Manual Metal Arc Welding Electrode

Special Eligibility Criteria

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   Railway reserves the right to place bulk /regular order on sources having satisfactory performance of the tendered item (Manual Metal Arc Welding Electrode, Dia: 4mm, Class M5, Type of Coating: Heavy, conforming to Spec. No. IRS: M- 28/2020, Code E18.8MnR26 as per IS: 5206-83 .(Reaffirmed 2019.). For being eligible for a regular/developmental order(s), tenderers must have Relevant past performance as defined below: - Relevant Past Performance orders: A. Bulk Order: Bulk order will be placed on the firm(s) having proven past performance. The manufacturer must have satisfactory past performance in Indian Railways (i.e., to any of Railways or PUs) for supply of tendered item for a minimum 20% of tendered quantities during the last three completed Financial Years (FY 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26) and the part of the current Financial Year up to the date of tender closing. B. Developmental Order: Developmental Order will be placed on firm(s) having proven past performance. The manufacturer must have satisfactory past performance in Indian Railways (i.e., to any of Railways or PUs) for supply of tendered item(s) for a minimum 10% of tendered quantities during the last three completed Financial Years (FY 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025- 26) and the part of the current Financial Year up to the date of tender closing. Note: Total Developmental order quantity will not be more than 20% of the net procurable quantity. C. Firms shall submit the supply performance credentials documents such as R-Note, CRN, CRAC, Third- Party Inspection Certificate along with delivery document etc. along with the bid. Non-submission of such vital documents shall be taken as they not having any such past performance and their offer will be summarily rejected without any back reference. D. Firms supplied tendered item to Western Railway in last 3 Financial years i.e., FY- 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26 & current financial year up to the date of tender closing

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   Procurement from Authorized Agents/Dealers/Distributors etc. shall be as per para 0400 of Western Railway Bid Document (Indigenous Purchases), Version- 14 of June 2024. a) OEMs should quote directly preferably or an OEM can authorize and give Tender Specific Authorization (TSA) to its Agent / Dealer to quote on their behalf similar to proforma attached as Annexure-2. b) The Authorized Dealer/Agent should upload valid tender specific authorization, along with the offer, failing which their offer is liable to be passed over. c) Trader/Authorized Dealer should mention name of Manufacturer, make and complete address in their bid for inspection of material at OEM works. d) In a tender, either the authorized agent/dealer on behalf of the Principal/OEM or the Principal/OEM itself can bid, but both cannot bid simultaneously for the same item in the same tender and such bids will be summarily rejected. e) Further, against a particular tender, one Principal/OEM should not issue Tender Specific Authorization to more than one agent/ dealer. Such offers will be treated as ambiguous offers, the bidder(s) or their Principal/OEM will have no right to lodge any claim and such bids will be summarily rejected. f) If an authorized agent/dealer submits bid on behalf of a Principal/OEM, the same agent/dealer shall not submit a bid on behalf of another Principal/OEM in the same tender for the same item/product and such bids will be summarily rejected. g) In case tenderer participate 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. h) Traders/Authorized Dealers/ Agents are not eligible to avail the benefits extended to MSEs under the Public Procurement Policy. i) Authorized agent quoting on behalf of a manufacturer will not be exempted from remitting Earnest

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   Money Deposit (EMD) / Security Deposit (SD), owing to any of the exemptions applicable to the manufacturer represented by them. The tender will be governed by Railway Board letter No.2020/RS(G)/779/ 2 dtd. 12/06/20 and 2015/RS(G}/779/5(Vol.l) dated 24/09/2020 & 2015/ RS(G)/779/5(Vol.III) dated 12.07.2020 for Public Procurement (Preference to Make in India). Since, there is sufficient local capacity and competition in supply of the tendered item of required quality and therefore public procurement of the item is restricted to Class I local suppliers only with minimum local content of 50% or more and the vendors who do not qualify to be Class I local suppliers should not quote in the tender as their offers shall not be considered for any ordering. In case any vendor who does not qualify to be a Class I local supplier for the tendered item participates in the tender it does so at its own risk and cost and Railways shall not be liable for any loss or damage caused to the vendor. THIS TENDER COMPLIES WITH PUBLIC PROCUREMENT (PREFERENCE TO MAKE IN INDIA), ORDER 2017-Revision Regarding issued by Ministry of Commerce and Industry order No. P-45021/2/2017- PP(BE-II) dated 16.09.2020. Tenders must furnish the information giving the percentage of local content. Please refer to para 1800 of WR bid document of INSTRUCTIONS TO TENDERERS FOR ELECTRONIC TENDERS AND GENERAL CONDITIONS OF TENDER Indigenous Purchases Version-14 of June 2024 attached with tender.

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Check List

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   VALIDITY : Tenderers to quote minimum 120 days validity of offers.

Commercial-Compliance

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   Earnest Money Deposit (EMD): Earnest Money Deposit shall be as per para 0500 of Western Railway Bid Document (Indigenous Purchases), Version -14 of June 2024. EMD is compulsory and offers without EMD, except those exempted will be summarily rejected. In para 0502, (vii) is added as "Vendors registered with Railways for the trade group of the item tendered". Vendors (other than those appearing on vendor panels of approving agencies) seeking exemption from EMD, shall have to attach scanned copy of requisite document along with offer in support of their claim for exemption, failing which their offer will not be considered eligible for exemption from EMD. An authorized agent quoting on behalf of a manufacturer shall not be exempted from remitting EMD owing to any of the exemption claimed. Bidders claiming exemption shall also be required to sign the Bid Securing Declaration as follows: - " I/We certify that, my/our offer is eligible for exemption from submission of Bid Security/Earnest Money Deposit, in terms of tender conditions. In case my/our claim to exemption from submission of Bid Security/Earnest Money Deposit is not found valid as per terms of the tender, I/We understand and accept that Railways has unquestionable right to summarily reject my bid and my offer shall not be considered for ordering. Further, I/We hereby understand and accept that if I/We withdraw or modify my/our bids during the period of validity, or if I/We are awarded the contract and on being called upon to submit the performance security/Security Deposit, fails to submit the performance security /Security Deposit before the deadline defined in the request for Bid document/Notice inviting tender, I/We shall be debarred from exemption of submitting Bid Security/Earnest Money Deposit and performance Security/Security Deposit for a period of 06 (six) months , from the date I/We are declared suspended disqualified from exemption from submission of EMD/SD, for all tenders for procurement of goods issued by any unit of Indian Railways published during this period.

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   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.

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   Land Border Conditions:A bidder from a country which shares a land border with India will be eligible to bid only if the bidder is registered with Competent Authority as specified in Para 1810 and Annexure-7 of Western Railway Bid Document (Indigenous Purchases), Version -14 of June 2024. Participation in tender will be considered that following certificate has been signed by all the bidders unless otherwise specifically mentioned in its offer "I have read the clause regarding restrictions on procurement from a bidder of a country which shares a land border with India; I certify that this bidder is not from such a country or, if from such a country, has been registered with the Competent Authority, I hereby certify that this bidder fulfills all requirements in this regard and is eligible to be considered". (Where applicable the evidence of valid registration by the Competent Authority shall be attached.) Note: Any false declaration and non-compliance of the above would be a ground for immediate termination of the contract and further legal action in accordance with the law.