BRINELL HARDNESS TESTER FOR CAST WHEELS.

Special Eligibility Criteria

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   This invitation for the bid is open to OEM or authorized representative of the OEM with tender specific authorisation.

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   Technical Eligibility criteria as per Clause 3.0 of Specification is applicable.

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   Only Class-I and Class-II Local Suppliers are eligible to bid in the tender as per Order issued by DPIIT vide Order No.P- 45021/ 2/2017-PP(BE-II)-Part(4) Vol.II dated 19.07.2024 and shall be applicable as amended from time to time.

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Check List

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   Please ensure that you have confirmed for compliance of Public Procurement orders of Department of Expenditure regarding countries sharing land border with India.
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   Please ensure that you have kept your offer valid for the validity period as mentioned in NIT header.
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   Please ensure that you have submitted the details of location[s] at which local value addition is made/proposed.
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   Please ensure that you have read the schedule of requirement and confirm the conditions therein and in case of any deviation the same has been mentioned in deviation statement.
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   Please ensure that you have attached relevant MSE certificate if you claim for benefits and preferential treatment as MSE.

Commercial-Compliance

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   EARNEST MONEY DEPOSIT & SECURITY DEPOSIT : EMD and SD is applicable as per section IV of Corrigendum Dated: 01.07.2026 to RWF- e-OT Bid doc. attached to Tender. 1) Submission of EMD is mandatory subject to exemption mentioned under Section-I of Corrigendum dtd.01.07.2026 to RWF e- OT Bid doc enclosed to the Tender. 2) Security Deposit will be levied @ 5% of contract value, for satisfactory completion of contract.

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   Bidders seeking exemption from EMD or Bidders participating in tenders having NIL EMD, need to sign Bid Securing Declaration, otherwise the offer will be summarily rejected. The Bidders shall sign the Bid Securing Declaration electronically as part of IREPS format or alternatively they may sign and upload the Bid Securing Declaration (Format enclosed) along with the offer.

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   Bidder shall submit parameterwise compliance of all clauses and sub clauses of the enclosed Specification. Deviations if any should be indicated clearly, under the remarks column.

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   Supplier shall furnish their GSTIN No and the HSN Code for the items quoted.

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   The scope of supply shall also include after sales services and technical support for a period of 15 years. An undertaking regarding this should be submitted along with the offer as per clause 2.6 of specification.

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   WARRANTY : Warranty period is 24 months from the next day of proving out of M&P. Warranty terms is detailed in clause 13.0 of Specification.

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   Preventive Maintenance Schedule during warranty period : Preventive Maintenance during the warranty period shall be carried out in accordance with Clause 13.1 of the Technical Specification. The bidder shall furnish the detailed preventive maintenance schedule and services to be provided during the warranty period in the format prescribed under Clause 13.1.4 of Specification.

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   INSTALLATION, COMMISSIONING AND PERFORMANCE TEST AT RWF : INSTALLATION, COMMISSIONING AND PERFORMANCE TESTS AT RWF SHALL BE APPLICABLE AS PER CLAUSE 19.0 OF SPECIFICATION.

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   THE TOTAL TENDER VALUE WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR EVALUATION OF OFFERS AND INTER-SE RANKING. TOTAL TENDER VALUE WILL INCLUDE THE COST OF CONCOMITANT ACCESSORIES AND AMC.

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    SUBMISSION OF PERFORMANCE / WARRANTY BANK GUARANTEE: For machinery and Plant items, costly equipment and capital spares, the contractor will have to furnish a Performance/warranty Bank Guarantee for an amount equivalent to SD amount specified in the contract i.e. 5% of contract value, to cover their warranty obligations under the contract, valid for warranty period plus (6) six months claim period. Percentage / amount of Warranty Bank Guarantee shall be indicated in the contract.

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    PERFORMANCE GUARANTEE TEST : As detailed under clause 10.0 of specification is applicable.

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    ANNUAL MAINTENANCE CONTRACT (AMC) : Annual Maintenance Contract (AMC) shall be applicable as per clause 14.1 of the specification: The successful bidder will provide Annual Maintenance Contract (AMC) for a period of 05 (five) years after completion of 02 years warranty period. The NPV of AMC charges would be added to the FOR destination price quoted for M&P for the purpose of comparitive evaluation of offer.

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    Preventive Maintenance activities/services during AMC : The bidder shall submit a detailed Preventive Maintenance activities/services including cleaning of the equipment to be provided under AMC, in the format prescribed under Clause 14.0 of the Technical Specification.

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    Penalty Clause (clause 14.1 (h) of specification) : Penalty shall be levied on the Bidder for not maintaining the system up time of minimum 95% calculated on calendar days%u2019 basis for a quarter, after discounting for grace period and scheduled maintenance period. The availability of the system shall be calculated on Quarterly basis and penalty shall be calculated as % age of quarterly payment and will be deducted from the respective quarterly payments. Penalty calculation will be done by calculating average performance over a period of (3) three months as detailed under clause 14.1 (h) of Specification.

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    Bank Guarantee for AMC : Before entering into the AMC agreement, the supplier shall submit a Bank Guarantee to the consignee 4 (four) months prior to the expiry of warranty period. The Bank Guarantee shall be equal to 1/4 of annual AMC value (highest of the annual values if the rates offered for various years are different), subject to a minimum value of 1.25% of the quoted cost of machine including concomitant accessories (in case the annual AMC rate quoted is less than 5% of the cost of machine).

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    The Warranty Bank Guarantee shall be returned only on receipt of confirmation from supplier that they have submitted the AMC Bank Guarantee.

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    CONCOMITANT ACCESSORIES (As per clause 4.0 of specification) : The equipment shall be accompanied with the Concomitant accessories as specified under clauses 4.1, 4.2 & 4.3 of Specification, whose cost shall be included in the basic price of the system. The individual cost of these accessories shall be uploaded to the bid.

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    SPARES AND ACCESSORIES (As per clause 5.0 of the specification) : (1) The bidder shall furnish, along with the bid, a list of recommended spares with corresponding quantities and unit costs required for routine maintenance and replacement, covering the complete range of the system including mechanical, electrical, electronics and control components based on 24-hour continuous operation. The bidder must clearly indicate the shelf life of all perishable spares. (2) All spares shall be supplied by the bidder which may be required to be kept by RWF for trouble-free operation of the equipment during the warranty and AMC period.

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    Spares Support as per clause 14.3 of specification : The successful bidder shall ensure the supply of spares & technical support to the offered system for a minimum of 15 (fifteen) years from the date of commissioning.

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    MAKE IN INDIA POLICY: (a) The 'Class-I local supplier'/'Class-II local supplier', at the time of tender, bidding or solicitation shall be required to indicate percentage of local content and provide self-certification that the item offered meets the local content requirement for 'Class-I local supplier'/'Class-II local supplier', as the case may be. (b) The 'Class-I local supplier'/'Class-II local supplier' shall also give details of the location(s) at which the local value addition is made. (c) In case the contractor / supplier does not meet the stipulated local content requirement and the category of the supplier changes from Class-I to Class-II / Non-local or from Class-II to Non-local, a penalty up to 10% of the contract value may be imposed. However, contract once awarded shall not be terminated on this account.

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    [i] In case of MSE firm willing to claim the benefits under Public Procurement Policy [Preference to MSE] order 2012, the firm should upload alongwith their offer, the proof of their being MSE registered with the nodal agency. [ii] As per Gazette notification No.S.O.4926[E] dated 18.10.2022 amending notification No.S.O.2119[E] dated 26.06.2020 circulated vide Railway Board letter No. 2020/RS[G]/363/1 dated 03.11.2022 regarding re-classification of enterprises and Udyam registration, "In case of an upward change in terms of plant and machinery or equipment or turnover or both, and consequent re- classification, an enterprise shall continue to avail of all non-tax benefits of the category it was in before the re- classification, for a period of three years from the date of such upward change." In such cases, the tenderer claiming such benefits shall submit necessary documentary evidence along with offer. [iii] Tenderers shall upload Udyam Registration details showing that the enterprise is owned by Scheduled Castes [SC]/ Scheduled Tribes [ST]/ women entrepreneurs to claim the benefit under this sub-classification.

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    If you are not a MSE or a consortia of MSE formed by NSIC, please indicate percentage of sub contracts in execution of this tender that will be from Micro and small Enterprise [in percent of order value] with further category breakup of MSE owned by SC/ST[Information will be provided in percentage terms with 7 fields; Micro owned by SC, Micro owned by ST, Micro owned by others, Small industry owned by SC, Small industry owned by ST, Small industry ownedby others, women owned MSEs].

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    The tenderers in their bids shall indicate the details of their Jurisdictional Assessing Officers of GST [Designation, address and email id]. In case of award of a contract, a copy of the LOA/Purchase Order shall be immediately forwarded by Purchaser to the Jurisdictional Assessing Officer of GST mentioned in the Tenderer's bid.

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    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 of DPIITs Order No.P- 45021/2/2017-PP[BE-II] Part 4 Vol-II dated 19.07.2024 recirculated vide Railway Boards letter No.2020/RS[G]/779/2/Pt1 [E3322671] dated 20.08.2024 and as applicable as on date of tender opening [Copy of Railway Boards letter dated 20.08.2024 & DPIITs Order dated 19.07.2024 attached].

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    The eligibility for a bidder from a country which shares a land border with India to participate in the tender shall be as per Public Procurement Orders of Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure. In this regard tenderer to certify that: "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 vendor/bidder is not from such a country and does not have any specified Transfer of Technology [ToT] from such country or, if from such a country or if having specified Transfer of Technology [ToT] from such country, has been registered with the Competent Authority. I hereby certify that this vendor/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]. Note: [1] If no valid registration by the Competent Authority is enclosed, then it will be presumed that bidder is not from such a country. [2] If a bidder whose bid is accepted is found to be false, this would be a ground for debarment and further legal action in accordance with law. Copy of Ministry of Finance Order [Public Procurement No 4] No F.7/10/2021- PPD[1] dated 23.02.2023 and OM No.F.7/10/2021-PPD dated 23.02.2023 recirculated vide Railway Boards letter No.2020/RS[L]/779/2[E3330671] dated 15-03-2023 is attached.

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    Bidders may please note that Entities of countries which have been identified by the Nodal Ministry / Department as not allowing Indian companies to participate in their Government procurement for any item related to that Ministry/Department shall not be allowed to participate in Government procurement in India for all items related to that nodal Ministry/Department, except for the list of items published by the Ministry/Department permitting their participation. The terms of entity of a country shall have the same meaning as in the FDI policy of DPIIT as amended from time to time.

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    It will be presumed that the firms who have submitted the e-bid have gone through and accepted all the terms and conditions of tender, until and unless firms specify the deviations from those conditions and so indicated specifically, under the headings - "Technical Deviation Statement" and "Commercial Deviation Statements" and if space available is not adequate under these headings, tenderers can upload a Statement of Deviations and a reference of uploaded deviation statement shall be given in "Technical or Commercial Deviation Statement". If there is any contradiction between any techno commercial terms and conditions quoted in e-offer and documents attached along with the e-offer, the terms & conditions quoted in e-offer will prevail over that of quoted in attached documents. Tenderers in their own interest are advised not to quote any techno commercial terms & conditions in attached documents.
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    The bidders should quote the applicable HSN codes and it is the responsibility of the tenderer to quote the correct HSN code and upload the document. Misclassification in HSN code, if quoted by any bidder, shall be dealt as per following conditions:- 1. The Purchaser shall not be responsible for any misclassification of HSN Number or incorrect GST rate, if quoted by the bidder. 2. Any increase in GST rate due to misclassification of HSN number shall have to be absorbed by the supplier. 3. 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 Purchase Order or billed. 4. Vendors will be required to adjust basic price to the extent required by higher tax billed as per invoice to match the all- inclusive price as mentioned in the Purchase Order.

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    This tender complies with Public Procurement Policy for MSE order 2012 and policies/circulars issued thereof.
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    PRE BID CONFERENCE: A pre-bid conference will be held offline prior to opening of tender at the Meeting room of PCMM Office, on the scheduled date and time.Prospective Vendors willing to participate in pre-bid meeting may kindly confirmtheir participation and submit their queries in advance before 21.08.2026 throughe-mail. Queries received beyond 17:00 hrs of 21.08.2026 may not be entertained.The pre-bid conference will be held on 25.08.2026 at 15.00 Hours.Normally, only queries submitted through e-mail before 17:00 hrs of 21.08.2026 will be discussed in Pre-Bid Conference. Bidders shall submit their queries via mail ID [email protected] and [email protected]. The tenderers who wish to attend pre-bid meeting must report at least 30 minutes in advance of the time of actual pre-bid conference. Not more than two persons per tenderer will be permitted for the pre- bid conference. In case of consortium, a maximum of three persons will be permitted.As a result of pre-bid conference, modifications to the tender, if any, shall be made in the form of an addendum or addenda. Clarification for the issues raised in prebid meeting will be uploaded in the tender document on IREPS as a corrigendum to the tender.

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    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.

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   Validity of Offer: No deviation from the offer validity period stipulated in the tender is permitted.