Calibration & Annual Maintenance Contract (Servicing Contract) of 02 testing equipment viz Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) MA10 and INCA (EDS) of MIT Section, M&C Dte. RDSO, Lucknow for Three (03) years as per Technical Specifications, tender conditions etc.

Financial Standing: The Bidders will be qualified only if they have minimum financial capabilities as below - Financial Turnover: The bidder should have an aggregate financial turnover not less than 1.5 times the advertised Bid value during the last three previous financial years and in the current financial year upto the date of opening of the tender. The audited balance sheet reflecting financial turnover certified by chartered accountant with her stamp, signature and membership number shall be considered.

Bidder's Credentials: (i)The bidder shall submit along with the Bid document, documents in support of their claim to fulfil the minimum eligibility criteria as mentioned in the bid. (ii)Each page of the copy of documents/certificates in support of credentials, submitted by the bidder, shall be self-attested by the bidder or authorized representative of the bidding firm. Self-attestation shall include signature, stamp and date (on each page). Only, those documents will be considered for evaluating bid, which are duly self-attested above. (iii)The bidders shall submit an affidavit on a stamp paper to the effect that all the documents submitted by here along with here bid are true. This shall be mandatory in all bids. The bid shall be summarily rejected if the bidder fails to submit this undertaking along with the bid. (iv)After opening the financial bid, the tender committee shall verify the credentials of the bidder who is declared as the lowest bidder (L1) for their authenticity. In case the credentials of L1 are not found to be in order, here bid shall be treated as technically unresponsive and thus invalid. The process shall be repeated for the next higher bidder till the valid L1 is established. If any document (or copy thereof) submitted by a bidder is found to be false/ forged a)The bidder/ each partner/ member of the bidding firm shall be liable to legal actions apart from punitive actions, as decided by competent authority of Railways. In such an eventuality, the bid (bid) shall also be summarily rejected. b)If the contract has already been awarded, or Letter of Acceptance (LOA) has been issued and any, the contract shall be terminated, irrespective of the stage of progress in execution of the work. In such an eventuality, Security Deposit (SD), Performance Guarantee (PG) and partial/ full payments otherwise due to the contractor, in respect of the partial/ full work excited by the contractor shall be forfeited by the Railways. c)Other punitive actions, like banning the bidder and partners/ members of the biding firm for future dealings with Indian Railways and /or the Government of India may also be taken by the Railways /Govt. of India authorities. v)The Bidder shall provide satisfactory evidence acceptable to RDSO that:- a)The Bidder shall be an experienced and established agency who regularly undertakes the Calibration and Annual Maintenance Contract (servicing contract) of the equipment and has adequate technical knowledge and practical, experience in this specific field. The Bidder should also have adequate knowledge for development of software suitable for this equipment if it is required to be replaced for regular maintenance and running of the machine which is already password protected through OEM. The Bidder has to establish to the full satisfaction of the RDSO, his credentials and technical competency for executing works. b)Bidder should be established reliable manufacturer of the equipment and should have experience of Calibration and Annual Maintenance Contract (servicing contract) of the equipment. c)The Bidder shall have adequate financial stability and status to meet the obligations under the contract for which he is required to submit and report from a recognized Bank or a Financial institution or Chartered Accountant. d)The Bidder has adequate equipment, plant & machinery to undertake the work offered.

Rates are inclusive of Cost of Material, Manpower, Transportation, Equipment's, Tools, Inspections, and any other cost direct or hidden not mentioned and all duties, taxes, GST and levies applicable. No extra payment will be made on this account. Railway may deduct any taxes being levied by the Government from time to time or in force from time to time. Tenderer may consider this aspect while quoting for the work.

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.

I/We hereby solemnly declare that I/We visited the sites of work personally and have made myself/ourselves fully conversant of the conditions therein. I/We have quoted my/our rates for various items in the tender schedule taking into account all the above factors also.