B.S. Reddy, C.J.

FACTUAL MATRIX:

1. The Assam. Electronics Development Corporation Ltd. (AMTRON) had issued a Notice Inviting Tender (NIT) dated 23.11.2005 inviting bids for execution of the contractual work in the 4th Phase of Rajiv Gandhi Computer Literacy Programme (RGCLP) in three hundred schools in the State of Assam. As per the tender notice the interested tenders were required to submit their bids two parts, i.e. (a)Technical Bid, and (b) Commercial Bid, in separate sealed envelopes for the supply of hardware, software, courseware and connected accessories and provision of computer education service in government high schools on B0T (Build Own Operate and Transfer) basis. The last date and time of submission of tender was fixed on 19.12.2005 at 2 PM and the date and time for opening of technical bid was fixed at 3 PM on the same day. It was further indicated in the notice that the date and time for opening of commercial bid would be intimated separately to such of those bidders who qualify in the technical bid.

2. The bidder can be a Company/Corporation or Consortium or any of the above who have capability in fulfilment of the criteria and the conditions mentioned in th