Electrical works in connection with "Interlocking of 10 nos. mid-section non interlocked LC Gates in branch lines over Prayagraj division".

Technical Eligibility Criteria

I/we the tenderer (s) am/are signing this document after carefully reading the contents.

I/We the tenderer(s) also accept all the conditions of the tender and have signed all the pages in confirmation thereof.

I/we hereby declare that I/we have downloaded the tender documents from Indian Railway website www.ireps.gov.in . I/we have verified the content of the document from the website and there is no addition, no deletion or no alteration to the content of the tender document. In case of any discrepancy noticed at any stage i.e. evaluation of tenders, execution of work or final payment of the contract, the master copy available with the railway Administration shall be final and binding upon me/us.

I/we declare and certify that I/we have not made any misleading or false representation in the forms, statements and attachments in proof of the qualification requirements.

I/We also understand that my/our offer will be evaluated based on the documents/credentials submitted along with the offer and same shall be binding upon me/us.

I/We declare that the information and documents submitted along with the tender by me/us are correct and I/we are fully responsible for the correctness of the information and documents, submitted by us.

I/we certify that I/we the tenderer(s) is/are not blacklisted or debarred by Railways or any other Ministry / Department of Govt. of India from participation in tender on the date of submission of bids, either in individual capacity or as a HUF/ member of the partnership firm/LLP/JV/Society/Trust.

I/we understand that if the contents of the certificate submitted by us are found to be forged/false at any time during process for evaluation of tenders, it shall lead to forfeiture of the Bid Security and may also lead to any other action provided in the contract including banning of business for a period of upto two year. Further, I/we and all my/our constituents understand that my/our offer shall be summarily rejected.

I/we also understand that if the contents of the certificate submitted by us are found to be false/forged at any time after the award of the contract, it will lead to termination of the contract, along with forfeiture of Bid Security/Security Deposit and Performance guarantee and may also lead to any other action provided in the contract including banning of business for a period of upto two year.

I/We have read the clause regarding restriction on procurement from a bidder of a country which shares a land border with India and certify that I am/We are not from such a country or, if from such a country, have been registered with the competent Authority. I/We hereby certify that I/we fulfil all the requirements in this regard and am/are eligible to be considered (evidence of valid registration by the competent authority is enclosed)

Please furnish documents in support of your claim to fulfil the eligibility criteria as mentioned in tender documents. Each page of copy of documents/ certificates in support of credential, submitted by you shall be self attested/digitally signed by the you or authorized representative of your firm. Only those documents which are declared explicitly by you as "documents supporting the claim of qualifying the laid down eligibility criteria" will be considered for evaluating the offer or otherwise available in the offer.

No deviation shall be accepted, in case of deviation in any term and condition in tender documents offer will summarily be rejected.

Requisite documents proving technical eligibility criteria and technical eligibility criteria have been uploaded along with those required as per explanation given in clause 10 of IRGCC-2022 (Works matter).

All requisite valid documents regarding constitution of business of the bidding firm should be submitted along with the tender as per clause 14 of IRGCC-2022 (Works matter), otherwise their offer will be considered incomplete and shall not be considered.

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. A separate 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, shall be submitted after award of work, specifically authorizing him/them to deal with all other contractual activities subsequent to signing of agreement, if required. Note: A Power of Attorney executed and issued overseas, the document will also have to be legalized by the Indian Embassy and notarized in the jurisdiction where the Power of Attorney is being issued. However, the Power of Attorney provided by Bidders from countries that have signed the Hague Legislation Convention 1961 are not required to be legalized by the Indian Embassy if it carries a conforming Appostille certificate. Reference: para 15 of IRGCC-2022 (Works matter),otherwise their offer will be considered incomplete and shall not be considered.

Partnership firm, if applicable in the instant tender, should submit all valid requisite documents and full fill the stipulations as per clause 18 of IRGCC-2022 (works matter), otherwise their offer will be considered incomplete and shall not be considered.

Please submit your Bank details of the firm /individual/JV/partnership etc. i.e. Name of the Bank along with Bank Branch code, account No., IFSC Code, PAN Number and other necessary & relevant documents.

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 advised to visit the site of work to ascertain all aspects of the site conditions viz accessibility, availability of approach road, nature of the soil, availability of material, availability of labour etc. that may be encountered in course of execution of work.

Tenderer should see the website for the corrigendum/addendum to the NIT/tender document, if any that may be uploaded prior to tender opening (inclusive) as there will not be any separate communication for that.

The tenderer for carrying any construction work in Uttar Pradesh must get themselves registered from the registering Officer under Section - 7 of the Building and Other Construction Workers Act, 1996 and rules made there-to by the Uttar Pradesh Govt. and submit certificate of Registration (Labour Department). For enactment of this Act, the tenderer shall be required to pay cess @ 1% of cost of construction work to be deducted from each bill.

The contractor(s) shall observe all the formalities, perform all the acts and abide by all the provisions contained in the Contract Labour Act-1970 and Contract Labour Central Rules, 1971 which in addition to other stipulations provides that the contractor(s) shall obtain license(s) from appropriate licensing officer of the area before commencement of the work and shall produce a copy thereof along with the original to the Railway office, which will be returned to the contractor after verification.

If any complaint is received against the contractor regarding violation of contract laws, (exposing Principal Employer to the risk of legal proceedings under labour laws), the guilty contractor will be black listed and their contract shall be terminated following the due procedure, apart from initiating criminal proceedings against him with the help of Labour department officials. (Authority: RB letter no.2008/E (LI)/AT/CNR/3, dated 24.01.2018).

The tenderer has to submit necessary documents in compliance of clause 10 to 18 (Part-I) of IRGCC 2022 (Works matter) mandatorily, otherwise offer will be considered as Incomplete Offer and accordingly shall not be considered.

It is the responsibility of the tenderer to see corrigendum, if any, to tender notice up to the date of tender opening. IRGCC-2022 (works matter) is for reference only. Any correction issued by competent authority up to date of opening will be applicable. Tenderer should quote accordingly.

Railways reserves the right to accept or reject any or all the tenders and to award the work in whole or in part without assigning the reason for any such action.

It is to be noted that tenderer digital signature on the E-Tender form will be considered as confirmation that tenderer have read and accepted all the conditions laid down in the documents as well as related specification of items, schedule & quantity of items in the tender, consisting of techno-commercial offer form (including special conditions attached to E-Tender) and Financial offer form.

The quantities shown in the attached Schedule are given as a guide and are approximate only and are as a guide to give the tenderer(s) an idea of quantum of work involved. Quantities are subject to variation according to the needs of the Railway. The Railway does not guarantee work under each item of the Schedule. The Railway reserves the right to increase/ decrease and/or delete or include any of the quantities given above and no extra rate will be allowed on this account.

In case of any information submitted by tenderer is found to be false forged or incorrect at any time during process for evaluation of tenders, it shall lead to forfeiture of the tender Earnest Money Deposit besides banning of business for a period of upto two years. In case of any information submitted by tenderer is found to be false forged or incorrect after the award of contract, the contract shall be terminated. Earnest Money Deposit (EMD), Performance Guarantee and Security Deposit available with the railway shall be forfeited. In addition, other dues of the contractor, if any, under this contract shall be forfeited and agency shall be banned for doing business for a period of upto two years.

Opening of e-tender online:- The e-tenders will be opened online using the IREPS portal. No representative is required to be present for opening of tender and taking notes of rates quoted and ranking as the complete details of rates etc. of all the bidders shall be available to the bidders in the website after the opening of the tender.

In case the date of closing mentioned in the Notice Inviting Tender is declared a holiday/bandh/strike etc. on any account, the date of closing tender online will not be changed as the application in the website of IREPS does not permit submission of any offer after closing date and time of the tender. However, opening of tenders online will be on any convenient day after the closing date/time of tenders.

All the bidders / tenderers should ensure that they are GST compliant and their quoted tax structure / rates are as per GST Law ( Ref - Railway Board letter No.2008/RS(G)/777/1 Dated - 29/5/2017 )

GCC 2022 for works 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- VIA and shall be valid for a period of 90days 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 e-tendering 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 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 Sr.DEE/G/PRYJ, DRM office Nawab Yusuf Road, Prayagraj-211001. 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.

Balance sheet for the 4th previous year (i.e., FY 2021-22 or as applicable for the instance tender) as per para 10.2 of GCC-2022 and para 13 of Special condition of contract of tender document shall be considered in evaluation of financial eligibility criteria only when it is clearly certified in Annex-VI B or a self-declared certificate duly signed by chartered accountant and the tenderer that the balance sheet of last financial year (i.e., FY 2024-25 or as applicable for the instance tender) has not been audited/yet to be prepared.