Disconnecting and Earthing device

OEMs can authorize and give Tender Specific Authorization to its agent / dealer to quote on their behalf provided the vendor takes full responsibility for the quality of the material including warranty obligation and the inspection of product against Railway's order is carried out by the nominated agency (as the case may be) at the manufacturer's premises, failing which their offer is liable to be rejected. Trading enterprises and authorized agent / dealer of OEM will not be extended any MSE benefits. Such enterprises are required to deposit EMD mandatorily else their offer will be considered as unresponsive and will be summarily rejected.

EMD Clause: Tenderers are required to deposit Earnest Money equivalent to the amount mentioned in the tender document. There shall be no exemption from submission of Earnest Money for any tender or by any tenderer except as per Para 3.3 of Instructions to Tenderers for Electronic Tenders (Version: NFR-Jan 2025). All vendors, exempted from submitting EMD, irrespective of the type of tender, i.e., Single, Limited or Open, shall be required to sign a Bid Securing Declaration as per proforma available on bidders interface for payment of EMD on IREPS portal. Offers of tenderers, who do not submit Earnest Money, and are also not exempted from submission of Earnest Money shall be summarily rejected

Railways reserve the right to place orders for either entire or bulk quantity on OEMs or their authorized dealers of make(s)/model approved by RDSO as per Bill of Material of RDSO/PE/SPEC/AC/0184-2015 (Rev.1) or latest along with latest amendments or any other RDSO/RCF/ICF/MCF approved make suitable for set of panels of LHB AC coaches.

Tenderers have to quote the FOR destination rate.

(A) MSE sources, who are interested for availing benefits under MSE act mentioned in the notification of Ministry of MSME, should upload valid document maintained under MSE act such as UDYAM Registration certificate otherwise claim for benefits under MSE act may not be entertained.

(B) MSE source owned by SC/ST/Woman should upload necessary documents to get the benefits in regard to their category i.e. the ownership of MSE pertains to SC/ST/Other category clearly. Absence of this information in the registration certificate would be taken as MSE falling in the category of Others

Make in India Policy: (a) This tender complies with Public Procurement Policy (Make in India) Order 2017, revised on 16.09.2017, issued by department of Industrial, Promotion and Policy, Ministry of Commerce circulated vide Rly. Bd%u2019s letter No. 2015/RS(G)/779/2/Pt.1, dtd. 25.09.22. (b) Please enter the percentage of local content in the material being offered. Please enter 0 for fully imported item 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 NFR Instructions to tenderers. (c) In case of procurement for value in access of Rs. 10 Crs. the Class-I local supplier/Class-II local supplier shall be required to provide a certificate from the statutory auditor or cost auditor of the company (In case of companies) or from practicing cost accountant or practicing chartered accounts (In respect of suppliers other than companies) giving the percentage of local content.

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.

TPI

SECURITY DEPOSIT: 1). The successful tenderers shall, within 21 days after written notice of acceptance of tender has been posted to him, deposit Security Deposit a sum equal to (a) 5% of contract value subject to maximum of Rs 50 lakh for contracts above Rs 25 lakh and up to Rs 50 crore. (b) Rs 1 Cr or as fixed by Railway authorities in tender document for contract value above Rs 50 Crore, as security for satisfactory fulfillment of the contract unless otherwise SD waival is specifically mentioned in tender/LOA. (c) However, all tenders shall have Security Deposit 5% of contract value. 2). The Security money can be deposited in any of the following forms: 2.1 Deposit receipts, Pay orders, Demand Drafts, receipts, Pay orders, Demand Drafts, Guarantee Bonds issued by Nationalized or Scheduled Commercial Banks, Bonds of Indian Railway Finance Corporation and KRCL Bonds, Government Securities and deposit receipts in the post office saving banks. The Guarantee Bonds/Bank Guarantee should be submitted in the prescribed form as per Annexure-1. 2.2 Payment of Security money in the form of pay order/demand draft shall be made in favour of PFA, North East Frontier Railway payable at Maligaon. 2.3 Security deposit shall remain valid for a minimum period of 60 days beyond the date of completion of all contractual obligations of supplier. 3). The Security Deposit (SD) shall be taken from all vendors for contracts above Rs.25 lakh subject to following exemptions: a. The store contract cases of value upto Rs. 25 lakh b. Other Railways and Government departments. c. Indian Ordinance factories. d. PSUs owned by Ministry of Railways and PSUs for the group of items that are manufactured by them. e. In tenders issued against PAC, OEM in whose favour PAC has been issued shall be exempted from submitting SD. KVIC and ACASH shall be exempted from SD for items supplied by them. f. Vendors registered with Railways for the trade group of the item tendered shall be exempted from SD for orders valued upto their monitory limit of registration. g. Vendors appearing on the approved vendor lists of RDSO/PUs/CORE, subject to approval status being valid on the date of tender closing. h. Vendors registered with Railways for supply of medicine, medical equipments and consumables shall be exempted from submission from SD for these items. Note: Apart from claiming damages from vendors, in case of failure to comply with the contractual obligations, Railways shall record poor performance of the vendors for taking suitable penal action as per extant instructions.

Warranty: Railway Standard guaranty/warranty clause as per IRS conditions of contract or as per specification whichever is higher will be applicable.

Validity of the offer will be 60 days from the date of closing of the tender

Acceptance of tender: (a) The purchaser reserves the right to reject any or all of the tenders in part or full at his sole discretion without assigning any reason. (b) Railway does not pledge itself to accept the lowest or any tenders and reserves to itself the right of acceptance of the whole or any part of the quantity offered. ( c ) The decision of Railways with regard to allotment of quantity so as to insure uninterrupted supply of Sleepers will be final. (d) The acceptance of the tender will be communicated by letter of acceptance direct to the tenderers. In case where a counter offer is issued, the unconditional acceptance of counter offer will result in a validity concluded contract through formal letter of acceptance may be forwarded to the contractor at a letter date.

The tenderers shall submit a copy of certificate stating that all their statements/documents submitted along with bid are true and factual. Standard format of certificate to be submitted by the bidder is enclosed as Annexure-l. Non- submission of above certificate by the bidder shall result in summary 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 is qualifying the Qualifying Criteria mentioned in the Tender Document. It will not be obligatory on the part of Tender Committee/ Accepting Authority to scrutinize beyond the submitted document of tenderer as far as his qualification for the tender is concerned. The bidder shall be mandated to submit Annexure-I.