Section 48
Fees For Bidding Documents
(1) A person, firm, organization or company wishing to purchase bidding documents shall obtain the bidding documents signed by the chief of the concerned public entity or an employee designated by him or her and bearing the seal of the office from that entity or other two or more entities specified by it, upon payment of the following fees:
(a) Three thousand rupees for above two million rupees but not exceeding twenty million rupees,
(b) Five thousand rupees for above twenty million rupees but not exceeding one hundred million rupees,
(c) Ten thousand rupees for one hundred million rupees but not exceeding two hundred fifty million rupees,
(d) Twenty thousand rupees for any amount whatsoever exceeding two hundred fifty million rupees.
(2) If any person, firm, company or organization requests in writing, by paying the fees referred to in sub-rule (1) and applicable fees for postage or courier, to send the bidding documents or documents relating to request for proposal, the concerned public entity shall send the bidding documents to such a person, firm, company or organization through post or courier.
Provided that if such a person, firm, company or organization does not receive in time the bidding documents so sent, the public entity shall not be responsible for it.