Bellow Duct Assembly Complete, made of Meta Aramid/Para Aramid Fabric with Silicon Rubber Coating on both sides with Metallic Frames & Fire Retardant EDPM Gasket on Both sides. 2 Nos. each for Fresh Air & Return Air and 01 No. for Supply Air per RMPU as per RDSO Spec. NO: RDSO/PE/SPEC/AC/0197- 2020 ( REV-1 ) and Drg. No. RDSO/PE/SK0069-2004 ( Rev-3 ) or latest for RMPU of LHB AC Coaches.

Railway reserves the right to procure bulk or entire quantity from the RDSO approved sources of Bellow Duct of LHB AC RMPU mentioned in the link/hyper link of RDSO item ID 3100018 of U-VAM, Roof mounted AC package unit for LHB variant AC coaches. 1- The status of the RDSO approval shall be reckoned as on the date of tender opening and not thereafter. However, cases of downgrading/removal/suspension/ banning etc., after opening of tender, shall be taken into account while considering the offers.

Bids of the original manufacturer (OEM) or their authorized dealers/agents only shall be considered for ordering. Dealers/Agents should submit a valid tender-specific authorization from OEM along with the bid, failing which the offer shall be ignored.

In light of Railway Board's L/No: 2021/RS(G)/779/7 dated 09.05.25, Para 2.5.1(ii)(b) & Para 2.5.1(iii) of Integrated Bid Document of ECR (IBD v 3.0) shall not be applicable.

In keeping with the Public Procurement (Preference to Make in India) Order, 2017 as amended,it has been found that there is sufficient local capacity and competition in supply of the tendered item of required quality and therefore public procurement of the item is restricted to class I local suppliers only and the vendors who do not qualify to be class I local supplies should not quote in the tender as their offers shall not be considered for any ordering. In case any vendor who does not qualify to be a class I local supplier for the tendered item participates in the tender it does so at their own risk and cost and Railways shall not be liable for any loss or damage caused to the vendor. The minimum local content for the local supplier of the above item, to be categorized as Class-I local suppliers shall be 50% [ details as per IBD/ECR 3.0 version)

Offers from allied /sister concern firms: In case of allied /sister concern firms, only one of the allied /sister concern firm is eligible to participate in the tender as per IRS conditions. If more than one allied /sister concern firms participate in the tender, offer of all the allied /sister concern firms will be ignored.

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.

Purchase preference to MSEs:To avail benefits and preferential treatment extended to Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs), bidders are required to enclose Udyam Registration Certificate only. Traders/dealers are not eligible for such benefits. Para 3.0 of Integrated Bid Document of ECR (IBD v3.0) may be referred to for details.

Warranty : :Warranty period shall be as mentioned in the tender schedule or as per the governing specification, whichever is higher.

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.

Inspection by TPI

MSEs, who are interested in availing benefits under MSME Act, will enclose with their offer a copy of valid Udyam Registration Certificate only. MSE benefits will not be admissible based on any other document. However, traders dealers will not be eligible for such benefits. (Please read para 3.0 of IBD (V- 3.0) of ECR carefully).

Bidders should confirm following certificate for Compliance (a) I have read the clause No. 32 of IBD (V- 3.0) Instructions to tenderers and general conditions of tenders for supply contract attached with the tender regarding restrictions on procurement from a bidder of a country which shares a land border with India and on sub-contracting to contractors from such countries. (b) I certify that this bidder is not from such a country and will not subcontract any work to a contractor from such countries unless such contractor is registered with the Competent Authority. I also certify that this bidder will not offer any products/services of entity from such countries unless such entity is registered with the Competent Authority. (c) I hereby certify that this bidder fulfills all requirements in this regard and is eligible to be considered. (d) I hereby acknowledge that in the event of acceptance of my bid on above certificate and if the certificate is found to be false at any stage, the false certificate would be a ground for immediate termination of contract and further legal action in accordance with the Law. (Bidders confirming this certificate for Compliance shall select Yes in the Complied column. However, in case you don t confirm above certificate for Compliance, select NO in the complied column. In such cases you are required to submit the certificate for Compliance as per Part B of Annexure8 Instructions to tenderers and general conditions of tenders for supply contract along-with their Bid/Offer.)

Packing instruction: -packing as per para 1800 of IRS condition of contract or as per the governing specification

Marking Clause:-Marking as per para 28.0 of Integrated bid document ( IBDv3.0) of ECR or as per the governing specification

GST DECLARATION:-"We hereby declare that in quoting the above price, we have taken into account the full effect of input tax credit available under GST. We, further agree to pass on any financial gain/benefit as may become available in future in respect of all the input tax credit on the date of supply by way of reduction in price and advise the purchaser accordingly". We also undertake that we are aware of the provisions of section 171 of the CGST act and consequences thereof if we fail to comply with the same.

This tender shall be governed by Public Procurement (Preference to Make in India) Order 2017 (as amended) of Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade circulated by Railway Board vide L/No: 2020/RS(G)/779/2/Pt.1 (E3322671) dated 20.08.2024.