18 Months Rate Contract for Manufacturing and supply of Metal Liner for use with ERC MK-V at toe on concrete sleeper for 60 Kg rail to Drg. No. RDSO/T-3740 alteration-7 (or latest alteration, if any) SPEC: (RDSO) IRS Specification T-56, 2025.

Special Eligibility Criteria

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   [A] Bulk Order will be placed on the manufacturer or its tender specific authorized agent/dealer having proven performance. At least 80 percent of the procurable quantity will be covered invariably on the past proven suppliers. The tenderer must have supplied the same item/similar item to NF Railway or other zonal Railways/Pus and documentary evidence of the performance must be furnished along with their offer. [B] The tenderer with past performance of satisfactory execution of contract for supply of the same item for a quantity of 20% or more of tendered quantity against a single contract. The period to be reckoned to consider the above performance will be current financial year upto the tender opening date of the tender under consideration and preceeding 3 financial years.[C] If such past performance level is lower than the offer may be considered as responsive to NF Railways requirement for placement of developmental order not exceeding to 20% of net procurable quantity.[D] The onus of submission of requisite documents in support of supply (i.e, [i] Receipt Notes/Proof of acceptance of material by consignee[ii] Inspection Certificate with self declaration by the bidder that supply has been accepted by consignee or Furnishing of false declaration shall render termination of contract and further action as per terms and conditions of contract) lies with tenderers. In case the tenderers do not submit the requisite documents as detailed above along with their offer, the tender will be decided on the basis of their past supply performance records as available with NFR, if any and no back reference shall be made in this regard.

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   As per public procurement policy (preference to make in India) order no P- 45021/2/2017-PP (BE-II)- Part (4) Vol IIdated 19/07/2024 of Ministry of Commerce, it has been found that there is sufficient local capacity and competition in supply of the tendered item of required quantity and therefore public procurement of the item is restricted to class I local suppliers onlyand the vendors who do not qualify to be class I local suppliers should not quoted in the tender as their offers shall not be considered for any ordering. In case any vendor who does not qualify to be a class I local suppliers for the tendered item participates in the tender it does so at its own risk and cost and Railways shall not be liable for any lost or damaged caused to the vendor.

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   Any tenderer quoting for less than 50% of quantity consignee wise will be treated as unresponsive and such offer shall be summarily rejected. However, in case of developmental sources offered quantity shall not be less than 20% of tender quantity consignee wise for the item.

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   BID SECURING DECLARATION:- 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, fail to submit the performance security/security deposit before the deadline defined in the request for bid documents/noticeinviting tender. I/We shall be debarred from exemption of submitting bid security/earnest money deposit and performance security/security deposit for a period of 6(Six) months, from the date. I / We declared disqualified from exemption of EMD/SD for all tenders forprocurement of goods issued by any units of Indian Railway published during this period.

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5. 5

   Offers from bidders claiming exemption of EMD but without attaching signed Bid Securing Declaration with offer or conforming in bid, such offers will be summarily rejected.

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   Offers without EMD will be summarily rejected ONLY Micro and Small Enterprises i.e. MSEs registered for the tendered item in terms of Rly. Boards letter No. available on Rly website) 2010/RS(G)/363/1 Dated 05- July- 2012, other Railway and GovernmentDepartments in terms of Rly.Bd. LetterNo. (available on Rly website ) 2004/RS(G)/779/11 dt 24- July- 2007 Indian Ordinance factories in terms of Rly Bd. Letter No. (available on Rly website ) 92/RS(G)/363/1 dt 08 April- 1993, PSUs owned by Ministry of Rly and PSUs for the group of items that are manufactured by them in terms of Rly Bd. Letter No. (available on Rly website )2003/RS(G)779/5 dt.19 Sept 2004, Vendors (i.e OEM only) registered with Rlys for the Trade Group of item tendered, Vendors appearing in the approved list ofRDSO/Pus/CORE of the tendered item, Vendors registered with Rly for supply of MedicineMedical equipments and Medical consumables, tender issued against PAC, OEM in whose favour PAC has been issued, KVIC and ACASH, are exempted from EMD. Bidders quoting with tender specific authorization from OEM are not exempted from EMD. In case, the MSEs exempted from submission of EMD failed to submit SD in stipulated time, damages shall be levied, for failure to itas per offer with regard to conditions related to SD, equal to EMD amount as would have been applicable if the offer was from a non-MSE Vendor. This damage shallbe treated as recoveries upstanding against the vendor and dealt with accordingly.

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   PVC Variation Clause : PVC is applicable as per attached document along with NIT.

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8. 8

   Bidders must fulfill the "Conditions for responsiveness of offer" mentioned in the tender document, failing which, their offer will be summarily rejected.

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   The tenderers shall submit a copy of certificate stating that all their statements/documents submitted along with bid are true and factual. Standard format of certificate to be submitted by the bidder is enclosed as Annexure-l. Non- submission of above certificate by the bidder shall result in summary rejection of his/ their bid. It shall be mandatorily incumbent upon the tendererto identify, state and submit the supporting documents duly self attested/digitally signed by which they/he is qualifying the Qualifying Criteria mentioned in the Tender Document. It will not be obligatory on the part of Tender Committee/ Accepting Authority to scrutinize beyond the submitted document of tenderer as far as his qualification for the tender is concerned. The bidder shall be mandated to submit Annexure-I. ( Click here to download Format)

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Check List

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   Have you submitted a Bid security Declaration as per Tender conditions ?
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   Have you submitted a self certificate or certificate from the statutory auditor or cost auditor of the company (in the case of companies) or from a practicing cost accountant or practicing chartered accountant (in respect of suppliers other than companies) giving the percentage of local content for the item in the current tender, as per latest guidelines ?
3. 3

   Have you kept your offer valid for 180 days?
4. 4

   Have you read IRS Conditions of Contract, Invitation to tenderers and SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT attached with the tender?

Commercial-Compliance

1. 1

   I/we agree to supply the tendered stores at the rates quoted by me/ us in accordance with special and other conditions specified/ attached with the tender.

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   This tender complies with public procurement policy (Make in India) order no P-45021/2/2017-PP (BE-II)- Part (4)Vol II dated 19/07/2024., issued by department of Industrial promotion and policy, Ministry of commerce, circulated vide Railway Board letter no. 2020/RS(G)/779/2/Pt.1 (E3322671) dated 20/08/2024. Latest order by Railway Board in this regard beforeTender opening date shall be applicable.

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   I/We agree to accept conditions of NFR Instructions to Tenderers for electronic tenders invited on IREPS.

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4. 4

   Validity of offer shall be 180 days from the date of tender opening.

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   The procurement value is in excess of Rs. 10 Crores. Class -I local supplier shall be required to provide a certificate fromthe statutory auditor or cost auditor of the company (in the case of companies) or from a practicing cost accountant orpracticing chartered accountant (in respect of suppliers other than companies) giving the percentage of localcontent for the item in the tender.

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   Place of Inspection : Firms has to mention Place of Inspection in their offer at the time of bidding.

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   FOR : Destination on door delivery basis . It will be the responsibility of the vendors to deliver the material at the door step of the consignee. In case firm does not agree to supply on door delivery basis the offer will be passed over.
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   Firms to submit the list of outstanding order of this Tendered item received from other Zonal Railways as on date of submission of the offer.

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   Bidders should note that this is Safety item and expeditious delivery needed once the Purchase order placed . If any bidder is apprehensive of not being able to meet the stipulated delivery term in future due to whatsoever reason(s), such as excessive order book /capacity constraint etc, then same must be candidly disclosed at the time of submitting the bid itself.

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    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.

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   Validity of Offer: No deviation from the offer validity period stipulated in the tender is permitted.

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   Payment Terms: No deviation from the Payment Terms stipulated in the tender is permitted.

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   Delivery Period: No deviation from the Delivery Period stipulated in the tender is permitted.

4. 4

   Price Variation Clause: No deviation from the Price Variation Clause stipulated in the tender is permitted.