Capacity Upgradation of RailNet/Internet Network System in Admn. Building (including D&D & Computer Bldg.) in BLW Varanasi.

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-VI B, along with copies of Audited Balance Sheets duly certified by the Chartered Accountant/ Certificate from Chartered Accountant duly supported by Audited Balance Sheet.

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.

Similar nature of work:-"Supply, Installation, testing and commissioning of Railnet Network " Or "Any work of networking system using switches/Router/IP based CCTV."

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 furnish the list of personnel / organization available on hand and proposed to be engaged for the tendered works [For details please see Tender document/GCC April 2022]

Please furnish the list of Plant & Machinery on hand and proposed to be engaged for the tendered work as per given[For details please see Tender document/GCC April 2022]

Please submit declaration regarding association of Rly. officers /Retired Rly. Employee as per given Annexure D [For details please see Tender document/GCC April 2022]

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 / Registered Society / Registered Trust / HUF 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) All Documents shall be submitted by the tenderer in accordence with clause 14 (ii) of General Conditions of Contract 2022 .The GCC 2022 along with all correction slip is attached in PDF format for ready reference to tenderers.

(a) Sole Proprietorship Firm: (i) An undertaking that he is not blacklisted or debarred by Railways or any other Ministry / Department of Govt. of India from participation in tender on the date of opening of bids, either in individual capacity or as a member of the partnership firm or JV in which he was / is a partner/member. Concealment / wrong information in regard to above shall make the contract liable for determination under Clause 62 of the General Conditions of Contract.

(b) 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) An undertaking that the HUF is not blacklisted or debarred by Railways or any other Ministry / Department of Govt. of India from participation in tender on the date of opening of bids, either in individual capacity or as a member of the partnership firm or JV in which HUF was / is a partner/member. Concealment / wrong information in regard to above shall make the contract liable for determination under Clause 62 of the General Conditions of Contract.

(c) Partnership Firm: (i) A notarized copy of partnership deed. (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 opening of bids, either in their individual capacity or in any firm in which they were / are partners. Concealment / wrong information in regard to above shall make the contract liable for determination under Clause 62 of the General Conditions of Contract. Note - The Partnership Firms participating in the tender should be legally valid under the provisions of the Indian Partnership Act.The partnership firm should have been in existence or should have been formed prior to submission of tender. Partnership firm should have either been registered with the Registrar or the partnership deed should have been notarized prior to date of tender opening as per the Indian Partnership Act. Separate identity / name should be given to the partnership firm. The partnership firm should have PAN / TAN number in its own name and PAN / TAN number in the name of any of the constituent partners shall not be considered. The valid constituents of the firm shall be called partners.

(e) 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) An undertaking that the Company is not blacklisted or debarred by Railways or any other Ministry / Department of Govt. of India from participation in tender on the date of opening of bids, either in individual capacity or as a member of the partnership firm or JV in which the Company was / is a partner/member. Concealment / wrong information in regard to above shall make the contract liable for determination under Clause 62 of the General Conditions of Contract.

(f) LLP (Limited Liability Partnership): If the tender is submitted on behalf of a LLP registered under LLP Act-2008, the tenderer shall submit along with the tender: (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 that the LLP is not blacklisted or debarred by Railways or any other Ministry / Department of Govt. of India from participation in tender on the date of opening of bids, either in individual capacity or as a member of JV in which the LLP was / is a member. Concealment / wrong information in regard to above shall make the contract liable for determination under Clause 62 of the General Conditions of Contract.

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. [For details please see Tender document/GCC April 2022]

Please submit an undertaking by the proprietor of sole Proprietorship firm/HUF /all partners of a partnership firm/ all members of JV/company/LLP that the Sole proprietor/HUF/all partners/all the members/company/ LLP is not blacklisted or debarred by Railways or any other Ministry / Department of Govt. of India from participation in tender on the date of opening of bids, either in individual capacity or as a member of the partnership firm or JV in which he /HUF /partners/members /company /LLP was/is a partner/member . Concealment / wrong information in regard to above shall make the contract liable for determination under Clause 62 of the General Conditions of Contract. [For details please read Tender document/GCC April 2022]

Please submit Copy of PAN card. The partnership firm should have PAN / TAN number in its own name and PAN / TAN number in the name of any of the constituent partners shall not be considered. [For details please read Tender document/GCC April 2022]

Please submit Copy of GST registration. [For details please read Tender document/GCC April 2022]

Earnest Money Deposit(EMD) : i.The tenderer shall be required to deposit earnest money 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 earnest money shall be as under: Value of the Work (Tender Value)Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) For all Works2% of the estimated cost of the work. Note: The earnest money shall be rounded to the nearest Rs.100. This earnest money shall be applicable for all modes of tendering. (i)The tender must be accompanied by Earnest Money deposited in cash through e- payment gateway or as mentioned in tender documents, failing which the tender shall not be considered. (ii) Any firm recognized by Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) as 'Startups' shall be exempted from payment of Earnest Money on submission of Registration Certificate issued by appropriate authority . For exemption from payment of Earnest Money the tenderer who are recognized by Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) as 'Startups' must submit Registration certificate issued by appropriate authority. (iii) 100% Govt. owned PSUs shall be exempt from payment of earnest money deposit. (iv) Labour Cooperative Societies shall deposit only 50% of above earnest money deposit . For 50% exemption from payment of earnest money theLabour Cooperative Societies must submit the registration certificate along with the tender . [For details please read Tender document/GCC April 2022, with latest all correction slips]

Tenderers will examine the various provisions of The Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017(CGST)/ Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017(IGST)/ Union Territory Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017(UTGST)/ respective state's State Goods and Services Tax Act (SGST) also, as notified by Central/State Govt. & as amended from time to time and applicable taxes before bidding. Tenderers will ensure that full benefit of Input Tax Credit (ITC) likely to be availed by them is duly considered while quoting rates. [For details please read Tender document/GCC April 2022, with all correction slips]

The successful tenderer who is liable to be registered under CGST/IGST/UTGST/SGST Act shall submit GSTIN along with other details required under CGST/IGST/UTGST/SGST Act to railway immediately after the award of contract, without which no payment shall be released to the Contractor. The Contractor shall be responsible for deposition of applicable GST to the concerned authority. [For details please read Tender document/GCC April 2022,with all correction slips]

In case the successful tenderer is not liable to be registered under CGST/IGST/UTGST/ SGST Act, the railway shall deduct the applicable GST from his/their bills under reverse charge mechanism (RCM) and deposit the same to the concerned authority. [For details please read Tender document/GCC April 2022]

When work is tendered for by a firm or company, the tender shall be signed by the individual legally authorized to enter into commitments on their behalf. [Refer to clause 6(b) of Part-III-A of Tender document / clause 6(b) of Part -I of GCC 2022]

The Railway will not be bound by any power of attorney granted by the tenderer or by changes in the composition of the firm made subsequent to the execution of the contract. It may, however, recognize such power of attorney and changes after obtaining proper legal advice, the cost of which will be chargeable to the Contractor[For details please read Tender document/GCC April 2022,with all correction slips]

If his tender is accepted the earnest money mentioned in sub clause (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 [ same as in clause 16 of Part-IV of tender document]. The Earnest Money 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 to the Earnest Money that may happen thereto while in their possession, nor be liable to pay interest thereon. [Refer to clause 6(c) of Part-III-B of Tender document / clause 6(c) of Part -I Tender Form (second sheet) of GCC GCC April 2022]

The authority for the acceptance of the tender will rest with the Railway. It shall not be obligatory on the said authority to accept the lowest tender or any other tender, and tenderer(s) shall neither demand any explanation for the cause of rejection of his/ their tender nor the Railway to assign reasons for declining to consider or reject any particular tender or tenders. [Refer to clause 7 of Part-III-B of Tender document / clause 7 of Part -I Tender Form (second sheet) of GCC GCC April 2022]

If the tenderer(s) deliberately gives / give wrong information in his / their tender or creates / create circumstances for the acceptance of his / their tender, the Railway reserves the right to reject such tender at any stage. [Refer to clause 8 of Part-III-B of Tender document / clause 8 of Part -I Tender Form (second sheet) of GCC GCC April 2022]

If the tenderer(s) expire(s) after the submission of his / their tender or after the acceptance of his / their offer, the Railway shall deem such tender cancelled. If a partner of a firm expires after the submission of their tender or after the acceptance of their tender, the Railway shall deem such tender as cancelled, unless the firm retains its character. [Refer to clause 9 of Part-III- B of Tender document / clause 9 of Part -I Tender Form (second sheet) of GCC GCC April 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 thereunder. [Refer to clause 11(v) of Part-III-B of Tender document / clause 11(v) of Part -I Tender Form (second sheet) of GCC April 2022]

(a)In case of any information submitted by tenderer is found to be false forged or incorrect at any time during process for evaluation of tenders, it shall lead to forfeiture of the tender Earnest Money Deposit besides banning of business for a period of upto five years.(b)) 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. Earnest Money Deposit (EMD), 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. [Refer to clause 11(vI) of Part-III-B of Tender document / clause 11(vI) of Part -I Tender Form (second sheet) of GCC GCC April 2022 ]

Employment/Partnership etc. of Retired Railway Employees: (a) Should a tenderer i) be a retired Engineer of the gazetted rank or any other gazetted officer working before his retirement, whether in the executive or administrative capacity or whether holding a pensionable post or not, in the Engineering or any other department of any of the railways owned and administered by the President of India for the time being, OR ii) being partnership firm / joint venture (JV) / registered society / registered trust etc have as one of its partners a retired Engineer of the gazetted rank or any other gazetted officer working before his retirement, OR iii) being an incorporated company have any such retired Engineer of the gazetted rank or any other gazetted officer working before his retirement as one of its directors AND in case where such Engineer or officer had not retired from government service at least 1 year prior to the date of submission of the tender THEN the tenderer will give full information as to the date of retirement of such Engineer or gazetted officer from the said service and as to whether permission for taking such contract, or if the Contractor be a partnership firm or an incorporated company, to become a partner or director as the case may be, has been obtained by the tenderer or the Engineer or officer, as the case may be from the President of India or any officer, duly authorized by him in this behalf, shall be clearly stated in writing at the time of submitting the tender.

c ) Should a tenderer or Contractor being an individual, have member(s) of his family or in the case of partnership firm/ company / joint venture (JV) / registered society / registered trust etc. one or more of his partner(s)/shareholder(s) or member(s) of the family of partner(s)/shareholder(s) having share of more than 1% in the tendering entity employed in gazetted capacity in the Engineering or any other department of the railway, then the tenderer at the time of submission of tender, will inform the authority inviting tenders the details of such persons. Note:-If information as required as per above a), b), c) above has not been furnished, contract is liable to be dealt in accordance with provision of clause 62 of Standard General Condition of contract. [Refer to clause 16 of Part-III-B of Tender document / clause 16 of Part -I Tender Form (second sheet) of GCC July 2020]

Performance Guarantee (PG) : The successful bidder shall submit the Performance Guarantee (PG) in any of the following forms, amounting to 5% of the contract value.: (i) A deposit of Cash; (ii) Irrevocable Bank Guarantee; (iii) Government Securities including State Loan Bonds at 5% below the market value; (iv) Deposit Receipts, Pay Orders, Demand Drafts and Guarantee Bonds. These forms of Performance Guarantee could be either of the State Bank of India or of any of the Nationalized Banks; (v) Guarantee Bonds executed or Deposits Receipts tendered by all Scheduled Banks; (vi) Deposit in the Post Office Saving Bank; (vii) Deposit in the National Savings Certificates; (viii) Twelve years National Defence Certificates; (ix) Ten years Defence Deposits; (x) National Defence Bonds and (xi) Unit Trust Certificates at 5% below market value or at the face value whichever is less. Also, FDR in favour of FA&CAO (free from any encumbrance) may be accepted. If a tender is accepted on the quoted rates of the bidder which is below 5 % the advertised tender value, an additional performance security of 5 % shall also be submitted by the bidder.

The Performance Guarantee shall be submitted by the successful bidder after the Letter of Acceptance (LOA) has been issued, but before signing of the contract agreement. This P.G. shall be initially valid upto the stipulated date of completion plus 60 days beyond that. In case, the time for completion of work gets extended, the Contractor shall get the validity of P.G. extended to cover such extended time for completion of work plus 60 days.

The Performance Guarantee (PG) shall be released after physical completion of the work based on 'Completion Certificate' issued by the competent authority stating that the Contractor has completed the work in all respects satisfactorily. (f) Whenever the contract is rescinded, the Performance Guarantee already submitted for the contract shall be encashed in addition to forfeiture of Security Deposit available with railway.

The successful bidder shall have to submit a Performance Guarantee (PG) within 21 (Twenty one) days from the date of issue of Letter of Acceptance (LOA). Extension of time for submission of PG beyond 21 (Twenty one) days and upto 60 days from the date of issue of LOA may be given by the Authority who is competent to sign the contract agreement. However, a penal interest of 12% per annum shall be charged for the delay beyond 21(Twenty one) days, i.e. from 22ndday after the date of issue of LOA. Further, if the 60thday happens to be a declared holiday in the concerned office of the Railway, submission of PG can be accepted on the next working day. In all other cases, if the Contractor fails to submit the requisite PG even after 60 days from the date of issue of LOA, the contract is liable to be terminated. In case contract is terminated railway shall be entitled to forfeit Bid Security and other dues payable to the contractor against that particular contract, subject to maximum of PG amount. In case a tenderer has not submitted Bid Security on the strength of their registration as a Startup recognized by Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) under Ministry of Commerce and Industry, DIPP shall be informed to this effect. The failed Contractor shall be debarred from participating in re-tender for that work.

(a) The value of PG to be submitted by the Contractor is based on original contract value and shall not change due to subsequent variation(s) in the original contract value. (b) The Performance Guarantee (PG) shall be released after physical completion of the work based on 'Completion Certificate' issued by the competent authority stating that the Contractor has completed the work in all respects satisfactorily. (c) Whenever the contract is rescinded, the Performance Guarantee already submitted for the contract shall be encashed. (d) The Engineer shall not make a claim under the Performance Guarantee except for amounts to which the President of India is entitled under the contract (not withstanding and/or without prejudice to any other provisions in the contract agreement) in the event of: (i) Failure by the Contractor to extend the validity of the Performance Guarantee as described herein above, in which event the Engineer may claim the full amount of the Performance Guarantee. (ii) Failure by the Contractor to pay President of India any amount due, either as agreed by the Contractor or determined under any of the Clauses/Conditions of the Agreement, within 30 days of the service of notice to this effect by Engineer. (iii) The Contract being determined or rescinded under clause 62 of these conditions.

Security Deposit : The Security Deposit shall be 5% of the contract value. The Bid Security submitted by the Contractor with his tender will be retained/encashed by the Railways as part of security for the due and faithful fulfillment of the contract by the Contractor. Provided further that, if Contractor submits the Cash or Term Deposit Receipt issued from a Scheduled commercial bank of India or irrevocable Bank Guarantee Bond from a Scheduled commercial bank of India, either towards the Full Security Depositor the Part Security Deposit equal to or more than Bid Security, the Railway shall return the Bid Security, to the Contractor. Balance of Security Deposit may be deposited by the Contractor in cash or Term Deposit Receipt issued from Scheduled commercial bank of India or irrevocable Bank Guarantee bond issued from Scheduled commercial bank of India, or may be recovered at the rate of 6% of the bill amount till the full Security Deposit is recovered. Provided also that in case of defaulting Contractor, the Railway may retain any amount due for payment to the Contractor on the pending "on account bills" so that the amounts so retained (including amount guaranteed through Performance Guarantee) may not exceed 10% of the total value of the contract. The Irrevocable Bank Guarantee submitted towards Security deposit shall be initially valid up to the stipulated date of Maintenance period plus 60 days and shall be extended from time to time, depending upon extension of contract granted in terms of Clause 17A and 17B of the Standard General Conditions of Contract. Note: Security Deposit deposited in cash by the Contractor or recovered from the running bills of a Contractor or submitted by contractor as Term Deposit Receipt(s) can be refunded/returned to the contractor, in lieu of irrevocable Bank Guarantee bond issued from scheduled commercial bank of India, to be submitted by him, for an amount equal to or more than the already available Security Deposit, provided however that, in a contract of value less than Rs. 50 Crore, such refund/ return of the already available Security Deposit is permitted up to two times and in a contract of value equal to or more than Rs. 50 Crore, such refund / return of the already available Security Deposit is permitted up to three times.

(i) Refund of Security Deposit: Security Deposit mentioned in sub clause (1) above shall be returned to the Contractor along with or after, the following: (a) Final Payment of the Contract as per clause 51.(1) and (b) Execution of Final Supplementary Agreement or Certification by Engineer that Railway has No Claim on Contractor and (c) Maintenance Certificate issued, on expiry of the maintenance period as per clause 50.(1), in case applicable. (ii) Forfeiture of Security Deposit: Whenever the contract is rescinded as a whole under clause 62 (1) of GCC 2022 of these conditions, the Security Deposit already with railways under the contract shall be forfeited. However, in case the contract is rescinded in part or parts under clause 62 (1) of GCC 2022 of these conditions , the Security Deposit shall not be forfeited.

(i)No interest shall be payable upon the Bid Security and Security Deposit or amounts payable to the Contractor under the Contract, but Government Securities deposited in terms of Sub- Clause 16.(4)(b) of GCC 2022 of this clause will be payable with interest accrued thereon.

Rates quoted shall be inclusive o f all taxes legally leviable by State, Central Govt. and/or any other local authority.

The contractors should register themselves in SHRAMIK KALYAN portal i.e www.shramikkalyan.indianrailways.gov.in as per the requirements therein and upload the valid LOA (Letter of Acceptance)and also to upload the labour and their payment details. While processing payment of any 'On Account bill ' or 'Final bill ' or release of 'Advances' or 'Performance Guarantee I Security deposit ' , contractor shall submit a certificate to the Engineer or Engineer 's representatives that "I have uploaded t h e correct details o f contract labours engaged i n connection with this contract and payments made to them during the wage period in Railway 's Shramikkalyan p o r t a l at 'www.shramikkalyan.indianrailways.gov. in till________Month _______Year. " [ Please refer to clause 55C(i) of GCC 2022 ]

The Tender Document , General Condition of Contract (GCC) 2022 , GCC advanced correction slips(ACS) from 1 to 11 in PDF formats are attached along with this Tender. The all paras of GCC 2022 with latest all ACS shall be applicable for this tender.