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Bulk order will be placed on the manufacturer or its authorized agent. The manufacturer firm must have satisfactorily executed at least one single purchase order for a minimum of 20 percent of the total tender quantity or multiple orders totaling to 20% or more of the tender quantity of Zonal Railways/ PUs/ CORE for the tendered item [OR] for the items having same description, but of different sizes/ ratings/capacities during 5 previous financial years and current financial year up to date of tender closing. Purchase Officers can consider such firms for bulk order duly keeping in view the overall performance of the firm. 2.2 If authorized agents, resellers, or distributors participate on behalf of an OEM manufacturer/approved firm, they cannot claim EMD exemption based on their own or their OEM/approved vendor's MSE certificate. EMD must be submitted, as exemption of EMD on the basis of an MSE Certificate is not permitted as per MSME Notifications

2.4 Only Manufacturers or their authorized dealers/ distributors need to quote with Tender specific authorization from the manufacturers failing which offer will be summarily rejected. 2.5 The onus of submission of requisite documents (such as copies of Receipt note IC for stock items, or receipt & acceptance/IC for Non-stock items, or Capacity & capability credential, M&P required for manufacturing tendered item, T&P, Technical manpower, in house testing facilities, MSE credentials etc.) along with their e- offer regarding 'Bulk order' or 'Developmental order' lies with the tenderers. In case the tenderers do not submit the requisite documents as detailed above along with their e- offer, NR reserves the right to decide the tender on the basis of their past supply performance records of NR, as per IMMIS history sheet of NR, for the tendered item, in case of stock items, for the purchase orders placed by NR during preceding five years from the date of tender closing. In case of non-stock items, NR reserves the right to decide the tender on the basis of NR vendor performance available in IMMIS for the tendered item for the purchase orders placed by NR during preceding five years from the date of tender closing. No back-reference in this regard will be made with the bidder. 2.6 In case tenderers participates as an authorized agent, then the performance as required above shall be that of the principal, authorizing the agent. It may so happen that the agent has credentials of past supply for a different Principal but this will not be considered as performance for placing bulk order in case of change of Principal.

Please enter the percentage of local content in the material being offered. Please enter 0 for fully imported items, and 100 for fully indigenous items. The definition and calculation of local content shall be in accordance with the Make in India policy as incorporated in the tender conditions.

Inspection by consignee after receipt of material at the destination.

EMD: In terms of clause 3.0 of the Instructions to Tenderers for Extenders, NR ITT_Rev_1.21_April_2024 and Correction Slip No. 01 of ITT_1.21_April_2024, Bidders not failing in the exempt category for furnishing EMD, are required to Mandatorily furnish the requisite EMD along with their offer, failing which their offer will be summarily rejected.

Instructions to Tenderers for Electronic Tenders, Rev. 1.21_April_2024 and Correction S l i p N o . 0 1 of I T T _ 1 . 2 1 _ A p r i l _ 2 0 2 4 a n d Special Conditions of Contract Rev.1.3 of Jan 2020 have been uploaded on IREPS website ireps.gov.in and can be accessed after logging in, using the allotted username, password and digital signature, through the link NORTHERN RLY/STORES Documents available in the Document section on the IREPS home page. These revised instructions shall be applicable to this tender in place of Instructions to Tenderers (Pamphlet No.1). Tenderers are advised to go through these instructions before submission of their offers. Special attention is drawn to Para 2.0, 2.4.3, 3.0, 5.0, and 9.0, of Instruction to Tenderers f o r Electronic Tenders, Rev. 1.21_April_2024 and Correction Slip No.01 of ITT_1.21_April_2024.

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firms should offer technical specifications of the product