Improvement of water treatment plant at SER Headquarter under the jurisdiction of ADEN/SETT/GRC.

The tenderer must have minimum average annual contractual turnover of 'V/N' or 'V'; whichever is less, where 'V'= Advertised value of the tender in crores of Rupees and 'N'= Number of years prescribed for completion of work for which bids have been invited.

The average annual contractual turnover shall be calculated as an average of "total contractual payments" in the previous three financialyears, as per the audited balance sheet. However, in case balance sheet of the previous year is yet to be prepared/ audited, the audited balancesheet of the fourth previous year shall be considered for calculating average annual contractual turnover. In this case in Annexure-VIB, asmentioned below in clause 1.2, certification from CA is required mentioning that the balance sheet of last Financial Year is yet to be prepared/audited.

The tenderers shall submit requisite information as per Annexure-VIB, along with copies of Audited Balance Sheets duly certified by the Chartered Accountant/ Certificate from Chartered Accountant duly supported by Audited Balance Sheet.

The balance sheet and all other financial documents attested/certified by CAs to substantiate fulfilment of Financial Eligibility Criteria should be with UDIN, failing which the offer is likely to be rejected without any further reference.

The tenderer must have successfully completed or substantially completed any one of the following categories of work(s) during last 07(seven) years, ending last day of month previous to the one in which tender is invited: (i) Three similar works each costing not less than the amount equal to 30% of advertised value of the tender, or (ii) Two similar works each costing not less than the amount equal to 40% of advertised value of the tender, or (iii) One similar work costing not less than the amount equal to 60% of advertised value of the tender.

Work experience certificate from private individual shall not be considered. However, in addition to work experience certificates issued by any Govt. Organisation, work experience certificate issued by Public listed company having average annual turnover of Rs 500 crore and above in last 3 financial years excluding the current financial year, listed on National Stock Exchange or Bombay Stock Exchange, incorporated/registered at least 5 years prior to the date of closing of tender, shall also be considered provided the work experience certificate has been issued by a person authorized by the Public listed company to issue such certificates.

In case tenderer submits work experience certificate issued by public listed company, the tenderer shall also submit along with work experience certificate, the relevant copy of work order, bill of quantities, 1.1.1 bill wise details of payment received duly certified by Chartered Accountant, TDS certificates for all payments received and copy of final/last bill paid by company in support of above work experience certificate.

Explanation for Eligibility criteria: 1. Substantially Completed Work means an ongoing work in which payment equal to or more than 90% of the present contract value (excluding the payment made for adjustment of Price variation (PVC), if any) has been made to the contractor in that ongoing contract and no proceedings of termination of contract on Contractor's default has been initiated. The credential certificate in this regard should have been issued not prior to 60 days of date of invitation of present tender. 2. In case a work is started prior to 07 (seven) years, ending last day of month previous to the one in which tender is invited, but completed in last 07 (seven) years, ending last day of month previous to the one in which tender is invited, the completed work shall be considered for fulfillment of credentials. 3. If a work is physically completed and completion certificate to this extent is issued by the concerned organization but final bill is pending, such work shall be considered for fulfillment of credentials 4. In case of completed work, the value of final bill (gross amount) including the PVC amount (if paid) shall be considered as the completion cost of work. In case final bill is pending, only the total gross amount already paid including the PVC amount (if paid) shall be considered as the completion cost of work. In case of substantially completed work, the total gross amount already paid including the PVC amount (if paid), as mentioned in the certificate, shall be considered as the cost of substantially completed work. 5. If a bidder has successfully completed a work as subcontractor and the work experience certificate has been issued for such work to the subcontractor by a Govt. Organization or public listed company as defined in Note for Item 10.1 Para 10 of the Tender Form (Second Sheet), the same shall be considered for the purpose of fulfillment of credentials. 6. In case a work is considered similar in nature for fulfillment of technical credentials, the overall cost including the PVC amount (if paid) of that completed work or substantially completed work, shall be considered and no separate evaluation for each component of that work shall be made to decide eligibility. 7. In case of newly formed partnership firm, the credentials of individual partners from previous propriety firm(s) or dissolved previous partnership firm(s) or split previous partnership firm(s), shall be considered only to the extent of their share in previous entity on the date of dissolution / split and their share in newly formed partnership firm. For example, a partner A had 30% share in previous entity and his share in present partnership firm is 20%. In the present tender under consideration, the credentials of partner A will be considered to the extent of 0.3*0.2*value of the work done in the previous entity. For this purpose, the tenderer shall submit along with his bid all the relevant documents which include copy of previous partnership deed(s), dissolution deed(s) and proof of surrender of PAN No.(s) in case of dissolution of partnership firm(s) etc.

8. In case of existing partnership firm, if any one or more partners quit the partnership firm, the credentials of remaining partnership firm shall be re-worked out i.e., the quitting partner(s) shall take away his credentials to the extent of his share on the date of quitting the partnership firm (e.g. in a partnership firm of partners A, B & C having share 30%, 30% & 40% respectively and credentials of Rs 10 crore; in case partner C quits the firm, the credentials of this partnership firm shall remain as Rs 6 crore). For this purpose, the tenderer shall submit along with his bid all the relevant documents which include copy of previous partnership deed(s), dissolution deed(s) and proof of surrender of PAN No.(s) in case of dissolution of partnership firm(s) etc. 9. In case of existing partnership firm if any new partner(s) joins the firm without any modification in the name and PAN/TAN no. of the firm, the credentials of partnership firm shall get enhanced to the extent of credentials of newly added partner(s) on the same principles as mentioned in item 6 above. For this purpose, the tenderer shall submit along with his bid all the relevant documents which include copy of previous partnership deeds, dissolution/splitting deeds and proof of surrender of PAN No.(s) in case of dissolution of partnership firm etc. 10. Any partner in a partnership firm cannot use or claim his credentials in any other firm without leaving the 1.2.1 partnership firm i.e., In a partnership firm of A&B partners, A or B partner cannot use credentials of partnership firm of A&B partners in any other partnership firm or propriety firm without leaving partnership firm of A&B partners. 11. In case a partner in a partnership firm is replaced due to succession as per succession law, the proportion of credentials of the previous partner will be passed on to the successor. 12. If the percentage share among partners of a partnership firm is changed, but the partners remain the same, the credentials of the firm before such modification in the share will continue to be considered for the firm as it is without any change in their value. Further, in case a partner of partnership firm retires without taking away any credentials from the firm, the credentials of partnership firm shall remain the same as it is without any change in their value. 13. In a partnership firm "AB" of A&B partners, in case A also works as propriety firm "P" or partner in some other partnership firm "AX", credentials of A in propriety firm "P" or in other partnership firm "AX" earned after the date of becoming a partner of the firm AB shall not be added in partnership firm AB. 14. In case a tenderer is LLP, the credentials of tenderer shall be worked out on above lines similar to a partnership firm. 15. In case company A is merged with company B, then company B would get the credentials of company A also.]

Definition Of Similar Work: - Maintenance of any of the following (a) Water Treatment Plant (b) Waste Water Treatment Plant (c) Effluent pre- treatment/Treatment Plant.

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.

When work is tendered for by a firm or company, the tender shall be signed by the individual legally authorized to enter into commitments on their behalf.

The Railway will not be bound by any power of attorney granted by the tenderer or by changes in the composition of the firm made subsequent to the execution of the contract. It may, however, recognize such power of attorney and changes after obtaining proper legal advice, the cost of which will be chargeable to the Contractor.

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.

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.

Tenderers are required to upload copy of Permanent Account Number, GST registration & Mandate Form

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; Nonpayment 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.

All Correction Slips issued by the Railway Board from time to time shall be applicable to this tender. The attachments may be read carefully.

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.

Price Variation Clause (PVC) shall be applicable as per GCC IRGCC 2022 with updated correction slips.

All the construction debris materials to be cleared from site and thrown away from Railway boundary with contractors labour, tool & equipment at his own cost as per instructions given by the Engineer in - charge or his authorized representative.

The rates quoted by the tenderer and accepted by Rly administration shall hold good till the completion of work and no additional individual claim shall be admissible on any account including for variation in prices

All works are to be done as per direction by the Engineer-in- charge or his authorised representative.

During the course of work steel are to be got tested by the contractor at their own cost to ascertain their conformity to specification as and when required by the Engineer-in-charge or his authorized representative.

Reinforcement Steel Reinforcement steel shall conform to: •TMT Bars Fe-500/Fe-500D/Fe-550D etc. - IS: 1786 •Structural Steel IS: 2062 •Steel Tubes/Sections - Relevant applicable IS Codes •All reinforcement steel (TMT bar) and structural steel shall be procured as per specifications mentioned in BIS's documents as per IS: 1786 and IS: 2062 respectively with latest amendment. The contractor shall produce the certificate issued by plant manufacture/plant consultant (with documentary proof of process) for establishing process being used at plant. It must be ensured that steel being supplied is produced by any one of the processes i.e. DIR-EAF, BF-BOF and COREX-BOF route only, for manufacturing TMT reinforcement bar using iron ore as basis raw materials. In case of any doubts regarding quality of steel, the Railway may cause it to be tested by any third party including IIT/NIT/ or any other approved Lab of repute and acceptance of the supplied steel shall be subject to such test results. Cost incurred towards conducting necessary tests will be borne by the contractor.

All the scrap and released materials to be returned to the Railway as per instructions given by the Engineer in - charge or his authorized representative at their nominated places after completion of the work

The Railway will not be responsible for compensation towards contractors due to unforseen reasons.

No compensation toward any accident what so ever will be paid by railway.

The work will be executed under supervision of Railway Engineer- in - charge or his authorized representative at site.

The Contractor should be make available all the necessary tools, plants and equipment for execution of the above work at site during execution of work.

The Contractor with the help of his Engineer or Diploma holder , as the case may 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 material for execution of work/Supply items will be passed by Engineer - In - Charge.

Railways shall not be liable to any loss or injury to contractor's staff and indemnifies Railway Administration from such losses / claims what so ever arising out such losses or injuries.

All necessary deductions will be made from the billing amount.

No any interest will be paid by Railways on delay of paymenT.

If any discrepancy arises between special conditions of contract and Indian Railway Standard GCC-2022 with updated correction slips, in such case the special conditions of contract will prevail.

CEMENT: Cement shall conform to the latest relevant IS Codes and relevant Specifications, including: •OPC Grade 43 - IS: 8112 •OPC Grade 53 - IS: 12269 •PPC - IS: 1489 (Part-1) •PSC - IS: 455 •Testing of Cement - Relevant provisions of IS: 4031 series.

All painting works are to be done following the special conditions for painting which are attached herewith.

Paints to be used: Paints for the primer and finishing coats shall preferably be procured from reputed manufacturers to achieve better results. The contractor shall submit the manufacturer's test certificate along with necessary purchase vouchers and related documents. The painter engaged for the work should possess adequate experience in painting works, or the painting activity shall be carried out by an authorized applicator approved by the manufacturer/Supplier.

Thickness of paint layer should be strictly followed as given as given below :- i. 1st coat primer Zinc chromate IS :104 . ii. 2nd coat primer before Red oxide IS 2074. iii. 1st finishing coat of Aluminium IS : 2339. iv.2nd finishing coat of Aluminium IS : 2339.

In case contractor fails to return the unused and excess materials issued to them and released materials, the cost of such materials will be deducted from the contractor's dues as per Railway's rules laid down in Indian Railways Digitally General Conditions of Contract -2022.

Special Notes- 1.The contractor shall produce manufacturer's test certificates and proof of conformity to relevant IS Specifications whenever demanded by the Engineer-in-Charge. 2.Materials failing to satisfy prescribed specifications/tests shall be rejected immediately and removed from site at contractor's cost. 3.Wherever specific IS Codes are not indicated in item descriptions, the relevant latest BIS/CPWD Specifications shall be deemed applicable. 4.The decision of the Engineer-in-Charge regarding suitability and acceptance of materials shall be final and binding. 5.All materials shall confirm to the relevant IS Codes with all correction slips issue dup to date of inviting of tender. 6.The above list of IS Codes is not exhaustive. Any other relevant IS, Latest revisions, correction slips and specifications issued up to date of inviting of tender shall also be considered as part of the contract.

Special condition for Renovation of water treatment plant:

All works are required to be done with contractor's materials, labour , tools, plants, consumables, transport etc. The railway shall not supply any material unless and otherwise there is specific provision in the agreement.

The contractor shall, at their own cost, arrange for testing of the water quality parameters of both raw water and treated water in accordance with IS 10500, including all amendments/revisions issued up to the date of testing, as applicable. The test reports shall be submitted to the Engineer-in-Charge for verification and record.

Calibration of all the instrument shall be done by the contractor at their own cost.

In case of any emergency breakdown water tanker shall be arranged by the contractor free of cost.

All the construction debris materials to be cleared from site and thrown away from Railway boundary with contractor's labour, tool & equipment at his own cost as per instructions given by the Engineer in - charge or his authorized representative.

The contractor must keep the Engineer in Charge informed about the performance of plant through a log book as directed by EIC. The contractor shall also maintain a site order book in which EIC or RLY representative will record instructions to be carried out.

The contractor shall deploy technically qualified and experienced personnel for renovation, repair, testing and commissioning of the existing Water Treatment Plant. Electrical equipment and installations shall be handled by qualified electricians/technicians possessing the requisite statutory licences/certificates, wherever applicable. A responsible supervisor shall coordinate with the Railway authorities and report day-to-day progress. The contractor shall be responsible for any negligence or lapses on the part of its personnel. The names, designations, qualifications and experience of the personnel to be deployed shall be submitted to the Engineer-in- Charge before commencement of the work.

Any defect cropping up due to negligence of contractor must be rectified at his cost immediately.

The Water Treatment Plant is a restricted area, and entry of unauthorized persons shall not be permitted. The contractor shall issue identity cards to all personnel deployed at the site, which shall be carried and produced for verification whenever required by the Railway authorities.

The contractor shall maintain a Register to record all spare parts which shall be installed. The unserviceable materials shall be 24.10 returned to S.S.E (W)/GRC at his go down with contractor's lead, lift, tools, labour etc and no extra payment will be made for this.

Any preventive maintenance or repairing work necessary as per advice of manufacturer of the equipment /machineries or as per the requirement at site or as directed by EIC shall be carried by the contractor promptly.

The brief description of water treatment plant and various technical features have been enclosed in tender documents. The description however is not exhaustive and may undergo minor changes during agree mental period during maintenance as various parts are replaced or renewed. The tenderers are 24.12 requested to visit the plant making proper appointment with SSE(W)/GRC to acquire knowledge about plant , equipment's , operation and maintenance etc on receipt of tender. It shall be presumed that tenderers have educated themselves about plant , equipment , operation and maintenance system etc.

In case of any breakdown of Electro chlorinator plant/ Auto chlorinator the contractor will have to do chlorination of filtered water with Grade -I Bleaching powder as per IS-1065 having at 24.13 least 30% chlorine by weight and achieve at least 0.2 ppm of residual chlorine . This however will not relieve the contractor of his responsibility to repair and bring back the machine in working order without any delay.

The quality of treated water shall conform to IS 10500, including applicable amendments. In case the treated water fails to meet the prescribed quality standards after commissioning of the 24.14 renovated plant, a penalty of 5,000 per day shall be imposed, with a 10% increase in the penalty for each successive day of continued non-compliance, until the prescribed water quality is achieved.

Being an essential service contractor shall not shut down the 24.15 plant for any reason what so ever without written permission from Engineer in Charge.

Contractor has to employee licensed Electrician for operation and maintenance of electrical machineries and apparatus under the supervision of SSE/EL/Power/S.E.Railway/GRC. The 24.16 electrician should be available at plant whenever required to take instruction from SSE/EL/Power/S.E.Rly/GRC to undertake maintenance/ repair works .

All materials to be supplied or to be used by the contractor shall be of approved brand/ manufacturer. Samples of the same shall be got approved by the contractor from EIC well in time. Railway 24.17 will however be at liberty to take samples of any material before or during execution of work and get the same tested at reputed Govt. / Recognized laboratory in terms of clause of GCC. Cost of samples and testing shall be borne by the contractor.

Electro chlorinator being a sophisticated machine shall be maintained as per manufacturer's maintenance guidelines. The 24.18 responsibility however for safe maintenance and operation of Electro chlorinator will lie with the contractor.

The renovation of the existing Water Treatment Plant shall be completed within the stipulated time frame to minimize disruption to the water supply. Before commencement of work, the contractor shall ensure the availability of all required materials, manpower, tools, plant and machinery. Once commenced, the work shall be carried out continuously without 24.19 avoidable interruption. The contractor shall submit a detailed work programme indicating the time schedule for various activities in the form of a Bar Chart/PERT/CPM, along with details of the manpower, supervisory staff, plant and machinery proposed to be deployed to ensure completion of the work within the stipulated period.

The renovation of the three existing Water Treatment Plants shall be undertaken one at a time to ensure uninterrupted water supply to GRC North and South Colonies. The contractor shall complete the renovation, testing and commissioning of each plant within the stipulated time period before commencing work 24.20 on the next plant, as directed by the Engineer-in-Charge. In case of delay in completion of any plant within the stipulated period due to reasons attributable to the contractor, a penalty of 10,000/- per day shall be imposed for each delayed plant, without prejudice to other contractual remedies available to the Railway.