Estimate of Providing and laying of way side gauge face lubricators on DEN(S) Nagpur's Jurisdiction (Total=44nos).

The Minimum Eligibility Criteria for open tenders costing Rs.50 Lakhs & above is given below:-Financial Eligibility Criteria: 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-VIB, along with copies of Audited Balance Sheets duly certified by the Chartered Accountant/ Certificate from Chartered Accountant duly supported by Audited Balance Sheet.

Only those firms, which in their individual capacity satisfy the following criteria, need to quote for this tender.)T1 - Financial Turnover. The bidder should have an aggregate financial turnover not less than 1.5 times the advertised bid value during the last three previous financial years and in the current financial year upto the date of opening of the tender. The documents mentioned in the documents folders shall be relied upon for working out the total contractual amount received by the tenderer to evaluate credentials against this criteria. (for details refer P.No. 35 of attached Tender documents)

Only those firms, which in their individual capacity satisfy the following criteria, need to quote for this tender.)T2 - Liquidity. The bidder should have access to or has available liquid assets, lines of credit and other financial means to meet cash flow that is valued at 5% of the estimated bid value net of applicant's commitments for other contracts. As per GCC for services January 2018 the documents relied up on for T2 criteria given at P.No.35 of tender form as "(ii)T2 -The latest audited balance sheet or provisional balance sheet duly certified by the Chartered accountant with stamp , signature and membership number and/or banking reference issued by bank shall be submitted by the bidder along with bid. In case of banking reference issued by bank, Railway shall independently confirm from issuing bank regarding the authenticity of the same. In case Current Assets and Current Liabilities are not clearly indicated in the audited balance sheet of the last financial year, certificate from Chartered Accountant clearly indicating the items of balance sheet towards Current Assets and Current Liabilities should be enclosed along with the offer, failing which his offer shall be summarily rejected. Banking reference should contain in clear terms the amount that bank will be in a position to lend for this work to the applicant/member of the joint venture / consortium. In case the net current assets (as seen from the balance sheets) are negative, only the Banking references will be considered. Otherwise the aggregate of the net current assets and submitted banking references will be considered for working out the liquidity. The banking reference should be from a scheduled bank in India and it should not be more than 3 months old as on date of submission of bids." (for more details please refer P.No.35 of Tender Form) (Sample format for banking reference for liquidity is uploaded in document section AS Annexure-"L" . Bidder should ensure to get fill the same and uploaded duly filled and signed along with bid)

All the bidders/tenderers should ensure that they are GST compliant and their quoted tax structure/rates are as per GST Law.

The Bid Security shall be deposited in cash through e-payment gateway.

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.

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 / Joint Venture (JV) / Registered Society / Registered Trust / Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) / Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) 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.

Following documents shall be submitted by the tenderer

(a)Sole Proprietorship Firm: (i) All documents in terms of Para 10 of the Tender Form (Second Sheet) of General Conditions of Contract-2022 and Para 1.0 of Minimum Eligibility Criteria of Instructions/Special Conditions to the tenderers of tender document and as amended/corrected upto latest correction slip.

(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) All other documents in terms of Para 10 of the Tender Form (Second Sheet) of General Conditions of Contract-2022 and Para 1.0 of Minimum Eligibility Criteria of Instructions/Special Conditions to the tenderers of tender document and as amended/corrected upto latest correction slip.

(c)Partnership Firm: (i) All documents as mentioned in Para18 of the Tender Form (Second Sheet) of General Conditions of Contract-2022 andPara17 of the Tender Form (Second Sheet) of Instructions to the tenderers and conditions of tender of tender document and as amended/corrected upto latest correction slip

(d)Joint Venture (JV): All documents as mentioned in Para 17 of the Tender Form (Second Sheet)of General Conditions of Contract-2022 and Para16 of the Tender Form (Second Sheet) of Instructions to the tenderers and conditions of tender of tender document and as amended/corrected upto latest correction slip.

(e)Company registered under Companies Act2013: (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)All other documents in terms Para 10 of the Tender Form (Second Sheet) of General Conditions of Contract-2022 and Para 1.0 of Minimum Eligibility Criteria of Instructions/Special Conditions to the tenderers of tender document and as amended/corrected upto latest correction slip.

(f)LLP (Limited Liability Partnership): (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. (v)An undertaking by all partners of the LLP 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 submission of bids, either in their individual capacity or in any firm/LLP or JV in which they were / are partners/members. Concealment / wrong information in regard to above shall make the contract liable for determination under Clause 62 of the Standard General Conditions of Contract. (v)All other documents in terms of Para 10 of the Tender Form (Second Sheet) of General Conditions of Contract-2022 and Para 1.0 of Minimum Eligibility Criteria of Instructions/Special Conditions to the tenderers of tender document and as amended/corrected upto latest correction slip.

(g)Registered Society & Registered Trust: (i) A copy of Certificate of Registration (ii) A copy of Memorandum of Association of Society/Trust Deed (iii) A copy of Power of Attorney in favour of the individual to sign the tender documents and create liability against the Society/Trust. (iv) Acopy of Rules & Regulations of the Society (v) All other documents in terms of Para 10 of the Tender Form (Second Sheet) of General Conditions of Contract- 2022 and Para 1.0 of Minimum Eligibility Criteria of Instructions/Special Conditions to the tenderers of tender document and as amended/corrected upto latest correction slip. (iii)If it is NOT mentioned in the submitted tender that tender is being submitted on behalf of a Sole Proprietorship firm / Partnership firm / Joint Venture / Registered Company etc., then the tender shall be treated as having been submitted by the individual who has signed the tender. (iv)After opening of the tender, any document pertaining to the constitution of Sole Proprietorship Firm / Partnership Firm / Registered Company/ Registered Trust / Registered Society / HUF/LLP etc. shall be neither asked nor considered, if submitted. Further, no suo moto cognizance of any document available in public domain (i.e., on internet etc.) or in Railway's record/office files etc. will be taken for consideration of the tender, if no such mention is available in tender offer submitted. (v) A tender from JV shall be considered only where permissible as per the tender conditions. (vi) The Railway will not be bound by any change of power of attorney or in the composition of the firm made subsequent to the submission of tender. Railway may, however, recognize such power of attorney and changes after obtaining proper legal advice, the cost of which will be chargeable to the Contractor.

Sole proprietor/a company or a partnership firm/joint venture (JV)/registered society/registered trust / HUF/LLP, Power of Attorney etc: The tenderer whether sole proprietor/ a company or a partnership firm/ registered society / registered trust / HUF / LLP 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 sign the tender, submit the tender and f\lather to dealwith the Tender/ Contract up to the stage of signing the agreement except in case where such specific person is authorized for above purposes through a provision made in the partnership deed / Memorandum of Understanding / Article of Association /Board resolution, failing which tender shallbe summarily rejected. A separate 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, shall be submitted after award of work, specifically authorizing him/them to deal with allother contractualactivities subsequent to signing of agreement, if required. Note: A Power of Attorney executed and issued overseas, the document will also have to be legalized by the Indian Embassy and notarized in the jurisdiction where the Power of Attorney is being issued. However, the Power of Attorney provided by Bidders from countries that have signed the Hague Legislation Convention 1961 are not required to be legalized by the Indian Embassy if it carries a conforming Appostille certificate

Tenderers are requested to visit the web site https//www.ireps.gov.in frequently till the closing date and time for any update.

Tenderers should show discount in the rate schedule only, instead of anywhere else in the offer. Discounts not shown at designated place will be summarily ignored for assigning interse ranking of offers. Conditional discount will not be considered for adjudging the inter-se position i.e. rate quoted without any conditions attached (viz. Discount/ Rebates having linkages to quantity, rates payment etc.) will only be considered for evaluation purpose. In other words, discounted rates linked to quantities, rates, prompt payment etc. will be ignored for determining inter-se position. Railway, however reserves the right to use the discounted rate/ rates considered workable and appropriate, for counter offer to the successful tenderers.

Documentary proof - Tenderer should submit scanned copy documentary proof in regard for fulfilling the Technical /financial eligibility criteria along-with their offer (for details refer attached documents). If the tenderers do not submit any proof of meeting with the eligibility criteria as laid down in the tender conditions, the offer shall be considered as incomplete and shall be summarily rejected. Documents submitted in support of eligibility criteria after opening of tender will not be considered.