Road over bridge in lieu of level crossing No.NN-105 at Kamakhyaguri under ADEN/East/APDJ (SnT Associated work).

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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.

Instructions and conditions to Tenderers :

The tenderer is advised to study the tender document in www.ireps.gov.in portal carefully.

These Conditions of tender shall be read in conjunction with General Condition of Contract /2022 subject to modification, 1.1.1 additions or supersessions by Special Condition of Contract and Specification if any.

Standard General Condition of Contract and Specification 2022 1.1.2 for material and works of the N.F. Railway can be seen at the office of DRM(S&T) APDJ N.F. Railway.

JOINT VENTURE will only be permitted in the tender value of Rs.10 (Ten) crore and above.

Contractor has also to submit execution programme within 15 days of issue of Acceptance letter or at the time of signing CA whichever is earlier.

All documents being submitted by the Tenderer(s) alongwith their offer shall have to be self attested/digitally sign by the Tenderer.

Contractors are allowed to make payments against this tender towards tender document cost and Bid Security only through online payment modes available on IREPS portal like net banking, debit card, credit card etc. Manual payments through Demand draft, Banker's cheque, Deposit receipts, FDR etc. are not allowed.

(a) The Tenderer shall be required to submit the Bid Security with the tender for the due performance with the stipulation to keep the offer open till such date as specified in the tender, under the conditions of tender. The Bid Security shall be as under :- For all works= 2% of the estimated cost of the work.

The Bid Security deposited by the Contractor with his tender will be retained by the Railways as part of security for the due and faithful fulfillment of the contract by the Contractor. The Security Deposit shall be 5% of the contract value. Security Deposit may be deposited by the Contractor before release of first on account bill in cash or Term Deposit Receipt issued from Scheduled Bank, or may be recovered at the rate of 6% of the bill amount till the full Security Deposit is recovered. Provided also that in case of defaulting Contractor, the Railway may retain any amount due for payment to the Contractor on the pending "on account bills" so that the amounts so retained (including amount guaranteed through Performance Guarantee) may not exceed 10% of the total value of the contract.

The Bid Security shall be deposited either in cash through e- payment gateway or submitted as Bank Guarantee bond from a scheduled commercial bank of India or as mentioned in tender documents. The Bank Guarantee bond shall be as per Annexure- C and shall be valid for a period of 90 days beyond the bid validity period.

In case, submission of Bid Security in the form of Bank Guarantee, following shall be ensured:

i. A scanned copy of the Bank Guarantee shall be uploaded on e- Procurement Portal (IREPS) while applying to the tender. ii. The original Bank Guarantee should be delivered in person to the official nominated as indicated in the tender document within 5 working days of deadline of submission of bids. iii. Non submission of scanned copy of Bank Guarantee with the bid on etendering portal (IREPS) and/or non submission of original Bank Guarantee within the specified period shall lead to summary rejection of bid. iv. The Tender Security shall remain valid for a period of 90 days beyond the validity period for the Tender. v. The details of the BG, physically submitted should match with the details available in the scanned copy and the data entered 4.4.1 during bid submission time, failing which the bid will be rejected vi. The Bank Guarantee shall be placed in an envelope, which shall be sealed. The envelope shall clearly bear the identification "Bid for the ***** Project" and shall clearly indicate the name and address of the Bidder. In addition, the Bid Due Date should be indicated on the right hand top corner of the envelope. vii. The envelope shall be addressed to the officer and address as mentioned in the tender document. viii. If the envelope is not sealed and marked as instructed above, the Railway assumes no responsibility for the misplacement or premature opening of the contents of the Bid submitted and consequent losses, if any, suffered by the Bidder.

Every tenderer shall state in the tender his postal address fully and clearly. Any communication sent in time to the tenderer by post at the said address shall be deemed to have reached the tender duly and in time. Important documents shall be sent by Registered post.

The tenderer shall deposit their Bid Security with the Tender for the due performance with the stipulation to keep the offer open till such date as specified in the Tender under the condition of Tender The Bid Security shall be in the name of FA and CAO/MLG/N.F. Railway as indicated in the Tender notice.

The Bid Security of other Tenderers shall, save as herein before provided, be returned to them, but the Railway shall not be responsible for any loss or depreciation to the Bid Security that may happen thereto while in their possession, nor be liable to pay interest thereon.

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 against that contract. 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.

The successful bidder shall submit the Performance Guarantee (PG) in any of the following forms, amounting to 5% of the original contract value and Additional Performance Guarantee as per Clause 16(4)(h) GCC-2022 in any of the following forms: (i) A deposit of Cash; (ii) Irrevocable Bank Guarantee; (iii) Insurance Surety Bond as per Annexure-XVII Note: In case of extension of Date of Completion, selected bidder needs to submit extended Insurance Surety Bond / Fresh Insurance Surety Bond/Fresh Performance Security, in any form as given above, before expiry of existing Insurance Surety Bond. (iv) Government Securities including State Loan Bonds at 5% below the market value; (v) Pay Orders and Demand Drafts tendered by any Scheduled Commercial Bank of India; (vi) Guarantee Bonds executed or Deposits Receipts tendered by any Scheduled Commercial Bank of India. (vii) Deposit in the Post Office Saving Bank; (viii) Deposit in the National Savings Certificates; (ix) Twelve years National Defence Certificates; (x) Ten years Defence Deposits; (xi) National Defence Bonds and (xii) 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.

In case the tenderer submit bank guarantee, it is necessary that following details may be entered in SFMS while issuing Bank Guarantee by vendors/contractors in favour of Railway as per format given in Annexure-E of tender document. Special 8.1.1 Instruction : Railway Board vide L/No. 2020/ACII/9/6/e dt.07/04/2022 and 2025/F(X)-II/10/14 dated 17/10/2025 & 07/11/2025 issued instruction on "Online BG Verification Through IPAS". This instruction should be followed.

The performance Guarantee shall be submitted by the successful bidder after the letter of Acceptance (LOA) has been issued, but before signing of the contract agreement. This P.G. shall be initially valid up to the stipulated date of completion plus 60 days beyond that. In case, the time for completion of work gets extended, the contractor shall get the validity of P.G. extended to cover such extended time for completion of work plus 60 days.

The value of PG to be submitted by the Contractor is based on original contract value and shall not change due to subsequent variation(s) in the original contract value.

If a tender is accepted on the quoted rates of bidder which is below the advertised tender value, an additional performance security shall be submitted by the bidder as below:- Additional 8.3.1 Performance Guarantee (%) : Bid quoted in Below 0 - 5% (inclusive)Addl. PG - Nil. Bid quoted in Below 5% Additional PG = 5%

The Performance Guarantee (PG) shall be released after the physical completion of the work based on the Completion Certificate issued by the competent authority stating that the contractor has completed the work in all respects satisfactorily. The security deposit, however, shall be released only after the expiry of the maintenance period and after passing the final bill based on No Claim Certificate from the contractor.

Whenever the contract is rescinded, the Performance Guarantee already submitted for the contract shall be encashed in addition to forfeiture of Security Deposit available with railway.

The Engineer shall not make a claim under the Performance Guarantee except for amounts to which the President of India is entitled under the contract (not withstanding and/or without prejudice to any other provisions in the contract agreement) in the event of: (i) Failure by the Contractor to extend the validity of the Performance Guarantee as described herein above, in which event the Engineer may claim the full amount of the Performance Guarantee. (ii) Failure by the Contractor to pay President of India any amount due, either as agreed by the Contractor or determined under any of the Clauses/Conditions of the Agreement, within 30 days of the service of notice to this effect by Engineer. (iii) The Contract being determined or rescinded under clause 62 of these conditions.

Restrictions on the Employment of Retired Signal & Telecommunication Engineers of Railway Services within One Year of Their Retirement :

The Contractor shall not, if he is a retired Government Engineer of Gazetted rank, himself engage in or employ or associate a retired Government Engineer of Gazetted rank, who has not completed one (01) year from the date of retirement, in connection with this contract in any manner whatsoever without obtaining prior permission of the President and if the Contractor is found to have contravened this provision it will constitute a breach of contract and administration will be entitled to terminate the contract and forfeit Bid Security, Performance Guarantee (PG) and Security Deposit (SD) of that Contract.