Provision of VOIP based Train Control and Communication System (TCCS) in North- South Metro,Railway, Kolkata

Financial Criteria: The tenderer must have minimum average annual contractual turnover of V/N or 'V' whichever 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 , along with copies of Audited Balance Sheets duly certified by the Chartered Accountant/ Certificate from Chartered Accountant duly supported by Audited Balance Sheet.

(a) The tenderer must have successfully completed any of the following during last 07 (seven) years, ending last day of month previous to the one in which tender is invited: Three similar works each costing not less than the amount equal to 30% of advertised value of the tender, or Two similar works each costing not less than the amount equal to 40% of advertised value of the tender, or One similar work each costing not less than the amount equal to 60% of advertised value of the tender.

(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 opening of tender, shall also be considered provided the work experience certificate 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.

Tenderer(s) should submit clear Work Experience certificate of the works claiming in fulfilling the above eligibility criteria. . Certificates must also contain name and address of issuing authority. Onus of producing the acceptable/sufficient documentary proof lies with the tenderer and it should be enclosed along with the tender.

Defination of similar nature of work-Supply, Testing & commissioning or augmentation of Digital Exchange OR IP based exchange OR WLL exchange OR VoIP based Train control communication system

Check List of Documents to Be uploaded-

Tender Form and all other relevant forms are available Tender Document pdf. Bid Security as per Format available at Annexure-III.

NEFT Mandate Form

Power of attorney Supported with Board's Resolution / MOA/ Partnership Deeds

GSTIN , PAN copy, EPFO Registration

Copy of documents relating to Registration and Ownership as well as Constitution and Legal status of the Tenderer with other detailed information. Trade license/ labour License, etc.

Documents for fulfilment of Technical Eligibility Criteria ,Financial Eligibility Criteria .

The bidder shall also submit supporting documents of the certificates in the form of copy of work order, bill of quantities, 1.6.1 scope of work etc. All these certificates should be signed by JAG or equivalent official of Govt/ PSU or authorized signatory of the other end user.

Self Certification regarding Local Content (LC) for Telecom Product, Services or Works. Format available at Annexure-XVI.

OEM Authorization Form. Format available at Annexure-XV.

The authorization shall consist of:- i.Product is not end of life . 1.8.1 ii.Support for the offered product will be available till completion of codal life.

Authorization shall be provided for Communication Server and Recording Server (for VoIP based TCCS),

Bidder shall submit test report (Type test by RDSO) of any 1.8.3 previous work for the Communication Server and Recording Server (for VoIP based TCCS) along with the bid.

The make and model of VOIP based TCCS equipment shall be submitted with the offer.

TENDERER DETAILS -

All tenderers shall furnish the following information along with documents in original or duly certified / attested by the Gazetted Officer of Central/State Govt. or Notary Public, without fail. Contractor is to abide by the provisions of various clause of Indian Railways Standard General Conditions of Contract'2022 with its latest ammendments

General information of the tenderer to be furnished. The tenderer shall clearly specify whether the tender is submitted on his own (Proprietary Firm) or on behalf of a Partnership Firm / 1.1.1 Company / Joint Venture (JV) / Registered Society / Registered Trust / HUF etc. The tenderer(s) shall enclose the attested copies of the constitution of their concern, and copy of PAN Card along with their tender.

Copies of documents defining the constitution and legal status, certificate of registration and ownership, principal place of business of the company, corporation, firm or partnership firm of 1.1.2 each party thereto constituting the tenderer as per Clause no 14(ii) of Tender form-(second sheet) of GCC 2022 needs to be uploaded accordingly

The information supplied as detailed above will be used in the evaluation of tenders. Power of Attorney in favour of the Digital Signature signatory will be required to be uploaded .

Cancellation or creation of a document such as Power of Attorney, Partnership deed, Constitution of firm etc., which may have bearing on the tender / contract shall be communicated forthwith in writing by the tenderer to the Engineer in Charge.

PBG and SD will be deposited as per applicable clause of Indian Railways Standard General Conditions of Contract'2022 or its latest ammendments

If the tenderer gives any wrong information or suppresses any material facts, Metro Railway shall be free to reject such a tender at any stage and even cancel the Contract after the acceptance of the tender.

TAXES-

Income tax will be deducted at two percent of the gross amount from each bill of contractor in accordance with relevant section of income tax ,subject to any other amendments from time to time, unless the contractor produces an exemption order from Income Tax Authority against such recoveries. Income tax Clearance certificate/ Income Tax Return filed to Income Tax Dept. to be uploaded.

Firm needs to furnish PAN card copy.

Tenderers will examine the various provisions of The Central 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

The successful tenderer who is liable to be registered under GST Act shall submit GSTIN along with other details required under GST Act to Railway immediately after the award 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.

In case the successful tenderer is not liable to be registered under GST 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.

For further information regarding GST implementation , refer to Railway Board's letter No.2016/CE-I/CT/12/GST/Pt.1 dtd. 29.06.2017

THE TENDERED PRICE SHOULD BE QUOTED INCLUSIVE OF ALL SATUTORY TAXES, DUTIES AND LEVIES.

LABOUR LAWS

Contractor is to abide by the provisions of various labour laws in terms of clause 54 and 55(A,B,C) of Part -II of Indian Railways Standard General Conditions of Contract'2022.

Registration with EPFO as per EPF &MP Act 1952 is mandatory. Firm has to submit documents of enrolment to employee's provident fund of the workers to be deployed in compliance of the letter no. CAIU/011(33)2016/HQ/Vol.II dt. 31.01.2017/01.02.2017 of Ministry of Labour and Employment, Govt. Of India

An application has been developed and hosted on website 'www.shramikkalyan.indianrailways.gov.in'. Contractor shall register his firm/company etc. and upload requisite details of labour and their payment in this portal. These details shall be available in public domain. The registration / updation in Portal shall be done as per clause no. 55-C of Part-II of SGCC'2022

While processing payment of any 'On Account Bill' or 'Final Bill' or release of 'Advances' or 'Performance Guarantee / Security deposit', contractor shall submit a certificate to the Engineer or Engineer's representatives that "I have uploaded the correct details of contract labours engaged in connection with this contract and payments made to them during the wage period in Railway's Shramikkalyan portal at 'www.shramikkalyan.indianrailways.gov.in' till ____Month, ____Year."

LETTER OF CREDIT -

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.

This option of taking payment through LC arrangement has to be exercised in IREPS (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.

The option so exercised, shall be an integral part of the bidder's offer.

The 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.

For Further implementation of payment through LC , please refer to Railway Board' letter no. 2018/CE-I/CT/9 dt.04.06.18

PERMISSION TO BID FOR A BIDDER FROM A COUNTRY WHICH SHARES LAND BOUNDARY WITH INDIA

Any bidder from the countries sharing a land border with India will be eligible to bid in any procurement of works (including turnkey projects) only if the bidder is registered with the Competent Authority. The Competent Authority for registration will be the Registration Committee constituted by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Government of India. For interpretation of this para, Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, Government of India letter F.No.6/18/2019-PPD dated 23/07/2020 shall be referred.

Certificate for compliance in this regard is in Annexure .It needs to be submitted.

MAKE IN INDIA POLICY

Provisions of Make in India Policy 2017 issued by Govt. of India, as amended from time to time, shall be followed for consideration of tenders.

In terms of Clause 9(a) of PPP-MII order, the local supplier at the time of bidding shall provide self-certification in Annexure Section specifying that the items offered meet the minimum local content and shall give details of locations at which local value additions are made. Submission of this document is mandatory.

As per Department of Telecommunication, Ministry of Communications, Government of India, Notification no. 18- 10/2017-IP dated 29.08.2018 for Telecom Works and DPIIT order dt 19.07.24, LC shall be considered as 50% of entire work value for categorization as Class I local supplier. For Class II local supplier, the local content requirement is minimum 20%.PMI shall be 100% of the total work value. The margin of purchase preference shall be 20%.

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.