THERMAL TICKETS ROLLS OF 500 EACH FOR UN-RESERVED TICKETING SYSTEM AS PER ATTACHED SPECIFICATION with TENDER. MASKING TAPE/ PAPER TAPE USED FOR JOINING PLANE WHITE PAPER AT THE END OF LAST TICKET SHALL BE AFFIXED ON THE FRONT SIDE OF THE TICKET ROLL IN SUCH A MANNER THAT THE BLACK MARK ON BEHIND OF THE TICKET DOES NOT GET OVER LAPPED TAPE SHOULD NOT COVER TICKET MORE THAN 5 MM. (PAPER WIDTH- 81MM+/- 1MM, PAPER LENGTH- 90MM+/- 1MM, PRINTABLE WIDTH- 77MM+/- 1MM, PRINTABLE- 86MM+/- 1MM AND PAPER WEIGHT- 100 +/- 2.5 GSM). PARAMETER OF THERMAL STATIONERY IS AS PER ATTACHED DETAIL SPECIFICATION, DRAWING AND AMENDMENT AS PER COMMERCIAL CIRCULAR No. 55 of 2018

Material should be supplied as per railway requirement.

Only RBI/IBA approved Security Printer for documents i.e. drafts, cheque etc. and ISO9001:2015 or latest amendment certified Printing Presses shall be considered for placement of Order. Firm should submit documentary evidence in support of above otherwise offer will be rejected.

In keeping with the Public Procurement (Preference to Make in India) Order 2017, latest revision, it has been found that there exists 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 suppliers 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 its own risk and cost and Railways shall not be liable for any loss or damage caused to the vendor.

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.

The Vendor is required to have fool proof numbering arrangements for printing ticket number in two sizes by mechanical numbering boxes only. As per specification para 6:- Ticketing numbering first four digits in 3mm in height (-/+ 0.5mm) and last four digits in 4mm in height (-/+ 0.5mm).

Bidders are required to have suitable arrangements for destroying the mutilated or mis-printed tickets.

Firm will give an undertaking that there will be synchronous computerized record of serial numbers being printed on ticket roll to prevent any chance of any extra ticket, duplicate ticket and ticket without number. This undertaking will be submitted at the time of supply, otherwise material will be not accepted by the consignee.

Firm to ensure that print serial number on ticket is computerized with synchronous computerized record maintained to prevent any mismatch in serial number.

Contractor shall require providing security features as prescribed from time to time and also informing all security features to Purchase Officer and CCM/PM before printing.

As per CC 55 of 2018 (para-iii) - The existing norms of thermal stationery specified in specification with 90 days life should be replaced with TOP coated thermal paper with image durability of minimum two (02) years. Hence top coat thermal paper image durability of minimum two years is required.

Successful contractor shall be required to indemnity Central Railway through an Indemnity Bond against mis-use of tickets in their stock, printing of duplicate tickets and missing numbers/duplication numbers and resultant loss to the Railways. This undertaking will be submitted at the time of supply. Otherwise material will be not accepted by the consignee.

The Drawing of ticket enclosed with this tender is for indicative purposes only. The firm is advised to obtain approval of the final artwork/sample before proceeding with bulk production.

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.

For Clarification Regarding Tender, bidder can mail on [email protected]. No Verbal Request will be entertained.

In case where firm has failed to supply material within DP, General Damages equal to 5% of the PO/Contract value will be applicable in cases where performance guarantee is not applicable and not submitted by firm. In cases where a firm has submitted a performance guarantee, then the same will be forfeited.