Rate Contract for supply of Joint less Grooved Copper Contact Wire, 107 Sq. mm2 made out of continuous cast copper wire rods confirming to RDSO's Specification No.TI/SPC/OHE/CW/0971.

This item is reserved for procurement from sources approved by RDSO. The Railway reserve the right to order entire or bulk quantity on RDSO approved firm. The status of the firm will be reckoned as on the date of tender opening and not thereafter. But, in case of downgrading/removal/suspension/banning etc. after opening of tender, such changes shall be taken into account while considering the offers.

Where there are not more than three Indian Suppliers categorized as Approved Vendor for a particular item, developmental vendors can be considered for placement of bulk order without any quantity restrictions. However, while considering such vendors, factors including past performance, capacity, delivery requirements, quantity under procurement, nature of item, outstanding order load etc.shall be considered in a transparent manner, subject to rates being reasonable. Quantity allocation among eligible vendors shall be based on pre decided tender criteria. Such orders shall be treated as bulk orders.

Bidder to quote with Bid specific authorization directly from OEM otherwise offer will be summarily rejected without any back reference and no representation will be entertained. The OEM's authorization certificate should be on company's letter head and must contain the full name, designation, active e-Mail address & Mobile number of the authorized signatory along with company's stamp. Without these the authorization certificate from OEM will not be considered as valid and offer will be summarily rejected without any back reference and no representation will be entertained. Buyer can seek the authentication of valid authorization certificate from OEM, if required. this clause is not for OEMs of the tendered item.

Procurement of the item is restricted to Class- I local suppliers only and the vendors who do not qualify to be Class- I local suppliers 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 Class- I local supplier for the tendered item participates in the tender it does so at own risk and cost and Railways shall not be liable for any loss or damage caused to the vendor. Requirement of a vendor to be a Class- I local supplier for this item shall be a mandatory condition in addition to other qualifying/eligibility criteria/conditions.

Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) :- (i) EMD:- Firm shall submit EMD amount @2% of the estimated value of the tender rounded off to nearest higher Rs 10/-. Please read carefully Correction Slip No. 001 of SECR General Tender Conditions- 2019 regarding Earnest Money Deposit which is applicable in this case. (ii) Please note that submission of EMD is exempted only to those firms who are registered with UDYAM for tendered item / Indian Ordinance Factories/Other Railways and Government Departments/PSUs owned by Ministry of Railways and PSUs for the group of items that are manufactured by them. Firms appearing on the approved list of RDSO for the tendered item shall be exempted for submission of EMD subject to approval status of the firm being valid on the date of tender closing. The Firm registered with PCMM, South East Central Railway/ Bilaspur for the trade group of the tendered item shall also be exempted for submission of Earnest Money Deposit according to the monetary limit of registration. Firm shall clearly indicate their registration number along with monetary limit of registration, if any. Tenderers must upload/submit valid documents for the exemption of EMD along with their bid. Note: If any tenderer neither submit EMD nor uploaded valid documents for exemption of EMD, then their offer will be summarily rejected.

Offers with the deviation to be tendered Delivery Period will be summarily rejected.

Have you read and accepted tender conditions?

Have you furnished Bank account details such as Name of the Bank and address, account no., MICR, IFSC code and type of account to facilitate EFT payment?

Have you quoted correct GST rate and HSN code Number as per SECR General Tender Condition-2019?

Security Deposit: 1. The successful tenderer will have to deposit Security money @ 5% of contract order value (rounded off to nearest higher Rs 10/-) within 21 days of issue of letter of acceptance subject to the exemption as mentioned in SECR General Tender Conditions- 2019 and Correction Slip No. 001, 004 & 006 of SECR General Tender Conditions- 2019. The Security money has to be deposited in any of the forms mentioned in the SECR General Tender Conditions- 2019. 2. Tenderer are advised to read carefully SECR General Tender Conditions- 2019, Correction Slip No.001, 004, 006 issued regarding revised EMD & SD which is applicable in this case. 3. Please note that in case successful tenderer does not deposit the balance SD within stipulated time (21 days from the issue of Letter of Acceptance ) then EMD shall be forfeited & case be dealt as that of withdrawal of the offer by tenderer as per extant instructions .

GSTIN No. of SECR:- Madhya Pradesh- 23AAAGM0289C1ZR, Maharashtra- 27AAAGM0289C2ZI, Odisha- 21AAAGM0289C1ZV and Chhattisgarh- 22AAAGM0289C1ZT. 2. Please mention HSN Code invariably along with the tender.

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 SECR General Tender Conditions- 2019 and Correction Slip No. 002. Firm should also mention the place at where such value addition has been made.

Purchase Preference to MSEs:- Micro and Small Enterprises who want to avail benefits under MSE policy are advised to submit UDYAM certificate only. Certificates such as NSIC, DIC, UAM will not be considered and firm will be treated as non MSE firm. (Authority: Railway Board letter No. 2022/RS(G)//363/1 Dtd. 21.09.2022).

1. Price Variation Clause: Tenderers should clearly note that they should quote rates strictly as per PVC formula and base month indicated in Tender Schedule. Offers not complying the PVC formula or base month given in Tender Schedule shall be summarily rejected. 2. Price Variation Formula: Tenderers are expected to quote with price variation as per given PVC formula: P1 = P + (L2- L1) Where:- P1 = Final Price payable per MT in Indian Rupees. P = Price per MT in Indian Rupees of Contact Wire offered by tenderers based on IEEMA price circular as mentioned in the tender. L1 = Price of copper wire rods (19.60 mm) as per IEEMA price circular for the month one month prior to the date of tender opening. L2 = Price of copper wire rods (19.60 mm) as per IEEMA price circular for the month one months prior to the date of offering the material for final inspection. NOTES :- a) In case of multiple call dates for final inspection, first call date will be cut-off date for PVC calculation. b) In case of supplies beyond the original D.P., denial clause shall be applicable regarding PVC. c) Documentary evidence for L2 must be produced even if PVC variation is not claimed. d) Supplier shall be required to submit proof of purchase of CCC Wire Rod (19.60 mm), from the approved vendors at the time of routine (stage) inspection which shall be part of Inspection Certificate. e) Tenderers should clearly note that they should quote rates strictly as per PVC indices indicated in the PVC Formula given above. Offers not complying with above shall be treated as unresponsive and the same shall be summarily rejected.

Packing instruction: (i) The supply shall be made in wooden drums. The material shall be supplied in standard drums length of 1500 meters per drum, unless the quantity is itself less than 1500 meters or for completion of order the last drum length will be as per the tolerance order quantity (ii) And total order quantity tolerance will be plus/minus 2 percent.

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.