Issuance of Clarification No.1

(1 लेपाल टलिंकत्त राष्ट्र निर्माण हाम्रो लक्ष्य ation building is our goal. NEPAL TELEC Ref. No.: NDCL/CTO/ICB/01/083-84 : 0 Cha. No.: 165 Date: October 14, 2026 To, All Prospective Bidders, Subject: Issuance of Clarification Assuance of Clarification No.1 In reference to the Tender IFB No. NDCL/CTO/ICB/01/083-84 for Procurement of Lease Service Delivery of International Bandwidth, we hereby issue Clarification No. 1 as per Clause No. 8 of Section I: Instructions to Bidders (ITB) of the tender document for your reference. With Regards, Drawendra Kumar Chaudhary Manager, Central Procurement Department Office of the Chief Technical Officer प्रमुख प्राविधिक अधिकृतको कार्यालय, सी.टी.ओ. फोन: ९७७ १ ४२१०१०५ केन्द्रिय खरिद विभाग, केन्द्रिय कार्यालय, Registered in the name of प्रबन्धक फोन: +299 १ ¥ 240308 भद्रकाली, काठमाडौं, नेपाल Nepal Doorsanchar Company Limited 0070: +977 14210105 Office of the Chief Technical Officer, Central TTT दूरसंचार et लिमिटेडको Manager Tel: +977 14210309 Procurement Department, Central Office, नाममा दर्ता भएको Email: [email protected] Bhadrakali, Kathmandu, Nepal NEPAL DOORSANCHAR COMPANY LIMITED Clarification No. 1:1FB No. NDCL/CTO/ICB/01/083-84 for procurement of Lease Service Delivery of International Bandwidth SN. [Section No. त्र No. [clause [Bidders Query [NT Gaarification तारक Nepal Telecom accepts guarantees from foreign banks. The guarantee format specifically requires counter guarantee by a Nepalese |Please confirm ifthe bank guaratee will be done By |pjease refer to ITB 21 Bid security, under 1. |Section 1 instructions to Bidders commercial bank. indian Nationalised bank. peep c. ee os pune |Your proposed issuing bank has a corresponding relationship witha How soon the BG can be released, Nepalese bank that can provide the counter guarantee. __|Counter gurantee for PG 2 _ [Section il. Evaluation and पर Qualification Criteria _ |All pending litigation/arbitration (treated as resolved against bidder) must T [Qualification Criteria (2.2) not exceed 50% of bidder's net worth. Please exclude this clause As per the bid document. 3 Section V. Schedule of The proposed gateway connectivity link shall be operational 24x7 and have [Please follow the (standard SLA -99.50%) Requirements at least 99.86% availability for IPT and IPLC Service. lUnplanned Service credit calcualtion As per the bid document. | [Section v. Schedule of [Requirements Completion Schedule. [Delivery timeline 75 days from the PO [Please change the delivery timelines to 12 weeks ___|As per the bid document. For goods supplied from outside Nepal, the Supplier ‘shall be entirely [Suggested additions: Any tax deduction at source [responsible for all taxes, stamp duties, license fees, and other ‘such levies _|shall be made as per Nepal-India DTAA. Nepal imposed outside Nepal. However, Tax deduction at source shall be applied | Telecom should share the withholding tax receipt as per taxation laws of Nepal. as evidence of deposit of TDS withheld in stipulated time. 11.2 For goods supplied from within the Nepal, the Supplier shall be हर | ९१४।९।/ responsible for all taxes, duties, license fees, etc., incurred until 5 ee, Conditions 116 taxes and Duties _ delivery of the contracted Goods to the Purchaser. ean buat entsrcate sie 1.3 ‘Tax deduction at source shail be applied as per taxation law of Nepal. 11.4 Hany tax exemptions, reductions, allowances or privileges may be available to the Supplier in Nepal, the Purchaser shall use its best efforts to lenable the Supplier to benefit from any such tax savings to the maximum allowable extent | Gan you please confirm that all liabilities, including ॥ | |Section VI. General Conditions ISLA credits, outage credits, service credits, LD, © Tot contract (GCC) 29. Limitation of Liability | +1 segregate liability is capped at the Total Contract Price, but treatment sahsinieny aunt. || eRMPOCSEE TIAL) a lof credits and LD within the cap is unclear. पण ? boonies Conditions 128, patent indemnity liability to is also covered under the overs et sewers दयाको hid fren indemnity appears excluded from the liability cap, ॥ ४०५ bel Please confirm if this Exclude Force Majeure, purchaser-caused events, approved planned 8 ISection ४. Schedule of 4. Annexures{0) maintenance, regulatory restrictions, acts of Please refer GCC 31 Force Majeure and Annex Requirements : |government, cable cuts and failures outside D, SLA details The 99.86% availability commitment does not comprehensively define Supplier's reasonable control from SLA calculations. exclusions. [And please change this to 99.5% 9 2.Qualification Criteria | Bidder must show more than 1.13 Tops handling and at least 300 Gbps [Please confirm the document that is required in Bidder shall submit necessary user experience (2.4 (24.22.43) supplied to a single entity. this regards certificates/authentic documentary evidence. (On convenience termination, can you please add 10. [Section Vt. General Conditions In Termination for ithe clause that the supplier will be paid for services lof Contract (GCC) Convenience (34.3) _| Purchaser may terminate for convenience without clear protection for _|rendered, and ETC for the balance contract period |committed capacity and unrecovered investments. 45 per the Tender Document [Considering the capital-intensive nature of the ‘telecom industry, kindly clarify whether a bidder demonstrating positive EBITDA, positive operating 1 [Section Evaluation and [2:Quaification पपन ककल ern eee रिना लहन? the tender requires the 806275 ‘Asa a negative accounting net worth [Assets minus Total Liabi ७, can arise from historical losses, spectrum liabilities, [capable telecom oper ७७१ negative |deferred finance costs, AGR liabilities or other L Acer net worth due to hi legacy balance-sheet adjustments. [As per the bid document az pectone: Special Conditions | 60८15.6 [Can you please change the clause to intrest lof Contract a The SCC states that interest on d [applicable for delayed payements |॥5 per the bid document at AK