DESIGN, MANUFACTURING, SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF HIGH CAPACITY SEMI- AUTOMATIC COUPLER WITH TYPE-10 HEAD

A. Bulk Order :

The supplier should have designed, manufactured and supplied the tendered type of coupler for trains operating at 200 kmph or above on at least 200 coaches or their principals have designed, manufactured and supplied the tendered type of coupler for trains operating at 200 kmph or above on at least 200 coaches. Such couplers installed by the tenderer in the past should have completed minimum 2 years satisfactory service till the date of advertisement of the tender. B. For Trial Orders: 1 . In order to promote "Make in India" initiative of Govt. of India, indigenous suppliers will be allowed to design & develop these couplers after approval of design document by RDSO. 2. Subsidiary of OEM/Supplier having experience in manufacturing of Semi-Permanent Coupler / AAR 'H' type coupler and supplying to reputed international Railway like European, American, Japanese or any other developed country is also eligible to submit the offer for trial orders if it is located in India. 3. For Trial Orders (2&3), one rake quantity will be put in service trials for a period of not less than 12 months. Note: Trial Order will be given not exceeding 5% of total tendered quantity, outside the requirement, subject to maximum of 1 rake quantity per vendor. (Please see complete Eligibility criteria (EC) including Clause-C and Clause-D mentioned in EC)

C . THE FOLLOWING SHALL BE APPLICABLE FOR ALL BIDDERS: 1 . OEM/Supplier or Sub-vendor should have adequate plant and manufacturing capacity to manufacture and supply the couplers within the delivery schedule. 2 . OEM/Supplier should have a well- established quality control system and organizational set up to ensure adequate quality at all stages of manufacture. 3. Clause-wise compliances for the RDSO specification RDSO/2017/CG- 07 Rev.01 shall be submitted. 4 . OEM/Supplier not submitting the above mentioned requisite information should note that incomplete offer is liable to be reject D. Definition of OEM/Supplier as per specification: 1. OEM/Supplier means the firm/company that has designed & developed High capacity Semi- Permanent Couplers and mentioned in clause 1.4 and on whom order for supply of couplers, draft gears and associated components, in full or parts as per this specification may be placed. 2 . i) Suppliers (who are not OEMs) will be considered based upon a valid MOU/Agreement. ii) The MOU/Agreement should clearly state that the OEM undertakes to fulfill the warranty and support obligations with respect to technology up-gradations as and when required for the system assembly, even in case the MOU/Agreement is rescinded at some later stage throughout the life of the product. 3 . Sub-vendor means any firm or company from whom the OEM/Supplier may obtain an item of supply not necessarily manufactured by the OEM/Supplier himself. 3. As per Public Procurement (Preference to Make in India) order 2017, as amended, tendered item is to be procured from Class-1 Local Suppliers only and the vendors who do not qualify to be Class-1 Local Suppliers should not quote in the tender as their offers shall not be considered for any ordering.

TENDERER SHALL SUBMIT REQUIRED DOCUMENTS/CERTIFICATION FOR VERIFICATION OF LOCAL CONTENTS FROM AUTHORITY AS SPECIFIED IN CLAUSE NO. 2.28.3(b) OF BID DOCUMENTS VERSION 14.0 OR LATEST, AS READ WITH ALL CORRIGENDA AND AMENDMENTS IF ANY ISSUE UP TO DATE OF OPENING OF TENDER SAME SHALL BE APPLICABLE.

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.

BY TPI Agency AT FIRM'S PREMISES AT THEIR APPROVED WORKS ADDRESS BEFORE DESPATCH OF STORES.

QUANTITY SPLITTING : AS PER CLAUSE NO. 2.17.2 OF BID DOCUMENT VERSION 14.0 OR LATEST WITH ALL CORRIGENDA & AMENDMENTS IF ANY ISSUED BEFORE OPENING OF TENDER SHALL BE APPLICABLE.

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