Third party inspection - EM2ES

1.The bidder should be in existence as any of the following: a) Company incorporated in India under the Companies Act, 1956/2013 including any amendment thereto, 1. Certificate of incorporation issued by Registrar of Companies as per Companies Act 1956/ 2013 along with Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association of the Company. 2. Annual filings (E-Forms AOC-4, MGT-7) filed by the Company to Registrar of Companies (Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India) for preceding two financial years. 3.Declaration from Directors of the Company stating that they are not disqualified to be a Director of the Company along with the list of Companies in which they are Directors as on the date of inviting tender(s).b) LLP incorporated in India under the Limited liability Partnership (LLP) Act, 2008 including any amendment thereto, 1.Certificate of Incorporation issued by Registrar of Companies as per LLP Act 2008. 2.Limited liability Partnership Agreement of LLP.3.Form 11-Annual Return filed by LLP to Registrar of Companies (Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India) for preceding two Financial years. C) i.Partnership Firm under Partnership Act, 1932 in India, 1.Partnership Deed, GST Registration Certificate. 2.Shops and Establishment Registration Certificate, as applicable. ii.Sole Proprietorship concern 1.PAN/GST Registration certificate.

The bidder should have minimum experience of 5 years in the field of Electrical Engineering consultancy services for any electrical work to any State/Central Government and their undertakings departments/ Electrical Utility (Transmission/ Distribution) in India. Experience certificate (clearly indicating start and end date of project) from the officer not below the rank of Executive Engineer or Equivalent of State/ Central Government and their undertakings departments/ Electrical Utility (Transmission/ Distribution) in India shall be uploaded.

The Consultant must have successfully completed the consultancy services of at least Two Assignments of inspection, supervision and reporting of any electrical works in the preceding five years (2019-20 to 2023-24) to any State/ Central Government and their undertakings departments/ Electrical Distribution Utility in India. DWAs/ Contract orders shall be uploaded along with Work completion Certificates from the officer not below the rank of Executive Engineer or Equivalent of concerned State/ Central Government and their undertakings departments/ Electrical Distribution Utility in India along with the Contract order copies. OR The Consultant should have undertaken at least 2 (two) assignments of inspection, supervision and reporting of any electrical works in the preceding five years (2019-20 to 2023-24). For works under progress, certification to the extent of work completed from the officer not below the rank of Executive Engineer or Equivalent of concerned departments along with the DWA/Contract order copies, if applicable.

The consultant should have received a minimum income/ annual turnover of Rs.406.12 Lakhs (2% of project cost) per annum from the consultancy services during each of the 3 (three) financial years (2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24). Audited Profit & Loss Account statement certified by Statutory Auditor for the last 3 (three) financial years (2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24) shall be uploaded. In case, audited annual accounts for the FY 2023-24 is not finalized, provisional un-audited annual accounts duly certificated by the Chartered Accountant shall be uploaded.

The Consultant should have Liquid assets as on 31.07.2024 or later date before submission of bid consisting of Cash at Bank + Term deposits + availability of fund based credit facility in any Nationalized/ Scheduled Commercial Bank shall not be less than Rs.25 Lakhs.The cash at bank, Term deposits and availability of fund-based credit facility as on 31.07.2024 or later date before submission of bid shall be supported by certificate issued by any Nationalized/ scheduled commercial bank as per Apendix-G. If the Consultant has banking with more than one bank, then the available liquid assets shall be on same date from all the banks.

The Consultant should offer and make available all the key professional staff (the Key Personnel) having the requisite qualification & experience and shall discharge their respective responsibilities as provided in the Data Sheet.

The Consultant and/or his subsidiary companies should not have been Black-Listed/ banned/ suspended by any State Government/Central Government and their undertakings departments/ companies in India as on date of bid submission.

The Consultant and/or his subsidiary companies should not have been defaulted/short closed due to non-performance in the consultancy services against the order placed any State Government/Central Government and their undertakings departments/ companies in India as on date of bid submission. Notarized self- declaration on stamp paper.

Eligible consultant: For determining the eligibility of Consultant, the following conditions are required to be satisfied: a. The Consultant should not have be under order of debarment from participating in a Proposal, and as on the last date of submission of Proposals. b. Consultants contracts should not have been terminated during the last 3 (three) financial years due to non-fulfilment of contractual obligations as evidenced by imposition of a penalty by any procurement entity or by an arbitral or judicial authority or a judicial pronouncement or arbitration award against the Consultant. c. Consultant must not be insolvent, in receivership, bankrupt or being wound up, not have its affairs administered by a Court or Judicial Officer, not have its business activities suspended and must not be the subject of legal proceeding for any of these reasons. Notarized self- declaration in the prescribed format of the bid document.

Conditions for submission of Proposal by a Bidder from a Country which shares Land Border with India. i. Any Bidder from a country which shares a land with India will be eligible to bid in this Proposal only if the Bidder is registered with the Competent Authority. Bidder (including the term tenderer, consultant or service provider in certain contexts) means any person or firm or company, including any member of a consortium or joint venture (that is an association of several persons, or firms or companies), every artificial juridical person not falling in any of the descriptions of bidders stated hereinbefore, including any agency branch or office controlled by such person, participating in a procurement process. ii. Bidder from a country which shares a land border with India for the purpose of this RFP means a. An entity incorporated, established or registered in such a country or b. A subsidiary of an entity incorporated, established or registered in such a country or c. An entity substantially controlled through entities incorporated, established or registered in such a country or d. An entity whose beneficial owner is situated in such a country or e. An Indian (or other) agent of such an entity or f. A natural person who is a citizen of such a country or g. A consortium or joint venture where any member of the consortium or joint venture falls under any of the above. iii. A certificate for having read the above clauses is required to be submitted / uploaded by the Consultant separately in the prescribed format in the bidding document. Notarized self- declaration on stamp paper in the prescribed format of the bid document.

Though the Consultant fulfils the above conditions, they are subject to be disqualified if they have made any misleading or false representation in the forms, statements, any attachments in proof of the requirements specified in the eligibility or qualification criteria.