T&C - APMDC Spot E-Auction Scheme - 23 - 11 - 2022
T&C - APMDC Spot E-Auction Scheme - 23 - 11 - 2022
T&C - APMDC Spot E-Auction Scheme - 23 - 11 - 2022
Andhra Pradesh Mineral Development Corporation Limited (APMDC LTD) who is the producer/owner/seller of
coal, is hereinafter referred to as "Seller" or "Principal" or "APMDC LTD" and mjunction services ltd is hereinafter
referred as ‘’mjunction’’ or ‘’Service Provider’’ for conducting the e-Auction on behalf of APMDC LTD. The MSME
entity who intend to purchase coal through the e-Auction, is hereinafter referred to as "Buyer" or ‘’Bidder’’
Objective:
The purpose of e-Auction is to provide equal opportunity to purchase coal through single window service to
the MSMEs as defined in Micro Small and Medium Enterprises Development (MSMED) Act 2006 who are
registered in the state of Madhya Pradesh. e-Auction has been introduced to facilitate the MSMEs registered
in Madhya Pradesh and providing them access to book coal online through a simple, transparent and
convenient manner.
1. Eligibility:
Any MSME (as defined in Micro Small and Medium Enterprises Development (MSMED) Act 2006, as amended
by GoI from time to time) with their registered office situated in the state of Madhya Pradesh are eligible to
participate in e-Auction for procurement of coal.
2. Registration:
2.1 Before participation in the e-Auction, the buyer shall be required to get itself registered with mjunction
services limited for the purpose, by registering online after visiting www.coaljunction.in.
The application shall be submitted by the buyer along with self-attested copies of following documents, viz;
After the registration, all-prospective Buyers will have an auto generated "Unique User ID" & a "password"
based on which they can log in. Details of the registration process with the service provider will be available
on the website of mjunction.
mjunction shall issue "Photo Identity Card" to the registered bidders duly authenticating the identity &
signature, indicating a "Unique Registration Number" allotted to them.
Only one registration will be done against one PAN number however incase the buyer is having multiple units in
one state, more than one registration will be allowed based on independent valid excise registration number or
factory license for such units and the same will be indicated in each “Photo Identity Card
All interested registered consumers shall be required to deposit in advance non-interest bearing Earnest
Money Deposit (EMD) at the rate of Rs.400/- per MT for coal with the Service Provider in terms of basic price
of coal exclusive of taxes, duties and other charges as applicable before participating in e-Auction. This may be
paid upfront by way of RTGS, NEFT or Net banking mode only.
The EMD submitted to mjunction shall be considered as a Global EMD, and it will not be specific for any
particular source of APMDC LTD.
The EMD submitted to mjunction will be available for participation in all events conducted on mjunction e-
Auction portal, as long as the required amount of EMD is available in the bidders account with mjunction.
EMD can be submitted by bidders through RTGS, NEFT or Net banking mode only. EMD submitted through any
other mode will not be considered.
a) RTGS / NEFT
For making EMD payment through RTGS/NEFT Mode the bidder has to login to mjunction portal and has to
generate EMD Pay-In slip. The Pay-In slip will have the required details for remitting the EMD through
RTGS/NEFT which will be submitted by the bidder to their banker. The EMD ‘’Pay-In slip’’ can be generated
through the following process.
Login to www.coaljunction.in > Click on EMD Management > Select “CMS / RTGS > Click on ‘’Submit’’ > Select
from IndusInd Bank / IDBI Bank > After reading all Terms & Conditions > Fill in desired EMD amount & click
on “Submit“ > Print the Pay-in Slip
The bidders will also be able to submit their EMD to mjunction through Net-banking and the following process
has to followed –
Login to www.coaljunction.in > Click on EMD Management > Select ’’Online’’ > Fill in desired EMD amount >
Select the preferred bank from the list > and click on “Submit“ after reading all the guidelines > The page will
be redirected to the Net Banking portal where bidder has to enter their User ID and Password to log in and
thereafter complete the transaction.
On successful transfer a Transaction ID is generated which has to be noted by bidder for future any reference.
After the transaction bidders can login to mjunction portal and can check the e-ledger balance. If the
transaction is complete then the transferred amount would be reflected in the e-ledger.
Important Note for Net-banking transaction:
i) Any banking charges as applicable for the transaction shall be payable by the bidder for using this
facility, and this would be directly deducted by the bank directly from bidders bank account.
ii) mjunction Services Limited shall not be held liable/responsible for any wrong transfer of funds, misuse
of user id or password, any link failure / fault at the end or part of SBI / IndusInd Aggregator.
5. Notification:
The Quantity, grade/size and sources from where coal is to be sold through e Auction, will be notified on the
websites of mjunction and APMDC (https://apmdc.ap.gov.in/) 7 days in advance from the date of e-Auction.
6. Tax & Duties applicable:
The following Tax & duties prevailing as on date and it may change at any time, which are payable by
Successful buyers. Suliyari Coal Value Calculator is available under Coal PSMS tab under
download in coal junction portal.
* - TCS 1% is exempted if form 27c is submitted during DO request by the successful buyers.
7. Mode of Delivery:
The coal will be offered for dispatch through Road mode and the minimum quantity for bidding would be 50
(fifty) MT. and 5 MT shall be the multiple for bidding. So that for small MSME buyers who wants min. 2 trucks
quantity of 50 MT / 60 MT can be fulfilled.
8. Bidding Process
The registered bidders shall be required to record their acceptance after login, of the Terms & Conditions ofthe
e-Auction before participation in the actual Bidding Process.
GCV and grade mentioned in the auction schedule is indicative based on Geological report and as per approved
mining plan. Physical sampling is not yet done.
The purchaser/bidder/buyer shall have to satisfy themselves on inspection of the material as to what they
contain and make his/her offer accordingly. The principle of “Caveat Emptor” (i.e. Customer beware) will apply.
Prospective Bidders are entitled to Bid for the quantity to the extent of amount of EMD for which is available
with the service provider in the bidder's account at the time of bidding.
The Buyers while bidding shall quote their “Bid price” per MT in Indian Rupee as base coal price on FOR/FOB
colliery basis, exclusive of other charges like surface transportation charges,sizing charges, Evacuation facility
charges, loading charges, statutory levies like taxes, cess, royalty, SED, & any other charges as will be applicable
at the time of delivery. These charges shall be on the Buyers’ account.
The bidder has to bid for a price equal to or above the base price to secure consideration in the concerned e-
Auction.
The date, time and period of e-Auction as notified in advance including closing time on portal of service
provider shall be adhered to but for the event of force majeure, However, the closing time of e-Auction will be
automatically extended up to last Bid time, plus 5 minutes, so that opportunity is given to other Bidders for
making an improved Bid on that item.
During the e-auction, the bidders will have option to submit their bid, which shall have two components:
1. Price (Rs per MT) and
2. Quantity (the number of units they want to book at that price)
The system will not allow a Bidder to Bid in excess of his entitled quantity as per his EMD.
The Bidder shall offer his Bid price (per MT) in the increment of Rs.10/- (Rupees Ten) during the Normal e-
Auction period. During the extended period the Bidder shall offer his Bid price in the increment of Rs.10/-
(Rupees ten).
While maintaining the secrecy of Bidder’s identity, the web site shall register and display on screen the lowest
successful Bid price at that point of time. However, once a Bidder is out-bidded by another (in part or full) the
particular Bidder shall become eligible for making an improved Bid.
i) Precedence will be accorded to the highest bid price in the descending order (H1, H2, H3 and so
on) as long as the offered quantity is available for allocation.
ii) If two or more buyers bid the same highest price, precedence for allotment will be accorded to
the buyer who has placed the bid for the higher quantity.
iii) In case two or more buyers bid the same price and the same quantity, precedence will be given
to the buyer who has accorded his bid first with reference to time.
*DO will be issued on first come first serve basis up to 38 days depending on issuance of DO by APMDC
Marketing. Which means buyers can make the payment and immediately required for DO to be issued by
APMDC. If DO Request is delayed from buyer end he will get less no. of days lifting period, hence request
buyers to be immediately request the DO after payment verification.
Each successful bidder will be intimated through e-mail / SMS by the Service Provider after the closure of e-
Auction. However, it will be the responsibility of the bidder to personally see and download the result displayed
on website, on the same date after close of e-Auction.
The successful bidders after the e-Auction will be required to deposit coal value with APMDC LTD,
within a period of Seven (7) Central Government working days, after the date of closing of e-Auction.
Seven days would be reckoned as applicable to APMDC LTD where the payment / deposit is required to be
made.
All relevant details like Allotment Order, winning quantity, winning price, applicable taxes and duties,
total coal value to be submitted by bidder, last date of payment, Payment details, Payment approvals
by APMDC, Do Request, Authorized signatory details to be provided in coaljunction portal, Delivery
Order, Delivery Schedule program for vehicle placement at mine, lifting details, and otherwill be made
available to the successful bidder through e-mail / SMS / PSMS application i.e. in coal junction portal
after the closure of e-Auction.
However, it will be the responsibility of the bidder to personally check the website for getting the necessary
information, after closure of the e-Auction.
The successful bidders after the e-Auction will be required to deposit coal value with APMDC LTD, within a
period of Seven (7) Central Government working days, after the date of closing of e-Auction. Seven days would
be reckoned as applicable to APMDC LTD where the payment / deposit is required to be made.
The EMD amount submitted by the successful bidder shall be adjusted towards the payment of the coal value
and successful buyers has to deposit the balance coal value amount in APMDC Ltd.’s through multiple options
a. Online through ICICI Payment Gateway from coal junction portal. You can find this option in
respective login after coal allocation under Coal PSMS tab in View Coal Value. Where you can use the
internet banking for initiating the payment or generate the RTGS Challan and depositing the amount in
the unique account details generated instantly in payment gateway.
b. Or by depositing in following bank account of APMDC. Buyers are requested to login into their
coaljunction portal with their same login credentials used for participation of coal e-auction to know the
balance coal value amount after adjustment of their respective EMD.
For making the coal value payments to APMDC LTD account the buyers need to make through RTGS/ NEFT
through any bank and after making the payment buyer has to login into coaljunction portal to intimate the
payment details to APMDC.
If the coal value is deposited for less than the allocated Quantity but not below 50% of the allocated quantity
or, 50 MTs whichever is higher, APMDC LTD shall accept the payment for the said amount and forfeit the EMD
for the failed quantity. However if the buyer fails to deposit the coal value for at least 50% of the allocated
quantity or 50 MTs whichever is higher than the entire EMD of the allotted quantity shall beforfeited.
The successful bidder shall pay any additional sum which may become payable by the seller under any
statutory provision over and above the amount claimed in the invoice. The successful bidder will also be
entitled to a refund of the sum of taxes to the seller on account of reduction, if any of the statutory levies claimed
in the invoice by the seller.
Such buyers who wish to avail exemption from collection of tax at source under section 206 C(1A) of the
Income Tax Act (As amended by the Finance Act – 2012), consumers has to submit. The Form No.27C has to
be submitted during Delivery Order request by buyer to APMDC is coaljunction portal.
APMDC LTD shall issue Delivery Orders to the successful bidders after realization of payment on request made
by buyer. The Delivery Order will be issued within three working days from “date of DO request” in coaljunction
subject to terms & condition mentioned in Terms of Payment in clause 10.
After making the payment the successful bidder has to submit relevant details before the issue of the Sale /
Delivery Order for movement of the coal the authorized representative details and TCS applicability i.e. upload
of form 27c if yes. The last date to make “DO Request” is 3 working days from the payment due date. After
which, the Delivery Order will be issued in coaljunction subject to terms & condition mentioned in Terms of
Payment in clause 10.
The buyer is expected to complete lifting of coal by road as per the delivery schedule provided by APMDC.
However, in any case the validity period shall not be beyond 30 days from the date of issue of Delivery
Order. No extension of validity will be allowed in any case.
The Buyer himself or his authorized representative may supervise loading at the loading point. The authorized
representative must carry valid authority letter along with photocopy of Identity Card issued by Service
Provider.
The weighment at the loading end shall be final and binding for all commercial purposes.
In case of unsuccessful bidders, EMD shall be refunded by the Service Provider after the auction is over, on the
bidder’s request. However, if no such request is received the Service Provider will retain the EMD for
participation in e-Auction in future.
The EMD submitted by the successful Bidders will be liable for forfeiture in the following cases:
i) If after completion of e-Auction, a successful bidder fails to make payment for the coal value including all
other charges within the stipulated time, the proportionate EMD equivalent to the failed quantity shall be
forfeited and/or,
ii) If the successful bidder does not lift the booked quantity within the stipulated validity period, the
proportionate amount @ Rs. 400/- per MT for the unlifted quantity would be forfeited. Such forfeiture
shall be made only if the balance unlifted Quantity is equal or more than a Truck Load i.e.9 MTs. And/or,
iii) Such forfeiture, however, would not take place if the APMDC LTD has failed to offer full or part of the
successful bid quantity within the validity period. In such cases again, no forfeiture would take place if the
balance quantity is less than a truck load. In case of such delays in supply from APMDC, the delivery
schedule for every buyer shall be updated and same will be communicated in the portal which shall be
followed by the Buyers.
The balance coal value of the unlifted quantity after the expiry of the validity period for supply of coal and
completion of required commercial formalities shall be refunded subject to forfeiture of EMD if required, in
termsof the forfeiture clause as above.
However in case APMDC is unable to supply coal, the balance coal value amount including EMD shall be
refunded to the buyers by APMDC. No interest shall be payable on the coal value which is refunded by APMDC.
17. Inspection:
Buyer to contact the following concerned officials for inspection at least 2 days prior to their visit to the mine.
i) All terms and conditions of Scheme are subject to force majeure conditions as applicable. Force Majeure
events shall mean, acts of God, War, Civil riots, fire, flood, pandemic, epidemic, earthquake, hurricane,
lockouts, strikes (not related to the Buyer and its employees) Civil War, local disturbances, Compliance
with any statute, directions issued by any Governmental Authorities or regulation of the Government
directly affecting this contract. Delay or non-approval by any Government or Government agency for any
clearance, permit, approval or license for the reasons not attributable to the Buyer.
ii) Bidders must always ensure to keep their email address valid. In any case Buyers cannot be absolved
from fulfilling the responsibility of compliance of any of the terms and conditions herein including
payment terms due to non-receipt of emails from the Service Provider.
iii) Bidders must be extremely careful to avoid any error in bidding (whether typographical or otherwise)
and they are fully responsible to check and rectify their bid before submitting their Bid into the live e-
Auction floor byclicking the “Bid” button. During the auction if the incremental bid price is more than
50% of the immediate preceding bid price, then the system will seek a re-confirmation from the Bidder
before the bid is registered.
iv) There is no provision for bidding in decimals. The Bidder shall be solely responsible for all consequences
arising out of the bid submitted by him (including any wrongful bidding by him) and no complaint
/representationwill be entertained by the Service Provider/APMDC LTD in this regard.
v) The decision of Vice-Chairman & Managing Director, APMDC LTD in matters related to this e-Auction
shall be final and binding on the bidders / Buyers.
vi) Price, Quantity, Taxes and Duties mentioned in notice is only indicative and may undergo a change
depending on factors like actual production of coal, bottlenecks in coal transportation, APMDC & Govt.
policies etc.
vii) There will not be any joint/ third party sampling facility extended to any buyer. Refusal on account of
non-suitability and /or sub-standard quality for the allocated quantity of coal shall not be acceptable.
viii) APMDC / Service Provider reserve the right to cancel the sale of coal under this eAuction from any
source / location in part or whole at any stage at its sole discretion without assigning any reason thereof
and no party shall have any right whatsoever to raise any claim in that regard on that count
ix) APMDC reserves their rights to amend/modify and revise the terms and conditions contained herein in
full or in part at any point of time and no party shall have any right whatsoever to raise any claim in that
regard on that count.
x) While the sale under e-Auction is independent both parties shall be entitled to claim and recover from
the other any excess or differential tax and statutory levies as provided in clause 10 at any time within
the subsequent financial year. Both parties shall have a lien on any sums of money belonging to the
other, which may come to their possession or control to the extent of the sum recoverable from the other
xi) Sale under each e-Auction shall be an individual, independent, unique and complete transaction.
xii) The address registered by the buyer for the bidding purpose shall be considered as the billing and
shipping address. For Invoices, Permits and other statutory documents the same address shall be used.
In the event of any dispute, Bidder / Buyer is necessarily required to represent in writing to the General Manager
(Coal) APMDC, who would deal with the same in a period of one month from such representation. Thereafter, if
required the matter be determined by the Vice Chairman & Managing Director of APMDC which will be final and
binding for both the parties.
20. Communication
Please communicate with the following person(s) for any relevant matters: