Zonal contract of "P.Way Zonal works under SSE/P/VSPS on Main line for period ending 30-09-2027 under the jurisdiction of Assistant Divisional Engineer/Track/VSKP

Financial Eligibility Criteria: The tenderer must have minimum average annual contractual turnover of V/N or V whichever is less crores; 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.

Technical Eligibility Criteria: The tenderer must have successfully 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.

Note: - Work experience certificate from private individual shall not be considered. However, in addition to work experience certificates issued by any Govt. Organization, 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 at least 5 years prior to the date of closing oftender, shall also be considered provided the work 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, 1.1.1 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.

Defination of Similar Work :- Execution of any P-Way related works.

All mandatory documents as per Provisions contained in Clause- 10, 14, 15, 16, 17 & 18 of Part I of General Conditions of Contract - 2022 as applicable are submitted.

Whether EACH PAGE of the copy of documents/certificates in support of credential is self-attested/digitally signed by tenderer/authorized representative with signature, stamp & date.

Whether all the documents related "Mandatory Requirement" as applicable, according to GCC along with all corrections slips from time to time and mentioned in the tender documents are enclosed with the tender.

Whether the Tender Form (First Sheet) in the tender documents is properly filled and submitted along with tender.

The tenderer(s) should submit the BID SECURITY in acceptable form i.e. only through net banking or e-payment gateway or submitted as Bank Guarantee Bond from a Scheduled Nationalized bank of India or as mentioned in the tender documents. The Bank Guarantee Bond shall be as per Annexure- VI(A) and shall be valid for a period of 90 days beyond the bid validity period. (NOTE: For submission of Bid Security in the form of Bank Guarantee, all the procedures mentioned at Para-5 Bid Security (3) (I) to (VIII) of GCC should invariably be followed.)

Clause 14(e) of GCC-2022 : (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. (NOTE : The participant tenderers have to comply with relevant clause applicable to them. The other clauses not applicable to the participating tenderers shall be mentioned as "CLAUSE NOT APPLICABLE").

Clause 14(f) of GCC-2022 : (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 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). (NOTE : The participant tenderers have to comply with relevant clause applicable to them. The other clauses not applicable to the participating tenderers shall be mentioned as "CLAUSE NOT APPLICABLE").

Clause 14 of GCC-2022 : (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 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. (NOTE : The participant tenderers have to comply with relevant clause applicable to them. The other clauses not applicable to the participating tenderers shall be mentioned as "CLAUSE NOT APPLICABLE").

Clause 15 of GCC-2022: 15. 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 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 shall be 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 Apostille certificate.

Clause 16 of GCC-2022: 16. Employment/Partnership etc. of Retired Railway Employees: (a) Should a tenderer i) 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 a pensionable post or not, in the Engineering or any other 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 said service 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 director as the case may be, has been obtained by the tenderer or the Engineer or officer, as the case may be from the President of India or any officer, duly authorized by him in this behalf, shall be clearly stated in writing at the time of submitting the tender. b) In case, upon successful award of contract, should a tenderer depute for execution of the works under or to deal matters related with this contract, any retired Engineer of gazette rank or retired gazetted officer working before his retirement in the Engineering or any other department of any of the railways owned and administered by the President of India for the time being, and now in his employment, then the tenderer will ensure that retired Engineer or retired gazetted officer had retired from government service at least 1 year prior to the date of his employment with tenderer and in case he had retired from service within a year then he possesses the requisite permission from the President of India or any officer, duly authorized by 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 case of partnership firm/ company / joint venture (JV) / registered society / registered trust etc. one or 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 the Engineering or any other department of the railway, then the tenderer at the time of submission of tender, will inform the authority inviting tenders the details of such persons. Note: -If information as required as per 16.a), b), c) above has not been furnished, contract is liable to be dealt in accordance with provision of clause 62 of the Standard General Condition of contract.

Clause 18.10 of GCC-2022 : 18.10 The tenderer shall clearly specify that the tender is submitted on behalf of a partnership firm. The following documents shall be submitted by the partnership firm, with the tender: (i) A notarized copy of the Partnership Deed or a copy of the Partnership deed registered with the Registrar. (ii) A notarized or registered copy of Power of Attorney in favour of the individual to tender for the work, sign the agreement etc. and create liability against 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 from participation in tenders / contracts as on the date of submission of bids, either in their individual capacity or in any firm/LLP in which they were/are partners/ members. Any Concealment / wrong information in regard to above shall make the bid ineligible or the contract shall be determined under Clause 62 of the Standard General Conditions of Contract. (iv) All other documents in terms of Para- 10 of the Tender Form (Second Sheet) of GCC.

CLAUSE 6.1 of GCC 2022: In addition to Annexure-V, in case of other than company/proprietary firm, Annexure-V(A) shall also be submitted by 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.

Clause-5-GCC Bid Security:(1) (a)The tenderer shall be required to submit the Bid Security with the tender 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 as under: For all works 2% of the estimated cost of the work. Note: (i) The Bid Security shall be rounded off to the nearest 100. This Bid Security shall be applicable for all modes of tendering. (ii) Any firm recognized by Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) as 'Startups' shall be exempted from payment of Bid Security detailed above. (iii) Labour Cooperative Societies shall submit only 50% of above Bid Security detailed above. (b) It shall be understood that the tender documents have been issued to the tenderer and the tenderer is permitted to tender in consideration of stipulation on his part, that after submitting his tender he will not resile from his offer or modify the terms and conditions thereof in a manner not acceptable to the Engineer. Should the tenderer fail to observe or comply with the said stipulation, the aforesaid amount shall be liable to be forfeited to the Railway.(c) If his tender is accepted, this Bid Security mentioned in sub Para (a) above will be retained as part security for the due and faithful fulfillment of the contract in terms of Clause 16 of the Standard General Conditions of Contract. The Bid Security of other Tenderers shall, save as herein before provided, be returned to them, but the Railway shall not be responsible for any loss or depreciation that may happen thereto while in their possession, nor be liable to pay interest thereon. (2) The Bid Security shall be deposited either in cash through e- payment gateway or submitted as Bank Guarantee bond from a scheduled commercial bank of India or as mentioned in tender documents. The Bank Guarantee bond shall be as per Annexure VIA and shall be valid for a period of 90days beyond the bid validity period. (3) In case, submission of Bid Security in the form of Bank Guarantee, following shall be ensured: i. A scanned copy of the Bank Guarantee shall be uploaded on e-Procurement Portal (IREPS) while applying to the tender. ii. 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). iii. Non submission of scanned copy of Bank Guarantee with the bid on e-tendering portal (IREPS) and/or non submission of original Bank Guarantee within the specified period shall lead to summary rejection of bid. iv. The Tender Security shall remain valid for a period of 90 days beyond the validity period for the Tender. v. The details of the BG, physically submitted should match with the details available in the scanned copy and the data entered during bid submission time, failing which the bid will be rejected.vi. The Bank Guarantee shall be placed in an envelope, which shall be sealed. The envelope shall clearly bear the identification "Bid for the ***Project" and shall clearly indicate the name and address of the Bidder. In addition, the Bid Due Date should be indicated on the right-hand top corner of the envelope.

In continuation to BID SECURITY 3 of (i to vi): vii. The envelope shall be addressed to the officer and address as mentioned in the tender document. viii. If the envelope is not sealed and marked as instructed above, the Railway assumes no responsibility for the misplacement or premature opening of the contents of the Bid submitted and consequent losses, if any, suffered by the Bidder. If any Bidder/Contractor submitted BG against Bid Security & Performance Guarantee (PG), then eBG data entry in Structured Financial Management System (SFMS) by BG issuing Bank Authorities to be ensured by concern Bidder/Contractor. Also, all Bidder(s) to be ensure while submission of BG against Bid Security & Performance Guarantee (PG) i.e. BG issuing will be with two IFSC codes as Advising bank IFSC code must be "SBIN000RAIL" and as Beneficiary bank IFSC code must be"SBIN0000041". Beneficiary: PFA, Visakhapatnam, South Coast Railway, PAN No: AAAGM0289C, e-Mail ID: [email protected]..

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