Bid publication date
Bid document dated 11-08-2026 (GeM Bid Number GEM/2026/B/7901091).
- No corrigendum amends this date.
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Hiring of Special Purpose Mining or Earth Moving Machines (Monthly Basis) - As Per Buyer's Requirement; HYDRA CRANE; HYDRA CRANE
Central Railway · Jalgaon, Maharashtra9737346
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11 Aug 2026
21 Aug 2026
₹93,300
All important dates as they stand after corrigenda: publication, pre-bid/clarification deadline, bid submission deadline, bid opening, and bid validity period.
Bid document dated 11-08-2026 (GeM Bid Number GEM/2026/B/7901091).
Bid End Date/Time is 21-08-2026 11:00:00.
Bid Opening Date/Time is 21-08-2026 11:30:00.
Bid Offer Validity is 60 days from the Bid End Date.
No pre-bid meeting date or pre-bid query submission deadline is stated in the tender documents.
Contract Period is 3 Year(s) / 36 months from service start date.
Tender value or estimated cost, EMD/bid security (amount, acceptable forms, validity), tender document fees, performance security, and key payment terms.
No numerical Estimated Bid Value or tender/estimated cost is printed in the available bid pages.
EMD Amount is Rs. 93,300; Advisory Bank State Bank of India; beneficiary WAAO/ELW/BSL (Mukesh Kumar Meena).
ePBG Percentage is 5.00% for duration of 38 months; Advisory Bank State Bank of India.
No tender fee or bid participation fee is charged in this bid.
Monthly billing only; hiring charges paid on monthly basis after work completion on certified invoices; penalties deductible as per ATC.
MSE Purchase Preference is Yes: MSEs within L1+15% may match L1 for 100% of bid quantity/amount.
Every pass/fail eligibility and qualification requirement: experience and past performance, turnover/net worth, registrations and certifications, consortium/JV rules, and debarment or blacklisting conditions.
No quantified years-of-experience, past-performance, turnover or net-worth thresholds are stated in the bid or ATC.
Bidder must not be under liquidation, court receivership or similar proceedings, and must not be bankrupt; upload undertaking with bid.
An office of the Service Provider must be located in the state of Consignee (Maharashtra); documentary evidence to be submitted.
One Hydra/Crane Cap. 12 MTs, make ESCORT / VOLTAS / GODREJ / ACE or equivalent, not older than 3 years from award; manufacturing/registration year from award date UP-TO 3 YEARS.
Driver must hold valid heavy motor driving license; manpower age 18–65; police verification and medical fitness required; local authorised supervisor at Bhusawal.
MII Compliance: Yes. MSE purchase preference applicable as detailed under Financials; no MSE/Startup relaxation of experience/turnover for this bid.
No consortium, joint-venture or sub-contracting eligibility rules are stated in the bid or ATC.
False/forged certificates lead to EMD forfeiture and possible other action at evaluation; after award, termination with Security Deposit forfeiture and other contractual action.
What is being procured: the work, supplies or services, deliverables and quantities, locations, phases, completion or delivery timelines, applicable standards, and notable exclusions.
Hiring of one Hydra/Crane (Cap. 12 MTs) with driver, two helpers, diesel and all other expenses for material handling at Dy.CMM(ACL) BSL for 36 months.
Machine kept in depot premises at Central Railway Electric Loco Workshop, Bhusawal (PIN 425201); may be deputed to other consignees of this Railway on as-required basis.
Depot duty hours Mon–Fri 08:30–12:30 & 13:30–17:30 and Sat 08:30–13:30; 08 hrs per shift; lunch not counted as working time.
Contractor scope includes fuel, lubricants, operator, two helpers/cleaners, maintenance, spares, consumables, safety PPE, contingency plan and standby arrangement; Buyer not liable for third-party accident damages.
Diesel Hydra/Crane, minimum 12-ton capacity; max/collapsed height and free lift suitable to lift materials received in ACL BSL depot; all attachment types needed for depot materials.
Buyer Option Clause 25%: at contract issue, quantity or duration may increase or decrease up to 25%; after issue, only increase up to 25% — bidders bound to accept.
If sufficient vacant posts of Drivers and ADS are filled, the contract may be closed/terminated from the next month.
The complete checklist of documents to submit — mandatory vs conditional, with any prescribed formats, proformas or annexures — plus how to submit: portal and mode, envelope/cover structure, digital signature requirements, signing and attestation rules, and physical originals with their deadline.
Online Single Packet Bid on GeM; documents required from seller are uploaded with the bid.
Para-wise compliance and self-declaration must be on company's letter head with stamp/seal/sign of proprietor; general signed bid copy is not accepted as compliance.
Every corrigendum/addendum in order — what changed (original vs amended value), its impact, and the action for the bidder — ending with the values that finally apply.
The document set contains no corrigendum or addendum; original bid values apply as published.
Genuine conflicts within and across the documents (original vs corrigenda, clause vs annexure, tender document vs BOQ): both sides with citations, and which value prevails.
Bid clause discusses 'Estimated Bid Value indicated above' for EMD/eligibility guidance, but no estimated-value figure appears anywhere in the bid pages.
Bid requires Additional Doc 1, 2 and 3 'Requested in ATC', while ATC/Buyer Added text lists specific uploads without numbering them as Doc 1/2/3.
ATC penalty table jumps from serial 3 on page 6 to serial 6 on page 7; 'Breakdown… (replacement provided)' row is unnumbered/offset in the extract.
Only critical, tender-specific pre-bid queries that could materially change bid/no-bid, pricing, eligibility or contractual risk. Skip generic or obvious questions the documents already answer clearly.
Please publish the Estimated Bid Value and any applicable turnover / past-experience / past-performance eligibility criteria, or confirm that none apply beyond the qualitative conditions.
Please map Additional Doc 1/2/3 to the exact ATC annexures/uploads required, to avoid technical rejection.
Under Scope para 12, can the 36-month hire be terminated next month if Driver/ADS vacancies are filled? What notice, demobilisation cost and residual liability apply?
Does Scope para 32 require a second physical standby Hydra on-site/nearby, or is a written commitment for immediate hire-in sufficient? What maximum mobilisation time is acceptable before penalties?
With firm monthly rates and no PVC, how are extra hours, holiday working, and deputation to other railway consignees paid or absorbed?
Confirm that diesel price variation for 36 months is entirely to contractor's account with no PVC or reimbursement mechanism.
Commercial, legal and execution risks a bidder should weigh: liquidated damages and penalties, unusual or one-sided clauses, tight timelines, and payment or security risks.
Non-deployment ≥2 hours without replacement: third-party hire cost plus 10%/15%/20% of that day's contract value; after 3rd instance buyer may terminate or keep levying 3rd-instance penalty.
Quoted rates must stay firm for 3 years inclusive of diesel, lubricants, crew, maintenance and taxes; PVC not applicable — full fuel and wage inflation risk on bidder.
Contract may be closed/terminated from the next month if sufficient Driver and ADS vacancies are filled — residual period demand risk after mobilising a ≤3-year-old machine.
Buyer not liable for public/third-person accident damages from deployed machine; service provider solely liable and must indemnify Buyer.
Contractor must pay wages first then claim with PF/ESIC/bank proof; ePBG 5% for 38 months due within 15 days of award and payments start only after PBG verification.
Buyer may vary quantity/duration ±25% at award (increase only after award); machine may be sent to other railway consignees as required — mobilisation and logistics risk inside firm monthly rate.
Machine must be ≤3 years old at award and standby hydra or immediate-arrangement commitment is mandatory — high capital/contingency cost for a single-unit monthly hire.
Only para-wise letter-head compliance is accepted; generic signed bid/annexure is invalid and offer is liable to be passed over — high technical-rejection risk on a short bid window (published 11-08-2026, ends 21-08-2026).
All Central/State labour codes, PF/ESI, CLRA, Motor Vehicle/Transport Workers Acts and safety PPE/ID obligations rest solely on service provider; non-compliance is contractual breach.
The inviting authority and relevant contacts: office, person, designation, address, phone and email — and which address receives physical submissions, if any.
Ministry of Railways / Indian Railways / Central Railway — Central Railway Stores Deptt; executing buyer office Dy.CMM(ACL), Electric Loco Workshop, Bhusawal.
HOD grievance email [email protected]; Buyer email [email protected].
Beneficiary: WAAO/ELW/BSL — Mukesh Kumar Meena; Office of DYCMM/ACL/BSL, Electric Loco Workshop, Central Railway Bhusawal, Dist. Jalgaon, Maharashtra.
Consignee/Reporting Officer: Pravinkumar Suryakant Kore; address CENTRAL RAILWAY ELECTRIC LOCO WORKSHOP BHUSAWAL, PIN 425201.