Maintenance free valve regulated Lead Acid (VRLA) Battery Set

Special Eligibility Criteria

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   (1) I/We engage to supply the Western Railway with the articles specified above upon the terms of the Indian Railway Standard Conditions of Contract (latest revision) and upon the terms of the Revised Special Conditions and Instructions for the Guidance of the Contractors issued by the Western Railway (Instructions to tenderers & General Condition of Contract revised on September 2021 version 2021/1) available at IREPS portal at link www.ireps.gov.in/ireps/upload/repository/railway/483/148/public/TenderConditionsVersion2021- 1.pdf. (2)Bulk procurement will be made from the sources approved by RCF for Item ID: 2400049 Approval status shall be reckoned as on the date of tender opening and not thereafter, unless it is a case of removal/suspension/banning. Minimum 80% of the net procurable quantity shall be ordered on the approved Regular vendors. Developmental order will be considered up to a maximum of 20% NPQ quantity on firms who have supplied tendered item to any of Indian Railway production unit or Zonal Railways provided they have submitted performance along with their offer in form of copies of Receipt Note, Inspection Certificate, Completion Report etc. Tenderers to note that non-submission of required documents shall be taken as they do not possess any past performance and/or capacity, and their offer is likely to be passed over as per extant rules and no back reference in this regard will be made to them. (3) Authorized dealers of RCF approved vendors can participate only with tender specific authorization of RCF approved OEM. (4) Traders are not exempted from submission of EMD. So bidders to carefully examine regarding their status for claiming exemption from submission of EMD. (5) Where there are not more than three Indian suppliers categorized as Approved Vendor for a particular item, developmental vendors can be considered for placement of bulk order without any quantity restrictions. However, while considering such vendors, factors including past performance, capacity, delivery requirements, quantity under procurement, nature of item, outstanding order load etc. shall be considered.

Check List

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   (1) Risk Purchase clauses shall not be applicable. (2) VALIDITY : Tenderers to quote minimum 90 days validity of offers. (3) LD for late supply : Recoveries of liquidated damages shall be levied @ 1/2 % (Half percent) of the price of the store per week or part of week during which delivery is accepted. The upper limit for recovery of LD in supply contract shall be 10 % of the value of contract irrespective of delays, unless otherwise specifically provided in the contract.

Commercial-Compliance

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   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.

   Document requiredConfirmation required
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   PVC : Pre-determined Price Variation Clause as follows : Firms are requested to quote their rates based on HZL [Chanderia Smelter] price of Lead per MT (Exclusive of all statutory duties and taxes) considering all discounts offered by M/s.HZL as per price circular with base date as on 1st working day of the month one month prior to the date of opening of tender as per the following price variation clause: The basic price will be subject to variation as follows: For every increase or decrease of Rs.100.00 (exclusive of all statutory duties and taxes) or part thereof the prices of the Battery quoted will be subject to increase or decrease of Rs. 16.54 per set (exclusive of all statutory duties and taxes. Price circular (exclusive of all statutory levies, duties, taxes and discounts if any) prevalent one month (i.e.,30 days) prior to the date of inspection call for offering the batteries for inspection will be considered for computing the PVC.

   Confirmation required
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   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.

   Document optional

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   Offer for less than 50% of the tendered quantity shall be treated as unresponsive and shall be liable to be ignored.