New Jalpaiguri - Darjeeling (SL/NG) - TRR(P) - 86.500 Tkm (by 50R rail) under jurisdiction of Sr. DEN/III/KIR. (Total = 86.500 Km)

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-XIVA, of STD/June/22 along with copies of Audited Balance Sheets duly certified by the Chartered Accountant/ Certificate from Chartered Accountant duly supported by Audited Balance Sheet

Bid Capacity: The tender/technical bid will be evaluated based on bid capacity formula detailed as Annexure-"A'

Standard Financial Criteria for JV:-

The JV shall satisfy the requirement of "Financial Eligibility" mentioned at para 22.2 of tender documents. The "financial capacity" of the lead partner of JV shall not be less than 51% of the financial eligibility criteria mentioned at para 22.2 of tender documents . The arithmetic sum of individual "financial capacity" of all the members shall be taken as JV's 1.2.1 "financial capacity" to satisfy this requirement. Note: Contractual payment received by a Member in an earlier JV shall be reckoned only to the extent of the concerned member's share in that JV for the purpose of satisfying compliance of the above mentioned financial eligibility criteria in the tender under consideration.

Technical Eligibility Criteria as under (Document in support of Technical Eligibility Criteria should be submitted/uploaded as per Anneuxre-V of tender document) :

(a)The tenderer must have successfully completed or substantially completed any of the following during last 07 (seven) years, ending last day of month previous to the one in which tender is invited: Three similar works each costing not less than the amount equal to 30% of advertised value of the tender, or Two similar works each costing not less than the amount equal to 40% of advertised value of the tender, or One similar work each costing not less than the amount equal to 60% of advertised value of the tender.

(b)(i) In case of tenders for composite works (e.g. works involving more than one distinct component, such as Civil Engineering works, S&T works, Electrical works, OHE works etc. and in the case of major bridges - substructure, superstructure etc.), tenderer must have successfully completed or substantially completed any of the following during last 07 (seven) years, ending last day of month previous to the one in which tender is invited: Three similar works each costing not less than the amount equal to 30% of advertised value of each component of tender, or Two similar works each costing not less than the amount equal to 40% of advertised value of each component of tender, or One similar work each costing not less than the amount equal to 60% of advertised value of each component of tender.

Note for para 1.2 above: Separate completed works of minimum required values shall also be considered for fulfillment of technical eligibility criteria for different components.

(b) (ii) In such cases, what constitutes a component in a composite work shall be clearly predefined with estimated tender cost of it, as part of the tender documents without any ambiguity.

Note for Standard Technical Criteria: Work experience certificate from private individual shall not be considered. However, in addition to work experience certificates issued by any Govt. Organisation, work experience certificate issued by Public listed company having average annual turnover of Rs 500 crore and above in last 3 financial years excluding the current financial year, listed on National Stock Exchange or Bombay Stock Exchange, incorporated/registered atleast 5 years prior to the date of closing of tender, shall also be considered provided the work 1.4.1 experience certificate has been issued by a person authorized by the Public listed company to issue such certificates. In case tenderer submits work experience certificate issued by public listed company, the tenderer shall also submit along with work experience certificate, the relevant copy of work order, bill of quantities, bill wise details of payment received duly certified by Chartered Accountant, TDS certificates for all payments received and copy of final/last bill paid by company in support of above work experience certificate.

(b)(iii) To evaluate the technical eligibility of tenderer, only components of work as stipulated in tender documents for evaluation of technical eligibility, shall be considered. The scope of work covered in other remaining components shall be either executed by tenderer himself if he has work experience as mentioned in clause 7 of the Standard General Conditions of Contractor through subcontractor fulfilling the requirements as per clause 7 of the Standard General Conditions of Contract or jointly i.e., partly himself and remaining through subcontractor, with prior approval of Chief Engineer in writing. However, if required in tender documents by way of Special Conditions, a formal agreement duly notarised, legally enforceable in the court of law, shall be executed by the main contractor with the subcontractor for the component(s) of work proposed to be executed by the subcontractor(s), and shall be submitted along with the offer for considering subletting of that scope of work towards fulfilment of technical eligibility. Such subcontractor must fulfill technical eligibility criteria as follows: The subcontractor shall have successfully completed at least one work similar to work proposed for subcontract, costing not less than 35% value of work to be subletted, in last 5 years, ending last day of month previous to the one in which tender is invited through a works contract. Note: for subletting of work costing up to Rs 50 lakh, no previous work experience of subcontractor shall be asked for by the Railway. In case after award of contract or during execution of work it becomes necessary for contractor to change subcontractor, the same shall be done with subcontractor(s) fulfilling the requirements as per clause 7 of the Standard General Conditions of Contract, with prior approval of Chief Engineer in writing

Technical Eligibility Criteria for JV as under (a or b mentioned hereunder):

(a)For Works without composite components- The technical eligibility for the work as per para 22.1, shall be satisfied by either the 'JV in its own name & style' or 'Lead member of the JV'. Each other (non-lead) member(s) of JV, who is/ are not satisfying the technical eligibility for the work as per para 22.1, shall have technical capacity of minimum 10% of 1.6.1 the cost of work i.e., each non-lead member of JV member must have satisfactorily completed or substantially completed during the last 07 (seven) years, ending last day of month previous to the one in which tender is invited, one similar single work for a minimum of 10% of advertised value of the tender

(b)For works with composite components- The technical eligibility for major component of work as per para 22.1, shall be satisfied by either the 'JV in its own name & style' or 'Lead member of the JV' and technical eligibility for other component(s) of work as per para 22.1 of GCC/22, shall be satisfied by either the 'JV in its own name & style' or 'any member of the JV'. Each other (non-lead)member(s) of JV, who is/ are not satisfying the technical eligibility for any component of the work as per 1.6.2 para 22.1 above, shall have technical capacity of minimum 10% of the cost of any component of work mentioned in technical eligibility criteria. i.e., each other (non-lead) member of must have satisfactorily completed or substantially completed during the last 07 (seven) years, ending last day of month previous to the one in which tender is invited, one similar single work for a minimum of 10% of cost of any component of work mentioned in technical eligibility criteria.

Note for Clause 1.6 above: a)The Major component of the work for this purpose shall be the component of work having highest value. In cases where value of two or more component of work is same, any one work can be classified as Major component of work. b)Value of a completed 1.6.3 work done by a Member in an earlier JV shall be reckoned only to the extent of the concerned member's share in that JV for the purpose of satisfying his/her compliance to the above mentioned technical eligibility criteria in the tender under consideration.

Defination of Similar Work :- Any P-Way works.

" No post tender correspondence will be done with the participant tenderer(s) for deficient credentials noted during scrutiny of tender/offer nor any credential will be accepted after opening of the tender and the offer shall be decided on the basis of submitted/Credentials downloaded with offer only"

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 further to deal with 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 all other contractual activities 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

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.

After opening of the tender, any document pertaining to the constitution of Sole Proprietorship Firm / Partnership Firm / Registered Company/ Registered Trust / Registered Society/HUF 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

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.

Tender form (First Sheet) as per 'Annexure-I'

Firm details as per 'Annexure-II'

Self attested copy of Permanent Account Number (PAN) issued by Income Tax Department.

For JV firm submit details as per given below:-

Memorandum of Understanding of JV as per proforma given in 'Annexure- XIV' and performa of details of Annual Turnover of each JV partners given in Annexure -XIVA

Letter of consent as per proforma given in 'Annexure-XV' to be submitted by a partnership firm participating as a Member of JV firm (wherever applicable).

Notary Certified copy of resolution passed by Board of Directors of the Company, permitting the company to enter into a JV agreement, authorizing MD or one of the Directors of Mangers of the Company to sign JV Agreement, such other documents required to be signed on behalf of the Company and enter into liability against the company and/or do any other act on behalf of the company to be submitted as per 'Annexure-XVI'.

Special Power of Attorney as per proforma given in 'Annexure- XVII' to be submitted by Limited Companies or Sole Proprietor participating as member of JV firm (wherever applicable).

The tenderer shall submit all the documents as mentioned in Clause No. 24.0 of the tender documents (Clause 17 of GCC/2022).

Documents to be submitted by tenderer as per status of their firms. These documents are listed below-

For Sole Proprietorship firm:- (i) Affidavit as per 'Annexure -X'. (ii)Special power of Attorney as per proforma given in 'Annexure-XI' to be submitted by sole proprietor firm duly notarized.(Not required if tender documents are submitted by proprietor himself) (iii) An undertaking that he is not blacklisted or debarred by Railways or any other Ministry/Department of Govt. of India from Participation in tender on the date of opening of bids, either in individual capacity or as a member of the partnership firm or JV in which he was/is a partner/member concealment/wrong information in regard to above shall make the contract liable for determination under Clause 62 of the General Condition s of Contract. (iv) All documents in terms of explanatory notes in clause 22 of STD/June/22.

For Partnership firm- (i)A notarized copy of partnership deed. (ii)A notarized or registered copy of special Power of Attorney (duly registered as per prevailing law) in favour of the individual to tender for the work, sign the agreement etc. and create liability against the firm as per proforma given in Annxure-XII (Not required if one or more partners are authorized in Parternership deed to sign on behalf of the firm.) (iii)An undertaking by all partners of the partnership firm that they are not blacklisted or debarred by Railways or any other Ministry / Department of the Govt. of India / any State Govt. from participation in tenders / contracts as on the date of opening of bids, either in their individual capacity or in any firm in which they were / are partners. Concealment / wrong information in regard to above shall make the contract liable for determination under Clause 62 of the General Conditions of Contract. (iv)The tenderer shall submit documents as mentioned in clause 23.10 of the Tender Form (Second Sheet) of STD/June/22

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) An undertaking that the HUF is not blacklisted or debarred by Railways or any other Ministry / Department of Govt. of India from participation in tender on the date of opening of bids, either in individual capacity or as a member of the partnership firm or JV in which HUF was / is a partner/member. Concealment / wrong information in regard to above shall make the contract liable for determination under Clause 62 of the General Conditions of Contract. (iii) All other documents in terms of explanatory notes in clause 22 of STD/June/22.

Company registered under Companies Act-2013: The tenderer shall submit :- (i) the copies of MOA (Memorandum of Association) / AOA (Articles of Association) of the company (ii) 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, as per proforma given in Annexure-XIII' (iii) A copy of Certificate of incorporation (iv) An under taking the Company is not blacklisted or debarred by Railway or any other Ministry/Department of Govt. of India from participation in tender on the date of opening of bids, either in individual capacity or as a member of the partnership firm or JV in which the Company was / is a partner/member. Concealment / wrong information in regard to above shall make the contract liable for determination under Clause 62 of the General Conditions of Contract. (v) All other documents in terms of explanatory notes in clause 22 of STD/June/22.

LLP (Limited Liability Partnership) Firm: If the tender is submitted on behalf of a LLP registered under LLP Act-2008, the tenderer shall submit alongwith the tender- (i) a copy of LLP Agreement, (ii) a copy of Certificate of Incorporation; and (iii) a copy of Power of Attorney/Authorisation 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 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 explanatory notes in clause 22 of STD/June/22.

Registered Society & Registered Trust: The tenderer shall submit:- (i) a copy of the 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 explanatory notes in clause 22 of STD/June/22.

The tenderers shall submit a copy of certificate stating that all their statements/documents submitted a longwith bid are true and factual. Standard format of certificate to be submitted by the bidder is enclosed as Annexure-III. In addition to Annexure- III, in case of other than Company/Proprietary firm, Annexure-III (A) shall also be submitted by the each member of a Partnership Firm/ Joint Venture (JV)/Hindu Undivided Family (HUF)/ Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) etc. as the case may be. Non submission of above Certificate(s) by the bidder shall result in summarily rejection of his/their bid. It shall be mandatorily incumbent upon the tenderer to 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.

BID Security (Bank Guarantee Bond from)-Annexure-XXII, The original Bank Guarantee should be delivered in person to the official nominated as indicated in the tender document before closing date for submission of bids (i.e excluding the last date of submission of bids).