"LEAD ACID STORAGE BATTERIES

Special Eligibility Criteria

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   TENDERERS ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT CURRENT AND VALID AUTHORISED DEALERSHIP CERTIFICATE.

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   Attention of Bidders is invited to the following with reference to Make In India Policy: - Para 19.0 of Section II (Pages from 46 to 47) of attached document - LT Conditions stands deleted. The provisions for preference to Make In India Policy will be applicable as per the Public Procurement [Preference to Make In India] Order 2017 - Revision issued by Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade [Public Procurement Section]vide their Order No.P-45021/2/2017-PP[BE- II]dtd.15.06.2017, 28.05.2018, 04.06.2020, 16.09.2020,04.03.2021, 19-07-2024 and as applicable as on the date of Tender opening. With reference to the provisions of the revised 'Public Procurement [Preference to Make In India], Order 2017, it shall be noted that: [i]Minimum 50% Local content is required for MII Compliance to qualify as a Class-I local supplier to avail the benefits of MII Policy. [ii]For Class-II local suppliers, the minimum required local content is 20%. [iii]The 'Class-I local supplier/Class-II local supplier' shall be required to indicate percentage of local content and provide self-certification from the OEM that the item offered meets the local content requirement for 'Class-I local supplier/Class-II local supplier', as the case maybe. [iv]They shall also give details of the locations at which the local value addition is made. The bidder shall upload the document along with the bid. Offers received from non local- suppliers i.e., local content for goods/works/services tendered is less than the prescribed for class II suppliers as above or as applicable on the date of tender opening will not be considered for placement of any order. [Copy of Railway Boards letter dated 20-08-2024 & DPIITs order dated 19-07-2024 attached]

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Check List

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   Please ensure that you have provided complete address of your works/factory.
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   Please ensure that you have confirmed for compliance of Public Procurement orders of Departmnet of Expenditure regarding countries sharing land border with India.
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   Please ensure that you have kept your offer valid for the validity period as mentioned in NIT header.
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   Please ensure that you have submitted the details of location[s] at which local value addition is made/proposed.
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   Please ensure that you have attached relevant MSE certificate if you claim for benefits and preferential treatment as MSE.

Commercial-Compliance

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   THE SUPPLY SHOULD ACCOMPANY WITH THE MANUFACTURERS TEST CERTIFICATE.

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   The bidders should quote the applicable HSN codes and it is the responsibility of the tenderer to quote the correct HSN code and upload the document. Misclassification in HSN code, if quoted by any bidder, shall be dealt as per following conditions:- 1. The Purchaser shall not be responsible for any misclassification of HSN Number or incorrect GST rate, if quoted by the bidder. 2. Any increase in GST rate due to misclassification of HSN number shall have to be absorbed by the supplier. 3. Wherever the successful bidder invoices the goods at GST rate or HSN Number which is different from that incorporated in the purchase order, payment shall be made as per GST rate which is lower of the GST rate incorporated in purchase order or billed. 4. Vendors will be required to adjust basic price to the extent required by higher tax billed as per invoice to match the all- inclusive price as mentioned in the purchase order.

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   [i] In case of MSE firm willing to claim the benefits under Public Procurement Policy [Preference to MSE] order 2012, the firm should upload alongwith their offer, the proof of their being MSE registered with the nodal agency. [ii] As per Gazette notification no. S.O.4926[E] dated 18.10.2022 amending notification no.S.O.2119[E] dated 26.06.2020 circulated vide Railway Board letter no. 2020/RS[G]/363/1 dated 03.11.2022 regarding re-classification of enterprises and Udyam registration, "In case of an upward change in terms of plant and machinery or equipment or turnover or both, and consequent re-classification, an enterprise shall continue to avail of all non-tax benefits of the category it was in before the re-classification, for a period of three years from the date of such upward change." In such cases, the tenderer claiming such benefits shall submit necessary documentary evidence along with offer. [iii] Tenderers shall upload Udyam Registration detail showing that the enterprise is owned by Scheduled Castes [SC]/ Scheduled Tribes [ST]/ women entrepreneurs to claim the benefit under this sub-classification.

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   If you are not a MSE or a consortia of MSE formed by NSIC, please indicate percentage of sub contracts in execution of this tender that will be from Micro and small Enterprise [in percent of order value] with further category breakup of MSE owned by SC/ST[Information will be provided in percentage terms with 7 fields; Micro owned by SC, Micro owned by ST, Micro owned by others, Small industry owned by SC, Small industry owned by ST, Small industry owned by others, women owned MSEs].

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   The tenderers in their bids shall indicate the details of their Jurisdictional Assessing Officers of GST [Designation, address and email id]. In case of award of a contract, a copy of the LOA/Purchase Order shall be immediately forwarded by Purchaser to the Jurisdictional Assessing Officer of GST mentioned in the Tenderer's bid.

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   The eligibility for a bidder from a country which shares a land border with India to participate in the tender shall be as per Public Procurement Orders of Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure. In this regards tenderer to certify that: "I have read the clause regarding restrictions on procurement from a bidder of a country which shares a land border with India: I certify that this vendor/bidder is not from such a country and does not have any specified Transfer of Technology [ToT] from such country or, if from such a country or if having specified Transfer of Technology [ToT] from such country, has been registered with the Competent Authority. I hereby certify that this vendor/ bidder fulfills all requirements in this regard and is eligible to be considered." [Where applicable, evidence of valid registration by the Competent Authority shall be attached]. Note: [1] If no valid registration by the Competent Authority is enclosed, then it will be presumed that bidder is not from such a country. [2] If a bidder whose bid is accepted is found to be false, this would be a ground for debarment and further legal action in accordance with law. Copy of Ministry of Finance Order [Public Procurement No 4] no F.7/10/2021-PPD[1] dated 23.02.2023 and OM no F.7/10/2021- PPD dated 23.02.2023 recirculated vide Railway Boards letter no 2020/RS[L]/779/2[E3330671] dated 15-03-2023 is attached.

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   "Bidders may please note that Entities of countries which have been identified by the Nodal Ministry/Department as not allowing Indian companies to participate in their Government procurement for any item related to that Ministry/Department shall not be allowed to participate in Government procurement in India for all items related to that nodal Ministry/Department, except for the list of items published by the Ministry/Department permitting their participation. The terms of entity of a country shall have the same meaning as in the FDI policy of DPIIT as amended from time to time."

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   Supplier shall furnish their GSTIN No.

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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 of DPIITs order no P- 45021/2/2017-PP[BE-II] Part 4 Vol-II dated 19-07-2024 recirculated vide Railway Boards letter no 2020/RS[G]/779/2/Pt1 [E3322671] dated 20-08-2024 and as applicable as on date of tender opening [Copy of Railway Boards letter dated 20-08- 2024 & DPIITs order dated 19-07- 2024 attached].

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    It will be presumed that the firms who have submitted the e-bid have gone through and accepted all the terms and conditions of tender, until and unless firms specify the deviations from those conditions and so indicated specifically, under the headings - "Technical Deviation Statement" and "Commercial Deviation Statements" and if space available is not adequate under these headings, tenderers can upload a Statement of Deviations and a reference of uploaded deviation statement shall be given in "Technical or Commercial Deviation Statement". If there is any contradiction between any techno commercial terms and conditions quoted in e-offer and documents attached along with the e-offer, the terms & conditions quoted in e-offer will prevail over that of quoted in attached documents. Tenderers in their own interest are advised not to quote any techno commercial terms & conditions in attached documents.

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    Self certified undertaking: 1.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 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. 2. The bidder is mandated to submit Annexure-l.

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    Bid Security Exemption Declaration : "I/We certify that my/our offer is eligible for exemption from submission ofbid security/ Earnest Money Deposit, in terms of the tender conditions. In case my/our claim to exemption fromsubmission of bid security/ Earnest Money Deposit is not found valid as per terms of the tender, I/weunderstand and accept that Railways has unquestionable right to summarily reject my bid and my offer shallnot be considered for ordering. Further, 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 submitthe performance security/ Security Deposit, fail to submit the performance security/ Security Deposit before the deadline defined in the request for bid document/ Notice Inviting 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 are declared disqualified from exemption from submission of EMD/SD, for all tenders for procurement of goods issued by any unit of Indian Railways published during this period.

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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.