Replacement of Existing Hume Pipe Bridges at Km 323/25-323/27 between Hajipur - Chhapra Kacheri at Km 67/550-67/552 and at Km 104/471-104/479 between Thawe - Kaptanganj by RCC Box Bridge under jurisdiction of ADEN/Chhapra. (Total = 3 Nos.)

The tenderer must have minimum average annual contractual turnover of V/N or 'V' of whichever less ; where V= Advertised value of the tender in crores of Rupees N= Number of years prescribed for completion of work for which bids have been invited. The average annual contractual turnover shall be calculated as an average of "total contractual payments" in the previous three financial years, as per the audited balance sheet. However, in case balance sheet of the previous year is yet to be prepared/ audited, the audited balance sheet of the fourth previous year shall be considered for calculating average annual contractual turnover. The tenderers shall submit requisite information as per Annexure-C, along with copies of Audited Balance Sheets duly certified by the Chartered Accountant/ Certificate from Chartered Accountant duly supported by Audited Balance Sheet. (Full details para 10.2 in tender documents)

Note : In case balance sheet of the previous financial- year is yet to be prepared/audited on the date of the submission of bids and tenderer wants to take fourth previous financial year to be considered for calculating average annual contractual turnover for this tender. Then tenderer should submit a certificate issued from concern Chartered Accountant to clarify that the balance sheet of the previous financial year is yet to be prepared/ audited. This certificate must be issued by Chartered Accountants, after floating date of the tender. If this certificate is not submitted along with offer then, the contractual turnover of previous three financial will be considered for evaluating standard financial criteria and 4th previous financial year will not be considered for evaluating standard financial criteria.

The tenderer must have successfully completed or substantially completed any one of the following categories of work(s) during last 07 (seven) years, ending last day of month previous to the one in which tender is invited : 1.2 during last 07 (seven) years, ending last day of month previous to the one in which tender is invited: Three similar works costing not less than the amount equal to 30% of advertised value of the tender, or Two similar works costing not less than the amount equal to 40% of advertised value of the tender, or One similar work costing not less than the amount equal to 60% of advertised value of the tender. (Full details para 10.1 in tender documents)

Work experience certificate from private individual shall not be considered. However, in addition to work experience certificates issued by any Govt. Organisation, work experience certificate issued by Public listed company having average annual turnover of Rs 500 crore and above in last 3 financial years excluding the current financial year, listed on National Stock Exchange or Bombay Stock Exchange, incorporated/registered at least 5 years prior to the date of closing of tender, shall also be considered provided the work experience certificate has been issued by a person authorized by the Public listed company to issue such certificates. In case tenderer submits work experience certificate issued by public listed company, the tenderer shall also submit along with work experience certificate, the relevant copy of work order, bill of quantities, bill wise details of payment received duly certified by Chartered Accountant, TDS certificates for all payments received and copy of final/last bill paid by company in support of above work experience certificate

Defination of Similar Work :- Any type of bridge work or Buildings with RCC work or Any RCC/CC work

For all contracts costing more than Rs. 5 Crore, Contractor's e-MB is mandatory and Contractor's e-MB should be part of Tender Document.

In case of Partnership firm/Joint Venture (JV) / Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) / Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) etc., Annexure-L shall also be submitted by the each member of a Partnershp Firm/Joint Venture (JV) / Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) / Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) etc. as the case may be, Non submission of a copy of certificate by the bidder shall result in summarily rejection of his/their bid. It shall be mandatorily incumbent upon the tenderer to identify, state and submit the supporting documents duly self attested/ digitally signed by which they/he are/is qualifying the Qualifying Criteria mentioned in the Tender Document.

In case of Partnership/LLP firm or In case one or more of the members of the JV is/are partnership/LLP firm(s): All Previous and Latest Partnership Deed/LLP Agreement has also been submitted along with the offer. Certificate in this regard has been submitted as per "Annexure- M" attached in tender document

Please submit your bank details i.e. Name of the Bank along with Bank Branch Code, Account Number, IFSC Code, GST, PAN Number, Adhar Number, Mobile Number and e-mail address.

Please furnish list of personnel, organization available on hand and proposed to be engaged for the subject work. [As per Annexure -D attached in tender document]

Please furnish list of plant and Machinery available on hand own and proposed to be inducted own and hired to be given separately for the subject work.[As per Annexure - E attached in tender document]

Please furnish list of Works completed in last Seven years (Ending last day of month previous to the one in which tender is invited) giving Description of Work, Organization for whom executed, approximate value of contract at time of award, Date of award and Date of Completion. Date of actual Start, Actual Completion and Final value of Contract shall also be given. [As per Annexure -F attached in tender document]

Please furnish list of Works on hand indicating Description of Work, Contract Value, Approximate value of balance work yet to be done and Date of award.[As per Annexure -G attached in tender document]

(A) The stamp duty payable in Bank Guarantee for Bid security and Performance guarantee differs from state/Union of Territory to State/Union of Territory as per the provisions of Stamp Duty Act applicable in that particular state/Union of Territory on the date of execution of Bank Guarantee. The Value of Non-Judicial Stamp paper for execution of the BG to be submitted shall be higher of the following two values :- (a) Stamp value as applicable in State/Union Territory from where Stamp paper is purchased. (b) Stamp value as applicable in the state of Uttar Pradesh. Stamp Duty applicable in the state of Uttar Pradesh for submission of Bank Guarantee for Bid Security and Performance Guarantee is Rs. Five per thousand or part thereof, subjected to maximum value of Rs. Ten Thousand (Rs. 10,000/-) (B) Bid offer of tenderer who submits Bank Guarantee in lieu of Bid security in violation of Para (A) above will be summarily rejected.

Address for submission of BG :- The original Bank Guarantee should be delivered in person to the Receipt and Dispatch Section to the "office of the DRM/Engineering/N.E. Railway, Varanasi (UP) - 221002" before closing date for submission of bids (i.e. excluding the last date of submission of bids).

At the time of submission of bid, if you have any special Condition then upload in scanned pdf copy.

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.

"This tender complies with Public Procurement Policy Order 2017 dated 16.09.2020". The full details of the order can be seen at https://dpiit.gov.in/sites/default/files/PPP%20MII%20Order%20dated%2016%2009%202020.pdf

For all contracts costing more than Rs. 5 Crore, Contractor's e-MB is mandatory and Contractor's e-MB should be part of Tender Document.

The Railway Reserve the right to accept in whole or in part or reject any tender or all tenders without assigning any reason for such action. Rate should not be quoted for part quantity.

For those conditions for which standard formats have been given in the uploaded document titled-Formats for uploading of various format. The informations should only be submitted in these standard formats.

Rates are inclusive of all taxes/royalty charges etc. legally leviable by State, Central Govt. or any other local authority.

Goods and Services Tax (GST) will be recovered as per extant instruction on the subject.

Performance Guarantee :-(a)The successful bidder shall have to submit a Performance Guarantee (PG) within 21 (Twenty one) days from the date of issue of Letter of Acceptance (LOA). Extension of time for submission of PG beyond 21 (Twenty one) days and upto 60 days from the date of issue of LOA may be given by the Authority who is competent to sign the contract agreement. However, a penal interest of 12% per annum shall be charged for the delay beyond 21(Twenty one) days, i.e. from 22nd day after the date of issue of LOA. Further, if the 60th day happens to be a declared holiday in the concerned office of the Railway, submission of PG can be accepted on the next working day. In all other cases, if the Contractor fails to submit the requisite PG even after 60 days from the date of issue of LOA, the contract is liable to be terminated. In case contract is terminated railway shall be entitled to forfeit Bid Security and other dues payable to the contractor against that particular contract, subject to maximum of PG amount. In case a tenderer has not submitted Bid Security on the strength of their registration as a Startup recognized by Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) under Ministry of Commerce and Industry, DIPP shall be informed to this effect. The failed Contractor shall be debarred from participating in re- tender for that work.

(b)The successful bidder shall submit the Performance Guarantee (PG) amounting to 5% of the original contract value and Additional Performance Guarantee as per clause 16(4)(h) in any of the following forms: (i)A deposit of Cash; (ii) Irrevocable Bank Guarantee; (iii) Government Securities including State Loan Bonds at 5% below the market value; (iv) Pay Orders and Demand Drafts tendered by any Scheduled Commercial Bank of India; (v)Guarantee Bonds executed or Deposits Receipts tendered by any Scheduled Commercial Bank of India; (vi) Deposit in the Post Office Saving Bank; (vii) Deposit in the National Savings Certificates; (viii)Twelve years National Defence Certificates; (ix) Ten years Defence Deposits; (x)National Defence Bonds and (xi) Unit Trust Certificates at 5% below market value or at the face value whichever is less. Also, FDR in favour of FA&CAO (free from any encumbrance) may be accepted.

As Per New Para 16(4)(h) of Part-II of GCC,22 Advance Correction Slip No. 11, Vide Railway Board letter No. 2022/CE-1/CT/GCC-2022/Policy/Pt.I(E-3320424) Dated 13.03.2026 ( h ) If a tender is accepted on the quoted rates of bidder which is below the advertised tender 6.1.1 value, an additional performance security shall be submitted by the bidder : Bid quoted in % of advertised cost Below 0-5% (inclusive) Additional Performance Guarantee (%) is Nil and Bid quoted in % of advertised cost Below 5% then Additional Performance Guarantee (%) is 5%.

The tenderer shall upload scanned copies of mandatory credentials such as experience, Payment Certificates and any other documents as applicable.

Offer submission period :- Fifteen days prior to closing date of tender, during which tenderers can submit their offer.

(a)One qualified Graduate Engineer where the cost of the work to be executed is Rs.200 lakh and above. (b)One qualified Diploma Holder Engineer where the cost of the work to be executed is more then Rs.25 lakh, but less then Rs.200 lakh. Technical staff should be available at site whenever required by the Engineer-in-charge to take instructions. In case the contractor fails to employ the qualified Engineer, he shall be liable to pay amount of Rs.40000 and Rs.25000 for each month or part thereof for the default period for the provisions, as contained in para (a) and (b) above respectively. The decision of the Engineer-in-charge as to the period for which the required technical staff was not employed by the contractor and as to the reasonableness of the amount to be deducted on this account shall be final and binding on the contractor.

(1) Price Variation Clause (PVC) shall be applicable only in tender having advertised value above Rs. 2 Crores. The conditions will be follow with up-to-date correction slips. (2) Price Variation Clause for Annual Maintenance Contract or Zonal Contract :- The price variation Clause of General Conditions of Contract shall not apply to a works contract which is either an Annual Maintenance Contract or a Zonal Contract as per Railway Boards letter No.2013/CE/I/CT/O/10-PVC-Pt.I td.27.01.2015. (3) Price Variation Clause shall be applicable accordingly attached document.

Care in Submission of Tenders :

(a) (i)Before submitting a tender, the tenderer will be deemed to have satisfied himself by actual inspection of the site and locality of the works, that all conditions liable to be encountered during the execution of the works are taken into account and that the rates he enters in the tender forms are adequate and all inclusive to accord with the provisions in Clause-37 of the Standard General Conditions of Contract for the completion of works to the entire satisfaction of the Engineer.

(a)(ii)Tenderers will examine the various provisions of The Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017(CGST)/ Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017(IGST)/ Union Territory Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017(UTGST)/ respective state's State Goods and Services Tax Act (SGST) also, as notified by Central/State Govt. & as amended from time to time and applicable taxes before bidding. Tenderers will ensure that full benefit of Input Tax Credit (ITC) likely to be availed by them is duly considered while quoting rates.

(a)(iii)The successful tenderer who is liable to be registered under CGST/IGST/UTGST/SGST Act shall submit GSTIN along with other details required under CGST/IGST/UTGST/SGST Act to railway immediately after the award of contract, without which no payment shall be released to the Contractor. The Contractor shall be responsible for deposition of applicable GST to the concerned authority.

(a)(iv)In case the successful tenderer is not liable to be registered under CGST/IGST/UTGST/ SGST Act, the railway shall deduct the applicable GST from his/their bills under reverse charge mechanism (RCM) and deposit the same to the concerned authority.

(b)When work is tendered for by a firm or company, the tender shall be signed by the individual legally authorized to enter into commitments on their behalf.

(c)The Railway will not be bound by any power of attorney granted by the tenderer or by changes in the composition of the firm made subsequent to the execution of the contract. It may, however, recognize such power of attorney and changes after obtaining proper legal advice, the cost of which will be chargeable to the Contractor.

For all details of General Condition, Please See uploaded Tender Document.