RETAINING SCREW

This is BLW restricted item (BLW Item ID: 2200402) and Railway reserves the right to procure entire or bulk of the tendered quantity from BLW approved sources only.The status of the firm shall be reckoned as on the date of tender opening and not thereafter.But in case of downgrading / removal / suspension / banning etc. after opening of the tender, such changes will be taken into account while deciding tenders.Any firm quoting on behalf of any approved source must upload valid tender specific authorization from them, failing which their offer will be summarily rejected without any back reference. Firm quoting with tender specific authorization from approved source should submit EMD, SD otherwise offers will be summarily rejected without any back reference. Ordering on approved sources will be governed by Railway Board Letter No. 2021/RS(G)/779/7 dated 09/05/25.

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.

Delivery of the material is required directly to each of the consignee(s). In case of multiple consignees, Delivery at single point is not acceptable. In case tenderer quotes for delivery of entire tendered quantity to one consignee against Railway's present requirement of delivery to multiple consignees, such offer shall be considered valid only for quantity required as per tender schedule by the consignee to whom delivery is offered by the tenderer and it shall be considered that there is no offer for the remaining consignees without any back reference.

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.

The offers shall be evaluated based on the GST rate as quoted by each bidder and same will be used for determining the inter se ranking. While submitting offer, it shall be the responsibility of the bidder to ensure that they quote correct GST rate and HSN number. Purchaser shall not be responsible for any misclassification of HSN number or incorrect GST rate if quoted by the bidder. The purchaser will not reimburse any GST paid by the supplier due to mis- classification.

Firm must be GST registered with concerned statutory authorities, otherwise offer will be summarily rejected. All the bidders / tenderers should ensure that they are GST compliant and their quoted tax structure/rates are as per GST Law. 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/her/their bills under Reverse Charge Mechanism (RCM) and deposit the same to the concerned tax authority.

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.

Tenderers are requested to read the Instructions to Tenderers for Electronic Tenders (Version: NFR-Jan 2025) carefully before submission of bids.

Please browse Para 2.4.1 of Instructions to Tenderers for Electronic Tenders (Version: NFR-Jan 2025) to avail the benefit of public procurement policy for goods produced and services rendered by Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) by Central Ministries / Departments / Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs).

This tender complies with Public Procurement Policy (Make in India) Order 2017, dated 15/06/2017, issued by Department of Industrial Promotion and Policy, Ministry of Commerce, circulated vide Railway Board letter no. 2015/RS(G)/779/5 dated 03/08/2017 and 27/12/2017 and amendments/revisions thereof.