Construction of three new Electrical Switch Rooms, one each at Jhargram, Chakulia and Sardiha, along with other miscellaneous civil works.

Financial Eligibility Criteria is not required for this tender as the advertised value is below 50 lakh.

Technical Eligibility Criteria is not required for this tender as the advertised value is below 50 lakh.

Compliance with the GST Act, 2017 - Change in para (a) of clause 6, part I of Indian Railway Standard General Conditions of Contract, April'2022.

Before submitting a tender, the tenderer will be deemed to have satisfied himself by actual inspection of the site and locality of the works, that all conditions liable to be encountered during the execution of the works are taken into account and that the rates he enters in the tender forms are adequate and all inclusive to accord with the provisions in Clause-37 of the Standard General Conditions of Contract for the completion of works to the entire satisfaction of the Engineer.

Tenderers will examine the various provisions of The Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017(CGST)/ Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017(IGST)/ Union Territory Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017(UTGST)/ respective state's State Goods and Services Tax Act (SGST) also, as notified by Central/State Govt.& as amended from time to time and applicable taxes before bidding. Tenderers will ensure that full benefit of Input Tax Credit (ITC) likely to be availed by them is duly considered while quoting rates.

The successful tenderer who is liable to be registered under CGST/IGST/UTGST/SGST Act shall submit GSTIN along with other details required under CGST/IGST/UTGST/SGST Act to railway immediately after the award of contract, without which no payment shall be released to the Contractor. The Contractor shall be responsible for deposition of applicable GST to the concerned authority.

In case the successful tenderer is not liable to be registered under CGST/IGST/UTGST/ SGST Act, the railway shall deduct the applicable GST from his/their bills under reverse charge mechanism (RCM) and deposit the same to the concerned authority.

Contractor shall be liable to pay/refund the amount collected as GST to the Indian Railways along with interest and penalties, if any imposed by the authorities, in case GST input tax credit of Indian Railways is denied/rejected by the tax authortties due to reasons mentioned below but not limited to: Wrong/incorrect invoices issued by Contractor ; No-filing of GST returns; Non- payment of GST collected from Indian Railways to the authorities; Any other non-compliance done by Contractor; General Indemnity: Contractor hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Indian Railways from and against any and all losses, including loss on account of Input Tax Credit and all losses incurred by the Indian Railways relating to or arising out of or in connection with any actual or threatened claim, legal action, proceedings, prosecution or inquiry by or against the Indian Railways arising out, directly or indirectly, of failure by the contractor to comply with the provisions of GST and related laws, or based upon or arising from any failure by the Contractor. Retention Money: Any payment liable to be paid by Indian Railways to contractor against the goods or services or both supplied by such contractor to Indian Railways shall be kept on hold in case supplier makes any non-compliance of any of the GST law provisions including non-reporting of invoices in GST returns. Such payment shall be released after proper verification of records and availability of ITC to Indian Railways as per provisions of GST Law.

Expenditure will be chargeable to Estimate No. 35/W/KGP/2026, Allocation-CAP, PH-36, Project ID - 12.03.36.25.3.52.004.

All the bidders / tenderers should ensure that they are GST compliant and their quoted rates are as per GST law.

Tender value is inclusive of GST. Agencies must quote their rates including GST.

In the instant tender GST is applicable at rate of Eighteen percent (18%).

However, inter se ranking will be done on the quoted value including GST applicable on the date of opening.

In case of increase or decrease in GST rate, same will be either paid by railway or recovered from the agency as the case may be.

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.

In case damage is caused to OFC / Quad cable / signaling cable during execution of the work, the contractor is liable to pay a penalty for damaging the cable. Penalty shall not be levied in case of the following: (i) Detailed cable route plan not provided by concerned department or cable is not protected as per laid down procedures, (ii) The alignment of the cable does not tally with the information provided to the contractor, (iii) The cable depth is found to be less than 800 mm from normal ground level, (iv) No representative of S&T department / Rail Tel was available at site guarding the cables on the fixed pre determined date and time. Penalty to be imposed for damages to cable shall be as under: (a) Only Quad cable or Signaling cable ----- Rs.1.00 Lakh per location, (b) Only OFC ----- Rs.1.25 Lakh per location, (c) Both OFC & Quad ----- Rs.1.50 Lakh per location, (d) Electrical Cable ----- Rs.1.00 Lakh per location. (Telecom Circular No. 09/2023 issued by Railway Board vide No. 2024/CE-I/CAO(C) Workshop/part-2 dated 03.06.2024 is binding to this contract and should be followed in spirit).

One Graduate Engineer and One qualified surveyor must be deputed exclusively for this contract and they must not be engaged to supervise any other work.

If necessary, the contractor has to make the detail drawing of the work and has to made it approved by a Govt. College/University/Institution. No extra payment will be admissible on this account.

The items covered under CPWD DSR-2021 / 2023, CPWD Horticulture-2020 and SER-IR-USSOR-2021 are tentative and approximate and these are considered for evaluation of DV only. However the items covered under CPWD DSR-2021 / 2023, CPWD Horticulture-2020 and SER-IR-USSOR-2021 may be altered within the scope of work as per instruction of Engineer- in Charge according to site requirement if required. Decision of Engineer in Charge in this regard will be final and binding to all.

All P.Way and Civil contractors that all labours engaged on any work on track and civil construction site must be equipped with all necessary safety equipment like green retro reflective safety jacket, safety helmet and safety shoe, harness etc. as per direction of Engineer-in-charge or his authorize representative at site all the times without fail.

No compensation towards any accident what - so - ever will be paid by the Railway.

Strict Implementation of Labour Law Provisions for Employees and Contract Labour will be as per Railway Board's letter No. .2026/E(LL)/AT/CNRIS dated 11.05.2026.

In terms of the Railway Board's letter No. 2025/Stn.Dev.-I/08/18 dated 08.03.2025, checklists for safety and quality measures at work sites across Indian Railways will be strictly implemented. (Copy Attached)

IF required, contractor should mobillse to do night working for which they will be required to have their own sufficient lighting arrangement. No extra payment will be admissible on this account.

The Contractor with the help of his Engineer or Diploma holder , as the case be , shall make necessary Drawings, sketches, plotting, peg markings etc. as desired by the Engineer-in-charge. No extra cost shall be claimed on this account.

The quantities specified in the tender schedule are only approximate and liable to vary.