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19. Fixation of EMD is to establish the earnestness of the bidder, so that he does not withdraw, impair or modify the offer within the validity of the bid. As per OPWD Code, the cost of tender paper is fixed. Therefore, there is no arbitrariness in floating the tender notice. The condition noted in the invitation for bids under heading "eligibility is in the greater interest of the department" so as to keep the frivolous and incapable dealers away from competition. Therefore, the three tier scrutiny system, i.e., a Screening Committee for preliminary scrutiny, Technical Committee for technical evaluation of specification and lastly a Committee to finalize the L-I & L-II bidders, has been adopted to ensure transparency and fairness in the two bid system of tender process as compatible to para 3.5.9 note (vii) of OPWD Code, Vol-I. The Director has taken all the measures not only to ensure transparency and fairness in tender process but also emphasized on value of money, quality and time so as to prevent any dislocation in livestock service. Therefore, as check measure, such conditions of eligibility have been put in paras-2, 4, 5, 6 of the tender notice. The schedule for medicine, chemicals and instruments & equipments consists of about three hundred items which has to pass through a rigorous process of examination of technical specification with reference to the specification as notified. Therefore, an expert committee is required to examine and after recommending the items and selecting the technical bids, the final stage of scrutiny takes place at DLPC. Prior to that, a Screening Committee is inevitable to conduct preliminary scrutiny of the documents like EMD, money receipt, manufacturing licence, ISO certificate and other required documents.