Outsourcing for cleaning, stripping, fitting & welding of 1200 wagons (600 Nos. BOXN variant & 600 Nos. SS wagons) for a period of 02 years (600 working days) at Wagon Repair Depot, Adra.

Financial Eligibility Criteria: 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 crore of Rupees. 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 financial years, as per the audited balance sheet. However, in case balance sheet of the previous year is yet to be prepared/ audited, the audited balance sheet of the fourth previous year shall be considered for calculating average annual contractual turnover. The tenderers shall submit requisite information as per Annexure-VI (B) of IRGCC - 2022, along with copies of Audited Balance Sheets duly certified by the Chartered Accountant/ Certificate from Chartered Accountant duly supported by Audited Balance Sheet.

Technical Eligibility Criteria:- 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. Note: Work experience certificate from private individual shall not be considered. However, in addition to work experience certificates issued by any Govt. Organization, 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, 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.

Definition of Similar Nature of Work: Manufacturing/Rebuilding/Rehabilitation/Renewal/Heavy Body Repair or Fabrication work of Wagons/Coaches/Loco motives executed in/for the Central Govt. Organization or State Govt. Organization or Govt. Undertaking Organization or Railway PSUs or Railway PUs (Production Unit) or any Zonal Railways.

GST Registration certificate & PAN Card should be attached.

Any firm recognized by Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) as 'Startups' shall be exempted from payment of Bid Security detailed above.

Labour Cooperative Societies shall submit only 50% of above Bid Security detailed above.

Mandate form for ECS/NEFT payment is uploaded in Document Section of this tender. This should be filled and submitted, duly certified by the Bank, along with the Bid.

Subject to exemptions on Bid Security provided as detailed above, the tender must be accompanied by a Bid Security as mentioned in tender documents, failing which the tender shall be summarily rejected.

LETTER OF CREDIT (LC):- The Special conditions are furnished below for tenderer to take payment from Indian Railway through Letter of Credit (LC) arrangements. (i) For all the tenders having advertised cost of Rs 10 lakh or above, the contractor shall have the option to take payment from Railways through a letter of credit (LC) arrangement. (ii) This option of taking payment through LC arrangement has to be exercised in IREPS (Indian Railway Electronic Procurement System - the e-application on which tenders are called by Railways) by the tenderer at the time of bidding itself, and the tenderer shall affirm having read over and agreed to the terms and conditions of the LC option. (iii) The option so exercised, shall be an integral part of the bidder's offer. (iv) The above option of taking payment through LC arrangement, once exercised by tenderer at the time of bidding, shall be final and no change shall be permitted, thereafter, during execution of contract. (v) In case tenderer opts for payment through LC, following shall be the procedure to deal release of payment through LC:- (a) The LC shall be a sight LC. (b) The ontractor shall select his Advising/Negotiating bank for LC. The incidental cost towards issue of LC and its operation thereof shall be borne by the contractor. (c) SBI, New Delhi, Main Branch will be the nodal branch for issue of LCs based on online requests received from Railway Accounts Units for tenders opened in financial year 2025-26. SBI branches where the respective Railway Accounts Office has its Account (local SBI branch) will be the issuance/reimbursing branch for LC issued under this arrangement. The Bank shall remain same for this tender till completion of contract. The incidental cost @ 0.15% per annum of LC value, towards issue of LC and operation thereof shall be borne by the contractor and shall be recovered from his bills. (d) The LC shall be opened initially for duration of 180 to 365 days in consultation with contractor. The LC shall be extended time to time as per the progress of the contract, on the request of the contractor. The value of LC to be opened initially as well as extended thereafter shall be finalized by the engineer in consultation with the contractor on the basis of expected progress of work. (e) The LC terms and conditions shall inter-alia indemnify and save harmless the Railway from and against all losses, claims and demands of every nature and description brought or recovered against the Railways by reason of any act or omission of the contractor, his ,agents or employees, in relation to the Letter of Credit (LC). All sums payable/ borne by Railways on this account shall be considered as reasonable compensation and paid by contractor. (f) The LC terms and conditions shall inter-alia provide that Railways will issue a Document of Authorization after passing the bill for completed work, to enable contractor to claim the authorized amount from their bank. (g) The acceptable, agreed upon document for payments to be released under the LC shall be the Document of Authorization. (h) The Document of Authorization shall be issued by Railway Accounts Office against each bill passed by Railways. (i) On issuance of Document of Authorization, a copy of document of Authorization shall be posted on IREPS for download by the contractor. A digitally signed copy of Document of Authorization shall also be sent by Railway Accounts Office to Railway's bank (Local SBI Branch).

Bid Security: - (A) (a) The tenderer shall be required to submit the Bid Security with the tender for the due performance with the stipulation to keep the offer open till such date as specified in the tender, under the conditions of tender. The Bid Security shall be as under:- (i) For works estimated to cost up to Rs. 1 crore, the Bid Security will be 2 % of the estimated cost of the work. (ii) For works estimated to cost more than Rs. 1 crore, the Bid Security will be Rs. 2 lakh plus ½% (half percent) of the excess of the estimated cost of work beyond Rs. 1 crore subject to a maximum of Rs. 1 crore. Note:- (i) The Bid Security shall be rounded off to the nearest Rs. 100. This Bid Security shall be applicable for all modes of tendering. (ii) Any firm recognized by Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) as 'Startups' shall be exempted from payment of Bid Security detailed above. (iii) Labour Cooperative Societies shall submit only 50% of above Bid Security detailed above. (b) It shall be understood that the tender documents have been issued to the tenderer and the tenderer is permitted to tender in consideration of stipulation on his part, that after submitting his tender he will not resile from his offer or modify the terms and conditions thereof in a manner not acceptable to the Engineer. Should the tenderer fail to observe or comply with the said stipulation, the aforesaid amount shall be liable to be forfeited to the Railway. (c) If his tender is accepted, this Bid Security mentioned in sub para (a) above will be retained as part security for the due and faithful fulfillment of the contract in terms of Clause 16 of the Standard General Conditions of Contract. The Bid Security of other Tenderers shall, save as herein before provided, be returned to them, but the Railway shall not be responsible for any loss or depreciation that may happen thereto while in their possession, nor be liable to pay interest thereon. (B) The Bid Security shall be deposited either in cash through epayment gateway or submitted as Bank Guarantee bond from a scheduled commercial bank of India or as mentioned in tender documents. The Bank Guarantee bond shall be as per Annexure- VIA and shall be valid for a period of 90 days beyond the bid validity period.

(C) In case, submission of Bid Security in the form of Bank Guarantee, following shall be ensured: i. A scanned copy of the Bank Guarantee shall be uploaded on e-Procurement Portal (IREPS) while applying to the tender. ii. The original Bank Guarantee should be delivered in person to the official nominated as indicated in the tender document before closing date for submission of Bids (i.e. excluding the last date of submission of bids). iii. Non submission of scanned copy of Bank Guarantee with the bid on e-tendering portal (IREPS) and/or nonsubmission of original Bank Guarantee within the specified period shall lead to summary rejection of bid. iv. The Tender Security shall remain valid for a period of 60 days beyond the validity period for the Tender. v. The details of the BG, physically submitted should match with the details available in the scanned copy and the data entered during bid submission time, failing which the bid will be rejected vi. The Bank Guarantee shall be placed in an envelope, which shall be sealed. The envelope shall clearly bear the identification "Bid for the ***** Project" and shall clearly indicate the name and address of the Bidder. In addition, the Bid Due Date should be indicated on the right hand top corner of the envelope. vii. The envelope shall be addressed to the officer and address as mentioned in the tender document. viii. If the envelope is not sealed and marked as instructed above, the Railway assumes no responsibility for the misplacement or premature opening of the contents of the Bid submitted and consequent losses, if any, suffered by the Bidder.

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 terms of provisions of new clause 26A.1 to the General Conditions of Contract, contractor shall also employ following Qualified Engineers during execution of the allotted work:- (a) Cost of work Rs. 200 Lakhs and above- One Graduate Engineer. (b) Cost of work more than Rs.25 Lakhs but less than Rs. 200 Lakhs- One Diploma Holder Engineer. In case the contractor fails to employ the Qualified Engineer, as aforesaid in para above, he in terms of provisions of clause 26A.2 to the General Conditions of Contract, shall be liable to pay an amount of Rs.40,000 and Rs.25,000 for each month or part thereof for the default period for the provisions as mentioned in para (a) and (b) above respectively.

Performance Guarantee: - (a) The successful bidder shall have to submit a Performance Guarantee (PG) within 21 (Twenty one) days from the date of issue of Letter of Acceptance (LOA). Extension of time for submission of PG beyond 21 (Twenty one) days and up to 60 days from the date of issue of LOA may be given by the Authority who is competent to sign the contract agreement. However, a penal interest of 12% per annum shall be charged for the delay beyond 21 (Twenty one) days, i.e. from 22nd day after the date of issue of LOA. Further, if the 60th day happens to be a declared holiday in the concerned office of the Railway, submission of PG can be accepted on the next working day. In all other cases, if the Contractor fails to submit the requisite PG even after 60 days from the date of issue of LOA, the contract is liable to be terminated. In case contract is terminated railway shall be entitled to forfeit Bid Security and other dues payable to the contractor against that particular contract, subject to maximum of PG amount. In case a tenderer has not submitted Bid Security on the strength of their registration as a Startup recognized by Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) under Ministry of Commerce and Industry, DIPP shall be informed to this effect. The failed Contractor shall be debarred from participating in re-tender for that work. (b) The successful bidder shall submit the Performance Guarantee (PG) in any of the following forms, amounting to 5% of the original contract value:- (i) A deposit of Cash; (ii) Irrevocable Bank Guarantee; (iii) Government Securities including State Loan Bonds at 5% below the market value; (iv) Pay Orders and Demand Drafts tendered by any Scheduled Commercial Bank of India; (v) Guarantee Bonds executed or Deposits Receipts tendered by any Scheduled Commercial Bank of India; (vi) Deposit in the Post Office Saving Bank; (vii) Deposit in the National Savings Certificates; (viii) Twelve years National Defence Certificates; (ix) Ten years Defence Deposits; (x) National Defence Bonds and (xi) Unit Trust Certificates at 5% below market value or at the face value whichever is less. Also, FDR in favour of FA & CAO (free from any encumbrance) may be accepted.

(c) The Performance Guarantee shall be submitted by the successful bidder after the Letter of Acceptance (LOA) has been issued, but before signing of the contract agreement. This P.G. shall be initially valid up to the stipulated date of completion plus 60 days beyond that. In case, the time for completion of work gets extended, the Contractor shall get the validity of P.G. extended to cover such extended time for completion of work plus 60 days. (d) The value of PG to be submitted by the Contractor is based on original contract value and shall not change due to subsequent variation(s) in the original contract value. (e) The Performance Guarantee (PG) shall be released after physical completion of the work based on 'Completion Certificate' issued by the competent authority stating that the Contractor has completed the work in all respects satisfactorily. (f) Whenever the contract is rescinded, the Performance Guarantee already submitted for the contract shall be encashed. (g) The Engineer shall not make a claim under the Performance Guarantee except for amounts to which the President of India is entitled under the contract (not withstanding and/or without prejudice to any other provisions in the contract agreement) in the event of: (i) Failure by the Contractor to extend the validity of the Performance Guarantee as described herein above, in which event the Engineer may claim the full amount of the Performance Guarantee. (ii) Failure by the Contractor to pay President of India any amount due, either as agreed by the Contractor or determined under any of the Clauses/ Conditions of the Agreement, within 30 days of the service of notice to this effect by Engineer. (iii) The Contract being determined or rescinded under clause 62 of these conditions.

(1) Security Deposit: The Security Deposit shall be 5% of the contract value. The Bid Security submitted by the Contractor with his tender will be retained/encashed by the Railways as part of security for the due and faithful Fulfillment of the contract by the Contractor. Provided further that, if Contractor submits the Cash or Term Deposit Receipt issued from a Scheduled commercial bank of India or irrevocable Bank Guarantee Bond from a Scheduled commercial bank of India, either towards the Full Security Depositor the Part Security Deposit equal to or more than Bid Security, the Railway shall return the Bid Security, to the Contractor. Balance of Security Deposit may be deposited by the Contractor in cash or Term Deposit Receipt issued from Scheduled commercial bank of India or irrevocable Bank Guarantee bond issued from Scheduled commercial bank of India, or may be recovered at the rate of 6% of the bill amount till the full Security Deposit is recovered. Provided also that in case of defaulting Contractor, the Railway may retain any amount due for payment to the Contractor on the pending "on account bills" so that the amounts so retained (including amount guaranteed through Performance Guarantee) may not exceed 10% of the total value of the contract. The Irrevocable Bank Guarantee submitted towards Security deposit shall be initially valid up to the stipulated date of Maintenance period plus 60 days and shall be extended from time to time, depending upon extension of contract granted in terms of Clause 17A and 17B of the Standard General Conditions of Contract. Note: Security Deposit deposited in cash by the Contractor or recovered from the running bills of a Contractor or submitted by contractor as Term Deposit Receipt(s) can be refunded/returned to the contractor, in lieu of irrevocable Bank Guarantee bond issued from scheduled commercial bank of India, to be submitted by him, for an amount equal to or more than the already available Security Deposit, provided however that, in a contract of value less than Rs. 50 Crore, such refund/ return of the already available Security Deposit is permitted up to two times and in a contract of value equal to or more than Rs. 50 Crore, such refund / return of the already available Security Deposit is permitted up to three times. (2) (i) Refund of Security Deposit: Security Deposit mentioned in sub clause (1) above shall be returned to the Contractor along with or after, the following: (a) Final Payment of the Contract as per clause 51.(1) and (b) Execution of Final Supplementary Agreement or Certification by Engineer that Railway has No Claim on Contractor and (c) Maintenance Certificate issued, on expiry of the maintenance period as per clause 50.(1), in case applicable. (ii) Forfeiture of Security Deposit: Whenever the contract is rescinded as a whole under clause 62 (1) of these conditions, the Security Deposit already with railways under the contract shall be forfeited. However, in case the contract is rescinded in part or parts under clause 62 (1) of these conditions, the Security Deposit shall not be forfeited. (3) No interest shall be payable upon the Bid Security and Security Deposit or amounts payable to the Contractor under the Contract, but Government Securities deposited in terms of Sub-Clause (4)(b) of this clause will be payable with interest accrued thereon.

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 entered in the tender form are adequate and all inclusive to accord with the provisions in clause-37 of the General Conditions of Contract 2022 (Works) for the completion of work to the entire satisfaction of the engineer.

The intending tenderer is advised to study the tender papers carefully and also acquaint himself with the nature of work and the matters pertaining there to. Submission of tender shall be deemed to have done after careful study and examination of tender papers with full understanding of implications thereof.

This tender is governed by Indian Railways Standard General Condition of Contract-2022(Works) issued by Railway with latest amendment and Special condition of contract. The General Condition of Contract-2022 can be seen on Railway board [civil Engineering directorate] website www.indianrailways.gov.in. The special condition of contract is uploaded in Document Section of this tender. Wherever the terms of GCC contradicts the Special condition of Contract, in such case Special condition of contract will prevail. Tenderer must go through these conditions before quoting this tender.

The Inspecting officer/Inspector means Engineer or his authorized representative to inspect the work on his behalf. Engineer shall mean Sr. Divisional Mechanical Engineer/Divisional Mechanical Engineer/Asst. Divisional Mechanical Engineer, Adra, S.E. Railway. Consignee shall mean Sr. Section Engineer, Wagon Repair Depot, Adra.

The tenderers shall keep the offer open for a minimum period as mentioned in NIT from the date of opening of the tender, within which period the tenderers cannot withdraw their offer, subject to the period being extended further if required, by mutual agreement from time to time. Any intervention of the above condition will make the tenderer liable for forfeiture of his Bid Security for due performance of the foregoing stipulation.

The tenderers whose tender is accepted shall be required to appear at the office of the Sr. Divl. Mechanical Engineer, DRM Office, Adra, S. E. Railway in person (or if a Firm or Corporation a duly authorized representative) shall so appear and to execute the contract documents within seven days of the call issued by Engineer. Failure to do so shall constitute a breach of the agreement effected by the acceptance of the tender in which case the full value of the bid security accompanying the tender shall stand forfeited by the Railway without prejudice to any other rights or remedies.

In the event of any tenderer whose tender is accepted shall refuses to execute the contract documents as herein before provided, the Railway may determine that such tenderer has abandoned the contract and there upon his tender and the acceptance thereof shall be treated as cancelled and the Railway shall be entitled to forfeit the full amount to bid security and to recover the damages for such default.

If the tenderer(s) deliberately give/gives wrong information in his/their tender or create/creates circumstances for the acceptance of his/their tender, the Railway reserves the right to reject such tender at any stage.

If the date of opening happens to be a BANDH or Holiday or Natural calamities etc., the tender will be opened at the same time on the following working day.

The tenderer(s) must keep themselves updated through the website www.ireps.gov.in regarding corrigenda, if any, to the Notice Inviting Tender along with tender documents, which shall be uploaded in the same website and also published in the newspaper.

Tenderers are requested to submit his offer well within the closing time of tender and Railway will not be responsible for any last minute technical snag whatsoever in submission of bid.

The rates are inclusive of Goods & Services Tax (GST @ 18%). The tenderers should take care in submission of tender as per Clause-6 of Indian Railways Standard General Condition of Contract for works-2022.

The tenderers should abide by the provisions of Payment of Wages act & Minimum Wages act in terms of Clause - 54 & 55 of Indian Railways Standard General Condition of Contract for works-2022.

It is to be clearly understood that the schedule of item and quantities are only a rough assessment. The Railway Administration reserves the right either not to award any or all the works to the contractor or to increase or decrease the volume of work to the contractors without assigning any reasons for any such curtailment or increase in the volume of work and contractor will not be entitled to any compensation what-soever.

Multiple L-1: In case of more than one L-1 bidders, tender may be awarded to tenderer having higher Bid Capacity. In case Bid Capacity is also the same, tenderer having done more value of similar work in last three previous financial years and the current financial year upto the date of opening of the tender, may be selected for the award. Instructions with respect to Bid Capacity will follow. (Rly. Bd's letter No. 2017/Trans/01/Policy, dated: 08 -02- 2018).