ERC greasing, Destressing, Anti- corrosive painting of rails in 'SSE/P. Way /ERS Jurisdiction

The tenderer must have minimum average annual contractual turnover of V/N or V which ever 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-VIB, along with copies of Audited Balance Sheets duly certified by the Chartered Accountant/ Certificate from Chartered Accountant duly supported by Audited Balance Sheet.

As a proof of technical experience/competence, (a)The tenderer must have successfully completed or substantially completed any one of the following categories of work(s) during last 07 (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 the tender, or (ii)Two similar works each costing not less than the amount equal to 40% of advertised value of the tender, or (iii)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 last 07 (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 to 60% 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 clause 7 of the Standard GCC through subcontractor fulfilling the requirements as per clause 7 of the Standard GCC 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 50 lakh, no previous work experience of subcontractor shall be asked for by the Railway. (refer Clause 10.1 Part-I of SGCC 2022)

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 clause 7 of the GCC with prior approval of Chief Engineer in writing

The tenderer must ensure that the quantum of similar nature of work done has to be specifically mentioned in the uploaded experience 1.1.1 certificate by the concerned authority whom the certificate is issued .Otherwise ,the offer is liable to be rejected

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 1.1.2 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.

Defination of Similar Work :- Any track work

The tenderer whether sole proprietor / a company or a partnership firm / joint venture (JV) / 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 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/Hindu Undivided Family (HUF)/Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) etc. The tenderer(s) shall enclose the attested copies of the requisite documents (including Power of Attorney, if opted) for constitution of their concern as per Cl. 14 of GCC-Part-1 and as per a)Clause 17 of GCC - Part - 1, for JV b)Clause 18 of GCC - Part - 1, for Partnership Firm.

Copies of the following documents are to be uploaded:- i)Details such as Name of the tenderer/contractor, Validity of DSC, Complete address with pin code, Contact Number ii)Copy of PAN card iii)Copy of GSTIN card

A copy of NEFT form duly filled in the details as necessary to be uploaded. (The Tenderer/Contractor not having NEFT form may download the empty NEFT form available in document site)

Submission of Annexure-V(A) under Document Verification Certificate 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 b e . Non-submission of the 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 duly self attested / digitally signed by which they/he are/is qualifying the Qualifying Criteria mentioned in the Tender Document.

As per Rly Board vide letter No2022/CE-I/CT/GCC Correspondence dated 14/05/2024, it was advised that " On IREPS Module a facility has already been created for online submission of Annexure V. Therefore, the provision of downloading of Annexure V of GCC & uploading of physically signed Annexure V by the tenderer had been discontinued on IREPS" . Hence the tenderers advised to use this option in IREPS module to submit certification related to Annexure V. The tenderers are advised to follow the instructions stated in IREPS module regarding this.

Scanned copy of PAN card has to be enclosed

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.

All works tenders or service tenders invited by railways through e-tendering on IREPS, having advertised value of Rs 10 lakh and above, contractors are eligible to take payment from Railways through a Letter of credit (LC) arrangement. (Ref: RB letter no.2018/CE-I/CT/9 dated 04.06.18) (i) For all the tenders having advertised cost of Rs 10 lakh or above, the contractor shall have the option to take payment from Railways through a letter of credit (LC) arrangement. (ii) T h i s option of taking payment through L C arrangement h a s t o be exercised in !REPS (Indian Railway Electronic Procurement System - the e-application on which tenders are called by Railways) by the tenderer at the time of bidding itself, and the tenderer shall affirm having read over and agreed to the terms and conditions of the LC option.(iii) The option so exercised, shall be an integral part of the bidder's offer. (iv) T h e above option of taking payment through LC arrangement, once exercised by tenderer at the time of bidding, shall be final and no change shall be permitted, thereafter, during execution of contract. (v) In case tenderer opts for payment through LC, necessary procedure for LC mode of payment shall be followed to deal release of payment through LC:

In case, submission of Bid Security in the form of Bank Guarantee, following shall be ensured: i.A scanned copy of the Bank Guarantee shall be uploaded on e-Procurement Portal (IREPS) while applying to the tender. ii.The original Bank Guarantee should be delivered in person to the official nominated as indicated in the tender document before closing date of submission of bids ( i.e. excluding the last date of submission of bids). 1. The Bid Security shall be deposited either in cash through e-payment gateway or submitted as Bank Guarantee bond from a scheduled commercial bank of India or as mentioned in tender documents. The Bank Guarantee bond shall be as per Annexure- VIA and shall be valid for a period of 90days beyond the bid validity period. iii.Non submission of scanned copy of Bank Guarantee with the bid on e-tendering portal (IREPS) and/or non submission of original Bank Guarantee within the specified period shall lead to summary rejection of bid. iv.The Tender Security shall remain valid for a period of 90 days beyond the validity period for the Tender. v The details of the BG, physically submitted should match with the details available in the scanned copy and the data entered during bid submission time, failing which the bid will be rejected vi The Bank Guarantee shall be placed in an envelope, which shall be sealed. The envelope shall clearly bear the identification "Bid for the ***** Project" and shall clearly indicate the name and address of the Bidder. In addition, the Bid Due Date should be indicated on the right hand top corner of the envelope. vii The envelope shall be addressed to the officer and address as mentioned in the tender document. viii If the envelope is not sealed and marked as instructed above, the Railway assumes no responsibility for the misplacement or premature opening of the contents of the Bid submitted and consequent losses, if any, suffered by the Bidder.

Subject to exemptions provided under para 5(1) (a) of Part-1 (ITT) of SGCC 2022, the tender must be accompanied by a Bid Security as mentioned in tender documents, failing which the tender shall be summarily rejected.

In case of any dispute arising the place of Arbitration/Appeal will be in Trivandrum or any other place with the written consent of both the parties.

All the instructions furnished in the Technical compliance/ Commercial Compliance/ Check-list/ Undertakings are only indicative and not exhaustive; The Tenderer shall read the GCC/Tender documents for complete details.

The tenderer shall thoroughly go through the entire tender documents and strictly adhere to the instructions and directions given therein.

If the Tenderer(s) deliberately give(s) wrong information/ or create incorrect documents in his/their offer or create circumstances for the acceptance of his/their offer, the Railway reserves the right to reject such offer at any stage.

All terms and conditions in the tender documents are binding on the Tenderers

Railway reserves the right to accept or reject any or all the tenders and to award the work in whole or in part without assigning any reason.

Unreleased Bid Security, if any, held with the Railway Administration, shall not be adjusted towards the Bid Security to be remitted.

Bid Security shall be deposited either in cash through e-payment gateway or e-BG or submitted as Bank Guarantee bond from a scheduled bank of India or as mentioned in tender documents subject to exemptions provided under para5(1) (a) of Part-1 (ITT) of GCC.

(i) Before submitting a tender, the tenderer will be deemed to have satisfied himself by actual inspection of the site and locality of the works, that all conditions liable to be encountered during the execution of the works are taken into account and that the rates he enters in the tender forms are adequate and all inclusive to accord with the provisions in Clause-37 of the Standard General Conditions of Contract for the completion of works to the entire satisfaction of the Engineer. (ii) Tenders will examine the various provisions of The General Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (CGST)/ Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (IGST)/Union Territory Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (UTGST)/respective state's State Goods and Services Tax Act (SGST) also, as notified by Central/State Govt & as amended from time to time and applicable taxes before bidding. Tenderers will ensure that full benefit of Input Tax Credit (ITC) likely to be availed by them is duly considered while quoting rates. iii) The successful tenderer who is liable to be registered under CGST/IGST/UTGST/SGST Act shall submit GSTIN along with other details required under CGST/IGST/UTGST/SGST Act, to railway immediately after the awarded of contract without which no payment shall be released to the contractor . The contractor shall be responsible for deposition of applicable GST to the concerned authority. (iv) 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) and deposit the same to the concerned authority. (v) When work is tendered for by a firm or company, the tender shall be signed by the individual legally authorized to enter into commitments on their behalf. (vi) The Railway will not be bound by any power of attorney granted by the tenderer or by changes in the composition of the firm made subsequent to the execution of the contract. It may, however, recognize such power of attorney and changes after obtaining proper legal advice, the cost of which will be chargeable to the Contractor

INSTRUCTIONS TO TENDERERS

The Tenderers are advised to visit the site of work in their own interest and acquaint themselves with the site conditions and expected quantum of work and assess all the site specific difficulties to be experienced while executing the same and the rate shall be arrived duly considering all the facts above and quoted in the tender. Any representation at a later date specifying the site difficulties shall not be considered.

The bidder has to fill in his quoted rate against each item in the Bid rate / Unit rate column. If the bidding unit is Above/ Below/ Par, the bidder can select the %Above, %Below or %At Par option from the drop down list in the same column. If the bidding rate is Rs. or Rs./ unit, the bidder has to quote his rate for the item group or individual item accordingly

The Railway reserves the right to verify all statements, information and documents submitted by the bidder in his tender offer, and the bidder shall, when so required by the Railway, make available all such information, evidence and documents as may be necessary for such verification. Any such verification or lack of such verification, by the Railway shall not relieve the bidder of its obligations or liabilities hereunder nor will it affect any rights of the Railway there under.

In case of any information submitted by tenderer is found to be false , forged or incorrect at any time during process for evaluation of tenders, it shall lead to forfeiture of the tender Bid Security besides banning of business for a period of upto two years.

In case of any information submitted by tenderer is found to be false, forged or incorrect after the award of contract, the contract shall be terminated. Bid Security, Performance Guarantee and Security Deposit available with the railway shall be forfeited. In addition, other dues of the contractor, if any, under this contract shall be forfeited and agency shall be banned for doing business for a period of upto two years.

GST shall apply on all contracts which will come in to force from 1/7/2017 onwards.

Any Clause (stated as excepted matter) of the Special Conditions of Contract, shall be deemed as 'excepted matters' (matters not arbitrable) and decisions of the Railway authority, thereon shall be final and binding on the Contractor; provided further that 'excepted matters' shall stand specifically excluded from the purview of the Dispute Adjudication Board (DAB) and Arbitration.