Madurai Division - OHE Modification Works at New Aryankavu, Edaman & Tenmalai and PSI Modification Works for AYVN SSP Relocation in Connection with Platform Extension in SCT-PUU Section

The tenderer must have minimum average annual contractual turnover of V/N or 'V' whichever is 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-VIB of GCC April,2022 along with copies of Audited Balance Sheets duly certified by the Chartered Accountant/ Certificate from Chartered Accountant duly supported by Audited Balance Sheet.

(a) The tenderer must have successfully completed or substantially completed any of the following during last 07 (seven) years, ending last day of month previous to the one in which tender is invited: 1.Three similar works each costing not less than the amount equal to 30% of advertised value of the tender, or 2.Two similar works each costing not less than the amount equal to 40% of advertised value of the tender, or 3.One similar work costing not less than the amount equal to 60% of advertised value of the tender. Note: 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. Similar nature of work is defined as "Any Overhead Equipment (OHE)/ Power Supply Installations (PSI)/ Auxiliary Transformer(AT) work on 25kV AC Railway Traction for new line electrification or addition and alteration involving supply, erection, testing and commissioning of any Railway System in India carried out on Zonal Railways/Construction/RE/RVNL works or public listed Company subject to conditions in the GCC with regard to Public listed companies vide Para 10.1 of GCC April 2022"

PAN Card copy of tenderer/firm shall be uploaded.

GST registration details of the tenderer/firm shall be uploaded.

Tenderers shall upload the filled copy of 'Electronic Fund Transfer Mandate form' attached in the Annexure - VI of tender booklet.

In case of other than Company/Proprietary firm, Annexure -V(A) shall be submitted by the each member of a Partnership Firm / Joint Venture (JV) / Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) / Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) etc, as the case may be. Non submission of a copy of this certificate by the bidder by the bidder shall result in summarily rejection of his/their bid.

The Contractor shall abide by the instructions contained in the Clause No.16 of Annexure I of Part I and Clause No. 59(9) of Part II of Indian Railways Standard General Conditions of Contract, April 2022. In this connection, the contractor shall clearly furnish the details of employment/partnership, etc., of retired Railway employees, if any. In case of no retired railway employee associated with the firm, a statement as per the sample format at Annexure -IV to be furnished by the tenderer.

The tenderer shall clearly specify whether the tender is submitted on his own (proprietary firm) or on behalf of a partnership Firm/Company/Joint Venture/Registered Society/Registered Trust etc. The tenderer(s) shall upload the relevant documents as detailed in the para no.22(iv) of SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT (GENERAL), Chapter -1 of tender document.

In case of Sole proprietorship Firm, the tenderer shall submit the notarized copy of the affidavit and a copy of Pan card.

In case of Partnership Firm, the bidder shall submit:(i)A notarized copy of the Partnership Deed or a copy of the Partnership deed registered with the Registrar. (ii)A notarized or registered copy of Power of Attorney in favour of the individual to tender for the work, sign the agreement etc. and create liability against the firm. (iii)An undertaking by all partners of the partnership firm that they are not blacklisted or debarred by Railways or any other Ministry / Department of the Govt. of India from participation in tenders / contracts as on the date of submission of bids, either in their individual capacity or in any firm/LLP in which they were / are partners/members. Any Concealment / wrong information in regard to above shall make the bid ineligible or the contract shall be determined under Clause 62 of the Standard General Conditions of Contract. Note: Participation of Partnership Firms in Works Tenders shall be governed by the conditions specified in para 18 of of Annexure-I (Tender Form - Second sheet) of Part-I, GCC, April 2022.

In case of Company registered under companies Act-2013, the bidder shall submit: (i)The copies of MOA (Memorandum of Association) / AOA (Articles of Association) of the company (ii)A copy of Certificate of Incorporation (iii)A copy of Authorization/Power of Attorney issued by the Company (backed by the resolution of Board of Directors) in favour of the individual to sign the tender on behalf of the company and create liability against the company.

In case of LLP (Limited Liability Partnership), the bidder shall submit: (i)A copy of LLP Agreement (ii)A copy of Certificate of Incorporation (iii)A copy of Power of Attorney/Authorization issued by the LLP in favour of the individual to sign the tender on behalf of the LLP and create liability against the LLP. (iv)An undertaking by all partners of the LLP that they are not blacklisted or debarred by Railways or any other Ministry / Department of the Govt. of India from participation in tenders / contracts as on the date of submission of bids, either in their individual capacity or in any firm/LLP or JV in which they were / are partners/members. Concealment / wrong information in regard to above shall make the contract liable for determination under Clause 62 of the Standard General Conditions of Contract.

In case of Registered Society & Registered Trust, the bidder shall submit: (i)A copy of Certificate of Registration (ii)A copy of Memorandum of Association of Society/Trust Deed (iii)A copy of Power of Attorney in favour of the individual to sign the tender documents and create liability against the Society/Trust. (iv)A copy of Rules & Regulations of the Society

In case of HUF, the bidder shall submit a copy of notarized affidavit on Stamp Paper declaring that he who is submitting the tender on behalf of HUF is in the position of 'Karta' of Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) and he has the authority, power and consent given by other members to act on behalf of HUF.

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.

The tenderer whether sole proprietor / a company or a partnership firm / joint venture (JV) / registered society / registered trust / HUF / LLP etc if they want to act through agent or individual partner(s), should submit along with the tender, a copy of power of attorney duly stamped and authenticated by a Notary Public or by Magistrate in favour of the specific person whether he/they be partner(s) of the firm or any other person, specifically authorizing him/them to sign the tender, submit the tender and further to deal with the Tender/ Contract up to the stage of signing the agreement except in case where such specific person is authorized for above purposes through a provision made in the partnership deed / Memorandum of Understanding / Article of Association/Board resolution, failing which tender shall be summarily rejected.

The tenderers shall submit requisite information as per Annexure-VIB of GCC April,2022 along with copies of Audited Balance Sheets duly certified by the Chartered Accountant/ Certificate from Chartered Accountant duly supported by Audited Balance Sheet.

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.

I/We have read the various conditions attached/referred to in this tender document and agree to abide by the said conditions.

I/We hereby Confirm that the rates, rebates and/or other financial terms, if any, quoted by us in the relevant fields of the Financial Bid page will only be the ruling terms for deciding the inter-se ranking, and any such condition having financial repercussions, if quoted by us anywhere else including attached documents shall not be considered for deciding inter-se ranking.

The Tenderers are advised to visit the site of work in their own interest and acquaint themselves with the site conditions and expected quantum o f work and assess all the site specific difficulties to be experienced while executing the same and the rate shall be arrived duly considering all the facts above and quoted in the tender. Any representation at a later date specifying the site difficulties shall not be considered.

The tenderer shall go through the entire tender documents thoroughly and strictly adhere the instructions and directions given at different pages.

(i)For all the tenders having advertised cost of Rs. 10 lakh orabove, the contractor shall have the option to take paymentfrom Railways through a letter of credit (LC) arrangement.(ii)This option of taking payment through LC arrangement hasto be exercised in IREPS (Indian Railway ElectronicProcurement System - the e-application on which tenders arecalled by Railways) by the tenderer at the time of bidding itself,and the tenderer shall affirm having read over and agreed tothe terms and conditions of the LC option.(iii)The option soexercised, shall be an integral part of the bidder's offer. (iv)Theabove option of taking payment through LC arrangement,once exercised by tenderer at the time of bidding, shall befinal and no change shall be permitted, thereafter, duringexecution of contract.(v)In case tenderer opts for paymentthrough LC, following shall be the procedure to deal release ofpayment through LC:(a)The LC shall be a sight LC. (b)Thecontractor shall select his Advising/Negotiating bank for LC.The incidental cost towards issue of LC and its operationthereof shall be borne by the contractor.(c)SBI, New Delhi,Main Branch will be the nodal branch for issue of LCs basedon online requests received from Railway Accounts Units fortenders opened in financial year 2018-19. SBI branches wherethe respective Railway Accounts Office has its Account (localSBI branch) will be the issuance/reimbursing branch for LCissued under this arrangement. The Bank shall remain samefor this tender till completion of contract. The incidental cost @0.15 % per annum of LC value, towards issue of LC andoperation thereof shall be borne by the contractor and shall berecovered from his bills.(d)The LC shall be opened initially forduration of 180 to 365 days in consultation with contractor.The LC shall be extended time to time as per the progress ofthe contract, on the request of the contractor. The value of LCto be opened initially as well as extended thereafter shall befinalised by the engineer in consultation with the contractor onthe basis of expected progress of work.(e)The LC terms andconditions shall inter-alia indemnify and save harmless theRailway from and against all losses, claims and demands ofevery nature and description brought or recovered against theRailways by reason of any act or omission of the contractor,his agents or employees, in relation to the Letter of Credit(LC). All sums payable/borne by Railways on this account shallbe considered as reasonable compensation and paid by Contractor.

(f)The LC terms and conditions shall inter-alia provide that Railways will issue a Document of Authorisation after passing the bill for completed work, to enable contractor to claim the authorized amount from their bank.(g)The acceptable, agreed upon document for payments to be released under the LC shall be the Document of Authorisation.(h)The Document of Authorisation shall be issued by Railway Accounts Office against each bill passed by Railways.(i)On issuance of Document of Authorisation, a copy of Document of Authorisation shall be posted on IREPS for download by the contractor. A digitally signed copy of Document of Authorisation shall also be sent by Railway Accounts Office to Railway's bank (Local SBI Branch). (j)The contractor shall take print out of the Document of Authorisation available on IREPS and present his claim to his bank (advising Bank) for necessary payments as per LC terms and conditions. The claim shall comprise of copy of Document of Authorisation, Bill of Exchange and Bill.(k)The payment against LC shall be subject to verification from Railway's Bank (Local SBI Branch). (l)The contractor's bank (advising bank) shall submit the documents to the Railways Bank (Local SBI Branch0.(m)The Railway's bank (issuing bank) shall, after verifying the claim so received w.r.t. the digitally signed Document of Authorisation received from Railway Accounts Office, release the payment to contractor's bank (advising bank) for crediting the same to contractor's account.(n)Any number of bills can be dealt within one LC, provided the sum total of payments to contractor is within the amount for which LC has been opened.(o)The LC shall be closed after the release of final payment including PVC amount, if any, to the contractor.(p)The release of performance guarantee or security deposit shall be dealt directly by Railway with the contractor i.e., not through LC.