focused on distributing good
quality products," Coimbatore Wet Grinder Manufacturers
Association (COWMA) secretary D. Krishnamurthi told IANS.
Vijay Srinivasan, marketing director at Maya Appliances
manufacturers of Preethi brand of mixers, said: "The government
seems to be clear on the quality aspect. It does not want poor
quality products even though it is for free distribution."
The state government has floated a tender for sourcing grinders,
mixers and fans numbering 25 lakh each, and an international
competitive tender for 912,000 laptops.
The grinders, mixers and fans will be distributed to families
eligible to draw rice from the public distribution system (PDS)
while laptops will be given to students of government-owned or
aided educational institutes.
At the pre-bid meeting, COWMA members had requested some changes
in the product specifications and the eligibility conditions.
"We had asked the government to go in for 26 gauge thickness
stainless steel drum that is currently used in manufacture of
grinders, instead of 22 gauge thickness as bending has to be done
by machines," Krishnamurthi.
The grinder manufacturers have also suggested to the government to
opt for lower-powered motor, instead of the 150 watt motor
stipulated in the tender.
According to Krishnamurthi, the manufacturers also want the
government to increase the size of the consortium from the
stipulated two/three member, so that COWMA members could put in
their bids, and also relax the minimum turnover conditions for the
bidders.
"Citing the rule that small-scale units need not pay earnest money
deposit (EMD), we have requested the government to exempt the
small grinder makers from the EMD condition," Krishnamurthi said.
The manufacturers have also suggested advance payment to
successful bidders.
A mixer manufacturer said: "The participants raised issues like
the length of power chord, jar size and others related to
specifications. All these are related to the cost of
manufacturing. Only when the government freezes the product
specifications, we can say whether the government's target price
could be met."
The Tamil Nadu government has estimated the two-jar mixer tender
at Rs.5 billion, grinder at Rs.6 billion and the table fans at
Rs.2.5 billion.
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