Selection of General Engineering Consultants for Airport connectivity (Phase 2A), Gift City extension (Phase 2B), & Extension from Thaltej Gam to Godhavi (Phase 3A) of Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project

J. Submission of Physical Copy of The physical technical bid will be required to be

EoI & Technical Bid as submitted submitted within two working days from the date of

online on N proc. Portal online submission.

K. Date and Time of opening of Will be intimated later to EoI qualified bidders

RFP through e-mail/ letter.

L. Date and Time of opening of Will be intimated later to technically qualified bidders

online Financial Proposal through e-mail/ letter.

M. Evaluation The technical and financial evaluation will be in

accordance with para 6.9.2 of QCBS taking

weightage of technical proposal 70% and financial

N. Venue of physical submission General Manager - Contract,

of Bid Security and Technical GUJARAT METRO RAIL CORPORATION (GMRC)

Proposal (RFP) LIMITED. (A SPV of Govt. of Gujarat and Govt. of

Block No.1, First Floor, Karmayogi Bhavan, Behind

Nirman Bhavan, Sector 10/A, Gandhinagar:

382010, Gujarat, India

O. Tender validity 180 days from its submission date

P. Performance Guarantee 5% of Contract Value

*As per MSME Act 2012 and amendment thereof, any consultancy firms who are specifically

registered for tendered stores as per specification of Tender Enquiry under MSME / NSIC

(i.e. National Small Industries Corporation) are exempted in submission of Tende r Fees and

Tender Security subject to submission of valid registration certificate as on the date of tender

Notes to Bidders:

(a) The Consultant/ Applicant shall submit their Bid in form of three Proposals (1) Pre-

Qualification (EOI) Proposal in Physical & Online form, (2) Technical Proposal (RFP)

in Physical & Online form and (3) Financial Proposal through Online only

(b) The Applicant may download the tender document along with Addendum (if any) from

(n) Procurement’s site https://tender.nprocure.com. The bidder shall submit the same

with tender submittal untampered, duly signed and stamped on each page.

(c) Any Corrigendum / Addendum / Clarifications issued by GMRC for the RFP shall be

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published only on GMRC’s website (i.e. https://www.gujaratmetrorail.com) and N

Procurement portal (i.e. https://tender.nprocure.com). No separate information shall be

communicated to individual bidders.

(d) The bidder to ensure that submission of Technical Proposal (RFP) is to be made Online

& in Physical form. There shall not be any change in Online & Physical submission. In

case of any discrepancy in submission of Technical Proposal (RFP) between physical

and online form, the Technical Bid submitted online will prevail and will be considered

for evaluation.

(e) Any alterations in Eligibility Criteria and terms of the Tender Document, or any

amendment to the Tender Document, etc. will not be published in the newspapers

but the same will be uploaded on (n)Procurement, as mentioned above.

(f) The tenderers may obtain further information/clarification, if any, in respect of these

tender documents from the office of Managing Director, [Attn: General Manager

(Contracts.)], Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation (GMRC) Limited, formerly known as

Metro-Link Express for Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad (MEGA) Company Ltd., Block

No.1, First Floor, Karmayogi Bhavan, Behind Nirman Bhavan, Sector 10/A,

Gandhinagar – 382010, Gujarat, India, Gujarat. Contact No. 079-232-48572,

Ext:526/527 email id: [email protected] &

[email protected]

(g) GMRC reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposals without assigning

any reasons. No tenderer shall have any cause of action or claim against the GMRC

for rejection of his proposal.

(h) GMRC also does not bind itself to accept the lowest rate. GMRC shall award of work

after evaluation looking into feasibility, capacity and competency of the agency.

(i) If any Scheduled event(s) of tender activity falls on public holiday, then the same will

be conducted on the next working day at the same mentioned time.

(j) Our Contact person for this tender is General Manager (Contracts.) with mail-ID

[email protected] & [email protected],

Telephone +91 79 23248572, Extension 526/527

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Table of Clauses

14 Preparation of Proposals – Specific consideration ..................................................................

17 Submission, sealing and marketing of Proposals ....................................................................

23 Public opening of financial Proposals (for Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS), Fixed

Budget Selection (FBS), and Least-Cost Selection (LCS) methods) ....................................

27 Combined quality and cost evaluation (for QCBS, FBS, and LCS methods) ........................

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A. General Provisions

1 Definitions 1.1 "Affiliate(s)" means an individual or an entity that directly or

indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with

the Consultant.

1.2 "Applicable law" means the laws and any other instruments having

the force of law in the Client’s country, or in such other country as

may be specified in the Data Sheet, as they may be issued and in

force from time to time.

1.4 "Client" means the implementing agency that signs the Contract for

the Services with the selected Consultant.

1.5 "Consultant" means a legally-established professional consulting

firm or an entity that may provide or provides the Services to the

Client under the Contract.

1.6 "Contract" means a legally binding written agreement signed

between the Client and the Consultant. It includes all the attached

documents listed in its Clause 1 (the General Conditions of

Contract (GCC), the Special Conditions of Contract (SCC), and the

1.7 "Data Sheet" means an integral part of the Instructions to

Consultants (ITC) Section II that is used to reflect specific country

and assignment conditions to supplement, but not to over-write, the

provisions of the ITC.

1.8 "Day" means a calendar day.

1.9 "Experts" means, collectively, Key Experts, Non-Key Experts, or

any other personnel of the Consultant, Subconsultant or Joint

Venture member(s).

1.10 "Joint Venture (JV)" means an association with or without a legal

personality distinct from that of its members, of more than one

Consultant where one member has the authority to conduct all

business for and on behalf of any and all the members of the JV,

and where the members of the JV are jointly and severally liable to

the Client for the performance of the Contract.

1.11 "Key Expert(s)" means an individual professional provided by the

Consultant or its Subconsultant, whose skills, qualifications,

knowledge and experience are critical to the performance of the

Services under the Contract and whose CV is taken into account in

the technical evaluation of the Consultant’s Proposal.

1.12 "ITC" (this Section I of the RFP) means the Instructions to

Consultants that provide the shortlisted Consultants with all

information they need to prepare their Proposals.

1.13 "LOI" means the Letter of Invitation being sent by the Client to the

shortlisted Consultants.

1.14 "Non-Key Expert(s)" means an individual professional provided by

the Consultant or its Subconsultant and who is assigned to perform

the Services or any part thereof under the Contract and whose CVs

are not evaluated individually.

1.15 "Proposal" means the technical Proposal and the financial

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Proposal of the Consultant.

1.16 "RFP" means the Request for Proposals to be prepared by the

Client for the selection of Consultants.

1.17 "Services" means the consulting services work to be performed by

the Consultant pursuant to the Contract.

1.18 "Subconsultant" means an entity to whom the Consultant intends

to subcontract any part of the Services while remaining responsible

to the Client during the performance of the Contract.

1.19 "TORs" (this Section VII of the RFP) means the Terms of

Reference that explain the objectives, scope of work, activities, and

tasks to be performed, respective responsibilities of the Client and

the Consultant, and expected results and deliverables of the

2 Introduction 2.1 The Client named in the Data Sheet intends to select a Consultant

from those listed in the Letter of Invitation, in accordance with the

method of selection specified in the Data Sheet.

2.2 The shortlisted Consultants are invited to submit a technical

Proposal and a financial Proposal for the Services named in the

Data Sheet. The Proposal will be the basis for negotiating and

ultimately signing the Contract with the selected Consultant.

2.3 The Consultants should take into account the Applicable law in

preparing their Proposals. They may attend a pre-Proposal

conference if one is specified in the Data Sheet. Attending any

such pre-Proposal conference is optional and is at the Consultants’

2.4 The Client will timely provide, at no cost to the Consultants, the

inputs, relevant project data, and reports required for the

preparation of the Consultant’s Proposal as specified in the Data

3 Conflict of interest 3.1 The Consultant is required to provide professional, objective, and

impartial advice, at all times holding the Client’s interests

paramount, strictly avoiding conflicts with other assignments or its

own corporate interests, and acting without any consideration for

3.2 The Consultant has an obligation to disclose to the Client any

situation of actual or potential conflict of interest that impacts its

capacity to serve the best interest of its Client. Failure to disclose

such situations may lead to the rejection of the Consultant’s

Proposal or the termination of its Contract.

3.3 Without limitation on the generality of the foregoing, and unless

stated otherwise in the Data Sheet, the Consultant shall not be

hired under the circumstances set forth below:

3.3.1 Conflicting activities

3.3.1.1 Conflict between consulting activities and

procurement of goods, works or non-consulting

services: a firm that has been engaged by the Client

to provide goods, works, or non-consulting services

for a project, or any of its Affiliates, shall be

disqualified from providing consulting services

resulting from or directly related to those goods,

works, or non-consulting services. Conversely, a firm

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hired to provide consulting services for the

preparation or implementation of a project, or any of

its Affiliates, shall be disqualified from subsequently

providing goods or works or non-consulting services

resulting from or directly related to the consulting

services for such preparation or implementation.

3.3.2 Conflicting assignments

3.3.2.1 Conflict among consulting assignments: a Consultant

(including its Experts and Subconsultants) or any of

its Affiliates shall not be hired for any assignment

that, by its nature, may be in conflict with another

assignment of the Consultant for the same or for

another Client.

3.3.3 Conflicting relationships

3.3.3.1 Relationship with the Client's staff: a Consultant

(including its Experts and Subconsultants) that has a

close business or family relationship with a

professional staff of the Client who are directly or

indirectly involved in any part of (i) the preparation of

the Terms of Reference for the Services, (ii) the

selection process for the Contract, or (iii) the

supervision of the Contract, may not be awarded a

Contract, unless the conflict stemming from this

relationship has been resolved in a manner

acceptable to Client throughout the selection process

and the execution of the Contract.

4 Unfair competitive 4.1 Fairness and transparency in the selection process require that the

advantage Consultants or their Affiliates competing for a specific assignment

do not derive a competitive advantage from having provided

consulting services related to the assignment in question. To that

end, the Client shall indicate in the Data Sheet and make available

to all shortlisted Consultants together with this RFP all information

that would in that respect give such Consultant any unfair

competitive advantage over other competing Consultants.

5 Corrupt and 5.1 Client requires compliance with its policy in regard to corrupt and

fraudulent fraudulent practices as set forth in Section VI.

5.2 In further pursuance of this policy, Consultant shall permit and shall

cause its Experts, Subconsultants, subcontractors, or suppliers to

permit Employer to inspect all accounts, records, and other

documents relating to the submission of the Proposal and Contract

performance (in case of an award), and to have them audited by

auditors appointed by Employer.

6 Eligibility 6.1 Client financing may benefit to Consultants (firms, including Joint

Ventures and their individual members) from all countries to offer

consulting services for Client-financed projects subject to

compliance with the eligibility criteria specified in Section V.

6.2 Furthermore, it is the Consultant’s responsibility to ensure that its

Experts, Joint Venture members, Subconsultants, agents (declared

or not), subcontractors, service providers, suppliers and/or their

employees meet the eligibility requirements as established by

Employer in the Section V.

6.3 Government officials and civil servants of the Client’s country are

not eligible to be included as Experts in the Consultant’s Proposal

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unless such engagement does not conflict with the Applicable law,

and they (i) are on leave of absence without pay, or have resigned

or retired; (ii) are not being hired by the same agency they were

working for before going on leave of absence without pay,

resigning, or retiring; and (iii) their hiring would not create a conflict

B. Preparation of Proposals

7 General 7.1 In preparing the Proposal, the Consultant is expected to examine

considerations the RFP in detail. Material deficiencies in providing the information

requested in the RFP may result in rejection of the Proposal.

8 Cost of preparation 8.1 The Consultant shall bear all costs associated with the preparation

of Proposal and submission of its Proposal, and the Client shall not be

responsible or liable for those costs, regardless of the conduct or

outcome of the selection process.

9 Language 9.1 The Proposal, as well as all correspondence and documents

relating to the Proposal exchanged between the Consultant and the

Client shall be written in the language(s) specified in the Data

10 Documents 10.1 The Proposal shall comprise the documents and forms listed in the

comprising the Data Sheet.

10.2 The Consultant shall furnish information on commissions, gratuities,

and fees, if any, paid or to be paid to agents or any other party

relating to this Proposal and, if awarded, Contract execution.

11 Only one Proposal 11.1 The Consultant shall submit only one Proposal, either in its own

name or as a member of a Joint Venture. If a Consultant (including

any Joint Venture member) submits or participates in more than

one Proposal, all such Proposals shall be disqualified and rejected.

This does not, however, unless otherwise stated in the Data Sheet,

preclude a Subconsultant, or the Consultant’s staff from

participating as Key Experts and Non-Key Experts in more than one

12 Proposal validity 12.1 The Data Sheet indicates the period during which the Consultant’s

Proposal must remain valid after the Proposal submission deadline.

12.2 During this period, the Consultant shall maintain its original

Proposal without any change, including the availability of the Key

Experts, the proposed rates and the total price.

12.3 If it is established that any Key Expert nominated in the

Consultant’s Proposal was not available at the time of Proposal

submission or was included in the Proposal without his/her

confirmation, such Proposal shall be disqualified and rejected for

further evaluation.

12.4 Extension of validity period

12.4.1 The Client will make its best effort to complete the

negotiations within the Proposal’s validity period. However,

should the need arise, the Client may request, in writing, all

Consultants who submitted Proposals prior to the

submission deadline to extend the Proposals’ validity.

12.4.2 If the Consultant agrees to extend the validity of its

Proposal, it shall be done without any change in the original

Proposal and with the confirmation of the availability of the

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12.4.3 The Consultant has the right to refuse to extend the validity

of its Proposal in which case such Proposal will not be

further evaluated.

12.5 Substitution of Key Experts in case of extension of validity period

12.5.1 If any of the Key Experts become unavailable for the

extended validity period, the Consultant shall provide a

written adequate justification and evidence satisfactory to

the Client together with the substitution request. In such

case, a replacement Key Expert shall have equal or better

qualifications and experience than those of the originally

proposed Key Expert. The technical evaluation score,

however, will remain to be based on the evaluation of the

CV of the original Key Expert.

12.5.2 If the Consultant fails to provide a replacement Key Expert

with equal or better qualifications, or if the provided

reasons for the replacement or justification are

unacceptable to the Client, such Proposal will be rejected.

12.6 Subcontracting

12.6.1 Lead Consultant shall not subcontract the whole of the

13 Clarification and 13.1 The Consultant may request a clarification of any part of the RFP

amendment of RFP during the period indicated in the Data Sheet before the Proposals’

submission deadline. Any request for clarification must be sent in

writing, or by standard electronic means, to the Client’s address

indicated in the Data Sheet. The Client will respond in writing, or by

standard electronic means, and will send written copies of the

response (including an explanation of the query but without

identifying its source) to all shortlisted Consultants. Should the

Client deem it necessary to amend the RFP as a result of a

clarification, it shall do so following the procedure described below:

13.1.1 At any time before the Proposal submission deadline, the

Client may amend the RFP by issuing an amendment in

writing or by standard electronic means. The amendment

shall be sent to all shortlisted Consultants and will be

binding on them. The shortlisted Consultants shall

acknowledge receipt of all amendments in writing.

13.1.2 If the amendment is substantial, the Client shall extend the

Proposal submission deadline to give the shortlisted

Consultants reasonable time to take an amendment into

account in their Proposals.

13.2 The Consultant may submit a modified Proposal or a modification to

any part of it at any time prior to the Proposal submission deadline.

No modifications to the technical or financial Proposal shall be

accepted after the deadline.

14 Preparation of 14.1 While preparing the Proposal, the Consultant must give particular

Proposals – attention to the following:

consideration 14.1.1 If a shortlisted Consultant considers that it may enhance its

expertise for the Services by associating with other

consultants in the form of a Joint Venture, it may do so with

either (i) non-shortlisted Consultant(s), or (ii) shortlisted

Consultants if permitted in the Data Sheet. Association

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with a non-shortlisted Consultant shall be subject to

approval of the Client. When associating with non-

shortlisted firms in the form of a Joint Venture, the

shortlisted Consultant shall be a lead member. If shortlisted

Consultants associate with each other, any of them can be

14.1.2 The Client may indicate in the Data Sheet the estimated

Key Experts’ time input (expressed in person-month) or the

Client’s estimated total cost of the Services, but not both.

This estimate is indicative and the Proposal shall be based

on the Consultant’s own estimates for the same.

14.1.3 If stated in the Data Sheet, the Consultant shall include in

its Proposal at least the same time input (in the same unit

as indicated in the Data Sheet) of Key Experts, failing

which the financial Proposal will be rejected.

14.1.4 For assignments under the Fixed-Budget selection method,

the estimated Key Experts’ time input is not disclosed.

Total available budget, with an indication whether it is

inclusive or exclusive of taxes, is given in the Data Sheet,

and the financial Proposal shall not exceed this budget.

15 Technical Proposal 15.1 The technical Proposal shall not include any financial information. A

format and content technical Proposal containing material financial information shall be

declared non-responsive.

15.1.1 Consultant shall not propose alternative Key Experts. Only

one CV shall be submitted for each Key Expert position.

Failure to comply with this requirement will make the

Proposal non-responsive.

15.1.2 Variations are not allowed.

15.2 The technical Proposal shall be prepared using the standard forms

provided in Section III of the RFP.

16 Financial Proposal 16.1 The financial Proposal shall be prepared using the standard forms

provided in Section IV of the RFP. It shall list all costs associated

with the Services, including (a) remuneration of Key Experts and

Non-Key Experts, (b) other expenses indicated in the Data Sheet.

16.2 Price adjustment

For assignments with a duration exceeding 18 months, a price

adjustment provision of remuneration rates applies if so stated in

the Data Sheet.

The financial Proposal should clearly estimate, as a separate

amount, the taxes, duties, fees, levies and other charges imposed

in the Client’s country under the Applicable law, on the Consultants,

the Subconsultants, and their Experts (other than nationals or

permanent residents of the Client’s country), as stated in the Data

Sheet. The Consultant and its Subconsultants and Experts are

responsible for meeting all tax liabilities arising out of the Contract

unless stated otherwise in the Data Sheet. Information on taxes in

the Client’s country is provided in the Data Sheet.

16.4 Currency of Proposal

The Consultant may express the price for its Services in the

currency or currencies as stated in the Data Sheet. If indicated in

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the Data Sheet, the portion of the price representing local cost shall

be stated in the local currency.

16.5 Currency of payment

Payment under the Contract shall be made in the currency or

currencies in which the payment is requested in the Proposal.

C. Submission, Opening and Evaluation

17 Submission, 17.1 The Consultant shall submit a signed and complete Proposal

sealing and comprising the documents and forms in accordance with Clause

marketing of (Documents comprising Proposal). The submission can be done by

Proposals mail or by hand. If authorized in the Data Sheet, the Consultant

may choose to submit its Proposals electronically.

17.2 An authorized representative of the Consultant shall sign the

original submission letters in the required format for both the

technical Proposal and the financial Proposal and shall initial all

pages of both. The authorization shall be in the form of a written

power of attorney attached to the technical Proposal.

17.2.1 A Proposal submitted by a Joint Venture shall be signed by

all members so as to be legally binding on all members, or

by an authorized representative who has a written power of

attorney signed by each member’s authorized

representative.

17.3 Any modifications, revisions, interlineations, erasures, or

overwriting shall be valid only if they are signed or initialed by the

person signing the Proposal.

17.4 The signed technical and financial Proposals shall be marked

"ORIGINAL", and its copies marked "COPY" as appropriate. The

number of copies is indicated in the Data Sheet. All copies shall be

made from the signed original. If there are discrepancies between

the original and the copies, the original shall prevail.

17.5 The original and all the copies of the technical Proposal shall be

placed inside of a sealed envelope clearly marked "TECHNICAL

PROPOSAL, [Name of the Services]", reference number, name

and address of the Consultant, and with a warning "DO NOT OPEN

UNTIL TECHNICAL PROPOSAL OPENING".

17.6 Similarly, the original financial Proposal shall be placed inside of a

sealed envelope clearly marked "FINANCIAL PROPOSAL, [name

of the Services]", reference number, name and address of the

Consultant, and with a warning "DO NOT OPEN WITH THE

TECHNICAL PROPOSAL".

17.7 The sealed envelopes containing the technical and financial

Proposals shall be placed into one outer envelope and sealed. This

outer envelope shall bear the submission address, RFP reference

number, the name of the Services, Consultant’s name and the

address, and shall be clearly marked "DO NOT OPEN BEFORE

TECHNICAL PROPOSAL OPENING".

17.8 If the envelopes and packages with the Proposal are not sealed

and marked as required, the Client will assume no responsibility for

the misplacement, loss, or premature opening of the Proposal.

17.9 The Proposal or its modifications must be sent to the address

indicated in the Data Sheet and received by the Client no later than

the deadline indicated in the Data Sheet, or any extension to this

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deadline. Any Proposal or its modification received by the Client

after the deadline shall be declared late and rejected, and promptly

returned unopened.

18 Confidentiality 18.1 From the time the Proposals are opened to the time the Contract is

awarded, the Consultant should not contact the Client on any

matter related to its technical and/or financial Proposal. Information

relating to the evaluation of Proposals and award recommendations

shall not be disclosed to the Consultants who submitted the

Proposals or to any other party not officially concerned with the

process, until the publication of the Contract award information.

18.2 Any attempt by shortlisted Consultants or anyone on behalf of the

Consultant to influence improperly the Client in the evaluation of the

Proposals or Contract award decisions may result in the rejection of

18.3 Notwithstanding the above provisions, from the time of the

Proposals’ opening to the time of Contract award publication, if a

Consultant wishes to contact the Client on any matter related to the

selection process, it should do so only in writing.

19 Opening of 19.1 The Client’s evaluation committee shall conduct the opening of the

technical technical Proposals in the presence of the shortlisted Consultants’

Proposals authorized representatives who choose to attend (in person, or

online if this option is offered in the Data Sheet). The opening date,

time and address are stated in the Data Sheet. The envelopes with

the financial Proposal shall remain sealed and shall be securely

stored with a reputable public auditor or independent authority until

they are opened in accordance with Clause 23 of the ITC.

19.2 At the opening of the technical Proposals the following shall be read

out: (i) the name of the Consultant or, in case of a Joint Venture,

the name of the Joint Venture, the name of the lead member and

the names of all members; (ii) the presence or absence of a duly

sealed envelope with the financial Proposal; (iii) any modifications

to the Proposal submitted prior to Proposal submission deadline;

and (iv) any other information deemed appropriate or as indicated

in the Data Sheet.

20 Proposals 20.1 Subject to provision of Sub-Clause 15.1 of the ITC, the evaluators

evaluation of the technical Proposals shall have no access to the financial

Proposals until the technical evaluation is concluded.

20.2 The Consultant is not permitted to alter or modify its Proposal in

any way after the Proposal submission deadline except as

permitted under Sub-Clause 12.7 of this ITC. While evaluating the

Proposals, the Client will conduct the evaluation solely on the basis

of the submitted technical and financial Proposals.

21 Evaluation of 21.1 The Client’s evaluation committee shall evaluate the technical

technical Proposals on the basis of their responsiveness to the Terms of

Proposals Reference and the RFP, applying the evaluation criteria,

sub-criteria, and point system specified in the Data Sheet. Each

responsive Proposal will be given a technical score. A Proposal

shall be rejected at this stage if it does not respond to important

aspects of the RFP or if it fails to achieve the minimum technical

score indicated in the Data Sheet.

22 Financial 22.1 Following the ranking of the technical Proposals, when the selection

Proposals for QBS is based on quality only (QBS), the top-ranked Consultant is invited

to negotiate the Contract. Only the financial Proposal of the

technically top-ranked Consultant is opened by the Client’s

evaluation committee. All other financial Proposals are returned

unopened after the Contract negotiations are successfully

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concluded and the Contract is signed.

23 Public opening of 23.1 After the technical evaluation is completed, the Client shall notify

financial Proposals those Consultants whose Proposals were considered

(for Quality and non-responsive to the RFP and TOR or did not meet the minimum

Cost Based qualifying technical score (and shall provide information relating to

Selection (QCBS), the Consultant’s overall technical score) that their financial

Fixed Budget Proposals will be returned unopened after completing the selection

Selection (FBS), process and Contract signing. The Client shall simultaneously notify

and Least-Cost in writing those Consultants that have achieved the minimum

Selection (LCS) overall technical score and inform them of the date, time and

methods) location for the opening of the financial Proposals. The opening

date should allow the Consultants sufficient time to make

arrangements for attending the opening. The Consultant’s

attendance at the opening of the financial Proposals (in person, or

online if such option is indicated in the Data Sheet) is optional and

is at the Consultant’s choice.

23.2 The financial Proposals shall be opened by the Client’s evaluation

committee in the presence of the representatives of those

Consultants whose Proposals have passed the minimum technical

score. At the opening, the names of the Consultants, the overall

technical scores, and the total prices shall be read aloud and

recorded. Copies of the record shall be sent to all Consultants who

submitted Proposals.

24 Correction of 24.1 Activities and items described in the technical Proposal but not

errors priced in the financial Proposal, shall be assumed to be included in

the prices of other activities or items, and no corrections will be

made to the financial Proposal.

24.2 Time-based Contracts

In the case of a time-based Contract, the Client’s evaluation

committee will (a) correct any computational or arithmetical errors,

and (b) adjust the prices if they fail to reflect all inputs included for

the respective activities or items in the technical Proposal. In case

of discrepancy between (i) a partial amount (sub-total) and the total

amount, or (ii) between the amount derived by multiplication of unit

price with quantity and the total price, or (iii) between words and

figures, the former will prevail. In case of discrepancy between the

technical and financial Proposals in indicating quantities of input,

the technical Proposal prevails and the Client’s evaluation

committee shall correct the quantification indicated in the financial

Proposal so as to make it consistent with the one indicated in the

technical Proposal, apply the relevant unit price included in the

financial Proposal to the corrected quantity, and correct the total

24.3 Lump-sum Contracts

In the case of a lump-sum Contract, the Consultant is deemed to

have included all inputs that are necessary to perform the Services

in the financial Proposal, so neither arithmetical corrections nor

price adjustments shall be made. The total price, net of taxes

understood as per Clause ITC 25 below, specified in the financial

Proposal (form FIN-1) shall be considered as the offered price.

25 Taxes 25.1 The Client’s evaluation of the Consultant’s financial Proposal shall

exclude taxes and duties in the Client’s country in accordance with

the instructions in the Data Sheet.

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26 Conversion to 26.1 For the evaluation purposes, prices shall be converted to a single

single currency currency using the selling rates of exchange, source and date

indicated in the Data Sheet.

27 Combined quality 27.1 In the case of quality and cost based selection (QCBS), the total

and cost evaluation score is calculated by weighting the technical and financial scores

(for QCBS, FBS, and adding them as per the formula and instructions in the Data

and LCS methods) Sheet. The Consultant achieving the highest combined technical

and financial score will be invited for negotiations.

27.2 In the case of fixed budget selection (FBS), those Proposals that

exceed the budget indicated in Sub-Clause 14.1.4 of the Data

Sheet shall be rejected. The Client will select the Consultant that

submitted the highest-ranked technical Proposal, and invite such

Consultant to negotiate the Contract.

27.3 In the case of least-cost selection (LCS), the Client will select the

Consultant with the lowest evaluated total price among those

consultants that achieved the minimum technical score, and invite

such Consultant to negotiate the Contract.

28 Abnormally low 28.1 If the financial Proposal is twenty per cent (20%) or more, lower

financial Proposal than the Client’s estimate, and unless the Client provides

justification that the estimate is inaccurate, the Client shall require

the Consultants to produce detailed price analyses for any or all

items of the financial Proposal, to demonstrate the internal

consistency of those prices and priced quantities with the

methodology, resources and schedule proposed, as well as the

Terms of Reference (TORs). Notwithstanding provisions of

Sub-Clause ITC 24.1 which shall not apply, if inconsistencies are

evidenced, the financial Proposal shall be declared non-compliant

D. Negotiations and Award

29 Negotiations 29.1 The negotiations will be held at the date and address indicated in

the Data Sheet with the Consultant’s representative(s) who must

have written power of attorney to negotiate and sign a Contract on

behalf of the Consultant.

29.2 The Client shall prepare minutes of negotiations that are signed by

the Client and the Consultant’s authorized representative.

29.3 Availability of Key Experts

29.3.1 The invited Consultant shall confirm the availability of all

Key Experts included in the Proposal as a pre-requisite to

the negotiations, or, if applicable, a replacement in

accordance with Clause 12 of the ITC. Failure to confirm

the Key Experts’ availability may result in the rejection of

the Consultant’s Proposal and the Client proceeding to

negotiate the Contract with the next-ranked Consultant.

29.3.2 Notwithstanding the above, the substitution of Key Experts

at the negotiations may be considered if due solely to

circumstances outside the reasonable control of and not

foreseeable by the Consultant, including but not limited to

death or medical incapacity. In such case, the Consultant

shall offer a substitute Key Expert within the period of time

specified in the letter of invitation to negotiate the Contract,

who shall have equivalent or better qualifications and

experience than the original Key Expert.

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29.4 Technical negotiations

29.4.1 The negotiations include discussions about the Terms of

Reference (TORs), the proposed methodology, the Client’s

inputs, the special conditions of the Contract, and finalizing

the “Description of Services” part of the Contract. These

discussions shall not substantially alter the original scope

of services under the TORs or the terms of the Contract

and shall not modify the ranking of the Proposals.

29.5 Financial negotiations

29.5.1 The negotiations include the clarification of the Consultant’s

tax liability in the Client’s country and how it should be

reflected in the Contract.

29.5.2 If the selection method included cost as a factor in the

evaluation, the total price stated in the financial Proposal

for a lump-sum Contract shall not be negotiated.

29.5.3 In the case of a time-based Contract, unit rates

negotiations shall not take place, except when the offered

Key Experts and Non-Key Experts’ remuneration rates are

much higher than the typically charged rates by

Consultants in similar contracts. In such case, the Client

may ask for clarifications and, if the fees are very high, ask

to change the rates.

30 Conclusion of 30.1 The negotiations are concluded with a review of the finalized draft

negotiations Contract, which then shall be initialed by the Client and the

Consultant’s authorized representative.

30.2 If the negotiations fail, the Client shall inform the Consultant in

writing of all pending issues and disagreements and provide a final

opportunity to the Consultant to respond. If disagreement persists,

the Client shall terminate the negotiations informing the Consultant

of the reasons for doing so. The Client will invite the next-ranked

Consultant to negotiate a Contract. Once the Client commences

negotiations with the next-ranked Consultant, the Client shall not

reopen the earlier negotiations.

30.3 The Client reserves the right to annul the RFP process and reject

all Proposals at any time prior to Contract award, without thereby

incurring any liability to Consultants.

31 Award of Contract 31.1 After completing the negotiations the Client shall sign the Contract;

if applicable, publish the award information; and promptly notify the

other shortlisted Consultants.

31.2 The Consultant is expected to commence the Services on the date

and at the location specified in the Data Sheet.

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ITC 1.2 1. Applicable law: The governing law for the purpose of tendering process including this

prequalification process are the laws of India and courts of Ahmedabad shall have full

jurisdiction considering any matter arising out of this RFP and the tendering process.

2. Purchase Preference to Local Suppliers/Preference to Make In India

The tenderer will follow the “Public Procurement (Preference to Make in India), Order

2017” as per office order No. P-45021/2/2017-B.E.-II dated 15 June 2017 as revised vide

orders dated 4 June 2020, 16 September 2020 and any other order/ amendments thereof

issued by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry of Commerce and

Industry, Govt. of India, Any other instruction(s) or order(s) issued by Government in this

regard shall be complied with by the tenderer. The Consultant shall also abide by any

applicable order(s) or instruction(s) issued by Government of India for compliance in this

regard. The minimum local content for this tender is 50% and the Margin of purchase

preference shall be 20% for the subject tender. An undertaking in this regards to be given

by tenderer while submitting the bid. The Undertaking shall be submitted as per

Attachment -5 of Data Sheet.

3. Bidder from a country, which shares a land border with India

I Any bidder from a country which shares a land border with India will be eligible to bid in

this tender only if the bidder is registered with the Competent Authority (i.e. Department

for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade – DPIIT). The detail circular may be referred

on this website : https://doe.gov.in/procurement-policy-divisions. The Undertaking shall be

submitted as per Attachment -6 of Data Sheet..

ITC 2.1 Name of the Client:Gujarat Metro Rail (GMRC) Corporation Limited

Method of selection: Selection based on consideration of quality and cost ("QCBS"),

Type of Contract: "Time-based Contract"

ITC 2.2 The name of the Services is: General Engineering Consultancy

ITC 2.3 A pre-Proposal conference will be held through Online/ Video conferencing:

Date of online pre-Proposal conference: 27-04-2026

Time: 11:30 Hrs

Address: Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation (GMRC) Limited

(SPV of Govt. of Gujarat and Govt. of India)

Block No.1, First Floor, Karmayogi Bhavan,

Behind Nirman Bhavan, Sector 10/A, Gandhinagar:

Gujarat, India, Telephone: +91 79 23248572, Fax: +91 79 26859766;Ext:526/527

Email: [email protected] & [email protected]

Contact person/conference coordinator:

General Manager- Contracts

The interested applicants can send their participation details (i.e. Name, Mobile no., Email

ID, Name of firm) to above mentioned mail id. The Link will be shared on 26-04-2026 for

participation in the Prebid meeting.

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ITC 2.4 The Client will provide the following inputs, project data, reports, etc. to facilitate

the preparation of the Proposals:Refer Attachment 3 to Data Sheet.

ITC 3.3 In case a member of a Consortium or its affiliate has already been appointed or will be

appointed as a ‘Detailed Design Consultant (DDC)’ for the Ahmedabad Metro Project,

i) It may undertake to accept the following modifications of GEC’s Terms of

Reference to prevent any Conflict of Interest with DDC Contract(s):

a. Proof checking of the design done by DDC shall be carried out by an independant

third party selected by the Employer (wherever DDC Contract does not provide for

independent Proof Checker) and the costs for the same shall be borne by the

GEC, if it is not included in DDC Contract price.

b. Review of the concerned Detailed Design (i.e. in the scope of GEC as per TOR)

may be performed by the GEC but will be neither a condition of approval of the

Detailed Design Consultant’s deliverables nor a condition to the payment of its

services by GMRC. Consequently, any adaptation, correction or modification of the

Detailed Design that would arise from the design review shall be made by the GEC

itself, at its own cost, without asking additional manpower/ expert(s) or other costs.

In addition, designer’s liability will be transferred to the GEC and it will assume full

technical responsibility for the Detailed Design.

c. Approval of the concerned Detailed Design (i.e. in the scope of GEC as per TOR)

and payment certification for the concerned Detailed Design Consultant services

shall be withdrawn from the GEC’s Terms of Reference and performed directly by

GMRC itself, based on the results of the independent proof-checking and on

GMRC’s own assessement of the DDC’s performance.

ii) An Undertaking shall be submitted by each member of the Consortium in the bid

confirming it will comply with all the mentioned provisions as per the format

provided in Attachment 4 to Data Sheet.

(a) The Terms of Reference of the GEC will be modified accordingly before the

signing of the contract. The Terms of Reference of the concerned Detailed Design

Consultant services could also be amended accordingly if considered necessary

by the Employer.

ITC 4.1 The RFP document has been prepared by GMRC without involvement of any Consultant.

B. Preparation of Proposals

ITC 9.1 The RFP application prepared by the Applicant and all correspondence and

documents related to the RFP, and exchange by the Applicant and GMRC shall be

written in English. Any printed literature furnished by the Applicant may be written

in another language as long as such literature is accompanied by a translation of

its pertinent passages in English, in which case, for purpose of interpretation of the

RFP, the English translation shall govern.All accurate translations must be notarized

by a notary of respective country and legalized by the concerned Ministry of External

Affairs/ Ministry of Foreign Affairs/ Embassy/ High Commission of India in respective

countries. However, in case such entity is from a country which has signed The Hague

Legislation Convention 1961, then the said translation is not required to be legalized by

the Indian Embassy if it carries a conforming Appostille certificate.

ITC 10.1 The Proposal shall comprise the following:

1st Envelope with the Pre-Qualification Proposal (EOI) as mentioned in Section-IIB:

(1) Annexure-1 – General Information about the Applicant

(2) Annexure-1A – Work Experience

(3) Annexure-2 – Average Annual Turnover from Consultancy Services

(4) Annexure-2A – Affidavit for Unaudited Balance Sheet

(5) Annexure-3 – Undertaking/ Self Declaration

(6) Annexure-4 – Key Expereince

(7) Attachment to Annexure -

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2nd Envelope with the Technical Proposal (RFP) as mentioned in Section-III:

(1) Technical Proposal submission form (TECH-1)

(2) Power of Attorney to sign the Proposal

(3) Statement of Integrity (signed)

(4) Description of methodology, work plan and team composition (TECH-2, TECH-3,

TECH-4,TECH-5, TECH-6 are provided as indicative format)

(5) Explanation Of Role And Capability Of In House Experts For All Four Services

Civil, Traction, Rolling Stock And Systems (TECH-7)

The Pre-Qualification Proposal (EOI) and Technical Proposal (RFP) with all the Forms

and appendices are to be submitted physically in hard copy as well as scan copy of the

same to be uploaded online at https://gmrc.nprocure.com before the last date & time of

bid submission. In case of discrepancy in physical and online submission, the online

submission shall prevail.

Both 1st Envelope and 2nd Envelope will be wrapped in an outer envelope addressed to

designated officer, duly super scribing on top the Tender Notice No., Tender No., name of

the work, time and date of submission. The envelope should also bear the name and

address of the Tenderer.

3rd Envelope with the financial Proposal:

The “ Financial Proposal” shall be submitted by the Consultant in online mode only and

shall comprise the following

(1) Financial Proposal submission form (FIN-1)

(2) Summary of costs (FIN-2)

(3) Form of Field Rate, Employment status, Man months, etc & Details of

Reimbursable Expenses & Provisional Sums (FIN-3 & 4)

The Financial Proposal as per above shall be uploaded online only on the e-

procurement website (https://tender.nprocure.com/). The Financial Proposal or any

part(s) of it submitted through any other mode of submission shall be considered null

ITC 11.1 The Applicant shall submit only one application, either in its own name or as a member of

a Joint Venture (JV)/ Consortium. In case of a JV/consortium the number of partners shall

be limited to 4 (four) and each partner must have minimum 20% partnership. The

JV/Consortium as a whole must satisfy both Technical and Financial Eligibility criteria but

the members shall be jointly and severally responsible. If an Applicant (including any JV

member/ Consortium) submits or participates in more than one application, those

applications shall be all rejected. However, the same Subconsultant may participate in

several applications.

Experiences and qualifications of Subconsultants are not taken into account in the

evaluation of the applications.

Interested Applicants must provide information evidencing that they are qualified and

experienced to perform those Services. For that purpose, documented evidence of recent

and similar services shall be submitted.

Participation of Subconsultants, Key Experts and Non-Key Experts in more than

one Technical Proposal is permissible.

ITC 12.1 Offer shall be valid for the period of 180 days (both days inclusive i.e. the date of

submission of application and the last date of period of validity of the application)

from the latest Date of Submission of Application. In exceptional circumstances,

prior to expiry of original validity period, GMRC may request Applicant to extend

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the Application validity period of specified additional period. Application submitted

by any Applicant who fails to extend the period of validity of its bid in line with the

provisions of this clause may be rejected by the GMRC.

ITC 13.1 Clarifications may be requested no later than 20-04-2026.

The contact information for requesting clarifications is:

General Manager- COntracts

Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation (GMRC) Limited

(SPV of Govt. of Gujarat and Govt. of India)

Block No.1, First Floor, Karmayogi Bhavan,

Behind Nirman Bhavan, Sector 10/A, Gandhinagar:

Email: [email protected] & [email protected]

ITC a) Shortlisted Consultants may not associate with non-shortlisted consultant(s).

b) Shortlisted Consultants may not associate with other shortlisted Consultants.

In case of JV/Consortium, change in constitution or percentage participation shall not be

permitted at any stage after their submission of bids otherwise the applicant shall be

treated as non-responsive.

ITC Minimum numbers of man-months for Experts are:

Key Experts Non-Key Support Staff Total

(man-months) (man-months) (man-months)

Local Experts 968 5010 528

Minimum positions, minimum number of man-months for Key Experts and Non-Key

Experts, minimum qualification and experience of Key and Non-Key Experts are as per

Attachment 2 to Data sheet.

ITC The Consultant’s Proposal must include the minimum Key Experts’ time-input of person-

[Proposals including less than the required minimum time input shall be rejected.]

ITC 16.1 The Consultant shall detail the Other Expenses of his Proposal in compliance with items

listed in form FIN-4.

ITC 16.2 A price adjustment provision applies to remuneration rates:

Refer Clause 42.3 of SCC

ITC 16.3 1. Permanent establishment in the Client’s country i.e. India:

The law of the Client’s country does not authorize the consultant to perform the

Contract without having a permanent establishment in the Client’s country.

2. Taxation outside the Client's country:

The Consultant’s financial Proposal shall include all taxes, duties and fees imposed

outside the Client‘s country (including in the Consultant’s country, if it is different

from the Client’s country).

3. Taxation in the Client's country:

3.1 The Consultant’s financial 2B

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ITC 16.4 The financial Proposal shall be stated in the Indian Rupees currencies:

The financial Proposal should state local costs in the Client’s country currency

(local currency):

C. Submission, Opening and Evaluation

ITC Notwithstanding anything contrary contained in ITC 14, 15 and 16;

The Consultant shall submit the Bid Guarantee as per Appendix – H. If Bid Guarantee

Declaration is not submitted or is not in prescribed format then such bids shall be

considered ineligible and summarily rejected.

ITC 17.1 The Consultant shall submit their Bid in form of three Proposals (1) Pre-Qualification (EOI)

Proposal and (2) Technical Proposal (RFP) in Physical & Online form and (2) Financial

Proposal through Online only.

The Consultant shall submit the Bid Guranatee Declaration, Pre-Qualification Proposal

(EOI), Technical Proposal (RFP) and Signed & stamped bid document along with

Addenda & Clarifications (if any) in physical form & scanned copy of the same is also to

be uploaded online at e-tendering portal https://gmrc.nprocure.com. Financial Proposal is

not to be submitted in the physical form and it must be submitted online only at

https://gmrc.nprocure.com.

ITC 17.4 The Consultant must submit:

a) Pre-Qualification (EOI) Proposal: Online Submission & Physical submission -

one (1) original

b) Technical Proposal (RFP): Online Submission & Physical submission - one (1)

c) Financial Proposal: to be submitted online only.

The bidder shall submit the online bid first thereafter submit the physical EoI and technical

bid at GMRC’s office within 02 working days from the date of online submission. The

physical copy will be received / accepted of only those bidders, who have submitted the

online bids on or before due date and time.

All the Applications must be submitted duly signed by the Applicant (In case of a

consortium by the authorized representative of the lead member) under the letter of

The signed proposal along with all the documentary evidences required of technical and

financial capability and with all the Annexure/Appendix filled and signed must be

submitted on or before the prescribed date and time for the submission of RFP in this

ITC 17.5 (a) For physical submission, the Consultant must include a separate sealed envelope

clearly marked “PRE-QUALIFICATION PROPOSAL (EOI)” followed by the name of

the assignment, containing a valid original Bid Guarantee declaration into the outer

envelope, in addition to the envelope containing “TECHNICAL PROPOSAL (RFP)”.

If Undertaking for Bid Guarantee Declaration is not submitted or is not in prescribed

format then such bids shall be considered ineligible and summarily rejected as non-

ITC 17.9 The Proposals must be submitted no later than:

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Time: 15:00 Hrs

The Proposal submission address is:

Attention: General Manager (Contract)

Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation (GMRC) Limited

(SPV of Govt. of Gujarat and Govt. of India)

Block No.1, First Floor, Karmayogi Bhavan,

Behind Nirman Bhavan, Sector 10/A, Gandhinagar:

ITC 19.1 An online option of the opening of the Pre-Qualification Proposal (EOI) and

Technical Proposals (RFP) is offered on n-procure site.

Hard copy of Prequalification proposal and Technical proposal must reach GMRC

with in two days Online submission.

The Client shall publicly open and read out all EOI Bids received by the deadline, at the

date, time and place as specified below

The opening of Pre-Qualification Proposal (EOI) shall take place at:

Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation (GMRC) Limited

(SPV of Govt. of Gujarat and Govt. of India)

Block No.1, First Floor, Karmayogi Bhavan,

Behind Nirman Bhavan, Sector 10/A, Gandhinagar:

in the presence of Bidders’ designated representatives and anyone who choose to attend.

The Technical Proposal (RFP) submitted physically and online and Financial Proposal

(online only) will remain unopened and will be held in custody of the Client until the time of

their opening to be specified in accordance with ITC

Only Pre-Qualification Proposal (EOI) read out at Bid opening shall be considered for

evaluation. The Client shall neither discuss the merits of any Bid nor reject any Bid

(except for late Bids, in accordance with ITC 17.9).

At the end of the evaluation of Pre-Qualification Proposal (EOI), the Client will invite

Bidders who have submitted substantially responsive EOI proposal and who have been

determined as being qualified for award to attend the opening of the Technical Proposal

(RFP). The date, time, and location of the opening of Technical Proposal (RFP) will be

advised in writing by the Client.

Among the submitted applications, Gujart Metro Rail Corporation (GMRC) Limited will

shortlist a maximum of six (6) Applicants, whose Technical Proposal (RFP) will be

The Client shall conduct the opening of Technical Proposal (RFP) of shortlist Bidders who

submitted substantially responsive EOI, both physical and online submission at the

address, date and time specified by the Client.

At the end of the evaluation of Technical Proposal (RFP), the Client will invite Bidders

who have submitted substantially responsive Technical Proposal and who have been

determined as being qualified for award to attend the online opening of the Financial

Proposal on N-Procure. The date, time, and location of the opening of Financial

Proposal will be advised in writing by the Client.

ITC 19.2 Any Pre-Qualification Proposal (EOI) and Technical Proposal (RFP) which does not have

a signed submission form or is not accompanied with a written power of attorney,

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according to Sub-Clause 17.2 of the ITC, will not be considered.

ITC 21.1 Criteria, sub-criteria, and point system for the evaluation of the technical

Overall Maximum

SN Criterion Weightage Marks

I Work plan and Methodology adopted/to be adopted 15%

II Qualifications, experience and competence of the Key 45%

Staff to be deployed for the Assignment

III Explanation of GEC as a whole with experts in all 10%

four services namely Civil, Traction, Rolling Stock

and Systems supported by Roll list.

• Notes on Evaluation Methodology

• A) Criteria I: (Methodoloy adopted): The applicant has to explain his experience of

executing the GEC work in other metro specifically for the work submitted in metro

turnover, the lessons learnt & invention for timely completion and what process they are

proposing for completion of the current metro project. How they ensured interface between

DDC, documentation, reporting to funding agencies, problem solving skills they adopted

for supervision team and periodical upgradation of supervision team, vendor registration

process & new item. Apart from demonstrating experience in other metro projects, the

bidder should present a plan on how the metro Ahmedabad project shall be executed (e.g.

work plan differentiated by phases and showing milestones; personnel structure; internal

processes; task overview, distribution and sequence; engagement with other

consultants/stakeholders, etc.). Bidder should further raise critical points (if any) with

respect to the assignment and elaborate on potential risks and mitigation measures for the

execution of the assignment/timely completion.

a) Technical approach and methodology

c) Organization and Staffing, Claim Management, Training Plan

Total points for criterion (i):

B) Criteria II: (viz. Qualification, experience and competence of the key staff to be

Maximum numbers of points for each Key Experts for the positions or disciplines are

mentioned in Attachment 1 to Data Sheet, for which each Key Expert will be

Total points for criterion (ii):

C) Criteria III: (GEC as a whole with experts in all four services namely Civil, Traction,

Rolling Stock and Systems.): The Consortium has to explain the capability of key experts

available with them for all the four services namely Civil, Traction, Rolling stock and

Systems for a considerable period (employed for more than 2 years) in their company in

house. Also, the Employer/ statutory auditor/CS has to certify duration of employment for

staff and must be mentioned in the last roll list along with the salary certificate and/or

Form-16 for the proof of salary drawn and employment. In case of non-disclosure of

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salary policy by Employer, the bidder may submit such a certificate from Employer/ HR of

a) Experts in one or less services

b) Experts in more than one and less than four services

c) Experts in all four services

Total points for criterion IV

Note to Bidders:

i) All certificates and relevant fee from Metro GEC project be duly notarized/certified by

the Employer/ CA/Statutory Auditor for consideration under criteria III (a), (b) & (c)

ii) Bidders should note that if they do not provide required details or required documentary

evidence or provide it incomplete or provide it late, GMRC based upon its own

interpretation and judgement of the available information/ evidence, and best in rest of the

assignment may either award no marks or award such marks as it may deem appropriate.

iii) No altering of key position CV’s proposed in RFP for a particular position will be

allowed during the deployment stage. Change of 5 CV’s initially proposed in RFP will lead

to a penalty of 0.1% of agreement value. For change of more than 15 CV’s, could lead to

Contract termination, if GMRC judges that this will jeopardize the implementation of the

iv) More weightage of marks in CV’s will be given if the proposed experts has been

working in the organization for more than 2 years (along with certificate for continuous

employment) and for metro relevant experience.

v) There will be relative grading for all the above technical criteria mentioned above

wherein maximum marks will be given to the highest scorer and the other bidders will be

given marks in proportion to their scores

The minimum technical score (St) required to pass is: 70 % (i.e 49 marks out of

ITC 23.1 The Financial Proposal will be opened online though e-procurement website

(https://www.nprocure.com/)

ITC 25.1 The evaluation will be carried out on the basis of the Consultant’s financial Proposal

excluding all taxes, duties and fees identified in Sub-Clauses 43.1 and 43.2 of the Special

Conditions of Contract.

Applicable taxes, duties and fees shall be added, if needed, to the Contract Price on a

separate line with a reference to the Sub-Clauses 43.1 and 43.2 of the Special Conditions

of Contract for payment modalities.

ITC 26.1 The single currency for price conversion is: Indian Rupees

The source of official selling rates is: State Bank of India

The date of exchange rates is: the date twenty eighty (28) days prior to the date specified

for opening of the Technical Proposals. This date for exchange rate purposes only will

remain same irrespective of further extension(s) of time and date of the submission

deadline for proposal, if any

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ITC 27.1 The evaluation will be carried out separately for Technical and Financial Proposals. The

weightage for technical proposals will be 70% (Seventy per cent) (as mentioned in ITC

21.1 of Data Sheet) and weightage for financial proposals will be 30% (Thirty per cent).

Combined and final evaluation will be based on total score marked by the bidder for their

technical and financial offer.

Proposal with the lowest cost may be given a financial score of 100 (Hundred) and other

proposals given financial scores that are inversely proportional to their prices w.r.t. the

lowest offer. Similarly, proposal with the highest technical marks (as allotted by the

evaluation committee) shall be given a score of 100 (Hundred) and other proposals be

given technical score that are proportional to their marks w.r.t. the highest technical

marks. The total score, both technical and financial, shall be obtained by weighing the

quality and cost scores and adding them up. On the basis of the combined weighted

score for quality and cost, the consultant shall be ranked in terms of the total score

obtained. The proposal obtaining the highest total combined score in evaluation of quality

and cost will be ranked as H-1 followed by the proposals securing lesser marks as H-2, H-

3 etc. In the event two or more bids have the same score in final ranking, the bid with

highest technical score will be H-1.

In such a case, an Evaluated Bid Score (B) will be calculated for each responsive Bid

using the following formula, which permits a comprehensive assessment of the Bid price

and the technical merits of each Bid:

B = Clow X + T (1 – X)

C = Evaluated Bid Price

C low = the lowest of all Evaluated Bid Prices among responsive Bids

T = the total Technical Score awarded to the Bid

Thigh = the Technical Score achieved by the Bid that was scored highest among all

responsive Bids

X = weightage for the Financial Proposal

The Bid with the best evaluated Bid Score (B) among responsive Bids shall be ranked as

D. Negotiations

ITC 29.1 Expected date and address for Contract negotiations:

Date – at discretion of GMRC

Address: Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation (GMRC) Limited

(SPV of Govt. of Gujarat and Govt. of India)

Block No.1, First Floor, Karmayogi Bhavan,

Behind Nirman Bhavan, Sector 10/A, Gandhinagar:

ITC 31.2 Expected date for the commencement of the Services:

Date: September

Attachments to Data Sheet:

Attachment 1: Ground for number of points to be assigned against above criteria, sub-criteria, and

point system as mentioned under

Attachment 2 : Minimum positions and minimum number of man-months including their qualification

and experience for Key Experts, Non-Key Experts and Support Staff for Ahmedabad Metro Rail

Project – Phase-2A, 2B & 3A&B

Attachment 3: Project Information

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Attachment 4 : Undertaking

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Attachment 1 to Data Sheet

Ground for number of points to be assigned against above criteria, sub-criteria, and point

system as mentioned under ITC

Clause No Particulars Points

21.1 (i) Adequacy of the proposed methodology and work plan in responding

to the Terms of Reference:

21.1 (i) a) Technical approach and methodology

21.1 (i) b) Work plan

21.1 (i) c) Organization & Staffing, Claim Management, Training Plan

Total points for criterion (i):

21.1 (ii) Key Experts’ qualifications and competence for the assignment:

K-1 Project Director / Project Leader / Project Coordinator (Civil)

K-2 Dy. Project Director/ Dy. Project Leader (System)

K-3 Dy. Project Director/ Dy. Project Leader (Civil and Track )

K-4 Dy. Chief Quality Assurance & Quality Control Expert For Works (Civil/System)

K-5 Dy. Chief Safety, Health & Environment Expert (Civil/System)

K-6 Multi Modal Expert

K-7 Chief Financial Manager

K-8 Sr. Contract Expert - Civil

K-9 Sr. Contract Expert - System

K-10 Sr.Environment Expert / Noise & Vibration Expert

K-11 Chief Resident Engineer for Viaduct & Stations - Phase-2A

K-12 Chief Resident Engineer for Viaduct & Stations Phase 2B and Phase 3

K-13 Sr. Architect - Elevated

K-14 Design Co-ordinator

K-15 Senior Structure Designer

K-16 Senior Architect ( Underground)

K-17 Dy. Chief Track Design & Specification Engineer

K-18 Chief Design & Chief Resident Engineer (Elevated Station - E & M)

K-19 Chief Engineer (Systems) / System Integrator/Interface Manager

K-20 System Integrated Testing & Commissioning Engineer

K-21 Chief Traction Power Design & Specification Engineer & Chief Resident Engineer

(CRE) - Traction

K-22 Chief Signaling System Engineer & Chief Resident Engineer - Signaling

K-23 Chief Telecommunication System Engineer & Chief Resident Engineer -

Telecommunication

K-24 Chief Automatic Fare Collection Expert & Chief Resident Engineer - AFC

K-25 Chief Platform Screen Door Expert & Chief Resident Engineer - PSD

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Clause No Particulars Points

K-26 Chief resident Engineer-Lifts & Escalators

K-27 Chief Rolling Stock Design & Specification Engineer & Project Manager (Rolling

K-28 Chief Tunnel Ventilation, Station Airconditioning Engineer

Total points for criterion (ii):

The number of points to be assigned to each of the above positions or disciplines shall be determined

considering the following three sub-criteria and relevant percentage weights:

1) General qualifications – 30%

2)-A Adequacy for the assignment – 40%

2)-B Overall working experience – 20%

3) Familiarity with the language, the conditions and experience in the Country – 10%

4) Age limit criteria:

As such there is no age limit for proposed Key Experts. However 15% of the Points shall be reduced

for any proposed Key Expert as mentioned below;

“Project Director / Project Leader / Project Coordinator” and “Dy. Project Director / Dy. Project Leader”

as listed at Sr. No. K-1 and K-2 above respectively, aged more than 65 Years as on 31-03-2026.

All the other Key Experts aged more than 62 Years as on 31-03-2026.

21.1 (ii) 1) 1) General qualifications – 30%

For Post graduate (or higher) in engineering after engineering graduation in respective

field for all engineering positions and Doctorate/ Post graduation or acceptable

professional qualification or Master of Business Administration after graduation in

respective field for all non-engineering positions will be assigned full points.

Engineering graduates in respective field for all engineering positions will be assigned

90% of full points

21.1 (ii) 2) 2)-A: Adequacy for the relevant assignment – 40%

Full marks on 100% compliance of assignment relevant experience as stipulated in

In case of shortfall in assignment relevant experience, reduced marks will be given on

proportionate basis.

CV’s to be submitted for evaluation must be from a candidate who has been working/

worked either at an equivalent post or working/worked one rank below for atleast two

21.1 (ii) 2) 2)-B: Overall working experience post the qualifying education as claimed under

(iii) 1) for general qualification – 20%

Full marks on 100% compliance of overall experience as stipulated in Attachment-2.

In case of shortfall in overall experience, reduced marks will be given on proportionate

21.1 (iii) 3) 3)-A Familiarity with the language, the conditions and experience in the Country – 5%

Working/ Worked on any assignment for total sum of experiences’ duration of at least

three years in India/ Asian countries during the period starting from 1st January 2020 to

31st March 2026, full points will be assigned.

3)-B The weightage of marks in CV’s will be given if the proposed experts has been

working in the organization for more than 2 years and for metro relevant experience. –

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Clause No Particulars Points

Arithmetical figures for all above scores/ marks/ points will be rounded up to two points (digits)

only after decimal as per rounding up practices adopted in such cases.

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Attachment 3: Project Information

Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation (GMRC) Limited is a special purpose vehicle of the Government of

Gujarat set up for the purpose of implementing the Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project

Table 1.1: Ahmedabad Metro Corridors

Sl. Route length (Km) No. of stations

No. Elevated Underground Elevated Underground

1. Koteshwar Road

(excluding) to 5.11 0.92 4

(excluding) to 3.3 -- 3 --

Total 8.34Kms 0.92 kms 7 nos. 1 No.

Table 2.2: Details of stations, Phase 2A

Sl. No. Station Name Chainage (m)

2. Koteshwar prachin mandir

3. Sabarmati river

Table 2.3: Details of stations, Phase 2B

Sl. No. Station Name Chainage (m)

1. GIFT City House

2. Gujarat Biotechnology University

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1.1 Some of the salient technical features of the project are given in Table 1.2 below :-

Table 1.2: Salient technical features of the project

Sl. Item Description Particulars

1. Gauge Standard Gauge (1435 mm)

2. Rails 60 kg UIC

3. Track Structure Ballastless (Mainline)

Ballasted with PRC Sleepers (Depot lines)

4. Traction & Power Supply 750 V DC Third Rail bottom collection with SCADA

5. Signalling & Train Control CBTC (Communication based Train Control

System) includes ATP (Automatic Train Protection),

ATO (Automatic Train Operation) and ATS

(Automatic Train Supervision)

6. Telecommunication Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA) Communication

System & SCADA for support systems control with

Gigabit Ethernet network backborne

7. AFC Automatic Fare Collection System with Passenger

Operated Machine (POM) and Smart card

8. Speed Designed Speed – 90 kmph

9. Axle Load 16 T

10. Car size 2.9 m wide modern rolling stock with stainless steel

11. Train Composition & Capacity 3 coach unit: DMC + TC + DMC

12. Train Capacity Normal - 450 Passenger

Crush - 764 Passengers

Table 1.1: Ahmedabad Metro Phase III A Corridor

Sl. No Route length (km) No. of stations

Elevated Elevated

1. Thaltej Gam to Canal road

2. Godhavi to Canal Road 7.505

Total 10.818 Kms 9 nos.

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1.2 Some of the salient technical features of the project are given in Table 1.2 below :-

Table 1.2: Salient technical features of the project

Sl. No. Item Description Particulars

1. Gauge Standard Gauge (1435 mm)

2. Rails 60 kg UIC

3. Track Structure Ballastless (Mainline)

Ballasted with PRC Sleepers (Depot lines)

4. Traction & Power Supply (Thaltej Gam 750 V DC Third Rail bottom collection with

to Canal road) SCADA System

4.2 Traction & Power Supply (Godhavi to Voltage 25 kV OHE with SCADA system

5. Signalling & Train Control (Thaltej Gam GoA 4 with CBTC (Communication based Train

to Canal road) Control System) includes ATP (Automatic Train

Protection), ATO (Automatic Train Operation)

and ATS (Automatic Train Supervision)

5.2 Signalling & Train Control (Godhavi to ETCS GoA2/hybrid with PSD

6. Telecommunication Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA)

Communication System & SCADA for support

systems control with Gigabit Ethernet network

backborne and Centralized Clock System

7. AFC Automatic Fare Collection System with TIM and

8. Speed (Thaltej Gam to Canal road) Designed Speed – 90 kmph

8.2 Speed (Godhavi to Canal road) Designed Speed – 135 kmph

9. Axle Load (Thaltej Gam to Canal road) 16 T

9.2 Axle Load (Godhavi to Canal road) 17 T

10. Car size (Thaltej Gam to Canal road) 2.9 m wide modern rolling stock with stainless

11. Car size (Godhavi to Canal road) 3.2 m wide modern rolling stock with stainless

12. Train Composition & Capacity 3 coach unit: DMC + TC + DMC

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Attachment 4: UNDERTAKING

It is confirmed and declared that we as a Consortium commit to comply with all the provisions

mentioned in Instruction to Consultant and Data Sheet - Clause 3.3 related to the Conflict of Interest.

In case any of the members of our Consortium or their affiliates is already part of providing any

Detailed Design Consultant Services that are defined as conflicting as per RFP documents, we hereby

undertake that:

i) The Proof Checking for such services (i.e. in the scope of GEC) shall be carried out by an

independent party as decided or may be decided by the Employer and selected by him.

The costs for the same shall be borne by us, if it is not included in DDC Contract price.

ii) We shall perform the Review of the concerned Detailed Design but this review will be

neither a condition of approval of the Detailed Design Consultant deliverables nor a

condition to the payment of its services by the Employer. Consequently, we shall make

any adaptation, correction or modification of the Detailed Design that would arise from the

design review at our own costs (without asking additional manpower/ expert(s) or other

costs). In addition, Designer’s liability will be transferred to us and we will assume full

technical responsibility for the Detailed Design.

iii) Approval of the concerned Detailed Design and payment certification for the concerned

Detailed Design Consultant services shall be withdrawn from our scope of works and

performed directly by the Employer itself.

iv) The Terms of Reference of the GEC’s services will be modified accordingly before the

signing of the contract. The Terms of Reference of the concerned Detailed Design

Consultant services could also be amended accordingly if required by the Employer.

STAMP & SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY

1. In case of Consortium, the undertaking shall be counter signed and stamped by each member of

the Consortium.

2. The undertaking shall be signed by authorized signatory of the apllicant in case of Consortium.

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Section IIA – Eligibility Criteria for Pre-Qualification Stage (EOI)

A. Minimum Eligibility Criteria:

(i) Work Experience

The Applicants will be qualified only if they have successfully completed work(s),completion date(s) of

which falling during last seven years ending last day of the month previous to the month of EOI

submission as given below :

(i) At least one “Similar Consultancy Work” * of value of Rs. 136.09 crore or more

(ii) Two “ Similar Consultancy Work” *each of value of Rs.85.05 crore or more.

(iii) Three “Similar Consultancy Work” *each of value of Rs. 68.04 crore or more.

If the above “Similar Consultancy Work”* of value as under (i) / (ii) / (iii) has been done by the foreign

partner of JV/consortium and was done in the country of the foreign partner then in addition to this

work, the foreign partner must have done at least one “Similar Consultancy Work”* equal to or more

than Rs.68.04 Crore outside the country of the foreign partner.

* “Similar Consultancy Work” for this contract shall be consultancy such as general engineering/

project consultancy works which, inter alia include activities involving the work of preliminary/ detailed

designs/ proof checking of designs/ system integration, procurement assistance, construction

management, project management and supervision including inspection, safety and quality,

assistance in testing and commissioning of Metro Rail/ Light Rail/ High Speed Rail/ Railways.

The similarity shall be based on the physical size, complexity, methods/technology and/or other

characteristics described in Scope of Services.

The details shall be submitted as per relevant format prescribed in Annexure-1.

(ii) Financial Standing:

The Applicant must have a minimum Average Annual Turnover of Rs. 102.07 Crore from Consultancy

Services during the last three financial years duly supported by documents in support of annual

The average annual turnover of JV/Consortium will be based on percentage participation of each

The details shall be submitted as per relevant format prescribed in Annexure-2.

(iii) Experience in Asian Country

The consulting firm/ Applicant should have at least one past similar experience in an Asian country.

The details shall be submitted as per relevant format prescribed in Annexure-1A.

(iv) History of Blacklisting/ Debarment

The Applicant (applies to each individual member in case of a Joint Venture/Consortium) should not

been blacklisted or debarred as on the due date of submission of bid. The Undertaking/ Self-

declaration shall be submitted as per relevant format prescribed in Annexure-3.

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i. The applicant shall submit details of works executed by them for the works to be considered for

qualification of work experience criteria in a format prescribed in Annexure-1. Documentary proof

such as completion certificates from client clearly indicating the nature/scope of work, actual

completion cost and actual date of completion for such work should be submitted. The offers

submitted without this documentary proof shall not be evaluated. In case the work is executed for

private client, copy of work order, bill of quantities, bill wise details of payment received certified by

Practicing Chartered Accountant (CA), T.D.S certificates for all payments received and copy of

final/last bill paid by client shall also be submitted along with the completion certificate.

ii. Applicants are required to submit the relevant information in connection with para- A – Minimum

Eligibility Criteria for shortlisting of applicants in the relevant format only. The client may not

evaluate the proposals received with the information in different format. In case the desired

information is not submitted in the prescribed format and instead the company‘s profiles, reports

etc. are only annexed with the application, client may not extract the information from these

documents in order to evaluate the application. It is, therefore, advised that all the relevant

information should be furnished in the prescribed formats only.

iii. The evaluation shall be done based on the information furnished by the applicant along with the

application and any unsolicited supplementary information may not be entertained. Client, however,

reserve the right to make enquiries from relevant authorities/parties in relation with the information

iv. For completed works, value of work done shall be updated to last day of the month previous to the

month of EOI/ tender submission price level assuming 5% inflation for Indian Rupees every year

and 2% for foreign currency portions per year. The exchange rate of foreign currency shall be

applicable 28 days before the submission date of tender.

v. In case of Joint Venture/Consortium, full value of the work, if done by the same joint venture shall

be considered. However, if the qualifying work(s) were done by them in JV/Consortium having

different constituents/members, then the value of work as per their percentage participation in such

JV/Consortium shall be considered.

vi. For any on going works, the Applicant must have completed atleast 70% of the Project value and

should be certified by the Employer, to be considered for evaluation.

vii. Financial data for last three audited financial years (2022-23, 2023-2024, 2024-2025) has to be

submitted by the applicant in the format prescribed in Annexure-2 along with audited balance

sheets. The financial data shall be certified by Practicing Chartered Accountant / Statutory Auditor

of the company with his stamp and signature in original. In case audited balance sheet of the last

financial year is not made available by the applicant, then the applicant has to submit an affidavit

certifying that the balance sheet has actually not been audited so far‘, as per format prescribed in

Annexure-2A. In such a case the financial data of previous 2 audited financial years will be taken

into consideration for evaluation. If audited balance sheet of any year other than the last year is not

submitted, the application may be considered as non-responsive and can be disqualified.

viii. The Applicants qualifying the Minimum Eligibility Criteria shall be further shortlisted

considering the Evaluation criteria for Key Experience as mentioned in Point B below.

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B. Evaluation for Shortlisting of Applicants/ Consultants

1. The evaluation of the application shall be done to establish the capability of the applicant as

brought out in Para-A – Minimum Eligibility Criteria above.

2. The Applicants fulfilling the above minimum eligibility Criteria should have the experience in

working/ holding responsibility in atleast Key Level Position/ Expert for Contract having minimum

value 40% of the Estimate i.e Rs. 68.04 Crore or more in Metro Rail/ Light Rail/ High Speed Rail

system/ Railways during last seven years ending last day of the month previous to the month of

tender submission. The Contract may include/cover any technical areas like Civil Structures

(Stations/Elevated/ At Grade), Tracks,Rolling Stock, Signalling System, Telecom, Automatic Fare

Collection/ Platform Screen Door, Traction/ Third Rail, Depots/ Workshops, E&M/ Station

Integration and other such related facilities for Metro Rail/ Light Rail/ High Speed Rail/ Railways.

3. The Applicant (including the JV members) should have atleast six (6) nos of in-house skilled

technical back-up experts provided to the on-site experts and should have Local

representatives/partners (i.e office in India). The Applicant should possess Quality assurance

procedures and certifications i.e. specify the type or the label of the certification: for example, ISO

9001 or environmental and social certification.

The applicant shall submit details as required above in the relevant format prescribed in Annexure-

4 along with the supporting documentary proof. For point 2, the details to be filled in S.N. 1 to 4 of

Annexure-4 and for point 3, the details to be filled in S.N. 5 to 7 of Annexure-4.

4. The evaluation of the Application for shortlisting as per the details provided in Annexure-4 will be

done as per the procedure detailed below :

a) The Applicant must have at least one experience in each criterion; otherwise the

application will be disqualifed.

b) In case of Joint Venture, each member of JV has to submit the Annexure-4 individually. For

each experience submitted by the Applicant, check the boxes of the criteria which are met

by the experience.

c) The ranking of Applicants is based on the greatest number of criterion fulfilled (boxes

d) For a Joint Venture, the experiences of all members will be added together for a combined

e) In case of Tie in Total between the Applicants, then the Applicant with highest Annual

Turnover will be given priority in shortlisting.

Among the submitted applications, Gujart Metro Rail Corporation (GMRC) Limited will shortlist a

maximum of six (6) Applicants, whose Technical Proposal (RFP) will be opened.

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Section IIB – Pre-Qualification Proposal (EOI) –

GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE APPLICANT

A. APPLICANT INFORMATION SHEET

Tenderer’s / Applicant’s Legal Name

Sole Proprietorship Firm / Partnership Firm / Private Limited

Legal status of the Applicant Company / Public Limited Company / Joint Venture /

Consortium (Please tick one)

In case of JV/Consortium, Legal Legal Name of JV/Consortium member % participation

name of each partner with percentage

participation (also provide information

of each member in separate sheet

Lead member of JV/Consortium

Applicant’s legal address in India,

telephone numbers, fax numbers,

email address for communication

Applicant’s authorized signatory

(name, designation, address, contact

Applicant’s authorized representative

(name, designation, address, contact

FOLLOWING NEEDS TO BE SUBMITTED BY THE APPLICANT: (by each member in case of

JV/consortium) :

a) In case of JV/Consortium, MoU/Agreement (duly notarized) entered into by the joint venture /

consortium members, containing intended percentage participation, nomination of Lead

Member and division of responsibility to clearly define the work of each member etc.

b) Authorization/POA in favour of authorized signatory of tenderer to sign the tender, and also

in favour of authorized representative of each member in case of JV/Consortium.

Note: Applicant’s authorised representative shall be deemed to have authority of the

tenderer to receive and deliver any correspondence and attend meetings with GMRC

related to the tender / EOI.

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B. JV/CONSORTIUM MEMBER INFORMATION

JV/Consortium Member’s Legal Name

Legal status of the Member

Member’s country of constitution

Member’s legal address, telephone

numbers, fax numbers, email address)

Member’s authorized representative

(name, designation, address)

JV/Consortium Member’s Legal Name

Legal status of the Member

Member‟s country of constitution

Member‟s legal address, telephone

numbers, fax numbers, email address)

Member‟s authorized representative

(name, designation, address)

SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY ON BEHALF OF TENDERER

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WORK EXPERIENCE

[The following table shall be filled in for contracts performed by the Applicant, each member of a

Date: [insert day, month, year]

Applicant’s Legal Name: [insert full name]

[Fill out one (1) form per contract.]

Contract of Similar Size and Nature as per “Similar Consultancy”

Similar Contract No.

[insert number] of [insert number of Information

similar contracts required]

Contract Identification [insert contract name and Reference ID number, if

Award Date [insert day, month, year, e.g., 15 June, 2019]

Completion Date [insert day, month, year, e.g., 03 October, 2021]

Prime Consultant

Role in Contract

Single entity JV member

[check the appropriate box]

USD [insert exchange rate

Total Contract Amount [insert total contract amount and and total contract amount

currency(ies)] in USD equivalent]*

[insert a [insert total contract USD [insert exchange rate

If member in a JV, specify participation percentage amount and and total contract amount in

in total Contract amount amount] currency (ies)] USD equivalent]*

Employer’s Name: [insert full name]

Address: [indicate street / number / town or city / country]

Telephone/Fax Number: [insert telephone/fax numbers, including country and

city area codes]

[insert E-mail address, if available]

Whether claimed experience is in YES or NO

[insert name of the Country]

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Overall Project Parameters

Description of the similarity in

accordance with Para – A (i)

1. Physical Size of requirement [insert physical size of items]

(Route Length of Project, etc)

2. Complexity [insert description of complexity, like, brief scope of work/

3. Methods/Technology [insert specific aspects of the methods/ technology involved in

4. Other Characteristics [insert other characteristics as described in Annexure-5 Scope

Particulars of the member in case of execution as a JV member

Description of the similarity in [insert detailed role of as a JV member and other similarities]

accordance with Para – A(i)

1. Physical Size of requirement [insert physical size of items]

(Route Length of Project, etc)

2. Complexity [insert description of complexity]

3. Methods/Technology [insert specific aspects of the methods/ technology involved in

4. Other Characteristics [[insert other characteristics as described in Annexure-5

Scope of Services]

* The source for determining exchange rates is Bill Selling Rate of Exchange on the close of the concerned

day as notified by the State Bank of India

Note: Relevant client certificate should be attached for verification with identifiable features.

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AVERAGE ANNUAL TURNOVER FROM CONSULTANCY SERVICES

[The following table shall be filled in for the Applicant and for each member of a JV]

Date: [insert day, month, year]

Applicant’s Legal Name: [insert full name]

Annual Turnover Data

Amount and Exchange Exchange INR

Year USD Equivalent

Currency Rate* Rate* Equivalent

[indicate [insert amount and [insert [insert amount in [insert [insert

year] indicate currency] applicable USD equivalent] applicable amount in

exchange exchange INR

rate] rate of USD equivalent]

Average Annual Turnover from Consultancy

Name of Chartered Accountant (CA)

Seal and Signature of CA

Membership Number of CA

* The source for determining exchange rates is Bill Selling Rate of Exchange on the close of the

concerned day as notified by the State Bank of India

** Total USD equivalent for all years divided by the total number of years.

1. The financial data in above prescribed format shall be certified by Chartered Accountant /

Company Auditor in original under his signature, stamp and membership number. All the

documents or certification which are provided by CA after 1st July 2019, must contain UDIN

thereon and the particulars of certifications must be same as mentioned on

document/certification and submitted to ICAI on its website which can be verified online

http://udin.icai.org/search-udin.

2. Foreign applicants, in whose country calendar year is also the financial year, may submit all

relevant data for the last 3 years i.e. 2023, 2024 and

3. Attach attested copies of the Audited Financial Statements of the last three financial years as

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(AFFIDAVIT FOR UNAUDITED BALANCE SHEET)

(On a non-judicial stamp paper of appropriate value)

(To be filled by the bidder* in case their Balance Sheet for F.Y. 2024-2025 has not been audited. If the

Balance sheet for F.Y. 2024-2025 has been audited then the bidder need not to fill this form or may

simply write “NOT APPLICABLE”)

I,………………………………………………………….…….. (Name and designation of Authorised

signatory) of………………………………………….…………………………………………… (Name of

Company/Firm/Proprietorship/Partnership)hereby confirm that the Balance sheet for Financial year i.e.

F.Y. 2024-2025 has actually not been audited/ or under finalisation so far.

Signature of authorized signatory on behalf of Tenderer

* In case the bidder is a Joint Venture/Consortium, each individual member has to submit this

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UNDERTAKING / SELF DECLARATION

It is confirmed and declared that we, or any of our associate, have not been blacklisted or debarred as

on the due date of submission of bid by Government of India/any State Government in India/Central

or State Government undertaking or any bilateral/multilateral funding agency.

It is confirmed and declared that we, have not been engaged in any fraudulent and corrupt practice and

that no agent, middleman or any intermediary has been, or will be, engaged to provide any services, or

any other items of work related to the award and performance of this contract and no agency

commission or any payment which may be construed as an agency commission has been or will be,

Stamp and Signature of Authorized Signatory

1. In case of JV/Consortium, the undertaking shall be submitted by each member of the

2. The undertaking shall be signed by authorized signatory of the tenderer or constituent member in

case of JV/Consortium

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Name of the Consulting Firm / Applicant*:

KEY LEVEL POSITIONS

S.N Description E&M/

Civil structures, Automatic Fare Operation

Stations Signaling Traction/ Third Collection / Depot/ Control Centre/

Tracks Rolling Stock Telecom

(elevated, at system Rail Platform Screen Workshops Station

grade) Door Integration

Services/ Proof

5 Availability of in-

house technical

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representatives/

office in India)

* Consulting Firm – Sole Bidder and Applicant – JV/ Consortium

1. The eligibility criteria for SN 1 to 4 of Annexure – 4 are mentioned as below ;

a. The criteria A to I as classified above are the technical areas for which key level position/ Expert are to be considered. SN 1 to 4 are the

working/holding responsibilities areas. The Consulting Firm/ Applicant having experience in working/ holding responsibility in at least Key Level

Position/ Expert for completed Contract / Project having minimum value Rs. 68.04 Crore or more in Metro Rail/ Light Rail/ High Speed Rail system/

Railways during last seven years ending last day of the month previous to the month of bid submission will only be considered.

b. The Consulting Firm/ Applicant must have at least one experience in each criterion (i.e. A to I) in any eligible Projects classified in SN 1 to

otherwise the application will be disqualified. The Consulting Firm/Applicant have to tick / check the corresponding boxes (✓) in which they are

having the experience.

c. The applicant should submit the documentary proof such as client/ Employer certificate attached as Attachment to Annexure-4 mentioning the

project value and holding key level positions along with the copy of Letter of Acceptance as documentary evidence.

d. Value of successfully completed portion of any on-going works up last day of the month previous to the month of bid submission will also be

considered as eligible experience, provided at least 70% of the GEC original Contract value, based on the payment received shall be considered.

2. The eligibility criteria for SN 5 of Annexure – 4 is mentioned below ;

a. The Consulting Firm/ Applicant must be having minimum six (6) nos of in-house technical experts fitting in any Criterion (A to I) irrespective of

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b. The applicant should submit the documentary proof such as HR Certificate on Company’s letterhead of said experts holding key position

mentioning the duration worked with the organisation. The HR Head of the Consulting Firm will certify these details.

3. The eligibility criteria for SN 6 & 7 of Annexure – 4 are mentioned as below ;

a. The Consulting Firm/ Applicant should have Local representatives/partners (i.e office in India) for qualifying in SN 6. Further it may be noted the for

Applicant participating as JV/ Consortium, only 1 tick (✓) will be considered for evaluating the rank.

b. The Consulting Firm/ Applicant should possess Quality assurance procedures and certifications i.e. specify the type or the label of the certification:

for example, ISO 9001 or environmental and social certification for qualifying in SN

c. The applicant should submit the documentary proof such for SN 6 such as Certificate of incorporation, Board Resolution with the details of office in

India and for SN 7 self certified copy of ISO 9001 or environmental and social certification details to be submitted.

4. One table must be completed for each Applicant. For each experience submitted by the Applicant, check the boxes (✓) of the criteria which are met by the

experience. In addition to tick, the applicant is required to indicate in box the page no reference of related experience document which is being claimed

and attached along with Annexure-4.

5. In case of Joint Venture/ Consortium, each member of JV/ Consortium has to submit this Annexure individually, for evaluation the total will be counted

adding arithmetically for the positions. Wheremore than one substantative member has experience, only one will be counted.

6. The Consulting Firm/ Applicant having maximum nos. of ticks (✓) in SN 1 to 7 and in criteria A to I amongst the other bidders will be given 1 st rank. GMRC

will qualify/ shortlist a maximum of six (6) Applicants for next stage of RFP.

7. In case of Tie in Total ticks between the Applicants , then the Applicant with highest Annual Turnover will be given priority in shortlisting. The annual

turnover of JV/Consortium will be based on percentage participation of each member and that will be considered for shortlisting.

8. The Applicant should attach relevant client certificate for verification with identifiable features, as explained under note 1, 2 &

9. For completed works, value of work done shall be updated to last day of the month previous to the month of tender submission price level assuming 5%

inflation for Indian Rupees every year and 2% for foreign currency portions per year. The exchange rate of foreign currency shall be applicable 28 days

before the submission date of tender.

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ATTACHMENT TO ANNEXURE -

EMPLOYER’S CERTIFICATE

1. Employer’s Name :

2. Contact Details of Employer :

3. Name of the project :

4. Project Awarded to (Sole/JV/Consortium Members) :

5. Date of Award:

6. Date of Completion:

7. Value of the completed Project:

8. Project Completed, Yes / No :

If on-going Project, mention the value of portion completed by the Applicant:

9. Key positions (CRE, CPM, any chief position) fulfilled by the applicant in this project :

SN Technical Areas Yes / No Name of Expert Name of Key

A Civil structures, Stations (elevated, at

C Rolling Stock

D Signaling system

F Traction/ Third Rail

G Automatic Fare Collection / Platform

H Depot/ Workshops

I E&M/Operation Control Centre/

Station Integration

I, the undersigned, certify to the best of my knowledge and belief that the above mentioned details are

Name & Designation of Authorised Signatory

Stamp of the Employer

The Employer’s Certificate is to be filled and certified by the Employeror HR of the company on

company’s letter head. In addition to Employer’s certificate, the applicant should submit the

documentary proof such as client certificate mentioning the project value along with the copy of Letter

of Acceptance, etc.

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Section III – Technical Proposal (RFP) –

Technical Proposal submission form

[Location, Date]

Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation (GMRC) Limited

(SPV of Govt. of Gujarat and Govt. of India)

Block No.1, First Floor, Karmayogi Bhavan,

Behind Nirman Bhavan, Sector 10/A, Gandhinagar:

Gujarat, IndiaDear Sirs:

We, the undersigned, offer to provide the Services for “Selection of General Engineering

Consultants for Airport connectivity (Phase 2A), Gift City extension (Phase 2B), & Extension

from Thaltej Gam to Godhavi of Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project” in accordance with your Request

for Proposals dated [Insert Date] and our Proposal. We are hereby submitting our Proposal, which

includes this technical Proposal and a financial Proposal sealed in a separate envelope.

[If the Consultant is a Joint Venture, insert the following: "We are submitting our Proposal as a Joint

Venture with: [Insert a list with the full name and the legal address of each member, and indicate the

lead member]"]. We have attached a copy [insert: "of our letter of intent to form a Joint Venture" or, if a

JV is already formed, "of the JV agreement"] signed by every participating member, which details the

likely legal structure of and the confirmation of joint and severable liability of the members of the said

If the Consultant’s Proposal includes Subconsultants, insert the following:]

We are submitting our Proposal with the following firms as Subconsultants: [Insert a list with full name

and address of each Subconsultant].

We hereby declare that:

a) All the information and statements made in this Proposal are true and we accept that any

misrepresentation contained in this Proposal may lead to the rejection of our Proposal by the

b) Our Proposal shall be valid and remain binding upon us for the period of time specified in,

Sub-Clause 12.1 of the Data Sheet;

c) We have no conflict of interest in accordance with Clause 3 of the ITC;

d) Except as stated in the Data Sheet, Sub-Clause 12.1, we undertake to negotiate a Contract on

the basis of the proposed Key Experts. We accept that the substitution of Key Experts for

reasons other than those stated in Sub-Clauses 12.5 and 29.3 of the ITC shall end Contract

e) Our Proposal is binding upon us and subject to any modifications resulting from the Contract

We undertake, if our Proposal is accepted and the Contract is signed, to initiate the Services related to

the assignment no later than the date indicated in Sub-Clause 31.2 of the Data Sheet.

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We acknowledge and agree that the Client reserves the right to annul the selection process and reject

all Proposals at any time prior to Contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to us.

Yours sincerely,

Authorizd Signature [in full and initials]: __________________________________________________

Name of Consultant (company's name or JV's name): _______________________________________

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Technical Proposal

Consultant’s Structure & Experience

A. CONSULTANT'S STRUCTURE

[Provide here a brief description of the background and organization of your company, and - in case of

a joint venture - of each member that will be participating in the Services, including an organizational

chart, a list of board of directors, and beneficial ownership.]

FORM TECH-2A - Description of Approach, Methodology, and Work Plan in

accordance with the Terms of Reference

[Technical approach, methodology and work plan are key components of the Technical Proposal. You

are suggested to present your Technical Proposal divided into the following three chapters:

a) Technical Approach and Methodology,

b) Work Plan, and

c) Organization and Staffing,

a) Technical Approach and Methodology. In this chapter you should explain your understanding of

the objectives of the assignment, approach to the services, methodology for carrying out the

activities and obtaining the expected output, and the degree of detail of such output. You should

highlight the problems being addressed and their importance, and explain the technical approach

you would adopt to address them. You should also explain the methodologies you propose to

adopt and highlight the compatibility of those methodologies with the proposed approach. Staffing

for training should also be explained, if so required in the TOR. Please do not repeat/copy the TOR

b) Work Plan. In this chapter you should propose the main activities of the assignment, their content

and duration, phasing and interrelations, milestones (including interim approvals by the Client), and

delivery dates of the reports. The proposed work plan should be consistent with the technical

approach and methodology, showing understanding of the TOR and ability to translate them into a

feasible working plan. A list of the final documents, including reports, drawings, and tables to be

delivered as final output, should be included here. The work plan should be consistent with the

Work Schedule of Form TECH-3.

c) Organization and Staffing. Please describe the structure and composition of your team, including a

list of the Key Experts, Non-Key Experts and relevant technical and administrative support staff,

and staffing for training, if the Terms of Reference specify training as a specific component of the

Services. Experts’ inputs should be specified and should be consistent with the proposed

methodology and the TORs requirements. Form TECH-4 may be used for that purpose. A detailed

overall work programme and a bar chart indicating the duration and the timing of the assignment of

each expert or other staff member assigned to the project. A clear description of the responsibilities

of each expert staff member within the overall work programme. CVs of all experts shall be

provided (form TECH-5 may be used for that purpose).

d) Claim Management Methodology {Please provide a plan and methodology for carrying out claims

management for the Client during the execution of the project. Any examples of previous methods

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that have been successfully implemented will be preferred. The Client is free to obtain verification

from such previous projects of the Consultant for this purpose}

e) Training Plan {Please outline the training plan for the Client’s staff along with specific references to

how each discipline will be covered and what staff will be deployed for this purpose.}

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FORM TECH-2B - COMMENTS/SUGGESTIONS OF CONSULTANT

On the Terms of Reference

On the Data, services and facilities to be provided by the Employer in the Terms of

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Work schedule and planning for deliverables

N° Deliverables1 (D - __) TOTAL

D-1 [e.g., Deliverable #1: Report A]

1. Data collection

3. Inception report

4. Incorporating comments

6. Delivery of final report to Client

D-2 [e.g., Deliverable #2: ______]

1 List the deliverables with the breakdown for activities required to produce them including delivery of reports (e.g: inception, interim and final reports) and other benchmarks such as the Client’s

approvals. For phased Services, indicate the activities, delivery of reports, and benchmarks separately for each phase.

2 Duration of activities shall be indicated in a form of a bar chart.

3 Include a legend, if necessary, to help read the chart.

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Team Composition, Assignment and Key Experts' Input

Name of Expert Total Man-months

/Position Professional Expert input (in the form of a bar chart) 2 Input

/Category(Internationa (Field Work)

K-1 [e.g., Mr. Abbb]

NON-KEY EXPERTS

1 For Key Experts, the input should be indicated individually for the same position as required under Clause 14.1.2 of the Data Sheet; for Non-Key Experts it

should be indicated individually, or, if appropriate, by category (e.g. economists, financial analysts, etc.).

2 Months are counted from the start of the assignment.

3 One (1) month equals twenty six (26) working days. One (1) working day shall be not less than eight (8) hours. National holidays and holidays are locally

recognized by GMRC.

4 Field work means work carried out at a place other than the Expert’s home office; i.e. normal place of business.

Full time input

Part time input

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Curriculum Vitae (CV)

(Indicative format)

Position Title and No.: [e.g., K-1, Team Leader]

Name of Expert: [insert full name]

Name of the Firm proposing the Key Expert

Date of Birth: [day/month/year]

Country of Citizenship/Residence: [insert country]

Education: [List college/university or other specialized education, giving names of educational institutions, dates

attended, degree(s)/diploma(s) obtained.]

Employement record relevant to the Services: [Starting with present position, list in reverse order. Please provide

dates, name of employing organization, titles of positions held, types of activities performed and location of the

assignment, and contact information of previous clients and employing organization(s) who can be contacted for

references. Past employment that is not relevant to the Services does not need to be included.]

Employing organization and your Summary of activities

Period title/position. Country performed relevant to

Contact information for references the Services

[e.g., May 2015 [e.g. Ministry of ____________,

– present] advisor/consultant to ____________

For references: phone __________ /

email _________, Mr. Bbbbbbb,

deputy minister]

Membership in Professional Associations and Publications: ______________________________

Language Skills (indicate only languages in which you can work): _________________________

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Adequacy for the Services:

Reference to Prior Work/Assignments that

Detailed Tasks Assigned to Consultant’s

Best Illustrates Capability to Handle the

Team of Experts

[List all deliverables/tasks as in TECH-3 in

which the Expert will be involved]

Expert’s contact information: [email:_____________, phone: ______________]

I, the undersigned, certify to the best of my knowledge and belief that:

(i) this CV correctly describes my qualifications and my experience;

(ii) In the absence of medical incapacity, I will undertake this assignment for the duration and in terms of the

inputs specified for me in the Expert Schedule provided team mobilization takes place within the validity of this

proposal or any agreed extension thereof;

(iii) I am committed to undertake the assignment within the validity of Proposal;

(iv) I am not part of the team who wrote the terms of reference for this consulting services assignment;

(v) I am, pursuant to Clauses 3 and 5 of the ITC, eligible for engagement.

I understand that any misstatement or misrepresentation described herein may lead to my disqualification or

dismissal by the Client.

[day/month/year]

Name of Expert Signature Date

[day/month/year]

Name of authorized Representative of the Consultant Signature Date

[the same who signs the Proposal]

Note: Following to be attached with CV:

ii) Certificate for availability by the key professional

iii) Copy of valid passport in case of international expert and incase of Indian Key Expert copy of any identity card

issued by the Government.

v) Certificate of Qualification

vi) Certificate for assignment relevant experience.

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Form TECH–6:SUMMARY OF PROPOSED KEY STAFF

S.N Name of Proposed Task Key Expert/ Nationality Academic Firm to Age (years) Relevant Total CV Signature

Key Position Assigned Non-Key Qualification s whom as on date of Experience Experience (by expert or

Staff Expert/ (Year/ belongs Application (years) (years) other)

Support Institution) to

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EXPLANATION OF ROLE AND CAPABILITY OF IN HOUSE EXPERTS FOR ALL FOUR

SERVICES CIVIL, TRACTION, ROLLING STOCK AND SYSTEMS

THE BIDDERS NEED TO SUBMIT LIST OF ALL EXPERTS, NAME, DESCRIPTION,

DURATION, PRESENT POSTING ETC. ON COMPANY’ S ROLL LIST DULY CERTIFIED

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Financial Proposal submission form

[Location, Date]

Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation (GMRC) Limited

(SPV of Govt. of Gujarat and Govt. of India)

Block No.1, First Floor, Karmayogi Bhavan,

Behind Nirman Bhavan, Sector 10/A, Gandhinagar:

We, the undersigned, offer to provide the Services for “Selection of General Engineering

Consultants for Airport connectivity (Phase 2A), Gift City extension (Phase 2B), & Extension

from Thaltej Gam to Godhavi of Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project” in accordance with your Request

for Proposal dated [Insert Date] and our technical Proposal.

Our attached financial Proposal is for the amount of [Indicate amount(s) in words and figures for each

currency(ies)], excluding taxes, duties and fees as per Sub-Clause 16.3 of the Data Sheet. The

estimated amount of these applicable taxes, duties and fees in the Client's country is [Insert amount in

words and figures and currency] which shall be confirmed or adjusted, if needed, during negotiations.

[Please note that all amounts shall be the same as in form FIN-2]

Our financial Proposal shall be binding upon us subject to the modifications resulting from Contract

negotiations, up to expiration of the validity period of the Proposal, i.e. before the date indicated in

Sub-Clause 12.1 of the Data Sheet.

We understand you reserve the right to annul the process and reject all Proposals at any time prior to

Contract award.

Yours sincerely,

Authorized Signature: _________________________________________________ [In full and initials]

[For a Joint Venture/ Consortium, either all members shall sign or only the lead

member/consultant, in which case the power of attorney to sign on behalf of all members shall

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Summary of Costs

Invitation No.:

Sub-Total inclusive of

Sl. Total Amount % at par/ above/ % above/below/at par

Sl. Total Amount % at par/ above/ % above/below/at par

Description (Indian Rupees) below (Indian Rupees)

A. REMUNERATION

I Remuneration of Key experts

II Remuneration of Non Key

III Remuneration of Support Staff

B. REIMBURSABLE

IV Duty Travel to site 6,13,00,000 NA NA

Mobilization of short-term or

additional Experts

C Provisional Sums 5,00,00,000 NA NA

D Taxes & Duties incl. on

personnel (to be elaborate

applicable tax)

E TOTAL COST (including

Provisional Sums, Fees, all

taxes, duties, etc- A to D).

1. The indicative number of man months for Key/ Non-Key experts to be deployed given under

Attachment 2 to Data Sheet

2. The payment will be claimed and released in monthly billing of GEC on actual basis within the limits

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Form of Field Rate, Employment Status, Man months, etc.

(Remuneration of Key experts, Non Key Experts & Remuneration of Support Staff)

Sr. Name of Expert Field Rate per Number of Expert Proposed Employment Rate payable

No. Position Month (INR) Man-month by (consortium Status1 (INR)4

member name) (FT/OS/IP)

K-1 Project Director / Project Leader / Project Coordinator ₹ 1,500,000

K-2 Dy. Project Director/ Dy. Project Leader (System) ₹ 1,000,000

K-3 Dy. Project Director/ Dy. Project Leader (Civil and ₹ 1,000,000

K-4 Dy. Chief Quality Assurance & Quality Control Expert ₹ 500,000

For Works (Civil/System)

K-5 Dy. Chief Safety, Health & Environment Expert ₹ 500,000

K-6 Multi Modal Expert ₹ 500,000

K-7 Chief Financial Manager ₹ 500,000

K-8 Sr. Contract Expert - Civil 400,000

K-9 Sr. Contract Expert - System 400,000

K-10 Sr.Environment Expert / Noise & Vibration Expert 400,000

K-11 Chief Resident Engineer for Viaduct & Stations - ₹ 600,000

K-12 Chief Resident Engineer for Viaduct & Stations Phase ₹ 600,000

K-13 Sr. Architect - Elevated 400,000

K-14 Design Co-ordinator 400,000

K-15 Senior Structure Designer 400,000

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K-16 Senior Architect ( Underground) 400,000

K-17 Dy. Chief Track Design & Specification Engineer 500,000

K-18 Chief Design & Chief Resident Engineer (Elevated ₹ 500,000

Station - E & M)

K-19 Chief Engineer (Systems) / System ₹ 500,000

Integrator/Interface Manager

K-20 System Integrated Testing & Commissioning Engineer ₹ 500,000

K-21 Chief Traction Power Design & Specification Engineer 500,000

& Chief Resident Engineer (CRE) - Traction

K-22 Chief Signaling System Engineer & Chief Resident 500,000

Engineer - Signaling

K-23 Chief Telecommunication System Engineer & Chief 500,000

Resident Engineer - Telecommunication

K-24 Chief Automatic Fare Collection Expert & Chief 500,000

Resident Engineer - AFC

K-25 Chief Platform Screen Door Expert & Chief Resident 500,000

K-26 Chief resident Engineer-Lifts & Escalators 500,000

K-27 Chief Rolling Stock Design & Specification Engineer & 500,000

Project Manager (Rolling Stock)

K-28 Chief Tunnel Ventilation, Station Airconditioning 500,000

TOTAL REMUNERATION FOR KEY EXPERTS (INR)

1. Full-time (FT) – employee of the lead firm or joint venture member or Sub-consultant; Other Source (OS) – an Expert provided by another

source that is not a joint venture member or a Sub-consultant firm; Independent Expert (IP) – independent, self-employed Expert.

2. The qualification and experience of Key Experts shall be complied with as per Attachment 2 to Data Sheet while proposing candidates for

respective positions.

3. Rates per month to be quoted inclusive of the basic salary (including other financial benefits payable such as vacation pay, sick leave pay,

insurance, social charges, etc.), all local and foreign taxes, duties, levies, charges (including any social charges/ social security contribution)

and all other charges/ costs which has not been included anywhere else, excluding GSTonly.

4. Rate payable for each expert will be the field rate plus the % quoted in Form FIN-2.

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Sr. Name of Expert Field Rate per Number of Expert Proposed Employment Rate payable

No. Position Month Man-month by (consortium Status1 (INR)4

member name) (FT/OS/IP)

1 NK-1: Planning and Schedulling Expert - Civil 150,000

2 NK-2: Planning and Schedulling Expert - 150,000

3 NK-3: Quantity Estimator-Civil 150,000

4 NK-4: Quantity Estimator-System 150,000

5 NK-5: Quality Assurance & Quality Control 150,000

6 NK-6: Quality Assurance & Quality Control 150,000

7 NK-7: Construction Safety Expert/Engineer - 225,000

8 NK-8: Construction Safety Expert/Engineer - 225,000

9 NK-9: Resettlement and Rehabilitation (R&R) 400,000

10 NK-10: Finance & Accounts Manager 225,000

11 NK-11: BIM Engineer-Civil 150,000

12 NK-12: BIM Engineer-System 150,000

13 NK-13: Structure designer-Under ground 150,000

14 NK-14: Architect-Under ground 150,000

15 NK-15: Alignment Engineer 225,000

16 NK-16: Architect 150,000

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17 NK-17: Resident Engineer Phase-2A 400,000

18 NK-18: Section Engineer - Phase-2A 225,000

19 NK-19: Site Engineer - Phase-2A 150,000

20 NK-20: Resident Engineer Phase-2A 400,000

21 NK-21: Section Engineer - Phase-2A 225,000

22 NK-22: Site Engineer - Phase-2A 150,000

23 NK-23: Resident Engineer Phase-2B 400,000

24 NK-24: Section Engineer - Phase-2B 225,000

25 NK-25: Site Engineer - Phase-2B 150,000

26 NK-26: Resident Engineer Phase-III 400,000

27 NK-27: Section Engineer - Phase-III 225,000

28 NK-28: Site Engineer - Phase-III 150,000

29 NK-29: Resident Engineer - Track 400,000

30 NK-30: Section Engineer - Track 225,000

31 NK-31: Site Engineer - Track 150,000

32 NK-32: Interface Manager( System)/system 400,000

33 NK-33: Design Engineer equivalent to Site 150,000

Engineer - E&M ( Elevated Stations ) Phase

2A and 2B , Phase-3A and 3B

34 NK-34: Section Engineer - System Utility 225,000

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35 NK-35: Resident Engineer (E & M)/ Elevated 400,000

36 NK-36: Section Engineer (E & M)/ Elevated 225,000

37 NK-37: Site Engineer (E & M)/ Elevated 150,000

38 NK-38: Resident Engineer (E & M)/ Elevated 400,000

39 NK-39: Section Engineer (E & M)/ Elevated 225,000

40 NK-40: Site Engineer (E & M)/ Elevated 150,000

41 NK-41: Resident Engineer (E & M)/ Elevated 400,000

42 NK-42: Section Engineer (E & M)/ Elevated 225,000

43 NK-43: Site Engineer (E & M)/ Elevated 150,000

44 NK-44: Resident Engineer (E & M)/ Elevated 400,000

45 NK-45: Section Engineer (E & M)/ Elevated 225,000

46 NK-46: Site Engineer (E & M)/ Elevated 150,000

47 NK-47: Resident Engineer - Third Rail & 400,000

Power Supply & Substation

48 NK-48: Section Engineer - Third Rail & Power 225,000

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Supply & Substation

49 NK-49: Site Engineers - Third Rail & Power 150,000

Supply & Substation

50 NK-50: Section Engineer - Signaling 225,000

51 NK-51: Site Engineer - Signaling 150,000

52 NK-52: Section Engineer - Telecom 225,000

53 NK-53: Site Engineer - Telecom 150,000

54 NK-54: Section Engineer - AFC 225,000

55 NK-55: Site Engineer - AFC 150,000

56 NK-56: Section Engineer - PSD 225,000

57 NK-57: Site Engineer - PSD 150,000

58 NK-58: Section Engineer - Lifts & Escalators 225,000

for GIFT CITY and Airport LIne

59 NK-59: Site Engineer - Lifts & Escalators 150,000

60 NK-60: Rolling Stock Expert – Electrical 400,000

61 NK-61: Rolling Stock Expert – Mechanical 400,000

62 NK-62: Rolling Stock Expert - Testing & 400,000

Commissioning Engineer

63 NK-63: Section Engineer - Rolling Stock 225,000

Testing & Commissioning

64 NK-64: Site Engineer - Rolling Stock Testing 150,000

& Commissioning

65 NK-65: Section Engineer - System Integrated 225,000

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66 NK-66: Chif Resident Engineer - ECS, TVS 500,000

67 NK-67: Resident Engineer - ECS, TVS and 400,000

68 NK-68: Section Engineer - ECS, TVS and 225,000

69 NK-69: Site Engineer - ECS, TVS & E&M 150,000

TOTAL REMUNERATION FOR NON-KEY EXPERTS (INR)

1. Full-time (FT) – employee of the lead firm or joint venture member or Sub-consultant; Other Source (OS) – an Expert provided by another

source that is not a joint venture member or a Sub-consultant firm; Independent Expert (IP) – independent, self-employed Expert.

2. The qualification and experience of Non-Key Experts shall be complied with as per Attachment 2 to Data Sheet while proposing candidates

for respective positions.

3. Rates per month to be quoted inclusive of the basic salary (including other financial benefits payable such as vacation pay, sick leave pay,

insurance, social charges, etc.), all local and foreign taxes, duties, levies, charges (including any social charges/ social security contribution)

and all other charges/ costs which has not been included anywhere else, excluding GST only.

4. Rate payable for each expert will be the field rate plus the % quoted in Form FIN-2.

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Sr. Name of Expert Field Rate Number of Expert Proposed by Employment Rate payable

No. Position per Month Man-month (consortium member Status1 (INR)4

1 S-1: Finance Executive -Civil 40,000

2 S-2: Finance Executive-System 40,000

3 S-3: CAD Draftsman Civil 40,000

4 S-4: CAD Draftsman System 40,000

5 S-5: Document Controller 40,000

6 S-6: Support Group consisting 30,000

for IT- Other Technical Assisting

Professionals, etc.

7 S-7: Support Group consisting 20,000

Receptionist, Secretaries, Office Assistance,

Office Boy, Office Operator, etc.

TOTAL REMUNERATION FOR SUPPORT STAFF (INR)

1. Full-time (FT) – employee of the lead firm or joint venture member or Sub-consultant; Other Source (OS) – an Expert provided by another

source that is not a joint venture member or a Sub-consultant firm; Independent Expert (IP) – independent, self-employed Expert.

2. The qualification and experience of Non-Key Experts shall be complied with as per Attachment 2 to Data Sheet while proposing candidates

for respective positions.

3. Rates per month to be quoted inclusive of the basic salary (including other financial benefits payable such as vacation pay, sick leave pay,

insurance, social charges, etc.), all local and foreign taxes, duties, levies, charges (including any social charges/ social security contribution)

and all other charges/ costs which has not been included anywhere else, excluding GST only.

4. Rate payable for each expert will be the field rate plus the % quoted in Form FIN-2.

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Breakdown of ReimbursableExpenses (B)

IV Duty Travel to Site, to be paid as per actuals within the Total limit as indicated herein

by GMRC for the Contract period as revised from time to time and as approved by

a. Type of the vehicles shall not be of higher category as compared to that of GMRCL. The base

rates to be reimbursed (excluding GST) for vehicle per month shall not be more than base

rates awarded by GMRC (excluding GST) in the tenders of GMRC. If it is more than GMRC

base rates, GMRC will pay amount limited to the base rates of the tenders awarded by

b. Prior approval of GMRC is needed for number and type of vehicles,

engagement and utilization of vehicles in the form of vehicle deployment schedule in advance.

c. GMRC shall reimburse GST only to the extent of net effective tax payable

by the agency after adjustment of admissible ITC.

V Mobilization of Experts

The remuneration of any Experts (Key/ Non-Key) other than those specified in Attachment 2 of

Data Sheet mobilized for short or long duration as may be required due to specific

requirements for Civil & System works, with prior approval of GMRC.

Travel Cost on official duties out of Ahmedabad/Gandhinagar as decided and approved by

GMRC for meetings, discussions, inspection, training, FAT and Prototype inspection, the

travelling (to and fro), Boarding, lodging, and other expenses, shall be reimbursible as per

GMRC business travel rules.

C Provisional Sums

Provisional Sums for Maintenance of office, electricity bills, Office Supplies, Utilities and

Communications & Misc. Charges, Office Equipment, Reports, drawings and Documents

Printing, cafeteria/pantry (to be paid as per ‘actuals’ subject to upper limit). However, the rates

of items should not be greater than that of GMRC for similar items. In the case, if it is greater

than GMRC, then GMRC will pay amount limited to the rate approved for GMRC’s in house

purpose or rates conevyed by GMRC. Prior approval of GMRC is needed for purchase/

expense to be reimbursed. The tentative list of such items is mentioned below. The Consultant

to submit the exhaustive list required for the Project. The approval for the

type/quantities/specifications/rates will be given by GMRC from time to time as the situation

The details of Provisional Sums to be mentioned below:

a) Office Supplies, Utilities and Communications & Misc. Charges (to be paid as per ‘actuals’

with prior approval of GMRC)

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1. Office consumables

2. Any other office supplies, utilities &

b) Office Equipment (to be paid as per ‘actuals’ with prior approval of GMRC)

1. Office furnishing

3. A3 colour printer

4. LAN connection

7. Refrigerator

8. Any other office equipments as required to be added

c) Reports, Drawings and Documents printing (to be paid as per ‘actuals’ with prior approval of

Sl. Description No. of

1 Inception Report

2 Monthly Reports*

3 Bid Evaluation Reports

4 Quarterly Reports.

5 Annual Reports

6 Supervision Reports.

7 Engineering Reports

8 O & M Manuals

9 Draft Completion

10 Final Report.

11 Completion Report

12 Completion Report Executive

13 Other documents & drawings as

may be required

* Note: Includes Procurement Report, SHE Report, Quality Report, Financial Report and other reports

necessary required to be submitted by GEC.

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SECTION VII – TERMS OF REFERENCE

Clause Description Page No.

2 Data and information to be provided by GMRC

3 Scope and obligation of services for the General Engineering Consultant

3.1 Review and supplement the details given in DPR/ Concept report or any

other report of Metro Rail Projects as available with GMRC

3.2 Role and Responsibility of GEC, GMRC and DDC engaged by

GMRC/Contractor (Design & Build Contract) in Civil & System Contracts

including Design procedures and criteria

3.3 Preparation of tender packages and tender documents (for applicable

Civil and System scope of work)

3.4 Selection of contractors/suppliers/ detailed design consultants

3.5 Supervision and Monitoring

3.6 Testing including trial runs and Commissioning of the entire system

3.7 Preparation of Manuals for construction, administration, operation and

maintenance of Metro Projects

3.8 Training of Personnel of GMRC.

3.9 Software Application Requirement

3.10 Exclusions

4 Further Responsibilities of General Consultant

5 Staffing by GEC for the consultancy services

6 Reporting System of the Progress of the Project

7 Services and Facilities to be provided by GMRC to GEC

8 Duration of Consultancy Services

13 Right to Accept or Reject Application

16 Quality Monitoring Plan

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1 GEC General Engineering Consultancy

2 RFP Request for Proposal

3 GMRC Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation

4 AFC Automated Fare Collection

5 PSD Platform Screen Door

6 BIM Building Information Modeling

7 E&M Electrical & Mechanical Services

8 SCADA Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition

9 DPR Detailed Project Report

10 UG Under Ground

11 DDC Detailed Design Consultant

12 ISA Independent Safety Assessor

13 FAT Factory Acceptance Test

14 BOQ Bill of Quantities

15 O&M Operations and Maintenance

16 RDSO Research Designs and Standards Organisation

17 CMRS Commissioner for Metro Rail Safety

18 EIG Electrical Inspector to Government

19 DOT Department of Telecommunications

20 BSNL Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited

21 TOD Transit Oriented Development

22 MMI Multi Modal Integration

23 EIA Environmental Impact Assessment

24 ESMP Environmental And Social Management Plan

25 SIA Social Impact Assessment

26 RAP Resettlement Action Plan

27 SEP Stakeholders Engagement Plan

28 GAP General Action Plan

29 FC Foreign Currency

30 DLP Defect Liability Period

31 LAR Last Accepted Rate

32 SBD Standard Bid Document

33 SHE Safety, Health, Environment

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34 QAP Quality Assurance Plan

35 PD Property Development

36 LV Low Voltage

37 HVAC Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning

38 AMC Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation

39 NHAI National Highways Authority of India

40 NHRCL National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited

41 SES Subway Environmental Simulation

42 EBD Emergency Braking Distance

43 RSS Receiving Substations

44 RAMS Reliability, Availability, Maintainability and Safety

45 SoD Schedule of Dimensions

46 FIC Factory Inspection Consultant

47 DC Direct Current

48 OCC Operations Control Centre

49 S&T Signalling and Telecommunications

50 ILDC Independent Lead Design Checker

51 CRD Construction Reference Drawing

52 GFC Good for Construction

53 LWR Long welded Rail

54 TS Technical Specification

55 PQD Pre-qualification documents

56 PQC Pre-qualification Criteria

57 SHEQ Safety, Health, Environment and Quality

58 ESHS Environment And Social Health Safety

59 UG-SES Underground – Subway Environment Simulation

60 MoHUA Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

61 DIPP Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion

62 OEM’s Original Equipment Manufactures

63 OSO Owner’s Support office

64 AIA American Institute of Architect

65 ERP Enterprises Resources Planning

66 EPPM Enterprises Project Portfolio Management

67 DGPS Differential Global Positioning System

68 NATM New Austrian tunneling method

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69 TBM Tunnel Boring Machine

70 PPP Public Private Partnership

71 TOR Terms of reference

72 EMV EuroPay, Mastercard and Visa

73 GOI Government of India

74 GOG Government of Gujrat

75 DBR Design Basis Report

76 ATR Action Taken Reporting

77 ROD Revenue Operation Date

78 QSMP Quality and Safety Monitoring Plan

79 ITP Inspection and test Plans

80 QMP Quality Monitoring Plan

81 NABL National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories

82 ISO International Organization for Standard

83 HOD Head of Department

84 IQSM Intelligent Quality Security Management

85 PPSE Project Planning and Schedule Expert

86 CAR Corrective Action Requests

87 EMP Environment Management Plan

88 SMP Social Management Plan

89 IST Integrated System Testing

90 M&E Mechanical & Electrical

91 PPEs Personal Protective Equipments

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1. Background & Objectives

1.1 Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation (GMRC) Limited is a special purpose vehicle of the

Government of Gujarat set up for the purpose of implementing the Ahmedabad Metro

Rail Project PH-2A,2B & 3A & B.

The aim of this contract is to obtain General Engineering Consultancy (GEC) Services for

overall project management (incl. contract and financial management), reporting to

GMRC and coordinating with ESHS Consultant, relevant stakeholders (such as

Accompanying Measures Consultants, MMI Consultant, SMC etc.), procurement, Design

review and/or Proof checking (wherever specified herein in the RFP document)

construction, testing and commissioning of the Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project-Phase-2B

and 2A and Phase 3A of GMRC including scope specified civil engineering structures

(Elevated, Underground, Depot & other places), tracks, signalling, AFC, PSD BIM,

Multimodal integration, Traction and Third Rail system, Electrical & Mechanical (E&M)

services (Elevated, Underground, Depot and other places), SCADA, Lifts & Escalators,

telecom facilities, traction arrangements, air conditioning & ventilation, rolling stock,

maintenance depots, stations, operation planning including degraded mode of operation,

operation control center, offices, noise & vibrations mitigation measures, residential

buildings etc. all works/items specified in DPR or as may be ordered by GMRC for

commissioning of Ahmedabad Metro Project Phase – 2A, 2B & 3A.

The services shall include tender packaging, preparation and finalization of tender

documents remaining on date of GEC becoming on-board / signing of contract

agreement of civil and system contracts including preparing the conceptual plans for

project as a whole , assisting GMRC to finalise the contracts for system/ civil works

wherever required, evaluation of tenders, proof checking of designs and review &

approval of designs of DDC E&M, DDC Traction and system work (E&M, Traction &

Power Supply) where the contract is on design and construct basis as decided by

GMRC for Construct basis System Contract. GEC is also expected to carry out complete

checking, verification and approval to all system contract design submissions wherever

applicable, including that of rolling stock, certification of vendor sources and inspection of

vendor items wherever needed, supervision of all construction activities, installation of

systems and commissioning of rolling stock, integration of systems, ensuring

specifications, standards, safety and quality at worksites, monitoring and reporting the

progress of all works, supervision of system trials and system integration and ensuring

testing and commissioning of the entire line in stages as per the target dates laid, at the

same time exercising utmost cost control measures. Scope will also include ISA, Depot

plant and machineries, Security equipments, FAT inspections etc.

1.2 The scope of work includes but is not limited to Management of whole project, Fixing

System’s (E&M & Traction) Detailed design consultants, works & procurement

contract(s), executional works and procurement of works, Design and build contract(s)

including preparation of tender documents (consisting of Pre-qualification criteria,

Evaluation criteria, Specifications, BOQ, Special Conditions, etc. It will be one stage

three envelope procedure) and rendering any other assistance to GMRC during

tendering process and finalization of the tenders. It also includes the services of Project

and Construction Management Consultants during execution of the project.

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1.3 As regards the Operation and Maintenance of various Metro sections Projects, the contracting

authority will decide on an appropriate arrangement in due course. The scope of

work under the current terms of reference thus excludes O&M services in relation to post

construction operation and maintenance of the project line.

1.4 Arranging Training of O&M staff of GMRC during the construction stage, inclusive of the

testing and commissioning stage shall be the responsibility of the GEC.

1.5 In development of the project designs and its execution, the desired

objectives anticipated by GMRC would be:

1.5.1 Economy, durability, environment – friendliness like solar power utilisation and others,

passenger comfort, quality of service as well as safety, concern for environment and

health aspects of workers in construction, maintenance and operation,

1.5.2 Speed and optimal cost of construction, to ensure that construction works are done

while respecting the time line and the planned budget.

1.5.3 Maintainability, reliability and renewability of the system in the context of the Indian socio-

economic and technological environment with international standard. The focus will also

be on ensuring construction with life cycle low maintenance cost.

1.5.4 Phased construction and commissioning of the project so as to provide early relief to the

city commuters.

1.5.5 Integration with other modes of transport to improve accessibility and ridership of the

Metro Rail Projects.

1.5.6 Adoption of the State-of- the- art technology, commercial and revenue management

1.5.7 Meeting with various statutory requirements like those specified by RDSO, CMRS, Fire

authorities, EIG, Lift & Escalator inspector, DOT, BSNL, emergency services like Police,

Ambulance, Disaster management, Fire service etc.

1.6 Property Development:

The GMRC intends to exploit the space within the Metro premises, commercially,

through property development. This activity may be taken up either along with or

independent of other Project activities. The designs for the Project should make

provision, however, for subsequent activity of property development too. The stations

wherever feasible in the whole system may be developed for commercial use. GMRC

may also do commercial development on the depot land area. The nature of work for

property development will be only preliminary studies, the detailed studies or Transit

Oriented Development (TOD) studies are not included in the Scope of Service.

1.7 It is intended to have ‘Seamless travel’ for metro commuters. It will involve integration of

various modes of travel. It is also intended to have common ticketing (to comply statutory

government guideline / government recommendation) of various modes of travel, viz.

metro, bus, Railway, Highspeed Rail, local taxis, other forms of rail based urban

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transport, taxies, and any other recommended mode of transport etc. Suitable models of

seamless travel will be developed as per the MMI Consultant.

1.8 The planning, design and construction of terminal stations/ Interchange for the Metro

project should be such that any subsequent extension of the lines, could be implemented

with the least expenditure.

1.10 Technical Standards & Specifications

The recommended design criteria, specifications, standards and codes of practice will be

in accordance with the relevant Indian codes of practice/specifications. Where the

standards and specifications are not available in the Indian codes of practice /

specifications, International codes of practice/ specifications will be adopted with the

approval of GMRC wherever they are helpful.

2. Data and information to be provided by GMRC.

All relevant information has been provided in DPR. GMRC shall provide all relevant

information available till the selection of the consultant. However, this shall not be a pre-

condition for fulfillment of consultant’s obligations.

· Current status of implementation (status of implementation is mentioned in

Procurement plan-Annexure-1);

• Existing studies including EIA/ ESMP, SIA/RAP; SEP; GAP;

• Required or already granted permissions - Necessary statutory permission will

be obtained by GMRC.

• Results of investigations and studies carried out (e.g. -Preliminary Soil

investigation, Noise & Vibration Study for construction phase)

• Studies in progress (Flood& Climate Change Study, MMI study, detailed soil

• Outstanding task – Noise & Vibration study for operational stage

3. Scope and obligation of services for the General Engineering Consultant (GEC)

1. The scope of GEC’s services covered in para 1 above includes consultancy for

planning, Organization of kick-off workshop with Contractors including introduction in FC

procedures (Payment Disbursement, Procurement), Establishment of a Project

Monitoring and Evaluation System including Baseline studies, Mid-term review, Training

measures of vendors/ contractors, Execution and/or monitoring of accompanying

measures, Financial management , Establishment of Stakeholder Coordination

Mechanisms, proof checking of preliminary design and detailed designs for all system

contract excluding DDC-E&M – review & approval of preliminary design & detailed

design of DDC-E&M, DDC Traction and all system & Civil Contracts, proof checking of

preliminary design & detailed design of DDC Traction for formulating of Technical

specifications, assistance in procurement, systems integration, contract administration

(including assistance for arbitration, Dispute Board during currency of GEC Contract),

project management, construction / erection supervision (including monitoring of

statutory obligations), formation of tenders and contracts, interface management,

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management of contractor’s obligations during DLP, payment certification, testing and

commissioning of Ahmedabad Metro Project Phase-2B, 2A and 3A

Note- Proof checking requires additional and separate level of design check by

independent person / agency other than the originator of the design.

Review-Involves checking of the Proof checked designs by GEC for its overall integration

and correctness.

Approval means it is the authorization/ notice of no objection for the implementation of the

reviewed and accepted design.

All technical, financial and contract management powers will be exercised by GMRC.

GEC will have necessary powers to advice, guide, recommend and supervise the

implementation of the project within the approvals obtained from GMRC. The GEC will

obtain GMRC’s approval to all matters that lie within their scope of services. Any

subsequent changes to the Project detail will also be put up to GMRC along with time

and cost implications for approval.

The services of the General Engineering Consultant, is further broadly summarized

under the following heads:

i) Review and, if necessary, supplement the details given in DPR for Ahmedabad Metro

Project, Phase-2B, 2A and 3AI as required by with GMRC on recommendation of GEC or

ii) Review and approval, proof checking (excluding DDC E&M) of designs prepared by the

Detailed Design Consultants in respect of works awarded to contractors on construct only

for DDC(Traction) & DDC(E&M ) and design submitted by contractors for design and

build basis contracts or any other relevant design as requested by GMRC.

iii) Rendering assistance to GMRC in selection of contractors / suppliers / detailed design

consultants (where applicable), other specified consultamts like ISA, Resident inspectors

at factories (Factory inspection consultant) etc. and other related services to Metro Rail

iv) To Prepare tender documents for various “Design and Build” and “Construct Only”

contract packages with its cost estimate based on actual market rates certified by GEC,

DPR and latest LARs for similar items of work prevalent in other metro as the case may be

asked by GMRC and assist in prebid conference, tender clarification process, evaluation,

negotiation (if necessary) of bids invited by GMRC and award of contracts. The

prequalification and tender documents shall be compiled in accordance with the lenders

Procurement Guidelines and SBDs

v) Preparation of Traffic, Management plan, Safety, Health and Environment Management

plan and monitoring and implementing all issues including statutory matters related with

vi) Construction supervision including contract administration (including assistance in

Arbitration, Dispute Board during currency of GEC contract), safety, quality and

environment aspects and programming and monitoring of work progress as well as all

statutory obligations.

vii) Testing and Commissioning of the entire system in stages and future managment of

DLP obligations by the contractors.

viii) Preparation of various Manuals as detailed in para 3.7.

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ix) Preparation of Disaster Management Plan and safeguard plan against outbreak of

Pandemic like Covid-19 and precautions during execution of GEC Contract Including risk

against flooding and adverse climate events.

x) Preparation of Security plan which include security manning of work sites, stations and

depot during whole project cycle.

xi) Developing of various Quality Assurance Plans (QAPs)

xii) Planning and arranging training to the personnel of GMRC in operation, maintenance and

repair of various equipments, plants and the system as a whole.

xiii) Framing Property Development proposal for stations, depots as per DPR and at other

stations both inside and outside the station box area. The PD proposal should include all

E&M works like LV distribution, HVAC, fire fighting, etc.

xiv) GEC will also coordinate with National Highway/ local authorities/ AMC, GMC, AUDA,

GUDA on safety where they plan flyovers on alignment common with that of GMRC.

GEC will assists GMRC in correspondence, drawing, estimate technical input etc. while

coordinating with NHAI,NHRCL, Indian Railway and other Government/ State Authorities/

xv) GEC will assist GMRC in keeping the Commissioner of Metro Railway Safety (CMRS)

Government of India/ SMC informed about project design/construction and obtaining

intermediate approvals as required.

xvi) GEC will ensure adherence, to the ‘standards’ prescribed by GMRC, by contractors with

regard to safety of works, safety of adjoining and overlying structures, safety of workmen

and safety of public during construction stage

xvii) GEC will certify the quantum of work done, its quality and the payments to be made to

various agencies (including DDC-E&M which is part of Civil DDC, DDC-Traction and

DDC-SES etc.) engaged in the implementation of the project.

xviii) GEC will coordinate review/monitor the efforts of all contractors, consultants, suppliers

and manufacturers for scope of works under GEC.

xix) GEC will carry out Construction/Erection supervision at various levels.

xx) GEC will provide proper interface coordination so as to assure timely completion of all

works on time and commissioning of the various sections according to the

implementation schedule drawn up.

xxi) GEC will assist GMRC in ensuring the tests, trials and commissioning of the system

(including RDSO oscillation & EBD trials and obtaining final sanction from Commissioner

for Metro Railway Safety). GEC will also assist GMRC in obtaining approvals from

various statutory authorities during construction and comissioning phase like RDSO,

CMRS, Fire authority, EIG, Lift & Escalator inspector, DOT, BSNL etc. and opening of

metro for passenger services.

xxii) GEC will provide schemes for integration with other modes of transport including related

transportation planning and assist GMRC in putting in place a mechanism of ‘seamless

travel’ through various means of public/private transport with common ticketing and

complete AFC integration with the latest guideline issued by the government.

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GEC should seek coordination with MMI Consultant and experts under Accompanying

Measure (the latter working on e.g. harmonization of schedules of different modes of

transport, integrated ticketing, last mile connectivity). Also coordination with SMC should

be sought by the GEC.

xxiii) GEC will advise GMRC on various options of property development with respect to

optimal utilization and integration of the separable commercial land available with GMRC

including exploitation of airspace at various stations and depots

xxiv) GEC will prepare site /working front plans, in consultation with various contractors, to

enable smooth working and ensuring completion of works as targeted/ scheduled.

xxv) GEC will prepare road traffic diversion plans in consultation with traffic police authorities to

ensure that traffic flow is not hampered during construction.

xxvi) GEC will prepare workable, proper, ‘muck disposable plans’ in consultation with relevant

authorities, particularly since a large quantity of muck will be generated from excavation

of elevated and Elevated portions.

xxvii) In regard to co-ordination of activities to be carried out by the local authorities and other

Government departments, the role of GEC would be to frame and put up to GMRC,

detailed proposals for being discussed and resolved by GMRC, in various co-ordination

groups set up by the Government of India/ State Government of Gujarat. GEC will

provide to GMRC all technical data, sketches, drawings, and also attend the co-

ordination meetings along with GMRC for obtaining approval of proposals from these co-

ordination groups.

xxviii) GEC should ensure that social and environmental aspects including noise and

vibrations are in compliance with the requirements of international financiers including

requirements of ESMP documents as agreed with Lender and list of regulations

mentioned therein.

GEC Expert(s) should review the noise and vibration studies produced by the

Consultant (engaged by GEC). The Consultant hired by GMRC directly and/or through

Design & Built contractor(s) shall provide all the detailed technical elements as per the

agreed provisions of ESMP documents as reviewed by GEC, concerning:

i) The technical specifications to be implemented during the construction phase in

order to minimize the noise and vibration of the construction worksite (This is in

addition to the studies carried out by GMRC, the report of which viz. the EIA and its

ancillary studies will be made available by GMRC to the Consultant/GEC);

ii) The detailed design of the project (infrastructure, rolling stock, noise abatement

measures) to be implemented during the operation phase so that the Ahmedabad

metro meets the standards set by the Indian government and international

iii) Monitoring to be implemented in the construction phase and then in the operational

phase to enable verification of compliance with GMRC commitments.

GEC should examine the Consultant(s)’ report and produce an expert report on each

deliverable, delivered by such Consultant(s), namely-

a) The initial status report(s) on (i) & (ii) above for execution stage;

b) The technical specifications & detailed design stage Noise abatement measures to

be taken during execution stage-

Part A: Civil Works,

Part B: System Works;

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c) The technical specification & detailed design vibration abatement measures for

Track Civil Works;

d) Final report for (b) & (c) above;

e) Monthly, Quarterly Compliance & Monitoring reports for Noise during execution

f) Closure Report on Noise and vibration status on completion of execution;

g) Initial Report on scheme of operation phase as (iii) above;

h) Final report on scheme of operation phase as (iii) above;

All reports will be reviewed by GMRC

xxxii) Cordination with power supply authority for availing of electrical power for various RSSs

and removal of electrical transmission lines/cables which are infringing the civil

xxxiii) Rendering assistance to GMRC in selection through tender process of detail design

consultancies for construction only packages yet to finalized, if required by GMRC.

xxxiv) Prepare and implement necessary Implementation-Schedule using MS Project/Primavera

of latest version in order to complete the Project under time-schedule and with utmost

prudence to achieve the completion within the monetary schedule.