Flexible poly vinyl chloride (PVC) flooring sheet

Special Eligibility Criteria

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   The Purchaser reserves the right to place order for either entire or bulk quantity {minimum 80% of the net procurable quantity} upon the RCF approved vendors as available on U-VAM for Item Id :- 2400073 Sub Item ID:2400073001 in terms of para 0805 of Western Railway Bid Document (Indigenous purchases) Version-14 Of June 2024. The firm register as Approved Vendor as on tender opening date for any items listed in above item ID's shall be consider for Bulk Order and remaining consider for Developmental Order only. The status of the vendor shall be considered as on the date of tender closing and shall remain applicable thereafter, except in cases of downgrading, removal, suspension, or banning. The offers from developmental vendors may be considered for placement of developmental orders totaling up to 20% of the net procurement quantity. However, this is subject to condition that rates of developmental vendors are lower than the rates of vendors eligible for regular orders & developmental vendors are only such vendors who are listed on UVAM without any condition. The offers from developmental vendors may be considered for placement of developmental orders totaling up to 20% of the net procurement quantity. However, this is subject to condition that rates of developmental vendors are lower than the rates of vendors eligible for regular orders & developmental vendors are only such vendors who are listed on UVAM without any condition. Vendors having conditional approval on UVAM shall not be eligible for order of any quantity Note: Total Developmental order quantity will not be more than 20% of the net procurable quantity. Note:-If the work address indicated in an offer is different from what is indicated in the approval certificate issued by the respective vendor approving agency, then such offer will be treated as if the same has been received from an unapproved source. Where there are not more than 03 (three) Indian Suppliers categorized as Approved Vendor for a particular item, vendors categorized as " developmental vendors " can be considered for placement of bulk order without any quantity restrictions, considering factors such as past performance, capacity, delivery requirements, quantity under procurement, nature of item, outstanding order load etc. in a transparent manner.

   Document required
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   Procurement from Authorized Agents/Dealers/Distributors: : Procurement from Authorized Agents/Dealers/Distributors etc. shall be as per para 0400 of Western Railway Bid Document (Indigenous Purchases), Version- 14 of June 2024. a) OEMs should quote directly preferably or an OEM can authorize and give Tender Specific Authorization (TSA) to its Agent / Dealer to quote on their behalf similar to proforma attached as Annexure-2. b) The Authorized Dealer/Agent should upload valid tender specific authorization, along with the offer, failing which their offer is liable to be passed over. c) Trader/Authorized Dealer should mention name of Manufacturer, make and complete address in their bid for inspection of material at OEM works. d) In a tender, either the authorized agent/dealer on behalf of the Principal/OEM or the Principal/OEM itself can bid, but both cannot bid simultaneously for the same item in the same tender and such bids will be summarily rejected. e) Further, against a particular tender, one Principal/OEM should not issue Tender Specific Authorization to more than one agent/ dealer. Such offers will be treated as ambiguous offers, the bidder(s) or their Principal/OEM will have no right to lodge any claim and such bids will be summarily rejected. f) If an authorized agent/dealer submits bid on behalf of a Principal/OEM, the same agent/dealer shall not submit a bid on behalf of another Principal/OEM in the same tender for the same item/product and such bids will be summarily rejected. g) In case tenderer participate as an authorized agent, then the performance as required above shall be that of the Principal, authorizing the agent. It may so happen that the agent has credentials of past supply for a different Principal but this will not be considered as performance for placing bulk order in case of change of Principal.

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   The tender will be governed by Railway Board letter No.2020/RS(G)/779/ 2 dtd. 12/06/20 and 2015/RS(G}/779/5(Vol.l) dated 24/09/2020 & 2015/ RS(G)/779/5(Vol.III) dated 12.07.2020 for Public Procurement (Preference to Make in India). Since, there is sufficient local capacity and competition in supply of the tendered item of required quality and therefore public procurement of the item is restricted to Class I local suppliers only with minimum local content of 50% or more 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 the 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. THIS TENDER COMPLIES WITH PUBLIC PROCUREMENT (PREFERENCE TO MAKE IN INDIA), ORDER 2017-Revision Regarding issued by Ministry of Commerce and Industry order No. P-45021/2/2017-PP(BE-II) dated 16.09.2020. Tenders must furnish the information giving the percentage of local content. Please refer to para 1800 of WR bid document of INSTRUCTIONS TO TENDERERS FOR ELECTRONIC TENDERS AND GENERAL CONDITIONS OF TENDER Indigenous Purchases Version-14 of June 2024 attached with tender.

Check List

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   Have you quoted in the prescribed performa ?
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   Have you furnished the statement of deviations [preferably nil] ?
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   Have you quoted price on the basis of free delivery to destination, indicating the break up ?
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   Have you quoted delivery period correctly and precisely ?
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   Have you kept your offer valid for 120 days.
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   Have you submitted authenticated copy of the document authorizing the signatory to submit offer and commit on behalf of tenderers ?
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   I/we hereby agree to supply the offered goods at a quoted rates as per IRS conditions of contract and other terms & conditions specified in this tender.
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   Have you submitted Earnest money ?
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   Are you MSE tenderer and seeking exemption from EMD, if so, Have you submitted required credential for tendered item?
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    It shall be the responsibility of the tenderers to quote correct HSN number and corresponding GST rate. Have you checked HSN code and have quoted corresponding GST rate.
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    Have you submitted self certification of local content requirement ?

Commercial-Compliance

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   Earnest Money Deposit (EMD): Earnest Money Deposit shall be as per para 0500 of Western Railway Bid Document (Indigenous Purchases), Version -14 of June 2024. EMD is compulsory and offers without EMD, except those exempted will be summarily rejected. In para 0502, (vii) is added as "Vendors registered with Railways for the trade group of the item tendered". Vendors (other than those appearing on vendor panels of approving agencies) seeking exemption from EMD, shall have to attach scanned copy of requisite document along with offer in support of their claim for exemption, failing which their offer will not be considered eligible for exemption from EMD. An authorized agent quoting on behalf of a manufacturer shall not be exempted from remitting EMD owing to any of the exemption claimed. Bidders claiming exemption shall also be required to sign the Bid Securing Declaration as follows: - " I/We certify that, my/our offer is eligible for exemption from submission of Bid Security/Earnest Money Deposit, in terms of tender conditions. In case my/our claim to exemption from submission of Bid Security/Earnest Money Deposit is not found valid as per terms of the tender, I/We understand and accept that Railways has unquestionable right to summarily reject my bid and my offer shall not be considered for ordering. Further, I/We hereby understand and accept that if I/We withdraw or modify my/our bids during the period of validity, or if I/We are awarded the contract and on being called upon to submit the performance security/Security Deposit, fails to submit the performance security /Security Deposit before the deadline defined in the request for Bid document/Notice inviting tender, I/We shall be debarred from exemption of submitting Bid Security/Earnest Money Deposit and performance Security/Security Deposit for a period of 06 (six) months , from the date I/We are declared suspended disqualified from exemption from submission of EMD/SD, for all tenders for procurement of goods issued by any unit of Indian Railways published during this period "

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   PACKING : PACKING: The material shall be suitably packed to avoid distortion damage etc. during transit.
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   WARRANTY / GUARANTEE :The PVC supplied shall be deemed to bear a warranty against defective materials/workmanship and performance for a minimum a period of 6 years from the date of supply or 5 years from the date of fitment whichever is earlier. The product shall be warranted against any cracking, discolouring/fading and deformation during service. The thickness of PVC flooring should not decrease by more than 10% of original thickness in every year of service of 5 years. In case, the material shows any defect/fails within the warranty period, it shall be replaced by new one without any cost.. as per specification.
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   Security Deposit : SD will be applicable as per para 0600 of Western Railway Bid Document (Indigenous Purchases), Version - 14 of June 2024 and clause no. 3.4 of IRS Condition of Contract, 2025. Bank Guarantee: As per proforma given in Annexure-5 of Western Bid Document (Indigenous purchase), version 14 of June 2024. Note:- Offers from firms not exempted and denying to pay Security Deposit will be summarily rejected
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   LD Clause: Recovery of Liquidated Damage (LD) shall be levied @1/2% (half percent) of the price of store per week or part of the week during which delivery is accepted and the upper limit for recovery of Liquidated Damages in supply contract is 10% (ten percent) of the value of delayed supply irrespective of delays, unless otherwise provided, specifically in the contract. Orders on developmental vendors shall be developmental orders and treated as such, specifically, with regard to applicability of liquidated damages for delayed supplies and levy of general damages as per Railway Board letter no-No. 2001/RS(G)/779/7 Pt 2 dated 25.06.2018.
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   GST COMPLIANCE:- As per clause 0906 of INSTRUCTIONS TO TENDERERS FOR ELECTRONIC TENDERS AND GENERAL CONDITIONS OF TENDER Indigenous Purchases Version-14 of June 2024 or latest with all corrigendums and amendments, if any, issued before the tender closing date shall be applicable.
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   Land Border Conditions : A bidder from a country which shares a land border with India will be eligible to bid only if the bidder is registered with Competent Authority as specified in Para 1810 and Annexure7 of Western Railway Bid Document (Indigenous Purchases), Version -14 of June 2024. Note:- In compliance of restriction under Rule 144(xi) of GFR-2017, bidders must submit the self declaration certificate as specified in Annexure-8 attached with Western Railway Bid Document (Indigenous Purchases), Version -14 of June 2024, reproduced below: 1. " 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 the bidder fulfils all requirements in this regard and is eligible to be considered. " 2. I have read the clause regarding restrictions on procurement from a bidder having Transfer of Technology (TOT) arrangement. I certify that this bidder does not have any TOT arrangement requiring registration with the competent authority." OR "I have read the clause regarding restrictions on procurement from a bidder having Transfer of Technology (TOT) arrangement. I certify that this bidder has valid registration to participate in this procurement." (Tick whichever is applicable, and also where applicable, evidence of valid registration by the Competent Authority shall be attached). If the bidder fails to give above mentioned declaration along with the offer, then it will be considered that the contents of above declaration have been read and unconditionally agreed and accepted by the tenderer. If the tenderer are not agreeable to this declaration they have to categorically mention about the disagreement in Techno Commercial Deviation.

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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 items. 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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   Validity of Offer: The offer should be valid for 120 days from the date of opening of tender. No deviation from the offer validity period stipulated in the tender schedule is permitted, Offers quoted with shorter validity shall be deemed as commercially unresponsive and shall be summarily rejected.