Third party inspection - EM2ES

The bidder should have minimum experience of 5 years in the field of Electrical Engineering consultancy services for providing overall project Supervision with Quality & Quantity Assurance to any State/Central Government and their undertakings departments/ Electrical Utility (Transmission/ Distribution) in India. Experience certificate from the officer not below the rank of Executive Engineer or Equivalent of State/ Central Government and their undertakings departments/ Electrical Utility (Transmission/ Distribution) in India.

The Consultant must have successfully completed the consultancy services of at least Two Assignments of inspection, supervision and reporting of any distribution works in the preceding five years (2018-19 to 2022-23) to any State/Central Government and their undertakings departments/ Electrical Distribution Utility in India. Work completion Certificates from the officer not below the rank of Executive Engineer or Equivalent of concerned State/ Central Government and their undertakings departments/ Electrical Distribution Utility in India along with the Contract order copies.

The bidder (herein after referred to as the (Consultant)) shall be a company incorporated in India under the Companies Act 1956/ 2013/ partnership firm registered under Partnership Act/ Proprietorship act/ LLP. Valid certificate of registration/ incorporation certificate.

The consultant should have received a minimum income/ annual turnover of Rs.406.12 Lakhs per annum from the consultancy services during each of the 3(three) financial years (2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23). Audited Profit & Loss Account statement certified by Statutory Auditor for the last 3 (three) financial years (2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23).

The Consultant should have Liquid assets as on 30.04.2024 or later date before submission of bid consisting of Cash at Bank + Term deposits + availability of fund based credit facility in any Nationalized/ Scheduled Commercial Bank shall not be less than Rs.25 Lakhs. The cash at bank and availability of fund-based credit facility as on 30.04.2024 or later date before submission of bid shall be supported by certificate issued by any Nationalized/ scheduled commercial bank. If the Consultant has banking with more than one bank, then the available liquid assets shall be on same date from all the banks.

The Consultant should offer and make available all the key professional staff (the Key Personnel) having the requisite qualification & experience and shall discharge their respective responsibilities as provided in the Data Sheet.

The Consultant and/or his subsidiary companies should not have been Black-Listed/ banned/ suspended by any State Government/Central Government and their undertakings departments/ companies in India as on date of bid submission.

The Consultant and/or his subsidiary companies should not have been defaulted/short closed due to non-performance in the consultancy services against the order placed any State Government/Central Government and their undertakings departments/ companies in India as on date of bid submission.

Eligible consultant: For determining the eligibility of Consultant, the following conditions are required to be satisfied: a. The Consultant should not have be under order of debarment from participating in a Proposal, and as on the last date of submission of Proposals. b. Consultants contracts should not have been terminated during the last 3 (three) financial years due to non-fulfilment of contractual obligations as evidenced by imposition of a penalty by any procurement entity or by an arbitral or judicial authority or a judicial pronouncement or arbitration award against the Consultant. c. Consultant must not be insolvent, in receivership, bankrupt or being wound up, not have its affairs administered by a Court or Judicial Officer, not have its business activities suspended and must not be the subject of legal proceeding for any of these reasons. Notarized self- declaration in the prescribed format of the bid document.

Conditions for submission of Proposal by a Bidder from a Country which shares Land Border with India. i. Any Bidder from a country which shares a land with India will be eligible to bid in this Proposal only if the Bidder is registered with the Competent Authority. Bidder (including the term tenderer, consultant or service provider in certain contexts) means any person or firm or company, including any member of a consortium or joint venture (that is an association of several persons, or firms or companies), every artificial juridical person not falling in any of the descriptions of bidders stated hereinbefore, including any agency branch or office controlled by such person, participating in a procurement process. ii. Bidder from a country which shares a land border with India for the purpose of this RFP means a. An entity incorporated, established or registered in such a country or b. A subsidiary of an entity incorporated, established or registered in such a country or c. An entity substantially controlled through entities incorporated, established or registered in such a country or d. An entity whose beneficial owner is situated in such a country or e. An Indian (or other) agent of such an entity or f. A natural person who is a citizen of such a country or g. A consortium or joint venture where any member of the consortium or joint venture falls under any of the above. iii. A certificate for having read the above clauses is required to be submitted / uploaded by the Consultant separately in the prescribed format in the bidding document. Notarized self- declaration in the prescribed format of the bid document.

Though the Consultant fulfils the above conditions, they are subject to be disqualified if they have made any misleading or false representation in the forms, statements, any attachments in proof of the requirements specified in the eligibility or qualification criteria.