Chhattisgarh State Co-operative Dairy Federation Limited Inviting ca firms for statutory auditor of f.y. 2025-26

Chhattisgarh State Co-operative Dairy Federation Limited Inviting ca firms for statutory auditor of f.y. 2025-26

1. Nature of Work

What the selected CA firm has to do:

• Conduct Statutory Audit for FY 2025–26
• File Income Tax Return of the federation
• Prepare Audit Note in Hindi
• Submit audit deliverables as per federation requirements

2. Eligibility Criteria

To qualify, the CA firm must meet all:

  Empanelled with Registrar, Cooperative Societies, Chhattisgarh
  Head office must be in Raipur or Durg
  Minimum 15 years of experience
  Minimum turnover of ₹50 lakh each year in FY 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
  Minimum 5 partners
  At least 3 FCA partners
  At least 2 DISA-qualified partners

Interpretation:

This is a restrictive eligibility tender—small CA firms likely cannot qualify.

3. Firm Requirements

Documents/details required:

• ICAI Firm Registration Number
• PAN
• GST Registration
• Head office address
• Constitution date of firm
• Experience proof
• Turnover proof
• Partner details
• FCA details
• DISA qualification proof
• Cooperative audit assignment proof (last 3 years)

Important:

Missing supporting documents can lead to technical rejection.

4. Advance Requirements

Before submission:

Tender submission structure:

Envelope A → Technical Bid
Envelope B → Financial Bid
Envelope C → Outer sealed cover

Affidavit required:
On ₹100 stamp paper (notarized), declaring:

• Authorized bidder
• No relatives in federation board/employment
• No blacklisting
• No criminal cases

Security Deposit / EMD:
Integrity pact mentions EMD/security deposit via Bank Draft, but amount is not clearly specified in the tender document.

5. Location Requirement

Mandatory office location:

Only firms having head office in:

• Raipur
  or
• Durg

Submission office:
Federation office, Raipur

Interpretation:

Outside firms are effectively excluded.

6. Contract Details

Contract type:
Professional service contract (Audit engagement)

Contract period:
FY 2025–26

Selection basis:
L1 (Lowest Bidder)

Tie-break:

1. Experience score
2. Turnover score
3. Cooperative audit score
4. FCA strength
5. DISA strength
6. Lottery if still tied

Integrity pact validity:
Up to 5 years or completion of contract obligations

7. Financial Details

Minimum professional fee:
₹3,00,000 + GST

Includes:

• Statutory Audit
• Income Tax Return filing
• Audit note in Hindi

Bid format:

Quoted amount

• GST
  = Grand total