PRIMARY SPRING (OUTER) FOR LHB NON-AC COACHES

Supply to be as per tender specification

Railway reserves the right to order entire or bulk quantity on RDSO ( UVAM id - 3100426001 ) approved firms for the tendered item, the status of the firm shall be reckoned as on the date of tender opening and not thereafter unless a case of downgrading/removal/suspension banning.

1. EMD shall be 2% of the estimated tender value and shall be taken from all bidders for contract value above Rs. 25 Lakh subject to the applicable exemptions. For details please refer 2.0 Part A of Southern Railway Tender Conditions available under the mentioned link in the tender. 2.Authorized dealers are advised to remit the EMD amount for consideration of the offer.

Stage Inspection: Tenderer participating should accept Stage Inspection as per the specification . Details of Stage Inspection is as mentioned below: Stage -I: Rolls Bars at spring Steel Manufacturer Premises--- 100 percent quantity Stage-II:DURING MANUFACTURING OF RODS---100 percent quantity Final Inspection or Stage-III: Finished product Inspection--100 percent quantity. Offer received with deviation will be liable to be rejected.

Bidders are instructed not to indulge in any anti-competitive practices. As per the provisions of Competition Act,2002, Railways can make a reference to the Competition Commission of India for making an enquiry in case of suspected anti-competitive behavior by the bidders. 2) Collusive bidding, Bid Rotation, Bid Suppression, Complementary bidding, Market Allocation and Subcontracting arrangements fall under the purview of "Bid rigging" which would cause appreciable adverse effect on competition. 3) Competition Commission of India can impose heavy penalties such as: Penalty upto 10% of the average turnover for the last three preceding financial years upon each of such enterprises which are parties to bid-rigging and can even order the parties to cease and desist. In cases where cartel formation by the approved sources is suspected or the rates available from approved sources are adjudged unreasonably high, the purchaser reserves the right to place orders on deserving firms outside the approved vendor list, without any restrictions.

Warranty: 72 Months from the date of delivery as per RDSO No. RDSO/2017/CG-01, REV- 03, Sl No. 11 Page No. 29 of 40.

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.

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. Purchaser shall not be responsible for any misclassification of HSN number or incorrect GST rate if quoted by the bidder.

All taxes, freight, packing, forwarding & other charges should be quoted in numeric only @ financial tabulation. If any make is available, it should be specified.

Goods and Service Tax (GST) shall be applicable as per GST act (Please refer Para 14.0 ( a to h) Part-A of tender condition. INPUT TAX credit benefit if any accrued should be passed on to the purchase as reduction in Basic Price, or else the following certificate should accompany the bill: A) It is certified that no INPUT TAX credit benefit has accrued on materials invoiced/billed for, that can be passed on to Purchaser. B) Firm should submit the Invoice/Bill clearly indicating the appropriate HSN and applicable GST rate thereon duly supported with documentary evidence. C) Firm should also give a declaration that any additional Input Tax Credit benefit, if become available to supplier, the same shall be passed on to purchaser without any undue delay.