TACTV

EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EoI)

FOR

ALLOTMENT OF PRIVATE LOCAL CHANNELS IN THE

VACANT PLACES OF CABLE TV SERVICE OF
TAMILNADU ARASU CABLE TV CORPORATION LTD

EoI No: TACTV/EoI/Local Channels/4/2014 dt.27.02.2014

Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation Ltd.,

11/22, Mangadusamy Street, Nungambakkam,
Chennai 600 034.

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 TAMIL NADU ARASU CABLE TV CORPORATION LTD
(A Govt. of Tamil Nadu Undertaking)
11/22, Mangadusamy Street, Nungambakkam,
Chennai 600 034.
Ph: 044-28221233, Fax: 044-28253021, email:arasucabletvcorp@gmail.com

EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) NOTICE

Ref: EoI No:TACTV/EoI/Local Channels/4/2014 dt.27.02.2014.

Introduction:

Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation Ltd invites Expression of Interest

(EOI) from the interested and eligible PLCs who are willing to operate their
channels in the vacant channel slots at the H1 rates specified against each
Corporation/Taluk as given below:
*Service Tax Extra as applicable.
Upset Price per
Sl.No. District Place Vacant Slots month (Rs.)
1 Ariyalur Jeyamkondam 3 31300
2 Ariyalur HQ 7 29000
3 Coimbatore Metupalayam 3 32444
4 Pollachi 6 57400
5 Kinathukadavu 9 10000
6 Cuddalore Titakudi 8 10160
7 Dharmapuri Dharmapuri HQ 2 56800
8 Harur 8 12500
9 Palacode 8 12000
10 Papireddipatti 9 13000
11 Pennagaram 9 12000
12 Dindigul Dindigul HQ 5 115000
13 Ottanchatram 8 18300
14 Palani 5 40100
15 Nilakottai 8 36000
16 Kodaikanal 5 20125
17 Erode Bhavani 4 20600
18 Anthiyur 8 10500
19 Gobichithipalayam 1 33500
20 Perundurai 3 17000
21 Sattyamangalam 4 24400
22 Kanchipuram Chengalpattu 3 45500
23 Madurathagam 8 36100
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 24 Tirukalukundram 7 10100
25 Kanchipuram HQ 6 210000
26 Karur Krishnarayapuram 9 20600
27 Krishnagiri Krishnagiri HQ 7 91000
28 Denkanikottai 9 14000
29 Utangarai 9 14000
30 Madurai Peraiyur 3 10750
31 Thirumangalam 2 16600
32 Vadipatti 6 12000
33 Melur 5 25100
34 Nagapattinam Kilvelur 8 11000
35 Nagapattinam HQ 5 61750
36 Vedaranyam 5 10500
37 Namakal Kumarapalayam 4 21500
38 Paramathi Velur 8 20000
39 Tiruchegodu 5 22000
40 Rasipuram 2 12900
41 Perambalur Perambalur HQ 7 52000
42 Kunnam 7 10750
43 Pudukottai Aranthangi 4 14500
44 Pudukottai 3 45000
45 Gandarvakottai 5 11000
46 Keeranur 9 10000
47 Ponamaravatti 7 15100
48 Ramanathapuram Kilakarai 5 10500
49 Mudukulathur 7 10500
50 Rameshwaram 9 25000
51 Paramakudi 5 32100
52 Ramanathapuram HQ 2 75500
53 Salem Yercaud 9 11000
54 Edapadi 1 16500
55 Mettur 3 26500
56 Sangagiri 5 16500
57 Valapadi 1 17000
58 Sivagangai Devakottai 8 17500
59 Sivagangai HQ 5 34600
60 Ilayankudi 9 12100
61 Tirupathur 9 56500
62 Karaikudi 5 56100
63 Thanjavur Papanasam 2 13600
64 pattukottai 5 27450
65 Thiruvidaimaradur 1 11700
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 66 Nilgiris Coonoor 8 17300
67 Gudalur 9 17050
68 Udhagamandalam 6 50100
69 Kothagiri 8 10650
70 Theni Periyakulam 1 18500
71 Uthampalayam 4 12000
72 Andipatti 5 18000
73 Cumbum 4 26000
74 Bodi 3 26000
75 Theni HQ 2 70000
76 Thoothukudi Tiruchendur 7 61000
77 kovilpatti 5 75500
78 Thoothukudi HQ 2 251000
79 Ottapidaram 9 10000
80 Vilathikulam 5 15100
81 Tiruchi Manaparai 3 14000
82 Thuraiyur 9 20001
83 Musiri 7 13600
84 Tiruchi HQ 7 276300
85 Tirunelveli Ambasamuthiram 4 33000
86 Kalakadu 7 19000
87 Nanguneri 8 19000
88 Sambavar 9 16000
89 Sivagiri 6 13000
90 Tirunelveli HQ 4 321000
91 Veerakeralamputhur 8 16000
92 Radhapuram 8 31000
93 Sankarankoil 3 30000
94 Tenkasi 3 36000
95 Tiruvannamalai Arani 6 28500
96 Polur 7 10500
97 Vandavasi 7 12600
98 Chengam 9 12000
99 Thandarampattu 9 10500
100 Tiruvanamalai HQ 1 59500
101 Tirupur Avinashi 4 11000
102 Kangayam 8 10100
103 Palladam 2 10110
104 Dharapuram 7 10700
105 Tiruvallur Tiruttani 8 30000
106 Tiruvallur HQ 2 80500
107 Ponneri 9 30000
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 108 Tiruvarur Needamangalam 9 10600
109 Koothanallur 7 10300
110 Mannargudi 2 20300
111 Thiruthuraipoondi 5 15001
112 Tiruvarur HQ 5 44000
113 Vellore Arakkonam 5 10600
114 Arcot 6 12000
115 Vaniyambadi 8 11000
116 Vellore HQ 4 227000
117 Walajapet 7 16700
118 Tirupathur 4 13500
119 Gudiyatham 8 26000
120 Ambur 9 26000
121 Villupuram Kallakurchi 5 42500
122 Tindivanam 7 20100
123 Ginjee 9 20100
124 Tirukoilur 8 20100
125 Ulundurpet 9 20100
126 Virudhunagar Arupukottai 6 35000
127 Kariapatti 5 11300
128 Rajapalayam 6 80000
129 Sattur 6 27100
130 Sivakasi 6 94000
131 Srivilliputhu 1 26100
132 Tiruchuli 9 11600
133 Virudhunagar HQ 7 100000
773

EOI enclosures:

The following items shall be enclosed along with the EOI application.
1 Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) of Rs.25,000/- for each vacant channel slot in District
Headquarters and Rs.10,000/- for each vacant channel slot in the Taluks by way of
Demand Draft drawn in favour of Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation Ltd
payable at Chennai
2 Copy of Registration Certificate issued by the Competent
Authority
3 Copy of Service Tax Registration Certificate
4 Three months upset price by way of Demand Draft drawn in favour of Tamil Nadu
Arasu Cable TV Corporation Ltd. as Performance Guarantee.
5 The selection will be made on “Lot” basis. If the EOI applications received are
more than the available vacant channel slots, preference for the allotment will be
given to the Private Local Channels already operating under TACTV Corporation
and the lot system will be adopted for only the remaining Bidders

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 The Expression of Interest (EOI) application can be downloaded free of
cost from our website www.tactv.in from 28.02.2014 onwards.

Timeline:

Call for EOI released 28.02.2014

Final submission of EOI Application 17.03.2014 up to 3.00 PM
Opening of EOI Application 18.03.2014 at 11.00 AM

EOI applications along with necessary enclosures shall be placed inside

the sealed envelope clearly marked and dropped in the Tender boxes kept in the
Office of the Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation Ltd. The EOI applications
will be opened in the office of the Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation Ltd.
Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation Ltd reserves the right to accept or reject
any EOI application made pursuant to this request at its own discretion without
assigning any reason thereof.

MANAGING DIRECTOR

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 TAMIL NADU ARASU CABLE TV CORPORATION LTD
(A Govt. of Tamil Nadu Undertaking)
11/22, Mangadusamy Street, Nungambakkam,
Chennai 600 034.
Ph: 044-28221233, Fax: 044-28253021, email:arasucabletvcorp@gmail.com

1.EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EoI) APPLICATION FORM

1.PLACE APPLIED FOR: _____________________________

2.CARRIAGE FEE (PER MONTH) Exclusive of Serv.Tax: Rs._________

(In words:_________________________________________________)

3. General Details about the Bidder

Sl. Particulars Please furnish the details

No.
1 Name of the Company and year of
incorporation

2 Nature of the Company

(Public/Private/
Partnership/Sole Proprietorship)
Name of the Promoter/Directors

Name of the Channel

3 a) Registered office

Address

Telephone Number/Mobile No.

Fax Number

Email Address

4 a) Permanent Account Number

b) Service Tax Registration Number

c) Bankers name and address

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 4.EMD payment particulars

Sl.No. DD No & Date Name of Bank Amount (Rs.)

a. The EMD amount should be paid individually for each of these

places.
b. The EMD of the unsuccessful Bidders will be returned after the
acceptance of the successful tender, within a reasonable time consistent with the
rules and regulations in this behalf.
c. The above EMD held by Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation
Limited” (TACTV) will not earn any interest thereof till it is returned
d. EMD of the successful Bidder will be returned after the issue of Work
Order or can be adjusted against the security deposit payable by the successful
bidder.
e. Any bid not secured with the EMD amount will be rejected by TACTV
non-responsive.
f. The EMD amount may be forfeited:
if a bidder withdraws the bid during the period of bid validity
specified in the tender OR
in the case of successful bidder, if the bidder fails to sign the
contract or to submit the Security Deposit.

5. Performance Guarantee:

Three months Upset Price by way of Demand Draft drawn in favour of

Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation Ltd. Payable at Chennai as
Performance Guarantee.
Sl.No. DD No & Date Name of Bank Amount (Rs.)

6. SECURITY DEPOSIT:
a. The Security Deposit will be 5% of the Carriage Fee and should be paid
within 15 days from the date of receipt of order.
b. The SD furnished by the successful Bidder in respect of this tender will
be retained by TACTV for a period of 12 months
c. The SD held by TACTV till it is returned to the successful Bidder will
not earn any interest thereof.

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 d. If the successful Bidder fails to remit the SD within the above said
period, the EMD remitted by him will be forfeited to TACTV and their tender will
be held void.
e. If the successful Bidder fails to start the operation within the stipulated
time, the Security Deposit and Performance Guarantee amount remitted will be
forfeited.

7. Details in support of Eligibility Criteria

S.No. Minimum Eligibility Criteria Proof to be submitted for
fulfilling the eligibility
Eligibility Criteria
1 Should be registered as a cable TV Copy of Registration certificate
operator /Local Channel provider with the issued by the Postal authorities
Postal Department within the particular
district for which the Bidder is applying.
2 Should be registered with Service Tax Copy of Service Tax Regn.
Department. Certificate (ST-2) or ST.3
certificate
3 Those who were selected in the earlier Tender-cum-Auction and have not
remitted the tendered carriage fee amount are not eligible to participate in this
Tender.
4 The existing PLCs are informed to clear their dues till Dec 2013. The
outstanding dues will be verified by TACTV, Head Office at Chennai and
Allotment Order will be given only to those who have cleared their dues as
stated above.

8. Application Evaluation:
If the Number of Applicants is more than the vacancy specified, the
allotment of Channels will be made on lot system. Preference for the allotment
will be given to the Private Local Channels already operating under TACTV
Corporation and the lot system will be adopted for only the remaining Bidders

9. Agreement
a. The successful Bidder should execute an agreement for the fulfillment of the
contract in the non-judicial stamp paper of value of Rs. 20 as per the format indicated by
TACTV within two weeks from the date of receipt of order.
b. The conditions stipulated in the agreement should be strictly adhered to and
violation of any of the conditions will entail termination of the contract without prejudice
to the rights of TACTV which also have the right to recover any consequential losses
from the successful Bidder.
c. If the Bidder fails to act upon the tender conditions or backs out when their
tender is accepted, their SD will also be forfeited to TACTV.
10. Assigning of Tender whole or in part

The successful Bidder should not assign or make over the contract, the benefit or
burden thereof to any other person or persons or body corporate. They should not
underlet or sublet to any person(s) or body corporate for the execution of the contract or
any part thereof.

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11. Payment Clause

Every successful Bidder shall pay the carriage fee of a month before the last working
day of the succeeding month.
12. Date of Activation:
The successful Bidder should commence the operation within 7 days from the
date of allotment order. TACTV will not be responsible for any delay on
commencement of the channel by the PLC allottee. The payment will be
calculated from the 8th day from the date of receipt of the allotment order
irrespective of the commencement of the channel.
13. Renewal of Agreement:
a. Initially the Agreement is executed only for 12 months from the date of
activation..
b. If the performance of the Bidder is satisfied, the Company may extend the
Agreement for a further period of 12 months with an increase of 10% over the
existing carriage fees.
14. Arbitration
In case of any dispute, the matter will be referred to an Arbitrator under
"Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996". The arbitration should be held in Chennai only
and the Courts at Chennai, India only should have jurisdiction in relation thereto.

15. Checklist for Enclosures(Tick √ wherever applicable)

1 Filled and signed Tender Document YES NO

2 EMD amount YES NO
3 Three Months Upset Price as Performance Guarantee YES NO
Eligibility Criteria YES NO
1 Copy of Registration certificate issued by the Postal authorities of YES NO
the particular district for which the Bidder applies.
2 Copy of Service Tax Regn. Certificate (ST-2) or ST-3 YES NO

NOTE: Please ensure the entire relevant boxes are ( √ ) against each column
checked.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Bidders must ensure to submit all the required documents
indicated in the Tender document without fail.

16. Important Notice

The Bidder should sign and affix seal on every page of the Tender Document as
indicated below and the complete signed original Tender Documents should be
submitted in respective covers without fail:
I/We ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------have gone
through the terms and conditions and will abide by them as laid down above.

Name of the Bidder:

Signature:
Name of Authorized person:
Seal of the Bidder

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