Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) : Tenderers are required to deposit Earnest Money equivalent to the amount mentioned in the tender document. There shall be no exemption from submission of Earnest Money for any tender or by any tenderer except as per Para 3.3 of Instructions to Tenderers for Electronic Tenders (Version: NFR-Jan 2025) attached with this tender. All vendors, exempted from submitting EMD, irrespective of the type of tender, i.e., Single, Limited or Open, shall be required to sign a Bid Securing Declaration as per proforma available on bidders interface for payment of EMD on IREPS portal. Offers of tenderers, who do not submit Earnest Money, and are also not exempted from submission of Earnest Money shall be summarily rejected.