Modification of A9,SA9 pipeline by stainless steel pipe of Electric Locomotive.

As the tender value is below Rs.50 lakhs, the requirement for financial criteria is not applicable.

As the tender value is below Rs.50 lakhs, the requirement for technical criteria is not applicable.

Employment/Partnership etc. of Retired Railway Employees:(a) Should a tendereri) 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 apensionable post or not, in the Engineering or anyother 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/members 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 saidservice 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 directoras the case may be, has been obtained by the tenderer or the Engineer or officer, as the casemay be from the President of India or any officer, dulyauthorized by him in this behalf, shallbe clearly stated in writing at the time of submitting the tender.

In case, upon successful award of contract, should a tenderer depute for execution of the worksunder or to deal matters related with this contract, any retired Engineer of gazette rank orretired gazetted officer working before his retirement in the Engineering or any otherdepartment of any of the railways owned and administered by the President of India for thetime being, and now in his employment, then the tenderer will ensure that retired Engineer orretired gazetted officer had retired from government service at least 1 year prior to the date ofhis employment with tenderer and in case he had retired from service within a year then hepossesses the requisite permission from the President of India or any officer, duly authorizedby him in this behalf, to get associated with the tenderer.c) Should a tenderer or Contractor being an individual, have member(s) of his family or in the caseof partnership firm/ company / jointventure (JV) / registered society / registered trust etc. oneor 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 theEngineering or any other department of the railway, then the tenderer at the time of submissionof tender, will inform the authority inviting tenders the details of such persons.Note: -If information as required above has not been furnished, contract is liable to be dealt in accordance with provision of clause 62 of the Standard General Condition ofcontract.

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, (ii)Following documents shall be submitted by the tenderer: as the case may be.(a) Sole Proprietorship Firm:(i) All documents in terms of Para 10 of the Tender Form (Second Sheet) above.(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 theposition 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) above.(c) Partnership Firm:(i) All documents as mentioned in para18 of the Tender Form(Second Sheet).(d) Joint Venture (JV): All documents as mentioned in para 17 of the Tender Form (Second Sheet).(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) above.(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.(iv) 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 ofsubmission 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 documentsin terms of Para 10 of the Tender Form (Second Sheet).

(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) A copy of Rules & Regulations of the Society(v) All other documents in terms of Para 10 of the Tender Form (Second Sheet) above. (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 filesetc. will be taken for consideration of the tender, if no such mention is available in tender offersubmitted.(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 ofthe firm made subsequent to the submission of tender. Railway may, however, recognize such powerof attorney and changes after obtaining proper legal advice, the cost of which will be chargeable tothe Contractor.

The tenderer whether sole proprietor / a company or a partnership firm / joint venture (JV) /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 aNotary 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 further to deal with the Tender/ Contract up to the stage of signing the agreement except in case where suchspecific 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 shall be summarily rejected. A separate power of attorney duly stamped and authenticated by a Notary Public orby 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 all other contractual activities subsequent to signing of agreement, if required. Note: A Power of Attorney executed andissued 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 belegalized by the Indian Embassy if it carries a conforming Appostille certificate.

The firm should submit Annexure -VIB duly certified by CA and the UDIN number of CA should be mentioned and also submitthe balance sheet along with annexure-VIB.

The Price variation Clause (PVC) will not be applicable to this contract

Payment/recovery for increase/decrease in GST on works contract or imposition/removal of any tax/cess on Works Contract as per Clause 37 of GCC-April-2022 or latest.

Tenderers will examine the various provisions of the Central Goods and ServicesTaxct.2017 (CGST)/Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act. 2017 (IGST)/Union Territory Goods and Services Act.2017(UGST)/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 the full benefit of Input Tax Credit (ITC) likely to be availed by them is duly considered while quoting rates. Credit(ITC) likely to be availed by them is duly considered while quoting rates.

The successful tenderer is liable to be registered under CGST/IGST/UGST/SGST Act. shallsubmit GSTIN along with other details required under the GST/IGST/UGST/SGST Act to therailway immediately after the award of the contract, without which no payment shall bereleased to the contractor. Thecontractor shall be responsible for the deposition ofapplicableGST to the concerned authority.

The mandate form should be uploaded as per the attached format

The firm should submit a copy of the PAN Card.

The firm should submit a copy of the GST document.

The firm should submit a Tender Form(First Sheet-1 ) and Tender Form (Second Sheet)as per Annexure-I in terms of GCCApril 2022 have not been annexed while uploading theTender Documents.

Bid security: The tenderer shall be required to submit the bid security 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 bid security shall be 2% of the estimated cost of the work. Note: 1. The bid security shall berounded off to the nearest Rs. 100. This bid security shall be applicable for all modes of tendering. 2. Any firm recognized by Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) as 'Startups' shall be exempted from payment of Bid Security detaile above.3. Labour cooperative societies shall submit only50% of above Bid Security.

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.

This tender is governed by the General Condition of Contract for Works (2022) issued by the Railway Board with the latest amendments. All terms & conditions of the tender document will be governed by GCC for Works-2022 with all correction slips. The General Conditions of Contract-works can be seen on theRailway board website www.indianrailways.gov.in. Any terms of the tender contradict the terms of GCC (Works), in such case GCC for works-2022 will prevail. Tenderers must go through the General Conditions of Contract for works, available online before quoting the rates.

The intending tenderer is advised to study the tender papers carefully and also acquaint himself with the nature of the work and the matters pertaining there to them. Submission of tender shall be deemed to have been done after careful study and examination of tender papers with the full understanding of theimplications thereof.

All offers shall be uploaded to the website through the authorized digital signature of bidders/contractors along with the submission of the cost of the Bid security. The cost of the Bid security can be directly paid through the online gatewayfacility provided in www.ireps.gov.in portal within the stipulated dateand time of tender closing. The IREPS website should bemonitored for any updates or changes. Noncompliance with any of the conditions set forth therein above is liable to result in the tender being rejected.

The tenderers shall keep the offer open for a minimum period as mentioned in NIT from the date of opening of the tender, within which period the tenderers can not withdraw their offer, subject to the period being extended further if required, by mutual agreement from time to time. Any intervention of the abovecondition will make the tenderer liable for forfeiture of his security deposit for the due performance of the foregoing stipulation.

Order of Precedence of Documents: In a tender/contract, in case of any difference, contradiction, or discrepancy, with regard to conditions of tender/contract, specifications, drawings, bill of quantities, etc., forming part of the tender/contract, the following shall be the order of precedence: i. Letter of Award ii.Schedule of Items, Rates & Quantities iii. Special Conditions of Contract iv. Technical Specifications as given in tender documents v.Drawings vi. Indian Railways Standard General Conditions of Contract updated with correction slips issued up to date of inviting tender or as otherwise specified in the tender documents. vii. CPWD Specifications 2019 Vol I & II updated with correction slips issued up to date of inviting tender or as otherwise specified in the tender documents, if applicable in the contract. viii. Indian Railways Unified Standard Specification(IRUSS- 2019) updated with correction slips issued up to date of inviting tender or as otherwise specified in the tender documents, if applicable in the contract. ix. Indian Railways Unified Standard Specifications (Works and Material)2010 updated with correction slips issued up to date of inviting tender or as otherwise specified in the tender documents, if applicable in the contract. x.IR Specifications/Guidelines updated with correction slips issued up to date of inviting tender or as otherwise specified in the tender documents.xi.Relevant B.I.S.Codes updated with correction slips issued up to date of inviting tender or as otherwise specified in the tender documents.

Should a tenderer find discrepancies in or omissions from the drawings or any of the tender forms or should be in doubt as totheir meaning, he should at once notify the authority inviting tenders who may issue a corrigendum. It shall be understoodthat every endeavor has been made to avoid any error which can materially affect the basis of the tender and the successfultenders shall take it upon himself and provide for the risk of any error which may subsequently be discovered and shall make no subsequent claim on account thereof.

Before submitting a tender, the tenderer will be deemed to have satisfied himself by actual inspection of the site and locality of the works, that all conditions liable to be encountered during the execution of the works are taken into account and that the rates he entered in the tender form are adequate and all-inclusive to accord with the provisions in clause-37 of the General Conditions of Contract for the completion of work to the entire satisfaction of the engineer.

Execution of Contract Document: The Tenderer whose tender is accepted shall be required to appear in person at the office ofDY.CEE(ERS-POH)/KGPW or concerned Engineer, as the case may be, or if the tenderer is a firm or corporation, a duly authorized the representative shall appear and execute thecontract agreement within 30 days of notice from Railwaysthat the Contract Agreement is ready. The Contract Agreement shall be entered into by Railway only after submission of validPerformance Guarantee by the Contractor. Failure to do so shall constitute a breach of the agreement affected by theacceptance of the tender. In such cases the Railway may determine that such tenderer has abandoned the contract andthere upon his tender and acceptance thereof shall betreated as cancelled and the Railway shall be entitled to forfeit the fullamount of theEarnest Money and other dues payable to the Contractor under this contract. The failed Contractor shall bedebarred from participating in the retender for that work.

Tender credential: The railway reserves the right to verify all statements, information, and documents submitted by thebidder 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 suchverification or lack of such verification, by the railway,shall not relieve the bidder of its obligations or liabilities hereunder not will it affect any rights of the railway thereunder.

Rights of the Railway to deal with Tender: The authority for the acceptance of the tender will rest with the Railway. It shall notbe 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.

Execution Co-Relation And Intent Of Contract Documents: (1) Execution Co- Relation and Intent of Contract Documents: Thecontract documents shall be signed in triplicate by the Railway and the Contractor. The contract documents are complementary and what is called for by anyone shall be asbinding as if called for by all, the intention of the documents is to include all labour and materials, equipments and transportation necessary for proper execution of work. Materials or works not covered by or properly inferable from any heading or class of the specifications shall not be supplied by the Railway to the Contractors unless distinctly specified in the contract documents. Materials or works described in words which soapplied have a well-known technical or trade meaning, shall be held to refer to such recognized standards. 2. (2) If a work istransferred from the jurisdiction of one Railway to anotherRailway or to a Project authority or vice versa while contract isin subsistence, the contract shall be binding on the Contractor and the Successor Railway/Project in the same manner & takeeffect in all respects as if the Contractor and the Successor Railway/Project were parties thereto from the inception and thecorresponding officer or the Competent Authority in the Successor Railway/Project will exercise the same powers andenjoy the same authority as conferred to thePredecessor Railway/Project under the original contract/agreement entered into. 2. (3) If for administrative or other reasons the contract is transferred to the Successor Railway, the contract shall, not withstanding any things contained herein contrary thereto, be binding on the Contractor and the Successor Railway in the same manner and take effect in all respects as if the Contractor and the Successor Railway had been parties thereto from the date of this contract.

Service of Notices on Contractors: The Contractor shall furnish to the Engineer the name, designation, and address of his authorized agent and all complaints, notices, communications, and references shall be deemed to have been duly given to the Contractor, If delivered to the Contractor or his authorized agent or left at or posted to the address so given and shall be deemed to have been so given in the case of posting on day on which they would have reached such address in the ordinary course of post or on the day on which they were so delivered or left. In the case of contract by partners, any change in the constitution of the firm shall be forthwith notified by the Contractor to the Engineer.

In addition to issuance of work experience certificate to Contractor, the Engineer, when, based on documents, is satisfied that subcontracted work has been carried out by Subcontractor, shall issue work experience certificate to the subcontractor also for the portion of work subcontracted and successfully completed by the sub-contractor. (i)Theresponsibility of successful completion of work by subcontractor shall lie with Contractor. Subcontracting will in noway relieve the Contractor to execute the work as per terms of the Contract. (j)Further, in case Engineer is of the view that subcontractor's performance is not satisfactory, he may instruct the Contractor to remove the subcontractor from the work and Contractor has to comply with the above instructions with duepromptness. Contractor shall intimate the actual date of discontinuation of subcontract to Engineer.No claim of Contractor whatsoever on this account shall be entertained by the Railway and this shall be deemed as 'excepted matter' (matter not arbitrable). (k) The permitted subcontracting of work by the Contractor shall not establish any contractual relationship between the subcontractor and the Railway and shall not relieve the Contractor of anyresponsibility under the Contract.

Accommodation & Railway Passes: No accommodations shall be given to any contractor(s) or staff/supervisors for the purpose of the stay. Also, no Railway pass / PTO shall be given to them.

Bid security: The tenderer shall be required to submit the bid security 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 bid security shall be 2% of the estimated cost of the work. Note: 1. The bid security shall berounded off to the nearest Rs. 100. This bid security shall be applicable for all modes of tendering. 2. Any firm recognized by Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) as 'Startups' shall be exempted from payment of Bid Security detaile above.3. Labour cooperative societies shall submit only50% of above Bid Security.

Performance Guarantee: The procedure for obtaining Performance Guarantee is outlined below: (a) The successful bidder shall have to submit a Performance Guarantee (PG) within 21 (Twenty-one) days from the date of issue of the 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 chargedfor the delay beyond 21(Twentyone) days, i.e. from 22nd day after the date of issue of LOA. Further, ifthe 60th day 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 casecontract is terminated railway shall be entitled to forfeit Earnest Money Deposit and other dues payable against that contract. In case a tenderer has not submitted Bid security Deposit on the strength of their registration as a Startup recognized by Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) underMinistry 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. (b) 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 GuaranteeBonds. These forms of Performance Guarantee could be either of the State Bank of India or of any of the NationalizedBanks;(v)Guarantee Bonds executed or Deposits Receipts tendered by allScheduled Banks; (vi)Deposit in the Post Office savings 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 TrustCertificates 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. Railway Board vide letter No. 2022/CE-I/CT/GCC-2022/POLICY/Pt. I (E-3320424) dated 13.03.2026 has issued Correction Slip No. 11 to GCC April- 2022.As per the said Correction Slip, if a tender is accepted at a rate below the advertised tender value, the bidder is required to submit additional Performance Guarantee (PG) as follows: i) If the bid is quoted between 0% to 5% below the advertised cost, no additional PG is required. ii) If the bid is quoted more than 5% below the advertised cost, an additional PG of 5% of the contract value is required.

The Performance Guarantee shall be submitted by the successful bidder after the Letter of Acceptance (LOA) has beenissued, 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. (d) The Performance Guarantee (PG) shall bereleased 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. (e) Whenever the contract is rescinded, the Performance Guarantee already submitted for the contract shall be ncashed in addition to forfeiture of Security Depositavailable with railway.

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 (notwithstanding 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, inwhich event the Engineer may claim the full amount of the Performance Guarantee. (ii) Failure by the Contractor to pay the President of India any amount due, either as agreed by the Contractor or determined under any of the Clauses/Conditions ofthe Agreement, within 30 days of the service of notice to this effect by the Engineer. (iii) The Contract being determined or rescinded under clause 62 of the GCC (h)

Security Deposit: As per GCC-April-2022 or latest .

Damage from Accidents: The Contractor shall take all precautions against damages from accidents. No compensationwill be allowed to the Contractor for his staff, tools, plants, materials, machines and other equipment lost or damaged byany cause whatsoever. The Contractor shall be liable to make good the damages. No claims in this regard will be arbitral.

Dispute in specification: Any dispute arising out of interpretation of Drawings, specifications or any terms and conditions including special condition of the contract or arising during the execution of the work/contract, shall be settled by Railways and his decision shall be final and binding on the contractor/tenderer(s).

Payment terms: - The standard payment terms subject to recoveries of any amount under the liquidated damages clauseof contract will be as per latest rules. Payment as above shall be subject to any deductions of any amount for which thecontractor is liable under the contract against this tender including penalty as specified in penalty clause or any othercontract in respect of which the President of India is the contracting authority.

Terms of Payment: 100% payment will be arrangedthrough NEFT system as per theenclosed mandateformat. The firm isadvised to submit the format dulyfilled in the Bankdetails and payment will be madeafter filling the measurement book with DY.CEE(ERSPOH)/KGPW. The contractor should submit bills for Labour chargesand the cost ofspares parts after each service.The Tenderer shallsubmit a certified copyof tax submitted as perprevailing rates on the bill value is recoverable fromthecontractbills, if required.

Bill passing authority: Dy. CEE (ERS-POH)/KGPW Bill Paying authority: DY.FA&CAO/WS/KGP

Shramikkalyan portal : Contractor is to abide by the provisions of payment of Wages act & Minimum Wages act in terms of clause 54 and 55 of Indian Railways General Condition of Contract. In order to ensure the same, an application has been developed and hosted on website www.shramikkalyan.indianrailways.gov.in'.Contractor shall register his firm/company etc. and upload requisite details of labour and their payment in this portal. These details shall be available in public domain. The Registration/updation of Portal shall be done asunder: (a) Contractor shall apply for one-time registration of his ompany/firm etc. In the Shramikkalyan portal with requisite details subsequent to issue of Letter of Acceptance. Engineer shall approve the contractor's registration on the portal within 7 days of receipt of such request. (b) Contractor once approved by any Engineer, can create password with login ID (PAN No.) for subsequent use of portal for all LOAs issued in his favour. (c) The contractor once registered on the portal, shall provide details of his Letter of Acceptance (LOA)/Contract Agreements on Shramik kalyanportal within 15 days of issue of any LOA for approval of concerned engineer. Engineers shall update (if required) andapprove the details of LOA filled by contractor within 7 days of receipt of such request. (d) After approval of LOA by Engineer,contractor shall fill the salient details of contract labours engaged in the contract and ensure updating of each wagepayment to them on Shramik kalyan portal on monthly basis.(e) It shall be mandatory upon the contractor to ensure correct and prompt uploading of all salient details of engaged contractual labour & payments made there of after each wage period. While processing payment of any 'On Account Bill 'or' FinalBill' contractor shall submit a job completion certificate and forrelease of 'Performance Guarantee/Security Deposit', the contractor shall submit Job completion and No-claim certificateto the Engineer or Engineer's representatives.

The following Special Conditions shall supplement and to be read together with the Indian Railways Standard General Conditions of Contract (IR-SGCC), April 2022 and the extant orders along with the amendments, if any, issued by the Govt. of India, Ministry of Railways (Railway Board) from time to time.

Scope of work: As per attached annexure with tender document.

COMPLETION OF PERIOD: The whole work should be completed within 12 months from the date of issue of LOA, until and unless extended by the competent authority.

The contractor shall submit the police verification certificate and appointment letter of each labour engaged for the work. The contractor shall also submit the wage slips of all deployed labourers during the first week of every month as proof of wage disbursement. Further, the contractor shall provide a QR code- based identity card to each labour engaged for the work and ensure that the identity card is carried by the concerned labourer while on duty

Warrantee-Period: The contractor shall provide a warranty for the satisfactory completion of work carried out by him for a period of 18 months from the date of completion of the work. During the warranty period of 18 months, if any defect arises, the contractor shall attend to and rectify the defect at any locomotive shed of Indian Railways within 15 Days of receiving intimation from the Railway. In the event of failure to rectify the defect within the stipulated period of 15 Days, a penalty of Rs.1000/-(Rupees one thousand only) per day shall be levied for each additional day of delay until the defect is rectified.

Work Evaluation, Payment and Penalty The contractor shall undertake the work of modification of A9 and SA9 pipelines using stainless steel pipes in Electric Locomotives at ERS- POH/KGP, strictly in accordance with the enclosed Scope of Work. The contractor shall arrange all requisite machinery and plant (M&P), materials, tools and tackles, and adequate skilled and competent manpower required for execution of the work.The modification work on each Electric Locomotive shall be completed within 05 (five) working days from the date the locomotive is offered for the work. In the event of failure to complete the work within the stipulated period, a penalty of Rs.1,000/-(One thousand) per additional day shall be imposed for each locomotive, subject to the applicable terms and conditions of the contract.The contractor shall also deploy at least one Diploma-holder Supervisor for proper supervision and execution of the work. The entire contractual work shall be completed within the stipulated contract period of 12 (twelve) months.