HIGH TENSILE TIGHT LOCK CENTRE BUFFER COUPLER

Special Eligibility Criteria

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   1) Railway reserves the right to procure bulk or entire tendered quantity of the tendered item from RDSO approved vendors for the tendered item as per IREPS Vendor Directory (UVAM) for RDSO item ID: 3100211-001. Approval status of the firm will be reckoned as on the date of tender opening and not thereafter. But in case of downgrading /removal/suspension/banning etc.,after opening of this tender, such changes shall be taken into account while considering the offers. 2) Developmental vendors whose prototype approval, field trials, or both are pending for the tendered item as on the date of tender opening shall not be considered for placement of any order. 3) Purchaser reserves the right to pass over the offer or to place order with reduced quantity in case of bidders who have supply failures/poor performance in this Railway (SR). The decision of the Purchaser in this regard shall be final and binding on all the bidders.

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Check List

1. 1

   Have you quoted in the prescribed proforma.
2. 2

   Have you furnished the statement of deviations. [preferably nil]
3. 3

   Have you quoted price on the basis of free delivery to destination.
4. 4

   Have you quoted delivery period correctly and precisely.
5. 5

   Have you kept your offer valid for 120 days.
6. 6

   Please see our website www.ireps.gov.in before submitting offer to check whether any corrigendum to the tender has been issued or not.

Commercial-Compliance

1. 1

   EARNEST MONEY DEPOSIT (EMD) shall be deposited by all vendors for tenders with estimated value above Rs. 25 Lakhs subject to the applicable exemptions. For the exemptions and other details please refer Para 2.0 Part A of Southern Railway Tender Conditions.

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   SECURITY DEPOSIT (SD) shall be 5% of total value of contract and shall be taken from all vendors for contract value above Rs. 25 Lakh subject to the applicable exemptions. For details please refer 10.0 Part A of Southern Railway Tender Conditions and clause 3.4 of IRS Conditions of Contract 2025. In case of submission of security Deposit in the form of Bank Guarantee, please refer Annexure - 5 of Southern Railway Tender conditions.

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3. 3

   Split clause : Pre-decided splitting condition is applicable in this tender. The Purchaser reserves the right to split/distribute the procurable quantity on more than one eligible tenderers within the zone of consideration in terms of the criteria outlined in para 5.2 of the Southern Railway Stores Department Tender Conditions for Electronic Tenders.

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4. 4

   Unloading of the material at the consignee end should be done by the Consignee only.

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5. 5

   Failure consequences: In the event the firm fails to execute the contract within the stipulated delivery period, the Purchaser shall be entitled to impose liquidated damages for any extension of the delivery period. Further, if the supplier, for any reason, fails to deliver the goods in whole or in part in accordance with the contractual terms and conditions (as amended from time to time), the Purchaser reserves the right to recover damages from the supplier, not as a penalty, but by way of compensation, equivalent to the value of the security deposit for the entire contract . Such damages shall be treated as outstanding recoveries against the vendor and shall be dealt with accordingly. Details of failure consequences are stipulated in the IRS Conditions of Contract.

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6. 6

   Whenever tender is floated with purchase restriction from sources approved by nominated authorities and there exists a suspected cartel situation by approved sources or the rates available from approved source/sources are adjudged unreasonably high, despite fair efforts as permissible, the purchaser reserves the right to place orders on firm(s) outside the approved vendor list, without any restrictions.(Please Refer para 4.0 of part B of Southern Railway Stores Department Tender Conditions for Electronic Tenders attached to this tender document for further details.)

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7. 7

   It will not be obligatory on the part of Tender Committee/Accepting Authority scrutinize beyond the submitted document of tenderer as far as his qualification for the tender is considered.

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8. 8

   1. For PUBLIC PROCUREMENT POLICY (Preference to Make in India ), please refer Para 16.0 Part B of Southern Railway Tender Conditions. 2. Procurement of the item is restricted to Class-I Local suppliers with minimum local content of 50% (Class-I Local supplier as defined in Railway Board letter no: No.2020/RS(G)/779/2/Pt.1 dated 25.09.2020) only and the vendors who do not qualify to be "Class-I Local suppliers" (i.e., "Non- Local suppliers" or "Class-II Local suppliers" with local content less than 50%) 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 it's own risk and cost and Railways shall not be liable for any loss or damage caused to the vendor. 3. Please enter the percentage of the 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 condition.

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   MANDATORY DOCUMENT: : Bidders should provide a certificate from the statutory auditor or cost auditor of the company (in the case of companies) or from a practicing cost accountant or practicing chartered accountant (in respect of suppliers other than companies) giving the percentage of local content. Bidders shall also give the details of the location(s) at which the local value addition is made.

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10. 10

    Delivery Schedule : Itemwise/Consignee-wise delivery schedule is as mentioned in sub-paras below. Delivery schedule indicated in the Tender schedule is tentative and may vary as per the requirements of the Railways at the time of releasing the LOA/Purchase order.

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11. 10.1

    Delivery Schedule for Item Code/Consignee: 30217155-SSE/ERECTING/PWP : First lot of 100 Nos. shall be supplied within 45 days from the date of issue of the Purchase Order (PO). Second lot of 100 Nos. shall be supplied from Day 46 up to Day 90 from the date of issue of the PO. Third lot of 100 Nos. shall be supplied from Day 91 up to Day 120 from the date of issue of the PO. Fourth and final lot of 100 Nos. shall be supplied from Day 121 up to Day 150 from the date of issue of the PO.

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12. 10.2

    Delivery Schedule for Item Code/Consignee: 331307280010-SSE/CR/GOC : Full quantity to be supplied within 12 months from the date of issue of Purchase Order at the rate of 60 nos per month.

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13. 10.3

    Delivery Schedule for Item Code/Consignee: 30217155-SSE/ERECTING/PWP : Delivery to be completed within 45 days from date of issue of PO.

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14. 10.4

    Delivery Schedule for Item Code/Consignee:30217155-LSD/PER : Supply to be made in two lots: In the 1st lot, 50 % of the order quantity to be supplied within 3 months from the date of issue of purchase order and balance quantity to be supplied on or after 01/06/2027 but on or before 31/07/2027.

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15. 10.5

    Delivery Schedule for Item Code/Consignee:30217155-MSD/GOC : Supply to be made in two lots: In the 1st lot, 50 % of the order quantity to be supplied within 3 months from the date of issue of purchase order and balance quantity to be supplied on or after 01/06/2027 but on or before 31/07/2027.

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16. 10.6

    Delivery Schedule for Item Code/Consignee:30217155-LSD/PER : Supply to be made in two lots: In the 1st lot, 50 % of the order quantity to be supplied within 3 months from the date of issue of purchase order and balance quantity to be supplied on or after 01/06/2027 but on or before 31/07/2027.

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17. 10.7

    Delivery Schedule for Item Code/Consignee: 330903480016-SSE/DBG/CW/PER : The total quantity of 1,400 nos should be supplied in six lots over a period of 15 months from the date of placement of the Purchase Order (PO). First lot of 250 nos to be supplied within 2 months from the PO date. Second lot of 250 nos to be supplied after 2 months from the PO date but within 3 months from the PO date. Third lot of 250 nos to be supplied after 3 months from the PO date but within 6 months from the PO date. Fourth lot of 250 nos to be supplied after 8 months from the PO date but within 9 months from the PO date. Fifth lot of 250 nos to be supplied after 11 months from the PO date but within 12 months from the PO date. Sixth lot of 150 nos to be supplied after 14 months from the PO date but within 15 months from the PO date.

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18. 11

    Please enter the percentage of local content in the material being offered. Please enter 0 for fully imported items, and 100 for fully indigenous item s. 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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1. 1

   I/We have carefully gone through the IRS Conditions of Contract, 2025 particularly Clause 20 pertaining to "Code of lntegrity: Misdemeanours and Penalties" and the provisions regarding Code of lntegrity, Obligations for proactive disclosures, Misdemeanours, Penalties for misdemeanours . I/We hereby certify that no other concerns or affiliates (such as having common partner/director/promoter/owner/holding company decision control etc.) have participated in this tender which can give rise to a conflict of interest or fall under anti- competitive practices. We understand that the offers of all such sister concerns including ours are liable to be rejected as per relevant provisions of IRS terms and conditions, and enclosures. I/We, affirm that we shall abide by the Code of Integrity in general, with specific reference to conflict of interest, anti competitive practices and obligation to proactive disclosures. I/We understand that we are fully responsible for the above declaration and it shall not be the Railway's responsibility to verify the same. I/We are aware that we shall be liable for all consequences of violation of Code of Integrity, if detected, at any stage.

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   In the event of rejection of pre-inspected materials at the consignee's end, a penalty of 5% of the value of the rejected goods shall be levied on the supplier for each such instance of rejection. This penalty shall be in addition to any other penalties and punitive actions available under all the terms and conditions of the contract.