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Indian Overseas Bank General Administration Department, Central Office, Fifth Floor, Annexe Building, #763, Anna Salai, Chennai 600 002 Phone:044-2852 4212 www.iob.in EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) for EMPANELMENT OF INSURANCE BROKERS LAST DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF FILLED IN FORMS : 24.10.2017 WITH ENCLOSURES 15:00 HRS 1

EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) Definitions: BANK means, unless excluded by and repugnant to context or the meaning thereof, shall mean Indian Overseas Bank. EOI means this Expression of Interest for Empanelment of Insurance Broker for the Bank. Bidder means an Insurance Broker submitting the proposal in response to EOI. Contract means the EOI document and acceptance thereof and the agreement duly executed between the Indian Overseas Bank and the Insurance Broker together with the documents referred to therein including the conditions and instructions given by the Bank, from time to time. Expression of Interest (EOI) for Empanelment of Insurance Brokers: Indian Overseas Bank, a nationalized Bank constituted under the Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, -1970, and having its Corporate Office at 763, Anna Salai Chennai 600002 invites Expression of Interest for empanelment of Insurance Brokers for assisting the Bank in preplacement, placement & post placement services of various insurance policies for the various assets of Bank. The applicants should meet the selection criteria listed elsewhere in the document. The empanelment would be for a period of ONE year and extendable for a further period of two years, on approval of competent authority of Bank.. THE ROLE: The role of the insurance broker would be advisory in nature and the advice of the broker would not be binding on the Bank. The strategy of the Bank would be maximum risk coverage with minimum premium outgo. The services rendered by the broker shall be free of cost to the Bank and the Bank shall not entertain any request for remuneration / reimbursement etc. This EOI document is neither an offer letter nor a legal contract, but an invitation for expression of interest for empanelment alone. The empanelment however does not guarantee any award of work. A Committee would select a competent insurance broker from among the empanelled entities for assisting the Bank, through a method as deemed appropriate. The selected Insurance Broker shall have to sign a non-disclosure agreement with the Bank. The Bank also reserves its right to terminate the assignment in case it is not satisfied with the services of the selected Insurance Broker. 2

No contractual obligation on behalf of the Bank what so ever shall arise from this EOI process unless contract of engagement is signed and executed by duly authorized officers of the Bank and the vendor, subsequent to empanelment process. The eligible and interested applicants may collect the Empanelment Document from the above office by paying non-refundable application fee of Rs.1000/- (Rupees One Thousand only) by way of Cash/Demand Draft favouring Indian Overseas Bank Chennai payable at Chennai. Alternatively, the documents can also be downloaded from the website of Bank namely www.iob.in and the application fee of Rs.1000.00 (Rupees One Thousand Only) by way of Demand Draft favouring Indian Overseas Bank Chennai payable at Chennai shall be submitted along with the Empanelment Documents. The document submitted without the prescribed fee will be liable for rejection. Applicants, who have purchased the empanelment document directly from our office, need not enclose DD (for application fee) while submitting the filled application form. 3

SCOPE OF WORK Scope: The successful Insurance Broker shall assist the Bank in providing the below mentioned essential service, together with any other service pertaining to Insurance needs of Bank, in terms of industry practice. Evaluating insurance needs of the Bank including insurance of assets against external events, for customization, design and placement of insurance policies. Functioning as a Strategic Consultant for the Bank and assisting the Bank in pre-placement, placement and post placement process of the Insurance program. Facilitating insurer meetings & assisting in negotiating the best price from the Insurer(s). Recommendation & placement confirmation Providing support in designing the Service Level Agreement to be signed between the Insurance Company and the Bank highlighting the scope of services and timeline. Providing support in lodging of the claims, getting the surveys done and settlement of the claims including claim monitoring & periodic reviews. Submission of report on claims made by the Bank, claims settled, claims rejected by the insurer, periodically. Pre-Placement Services The successful Insurance Broker would be overseeing the Strategic designing and Initialization of the Policies of Bank, in co-ordination with various Departments of the Bank. The Strategic Conceptualization of the following action items would be undertaken with Bank which will have the following Action Heads. Analysis of existing Insurance Policy / Policies Advising Cost Containment measures for Bank s Policies Validation and Forecasting of Additional Coverage Benefits Claims Management and Service Mapping Claims Tracking of existing and future claims Grievance Handling Process Designing Communication Plans 4

Placement Services The successful Insurance Broker would be acting as a Strategic Consultant and would be assisting the Bank in selection & bidding process. Placement Strategy Determine evaluation criteria for Insurer selection in association with Bank Evaluation of insurance needs of various assets/products/activities of the Bank. Draft RFQ (request for Quotation) to be shared with Bank for approval prior to distribution Asses Bank service requirements and Insurer capabilities in the marketplace Request placement quotations from Insurers (through sealed bids) Evaluation of Quotes Ensure that all Insurers have quoted for approved RFQ terms and conditions. Analysis & Comparison of Quotes. Identification of Lowest Offer L1. Facilitate meeting(s) with L1 Insurer. Assist in Negotiating the best price from the Insurer. Recommendation & Placement Confirmation Recommend L1 Insurer. Placement as per agreed terms and conditions. Policy Analysis To ensure policy terms & conditions are adhered to, as per the RFQ provided. Data consolidation for policy issuance Post Placement Services The successful Insurance Broker would be functioning as a Strategic Consultant arm of Bank and would be assisting in the Post Placement Process of the program. They would undertake the following action items as Post Placement. a) Servicing Support Designing the Service Level Agreement to be signed between Insurer and Bank highlighting the scope of services & timelines, single point of contact for all Policy vetting services, establish clear escalation matrix for query resolution, etc. 5

b) Claim Monitoring & Periodic Review Monthly / Quarterly utilization report & presentation. Quarterly Third Party Administrator data audit to ensure consistency between claims filed and claims cleared by the Insurance Company / TPA. c) Service Level Agreement Set deliverables and expectations with Insurers & Third Party Administrator / Surveyors, Claim Volume Handling, Claims Escalation Handling, Endorsement Data Handling etc. d) Turn Around Time (TAT) Analysis Monitoring delivery by Third Party Administrator / Insurer as per agreed Service Level Agreement 6

EMPANELMENT ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA Applicants who wish to submit the EOI, must meet the following minimum eligibility criteria of the Bank: Sr. No. Eligibility Criteria Documents to be Enclosed 1. The applicant should be holding a valid IRDA license to do General Insurance Broking by IRDA and the license should be in force while submitting the bid. 2. The applicant must be a Company registered with Registrar of Companies under Company s Act 1956 and must be in existence for the past 5 years. 3. The applicant should have been empanelled as Insurance Broker for at least ONE Public Sector Bank / Financial Institutions as on 31/3/2017 4. The applicant shall have offices across India. Shall have Office at least in the FOUR Cities viz., Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata 5. The applicant should have average annual turnover of Rs. 25 Lakhs during the past 3 years. 6. The applicant should not have been blacklisted/barred/disqualified by any regulator/statutory body / Employer Copy of License certificate and renewal thereof issued by IRDAI Certificate of incorporation and certificate of commencement of business, duly attested by authorized signatory Copies of Engagement letter as Insurance Brokers, Issued by the Bank(s) / Financial Institution(s). Details of Branches across India with Address and Contact details on letter head. Chartered Accountant Certified Copy of Audited Balance Sheets, for the past three years. Attach a Notarized Affidavit to this effect as per format in Annexure 5 7

Applicant will be evaluated for all the above parameters, for empanelment. Those applicant not qualifying any one of the above six criteria will be rejected straightway. For those applicants who qualify the above minimum criteria would be rated as per the Evaluation Criteria - ratings (marks) detailed elsewhere in this document. The marks would be totaled to arrive at the final score. The applicants scoring the top five marks ONLY would be empanelled with the Bank. In other words, a bidder has to comply with each of the PQ criteria (mandatory requirement) to qualify for further evaluation based on ratings. If the applicant fails to satisfy any one of the PQ criteria, then the agency would be disqualified. 8

GENERAL RULES AND INSTRUCTIONS TO APPLICANTS APPLICATION FEE The empanelment document may be obtained from the above Office of the Bank by paying the application fee amount of Rs.1000/= (Rupees One Thousand Only) by means of Cash / DD in favour of Indian Overseas Bank. In the event of the empanelment form downloaded from the Bank website, the applicant must pay the Application Fee of Rs.1000/- only by way of DD favoring Indian Overseas Bank payable at Chennai. Note that the Application Fee is non refundable irrespective of the applicant being qualified or not. Failure to submit the DD or remitting the Fee in any other manner shall render the bidder ineligible for empanelment. The bidder shall submit the Application Fee in a separate envelope superscribing as Application Fee for Empanelment of Insurance Brokers AMENDMENT TO EOI Bank at its own for any reason, or in response to a clarification by a prospective applicant, but prior to the deadline of submission of Bids, may modify the EOI, by way of amendment(s). The said amendment shall be posted on the website of the Bank and will be binding to all applicants. No separate communication shall be set out for the same. Hence, all prospective applicants must visit the website before final submission of Bids. The Bank may extend the timelines to accommodate and allow for reasonable time to respond for such amendment, solely at its discretion. SUBMISSION OF BIDS The Bid shall be submitted in hard copy in sealed envelopes only. No bid or part of bid shall be submitted vide E: mail or in any other form. The prospective bidder shall submit the bid in two Envelopes: 1 st Envelope must be sealed and super subscribed as Application Fee for Empanelment of Insurance Brokers 2 nd Envelope must be sealed and shall contain the Application Document and must be super subscribed as Application Document for Empanelment of Insurance Brokers 9

The application properly super scribed in the manner prescribed above should be deposited in the Tender Box at the Place, Venue, Date and Time mentioned below: Last Date of Submission of Application Day Time Venue 24.10.2017 Tuesday 15:00 Indian Overseas Bank, General Administration Department Central Office, 5 th Floor, Annex Building, 763, Anna Salai, Chennai - 600 002, Tamil Nadu, India. If the Envelopes containing the empanelment document are not sealed, the Bank takes no responsibility for the bid s misplacement or premature opening and they may be liable of being ineligible. Bids sent through post/courier will be at the risk and responsibility of the applicant and if such bids are received after due date and time, the same would be rejected straightaway. If the last day of submission of bids is declared as a holiday by act or any circumstances beyond the control of the Bank, the next working day will be deemed to be the last day for submission of the EOI. The bid which is deposited after the said date and time shall not be considered. BID OPENING The bid shall be opened in the presence of the bidder s authorized signatory or bidder s representative, on the scheduled date and time. The bidder s representative must carry an authority letter to represent the bidder, failing which; the Bank may not allow him to remain present at the time of bid opening. The bidder s representatives are required to sign an attendance register kept during the opening of the bid. The Bidders may note that no further notice will be given in this regard. Further, in case the bank does not function on the aforesaid date due to unforeseen circumstances or holiday, then the bids will be opened at the same venue same time on the next working day; unless otherwise such change may be notified to all bidders. 10

The preliminary scrutiny of the Bids received will be done to determine whether they are complete in all respects as per the requirement of EOI, whether the documents have been properly signed and whether items are offered as per EOI requirements, whether technical documentation as required to evaluate the offer has been submitted. If there are requirements as per EOI not fulfilled by the Bidder the Bank may reject the bid at its discretion. ASSIGNMENT: The successful Broker firm shall not assign to any one, in whole or in part, it s obligations to perform under the EOI/agreement, except with the Bank s written consent. INDEMNITY: The Bidder warrants that the inputs provided by them shall not infringe upon any third party intellectual property rights, including copyrights, trademarks, patents, any other intellectual property rights, any breach of confidential data, violation of any contractual obligations and all bidders shall indemnify the Bank against any claims relating to the violations of any of the above. The Bidder shall not disclose any of the information of the Bank acquired in context of this EOI either through e: mail, or as part of the Bid or during discussions or handed over by Bank during discussions to any other clients / organizations / agents / distributors / brokers. The bidder shall indemnify the Bank for any such breach of confidential information whether made by the Bidder or its representatives or to whom the Bidder has parted with the information. NON DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT: The bidder shall not disclose or breach any confidential information shared by Bank in connection with this EOI and shall treat those information as confidential. The bidder shall furnish an undertaking to this effect as given in Annexure 2. DISPUTE RESOLUTION: All disputes and differences of any kind whatsoever in connection with this EOI or arising out of and in course of the process of selection of the Bidder or executing the agreement with the selected bidder shall be resolved amicably. In case of failure to resolve the dispute and difference amicably, the matter may be referred to mutually agree sole arbitrator or joint arbitrator in case of consensus not arrived on a single arbitrator as per the provisions of The Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996. The venue being Chennai India for Arbitration 11

JURISDICTION: Any and all disputes or differences arising out of or during execution of contract, shall be decided by Courts or Tribunals situated in Chennai. FORCE MAJEURE: The bidder shall not be liable for default or non-performance of the obligations under the EOI, if such default or non-performance of the obligations under EOI is caused by any reason or circumstances or occurrences beyond the control of the bidder, i.e. Force Majeure. For the purpose of this clause, Force Majeure shall mean an event beyond the control of the bidder, due to or as a result of or caused by acts of God, wars, insurrections, riots, earth quake and fire, events not foreseeable but does not include any fault or negligence or carelessness on the part of the bidder, resulting in such a situation. In the event of any such intervening Force Majeure, the Bidder shall notify the Bank in writing of such circumstances and the cause thereof immediately within seven calendar days. Unless otherwise directed by the Bank, the Bidder shall continue to perform / render / discharge other obligations as far as they can reasonably be attended / fulfilled and shall seek all reasonable alternative means for performance affected by the Event of Force Majeure. In such a case, the time for performance shall be extended by a period (s) not less than the duration of such delay. If the duration of delay continues beyond a period of three months, the Bank and the Bidder shall hold consultations with each other in an endeavor to find a solution to the problem. Notwithstanding above, the decision of the Bank shall be final and binding on the Bidder. OTHER CONDITIONS: Bidders are not permitted to modify, substitute, or withdraw proposals after its submission. The EOI must be submitted with a covering letter enclosing documents/ information indicated below and the declaration, signed by the authorized signatory with Seal of the Company. All pages are required to be stamped & signed by authorized signatory. The role of the insurance broking firm/company would be advisory in nature in respect of choice of insurance company from whom the insurance policy is to be obtained or the terms and conditions and 12

coverage of insurance policy. The advice of the firm/company would not be binding on the Bank. The strategy of the Bank would be maximum risk coverage with minimum premium outgo. Bank will have the discretion to call tender from Insurance companies directly for any of the policies Bank can discontinue the consultancy service/brokerage at any time when the services are not found acceptable to the bank in the best interest of the Bank. The evaluation procedure to be adopted for the bid will be the sole discretion of the Bank and the Bank is not liable to disclose either the Ranking or Reasoning to the prospective or shortlisted or selected bidder(s). Expression of Interest needs to be submitted in hard copy in a sealed envelope. Proposals received by facsimile shall be treated as invalid and shall be rejected. Only detailed complete proposals in the form indicated, received prior to the closing time and date of the proposals, shall be taken as valid. Intending insurance broking firms/companies are required to submit their applications (EOI) giving full particulars about their organization, technical personnel in the organization, competence and experience in this line of business to the following address. Deputy General Manager Indian Overseas Bank General Administration Department 5 th floor, Annex Building 763 Anna Salai Chennai 600002 Applications (EOI) received after last date and time for submission of application (EOI) will be summarily rejected. After the receipt of offers, the Bank will scrutinize the offers and may call broker to give presentation and shortlist the broker as per requirement. Thereafter, broker will be engaged for insurance work for one year initially and engagement will be renewed subject to satisfactory performance. To give fresh business to engaged broker is totally at Bank s discretion, and 13

mere engagement will not give any right to the broker. Last date for submission of offer will be 24.10.2017 at 15.00 Hrs. Only bids from Bidders meeting the eligibility criteria and submitting the complete and responsive bids will be evaluated and compared. LIST OF DOCUMENTS TO BE SUBMITTED List of Documents as required as per Eligibility Criteria listed above. List of Document as required as per Scheme for Awards of Marks as below. All Annexure as mentioned in this EOI document. Copy of Certificate of Incorporation, Memorandum and, Articles of Association, details of Registered Office, Address for communication, key contact person etc. A copy each of audited balance sheet of the last three years. (2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17) Copy of Board resolution authorizing the person to sign the papers on behalf of the company Any other document in support of the information provided in the application. 14

EVALUATION CRITERIA All the bids submitted will be scrutinized by the Bank s appointed committee. The Bank at its discretion and its own right may waive minor nonconformity or irregularity if the same is not material deviation. Banks decision with regards to this is final and the waiver shall be binding to all the bidders and all prospective bidders are required to take a note of this. All the Bids shall be scrutinized with respect to the Minimum Eligibility Criteria detailed above in this document, for further evaluation for empanelment. The bidders not meeting the minimum eligibility criteria would be rejected. The bidders who qualify the minimum eligibility criteria would be evaluated based on the Evaluation Criteria mentioned below and Ranked based on the marks awarded. The bidders shall submit necessary proof in support of the details sought as per Scheme of Awarding Marks (see below). Top FIVE Ranked Bidders would be empanelled with the Bank and used for Insurance Requirements of the Bank. During the process of scrutiny and evaluation of bids, the Bank may at its discretion, seek clarification from all or any of the bidders. The said clarification shall be responded by the bidder(s) within the stipulated time. The Bank may, at its discretion take an appropriate decision if the said clarification is not responded by the bidder(s). The selected Bidder shall be informed by e-mail and have to conform to the terms of this EOI / Bank. SCHEME FOR AWARDING MARKS: Sr. No. Parameter Allocation of Marks Total Marks 1 Number of Years of Experience in the Insurance Broking Field. 0 to 2 years 0 marks 3 to 5 years - 3 Marks 6 to 10 years 7 Marks Max. Marks: 10 11 and above 10 Marks 10 15

2 Experience in no. of years in Insurance Broking with Public Sector Banks / Financial Institutions (As on 31st March 2017) Max Marks: 10 3 Listed as Insurance Broker with Public Sector Banks 4 6 (As on 31st March 2017) Max. Marks: 20 Nos. Of Branches All Over India. (Minimum FOUR locations) Max. Marks:20 Qualified Staff Max. Marks:10 1 to 2 Years 2 marks 3 to 5 Years - 5 Marks 6 to 10 Years 7 Marks 11 and above 10 Marks 1 to 2 Banks 5 Marks 3 to 5 Banks - 10 Marks 6 to 10 Banks 15 Marks 11 and above 20 Marks Office at FOUR Metro locations 5 Marks If having Offices at the following Locations: Bangalore, Coimbatore, Hyderabad (each 1 Marks) 3 Marks For Each additional Office, other than above -1 mark Max Points - 20 Marks Engineering Graduate (Min 3) - 2 Marks Law Graduates (Min 3) 2 Marks Management Graduates (Min 3) - 2 Marks For Each additional Qualified staff 1 marks each subject to maximum of 4 marks 10 20 20 10 7 Average Annual Turnover in the past three years Max. Marks:10 Avg. Annual Turnover: Rs.25 Lakhs to Rs.50 Lakhs - 2 Mark More than Rs.50 Lakhs up to Rs.100 Lakhs - 5 Mark More than Rupees ONE Crore - 10 Marks Total (Maximum Marks) 80 10 16

APPLICATION FORMAT 1 Name of the Applicant / Firm / Company 2 Registered Address: Address for Communication: 3 Contact Information Office Phone Number: Mobile Number: E-Mail: 17

4 Status of the Firm: (Please tick appropriate box) Company LLP Partnership Proprietary Firm Individual (attach proof) 5 Name of the Directors with professional qualifications (if any): 6 Year of Establishment: 7 Registration Details Companies/ Firm Registration Number & Date: IRDA License No.: Place of Issue: Income Tax PAN: GST No.: Others, if any: (attach proof) 18

8 Turnover of the Company / firm (Please attach copy of audited balance sheet and profit & loss account for three consecutive years) 2014-15 :Rs. 2015-16 :Rs. 2016-17 :Rs 9 Registration With PSBs / PSUs / FIs. Furnish Names, Category, Registration Details etc. 10 List of Branches along with addresses. 11 Key Personnel Details (Enclose details separately) YES NO 19

12 Please confirm that you undertake Insurance Broking Service without any fee / charges from the Bank. YES NO 13 Please confirm that you have enclosed Annexure I to Annexure V, as per format enclosed with this empanelment document. YES NO 14 Details of Application Fee DD No. : Date: Issuing Bank / Branch: D E C L A R A T I O N All the information furnished by me / us here above is correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. I / we have no objection if enquiries are made about the work listed by me / us in the accompanying sheets / Annexures. I / We agree that the decision of Indian Overseas Bank in selection of Insurance Broker will be final and binding to me / us. I / We have read the instructions and I / we understand that if any false information is detected at a later date the empanelment shall be cancelled at the discretion of the Bank. Place : Date : SIGNATURE OF THE APPLICANT NAME & DESIGNATION SEAL OF ORGANISATION 20

Annexure 1 Bid Covering letter (On Company s Letterhead) Reference No: Date: The Deputy General Manager, Indian Overseas Bank, Central Office, 5 th Floor, Annex Building, 763, Anna Salai, Chennai - 600 002, Tamil Nadu, India. Dear Sir, SUB: EOI for Empanelment of Insurance Broker. Ref: EOI/IOB/2017-18/01/dtd We, the undersigned, having examined the EOI document including all its ANNEXUREs the receipt of which is hereby duly acknowledged, offer for Empanelment of Insurance Broker in conformity with the said EOI and thus we submit the relevant documents as required. We agree to abide by and fulfill all the terms and conditions of the said EOI, Including all the Instructions, Technical Specifications, Terms and Conditions and Scope of Work of the subject EOI Authorised signatory Date: Place Name Designation 21

Annexure 2 Non-Disclosure Agreement (On 100 Rupees Non Judicial Stamp Paper) WHEREAS, we,.., having hereinafter referred to as the Bidder, are agreeable to enter into Insurance Broker agreement for Managing Insurance policies & Claims on policies such as but not limited to Fire, Burglary Bankers Indemnity, Group Mediclaim, Master Policy, Card Holder cover & Transactions, Bank Employees Group Accident etc with Indian Overseas Bank, having its registered office.hereinafter referred to as the BANK and, WHEREAS, the Bidder understands that in the course of submission of the offer for Empanelment of Insurance Broker and/or in the aftermath thereof, it may be necessary that the Bidder may perform certain jobs/duties on the Banks properties and/or have access to certain plans, documents, approvals or information of the BANK; NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, the Bidder agrees to all of the following conditions, in order to induce the BANK to grant the Bidder specific access to the BANK s property/information. The Bidder will not publish or disclose to others, nor, use in any services that the Bidder performs for others, any confidential or proprietary information belonging to the BANK, unless the Bidder has first obtained the BANK s written authorization to do so. The Bidder agrees that notes, specifications, designs, memoranda and other data shared by the BANK or, prepared or produced by the Bidder for the purpose of submitting the offer to the BANK for the said solution, will not be disclosed to during or subsequent to submission of the offer to the BANK, to anyone outside the BANK. The Bidder shall not, without the BANKs written consent, disclose the contents of this Request for Proposal (Bid) or any provision thereof, or any specification, plan, pattern, sample or information (to be) furnished by or on behalf of the BANK in connection therewith, to any person(s) other than those employed/engaged by the Bidder for the purpose of submitting the offer to the BANK and/or for the performance of the Contract in the aftermath. Disclosure to any employed/engaged person(s) shall be made in confidence and shall extend only so far as necessary for the purposes of such performance. Authorised signatory Date: Place Name Designation 22

EOI COMPLIANCE STATEMENT Annexure 3 SUB: EOI/IOB/2017-18/01/dtd. For Empanelment of Insurance Broker DECLARATION We understand that any deviations mentioned elsewhere in the bid will not be considered and evaluated by the Bank. We also agree that the Bank reserves its right to reject the bid, if the bid is not submitted in proper format as per subject EOI. Compliance Description Compliance Remarks / Terms Condition s Scope of Work and We hereby undertake and agree to abide by all the terms and conditions including all Annexures, corrigendum(s) etc. Stipulated by the Bank in this EOI. (Any deviation may result in this EOI & subsequent Amendments will lead to disqualification of bids) We certify that the systems/ services offered by us for tender confirms to the specifications stipulated by you except the following Deviations. (Yes / No) Yes Yes Scope of As detailed in the EOI Yes Work Deviations No Deviations No Deviations No Deviations Date: Place- Authorised Signatory Name & Designation 23

Annexure 4 Compliance Declaration/Undertaking (Notarized on 100 Rupees Stamp Paper) We hereby declare that as on date we have not been barred/ blacklisted/disqualified by any Regulatory/ statutory Body. Date: Signatory Authorised Place- Designation. Name & 24

Annexure 5 Undertaking for Terms of Engagement (On Company s Letterhead) We hereby undertake and confirm that we have understood the scope of work properly and shall comply with the terms of engagement. Date: Authorised Signatory Place- Name & Designation. 25