Coupling Socket Complete Outer Casing Assembly with locking arrangement (Along with fitted cover, handle, foundation and cover gasket) suitable for intervehicular coupler for 3- Phase locos equipped with 500KVA HOG convertor as per RDSO/PE/SPEC/AC/0177 (Rev.-1)- 2021 or latest.

Special Eligibility Criteria : Procurement from (OEMs) manufacturers or authorized agent/dealer: 2.0 Either OEM should quote directly or OEM can authorize and give Tender Specific Authorization to its Agent / dealer to quote on their behalf. 2.1 The authorized dealer should submit valid tender specific authorization, along with the offer, failing which their offer will be liable to be passed over. 2.2 Trader /Authorized dealer should mention name of Manufacturer along with complete address for inspection of material at OEM Premises in line with Instructions to Tenederes and General Conditions of Tender Indigenous Version 14 or latest with all revisions and corrigendums issued before tender closing.

Special Eligibility Criteria : In case of suspected cartel formation by approved sources or in case the rates available from approved source/sources are adjudged unreasonably high, the purchaser reserves the right to place order on firms outside the approved vendors list, without any restriction.

Special Eligibility Criteria : Tendered item is reserved for procurement from RDSO approved sources for Item ID :3100460, Inter Vehicular coupler High capacity ( 500A 750V),SubItem ID:3100460001, , . Approval status shall bereckoned as on the date of tender closing and not thereafter, unless it is a case of removal/ suspension/banning. Minimum 80% of the net procurable quantity shall be ordered on the vendors appearing as Approved vendor in RDSO vendor directory. Vendors appearing as Developmental vendor in RDSO vendor directory will be considered up to a maximum of 20% of NPQ.However, this is subject to a condition that rates of developmental vendors are lower than the rates of vendors eligible for regular orders. If the work address indicated in the offer is different from what is indicated in the approval certificate issued by the respective vendor approval agency, then such offer will be treated as if the same has been received from unapproved source.

Special Eligibility Criteria : I/We engage t o supply t h e Western Railway w i t h t h e articles specified above upon t h e terms o f t h e Indian Railway Standard C o n d i t i o n s of Contract (latest revision) and upon t h e t e r m s o f the Revised Special Conditions and Instructions for the Guidance of the Contracts issued by the Western Railway S/137/F Revised May 2011 Amendment No.12 of August2018

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.

MAKE IN INDIA :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.

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.

Wherever the successful bidder invoices the goods at GST rate or HSN number which i s different from t h a t incorporated i n t h e purchase order;payment shall be made as per GST rate which is lower of the GST rate incorporated in the purchase order or billed.

Vendor is informed that she / he would be required to adjust her / his basic price to the extent required by higher tax billed as per invoices to match the all inclusive price as mentioned in the purchase order.

Any amendment to GST rate or HSN number in the contract shall be as p e r t h e contractual conditions and statutory amendments in the quoted GST rate and HSN number, under SVC.

LIQUIDATED DAMAGE (LD) ONDELAYED SUPPLY: Recovery ofLiquidated Damage (LD) shall belevied @ 1/2% (half percent) of theprice of the store per week or part ofthe week during which delivery isaccepted and the upper limit forrecovery of LD in supply contracts is10%(ten percent) of the value ofcontract irrespective of delays,unless otherwise provided,specifically in the contract.

F O R : I n c a s e o f r o a d delivery, the d a t e o f d e l i v e r y at destination[Consignee's end] shall o n l y b e treated a s delivery date irrespectiv e of F.O.R. / F.O.T. condition mentioned elsewhere in the contract / tender.

Te n d e r e r m u s t q u o t e FOR destination rates, movement by road only.Clearly indicating t h e transport c h a r g e s / f r e i g h t element separately.Tenderer not accepting the term are likely to be passed over without any further references to the firm.

Wherever the successful bidder invoices the goods at GST rate or HSN number which i s different from t h a t incorporated i n t h e purchase order;payment shall be made as per GST rate which is lower of the GST rate incorporated in the purchase order or billed.

The offers shall be evaluated based on the GST rate as quoted by each bidder and same will be used for determining the inter se ranking. While submitting offer, it shall be the responsibility of the bidder to ensure that they quote correct GST rate and HSN number

W h e r e h o w e v e r , b i d d e r s quote different G S T rates i n offers, during transition phase, following conditions may be incorporated as part of tender conditions :

Purchaser s h a ll n o t b e responsible f o r a n y misclassification o f HSN number or incorrect GST rate if quoted by the bidder.

Successful Tenderer should submit an undertaking that he will pay GST collected from Railway within due date and upload the payment details in GSTIN to enable Railway (purchaser) to obtain input tax credit.

Tenderers should furnish his GSTIN with copy of registration with his offer.

All the bidders / tenders should ensure that they are GST compliant and their quoted tax structure/rates are as per GST law.

I n c a s e t h e successful tenderer is n o t liable t o b e registered under CGST/IGST/ UTGST /SGST ACT. The Railway shall deduct the applicable G S T f r o m h i s / t h e i r b i l l s under reverse c h a r g e mechanism (RCM) and deposit the same to the concerned tax authority

Firm Price: Tenderers should quote firm price. No price variation will be acceptable.

The tenderer / their OEM's must have supplied same / similar equipments to Govt. / Semi Govt. or reputed Private organizations and also indicate the No. of equipments supplied in last 3 / 4 years. The tenderer shall submit /upload Purchase Order copies and proof of having supplied the item along with Commissioning / Installation report from the Consignee.

MSE Clause:- Please indicate whether you are a Micro & Small Enterprises (MSE) with UDYAM certificate. Please also indicate whether the Enterprise is owned by SC/ST or women. Bidder is also required to submit UDYAM Certificate. The 25 % quantity shall be considered for award to MSEs including quantity for women owned MSEs & for SC/ST owned MSEs as per extant rules. The benefit of MSE policy shall only be considered if valid UDYAM certificate. If documents are not uploaded, this benefit will not be given to tenderer. Classification of Enterprise as Micro, Small or Medium Enterprise shall only be considered on the basis of UDYAM Certificate.

All the bidders / tenders should ensure that they are GST compliant and their quoted tax structure/rates are as per GST law.

PO Terms & Condition: : Firm has to pay General Damage equivalent to SD i.e. 5% towards Purchase Order Cancellation for non-supply of material within stipulated delivery period is equivalent to security deposit as per Railway Board Letter No https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/ directorate/stores/downloads/circular/2021/Security- Deposit-31122021.pdf

1. I/we the tenderer (s) am/are signing this document after carefully reading the contents. 2. I/We the tenderer(s) also accept all the conditions of the tender and have signed all the pages in confirmation thereof. 3.I/we hereby declare that I/we have downloaded the tender documents from Indian Railway website www.ireps.gov.in . I/we have verified the content of the document from the website and there is no addition, no deletion or no alteration to the content of the tender document. In case of any discrepancy noticed at any stage i.e. evaluation of tenders, execution of contract or payment, the master copy available with the railway Administration shall be final and binding upon me/us. 4. I/we declare and certify that I/we have not made any misleading or false representation in the forms, statements and attachments in proof of the qualification requirements. 5. I/We also understand that my/our offer will be evaluated based on the documents/credentials submitted along with the offer and same shall be binding upon me/us. 6 . I/We declare that the information and documents submitted along with the tender by me/us are correct and I/we are fully responsible for the correctness of the information and documents, submitted by us. 7.I/we certify that I/we the tenderer(s) is/are not blacklisted or debarred by Railways or any other Ministry / Department of Govt. of India from participation in tender on the date of submission of bids, either in individual capacity or as a HUF/ member of the partnership firm/LLP/JV/Society/Trust. 8.I/we understand that if the contents of the certificate submitted by us are found to be forged/false at any time during process for evaluation of tenders, it shall lead to forfeiture of the EMD and may also lead to any other action provided in the contract including banning of business for a period of upto two year. Further, I/we and all my/our constituents understand that my/our offer shall be summarily rejected. 9.I/we also understand that if the contents of the certificate submitted by us are found to be false/forged at any time after the award of the contract, it will lead to termination of the contract, along with forfeiture of Security Deposit and may also lead to any other action provided in the contract including banning of business for a period of upto two year. 10.I/We have read the clause regarding restriction on procurement from a bidder of a country which shares a land border with India and certify that I am/We are not from such a country or, if from such a country, have been registered with the competent Authority. I/We hereby certify that I/we fulfil all the requirements in this regard and am/are eligible to be considered (evidence of valid registration by the competent authority is enclosed)

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