Government of Odisha

Works Dep*artment

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

File No.075s6soo222o1l- \99f1 nlu, dated, LO -n-V:ly

Sub:- Amendment to Para-3.5.5(v) of the OPWD Code, Volume-|.
After careful consideration Government have been pleased to make amendment to
Para-3.5.5(v) of the Odisha Public Works Department Code, Volume-l with the following
modification.

'Additional Performance Security shall be obtained from the bidder when the bid amount is
less than estimated cost put to tender. ln such an event, only the successful bidder who has
quoted less bid price/rates than the estimated cost put to tender shall have to furnish the
exact amount of differential cost i.e. estimated cost put to tender minus the quoted amount
as Additional Performance Security (APS) in shape of Term Deposit Receipt pledged in
favour of Divisional Officer/Bank Guarantee in favour of the Divisional Officer from any
Nationalized/Scheduled Bank in lndia counter guaranteed by its local branch at
Bhubaneswar within seven days of issue of Letter of Acceptance (LoA) by the Divisional
Officer (by e-mail) to the successful bidder othenrvise the bid of the successful bidder shall
be cancelled and the Earnest Money DeposiUBid Security shall be forfeited. Further,
proceeding for blacklisting shall be initiated against the bidder."

1 This shall take effect from the date of issue of this Office Memorandum.
2. The codal provision exist$ in Works Department Office Memorandum No.14299Aff
dt.03.10.2017 standtpartially modified to the above extent with effect from the date of issue
of this Office Memorandum.
3. This has been concurred in by the Finance Department vide their U.O.R. No.1530-ACSF
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Copy fonvarded to P. S to Hon'ble [t/inister, Works, Odisha for information and
necessary action.
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lr/emo No. \L\q 6 \ nlrl, dated, 2o -O1 -)'\(

Copy forwarded to OSD to Chief Secretary, Odisha i Sr. P.S. to Development
Commissioner-cum-Additional Chief Secretary, Odisha / Sr. P.S. to Principal Secretary, Finance
Deptt. for information and necessary action
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Copy fonruarded to the Principal Accountant General (A&E), Odisha, Bhubaneswar /
Principal Accountant General (E & S R Audit), Odisha, Pur2E;anch, Puri for information and
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FA - cum- Addl. Secretary to Government

Memo No. \qq63 AI/, dated, % -(\-relf
Copy forwarded to All Departments / Managing Director, OB & CC Ltd., Bhubaneswar /
Managing Director, OCC Ltd., Bhubaneswar for information and necessary action.

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Copy fonruarded tc EIC (Civil), Odisha / All Chief Engineers, Odisha / All Superintending
Engineers / All Executive Engineers (All under Works Department) for information and wide
circulation among subordinate offices qcKm" 1oa.tQ
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Memo No. \qq 6)- Ny', ,[o - og -tcl.f
Copy fonruarded to OSWAS with a request to upload it in the web-site of
Works Department. <r1t"'1 '2, ,4 'l(
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lVlemo No. \qq 6 6 A/y', dated, Ao - 01 -)c'\(
Copy forwarded to the Director, Printing, Stationary & Publication, Odisha, Cuttack by e-
mail (deputvdirectorpp@redifmail.com) for publication of this Office Memorandum in the next
issue of Odisha Gazette and supply 20 (Twenty) copies to this Department for official use.

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Copy forwarded to fuC-l Section / A/C-ll Section / Road Section / Plan Section / Building
Section / Budget Section i N.Hs. Section / FC & AA Section / PPP Cell / EAP Cell, Works
Department for information and necessary action.
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