Special track maintenance work under ADEN/JHD

The tenderer must have minimum average annual contractual turnover of V/N or V whichever is less; where V= Advertised value of the tender in crores of Rupees N= Number of years prescribed for completion of work for which bids have been invited. The average annual contractual turnover shall be calculated as an average of "total contractual payments" in the previous three financial years, as per the audited balance sheet. However, in case balance sheet of the previous year is yet to be prepared/ audited, the audited balance sheet of the fourth previous year shall be considered for calculating average annual contractual turnover. The tenderers shall submit requisite information as per Annexure-VIB, along with copies of Audited Balance Sheets duly certified by the Chartered Accountant/ Certificate from Chartered Accountant duly supported by Audited Balance Sheet.

The balance sheet and all other financial documents attested/certified by the Chartered Accountant (CA) to substantiate fulfilment of Financial Eligibility Criteria should be with UDIN, failing which the offer shall be considered as incomplete and will be summarlly rejected without any further reference as per CE/Works/HJP letter No.ECR- HQ0ENGG(CONT)/0009/2025, dt.18.11.2025.

(a) The tenderer must have successfully completed or substantially completed any one of the following categories of work(s) during last 07 (seven) years, ending last day of month previous to the one in which tender is invited: (i) Three similar works each costing not less than the amount equal to 30% of advertised value of the tender, or (ii) Two similar works each costing not less than the amount equal to 40% of advertised value of the tender, or (iii) One similar work costing not less than the amount equal to 60% of advertised value of the tender. (b) (1) In case of tenders for composite works (e.g. works involving more than one distinct component, such as Civil Engineering works, S&T works, Electrical works, OHE works etc. and in the case of major bridges - substructure, superstructure etc.), tenderer must have successfully completed or substantially completed any one of the following categories of work(s) during last 07 (seven) years, ending last day of month previous to the one in which tender is invited: (i) Three similar works each costing not less than the amount equal to 30% of advertised value of each component of tender, or (ii) Two similar works each costing not less than the amount equal to 40% of advertised value of each component of tender, or (iii) One similar work each costing not less than the amount equal to 60% of advertised value of each component of tender. Note for b(1): Separate completed works of minimum required values shall also be considered for fulfillment of technical eligibility criteria for different components. (b)(2)In such cases, what constitutes a component in a composite work shall be clearly pre-defined with estimated tender cost of it, as part of the tender documents without any ambiguity. (b) (3) To evaluate the technical eligibility of tenderer, only components of work as stipulated in tender documents for evaluation of technical eligibility, shall be considered. The scope of work covered in other remaining components shall be either executed by tenderer himself if he has work experience as mentioned in clause 7 of the Standard General Conditions of Contractor through subcontractor fulfilling the requirements as per clause 7 of the Standard General Conditions of Contract or jointly i.e., partly himself and remaining through subcontractor, with prior approval of Chief Engineer in writing. However, if required in tender documents by way of Special Conditions, a formal agreement duly notarised, legally enforceable in the court of law, shall be executed by the main contractor with the subcontractor for the component(s) of work proposed to be executed by the subcontractor(s), and shall be submitted along with the offer for considering subletting of that scope of work towards fulfilment of technical eligibility. Such subcontractor must fulfill technical eligibility criteria as follows: The subcontractor shall have successfully completed at least one work similar to work proposed for subcontract, costing not less than 35% value of work to be subletted, in last 5 years,ending last day of month previous to the one in which tender is invited through a works contract. Note: for subletting of work costing up to Rs 50 lakh, no previous work experience of subcontractor shall be asked for by the Railway.

In case after award of contract or during execution of work it becomes necessary for contractor to change subcontractor, the same shall be done with subcontractor(s) fulfilling the requirements as per clause 7 of the Standard General Conditions of Contract, with prior approval of Chief Engineer in writing. Note for Item 10.1: Work experience certificate from private individual shall not be considered. However, in addition to work experience certificates issued by any Govt. Organisation, work experience certificate issued by Public listed company having average annual turnover of Rs 500 crore and above in last 3 financial years excluding the current financial year, listed on National Stock Exchange or Bombay Stock Exchange, incorporated/registered at least 5 years prior to the date of closing of tender, shall also be considered provided the work experience certificate has been issued by a person authorized by the Public listed company to issue such certificates. In case tenderer submits work experience certificate issued by public listed company, the tenderer shall also submit along with work experience certificate, the relevant copy of work order, bill of quantities, bill wise details of payment received duly certified by Chartered Accountant, TDS certificates for all payments received and copy of final/last bill paid by company in support of above work experience certificate.

Defination of Similar Work :- Any P.Way work.

The tenderers other than Company/Proprietary firm, shall submit Annexure V(A). Annexure -V(A) shall also be submitted by the each member of a Partnership Firm /Joint Venture(JV)/Hindu Undivided Family (HUF)Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) etc. as the case may be. Non submission of above certificate(s) by the bidder shall result in summarily 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 are/is qualifying the Qualifying Criteria mentioned in the Tender Document.

The following documents should be specified for submission along with tender:

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.

Please submit bank details of the firm individual JV/partnership etc. i.e. name of the bank along with bank branch code, account number, IFSC code, PAN number and other necessary & relevant documents.

List of completed works being submitted for fulfilment of eligibility criteria for similar nature of work must give description of work,, organization for whom executed, approximate value of contract at the time of award, date of award and date of scheduled completion of work, date of actual start, actual date of completion and final vaule of contract at the time of bill finalisation should also be given.

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.

Letter of credit as mode of payment in works tenders or service tenders is available. If is an option for the contractor to take payment from Railways through a letter of credit (LC) arrangement. The details letter of credit as annexure B is available at document section

The tenderer whether sole proprietor / a company or a partnership firm / joint venture (JV) / registered society / registered trust / HUF etc if they want to act through agent or individual partner(s), should submit along with the tender, a copy of power of attorney duly stamped and authenticated by a Notary Public or by Magistrate in favour of the specific person whether he/they be partner(s) of the firm or any other person specifically authorizing him/them to submit the tender, sign the agreement, receive money, co-ordinate measurements through contractor's authorized engineer, witness measurements, sign measurement books, compromise, settle, relinquish any claim(s) preferred by the firm and sign "No Claim Certificate" and refer all or any disputes to arbitration.

The above power of attorney shall be submitted even if such specific person is authorized for above purposes through partnership deed / Memorandum of Understanding / Article of Association or such other document, failing which tender is liable to be rejected.

Documents to be Submitted Along with Tender (i) The tenderer shall clearly specify whether the tender is submitted on his own (Proprietary Firm) or on behalf of a Partnership Firm / Company / Joint Venture (JV) / Registered Society / Registered Trust / Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) / Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) etc. The tenderer(s) shall enclose the attested copies of the constitution of their concern, and copy of PAN Card along with their tender. Tender Documents in such cases are to be signed by such persons as may be legally competent to sign them on behalf of the firm, company, association, trust or society, as the case may be. (ii) Following documents shall be submitted by the tenderer:

Following documents shall be submitted by the tenderer in case of Sole Proprietorship Firm: (i) All documents in terms of Para 10 of the Tender Form (Second Sheet of GCC-2022).

Following documents shall be submitted by the tenderer in case of HUF: (i) A copy of notarized affidavit on Stamp Paper declaring that he who is submitting the tender on behalf of HUF is in the position of 'Karta' of Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) and he has the authority, power and consent given by other members to act on behalf of HUF. (ii) All other documents in terms of Para 10 of the Tender Form (Second Sheet of GCC- 2022).

Following documents shall be submitted by the tenderer in case of Company registered under Companies Act 2013: (i) The copies of MOA (Memorandum of Association) / AOA (Articles of Association) of the company (ii) A copy of Certificate of Incorporation (iii) A copy of Authorization/Power of Attorney issued by the Company (backed by the resolution of Board of Directors) in favour of the individual to sign the tender on behalf of the company and create liability against the company. (iv) All other documents in terms Para 10 of the Tender Form (Second Sheet of GCC-2022).

Following documents shall be submitted by the tenderer in case of LLP (Limited Liability Partnership): (i) A copy of LLP Agreement (ii) A copy of Certificate of Incorporation (iii) A copy of Power of Attorney/Authorization issued by the LLP in favour of the individual to sign the tender on behalf of the LLP and create liability against the LLP. (iv) An undertaking by all partners of the LLP that they are not blacklisted or debarred by Railways or any other Ministry / Department of the Govt. of India from participation in tenders / contracts as on the date of submission of bids, either in their individual capacity or in any firm/LLP or JV in which they were / are partners/members. Concealment / wrong information in regard to above shall make the contract liable for determination under Clause 62 of the Standard General Conditions of Contract. (v) All other documents in terms of Para 10 of the Tender Form (Second Sheet of GCC-2022).

The tenderer shall clearly specify that the tender is submitted on behalf of a partnership firm. The following documents shall be submitted by the partnership firm, with the tender: (i) A notarized copy of the Partnership Deed or a copy of the Partnership deed registered with the Registrar. (ii) A notarized or registered copy of Power of Attorney in favour of the individual to tender for the work, sign the agreement etc. and create liability against the firm. (iii) An undertaking by all partners of the partnership firm that they are not blacklisted or debarred by Railways or any other Ministry / Department of the Govt. of India from participation in tenders / contracts as on the date of submission of bids, either in their individual capacity or in any firm/LLP in which they were / are partners/members. Any Concealment / wrong information in regard to above shall make the bid ineligible or the contract shall be determined under Clause 62 of the Standard General Conditions of Contract. (iv) All other documents in terms of Para 10 of the Tender Form (Second Sheet of GCC-2022).

Following documents shall be submitted by the tenderer in case of Registered Society & Registered Trust (i) A copy of Certificate of Registration (ii) A copy of Memorandum of Association of Society/Trust Deed (iii) A copy of Power of Attorney in favour of the individual to sign the tender documents and create liability against the Society/Trust. (iv) A copy of Rules & Regulations of the Society (v) All other documents in terms of Para 10 of the Tender Form (Second Sheet of GCC-2022).

The Railway reserves the right to verify all statements, information and documents submitted by the bidder in his tender offer, and the bidder shall, when so required by the Railway, make available all such information, evidence and documents as may be necessary for such verification. Any such verification or lack of such verification, by the Railway shall not relieve the bidder of its obligations or liabilities hereunder nor will it affect any rights of the Railway there under.

In case of any information submitted by tenderer is found to be false, forged or incorrect after the award of contract, the contract shall be terminated. Bid Security, Performance Guarantee and Security Deposit available with the railway shall be forfeited. In addition, other dues of the contractor, if any, under this contract shall be forfeited and agency shall be banned for doing business for a period of upto five years.

The following documents should be specified for submission along with tender:

List of Personnel, Organization available on hand and proposed to be engaged for the subject work.

List of plant Machinery available on hand own and proposed to be inducted own hired to be given separately for the subject work.

List of works on hand indicating description of work, contract value, and approximate value of balance work yet to be done and date of award.

Bid Security : (1) (a) The tenderer shall be required to submit the Bid Security with the tender for the due performance with the stipulation to keep the offer open till such date as specified in the tender, under the conditions of tender. The Bid Security shall be as under: (a) For works estimated to cost up to 1 crore - 2% of the estimated cost of the work (b)For works estimated to cost more than 1 crore - 2 lakh plus ½% (half percent) of the excess of the estimated cost of work beyond 1 crore subject to a maximum of 1 crore Note: (i) The Bid Security shall be rounded off to the nearest 100. This Bid Security shall be applicable for all modes of tendering. (ii) Any firm recognized by Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) as 'Startups' shall be exempted from payment of Bid Security detailed a b o v e . (iii) Labour Cooperative Societies shall submit only 50% of above Bid Security detailed above. (b) It shall be understood that the tender documents have been issued to the tenderer and the tenderer is permitted to tender in consideration of stipulation on his part, that after submitting his tender he will not resile from his offer or modify the terms and conditions thereof in a manner not acceptable to the Engineer. Should the tenderer fail to observe or comply with the said stipulation, the aforesaid amount shall be liable to be forfeited to the Railway. (c) If his tender is accepted, this Bid Security mentioned in sub para (a) above will be retained as part security for the due and faithful fulfillment of the contract in terms of Clause 16 of the Standard General Conditions of Contract. The Bid Security of other Tenderers shall, save as herein before provided, be returned to them, but the Railway shall not be responsible for any loss or depreciation that may happen thereto while in their possession, nor be liable to pay interest thereon. (2) The Bid Security shall be deposited either in cash through e-payment gateway or submitted as Bank Guarantee bond from a scheduled commercial bank of India or as mentioned in tender documents. The Bank Guarantee bond shall be as per Annexure VIA of GCC- 2022 and shall be valid for a period of 90days beyond the bid validity period.

For those conditions for which standard formats have been given in the uploaded document titled-Formats for uploading of various format. The information should only be submitted in these standard formats.

Rates are inclusive of all taxes/octroi, license fee, royalty charges etc. legally leviable by State, Central Govt. and/or any other local authority.

In addition to General condition of contract 2022 and Indian Railways Unified standard specification Works Materials Volume I II 2010, revised upto date, special condition attached shall also apply.

Taxes as per GST (1st july2017), Royalty etc. will be recovered as per extant instruction on the subject.

Note for Commercial compliance :-

In case of items 3 and 11 of Commercial Compliance, supportive documents/certificates from the organizations with whom they worked/are working should be enclosed.

Certificates from private individuals for whom such works are executed being executed is not acceptable.

For Standard Financial criteria and Standard Technical criteria - Tenderers are required to submitted authenticated certificate along with the tenders from officers of government or semi- government/public sector undertakings under whom the work has been executed indicating there in the name of work executed, value of works/payment details and period during which completed. Such certificates should have signature and seal of the concerned officer. In the absence of such certificate the tender may not be considered.

BOOKS OF REFERENCE: These tender documents are to be read with the followings books with versions updated/corrected/modified up to the date of tender opening: 1) Standard General Conditions of Contract April 2022 as amended by updated correction slips termed GCC 2022. 2)E.C.Railway Engineering department unified standard schedule or rates 2021 as amended by updated correction slips (termed USSOR, 2021) up to the date of tender dropping.3) DSR 2021 version 2 4) Standard specifications contained in Indian Railways Hand Book Specifications (works and materials)2010. These four books are where-in-after called the "Books of reference" and shall govern this tender as well as the contract resulting from the acceptance from this tender, to the extent that these contents do not conflict with the contains of the various chapters pd these documents.

Tenderer are advised to visit the site of work to ascertain all respect of the site condition viz accessibility, availability of approach road, nature of the soil, availability of material availably of labor etc. that may be encountered in course of execution of work.

Tenderer should see the website for the corrigendum/addendum to the NIT/tender document, if any that may be uploaded prior to tender opening (inclusive) as there will not be any separate communication for that.

The contractor shall observe all the formalities perform all the acts and abide by all the provision contained in the contract labour act-1970 and contract labor central rule , 1971 which in addition to other stipulations provided that the contractors shall obtained license from appropriate licensing officer of the area before commencement of the work and shall produced a copy thereof along with the original to the railway office, which will be returned to the contractor after variation.

If any complaint is received against the contractor regarding violation of contract laws( exposing principal employee to the risk of legal proceedings under labour laws), the guilty contractor will be black listed and their contract shall be terminated following the due procedure apart from initiating criminal proceeding against him with the help of labour department officials.(Authority : RB letter No. 2008/(LI)E/AT/CNR/3, dated: 24.01.2018)

It is responsibility of the tenderer to see corrigendum, if any, to tender notice up to the date of tender opening. IRSGCC-2022( Works Matter) uploaded for reference only. Any correction issued by competent authority up to date of opening will be applicable. Tender should quote accordingly.

Though no minimum eligibility criteria is specified for tender value upto Rs. 50 Lakhs, tenderers are advised to upload documents so their financial capacity, capability & past performance to execute the tendered work can be adjudged during evaluation of their offer. Documents testifying tenderer previous experiences for the type of job for which tender is invited with list of works carried out in the past and financial status should be produced along with the tender.

It is to be noted that tenderer digital signature on the E-tender form will be considered as confirmation that tenderer have read and accepted all the condition laid down in the documents as well as related specification of items, schedule & quantity of items in the tender, considering of techno-commercial offer form (including special condition attached to E-tender) and financial offer form, unless specific deviation is quoted in the techno- commercial offer form.

The tenderer has to submit necessary document in compliance of clause 10 to 18 (Part-II) of IRSGCC 2022(Works Matter) mandatorily, otherwise offer will be considered as incomplete offer and accordingly shall not be considered.

In reference to Sl No.2 above, any changes in rate of taxes or any new tax of cess on works contract will be dealt according to Clause 37 of IRSGCC-2022 Works Matter.

JOINT VENTURE will not be permitted for this tender.

Any conditional offer will be summarily rejected.