Artist's Brushes, Grade - 1,

Items reserved to be procured from MSE frms. Firms to submit valid UDYAM Certificate for MSE along with offer. Offer without MSE UDYAM certificate will be summarily rejected. Sincethe item is reserved to be procured from MSE firm and traders are excluded from the purview of MSE benefit to manufacturer, purchase restricted from MSE OEMs.

FIRM SHOULD SUBMIT 4 SEALED TENDER SAMPLES FOR APPROVAL BEFORE TENDER CLOSING TO PCMM OFFICE WESTERN RAILWAY, 4th FLOOR, CHURCHGATE STATION BUILDING, MUMBAI - 400020 WITH NO IDENTIFICTION MARKS OF THE FIRM ON THE BRUSHES. THE IDENTITY SHOULD BE AVAILABLE ONLY ON THE TAG ATTACHED. PROCEDURE FOR TESTING OF THE TENDER SAMPLE FOR APPROVAL AS PER RDSO'S LETTER NO. M and C/PCN/1/42 DATED 1/10/2004.

A] Either OEM should quote directly or OEM can authorize and give Tender Specific Authorization to its Agent / dealer to quote on their behalf. B] The authorized dealer should submit valid tender specific authorization, along with the offer, failing which their offer will be summarily rejected. C] Authorized dealer should mention name of Manufacturer along with complete address for inspection of material at OEM Premises D) Traders/Authorized Dealers/ Agents are not eligible to avail the benefits extended to MSEs under the Public Procurement Policy. E) Authorised agent quoting on behalf of a manufacturer will not be exempted from remitting Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) / Security Deposit (SD), owing to any of the exemptions applicable to the manufacturer represented by them.

VALIDITY : Tenderers to quote minimum 120 days validity of offers.

Security Deposit : SD will be applicable as per para 0600 of Western Railway Bid Document (Indigenous Purchases), Version - 14 of June 2024 and clause no. 3.4 of IRS Condition of Contract,2025. Bank Guarantee: As per proforma given in Annexure-5 of Western Bid Document (Indigenous purchase), version 14 of June 2024. Note:- Offers from firms not exempted and denying to pay Security Deposit will be summarily rejected.

Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) for stores Tenders:1.1: EMD shall be submitted by tenderer as specified in tender schedule, along with their online offer. There shall be no exemption from submission of EMD for any tender or by any tenderer except those exempted following:a] EMD shall normally not be called against Limited Tenders with estimated value up to Rs. 25 Lakhs (including Single tenders, Global limited tenders)(b) Micro & small Enterprises (MSEs) registered for the tendered item(c) Other Railways and Government Departments(d) Indian ordinance Factories(e) PSUs owned by Ministry of Railways and PSUs for the group of items that aremanufactured by them in terms of Railway(f) Vendors registered with Railways for the trade group of the item tendered(g) Vendors appearing on the approved vendor lists of RDSO/PUs/CORE, subject to approval status being valid on the date of tender closing.(h) Vendors registered with Railways for supply of medicine, medical equipments and consumables shall be exempted from submission of EMD for these items.(i) In tenders issued against PAC, OEM in whose favour PAC has been issued shall be exempted from submitting EMD.(j) KVIC and ACASH shall be exempted from EMD for items supplied by them.1.2: Offers submitted without EMD shall be summarily rejected.1.3 EMD amount will be as (Rounded off to nearest higher Rs 10 (Ten)(i) For Estimated value of tender above Rs. 25 Lakhs and upto Rs. 50 Cr. EMD will be @2% of the estimated value of the tender subject to Max. Rs 20 Lakhs(ii) For Estimated value of tender above Rs. 50 Cr. EMD will be Rs. 50 Lakhs.1.4 All vendors exempted from submission of EMD as per above paras, shall be required to sign a bid security declaration in IREPS as followsI/we hereby understand and accept that if I/we withdraw of modify my/or bid during the period of validity, of if I/we are awarded the contract and on being called upon to submit the performance security/Security Deposit, fail to submit the performance security/Security Deposit before the deadline defined in the request for bid document /Notice Inviting Tender,I/we shall be debarred from exemption of submitting Bid Security/Earnest Money Deposit and performance security/Security Deposit for a period of 6 (six) months, from the date I/ we are declared disqualified from exemption from submission of EMD/SD, for all tenders for procurement of good issued by any unit of India Railways published during this period.

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.