Conversion of Non-Aspiration to Aspiration Type and Provision of AFDAS at 50 Nos. Locations.

Financial Eligibility Criteria: The tenderer must have minimum average annual contractual turnover of V/N or V whichever is less, where V= Advertised value of the tender in crores of Rupees, N= Number of years prescribed for completion of work for which bids have been invited. The average annual contractual turnover shall be calculated as an average of "total contractual payments" in the previous three financial years, as per the audited balance sheet. However, in case balance sheet of the previous year is yet to be prepared/ audited, the audited balance sheet of the fourth previous year shall be considered for calculating average annual contractual turnover. The tenderers shall submit requisite information as per Annexure -VI B, along with copies of Audited Balance Sheets duly certified by the Chartered Accountant/Certificate from Chartered Accountant duly supported by Audited Balance Sheet. Format of Annexure VI B is attached with document tab for reference.

Date of inviting tender shall be the date of publishing tender notice on IREPS website if tender is published on website or the date of publication in newspaper in case tender is not published on website.

The balance sheet and all other financial documents attested/certified by CAs to substantiate fulfilment of Financial Eligibility Criteria should be with UDIN (Unique Document Identification Number), failing which the offer is likely to be rejected without any further reference.

(a)The tenderer must have successfully completed or substantially completed any one of the following categories of work(s)during last 07 years ending last day of month previous to the one in which tender is invited:Three similar works each costing not less than the amount equal to 30% of advertised value of the tender or Two similar works each costing not less than the amount equal to 40% of advertised value of the tender,or One similar work costing not less than the amount equal to 60% of advertised value of the tender.b(1)In case of tenders for composite works(e.g.works involving more than one distinct component, such as Civil Engineering works, S&T works, Electrical works, OHE works etc. and in the case of major bridges-substructure, superstructure etc),tenderer must have successfully completed or substantially completed any one of the following categories of work(s)during last07(seven)years, ending last day of month previous to the one in which tender is invited:(i)Three similar works each costing not less than the amount equal to 30% of advertised value of each component of tender, or(ii)Two similar works each costing not less than the amount equal to 40% of advertised value of each component of tender, or(iii)One similar work each costing not less than the amount equal to60% of advertised value of each component of tender. Note for b(1):Separate completed works of minimum required values shall also be considered for fulfillment of technical eligibility criteria for different components.(b) (2) In such cases, what constitutes a component in a composite work shall be clearly pre-defined with estimated tender cost of it, as part of the tender documents without any ambiguity.(b)(3)To evaluate the technical eligibility of tenderer, only components of work as stipulated in tender documents for evaluation of technical eligibility, shall be considered. The scope of work covered in other remaining components shall be either executed by tenderer himself if he has work experience as mentioned in clause7of the Standard General Conditions of Contractor through subcontractor fulfilling the requirements as per clause7of the Standard General Conditions of Contract or jointly i.e, partly himself and remaining through subcontractor, with prior approval of Chief Engineer in writing. However, if required in tender documents by way of Special Conditions, a formal agreement duly notarised, legally enforceable in the court of law, shall be executed by the main contractor with the subcontractor for the component(s) of work proposed to be executed by the subcontractor(s),and shall be submitted along with the offer for considering subletting of that scope of work towards fulfilment of technical eligibility. Such subcontractor must fulfill technical eligibility criteria as follows: The subcontractor shall have successfully completed at least one work similar to work proposed for subcontract, costing not less than 35% value of work to be subletted, in last 5 years, ending last day of month previous to the one in which tender is invited through a works contract. Note: for subletting of work costing up to Rs 50lakh,no previous work experience of subcontractor shall be asked for by the Railway. In case after award of contract or during execution of work it becomes necessary for contractor to change subcontractor, the same shall be done with subcontractor(s)fulfilling the requirements as per clause7of the IRSGCC,with prior approval of Chief Engineer in writing.

Work experience certificate from private individual shall not be considered. However, in addition to work experience certificates issued by any Govt. Organisation, work experience certificate issued by Public listed company having average annual turnover of Rs 500 crore and above in last 3 financial years excluding the current financial year, listed on National Stock Exchange or Bombay Stock Exchange, incorporated/registered at least 5 years prior to the date of closing of tender, shall also be considered provided the work experience certificate has been issued by a person authorized by the Public listed company to issue such certificates. In case tenderer submits work experience certificate issued by public listed company, the tenderer shall also submit along with work experience certificate, the relevant copy of work order, bill of quantities, bill wise details of payment received duly certified by Chartered Accountant, TDS certificates for all payments received and copy of final/last bill paid by company in support of above work experience certificate.

Explanation for Eligibility Criteria- 1. Substantially Completed Work means an ongoing work in which payment equal to or more than 90% of the present contract value (excluding the payment made for adjustment of Price variation (PVC), if any) has been made to the contractor in that ongoing contract and no proceedings of termination of contract on Contractor's default has been initiated. The credential certificate in this regard should have been issued not prior to 60 days of date of invitation of present tender. 2. In case a work is started prior to 07 (seven) years, ending last day of month previous to the one in which tender is invited, but completed in last 07 (seven) years, ending last day of month previous to the one in which tender is invited, the completed work shall be considered for fulfillment of credentials. 3. If a work is physically completed and completion certificate to this extent is issued by the concerned organization but final bill is pending, such work shall be considered for fulfillment of credentials 4. In case of completed work, the value of final bill (gross amount) including the PVC amount (if paid) shall be considered as the completion cost of work. In case final bill is pending, only the total gross amount already paid including the PVC amount (if paid) shall be considered as the completion cost of work. In case of substantially completed work, the total gross amount already paid including the PVC amount (if paid), as mentioned in the certificate, shall be considered as the cost of substantially completed work. 5. If a 1.1.1 bidder has successfully completed a work as subcontractor and the work experience certificate has been issued for such work to the subcontractor by a Govt. Organization or public listed company as defined in Note for Item 10.1 Para 10 of the Tender Form (Second Sheet) of GCC JULY 2022, the same shall be considered for the purpose of fulfillment of credentials. 6. In case a work is considered similar in nature for fulfillment of technical credentials, the overall cost including the PVC amount (if paid) of that completed work or substantially completed work, shall be considered and no separate evaluation for each component of that work shall be made to decide eligibility. 7. In case of newly formed partnership firm, the credentials of individual partners from previous propriety firm(s) or dissolved previous partnership firm(s) or split previous partnership firm(s), shall be considered only to the extent of their share in previous entity on the date of dissolution / split and their share in newly formed partnership firm. For example, a partner A had 30% share in previous entity and his share in present partnership firm is 20%. In the present tender under consideration, the credentials of partner A will be considered to the extent of 0.3*0.2*value of the work done in the previous entity. For this purpose, the tenderer shall submit along with his bid all the relevant documents which include copy of previous partnership deed(s), dissolution deed(s) and proof of surrender of PAN No.(s) in case of dissolution of partnership firm(s) etc.

8. In case of existing partnership firm, if any one or more partners quit the partnership firm, the credentials of remaining partnership firm shall be re-worked out i.e., the quitting partner(s) shall take away his credentials to the extent of his share on the date of quitting the partnership firm(e.g. in a partnership firm of partners A, B & C having share 30%, 30% & 40% respectively and credentials of Rs 10 crore; in case partner C quits the firm, the credentials of this partnership firm shall remain as Rs 6 crore). For this purpose, the tenderer shall submit along with his bid all the relevant documents which include copy of previous partnership deed(s), dissolution deed(s) and proof of surrender of PAN No.(s) in case of dissolution of partnership firm(s) etc.9. In case of existing partnership firm if any new partner(s) joins the firm without any modification in the name and PAN/TAN no. of the firm, the credentials of partnership firm shall get enhanced to the extent of credentials of newly added partner(s) on the same principles as mentioned in item 6 above. For this purpose, the tenderer shall submit along with his bid all the relevant documents which include copy of previous partnership deeds, dissolution/splitting deeds and proof of surrender of PAN No.(s) in case of dissolution of partnership firm etc. 10. Any partner in a partnership firm cannot use or claim his credentials in any other firm without leaving the 1.1.2 partnership firm i.e., In a partnership firm of A&B partners, A or B partner cannot use credentials of partnership firm of A&B partners in any other partnership firm or propriety firm without leaving partnership firm of A&B partners. 11. In case a partner in a partnership firm is replaced due to succession as per succession law, the proportion of credentials of the previous partner will be passed on to the successor.12. If the percentage share among partners of a partnership firm is changed, but the partners remain the same, the credentials of the firm before such modification in the share will continue to be considered for the firm as it is without any change in their value. Further, in case a partner of partnership firm retires without taking away any credentials from the firm, the credentials of partnership firm shall remain the same as it is without any change in their value. 13. In a partnership firm "AB" of A&B partners, in case A also works as propriety firm "P" or partner in some other partnership firm "AX", credentials of A in propriety firm "P" or in other partnership firm "AX" earned after the date of becoming a partner of the firm AB shall not be added in partnership firm AB.14. In case a tenderer is LLP, the credentials of tenderer shall be worked out on above lines similar to a partnership firm. 15. In case company A is merged with company B, then company B would get the credentials of company A also.

Date of inviting tender shall be the date of publishing tender notice on IREPS website if tender is published on website or the date of publication in newspaper in case tender is not published on website.

Definition of Similar Work :-The Following works are considered as similar nature of work--->>> Supply, Installation and Commissioning of Automatic Fire detection and Alarm system (AFDAS) work Or Any work involving indoor signalling work where Automatic Fire detection and Alarm system (AFDAS) is a part of the work.

A copy of certificate stating that they are not liable to be disqualified and all their statements/documents submitted along with bid are true and factual. Standard format of certificate to be submitted by the bidder is enclosed as per Annexure V. In addition to Annexure-V, in case of other than Company/Proprietary firm, Annexure-V(A) shall also be submitted by the each member of a Partnership Firm/Joint Venture (JV)/Hindu Undivided Family (HUF)/Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) etc. as the case may be. Non submission of a copy of certificate by the bidder shall result in summarily rejection of his/their bid. It shall be mandatorily incumbent upon the tenderer to identify, state and submit the supporting documents duly self attested/digitally signed by which they/he are/is qualifying the Qualifying Criteria mentioned in the Tender Document.

Payment of Supply Items: - Upon successful delivery at the designated Store, 80% of Agreement value of the supply items shall be paid. Balance 20% shall be released after successful execution/installation/commissioning of the items. (An undertaking regarding acceptance of payment conditions must be submitted at the time of bidding)

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.

Mandate form containing PAN No. should be uploaded.

The Tenderer must go through the IR GCC- 2022 available in the documents section and submit the Documents regarding constitution of the firm viz.(i) Proprietorship affidavit/ declaration, Partnership Firm/Company/Joint Venture (JV)/Registered Society/Registered Trust, MOA (Memorandum of Association)/AOA(Articles of Association) of the company; and (ii)A copy of Authorization/Power of Attorney issued by the Company (backed by the resolution of Board of Directors)in favour of the individual to sign the tender on behalf of the company must be submitted by the Tenderer etc. In absence of such documents the tender shall be treated as having been submitted by the individual who has signed the tender. Besides the above the tenderer also has to submit a declaration regarding blacklisted/ not blacklisted

As per GCC-2022(i)The tenderer shall clearly specify whether the tender is submitted on his own(Proprietary Firm)or on behalf of a Partnership Firm/Company/Joint Venture (JV)/Registered Society/Registered Trust/HUF etc. The tenderer(s)shall enclose the attested copies of the constitution of their concern, and copy of PAN Card along with their tender. Tender Documents in such cases are to be signed by such persons as may be legally competent to sign them on behalf of the firm, company, association, trust or society, as the case may be(ii)Following documents shall be submitted by the tenderer: a)Sole Proprietorship Firm:(i)An undertaking that he is not blacklisted or debarred by Railways or any other Ministry/Department of Govt. of India from participation in tender on the date of opening of bids, either in individual capacity or as a member of the partnership firm or JV in which he was/is a partner/member. Concealment/wrong information in regard to above shall make the contract liable for determination under Clause 62 of the GCC of Contract(b)HUF:(i)A copy of notarized affidavit on Stamp Paper declaring that he who is submitting the tender on behalf of HUF is in the position of 'Karta' of Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) and he has the authority, power and consent given by other members to act on behalf of HUF.(ii)An undertaking that the HUF is not blacklisted or debarred by Railways or any other Ministry/Department of Govt. of India from participation in tender on the date of opening of bids, either in individual capacity or as a member of the partnership firm or JV in which HUF was/is a partner/member. Concealment/wrong information in regard to above shall make the contract liable for determination under Clause 62 of the GCC.(C)For partnership firm The Tenderer shall submit -(i)A notarized copy of partnership deed.(ii)A notarized or registered copy of Power of Attorney in favour of the individual to tender for the work, sign the agreement etc. and create liability against the firm.(iii)An undertaking by all partners of the partnership firm that they are not blacklisted or debarred by Railways or any other Ministry/ Department of the Govt. of India from participation in tenders/contracts as on the date of opening of bids, either in their individual capacity or in any firm in which they were / are partners. Concealment /wrong information in regard to above shall make the contract liable for determination under Clause 62 of the General Conditions of Contract.(D)Company registered under Companies Act 2013:(i)The copies of MOA(Memorandum of Association) / AOA (Articles of Association) of the company. (ii)A copy of Certificate of Incorporation.(iii) A copy of Authorization/Power of Attorney issued by the Company (backed by the resolution of Board of Directors) in favour of the individual to sign the tender on behalf of the company and create liability against the company.(iv)An undertaking that the Company is not blacklisted or debarred by Railways or any other Ministry/Department of Govt. of India from participation in tender on the date of opening of bids, either in individual capacity or as a member of the partnership firm or JV in which the Company was/is a partner/member. Concealment/wrong information in regard to above shall make the contract able for determination underClause62GCC(e)Registered Society & Registered Trust and LLP-Tenderer shall submit documents as per Clause 14 of GCC-2022.

(I)If it is NOT mentioned in the submitted tender that tender is being submitted on behalf of a Sole Proprietorship firm / Partnership firm / Joint Venture /Registered Company etc., then the tender shall be treated a s having been submitted by the individual who has signed the tender.(II)After opening of the tender, any document pertaining to the constitution of Sole Proprietorship Firm/ Partnership Firm / Registered Company/ Registered Trust / Registered Society / HUF etc. shall be neither asked nor considered, if submitted. Further, no suo moto cognizance of any document available in public domain (i.e., on internet etc.) or in Railway's record/office file set c. will be taken for consideration of the tender, if no such mention is available in tender offer submitted. (III)A tender from JV / Partnership firm etc. shall be considered only where permissible as per the tender conditions. (IV)The Railway will not be bound by any change in the composition of the firm made subsequent to the submission of tender. Railway may, however, recognize such power of attorney and changes after obtaining proper legal advice, the cost of which will be chargeable to the Contractor.

The tenderer whether his own(Proprietary Firm)or on behalf of a Partnership Firm/Company/Joint Venture (JV)/Registered Society/Registered Trust/HUF etc shall also submit all documents as per instructions given in the General Conditions of contract- 2022(Second Sheet) wherever applicable. Tenderer are thus advised to read the same before submitting their bids and upload the required documents.

A declaration regarding engagement/employment/ partnership etc. (or Not) of retired Railway employees should be uploaded by the Tenderer.

The list of personnel/organization on hand and proposed to be engaged for the tendered work. Similarly list of Plant & Machinery available on hand and proposed to be inducted and hired for the tendered work.

The tenderers shall submit a copy of certificate stating that all their statements/documents submitted along with bid are true and factual. Standard format of certificate to be submitted by the bidder is enclosed as per Annexure V. In addition to Annexure-V, in case of other than Company/Proprietary firm, Annexure-V(A) shall also be submitted by the each member of a Partnership Firm/Joint Venture (JV)/Hindu Undivided Family (HUF)/Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) etc. as the case may be. Non submission of above certificate(s) by the bidder shall result in summarily rejection of his/their bid. It shall be mandatorily incumbent upon the tenderer to identify, state and submit the supporting documents (if any) duly self attested. NOTE- Format of Annexure V is also enclosed in document Tab for references.

For Sole Proprietorship Firm: (i) An undertaking that he is not blacklisted or debarred by Railways or any other Ministry / Department of Govt. of India from participation in tender on the date of opening of bids, either in individual capacity or as a member of the partnership firm or JV in which he was / is a partner/member. Concealment / wrong information in regard to above shall make the contract liable for determination under Clause 62 of the General Conditions of Contract.

For Partnership Firm :-(i) A notarized copy of partnership deed. (ii) A notarized or registered copy of Power of Attorney in favour of the individual to tender for the work, sign the agreement etc. and create liability against the firm. (iii) An undertaking by all partners of the partnership firm that they are not blacklisted or debarred by Railways or any other Ministry / Department of the Govt. of India from participation in tenders / contracts as on the date of opening of bids, either in their individual capacity or in any firm in which they were / are partners. Concealment / wrong information in regard to above shall make the contract liable for determination under Clause 62 of the General Conditions of Contract.

For Company registered under Companies Act-2013 :- (i) The copies of MOA (Memorandum of Association) / AOA (Articles of Association) of the company (ii) A copy of Certificate of Incorporation (iii) A copy of Authorization/Power of Attorney issued by the Company (backed by the resolution of Board of Directors) in favour of the individual to sign the tender on behalf of the company and create liability against the company.All other documents in terms Para 10 of the Tender Form (Second Sheet of the GCC) (iv) An undertaking that the Company is not blacklisted or debarred by Railways or any other Ministry / Department of Govt. of India from participation in tender on the date of opening of bids, either in individual capacity or as a member of the partnership firm or JV in which the Company was / is a partner/member. Concealment / wrong information in regard to above shall make the contract liable for determination under Clause 62 of the General Conditions of Contract.

Registered Society & Registered Trust:(i) A copy of Certificate of Registration (ii) A copy of Memorandum of Association of Society/Trust Deed (iii) A copy of Power of Attorney in favour of the individual to sign the tender documents and create liability against the Society/Trust. (iv) A copy of Rules & Regulations of the Society (v) All other documents in terms of Para 10 of the Tender Form (Second Sheet of the GCC)

LLP (Limited Liability Partnership): (i) A copy of LLP Agreement (ii) A copy of Certificate of Incorporation (iii) A copy of Power of Attorney/Authorization issued by the LLP in favour of the individual to sign the tender on behalf of the LLP and create liability against the LLP. (iv) An undertaking by all partners of the LLP that they are not blacklisted or debarred by Railways or any other Ministry / Department of the Govt. of India from participation in tenders / contracts as on the date of submission of bids, either in their individual capacity or in any firm/LLP or JV in which they were / are partners/members. Concealment / wrong information in regard to above shall make the contract liable for determination under Clause 62 of the Standard General Conditions of Contract. (v) All other documents in terms of Para 10 of the Tender Form (Second Sheet of the GCC)

HUF- A copy of notarized affidavit on Stamp Paper declaring that he who is submitting the tender on behalf of HUF is in the position of 'Karta' of Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) and he has the authority, power and consent given by other members to act on behalf of HUF. (ii) An undertaking that the HUF is not blacklisted or debarred by Railways or any other Ministry / Department of Govt. of India from participation in tender on the date of opening of bids, either in individual capacity or as a member of the partnership firm or JV in which HUF was / is a partner/member. Concealment / wrong information in regard to above shall make the contract liable for determination under Clause 62 of the General Conditions of Contract.

An undertaking by all partners/members of JV / HUF/proprietor etc, of the partnership firm or JV or HUF or Proprietorship Firm etc. as the case may be that they are not blacklisted or debarred by Railways or any other Ministry/ Department of the Govt. of India from participation in tenders/contracts as on the date of opening of bids, either in their individual capacity or in any firm in which they were / are partners/ members/Proprietors/HUF etc. as the case may be is to be submitted.

Clarification of Bids: To assist in the examination, evaluation & comparison and prequalification of the Tender, the Railway may, at its discretion, ask any Bidder for a clarification of its Bid. Any clarification submitted by a Bidder that is not in response to a request by the Railway shall not be entertained or considered. The Railway request for clarification and the response of the bidder in this regard shall be in writing. However, if a Bidder does not provide clarification of its bid by the date and time communicated in the Railway request for clarification, the bid shall be evaluated as per the documents submitted along with the bid.

The tenderer whether sole proprietor / a company or a partnership firm / registered society / registered trust / HUF / LLP etc if they want to act through agent or individual partner(s), should submit along with the tender, a copy of power of attorney duly stamped and authenticated by a Notary Public or by Magistrate in favour of the specific person whether he/they be partner(s) of the firm or any other person, specifically authorizing him/them to sign the tender, submit the tender and further to deal with the Tender/ Contract up to the stage of signing the agreement except in case where such specific person is authorized for above purposes through a provision made in the partnership deed / Memorandum of Understanding / Article of Association /Board resolution, failing which tender shall be summarily rejected. A separate power of attorney duly stamped and authenticated by a Notary Public or by Magistrate in favour of the specific person whether he/they be partner(s) of the firm or any other person, shall be submitted after award of work, specifically authorizing him/them to deal with all other contractual activities subsequent to signing of agreement, if required. Note: A Power of Attorney executed and issued overseas, the document will also have to be legalized by the Indian Embassy and notarized in the jurisdiction where the Power of Attorney is being issued. However, the Power of Attorney provided by Bidders from countries that have signed the Hague Legislation Convention 1961 are not required to be legalized by the Indian Embassy if it carries a conforming Appostille certificate.

The Tender Form(First Sheet) available in the document section must be filled in by the tenderer and uploaded duly filled in.

The Tenderer must go through the Tender Form(Second Sheet) thoroughly and submit all the required documents even if not clearly mentioned in the Conditions or compliances in the Tender document.

Letter of Credit as Mode of Payment in Works Tender or Service Tender has been introduced as per Rly Board's letter no. 2018/CE-I/CT/9, New Delhi, dtd: 04.06.2018. The details in this regard are given in Special conditions of contract which may be seen by the tenderers before bidding in IREPS Portal.

Tenderers(s) should read carefully the instructions given in the Tender Form (Second Sheet) of Indian Railway Standard General Conditions of Contract-2022 and submit all the required documents in compliance to the Instructions containing in the said Tender Form (Second Sheet). A copy of the Indian Railway Standard General Conditions of Contract(GCC)- 2022 is available in the document section.