Supply, Installation and Commissioning of automatic and computerized Single Car Test Rig for LHB and ICF coaches.

Supply to be made as per the tender specification/Condition

The bidder/ manufacturer must have supplied at least 01 no. of same machines in last 03 years (to be reckoned from the original date of closing of tender). Statement of past supplies along with, (i) purchaser's name and (ii) address, (iii) email address and (iv) phone/fax number of purchaser, (v) purchase order (PO) or supply order number and (vi) PO date (vii) along with the copies of purchase order (PO), (viii) quantity supplied (with proof of supply), (ix) date of supply and (x) their commissioning date shall be submitted with the offer. Copies of POs/commissioning/performance certificate submitted shall also indicate the parameters/ specification of subject machine to prove same aspect of the machine. Technical specifications of the machine from the related document of the PO may be attached to supplement the PO in regard to the respective parameters of similarity aspect of the machine. Specifications attached shall have linkages to the PO.

The tenderer shall, in their offer, submit performance certificate of atleast 01 no of such machine (which are counted for the purpose of clause 2 above) supplied in the last 03 years and the machine covered by these certificates must have worked satisfactorily for at least one year from the date of commissioning as on the original date of closing of tender. The Certificate shall not be older than one year from the original date of closing of tender. The performance certificate issued after original date of closing of tender (in cases where tender closing date has been extended) are also acceptable however the machine must have completed one year of satisfactory working after date of commissioning as on original date of closing of tender. The performance certificate submitted by the tenderer shall have been issued by the actual end user organization of the machine, with their clear signature and address therein, in whose premises the machine is installed and commissioned. Performance certificates should be as per format enclosed in this document as Annexure A1

Preferably manufacturers should participate. In case of firms other than OEMs participating in the tender, they must submit tender specific Authorization from OEMs, failing which their offers will not be considered. OEMs can authorize and give Tender Specific Authorization to its Agent / Dealers to quote on their behalf provided the vendor takes full responsibility for the quality of the material including warranty obligation and the inspection of product against Railways order is carried out at the manufacturers premises.Please refer para 3.4 of Part-B of Southern Railway Tender Conditions attached with this tender.

The tenderer shall provide satisfactory evidence, acceptable to the purchaser to show that he is a regular manufacturer and has adequate plant and manufacturing capacity and has a "Quality Assurance Program". The manufacturer shall have valid ISO 9001 certificate on the original date of closing of tender and a copy of same should be submitted along with the bid. Manufacturing of Test Bench should be in the scope of ISO certificate.

[a] Please indicate whether you are registered with any of the following Micro & Small Enterprises (MSE) agencies : District industries Centre[s,KVIC, KVIB, Coir Board, NSIC, Directorate of Handicraft & Handloom or any other body specified by Ministry of MSME.[Name the agency clearly]. If yes, then for availing benefits under MSME Act, should upload valid documents maintained under MSME Act such as NSIC Certificate etc duly marking the tendered item in the certificate. Otherwise, claim for benefits under MSME Act may not be entertained and also indicate whether the Enterprise is owned by SC/ST/Woman. Please upload support of this. [b] If you are not a MSE or a consortia of MSEs formed by NSIC, please indicate percentage of sub contracts in execution of this tender that will be from Micro and Small Enterprises. [in percent of order value] with further breakup of MSE owned by SC/ST[Information will be provided in percentage terms with 6 fields; Micro owned by SC, ST, Others and Small Industries owned by SC, ST and Others]. Please refer para 15.0 Part B of tender conditions.

[a] All the bidders/tenderers should ensure that they are GST compliant and their quoted tax structure/rates are as per the GST Law. Firms must indicate its GST registration number along with their offer. [b] In case the successful tenderer is not liable to be registered under CGST/IGST/UTGST/SGST Act, The Railway shall deduct the applicable GST from his/their bills under Reverse Charge Mechanism (RCM) anddeposit the same to the concerned tax authority. [c] The firm should indicate the tariff code (HSN Code) for claiming GST for the tendered item. [d] The offer shall be evaluated based on the GST rate as quoted by each bidder and same will be used for determining the inter-se ranking. While submitting offer, it shall be the responsibility of the bidder to ensure that they quote correct GST rate and HSN number. [e] It shall be the responsibility of the bidders to quote correct HSN number and corresponding GST rate. The Purchaser shall not be responsible for any misclassification of HSN number or incorrect GST rate, if quoted by the bidder. [f] Wherever, the successful bidder invoices the goods at GST rate or HSN number which is different from that incorporated in the Purchase order, payment shall be made as per GST rate which is lower of the GST rate incorporated in the Purchase order or billed. [g] Vendor is informed that she/he would be required to adjust her/his basic price to the extent required by higher tax bill as per invoice to match the All inclusive Price as mentioned in the Purchase order. [h] Any amendment to GST rate or HSN number in the contract shall be as per the contractual conditions and statutory amendments in the quoted GST rate and HSN number, under SVC.

Railway is not bound to accept/Cancel the lowest or any tender or assign any reason for doing so and Railway reserves the right to accept/Cancel any tender in respect of the Whole or any portion of the items specified in the Schedule annexed (a or Tender Schedule) and the contractor shall be required to supply the same at the rate quoted

Please enter the percentage of local content in the material being offered. Please enter 0 for fully imported items, and 100 for fully indigenous items. The definition and calculation of local content shall be in accordance with the Make in India policy as incorporated in the tender conditions.

DELIVERY TERMS: F.O.R. DESTINATION BY ROAD AT CONSIGNEE END.

The Guarantee/Warranty of the item mentioned in the tender is only indicative, the actual Guarantee/Warranty is applicable as per the product specification.

The Inspection clause mentioned in the tender is only indicative, the actual inspection clause is applicable as per the product specification and drawing.

Make in India Preference Policy Please refer para 16.0 Part B of Southern Railway tender conditions uploaded in IREPS.

HSN CODE :Tenderers should mention the HSN CODE of the item and Rate of GST applicable. Firm's GST NO. and Firm's Banker details viz., Name & Address of the Bank Account No.., IFSC Code. and MICR No. in their E-Bid.

For inclusion in this tender, please mail your request to [email protected] with proof of successful performance and certificate.

Purchaser shall have the right to levy general damages on the supplier for failing to comply with the contractual conditions, not by way of penalty, an amount equal to 5% of the value of cancelled quantity.(or) encashment of Security Deposit.

Demonstration and Training: The supplier shall demonstrate the working of the machine and shall fully and adequately train the operator and maintenance personal of the consignee free of cost.

After sale service required at the place of delivery . Details of after sales service facilities like address , telephone no , fax no ,email etc should be enclosed. The tenderer will clearly spell out in the offer the facilities available with him or his agent for providing adequate after-sales service in India during warranty period. The complete details such as organization for after sales service, availability of technically competent engineers and warehousing.

Bidder has to upload Tender specific authorization from OEM for supply and after sales service. If OEM is the bidder, self declaration certificate for the same to be provided along with bid. Failing which offer wont be considered.

Firm shall be responsible to carry out installation, commissioning , demonstration and Training of the SCTR.

Tenderers shall confirm the following declaration failing which the offer will be ignored. " I have read the clause regarding restrictions on procurement from a bidder of a country which shares a land border with India. I certify that this bidder is not from such a country or, if from such a country, has been registered with the Competent Authority. I hereby certify that this bidder fulfills all requirements in this regard and is eligible to be considered. Where applicable, evidence of valid registration by the Competent Authority shall be attached. Declaration to their effect to be uploaded as per Document Land Border Declaration. ( Click here to download Format)

EARNEST MONEY DEPOSIT (EMD) : EMD shall be deposited by all vendors for tenders with estimated value above Rs.25 Lakhs subject to the applicable exemptions. For the exemptions and other details please refer Para 2.0 Part A of Southern Railway Tender conditions. 2) In case of submission of Earnest Money Deposit in the form of Bank Guarantee, please refer Annexure- 6 of Part - B of Southern Railway Tender conditions.

SECURITY DEPOSIT (SD) shall be 5% of total value of contract and shall be taken from all vendors for contract value above Rs. 25 Lakh subject to the applicable exemptions. For details please refer Part-A of SRly tender conditions. The successful bidder should submit the security deposit within 15 days of release of Letter of Acceptance (LOA). The SD to be valid 3 months beyond the date of successful commission of the machine.

As per para 13 Evaluation criteria of the Spec document, detailed split up (i) The cost of the basic equipment (ii) Cost of any other accessory which in the opinion of supplier is essentially required for making the equipment fully functional. (iii) Cost of Preventive Maintenance during 1st & 2nd year of warranty period. (iv) Cost of AMC for Five Years after warranty Period. (v) Duties and taxes, insurance, freight, installation & Commissioning charges. Failing which offer won't be considered. Detailed split up should include individual items price breakup of spares, tools, accessories,etc.

As per Para 14 - OTHER ITEMS TO BE QUOTED in Spec document,detailed price breakup of These items will need to be quoted additionally though will not be part of commercial evaluation: (i) Optional Accessories with breakup of individual items (ii) Spares for two years normal operation and maintenance (iii) Consumables. (iv) Any other Accessory/equipment which in the opinion of the tenderer can contribute to better performance shall be clearly indicated and quoted separately as optional accessory. The advantages should be clearly explained. Failing which offer wont be considered.

Procurement of the item is restricted to "Local suppliers" with minimum local content of 20% (Class-I or Class-II Local supplier as defined in Railway Board letter no: 2020/RS(G)/779/2/Pt.1 dated 25.09.2020) only and the vendors who do not qualify to be "Local suppliers" (i.e., "Non-Local suppliers" with local content less than 20%) should not quote in the tender as their offers shall not be considered for any ordering. In case any vendor who does not qualify to be a "Local supplier" for the tendered item participates in the tender, it does so at it's own risk and cost and Railways shall not be liable for any loss or damage caused to the vendor. Please refer Para 16.0 Part-B of tender conditions for Make In India Preference Policy.

OEM must provide a declaration that about the availability of spares throughout the design period of the machine. at the ultimate destination to safeguard against obsolescence.

Inter Se position of the offers would be determined based on the evaluation criteria on Para 5 of the Section IV of the specification document. The CAMC charges quoted in the tender will be taken into consideration for the inter se position and the CAMC rates will be mentioned in the Purchase Order. Based on these rates, the consignee, will place a CAMC service contract on the bidder as per Indian Railway General condition of contract for services, 2018 for 5 years at time of completion of warranty period, as deemed necessary

Free training by the firm shall be imparted in operation and maintenance of the machine.

Firm should supply and install the CSCTR at the nominated depots as mentioned in the scope of work. 1)SALEM DIVISION- SSE/C&W/CBE , 2)CHENNAI DIVISION - SSE/C&W/BBQ , SSE/C&W/MS , SSE/C&W/TBM ,3)TRIVANDRUM DIVISION - SSE/C&W/NCJ , SSE/C&W/TVC , SSE/C&W/ERMC 4) MADURAI DIVISION - SSE/C&W/MDU , SSE/C&W/TN , SSE/C&W/RMM , 5) TRICHY DIVISION - SSE/C&W/ VM. Total 11 Nos. The list is tentative and supply Installation and Commissioning is with Jurisdiction of Southern Railway.

The manufacturer shall have valid ISO-9001 certificate on the original date of closing of tender and a copy of same should be submitted along with the bid (manufacture of the tendered machine/crane should be in the scope of ISO certificate).

PENALTY clause : PENALTY FOR DELAY IN COMMISSIONING: The Contractor or his agents shall commission the machine within 45 days form date of Supply. This time frame will be applicable from the consignee in respect of readiness and installation of the machine in cases where the machine is to be installed by the consignee. The time schedule includes the time for installation in cases where installation is also to be undertaken by the supplier. The time allowed for commissioning of machine by the contractor or his agent shall be deemed to be the essence of the contract. In case of delay in commissioning of the machine on the part of Contractor, the Purchaser shall be entitled to recover and the Contractor shall be liable to pay pre estimated liquidated damage at the rate of 2% of the total contract value of machine not commissioned for each and every month or part thereof for which commissioning is delayed. Provided always that the entire amount of liquidated damages to be paid under the provision of this clause shall not exceed 10% of the total contract value. After expiry of 5 months period from the date of default i.e. from the date of commissioning provided in the contract, purchaser will be at liberty to invoke the PG Bond submitted by the supplier. Continuance of commissioning work after expiry of stipulated time will also not absolve the contractor from the liquidated damages as stated above. The decision of the Purchase Office, whether the delay in commissioning has taken place on account of reasons attributed to the contractor shall be final.

Performance Guarantee for the warranty obligations of 10% of the contract value to be submitted at time of supply valid for three month beyond the completion of warranty period.

The details of preventive maintenance services including cleaning of machine to be provided under CAMC shall be provided by the tenderer in the following format given in Para 21.2 of Specification Document.

The machine shall be designed for a life of 10 years with regular maintenance and all the structural members of the machine and the foundation shall be guaranteed for 10 years against cracks and breakages etc. during the course of normal operations. Tenderer would submit suitable undertaking vide Annexure B of Technical Specification.

Please enter the percentage of local content in the material being offered. Please enter 0 for fully imported items, and 100 for fully indigenous items. The definition and calculation of local content shall be in accordance with the Make in India policy as incorporated in the tender conditions.

Inspection by Third party Agency.

Land Border Condition: Bidder shall confirm to the following declaration [Land Border condition] "I have read the clause regarding restrictions on procurement from a bidder of a country which shares a land border with India. I certify that this bidder is not from such a country or , if from such a country, has been registered with the Competent Authority. I hereby certify that this bidder, fulfills all requirements in this regard, and is eligible to be considered. (Where applicable, evidence of valid registration by the Competent Authority shall be attached.)' along with bid for compliance of Office Memorandum of Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance dated 23.07.2020. If such certificate given by a bidder whose bid is accepted is found to be false, this would be a ground for immediate termination and further legal action in accordance with law. In case of non- submission of the above said certificate by a bidder, such bidder's bid is liable to be ignored."

Inspection by TPI Agency. (Firm to please mention the place of inspection with full address and pin code)

Demonstration and Training: The supplier shall demonstrate the working of the machine and shall fully and adequately train the operator and maintenance personal of the consignee free of cost.