Overhauling/repairing of Line & Shunting Contactors of WAP-4 Electric Locomotives of Electric Loco Shed, Santragachi, S.E. Railway for Two years.

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-VIB, along with copies of Audited Balance Sheets duly certified by the Chartered Accountant/ Certificate from Chartered Accountant duly supported by Audited Balance Sheet. Note: "The balance sheet and all other financial documents attested/certified by CAs to substantiate fulfilment of Financial Eligibility Criteria should be with UDIN, failing which the offer is likely to be rejected without any further reference."

The tenderer must have successfully completed or substantially completed any one of the following categories of work(s) during last 07 (seven) years, ending last day of month previous to the one in which tender is invited: (i) Three similar works each costing not less than the amount equal to 30% of advertised value of the tender, or (ii) Two similar works each costing not less than the amount equal to 40% of advertised value of the tender, or (iii) One similar work costing not less than the amount equal to 60% of advertised value of the tender. Similar nature of work is defined as: "Successful overhauling/repairing of shunting contactor and line contactor of Electric/Diesel Locomotives OR manufacturing & supply of EP (Shunting and Line) contactor as per RDSO/CLW approved sources to Railways"

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 at least 5 years prior to the date of closing of tender, 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, 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.

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.

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

All the schedule rates are inclusive of GST charges.

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

The successful tenderer who is liable to be registered under CGST/IGST/UTGST/SGST Act shall submit GSTIN along with other details required under CGST/IGST/UTGST/SGST Act to railway immediately after the award of contract, without which no payment shall be released to the Contractor. The Contractor shall be responsible for deposition of applicable GST to the concerned authority.

In case the successful tenderer is not liable to be registered under CGST/IGST/UTGST/ SGST Act, the railway shall deduct the applicable GST from his/their bills under reverse charge mechanism (RCM) and deposit the same to the concerned authority. contractor shall be liable to pay/refund the amount collected as GST to the Indian Railways along with interest and penalties, if any imposed by the authorities, in case GST input tax credit of Indian Railways is denied/rejected by the tax authorities due to reasons mentioned below but not limited to: Wrong/incorrect invoices issued by contractor; No-filing of GST returns; Non-payment of GST collected from Indian Railways to the authorities; Any other non-compliance done by contractor; General Indemnity: Contractor hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Indian railways from and against any and all losses, including loss on account of Input Tax credit and all losses incurred by the Indian Railways relating to or arising out of or in connection with any actual or threatened claim, legal action, proceedings, prosecution or inquiry by or against the Indian railways arising out, directly or indirectly, of failure by the contractor to comply with the provisions of GST and related laws, or based upon or arising from any failure by the contractor. Retention Money: Any payment liable to be paid by Indian Railways to contractor against the goods or services or both supplied by such contractor to Indian railways shall be kept on hold in case supplier makes any non compliance of any of the GST law provisions including non-reporting of invoices in GST returns. Such payment shall be released after proper verification of records and availability of ITC to Indian Railways as per provisions of GST law.

Mandate form should be uploaded as per attached format.

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, as the case may be. (ii) Following documents shall be submitted by the tenderer: (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 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) 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 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). (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.

This tender is governed by General Condition of Contract for Works (2022) issued by Railway Board with latest amendments. All terms & conditions of the tender document will be governed by GCC for Works-2022 with all correction slips. The General Condition o f Contract-works c a n b e s e e n o n Railway board website www.indianrailways.gov.in. Any terms of the tender contradicts the terms of GCC (Works), in such case GCC for works-2022 will prevail. Tenderer must go through 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 work and the matters pertaining there to. Submission of tender shall be deemed to have done after careful study and examination of tender papers with full understanding of implications thereof.

All offers shall be uploaded in the website through authorized digital signature of bidders/contractors along with submission of cost of tender document and Earnest money deposit (EMD). The cost of the tender document form and EMD can be directly paid through online gateway facility provided in www.ireps.gov.in portal within stipulated date and time o f tender closing. IREPS website should be monitored for any update o r changes . Non- compliance 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 above condition will make t h e tenderer liable for forfeiture of his security deposit for due performance of the foregoing stipulation.

Order of Precedence of Documents: Order of Precedence of Documents: In a tender/contract, in case of any difference, contradiction, 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 to their meaning, he should at once notify t h e authority inviting tenders who may issue a corrigendum. It shall be understood that every endeavor has been made to avoid any error which can materially affect the basis of the tender and the successful tenders shall take upon himself and provide for the risk o f 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 a c c o r d with the provisions in clause-37 of the General Conditions of Contract for the completion o f work t o 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 of Sr. DEE/TRS/SRC or concerned Engineer, as the case may be, or if tenderer is a firm or corporation, a duly authorized representative shall appear and execute the contract agreement within seven days of notice from Railways that the Contract Agreement is ready. The Contract Agreement shall be entered into by Railway only after submission of valid Performance Guarantee by the Contractor. Failure to do so shall constitute a breach of the agreement affected by the acceptance of the tender. In such cases the Railway may determine that such tenderer has abandoned the contract and there upon his tender and acceptance thereof shall be treated as cancelled and the Railway shall be entitled to forfeit the full amount of the Earnest Money and other dues payable to the Contractor under this contract. The failed Contractor shall be debarred from participating in the retender for that work.

Tender credential: The railway reserves t h e right t o verify all statements, information and documents submitted by the bidder in his tender offer, and the bidder shall, when so required by the railway, m a k e available a l l s u c h information, evidence and documents as may be necessary for such verification. Any such verification or lack of such verification, by the railway shall not relieve the bidder of its obligations or liailities hereunder not will it affect any rights of the railway thereunder.

(a) In case of any information submitted by tenderer is found to be false forged or incorrect at any time during process for evaluation of tenders, it shall lead to forfeiture of the tender Earnest Money Deposit besides banning of business for a period of upto five years. (b) In case of any information submitted by tenderer is found to be false forged or incorrect after the award of contract, the contract shall be terminated. Earnest Money Deposit (EMD), Performance Guarantee a n d Security Deposit available with the railway shall be forfeited. In addition, other dues of the contractor, if any, under this contract shall be forfeited and agency shall be banned for doing business for a period of upto five years.

Rights of the Railway to deal with Tender: The authority for the acceptance of the tender will rest with the Railway. It shall not be 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.

Provisions of Make in India Policy 2017 issued by Govt. of India, as amended from time to time, shall be followed for consideration of tenders.

If the tenderers deliberately gives/give wrong information in his/their tender or creates/create circumstances f o r the acceptance of his/their tender, the Railway reserves the right to reject such tender at any stage.

I f t h e tenderer(s) expire(s) after t h e submission o f h i s / their tender o r after the acceptance of his / their offer, the Railway shall deem such tender cancelled. If a partner of a firm expires after the submission of their tender or after the acceptance of their tender, the Railway shall deem such tender as cancelled, unless the firm retains its character.

Execution Co-Relation And Intent Of Contract Documents: (1) Execution Co-Relation and Intent of Contract Documents: The contract 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 as binding 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 so applied have a well-known technical or trade meaning, shall be held to refer to such recognized standards. 2.(2) If a work is transferred from the jurisdiction of one Railway to another Railway or to a Project authority or vice versa while contract is in subsistence, the contract shall be binding on the Contractor and the Successor Railway/Project in the same manner & take effect in all respects as if the Contractor and the Successor Railway/Project were parties thereto from the inception and the corresponding officer or the Competent Authority in the Successor Railway/Project will exercise the same powers and enjoy the same authority as conferred to the Predecessor Railway/Project under the original contract/agreement entered into. 2. (3) If for administrative or other reasons the contract is transferred t o t h e Successor Railway, the contract shall, notwithstanding any things contained herein contrary there to, 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.

Law Governing The Contract: The contract shall be governed by the law for the time being in force in the Republic of India.

Compliance To Regulations And Bye-Laws : The Contractor shall conform to the provision of any statute relating to the works and regulations and bye-laws of any local authority and of any water and lighting companies or undertakings, with whose system the work is proposed to be connected and shall before making any variation from the drawings or the specifications that may be necessitated by so confirming g i v e to the Engineer notice specifying the variation proposed to be made and the reason for making the variation and shall not carry out such variation until h e has received instructions from the Engineer in respect thereof. The Contractor shall be b o u n d t o give all notices required by statute, regulations or bye-laws as aforesaid and to pay all fees and taxes payable to any authority in respect thereof.

Communications To Be In Writing: All notices, communications, reference and complaints made by the Railway or the Engineer or the Engineer's Representative or the Contractor inter-se concerning the works shall be in writing and no notice, communication, reference or complaint not in writing shall be recognized.

Service Of Notices On Contractors : The Contractor shall furnish t o the Engineer the name, designation and address of his authorized agent a n d all complaints, notices, communications and references shall be deemed to have been duly given to the Contractor, if delivered to the Contractor or his authorised 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 t h e firm shall be forthwith notified by the Contractor to the Engineer.

Occupation And Use of Land : No land belonging to or in the possession of the Railway shall be occupied by the Contractor without the permission of the Railway. The Contractor shall not use, or allow to be used, the site for any purposes other than that of executing the works. Whenever non-railway bodies/persons a r e permitted t o u s e railway premises with competent authority's a p p r o v a l, conservancy charges as applicable from time to time may be levied.

Assignment or subletting of contract: The Contractor shall not assign or sublet the contract or any part thereof or allow any person to become interested therein in any manner whatsoever without the special permission in writing of the Chief Engineer, save as provided below. Any breach of this condition shall entitle the Railway to rescind the contract under Clause 62 of these Conditions and also render the Contractor liable for payment to the Railway in respect of any loss or damage arising or ensuing from such cancellation; provided always that execution of the details of the work by petty Contractor under the direct and personal supervision of the Contractor or his agent shall not be deemed to be sub-letting under this clause. In case Contractor intends to subcontract part of work, he shall submit a proposal in writing seeking permission of Chief Engineer for the same. While submitting the proposal to railway, Contractor shall ensure the following: (a) (i) Total value of work to be assigned to sub-contractor(s) shall not be more than 50% of total contract value. (ii)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 through a works contract directly given to him by a Govt. Department; or by a 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, registered at least 5 years back from the date of submission of proposal by Contractor to Railway and work experience certificate issued by a person authorised by the Public Listed Company to issue such certificates. In case contractor submits subcontractor's work experience certificate issued by public listed company, the contractor 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. (iii)There is no banning of business with the sub- contractor in force over IR. (b) The Contractor shall provide to the Engineer a copy of the agreement to be entered into by Contractor with subcontractor. No subcontractor shall be permitted without a formal agreement between Contractor and subcontractor. This agreement shall clearly define the scope of work to be carried out by subcontractor and the terms of payment in clear & unambiguous manner. (c)On receipt of approval from Chief Engineer, Contractor shall enter into a formal agreement legally enforceable in Court of Law with subcontractor and submit a copy of the same to the Engineer. (d) The Contractor shall intimate to the Engineer not less than 7 days in advance, the intended date of commencement of subcontractor's work. (e)Once having entered into above arrangement, Contractor shall discontinue such arrangement, if he intends to do so at his own or on the instructions of Railway, with prior intimation to Chief Engineer. (f) The Contractor shall indemnify railway against any claim of subcontractor. (g) The Contractor shall endeavor to resolve all matters and payments amicably and speedily with the subcontractor.

(h) 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)The responsibility of successful completion of work by subcontractor shall lie with Contractor. Subcontracting will in no way 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 due promptness. 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 sub- contractor and the Railway and shall not relieve the Contractor of any responsibility under the Contract.

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

Earnest Money: (1)(a)The tenderer shall be required to deposit earnest money 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 earnest money shall be as under: Value of the Work Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) For all works: 2% of the estimated cost of the work. Note: (i) The Bid Security shall be rounded offto the nearest Rs.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. 1(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. 1(c) If his tender is accepted this earnest money mentioned in sub clause (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 Earnest Money 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 Earnest Money shall be deposited in cash through e payment gateway or as mentioned in tender documents.

Indemnity By Contractors : The contractor shall furnish Bank Guarantee/Indemnity Bond in the standard format for the Overhauling/Repairing of shunting Contactor and Line Contactor of WAP-4 Locomotive collected from Railway; that is likely to be with contractor for said work. The value of the bond will work out on the basis of the approximate cost of three loco sets new assembly and the Approximate cost is 26,17,000/-(Rupees Twenty six lakhs seventeen thousand only).

Security Deposit: The Security Deposit shall be 5% of the contract value. The Bid Security submitted by the Contractor with his tender will be retained/encashed by the Railways as part of security for the due and faithful fulfillment of the contract by the Contractor. Provided further that, if Contractor submits the Cash or Term Deposit Receipt issued from a Scheduled commercial bank of India or irrevocable Bank Guarantee Bond from a Scheduled commercial bank of India, either towards the Full Security Depositor the Part Security Deposit equal to or more than Bid Security, the Railway shall return the Bid Security, to the Contractor. Balance of Security Deposit may be deposited by the Contractor in cash or Term Deposit Receipt issued from Scheduled commercial bank of India or irrevocable Bank guarantee bond issued from Scheduled commercial bank of India, or may be recovered at the rate of 6% of the bill amount till the full Security Deposit is recovered. Provided also that in case of defaulting Contractor, the Railway may retain any amount due for payment to the Contractor on the pending "on account bills" so that the amounts so retained (including amount guaranteed through Performance Guarantee) may not exceed 10% of the total value of the contract. The Irrevocable Bank Guarantee submitted towards Security deposit shall be initially valid up to the stipulated date of Maintenance period plus 60 days and shall be extended from time to time, depending upon extension of contract granted in terms of Clause 17A and 17B of the Standard General Conditions of Contract. Note: Security Deposit deposited in cash by the Contractor or recovered from the running bills of a Contractor or submitted by contractor as Term Deposit Receipt(s) can be refunded/returned to the contractor, in lieu of irrevocable Bank Guarantee bond issued from scheduled commercial bank of India, to be submitted by him, for an amount equal to or more than the already available Security Deposit, provided however that, in a contract of value less than Rs. 50 Crore, such refund/ return of the already available Security Deposit is permitted up to two times and in a contract of value equal to or more than Rs. 50 Crore, such refund / return of the already available Security Deposit is permitted up to three times.

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 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 charged for the delay beyond 21 (Twenty one) days, i.e. from 22nd day after the date of issue of LOA. Further, if the 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 contact is liable to be terminated. In case contract is terminated railway shall be entitled to forfeit Bid Security and other dues payable to the contractor against that particular contract, subject to maximum of PG amount. In case a tenderer has not submitted Bid Security on the strength of their registration as a Start-up recognized by Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) under Ministry 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 (PC) in any of the following forms, amounting to 5% of the original contract value:- (i) A deposit of Cash; (ii) Irrevocable Bank Guarantee; (iii) Insurance Surety Bond as per Annexure-XVII.

Note: 1. The provision of insurance Surety Bond shall be for all contracts having DOC within 36 months only. 2. In case DOC extends beyond 36 months, fresh Insurance Surety Bond or any other form of Performance Guarantee prescribed in GCC for the balance amount shall be submitted by agency, otherwise necessary action will be taken as per terms of Agreement. (iv) Government Securities including State Loan Bonds at 5% below the market value; (v) Pay Orders and Demand Draft tendered by any Scheduled Commercial Bank of India; (vi) Guarantee Bonds executed or Deposits Receipts tendered by any Scheduled Commercial Bank of India; (vii) Deposit in the Post Office Saving Bank; (viii) Deposit in the National Savings Certificates; (ix) Twelve years National Defence Certificates; (x) Ten years Defence Deposits; (xi) National Defence Bonds and (xii) Unit Trust Certificates 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. (c) The Performance Guarantee shall be submitted by the successful bidder after the Letter of Acceptance (LOA) has been issued 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 value of PG to be submitted by the Contractor is based on original contract value and shall not change due to subsequent variation(s) in the original contract value. (e) The Performance Guarantee (PG) shall be released 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. (f) Whenever the contract is rescinded, the Performance Guarantee already submitted for the contract shall be encashed. (g) 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 (not withstanding 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, in which event the Engineer may claim the full amount of the Performance Guarantee. (ii) Failure by the Contractor to pay President of India any amount due, either as agreed by the Contractor or determined under any of the Clauses/Conditions of the Agreement within 30 days of the service of notice to this effect by Engineer. (iii) The Contract being determined or rescinded under clause 62 of these conditions.

(Vide Railway Board's letter No. 2022/CE-I/CT/GCC- 2022/Policy/Pt.I (E3320424) dated 13.03.2026, Advance Correction Slip No. 11 to Indian Railways Standard General Conditions of Contract (GCC), April-2022 has been issued. Accordingly, new Para 16(a)(h) of Part-II of GCC-2022 shall be 23.1.1 followed. If a tender is accepted on the quoted rates of bidder which is below the advertised tender value, an additional security shall be submitted by the bidder as below: Bid quoted in % of advertised cost: Below 0- 5% (inclusive) - Additional performance Guarantee: Nil. Below 5% Additional performance Guarantee: 5%.)

Force Majeure Clause:If at any time, during the continuance of this contract, the performance in whole or in part by either party of any obligation under this contract shall be prevented or delayed by reason of any war, hostility, acts of public enemy, civil commotion, sabotage, serious l o s s o r damage by fire, explosions, epidemics/pandemics, strikes, lockouts or acts of G o d (hereinafter, referred to events) provided, notice of the happening of any such event is given by either party to the other within 30 days from the date of occurrence thereof, neither party shall by reason of such event, be entitled to terminate this contract nor shall either party have any claim for damages against the other in respect of such non-performance of delay in performance, and works under the contract shall be resumed as soon as practicable after such event has come to an e n d or ceased to exist, and the decision of the Engineer as to whether the works have bee n so resumed or not shall be final and conclusive, PROVIDED FURTHER that if the performance in whole or in part o f any obligation under this contract is prevented or delayed by reason of any such event for a period exceeding 120 days, either party may a t its option terminate the contract by giving notice to the other party.

Extension of Time in Contracts: Subject to any requirement in the contract as to completion of any portion or portions of the works before completion of the whole, the Contractor shall fully and finally complete the whole of the works comprised in the contract (with such modifications as may be directed under conditions of this contract) by the date entered in the contract or extended date in terms of the following clauses: (i) Extension due to Modification: If any modifications have been ordered which in the opinion of the Engineer have materially increased the magnitude of the work, then such extension of the contracted date of completion may be granted as shall appear to the Engineer to be reasonable in the circumstances, provided moreover that the Contractor shall be responsible for requesting such extension of the date as may be considered necessary as soon as the cause thereof shall arise.

(ii) Extension for Delay not due to Railway or Contractor: If in the opinion of the Engineer, the progress of work has any time been delayed by any act or neglect of Railway's employees or by other Contractor employed by the Railway under Sub-Clause (4) of Clause 20 of these Conditions or in executing the work not forming part of the contract but on which Contractor's performance necessarily depends or by reason of proceeding taken or threatened by or dispute with adjoining or to neighbouring owners or public authority arising otherwise through the Contractor's own default etc. or by the delay authorized by the Engineer pending arbitration or in consequences of the Contractor not having received in due time necessary instructions from the Railway for which he shall have specially applied in writing to the Engineer or his authorized representative then upon happening of any such event causing delay, the Contractor shall immediately give notice thereof in writing to the Engineer within 15 days of such happening, but 24.1.1 shall nevertheless make constantly his best endeavours to bring down or make good the delay and shall do all that may be reasonably required of him to the satisfaction of the Engineer to proceed with the works. The Contractor may also indicate the period for which the work is likely to be delayed and shall be bound to ask for necessary extension of time. (iii) Extension for Delay due to Railways: In the event of any failure or delay by the Railway to hand over the Contractor possession of the lands necessary for the execution of the works or to give the necessary notice to commence the works or to provide the necessary drawings or instructions or any other delay caused by the Railway due to any other cause whatsoever, then such failure or delay shall in no way affect or vitiate the contract or alter the character thereof or entitle the Contractor to damages or compensation therefor, but in any such case, the Railway may grant such extension or extensions of the completion date as may be considered reasonable.

The Contractor shall indicate the period for which the work is likely to be delayed and shall seek extension of time as may be considered necessary under clause 17A(i) or/and 17A(ii) or/ and 17A(iii) above, as soon as the cause thereof shall arise and, in any case, not less than 15 days before the expiry of the date fixed for completion of the works. The Engineer shall consider the same and shall grant and communicate such extension of time as in his opinion is reasonable having regard to the nature and period of delay and the type and quantum of work affected 24.1.2 thereby. No other compensation shall be payable for works so carried forward to the extended period of time; the same rates, terms and conditions of contract being applicable, as if such extended period of time was originally provided in the original contract itself. The non-submission of request for extension or submission of request within less than 15 days before the expiry of the date fixed for completion of the works, shall make him ineligible for extension under these sub clauses, subject to final decision of Engineer.

17B Extension of Time with Liquidated Damages (LD) for delay due to Contractor: The time for the execution of the work or part of the works specified in the contract documents shall be deemed to be the essence of the contract and the works must be completed not later than the date(s) as specified in the contract. If the Contractor fails to complete the works within the time as specified in the contract for the reasons other than the reasons specified in Clause 17 and 17A, the Railway may, if satisfied that the works can be completed by the Contractor within reasonable short time thereafter, allow the Contractor for further extension of time (Proforma at Annexure-VII) as the Engineer may decide. On such extension the Railway will be entitled without prejudice to any other right and remedy available on that behalf, to recover from the Contractor as agreed damages and not by way of penalty for each week or part of the week, a sum calculated at the rate of Liquidated Damages as decided by Engineer between 0.05 % to 0.30 % of the contract value of the works for each week or part of the 24.1.3 week. For the purpose of this Clause, the contract value of the works shall be taken as value of work as per contract agreement including any supplementary work order/contract agreement issued. Provided also, that the total amount of liquidated damages under this condition shall not exceed 5% of the contract value or of the total value of the item or groups of items of work for which a separate distinct completion period is specified in the contract. Provided further, that if the Railway is not satisfied that the works can be completed by the Contractor and in the event of failure on the part of the contractor to complete the work within further extension of time allowed as aforesaid, the Railway shall be entitled without prejudice to any other right or remedy available in that behalf, to appropriate the contractor's Security Deposit and rescind the contract under Clause 62 of these Conditions, whether or not actual damage is caused by such default. NOTE: In a contract, where extension(s) of time have been allowed once under clause 17B, further request(s)

Illegal Gratification : Any bribe, commission, gift or advantage given, promised or offered by or on behalf to the Contractor or his partner, agent or servant or, anyone on his behalf, to any officer or employee of the Railway, or t o a n y person on his behalf in relation to obtaining or execution of this or any other contract with the Railway shall, i n addition t o a n y criminal liability which he may incur, subject contractor to the rescission of the contract and all other contracts with the Railway and to the payment of any loss or damage resulting from such decision a n d t h e Railway shall be entitled to deduct t h e amounts so payable from any moneys due to the Contractor(s) under this contract or any other contracts with the Railway.

The Contractor shall not lend o r borrow from o r have o r enter into any monetary dealings o r transactions either directly or indirectly with any employee of the Railway and if he shall do so, the Railway shall be entitled forthwith to rescind the contract and all other contracts with the Railway. Any question or dispute a s t o t h e commission o r a n y s u c h offence or compensation payable to the Railway under this Clause shall be settled by the General Manager of the Railway, in such a manner as he shall consider fit & sufficient and his decision shall be final & conclusive. In the event of rescission of the contract under this Clause, t h e Contractor w i l l n o t b e p a i d any compensation whatsoever except payments for the work done up to the date of rescission.

Commencement Of Works: The Contractor shall commence the works within 15 days after the receipt by him of an order in writing to this effect from the Engineer and shall proceed with the same with due expedition and without delay.

Instruction of Engineer's Representative: Any instructions or approval given by the Engineer's representative to Contractor in connection with the works shall bind the Contractor as though it had been given by the Engineer provided always as follows: (a) Failure of the Engineer's representative to disapprove any work or materials shall not prejudice the power of the Engineer thereafter to disapprove such work or material and to order the removal or breaking up thereof. (b) If the Contractor shall be dissatisfied by reason of any decision of the Engineer's representative, he shall be entitled to refer the matter to the Engineer who shall there upon confirm or vary such decision.

Damage to Railway Property o r Private Life and Property:- The Contractor shall b e responsible for all risk to the work and for trespass and shall make good at his own expense all loss or damage whether to the works themselves or t o a n y other property of the Railway or the lives, persons or property of others on account of any negligence of contractor in connection with the works until they are taken over by the Railway and in case the Railway shall be called upon to make good any costs, loss o r damages, or t o p a y any compensation, including that payable under t h e provisions of the Workmens Compensation Act or any statutory amendments therefore to any person or persons sustaining damages as aforesaid by reason o f any act, or any negligence or omissions on the part of the Contractor the amount of any costs or charges including costs and charges in connection with legal proceedings, which the Railway may incur in reference thereto, shall be charged to the Contractor. The Railway shall have the power and right to pay or to defend or compromise a n y claim of threatened legal proceedings o r in anticipation of legal proceedings being instituted consequent on the action or default of the Contractor, to take such steps as may be considered necessary or desirable to ward off or mitigate the effect of such proceedings charging to Contractor, as aforesaid, any sum or sums of money which may be paid and any expenses whether for reinstatement or otherwise which may be incurred and the propriety of any such payment, Defence or compromise, and the incurring of any such expenses shall not be called in question by the Contractor.

Powers of Modification to Contract: The Engineer on behalf of the Railway shall be entitled by order in writing to enlarge or extend, diminish or reduce the works or make any alterations in their design, character position, site, quantities, dimensions or in the method of their execution or in the combination and use of materials for the execution thereof or to order any additional work to be done or any works not to be done and the Contractor w i l l n o t be entitled, to any compensation for any increase/reduction in the quantities of work but will be paid only for the actual amount of work done and for approved materials supplied against a specific order.

Unless otherwise specified i n t h e special conditions o f the contract, the accepted variation in quantity of each individual item of the contract would be upto 25% of the quantity originally contracted, e x c e p t i n c a s e o f foundation w o r k . ( i i ) The Contractor shall be bound to carry out the work at the agreed rates and shall not be entitled to any claim or any compensation whatsoever upto the limit of 25% variation in quantity of individual item of works. (iii) In case an increase i n quantity of an individual item by more than 25% of the agreement quantity is considered unavoidable, then same shall be executed at following rates (a) Quantities operated in excess of 125% but upto 140% of the agreement quantity of the concerned item, shall be paid at 98% of the rate awarded for that item in that particular tender; (b)Quantities operated in excess of 140% but upto 150% of the agreement quantity of the concerned item shall be paid at 96% of the rate awarded for that item i n that particular tender; (c)Variation i n quantities of individual items beyond 150% will be avoided and would be permitted only in exceptional unavoidable circumstances and shall be paid at 96% of the rate awarded for that item in that particular tender. (d)Variation to quantities of Minor Value Item: The limit for varying quantities for minor value items shall be 100% (as against 25% prescribed for other items). A minor value item for this purpose i s defined a s an item whose original agreement value is less than 1 % of the total original agreement value. d.(i) Quantities operated upto and including 100% of the agreement quantity of the concerned minor value item, shall be paid at the rate awarded for that item in that particular tender; d. (ii)Quantities operated in excess of 100% but upto 200% of the agreement quantity of the concerned minor value item, shall be paid at 98% of the rate awarded for that item in that particular tender; d.(iii) Variation i n quantities of individual minor value item beyond 200% will be avoided and would be permitted only i n exceptional unavoidable circumstances and shall b e paid at 96% of the rate awarded for that item in that particular tender. (iv) In case of earthwork, the variation limit of 25% shall apply to the gross quantity of earthwork and variation i n the quantities of individual classifications of soil shall not be subject to this limit. (v) In case of foundation work, no variation limit shall apply and the work shall be carried out by the Contractor on agreed rates irrespective of any variation. (vi) As far as SOR items are concerned, the limit of 25% would apply to the value of SOR schedule as a whole and not o n individual S O R items. However, in case of NS items, the limit of 25% would apply on the individual items irrespective of the manner of quoting the rate (single percentage rate or individual item rate).

Va l u a t i o n o f Va r i a t i o n s : T h e enlargements, extensions, diminution, reduction, alterations or additions referred to in Sub- Clause (2) of this Clause shall in no degree affect the validity of the contract; but shall be performed by the Contractor as provided therein and be subject to the same conditions, stipulations and obligations as if they had been originally and expressively included and provided for in the Specifications and Drawings and the amounts to be paid therefor shall be calculated in accordance with the accepted Schedule of Rates. Any extra items/quantities of work falling outside the purview of the provisions of Sub-Clause (2) above shall be paid for at the rates determined under Clause-39 of these Conditions.

Certificate Of Completion Of Works : As soon as in the opinion of the Engineer, t h e work has been c o m p le t e d a n d has satisfactorily passed any final test or tests that may be prescribed, the Engineer shall issue a certificate of completion duly indicating the date of completion in respect of the work and the period of maintenance of the work shall commence from the date of completion mentioned in such certificate. The Engineer may also issue such a certificate indicating date of completion with respect to any part of the work (before the completion of the whole of work), which has been both completed to the satisfaction of the Engineer and occupied or used by the Railway. When any such certificate is given in respect of part of a work, such part shall be considered as completed and the period of maintenance of such part shall commence from the d a t e o f completion mentioned i n t h e completion certificate issued for that part of the work.

Post Payment Audit:- I t i s a n agreed term o f contract that the Railway reserves to itself the right to carry out a post-payment audit and or technical examination of the works and the final bill including all supporting vouchers, abstracts, etc. and to make a claim on the Contractor for the refund any excess amount paid to him if as a result of such examination any over- payment to him i s discovered t o have been made i n respect of any works done or alleged to have been done by him under the contract.

Provisions of Payments of Wages Act: The Contractor shall comply with the provisions of the Payment of Wages Act, 1936 a n d t h e rules m ade there under in respect of all employees directly or through petty Contractors or sub- Contractors employed by him in the works. If in compliance with the terms of the contract, t h e contractor directly o r t h r o u g h petty contractors o r sub- contractors shall supply any labour to be used wholly or partly under the direct orders and control of the Engineer whether in connection with the works to be executed hereunder o r otherwise for t h e purpose o f t h e Engineer. Such Labour shall nevertheless be deemed to comprise persons employed by the Contractor a n d any moneys which may be ordered to be paid by the Engineer shall be deemed to be moneys payable by the Engineer on behalf of the Contractor and t h e Engineer may o n failure of the Contractor to repay such money to the Railways deduct the same from any moneys due to the Contractor i n terms of the contract. T h e Railway shall be entitled to deduct from any moneys due to the Contractor (whether under this contract or any other contract) all moneys paid o r payable b y t h e Railway b y w a y of compensation of aforesaid or for costs of expenses in connection with any claim thereto a n d t h e decision of the Engineer upo n any question arising out of the effect or force of this clause shall be final and binding upon the Contractor.

Provisions of Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970:

The Contractor shall comply with the Provision of Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970 and the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Central Rules, 1971 as modified from time to time, wherever applicable and shall also indemnify the Railway from a n d against a n y claims under the aforesaid Acts and the Rules.

T h e Contractor shall obtain a valid labour license under the aforesaid Act as modified f r o m t i m e t o t i m e b e f o r e the commencement of the work and continue to have a valid license until the completion of the work. Any failure to fulfill this requirement shall attract t h e penal provisions of the contract arising out of the resultant non-execution of the work.

The Contractor shall pay to Labour employed by him directly or through sub- Contractors the wages as per provisions of the aforesaid Act and t h e Rules wherever applicable. The Contractors shall notwithstanding the provisions of the contract to the contrary, cause to be paid the wages to Labour indirectly engaged on the works including any engaged by sub-Contractors in connection with t h e said work, a s i f t h e Labour h a d been immediately employed by him.

I n respect o f a l l Labour directly o r indirectly employed i n the work for performance of the Contractors part of the contract, the Contractor shall comply with or cause to be complied with the provisions of the aforesaid Act and the Rules wherever applicable.

In every case in which, by virtue of the provisions of the aforesaid Act or the Rules, t h e Railway i s obliged t o p a y any amount of wages to a workman employed by the Contractor or his sub-Contractor in execution of the work or to incur any expenditure in providing welfare and health amenities required to be provided under the aforesaid Act and the Rules or to incur any expenditure on account of the contingent liability of the Railway due t o t h e Contractors failure to fulfill h i s statutory obligations under the aforesaid Act or the Rules the Railway will recover from the Contractor the amount of wages so paid or the amount of expenditure so incurred and without prejudice to the rights of the Railway under Section 20 Sub-section (2) and Section 2, Sub-section (4) of aforesaid Act, the Railway shall be at liberty to recover such amount or part thereof by deducting it from the security deposit and/or from any sum due by the Railway to the Contractor whether u n d e r t h e contract or otherwise. The Railway shall not be bound to contest any claim made against it under sub section (1) of Section 2 0 a n d Sub- section (4) of section 2 1 of the aforesaid Act except on the written request of the Contractor a n d upon his giving to the Railway full security for all costs for which the Railway might become liable in contesting such claim. T h e decision o f the Railway regarding t h e amount actually recoverable f r o m the Contractor as stated above, shall b e final and binding on the Contractor.

Provisions of Employees Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952:The Contractor shall comply with the provisions of Para 30 & 36-B of the Employees Provident Fund Scheme, 1952; Para 3 & 4 of Employees' Pension Scheme, 1995; and Para 7 & 8 of Employees Deposit Linked Insurance Scheme, 1976; as modified from time to time through enactment of "Employees Provident Fund & Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952", wherever applicable and shall also indemnify the Railway from and against any claims under the aforesaid Act and the Rules.

Contractor is to abide by the provisions of various labour laws in terms of above clause 54, 55, 55-A and 55-B of Indian Railways Standard General Conditions 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.

Reporting of Accidents: The Contractor shall be responsible for the safety of all employees directly or through petty Contractors o r sub Contractors employed by him on the works and shall report serious accidents to any of them however and wherever occurring on the works to the engineer or the engineers representative and shall make every arrangements to render all possible assistance

Provision of Workmens Compensation Act: - In every case in which by virtue of the provisions of Section 12 Sub-section (1) of t h e Workmens Compensation A c t 1923, Railway i s obliged to p a y compensation t o a workman directly or through petty Contractor or sub-Contractor employed by the Contractor in executing the work, Railway will recover from the Contractor the amount of the compensation so paid, and, without prejudice to t h e rights of Railway under Section 12 Sub-section (2) of the said Act, Railway shall be at liberty to recover such amount or any part thereof by deducting it from the security deposit or from any sum due by Railway to the Contractor whether under these conditions or otherwise. Railway shall n o t b e bound to contest any claim made against it under Section 12 Sub-section (1) of the said Act except on the written request of the Contractor a n d upon his giving to Railway full security f o r all costs for which Railway might become liable in consequence of contesting such claim.

Treatment of Contractors staff in Railway Hospitals: The Contractor and his staff, other than Labourers and their families requiring medical aid from the Railway H o s p i t a l s and dispensaries w ill b e treated as private patients and charged accordingly. The Contractors Labourers and their families will be granted free treatment in Railway hospitals and dispensaries where no other Hospitals or dispensaries are available provided the Contractor pays the costs of medicines, dressings and diet money according to the normal scale and additional charges for special examinations such as pathological and bacteriological examination, X-Ray etc. and for surgical operation.

Right of railway to determine the contract: The Railway shall be entitled to determine a n d terminate t h e contract at any time should, in the Railways opinion, the cessation of work becomes necessary owing to paucity of funds or from any other cause whatever, in which case the value of approved material at site and of work done to date by the Contractor will be paid for in full at the rate specified in the contract. Notice in writing from the Railway of such determination and the reasons therefore shall be conclusive evidence thereof.

Payment of determination of contract: Should the contract be determined under sub clause (a) of this clause and the Contractor claims payment for expenditure incurred by him in the expectation of completing the whole of the work, the Railway shall admit a n d consider such claims as are deemed reasonable and are supported by vouchers to the satisfaction of the Engineer. The Railways decision o n t h e necessity and propriety of such expenditure shall be final and conclusive.

T h e Contractor shall have n o claim to a n y payment of compensation or otherwise, howsoever on account of any profit or advantage which he might have derived from the execution of the work in full but which he did not derive in consequence of determination of contract.

1) Determination of Contract owing to Default of Contractor: If the Contractor should: (i) Becomes bankrupt or insolvent, or (ii)Make an arrangement for assignment in favour of his creditors, or agree to carry out the contract under a Committee of Inspection of his creditors, or (iii) Being a Company or Corporation, go into liquidation (other than a voluntary liquidation for the purposes of amalgamation or reconstruction), or (iv) Have an execution levied on his goods or property on the works, or (v) Assign the contract or any part thereof otherwise than as provided in Clause 7 of these Conditions, or (vi) Abandon the contract, or (vii) Persistently disregard the instructions of the Engineer, or contravene any provision of the contract, or (viii) Fail to adhere to the agreed programme of work by a margin of 10% of the stipulated period, or (ix) Fail to Execute the contract documents in terms of Clause 8 of the Regulations for Tenders and Contracts. (x) Fails to submit the documents pertaining to identity of JV and PAN in terms of Clause 17.11 of Tender Form available in the Regulations for Tenders and Contracts. (xi) Fail to remove materials from the site or to pull down and replace work after receiving from the Engineer notice to the effect that the said materials or works have been condemned or rejected under Clause 25 and 27 of these Conditions, or (xii) Fail to take steps to employ competent or additional staff and labour as required under Clause 26 of the Conditions, or (xiii) Fail to afford the Engineer or Engineer's representative proper facilities for inspecting the works or any part thereof as required under Clause 28 of the Conditions, or (xiv) Promise, offer or give any bribe, commission, gift or advantage either himself or through his partner, agent or servant to any officer or employee of the Railway or to any person on his or on their behalf in relation to the execution of this or any other contract with this Railway. (xv) Fail to adhere to the provisions of Clause 16 of Tender Form (Second Sheet) of Annexure I of Part I 'Regulations for Tenders and Contract', or provision of above Clause 59(9). (xvi) Submits copy of fake documents / certificates in support of credentials, submitted by the tenderer Then and in any of the said Clause, the Engineer on behalf of the Railway may serve the Contractor with a notice (Proforma at Annexure-IX) in writing to that effect and if the Contractor does not within seven days after the delivery to him of such notice proceed to make good his default in so far as the same is capable of being made good and carry on the work or comply with such directions as aforesaid of the entire satisfaction of the Engineer, the Railway shall be entitled after giving 48 hours' notice (Proforma at Annexure-X or XII, as the case may be) in writing under the hand of the Engineer to rescind the contract as a whole or in part or parts (as may be specified in such notice) and after expiry of 48 hours' notice, a final termination notice (Proforma at Annexure-XI or XIII, as the case may be) should be issued. Note: Engineer at his discretion may resort to the part termination of contract with notices (Proforma at Annexure- IX, XII and XIII), only in cases where progress of work is more than or equal to 80% of the original scope of work.

Right of Railway after Rescission of Contract owing to Default of Contractor: In the event of any or several of courses referred to in sub clause (1) of this clause, being adopted.

(a)The Contractor shall have no claim to compensation for any loss sustained by h i m b y reason o f h i s having purchased or procured a n y materials or entered into any commitments or m a d e any advances on account of or with a view to the execution of the works or the performance of the contract and Contractor shall not be entitled to recover or be paid any sum for any work there to for actually performed under the contract u n l e s s a n d u n t i l the Engineer shall have c e r t i fi e d the performance o f such work a n d t h e value payable in respect thereof and the contractor shall only be entitled to be paid the value so certified.

(b)In the contract which has been rescinded as a whole, the Security Deposit already with railways under the contract shall be encashed/ forfeited and the Performance Guarantee already submitted for the contract shall be encashed. The balance work shall be got done independently without risk & cost of the failed Contractor. The failed Contractor shall be debarred from participating in the tender for executing the balance work. If the failed Contractor is a JV or a Partnership firm, then every member/partner of such a firm shall be debarred from participating in the tender for the balance work in his/her individual capacity or as a partner of any other JV /partnership firm. Further the authorized representative of failed Contractor cannot be accepted as authorized representative in new contract.

(c) In the contract rescinded in part or parts, (i) The full Performance Guarantee for the contract shall be recovered. No additional Performance Guarantee shall be required for balance of work being executed through the part terminated contract. The contract value of part terminated contract stands reduced to the balance value of work under the contract. (ii) The Security Deposit of part terminated contract shall be dealt as per clause 16(2) of GCC. (iii) The defaulting Contractor shall not be issued any completion certificate for the contract. (iv) The balance work shall be got done independently without risk & cost of the failed Contractor. The failed Contractor shall be debarred from participating in the tender for executing the balance work. If the failed Contractor is a JV or a Partnership firm, then every member/partner of such a firm shall be debarred from participating in the tender for the balance work in his/her individual capacity or as a partner of any other JV /partnership firm. (v) Further the authorized representative of failed Contractor will not be accepted as authorized representative in new contract.

(d) The Engineer or the Engineer's Representative shall be entitled to take possession of any materials, tools, implements, machinery and buildings on the works or on the property on which these are being or ought to have been executed, and to retain and employ the same in the further execution of the works or any part thereof until the completion of the works without the Contractor being entitled to any compensation for the use and employment thereof or for wear and tear or destruction thereof. (e) The Engineer shall as soon as may be practicable after removal of the Contractor fix and determine ex parte o r b y o r after reference to t h e parties o r after such investigation or enquiries as he may consider fit to make or institute and shall certify what amount (if any) had at the time of rescission of the contract been reasonably earned by or would reasonably accrue to the Contractor in respect of the work then actually done by him under the contract and what was the value of any unused, or partially used materials, any constructional plant and any temporary works upon the site. The legitimate amount due to the Contractor after making necessary deductions and certified by the Engineer should be released expeditiously.

Settlement of disputes:

Conciliation of Disputes: All disputes and differences of any kind whatsoever arising out of or in connection with the contract, whether during the progress of the work or after its completion and whether before or after the determination of the contract, shall be referred by the Contractor to the "Chief Engineer" or "Divisional Railway Manager" through "Notice of Dispute" provided that no such notice shall be served later than 30 days after the date of issue of Completion Certificate by the Engineer. Chief Engineer or Divisional Railway Manager shall, within 30 days after receipt of the Contractor's "Notice of Dispute", notify the name of conciliator(s) to the Contractor. The Conciliator(s) shall assist the parties to reach an amicable settlement in an independent and impartial manner within the terms of contract. If the parties reach agreement on a settlement of the dispute, they shall draw up and sign a written settlement agreement duly signed by Engineer In-charge, Contractor and conciliator(s). When the parties sign the settlement agreement, it shall be final and binding on the parties. The parties shall not initiate, during the conciliation proceedings, any arbitral or judicial proceedings in respect of a dispute that is the subject matter of the conciliation proceedings. The conciliation proceedings shall be terminated as per Section 76 of 'The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. 63.1 Matters Finally Determined by the Railway: All disputes and differences of any kind whatsoever arising out of or in connection with the contract, whether during the progress of the work or after its completion and whether before or after the determination of the contract, shall be referred by the Contractor to the GM and the GM shall, within 120 days after receipt of the Contractor's representation, make and notify decisions on all matters referred to by the Contractor in writing provided that matters for which provision has been made in Clauses 7(j), 8, 18, 22(5), 39, 43(2), 45(i)(a), 55, 55-A(5), 57, 57A,61(1), 61(2) and 62(1) of Standard General Conditions of Contract or in any Clause (stated as excepted matter) of the Special Conditions of the Contract, shall be deemed as 'excepted matters' (matters not arbitrable) and decisions of the Railway authority, thereon shall be final and binding on the Contractor; provided further that 'excepted matters' shall stand specifically excluded from the purview of the Arbitration Clause.

Demand for Arbitration:

(i) In the event of any dispute or difference between the parties hereto as to the construction or operation of this contract, or the respective rights and liabilities o f the parties o n any matter in question, dispute or difference on any account or as to the withholding by the Railway of any certificate to which the contractor may claim to be entitled to, or if the Railway fails to make a decision within 120 days, then and in any such case, but except in any of the excepted matters referred to in clause 63 of GCC, the contractor, after 120 days but within 180 days of his presenting his final claim on disputed matters, shall demand in writing that the dispute or difference be referred to arbitration.

(a) The demand for arbitration shall specify the matters, which are in question or subject of the dispute or difference as also the amount of claim item wise. Only such dispute(s) or difference(s) in respect of which the demand has been made, together with counter claims o r set off shall be referred to arbitration and other matters shall not be included in the reference. (b) The parties may waive off the applicability of Sub-Section 12(5) of Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act 2015, if they agree for such waiver in writing, after dispute having arisen between them.

( a ) T h e Arbitration proceedings s h a l l b e assumed to have commenced from the day, a written and valid demand for arbitration is received by the Railway. (b)The claimant shall submit his claims stating the facts supporting the claims along with a l l relevant documents and t h e relief o r remedy sought against each claim within a period of 30 days from the date of appointment of the Arbitral Tribunal. (c)The Railway shall submit i t s defence statement and counter claim(s), if any, within a period of 60 days of receipt of copy of claims from Tribunal thereafter, unless otherwise extension has been granted by Tribunal. (d)Place of Arbitration: The place of arbitration would be within the geographical limits of the Division of the Railway where t h e cause of action arose or the Headquarters of the concerned Railway or any other place with the written consent of both the parties.

No new claim shall be added during proceedings by either party. However, a party may amend or supplement the original claim or defence thereof during the course of arbitration proceedings subject to acceptance by Tribunal having due regard to the delay in making it.

If the contractor(s) do/does not prefer his/their specific and final claims in writing, within a period of 90 days of receiving the intimation f r o m t h e Railways t h a t t h e fi n a l bill is ready for payment, he/they will be deemed to have waived his/their claim(s) and the Railway shall be discharged and released of all liabilities under the contract in respect of these claims.

Obligation during pendency of arbitration. - Work under the contract shall, unless otherwise directed by the Engineer, continue during the arbitration proceedings, and no payment due or payable by the Railway shall be withheld on account of such proceedings, provided, however, it shall be open for Arbitral Tribunal to consider and decide whether or not such work should continue during arbitration proceedings.

APPONTMENT OF ARBITRATOR:

(i) In cases where the total value of all claims in question added together does not exceed Rs.1,00,00,000/-(Rupees One Crore only), the Arbitral Tribunal shall consist of a Sole Arbitrator who shall be a Gazetted officer of Railway not below JA grade nominated by the General Manager. The sole arbitrator shall be appointed within 60 days from the day when a written and valid demand for arbitration i s received by GM. (II) In cases not covered by the above clause the Arbitral Tribunal shall consist of a panel of three Gazetted Railway Officers not below JA grade or 2 Railway Gazetted Officers not below JA Grade a n d a retired Railway Officer, retired not below the rank of SAG Officer, as the arbitrators. For this purpose, the Railway will send a panel of more than 4 names of Gazetted Railway Officers of one or more departments of the Railway which may also include the names of r e t i r e d R a i l w a y O ffi c e r s empanelled t o w o r k a s Railway Arbitrator to the contractor within 60 days from the day when a written and valid demand for arbitration is received by GM. Contractor will be asked to suggest to General Manager at least 2 n a m e s o u t o f t h e p a n e l for appointment as contractors nominee within 30 days from the date of dispatch of the request by Railway. The General Manager shall appoint at least one out of them as the contractors nominee and will, also simultaneously appoint the balance number of arbitrators either from the panel or from outside the panel, duly indicating the presiding arbitrator f r o m amongst the 3 arbitrators so appointed. GM shall complete this exercise of appointing the Arbitral Tribunal within 30 days from the receipt of the names of contractors nominees. While nominating the arbitrators, it will be necessary to ensure that one of them is from the Accounts Department. An officer of Selection Grade of the Accounts Department shall be considered of equal status to the officers in SA grade of other departments of the Railway for the purpose of appointment of arbitrator.

(I) If one or more of the arbitrators appointed as above refuses to a c t as arbitrator, withdraws from his office as arbitrator, or vacates his/their office/offices or is/are unable or unwilling to perform his functions as arbitrator for any reason whatsoever or dies or in the opinion of the General Manager fails to act without u n d u e delay, the General Manager shall appoint new arbitrator/arbitrators to act in his/their place in the same manner in which the earlier arbitrator/arbitrators had been appointed. Such re-constituted Tribunal may, a t i t s discretion, proceed with the reference from the stage at which it was left by t h e previous arbitrator(s). (II) The Arbitral Tribunal shall have power to call for such evidence by way of affidavits or otherwise as the Arbitral Tribunal shall think proper, and it shall be the duty of the parties hereto to do or cause to b e done a l l such things as may b e necessary to enable the Arbitral Tribunal to make the award without any delay. The Arbitral Tribunal should record day to-day proceedings. The proceedings shall normally be conducted on the basis of documents and written statements.

(I) While appointing arbitrator(s) under sub-clause above, due care shall b e taken that he/they is/are n o t t h e one/those who h a d an opportunity to deal with the matters to which the contract relates or who in the course of his/their duties as Railway servant(s) expressed views on all or any of the matters under dispute or differences. The proceedings of the Arbitral Tribunal or the award made by such Tribunal will, however, not be invalid merely for the reason that one or more arbitrator had, in the course of his service, opportunity to deal with the matters to which the contract relates or who i n the course of his/their duties expressed views on all or a n y o f the matters under dispute.

(i) The arbitral award shall state item wise, the sum and reasons upon which it is based. The analysis a n d reasons shall be detailed enough so that the award could be inferred therefrom. (ii) A party m a y apply for corrections of any computational errors, any typographical or clerical errors or any other error of similar n a t u r e occurring in the a w a r d of a Tribunal and interpretation of a specific point of award to Tribunal within 60 days of receipt of the award. (iii) A party may apply to tribunal within 60 days of receipt of award to make an additional award as to claims presented in the arbitral proceedings but omitted from the arbitral award.

In case of the Tribunal, comprising of three Members, any ruling on award shall be made by a majority of Members of Tribunal. In the absence of such a majority, the views of the Presiding Arbitrator shall prevail. Where t h e arbitral award is for the payment of money, no interest shall be payable on whole or any part of the money for any period till the date on which the award is made. The cost of arbitration shall be borne by the respective parties. The cost shall inter-alia include fee of the arbitrator(s) as per the rates fixed by the Railway Board from time to time and the fee shall be borne equally by both the parties. Further, the fee payable t o the arbitrator(s) would b e governed b y the instructions issued on the subject by Railway Board from time to time irrespective o f t h e f a c t whether t h e arbitrator(s) is/are appointed by the Railway Administration or by the court of law unless specifically directed by Honble court otherwise o n the matter. Subject to the provisions of the aforesaid Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996 a n d the rules there u n d e r and any statutory modifications thereof shall apply to the arbitration proceedings under this clause.

D e t a i l s o f employees e n g a g e d b y t h e contractor Before commencing the work, contractor shall submit a list of his employees as would be engaged by him f o r t h i s w o r k with details o f names, address, phone n o . , a g e , marital status, election ID n o . etc. Moreover, police verification of eac h and every staff/supervisor/supervisor-in-charge to be engaged for this work must be got done b y the contractor a t his own cost and one copy of police verification certificate must be submitted to SSE/consignee along with the details of the employee before starting the work.

Contractor will nominate a representative/supervisor-in-charge w h o will maintain l i a i s o n w i t h t h e R a ilw a y s , nominated representative regarding carrying out the subject work.

T h e contractor shall ensure that h i s m e n wear Uniforms with distinguished logo and identification with Helmet, Shoes and Hand Gloves at all the time while working.

T h e quality of work will be closely monitored and shall be inspected daily by Railway Authority. The contractor w ill not employ any unethical practices to compromise the quality of work. Contractor or his men will not use any such means, which will affect the quality of work and may cause damage to Railway property due to such practice, for which contractor will be solely responsible. If any such incident takes place and the Contractor is found responsible, Railways will reserve the right to terminate the Contract immediately.

The submission of a Tender by a tenderer(s) shall be deemed to imply and will be considered as he has read, understood and a b i d e d by ALL the terms and conditions, specification, rules/Laws stated therein.

Dispute: 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 Railways decision shall be final and binding on the contractor/tenderer(s).

Adherence to Specifications and Drawings: The site and the detailed drawings shall be made available to the contractor commensurate with the accepted programme of work submitted under clause 19(3). The whole of the works shall be executed in perfect conformity with the specifications and drawings of the contract. If Contractor performs any works in a manner contrary to the specifications or drawings or any of them and without such reference to the Engineer, he shall bear all the costs arising or ensuing therefrom and shall be responsible for all loss to the Railway. Drawings and Specifications of the Works: The Contractor shall keep one copy of Drawings and Specifications at the site, in good order, and such contract documents as may be necessary, available to the Engineer or the Engineer's Representative. Ownership of Drawings and Specifications: All Drawings and Specifications and copies thereof furnished by the Railway to the Contractor are deemed to be the property of the Railway. They shall not be used on other works and with the exception of the signed contract set, shall be returned by the Contractor to the Railway on completion of the work or termination of the Contract. Compliance with Contractor's Request for Details: The Engineer shall furnish with reasonable promptness, after receipt by him of the Contractor's request, additional instructions by means of drawings or otherwise, necessary for the proper execution of the works or any part thereof. All such drawings and instructions shall be consistent with the Contract Documents and reasonably inferable there from. Meaning and Intent of Specification and Drawings: If any ambiguity arises as to the meaning and intent of any portion of the Specifications and Drawings or as to execution or quality of any work or material, or as to the measurements of the works the decision of the Engineer thereon shall be final subject to the appeal (within 7 days of such decision being intimated to the Contractor) to the Chief Engineer who shall have the power to correct any errors, omissions, or discrepancies in aforementioned items and whose decision in the matter in dispute or doubt shall be final and conclusive.

D a m a g e f r o m Accidents: The Contractor s h a l l t a k e all precautions against damages from accidents. No compensation will be allowed to the Contractor for his staff, tools, plants, materials, machines and other equipment lost or damaged by any cause whatsoever. The Contractor shall b e liable to make good the damages. No claims in this regard will be arbitral.

Supply of Water and Electricity : Water required for the work will be provided by the Railway free of cost through taps available a n d contractor has to take all possible care to avoid any wastage of water. Provision of Electricity as per GCC.

Liquidated damages clause: As per GCC for Works-2022 with all correction slips.

Extension Clause: If such failures as aforesaid arises from any cause which Railway Administration may admit as being a reasonable ground for extension of time, Sr.Divisional Electrical Engineer, Electric Loco S h e d , Santragachi, may allow such additional time as h e m a y consider to b e reasonable for completion of work. The contractor will not be entitled for any compensation; however decision of Sr.Divisional Electrical Engineer, Electric Loco Shed, Santragachi in this respect shall be final and binding.

Payment terms: - The standard payment terms subject to recoveries of any amount under the liquidated damages clause of contract will be as per latest rules. Payment as above shall be subject to any deductions of any amount for which the contractor is liable under the contract against this tender including penalty as specified in penalty clause or any other contract in respect of which the President o f I n d i a i s the contracting authority.

100% Payment will be made in three months interval for the work in progressive way after admissible deduction from it (e.g. Income Tax @ 2%, Conservancy Cess, and any other duties / taxes if applicable). Payment will be arranged through EFT system as per the enclosed mandate format. The firm is advised to submit the format duly filled in the Bank details and payment will be made after filling the measurement book by nominated representative of Sr. DEE/TRS/SRC. The Tenderer shall submit a certified copy of tax submitted as per prevailing rates on the bill value is recoverable from the contract bills, if required.

From 2nd On Account Bill (i.e. CC2 onwards)/Final Bill, The contractor while submitting the on account/ Final bill shall enclose GST deposit receipt/Return for the GST amount paid by railways to contractor in previous bill.

Contractor is to abide by the provisions of various labour laws in terms of above clause 54, 55, 55-A and 55-B of the Standard General Conditions of Contract. In order to ensure the same, an application has been developed and hosted on website 'https://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 in Portal shall be done as under: (a) Contractor shall apply for onetime registration of his company/firm etc. in the Shramikkalyan portal with requisite details subsequent to issue of Letter of Acceptance. Engineer shall approve the contractor's registration in 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 LOA Issued in his favour. (c) The contractor once registered on the portal, shall provide details of his Letter of Acceptances (LOA)/Contract Agreements on shramik kalyan portal within 15 days of issue of any LOA for approval of concerned engineer. Engineer shall update (if required) and approve 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 wage payment 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 thereof after each wage period. (ii) While processing payment of any 'On Account bill' or 'Final bill' or release of 'Advances' or 'Performance Guarantee/Security deposit', contractor shall submit a certificate to the Engineer or Engineer's representatives that "I have uploaded the correct details of contract labours engaged in connection with this contract and payments made to them during the wage period in Railway's Shramik kalyan portal 'www.shramikkalyan.indianrailways.gov.in' till ____Month, ____Year.

TERMINATION OF CONTRACT: As per latest GCC with all of its correction slips to be followed.

EXTENSION OF TIME FOR COMPLETION OF CONTRACT: The contract for the entire work will be valid for a period of 24 months from the date of issue of letter of acceptance. However, extension of t h e contract either on Railway's account or on contractor's account or any tender conditions will be dealt with as per general condition of contract of S.E.Railway 2022 or latest with all correction slips.

The option of payment through LC has been enabled for all tenders published after 06.06.2018 18.00 Hrs whose value is equal to or greater than Rs.10 Lacs in accordance with board's letter no. 2018/CE-I/CT/9 dated 04.06.2018.

The tenderer shall carry out the work of "Overhauling/repairing of Line & Shunting Contactors of WAP-4 Electric Locomotives of Electric Loco Shed, Santragachi, S.E. Railway " as per scope of work given attached in documents.

TRANSPORT: All the transportation cost required for execution of work as well as rectification during warranty period including loading / unloading will be borne by the contractor.

QUALITY OF WORK: All work shall be carried out to the entire satisfaction of the Railways. Good workmanship, technical suitability and quality of material are the essential requirement.

RELEASED MATERIAL: As per scope of work given attached in documents.

WARRANTY CLAUSE: As per scope of work given attached in documents.

PENALTY CLAUSE: As per scope of work given attached in documents.

Delivery schedule & lot of size: As per scope of work given attached in documents.

Place of Work: Firm's premises. The contractor shall indicate his complete address of the premises with phone no., Email-ID and fax no. where he proposes to carry out overhauling/repairing work involved.