25 KV OHE Electrification work in connection with Provision of Auxiliary Transformer at Interlocking of Level Crossing gates (06 LC) of N.E. Railway, Varanasi Division.

No Technical and Financial credentials are required for tenders having advertised value up to Rs 50 lakh.

I/we the tenderer (s) am/are signing this document after carefully reading the contents.

I/We the tenderer(s) also accept all the conditions of the tender and have signed all the pages in confirmation thereof.

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 work or final payment of the contract, the master copy available with the railway Administration shall be final and binding upon me/us.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 Bid Security 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.

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 Bid Security/Security Deposit and Performance guarantee and may also lead to any other action provided in the contract including banning of business for a period of upto two year.

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)

Upload Scanned receipt copy of payment of Bid Security should be accepted through net banking or payment gateway or submission of Bid Security in the form of Bank Guarantee. Full details para 5.0 of GCC-April 2022 or latest.

Please furnish list of works on hand indicating description of works, contract value, Approximate value of balance work yet to be done and date of award. (As per Annexure - F attached in tender document)

In case of Partnership firm/Joint Venture (JV) / Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) / Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) etc., Annexure- V(A) shall also be submitted by the each member of a Partnershp Firm/Joint Venture (JV) / Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) / Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) etc. as the case may be, Non submission of a copy of certificate by the bidder shall result in summarily rejection of his/their bid. It shall be mandatorily incumbent upon the tenderer to identify, state and submit the supporting documents duly self attested/ digitally signed by which they/he are/is qualifying the Qualifying Criteria mentioned in the Tender Document.

(A) The stamp duty payable in Bank Guarantee for Bid security and Performance guarantee differs from state/Union of Territory to State/Union of Territory as per the provisions of Stamp Duty Act applicable in that particular state/Union of Territory on the date of execution of Bank Guarantee. The Value of Non-Judicial Stamp paper for execution of the BG to be submitted shall be higher of the following two values :- (a) Stamp value as applicable in State/Union Territory from where Stamp paper is purchased. (b) Stamp value as applicable in the state of Uttar Pradesh. Stamp Duty applicable in the state of Uttar Pradesh for submission of Bank Guarantee for Bid Security and Performance Guarantee is Rs. Five per thousand or part thereof, subjected to maximum value of Rs. Ten Thousand (Rs. 10,000/-) (B) Bid offer of tenderer who submits Bank Guarantee in lieu of Bid security in violation of Para (A) above will be summarily rejected.

Address for submission of BG :- The original Bank Guarantee should be delivered in person to the Receipt and DispatchSection to the "office of the DRM/Electrical (TRD)/N.E. Railway, Varanasi (UP) - 221002" before closing date for submission ofbids (i.e. excluding the last date of submission of bids).

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.

Tenderer should submit valid electrical contractor license issued by electrical inspector to any state government with the offer. If electrical contractor license has been expired, tenderer should submit receipt of renewal of electrical contractor license issued by electrical inspector to any state government with offer. At the time of contract agreement, contractor must submit valid electrical contractor license issued by electrical inspector to any state government. If tenderer have not submitted the valid electrical contractor license/renewal receipt, the offer will be summarily rejected.

Please submit your bank details i.e.Name of the Bank along with Bank Branch Code, Account Number, IFSC Code, PAN Number, Mobile Number and e-mail address. (As per Annexure-H attached in tender document)

Please furnish list of plant and Machinery available on hand own and proposed to be inducted own and hired to be given separately for the subject work.(As per Annexure - D attached in tender document)

Please furnish list of personal, organization available on hand and proposed to be engaged for the subject work. (As per Annexure - C attached in tender document)

At the time of submission of bid, if you have any special Condition then upload in scanned pdf copy.

INDIAN RAILWAY STANDARD GENERAL CONDITION OF CONTRACT April - 2022 or Latest is available on the Indian Railway website. Tenderers are requested to visit the website and be aware of the Terms and Condition of GCC.

The Railway Reserve the right to accept in whole or in part or reject any tender at all tenders without assigning any reason for such action. Rate should not be quoted for part quantity.

Goods and Services Tax (GST) will be recovered as per extant instruction on the subject.

The Security Deposit shall be 5% of the contract value. The Bid Security submitted by the Contractor with his tender will be retained/encashed by the Railways as part of security for the due and faithful fulfillment of the contract by the Contractor. Provided further that, if Contractor submits the Cash or Term Deposit Receipt issued from a Scheduled commercial bank of India or irrevocable Bank Guarantee Bond from a Scheduled commercial bank of India, either towards the Full Security Depositor the Part Security Deposit equal to or more than Bid Security, the Railway shall return the Bid Security, to the Contractor. Balance of Security Deposit may be deposited by the Contractor in cash or Term Deposit Receipt issued from Scheduled commercial bank of India or irrevocable Bank Guarantee bond issued from Scheduled commercial bank of India, or may be recovered at the rate of 6% of the bill amount till the full Security Deposit is recovered. Provided also that in case of defaulting Contractor, the Railway may retain any amount due for payment to the Contractor on the pending "on account bills" so that the amounts so retained (including amount guaranteed through Performance Guarantee) may not exceed 10% of the total value of the contract.

The tenderer shall upload scanned copies of mandatory credentials such as experience, turn over Certificates and any other documents as applicable.

Care in Submission of Tenders :-

Before submitting a tender, the tenderer will be deemed to have satisfied himself by actual inspection of the site and locality of the works, that all conditions liable to be encountered during the execution of the works are taken into account and the rates he enters in the tender forms are adequate and all inclusive to accord with the provisions in Clause-37 of the Standard General Conditions of Contract for the completion of works to the entire satisfaction of the Engineer.

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 states State Goods and Services Tax Act (SGST) also, as notified by Central/State Govt. and 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 CGST/IGST/UTGST/SGST/Act shall submit GSTIN along with other details required under CGST/IGST/UTGST/SGST 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 CGST/IGST/UTGST/SGST 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.

Rates are inclusive of GST & all taxes/octroi, license fee, royalty charges etc. legally leviable by State, Central Govt. and/or any other local authority.

For those conditions for which standard formats have been given in the uploaded document titled-Formats for uploading of various format. The informations should only be submitted in these standard formats.

In addition to General condition of contract 2022 or Latest and Indian Railways Unified standard specification Works Materials Volume I II 2010, revised upto date, special condition attached shall also apply.

(a)The successful bidder shall have to submit a Performance Guarantee (PG) within 21 (Twenty one) days from the date of issue of Letter of Acceptance (LOA). Extension of time for submission of PG beyond 21 (Twenty one) days and upto 60 days from the date of issue of LOA may be given by the Authority who is competent to sign the contract agreement. However, a penal interest of 12% per annum shall be charged for the delay beyond 21(Twenty one) days, i.e. from 22nd day after the date of issue of LOA. Further, if the 60thday happens to be a declared holiday in the concerned office of the Railway, submission of PG can be accepted on the next working day. In all other cases, if the Contractor fails to submit the requisite PG even after 60 days from the date of issue of LOA, the contract is liable to be terminated. In case contract is terminated railway shall be entitled to forfeit Bid Security and other dues payable to the contractor against that particular contract, subject to maximum of PG amount. In case a tenderer has not submitted Bid Security on the strength of their registration as a Startup recognized by Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) under Ministry of Commerce and Industry, DIPP shall be informed to this effect. The failed Contractor shall be debarred from participating in re-tender for that work.

(b)The successful bidder shall submit the Performance Guarantee (PG) amounting to 5% of the original contract value and Additional Performance Guarantee as per clause 28 (h) in any of the following forms (i)A deposit of Cash; (ii)Irrevocable Bank Guarantee; (iii) Insurance Surety Bond as per Annexure - XVII. Note: The case of extension of Date of completion, selected bidder needs to submit extended Insurance Surety Bond/Fresh Insurance Surety Bond/fresh Performance Security, in any form as given above, before expiry of existing Insurance Surety Bond. (iv)Government Securities including State Loan Bonds at 5% below the market value; (v)Pay Orders and Demand Drafts tendered by any Scheduled Commercial Bank of India; (vi)Guarantee Bonds executed or Deposits Receipts tendered by any Scheduled Commercial Bank of India; (vii)Deposit in the Post Office Saving Bank; (viii)Deposit in the National Savings Certificates; (ix)Twelve years National Defence Certificates; (x)Ten years Defence Deposits; (xi)National Defence Bonds and (xii)Unit Trust Certificates at 5% below market value or at the face value whichever is less. Also, FDR in favour of FA&CAO, NER payable at Varanasi (free from any encumbrance) may be accepted.

As per Advance Correction Slip No 11, Vide Railway Board letter No. 2022/CE-1/CT/GCC-2022/Policy/Pt.I (E-3320424) Dated 13.03.2026 "If a tender is accepted on the quoted rates of bidder which is below the advertised tender value, an additional 10.1.1 performance security shall be submitted by the bidder :- Bid quoted in % of advertised cost Below 0 - 5% (inclusive) for Additional Performance Guarantee (%) is Nil and Bid quoted in % of advertised cost Below 5% then Additional Performance Guarantee (%) is 5%.

Bank Guarantees BGs regarding PG to be submitted by suppliers/contractors should be sent directly to the concerned authorities by issuing Bank under registered Post A.D.

Offer submission period :- Fifteen days prior to opening of tender, during which tenderers can submit their offer.

For all details of General Condition, Please See uploaded Tender Document.

The tenderer shall submit along with the tender document, documents in support of his/their claim to fulfill the eligibility criteria as mentioned in the tender document. Each page of the copy of documents/certificates in support of credentials, submitted by the tenderer, shall be self-attested/digitally signed by the tenderer or authorized representative of the tendering firm. Selfattestation shall include signature stamp and date (on each page). Only those documents which are declared explicitly by the tender as "documents supporting the claim of qualifying the laid down eligibility criteria" will be considered for evaluating his/their tender.

System of Verification of Tenderer's credentials- The Railways reserves the right to verify all statements, information and documents submitted by the bidder in his tender offer, and the bidder shall when so required by the Railway, make available all such information, evidence and documents as may be necessary for such verification. Any such verification or lack of such verification, by the railway shall not relieve the bidder of its obligations or liabilities hereunder nor will it affect any rights of the railway there under.

"This tender complies with Public procurement policy order 2017 dated 15.06.2017". The full details of the Order can be seen at http://dipp.nic.in/whats-new/public-procurement preference-make-India-Order-2017

Contractors must have registration Railway's Shramikkalyan portal at www.shramikkalyan.indianrailways.gov.in and Contractors having valid LOA (Letter of Acceptance)can register themselves with their firm details including PAN No. (Which will be their user ID), Through "Contractor Registration" link. However they can log into system using this PAN and given password once their registration request is approved by the LOA issuing authority. Contractors can login and update with additional LOA(s) issued in their favour duly indicating the LOA issuing authority from drop down boxes, to approve the same. While processing payment of any 'On Account bill' or 'Final bill' or release of ' Advances' of '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 payment made to them during the base period in Railway's Shramikkalyan portal at 'www.shramikkalyan.indianrailways.gov.in' till - Month - Year." and it will be verified by Engineer or Engineer's representatives on Railway's Shramikkalyan portal.