1. General Manager (R), Food Corporation of India - respondent No. l in petition, on 9th November 2012, floated a tender notice, inviting offers from business concerns, satisfying eligibility criteria laid down in notice, for appointment of Road Transport Contractors to transport stocks by road, amongst other stations from FSD New Godown, Jammu, to FSD Leh and FSD Kargil. The estimated value of contract for transportation of stocks from FSD New Godown, Jammu, to FSD, Leh, was Rs. 14.95 Crores. An aspirant for the contract was to deposit Rs. 29.90 Lacs as earnest money, furnish Security of Rs.74.75 Lacs, and Bank Guarantee of Rs. 224.25 Lacs. The period of contract was one year. Similarly, in case of transportation of food grains from FSD New Godown, Jammu to FSD Kargil, estimated value of contract was Rs. 5.82 Crores. A business concern, interested in the contract, was to deposit earnest money of Rs. 11.84 Lacs, Security of Rs. 29.10 Lacs, and Bank Guarantee of Rs.87.30 Lacs. The tenders were invited under "two bid system" - meaning thereby that anyone, responding to tender notice, was required to submit Technical Bid and Price Bid. In Technical Bid, details of experience with requ

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