Hot Finish Seamless Tube (HFS)

Special Eligibility Criteria

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   Supply to be as per tender specfication

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   [a] The tenderer must have supplied the same/similar items to this Railway or any other zonal railways/production units. Documentary evidence (such as R/Notes, CRNs, CRACs etc.,) must be furnished along with the offer evidencing the execution of such purchase orders. The tenderer with satisfactory past performance as mentioned above for supply of the same/similar items for a qty. of 10 percent or more of tendered qty. against a single contract or must have supplied at least 20 percentage of the tendered qty in multiple orders during the last three years prior to and excluding tender opening date may be considered (as responsive to S.Rly. requirements) for placement of bulk and regular order. [b]. If such past performance level is lower, then the offer may be considered [as responsive to S Railway requirements] for placement of developmental order not exceeding 20 percent of the net procurable quantity. Tenderers, who have no past performance as above, may also be considered for developmental orders. For consideration of such developmental orders, such tenderers must enclose along with their quotation, details of M&P testing facilities, QAP[if available], Technical manpower/financial status available with them and MSE/NSIC registration certificate for same/similar items. Railway reserves the right to verify the firm's past performance using issued CRNs, R-Notes and CRACs, based on data available in IMMS, IREPS and UDM etc. (Similar word denotes Hot Finished Seamless Tube (HFS) of various Nominal Bore )

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Commercial-Compliance

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   EARNEST MONEY DEPOSIT (EMD) shall be deposited by all vendors for tenders with estimated value above Rs.25 Lakhs subject to the applicable exemptions. For the exemptions and other details please refer Para 2.0 Part A of Southern Railway Tender conditions.

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   SECURITY DEPOSIT (SD) shall be 5 % of total value of contract and shall be taken from all vendors for contract value above Rs. 25 Lakh subject to the applicable exemptions. For details please refer 10.0 Part A of Southern Railway Tender Conditions. In case of submission of security Deposit in the form of Bank Guarantee, please refer Annexure 5 of Southern Railway Tender conditions for the Proforma for BG.

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   Make In India Preference policy :- Make In India Preference policy :-In keeping with the Public Procurement (Preference to Make in India) Order,2017as amended, it has been found that there is sufficient Local capacity and competition in supply of the tendered item of required quality and therefore 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 quote 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 supplier for tendered item participates in the tender it does so at its own risk and cost and Railways shall not be liable for any loss or damage caused to the vendor.

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   Tenderers shall confirm the following declaration failing which the offer will be ignored. " I have read the clause regarding restrictions on procurement from a bidder of a country which shares a land border with India. I certify that this bidder is not from such a country or, if from such a country, has been registered with the Competent Authority. I hereby certify that this bidder fulfills all requirements in this regard and is eligible to be considered. Where applicable, evidence of valid registration by the Competent Authority shall be attached."

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   (i) In case of MSE firm willing to claim the benefits under Public Procurement Policy Preference to MSE) order 2012, the firm should upload with their offer, the proof of their being MSE registered with the agency mentioned in Part B Para 15.0 of Southern Railway tender conditions, failing which such offers will not be liable for consideration of benefits (ii) As per Gazette notification no. S.O.4926(E) dated 18.10.2022 amending notification no. S.O.2119(E) dated 26.06.2020 circulated vide Railway Board letter no. 2020/RS(G)/363/1 dated 03.11.2022 regarding re- classification of enterprises and Udyam registration, In case of an upward change in terms of plant and machinery or equipment or turnover or both, and consequent reclassification, an enterprise shall continue to avail of all non-tax benefits of the category it was in before the re- classification, for a period of three years from the date of such upward change. In such cases, the tenderer claiming benefits under MSE category shall submit documentary evidence of the date of upgradation to Medium category along with offer. Such claims will not be considered with out documentary evidence (iii) Tenderers shall upload Udyam Registration detail showing that the enterprise is owned by Scheduled Castes (SC)/ Scheduled Tribes (ST)/ women entrepreneurs to claim the benefit under this sub classification.

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   Evaluation will be done item wise/ consignee wise. Tenderers are hereby instructed to supply the tendered quantity to the respective consignee[s] as indicated in the tender document.

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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 i t e m s . The definition and calculation of local content shall be in accordance with the Make in India policy as incorporated in the tender conditions.

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General Instructions

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   All other terms and conditions are as per IRS conditions of Contract.
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   FOR Destination by ROAD.
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   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
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   As per Section 171 of GST Act 2017, as a remedy against anti-profiteering, INPUT TAX credit benefit if any accrued should be passed on to the Purchaser as reduction in Basic Price, or else the following certificate should accompany the bill: 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 the purchaser without any undue delay.
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   All the Bidders/ Tenderers should ensure that they are GST compliant and their quoted tax Structure / Rates are as per GST Law. In case the successful tenderer is not liable to be registered under CGST/GST/UTGST/ SGST Act, Railway shall deduct the applicable GST from his / their bills under Reverse Charge Machanisam (RCM) and deposit the same to the concerned tax authority.

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   I/We have carefully gone through the IRS Conditions of Contract, 2025 (included and uploaded along with the bid document) particularly Clause 20 pertaining to "Code of lntegrity: Misdemeanours and Penalties" and the provisions regarding Code of lntegrity, Obligations for proactive disclosures, Misdemeanours, Penalties for misdemeanours (as per attached document, Annexure-B). I/We hereby certify that no other concerns or affiliates (such as having common partner/director/promoter/owner/holding company decision control etc.) have participated in this tender which can give rise to a conflict of interest or fall under anti-competitive practices. We understand that the offers of all such sister concerns including ours are liable to be rejected as per relevant provisions of IRS terms and conditions, and enclosures. I/We, affirm that we shall abide by the Code of Integrity in general, with specific reference to conflict of interest, anti competitive practices and obligation to proactive disclosures. I/We understand that we are fully responsible for the above declaration and it shall not be the Railway's responsibility to verify the same. I/We are aware that we shall be liable for all consequences of violation of Code of Integrity, if detected, at any stage.