SUPPLY, INSTALLATION AND COMMISSIONING OF ELECTRICALLY OPERATED WIND SCREEN WIPER ASSEMBLY COMPLETE

Special Eligibility Criteria

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   Minimum local content for purchase preference shall be 50% and the margin of purchase preference shall be 20%. As per this policy only 'class-I local suppliers' and 'Class-II local suppliers' are eligible to bid. Public procurement of this item is restricted to Class I/Class II local suppliers only and the vendors who do not qualify to the Class I/Class II 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 a Class I/Class II local supplier for the tendered item participates, it does so at it's own risk and cost and Railways shall not be liable for any loss or damages caused to the vendor. THIS TENDER COMPLIES WITH PUBLIC PROCUREMENT (PREFERENCE TO MAKE IN INDIA), ORDER 2017- Revision Regarding issued by Ministry of Commerce and Industry order No. P-45021/2/2017-PP(BE- II) dated 16.09.2020. Tenders must furnish the information giving the percentage of local content. Please refer to para 1800 of WR bid document of INSTRUCTIONS TO TENDERERS FOR ELECTRONIC TENDERS AND GENERAL CONDITIONS OF TENDER Indigenous Purchases Version-14 of June 2024 attached with tender.
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   ( i ) For Bulk Order (Minimum 80%): The Purchaser reserves the right to procure entire or bulk quantity from the vendor who has successfully manufactured & supplied minimum 01 loco set of complete electrically operated wiper assembly with water spray arrangement which has been installed & commissioned in 3-Phase Electric loco (WAG-9/WAP-7/WAP-5) with double wind screen arrangement and who has been issued provisional inspection certificate by CLW/BLW (As per CLW Specification No. CLW/ES/3/0674 or PLW FRS No. PLW/LDO/LOCO/ EWIPER002 Rev- 0) after prototype inspection for the above item as on tender opening date. Firm has to submit "Provisional inspection certificate issued by CLW/BLW after prototype inspection" along with the tender.Firm has to submit any of the past supply and successful fitment details duly signed by minimum JAG officer/Shed Incharge during last 05 years from tender opening date. (ii) For Developmental Order (Up to 20%): The purchaser reserves the right to place developmental order on vendor who has successfully supplied & installed minimum 01 set of complete electrically operated wiper assembly to Vande Bharat Train (Train18/Amrit Bharat train), EMU/MEMU or any other rolling stock application of Railways. Firm has to submit any of the past supply and successful fitment details duly signed by minimum JAG officer/Shed In-charge during last 05 years from tender opening date, Para wise compliances against tendered item specification along with the tender. OR The placement of developmental order will be considered on the vendor who is an approved vendor or developmental vendor for pneumatically operated wiper assembly for electric locomotives (against item ID: 2100086). Firm has to submit Para wise compliances against tendered item specification to substantiate their capacity to develop and supply the tendered item along with the tender. Other Conditions: 1. The vendor found suitable for Developmental order has to clear prototype test of 01 Loco set as per specification of tendered item if not cleared already. The balance quantity shall be supplied only after successful completion and acceptance of the prototype inspection. 2. Dealers/Agents quoting on behalf of an OEM must upload "Tender Specific Authorization" from the OEM along with their offer.

Check List

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   Have you quoted in the prescribed performa ?
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   Have you quoted price on the basis of free delivery to destination, indicating the break up ?
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   Have you quoted delivery period correctly and precisely ?
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   Have you kept your offer valid for 120 days.
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   Have you submitted authenticated copy of the document authorizing the signatory to submit offer and commit on behalf of tenderers ?
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   I/we hereby agree to supply the offered goods at a quoted rates as per latest IRS conditions of contract and other terms & conditions specified in this tender.
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   Have you submitted Earnest money ?
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   Are you MSE tenderer and seeking exemption from EMD, if so, Have you submitted required credential for tendered item?
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   It shall be the responsibility of the tenderers to quote correct HSN number and corresponding GST rate. Have you checked HSN code and have quoted corresponding GST rate.
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    Have you submitted certification of local content requirement as per responsiveness clause of tender ?

Commercial-Compliance

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   Earnest Money Deposit (EMD): Earnest Money Deposit shall be as per para 0500 of Western Railway Bid Document (Indigenous Purchases), Version -14 of June 2024. EMD is compulsory and offers without EMD, except those exempted will be summarily rejected. In para 0502, (vii) is added as "Vendors registered with Railways for the trade group of the item tendered". Vendors (other than those appearing on vendor panels of approving agencies) seeking exemption from EMD, shall have to attach scanned copy of requisite document along with offer in support of their claim for exemption, failing which their offer will not be considered eligible for exemption from EMD. An authorized agent quoting on behalf of a manufacturer shall not be exempted from remitting EMD owing to any of the exemption claimed. Bidders claiming exemption shall also be required to sign the Bid Securing Declaration as follows: - " I/We certify that, my/our offer is eligible for exemption from submission of Bid Security/Earnest Money Deposit, in terms of tender conditions. In case my/our claim to exemption from submission of Bid Security/Earnest Money Deposit is not found valid as per terms of the tender, I/We understand and accept that Railways has unquestionable right to summarily reject my bid and my offer shall not be considered for ordering. Further, I/We hereby understand and accept that if I/We withdraw or modify my/our bids during the period of validity, or if I/We are awarded the contract and on being called upon to submit the performance security/Security Deposit, fails to submit the performance security /Security Deposit before the deadline defined in the request for Bid document/Notice inviting tender, I/We shall be debarred from exemption of submitting Bid Security/Earnest Money Deposit and performance Security/Security Deposit for a period of 06 (six) months , from the date I/We are declared suspended disqualified from exemption from submission of EMD/SD, for all tenders for procurement of goods issued by any unit of Indian Railways published during this period "

   Document required
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   Local Content Certificate : Tender specific local content certificate from concern authority: The bidders shall submit tender specific certificate for verification of local content as per responsiveness clause of tender

   Document requiredConfirmation required
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   Security Deposit:SD will be applicable as per para 0600 of Western Railway Bid Document (Indigenous Purchases), Version -14 of June 2024 along with correction slips/amendments if any, before tender closing date. Bank Guarantee: As per proforma given in Annexure-5 of Western Bid Document (Indigenous purchase), version 14 of June 2024. Note:- Offers from firms not exempted and denying to pay Security Deposit will be summarily rejected
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   LD Clause: Recovery of Liquidated Damage (LD) shall be levied @1/2% (half percent) of the price of store per week or part of the week during which delivery is accepted and the upper limit for recovery of Liquidated Damages in supply contract is 10% (ten percent) of the value of delayed supply irrespective of delays, unless otherwise provided, specifically in the contract. Orders on developmental vendors shall be developmental orders and treated as such, specifically, with regard to applicability of liquidated damages for delayed supplies and levy of general damages as per Railway Board letter no- No. 2001/RS(G)/779/7 Pt 2 dated 25.06.2018.
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   GST COMPLIANCE:- As per clause 0906 of INSTRUCTIONS TO TENDERERS FOR ELECTRONIC TENDERS AND GENERAL CONDITIONS OF TENDER Indigenous Purchases Version-14 of June 2024 or latest with all corrigendums and amendments, if any, issued before the tender closing date shall be applicable.
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   Procurement from Authorized Agents/Dealers/Distributors etc. shall be as per para 0400 of Western Railway Bid Document (Indigenous Purchases), Version- 14 of June 2024. a). OEMs should quote directly preferably or an OEM can authorize and give Tender Specific Authorization (TSA) to its Agent / Dealer to quote on their behalf similar to proforma attached as Annexure-2. b) The Authorized Dealer/Agent should upload valid tender specific authorization, along with the offer, failing which their offer is liable to be passed over. c) Trader/Authorized Dealer should mention name of Manufacturer, make and complete address in their bid for inspection of material at OEM works. d) In a tender, either the authorized agent/dealer on behalf of the Principal/OEM or the Principal/OEM itself can bid, but both cannot bid simultaneously for the same item in the same tender and such bids will be summarily rejected. e).Further, against a particular tender, one Principal/OEM should not issue Tender Specific Authorization to more than one agent/ dealer. Such offers will be treated as ambiguous offers, the bidder(s) or their Principal/OEM will have no right to lodge any claim and such bids will be summarily rejected. f) If an authorized agent/dealer submits bid on behalf of a Principal/OEM, the same agent/dealer shall not submit a bid on behalf of another Principal/OEM in the same tender for the same item/product and such bids will be summarily rejected. g) In case tenderer participate as an authorized agent, then the performance as required above shall be that of the principal/OEM, authorizing the agent. It may so happen that the agent has credentials of past supply for a different Principal but this will not be considered as performance for placing bulk order in case of change of Principal/OEM.

   Document required
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   a. The tenderer shall submit details dimension drawings of assembly and sub- assemblies. b. Any deviation from specified value shall be spelled out by the tenderer clearly.
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   WARRANTY / GUARANTEE : 1.The equipment and its accessories shall be guaranteed for satisfactory performance for a period of 36 months from the date of delivery or 30 months from the date of commissioning of the locomotive whichever is earlier. All aspects of workmanship and material will be covered by the guarantee. 2.The components/material, which fails during the guarantee period, must be replaced by the manufacturer/contractor free of cost.
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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.

   Document optional

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   LOCAL CONTENT CERTIFICATE :- This case is of procurement for a value in excess of Rs. 10 Crores. As such the firms claiming to be "local supplier" on the basis of self certification of "local content" are required to upload a certificate along with their offer from the Statutory Auditor/Cost Auditor of the Company (OR) a practicing Chartered Accountant/Cost Accountant (for other than Companies) with UDIN number (a system generated unique number generated to verify the authenticity of documents attested/certified by these professionals). The onus of uploading the certificate from the relevant authority, as above, shall rest with the bidder. In case of certificate uploaded by the bidder for companies, it will be presumed that the same is signed by the Statutory Auditor / Cost Auditor of the Company. The certificate should be "Tender Specific" containing tendered item, tender number and closing date, manufacturers name work address and certifying the percentage of the local content in the product offered, as per Para 1809 of Western Railway Bid Document (Indigenous Purchases), Version-14 of June 2024 read with corrigendum dated 25.11.2024. Offer from a bidder not uploading above certificate with their bid will not be considered as an offer from a "local supplier" and will be dealt accordingly. No back reference shall be made in this regard. The authenticity of the local content certificate provided by the bidder shall be verified online through UDIN from the respective website. In case of offers submitted by authorised agents/representatives on behalf of manufacturers/ approved vendors appearing in UVAM, the local content certificates shall be required to be provided from the manufacturer/approved vendors only. Local content certificate of authorized agent/representatives will not be considered for the intended purpose mentioned in the tender documents.

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   Bidders must quote on FIRM price basis only as price is not subject to any variation. Offers quoted with Price Variation Clause (PVC) will be considered unresponsive and will be summarily rejected.

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   Validity of Offer: The offer should be valid for 120 days from the date of opening of tender. No deviation from the offer validity period stipulated in the tender schedule is permitted, Offers quoted with shorter validity shall be deemed as commercially unresponsive and shall be summarily rejected.