PAINTING OF ABOVE GROUND PRODUCT STORAGE TANKS, FIRE WATER TANKS INCLUDING ALLIED PRODUCT / FIRE WATER PIPELINES

We are pleased to invite your most competitive offer for the job pertaining to Painting of above ground product storage tanks, fire water tanks and allied product / fire water pipelines in complete accordance with the tender documents attached herewith Completion time of the job is 9 months from the date of issuance of LOI. Integrity pact is provided in tender document. Digitally Signing of integrity pact is compulsory. Any bid not accompanied by Integrity Pact duly signed by the bidder shall be considered to be a non-responsive bid and shall be rejected straightway. Mandatory Statutory Compliance & Certifications i. EPF & ESIC Registration: The bidder must have a valid EPF & ESIC registration ii. GST Registration & Returns: Bidder must have valid GST registration . iii. Labour License: Valid labor license under the Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act for ongoing manpower contracts 2. BIDS MAY BE SUBMITTED BY: The bids may be submitted by: I. An Indian bidder. The bidder should have completed 3 financial years after date of commencement of business as on due date of the tender. II. Only Class-I and Class-II Local Supplier as per PP-LC policy issued by MoP&NG, Govt. of India and other clarifications/ notifications/ circulars /amendments issued from time to time in this regard. III. JV/Consortium bids will not be accepted (Qualification on the strength of the JV Partners/Consortium Members will not be accepted). <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Bidders who do not satisfy the above conditions will not be considered for evaluation and ordering. 3. EVALUATION METHODOLOGY: This tender will be invited through single part commercial bid. The order will be placed on the overall lowest successful bidder considering Public Procurement (Preference to Make In India) (PPP-MII) policy for the job. The subject job is Non-Divisible (for PPP-MII purchase preference). BPCL reserves the right to seek technical queries as well as BQC queries simultaneously during evaluation of bids so that time can be saved in total procurement cycle. 4. EARNEST MONEY DEPOSIT (EMD): EMD is applicable. However necessary exemptions shall be provided to MSME vendors . 5. PERFORMANCE SECURITY DEPOSIT: Following 02 options are available with Successful bidder for submitting Security Deposit / Deduction of Retention money. 1 Option A: Successful bidder can submit the Performance Security Deposit of 10% of basic contract value upfront within 15 days from the receipt of LOA. Retention money shall not be deducted from running bills in such cases. 2 Option B: Successful Bidder opting for deduction of retention money from running bills shall have to submit the Performance security deposit of 2.5% of basic contract value within 15 days from the receipt of LOA. Retention money shall be deducted from each running account bill at the rate of 7.5 % of basic bill value till overall amount (security deposit + retention money deducted) of 10 % of contract value is collected. Upon request from vendor, security deposit amount will be returned, subject to availability <b Upon request from vendor, security deposit amount will be returned, subject to availability of balance retention money of an amount equal to 10 % of basic contract value, after the refund of security deposit to the vendor. In above mentioned both options performance security deposit / security deposit submitted in the form of Bank guarantee, the Bank Guarantee shall be valid and remain in force till the contractual completion period, defect liability period and with a claim period of six months thereafter. The Bank Guarantee shall be in the form prescribed in GCC. 6. ATC CLAUSES : Bank guarantee of 10 % of contract value has to be submitted by vendor to BPEC and will be retained till six month of completion of work . However, where the party opts for performance security in the form of retention money from the running bills, in such case the party shall be required to submit 2.5% of the contract value after setting off EMD submitted, if any, within 15 days from the from the receipt of LOA and the remaining performance security shall be collected in the form of retention money. As per the latest amendment in August 2023, all the businesses registered under the GST Act, with a total turnover exceeding Rs. 5 crores, are required to generate an e-invoice. Vendor to submit E invoice proof in such case . Vendor to strictly follow this else his invoices will not be processed by BPCL . The buyer can increase or decrease the contract quantity or contract duration as per requirement and same shall be binding upon bidder . Vendor must understand entire scope of work mentioned in “ SCOPE AND SPECIAL TERMS & CONDITIONS OF TENDER” and upload a signed copy confirming that vendor shall be bound to oblige all conditions of work line by line as mentioned in document .