Trivandrum (TVC) division - Installation of gauge face lubricators - over curves with carry down effect of 1 Km.

The Bidders will be qualified only if they have minimum financial capabilities as below -(i) T1- Annual Turnover: The bidder should have an aggregate financial turnover not less than 1.5 times the advertised Bid value during the last three previous financial years and in the current financial year up to the date of opening of the tender. The audited balance sheet reflecting financial turnover certified by Chartered accountant with her stamp, signature and membership number shall be considered. with bid for the service contracts to be considered for qualification of work experience criteria clearly indicating the nature/scope of contract, actual completion cost and actual date of completion for such contract.(ii) T2-Liquidity: The bidder should have access to or has available liquid assets, lines of credit and other financial means to meet cash flow that is valued at 5% of the estimated bid value net of applicant's commitments for other contracts. The audited balance sheet and/or banking reference certified by chartered accountant with her stamp, signature and membership number shall be submitted by the bidder along with bid. Banking reference should contain in clear terms the amount that bank will be in a position to lend for this work to the applicant/member of the Joint Venture/Consortium. In case the Net Current Assets (as seen from the Balance Sheets) are negative, only the Banking references will be considered. Otherwise the aggregate of the Net Current Assets and submitted Banking references will be considered for working out the Liquidity. The banking reference should be from a Scheduled Bank in India and it should not be more than 3 months old as on date of submission of bids. In Case of JV firms overall liquidity of JV firm shall be assessed by arithmetic sum of liquidity of all members of JV.

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RDSO approved venders are eligible as per RB lr No. 2023/Track- I(P)/RDSO of 17-02-2023

For service contracts, MSEs registered with District Industries Centers, Khadi and Village Industries commission, Khadi and Village Industries Boards, Coir Boards, National Small Industries Corporation, Directories of Handicraft and Handloom, Any other body specified by Ministry of MSME, or startups as recognised by Department of Industrial policy & promotion shall be supplied such Bid documents free of cost on confirmation (Photocpy/Xerox copy) of their evidence to this effect. MSEs registered with District Industries Centers, Khadi and Village Industries commission, Khadi and Village Industries Boards, Coir Boards, National Small Industries Corporation, Directories of Handicraft and Handloom, Any other body specified by Ministry of MSME, or startups as recognised by Department of Industrial policy & promotion shall be exempted from payment of Minimum EMD detailed in the bid. Xerox Copies of their evidence to this effect shall be submitted.

Clause 2.6.2.1.2 of GCC for services 2018:Each page of the copy of documents / certificates in support of credentials, submitted by the bidder, shall be self-attested by the bidder or authorized representative of the bidding firm. Self-attestation shall include signature, stamp and date (on each page). Only, those documents will be considered for evaluating bid, which are duly self-attested as above.

Clause 2.6.2.1.3 of GCC for services 2018.The bidders shall submit an affidavit on a stamp paper to the effect that all the documents submitted by her along with her bid are true. This shall be mandatory in all bids. The bid shall be summarily rejected if the bidder fails to submit this undertaking along with the bid.

Kindly submit all the necessary documents if availing exemption under MSE/MSME scheme.

Tenderer should quote the rate inclusive of all statutory liabilities.

All the bidders/tenderers should ensure that they are GST compliant and their quoted tax structure/rates are as per GST Law

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.

Tenderers are abiding by the General Conditions of Contract (GCC) Services 2018 & any statutory modification thereof and also abide to carry out the work accordingly.

Tenderers are requested to visit the web site https//www.ireps.gov.in frequently till the closing date and time for any update.

Tenderer should have to upload only exact & specific, clear and readable documents, irrelevant documents should not be uploaded, and documents uploaded once should not be repeated.

Clause 2.2.1.1 of GCC for services 2018. The Bids for this contract will be considered only from those Bidders [proprietorship firms, partnership firms, companies, corporations, consortia or joint ventures (JV hereinafter) etc.] who meet requisite eligibility criteria. In the case of a JV or Consortium, all members of the Group shall be jointly and severally liable for the performance of whole contract.

Clause 2.2.1.2 of GCC for services 2018 a) A Bidder shall submit only one bid in the particular Bidding process, either individually as a Bidder or as a partner of a J.V. A Bidder who submits or participates in more than one bid will cause all of the proposals in which the Bidder has participated to be disqualified. No Bidder can be a sub-contractor while submitting a bid individually or as a partner of a JV in the same bidding process.

b) Any Central government department/ Ministry of Railways must not have banned business with the Bidder (any member in case of JV) as on the date of Bid submission. c) If the bidder (any member in case of JV/consortium) must not have suffered bankruptcy/ insolvency during the last 5 years. The Bidder should submit an undertaking to this effect as part of the bid. d) Bidders must not have a conflict of interest. Following shall be considered as conflict of interest in this bidding process.

(i) If a Bidder or her associates/affiliates (inclusive of parent firms) has been engaged by the Employer (Railways) to provide consulting services for the preparation related to procurement or on implementation of the project

ii) If a Bidder lends, or temporarily seconds its personnel to firms or organizations which are engaged in consulting services for the preparation related to procurement for an implementation of the project, if the personnel would be involved in any capacity on the same project.

e) If the bidder or any of its constituents has changed its name or created a new business entity as covered by the definition of "Allied Firm" under para 1102 (iii) of Chapter XI of Indian Railways Vigilance Manual, consequent to having been banned business dealings or suspended business dealings.

Clause 3.4.1 of GCC for services 2018.Before submitting a Bid, the Bidder shall be deemed to have satisfied herself by actual inspection of the site and locality of the services, that all conditions liable to be encountered during the delivery of the services are taken into account and that the rates she enters in the Bid forms are adequate and all-inclusive to accord with the provisions in Clause 4.42 of the General Conditions of Contract for the delivery of services to the entire satisfaction of the Manager.

Clause 3.4.2 of GCC for services 2018.When the service is bidded for, by a firm or a company of contractors, the Bid shall be signed by the individual legally authorized to enter into commitments on their behalf.

CLause 3.4.3 of GCC for services 2018.Railway shall not be bound by any power of attorney granted by the Bidder 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.