Various Item of Tungsten Carbide Tamping Tools (TCTT)

Special Eligibility Criteria : Railway reserves the right to place bulk /regular order on sources having satisfactory performance of the same items. For being eligible for a regular/developmental order(s), tenderers must have Relevant past performance as defined below:- Relevant Past Performance orders: A. Bulk Order: Bulk order will be placed on the firm(s) having proven past performance. The manufacturer must have satisfactory past performance in Indian Railways for supply of tendered item(s) for a minimum 20% of tendered quantities (each line item wise) against a single order (i.e., 20% of each line item against single order individually or combined Single order having 20% quantity of all the line items) during the last three completed Financial Years (FY 2023-24, 2024-25,2025-26) and the part of the current Financial Year up to the date of tender closing. B. Developmental Order: Developmental Order will be placed on firm(s) having proven past performance. The manufacturer must have satisfactory past performance in Indian Railways for supply of tendered item(s) for a minimum 10% of tendered quantities (each line item wise) against a single order (i.e., 10% of each line item against single order individually or combined Single order having 10% quantity of all the line items) during the last three completed Financial Years (FY 2023-24, 2024- 25,2025-26) and the part of the current Financial Year up to the date of tender closing. Note: Total Developmental order quantity will not be more than 20% of the net procurable quantity. C. Firms shall submit the supply performance credentials documents such as R-Note, CRN, CRAC, Inspection Certificate along with delivery document etc. along with the bid. Non-submission of such vital documents shall be taken as they not having any such past performance and their offer will be summarily rejected without any back reference.

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. h) Traders/Authorized Dealers/ Agents are not eligible to avail the benefits extended to MSEs under the Public Procurement Policy. i) Authorized agent quoting on behalf of a manufacturer will not be exempted from remitting Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) / Security Deposit (SD), owing to any of the exemptions applicable to the manufacturer represented by them.

EMD : EMD 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. 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"

The firm shall ensure the name of original manufacturer/supplier is imprinted on each spare/ item without which supply may be liable to reject.

Warranty/Guarantee: Warranty shall be minimum 250000 insertions for each TCTT. The warranty shall expire 24 months after delivery at destination or 18 months form the date of fitment on machine whichever is earlier. The firm should submit warranty certificate from OEM along with supply.

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 June2024. Note:- Offers from firms not exempted and denying to pay Security Deposit will be summarily rejected.

Terms of delivery: All supplies shall be to the description and to the specifications laid down and in strict accordance with the approved samples. . If the material is not supplied within the above period the supply order is liable to be cancelled unless the extension of validity of the delivery period is obtained well in time. F.O.R.- Upto Destination at SSE/ZMC/VTA

Material required at Vatva. Address as- Zonal Maintenance Centre, Vatva Goods yard, Between Running Room Lobby near Vinzol Crossing no. 5. Vatva, Ahmadabad - 382445

Delivery : The delivery period shall be reckoned from the date of issue of PO /Letter of Advance Acceptance/ Letter of Acceptance as the case may be

FOR : DESTINATION only will be acceptable irrespective of F.O.R. / F.O.T. condition mentioned elsewhere in the contract / tender.

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 Annexure-7 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.

MII : Make in India policy shall be applicable as per para 1800 of Western Railway Bid Document(Indigenous Purchases), Version-14 of June 2024. Bidders to submit details of location(s) where local value addition is made. In case no details are furnished, it will be presumed that the indicated works address(es) of manufacturing in India are the location(s) of local value addition.

Goods and Services Tax (GST) : As per clause 0906 of WESTERN RAILWAY Bid Document (Indigenous Purchases), Version -14 of June 2024 attached with the tender. All tenderers to quote HSN code and corresponding GST rates for the item/items quoted.

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 tax authority

LIQUIDATED DAMAGES (LD) ON DELAYED SUPPLY : LD for delayed supplies: Recovery of Liquidated Damages shall be levied @ 1/2 % (Half percent) of the value of the delayed stores per week or part of week during which delivery is accepted. The upper limit for recovery of LD in supply contracts shall be 10% of the value of stores delayed, irrespective of delays, unless otherwise specifically provided in the contract.

Bidders shall also give declaration as below:- I/We agreed to pass on such additional input tax credit as may become available in future under GST scheme, in respect of all the inputs used in the manufacturing and/or supply of final goods/services on the date of supply by way of reduction in price and advise the purchaser accordingly

S D forfeit : The purchaser shall be entitled and it shall be lawful on his part to forfeit the SD in whole or in part in the event of any default, failure or neglect on the part of the contractor in the fulfillment or any other contract with the purchaser or any part thereof to the satisfaction of the purchaser. The purchaser shall also be entitled to deduct from the said deposits any loss or damage which the purchaser may suffer or be put by reason of or due to any act or other default, recoverable by the purchaser from the contractor in respect of the contract under reference or any other contract and in either of the events aforesaid to call upon the contractor to maintain the security deposit as its original limit by making further deposits provided further that the purchaser shall be entitled to recover any such claim from any sum then due or which at any time thereafter may become due to the contractor under this or any other contracts with the purchaser. Wherever the supplies are to be delivered in more than one installment/lot, each such installment/lot forms a severable contract. In case of failure by contractor to meet deliveries for any installment/lot, purchaser may cancel the contract for defaulted quantity by forfeiting SD commensurate to that installment/lot. Apart from claiming damages from vendors, in case of failure to comply with the contractual obligations, railways shall record poor performance of the vendors for taking suitable penal action as per extant instructions.

Deviations : Technical and commercial deviations, if any, must be quoted in relevant column specified while submitting the bid. Any deviation in offer quoted anywhere else in the tender or in uploaded documents, shall be ignored and contract shall be placed after ignoring such deviations , which will be binding on the firm.

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

Pre-decided Split Clause : Purchaser intends to split the procurable quantity on more than one of the eligible tenderers. The zone of consideration of such eligible tenderers will be the right of the purchaser. Such splitting of the NPQ will be done as per para 2200 (ii) of Western Railway Bid Document (Indigenous Purchases), Version -14 of June 2024

Risk purchase : Risk purchase shall not be applicable and para 3200 (ii) of Western Railway Bid Document Version-14 of June 2024 is deleted. Wherever, SD has been exempted, for any reason and the supplier fails to supply goods as per conditions of the contract, as amended from time to time, purchaser shall have the right to levy damages on the supplier for failing to comply with the contractual conditions, not by way of penalty, an amount equal to SD amount, as would have been applicable, if the contract was with a non-exempted vendor. These damages shall be treated as recoveries outstanding against the vendor and dealt with accordingly.

LOCAL CONTENT : Public Procurement (Preference to Make in India) Order shall be applicable as per para 1800 of Western Railway Bid Document (Indigenous Purchases), Version-16 of November 2024. Bidders to submit details of location(s) where local value addition is made. In case no details are furnished, it will be presumed that the indicated works India are the location(s) of local value addition.

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 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.

Collect back scheme for packing waste under SWM : Collection of nonbiodegradable solid waste after successful delivery of the product / material from consignee place will be arranged by the supplier.

Validity of Offer : Tenderers to quote minimum 120 days validity of offers.