Manufacture and supply of CI Bracket RDSO Drg No. T/4785 and conforming to IRS Specification No. IRS-T-10-2025. IS:210-2009 (grade-20) with latest alterations if any as on date of opening of Tender.

Dealership /Authorisation: Manufacturers or their authorized Distributor/ Dealer/Agent with Tenders specific authorization can only quote. OEMs can authorize and give Tender Specific Authorization to its Agent / dealers to quote on their behalf provided the vendor takes full responsibility for the quality of the material including warranty obligation and after-sale-service. In such cases the authorized agents / distributors would also give an undertaking asfollows: (i) That he will be responsible for all the contractual obligations including quality aspects, replacement of parts / items and Warranty / Guarantee obligations. (ii) That he will be responsible for after- sale-service. (iii)The offer without Tender Specific Authorisation Letter will be summarily rejected. For details, Please see the Instructions to tenderer [a] Tenderers are hereby instructed to supply the tendered quantity to the respective consignee(s) as indicated in tender document. [b] If tenderers mention anywhere in its offer contrary to (a) above and/or mentions not to supply to some of the consignees, such offer may not be considered for ordering for such consignees where the tenderer has not agreed to directly deliver the stores without any back reference.

Performance Clause: Tenderers must submit performance documents such as copies of recent Purchase Orders for the tendered item or similar items received from any Zonal Railways /PUs with Receipt notes. Please note that non submission of such documents shall be taken as they are not having any such past performance and their offers shall be considered further as per extant rules. i) The tenderer with past performance of satisfactory execution of contracts as mentioned above for supply of the same items for a quantity of 20 percent or more of tendered quantity against a single contract during last three years prior and to excluding, tender opening date may be considered [as responsive to N.F Rlys requirements] for placement of regular order. ii) If such past performance level is lower, then the offer may be considered [as responsive to N.F Rlys requirements] for placement of development order not exceeding 20 percent of the net procurable quantity. For consideration of such development orders, the tenderers who have no past performance as above, must along with their quotation submit the NSIC for the same item

EMD : Tenderers are required to deposit Earnest Money online equivalent to the amount mentioned in the tender document. Tenderers not submitting Earnest Money should clearly indicate in their offer the reasons for the same, and failure to do so will be taken as unwillingness on their part to deposit the Earnest Money.B) Amount of EMD (rounded off to nearest higher Rs. 10 (ten)) to be taken in tenders, wherever applicable. a) It will be @ 2% of the estima

As per public procurement policy ( preference to make in India) order no P- 45021/2/2017-PP (BE-II)2019 dated16/09/2020 of Ministry of Commerce, it has been found that there is sufficient local capacity and competition in supply of the tendered item of required quantity and therefore public procurement of the item is restricted to class I local suppliers only and the vendors who do not qualify to be class I local suppliers should not quoted in the tender as their offers shall not be considered for any ordering. In case any vendor who does not qualify to be a class I local suppliers for the tendered item participates in the tender it does so at its own risk and cost and Railways shall not be liable for any lost or damaged caused to the vendor

[a] Tenderers are hereby instructed to supply the tendered quantity to the respective consignee(s) as indicated in tender document. [b] If tenderers mention anywhere in its offer contrary to (a) above and/or mentions not to supply to some of the consignees, such offer may not be considered for ordering for such consignees where the tenderer has not agreed to directly deliver the stores without any back reference.

Tenderers have to quote the FOR destination rate.

(A) MSE sources, who are interested for availing benefits under MSE act mentioned in the notification of Ministry of MSME, should upload valid document maintained under MSE act such as UDYAM Registration certificate duly marking the tendered item in the certificate otherwise claim for benefits under MSE act may not be entertained.

(B) MSE source owned by SC/ST/Woman should upload necessary documents to get the benefits in regard to their category i.e. the ownership of MSE pertains to SC/ST/Other category clearly. Absence of this information in the registration certificate would be taken as MSE falling in the category of Others

Make in India Policy: (a) This tender complies with Public Procurement Policy (Make in India) Order 201, revised on 16.09.2017, issued by department of Industrial, Promotion and Policy, Ministry of Commerce circulated vide Rly. Bd%u2019s letter No. 2015/RS(G)/779/2/Pt.1, dtd. 25.09.22. (b) Please enter the percentage of local content in the material being offered. Please enter 0 for fully imported item and 100 for fully indigenous items. The definition and calculation of local content shall be in accordance with the Make in India policy. (c) In case of procurement for value in access of Rs. 10 Crs. the Class-I local supplier/Class-II local supplier shall be required to provide a certificate from the statutory auditor or cost auditor of the company (In case of companies) or from practicing cost accountant or practicing chartered accounts (In respect of suppliers other than companies) giving the percentage of local content.

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.

TPI

Warranty: Railway Standard guaranty/warranty clause as per IRS conditions of contract or as per specification whichever is higher will be applicable.

Validity of the offer will be 60 days from the date of closing of the tender

(a) In case of any contradiction or conflict between special conditions of contract to that instruction to tenderers/IRS conditions of contract, the Instruction of tenderer will prevail. (b) In case of any contradiction or conflict between tender schedules to that instruction to tenderers/Special condition of Contract/IRS condition of contract, the conditions pointed out in tender schedule will prevail.

Acceptance of tender: ( a ) The purchaser reserves the right to reject any or all of the tenders in part or full at his sole discretion without assigning any reason. ( b ) Railway does not pledge itself to accept the lowest or any tenders and reserves to itself the right of acceptance of the whole or any part of the quantity offered. ( c ) The decision of Railways with regard to allotment of quantity so as to insure uninterrupted supply of Sleepers will be final. (d) The acceptance of the tender will be communicated by letter of acceptance direct to the tenderers. In case where a counter offer is issued, the unconditional acceptance of counter offer will result in a validity concluded contract through formal letter of acceptance may be forwarded to the contractor at a letter date.

The tenderers shall submit a copy of certificate stating that all their statements/documents submitted along with bid are true and factual. Standard format of certificate to be submitted by the bidder is enclosed as Annexure-l. Non- submission of above certificate by the bidder shall result in summary 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 is qualifying the Qualifying Criteria mentioned in the Tender Document. It will not be obligatory on the part of Tender Committee/ Accepting Authority to scrutinize beyond the submitted document of tenderer as far as his qualification for the tender is concerned. The bidder shall be mandated to submit Annexure-I.

Security Deposit : SECURITY DEPOSIT: 1). The successful tenderers shall, within 21 days after written notice of acceptance of tender has been posted to him, deposit Security Deposit a sum equal to (a) 5% of contract value subject to maximum of Rs 50 lakh for contracts above Rs 25 lakh and up to Rs 50 crore. (b) Rs 1 Cr or as fixed by Railway authorities in tender document for contract value above Rs 50 Crore, as security for satisfactory fulfillment of the contract unless otherwise SD waival is specifically mentioned in tender/LOA. (c) However, all tenders opened till 31/03/2023 shall have Security Deposit 3% of contract value. 2). The Security money can be deposited in any of the following forms: 2.1 Deposit receipts, Pay orders, Demand Drafts, Guarantee Bonds issued by Nationalized or Scheduled Commercial Banks, Bonds of Indian Railway Finance Corporation and KRCL Bonds, Government Securities and deposit receipts in the post office saving banks. The Guarantee Bonds/Bank Guarantee should be submitted in the prescribed form as per Annexure-1 of "Instructions to Tenderers for electronic tenders invited on IREPS". 2.2 Payment of Security money in the form of pay order/demand draft shall be made in favour of PFA, North East Frontier Railway payable at Maligaon. 2.3 Security deposit shall remain valid for a minimum period of 60 days beyond the date of completion of all contractual obligations of supplier. 3). The Security Deposit (SD) shall be taken from all vendors for contracts above Rs.25 lakh subject to following exemptions: a. The store contract cases of value upto Rs. 25 lakh b. Other Railways and Government departments. c. Indian Ordinance factories. d. PSUs owned by Ministry of Railways and PSUs for the group of items that are manufactured by them. e. In tenders issued against PAC, OEM in whose favour PAC has been issued shall be exempted from submitting SD. KVIC and ACASH shall be exempted from SD for items supplied by them. f. Vendors registered with Railways for the trade group of the item tendered shall be exempted from SD for orders valued upto their monitory limit of registration. g. Vendors appearing on the approved vendor lists of RDSO/PUs/CORE, subject to approval status being valid on the date of tender closing. h. Vendors registered with Railways for supply of medicine, medical equipments and consumables shall be exempted from submission from SD for these items. For