Provision of EI based Automatic Signalling in lieu of Relay based interlocking with Dual Detection by MSDAC and other Associated works along with suitable indoor alterations in Stations enroute AGC-RKM, BFP-RNKA & RNKA-KXM Automatic Sections of Agra Division of North Central Railway.

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: No other document than specified above shall be considered valid for evaluating this eligibility criteria).In case of nonsubmission of above documents, offer may be summarily rejected.

(a) The tenderer must have successfully completed or substantially completed anyone 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. (b)(1) In case of tenders for composite works (e.g. works involving more than one distinct component, such as Civil Engineering works, S&T works, Electrical works, OHE works etc. and in the case of major bridges - substructure, superstructure etc.), tenderer must have successfully completed or substantially completed any 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 each component of tender, or (ii) Two similar works each costing not less than the amount equal to 40% of advertised value of each component of tender, or (iii) One similar work each costing not less than the amount equal to 60% of advertised value of each component of tender. Note for b(1): Separate completed works of minimum required values shall also be considered for fulfilment of technical eligibility criteria for different components. (b)(2) In such cases, what constitutes a component in a composite work shall be clearly pre-defined with estimated tender cost of it, as part of the tender documents without any ambiguity. (b)(3) To evaluate the technical eligibility of tenderer, only components of work as stipulated in tender documents for evaluation of technical eligibility shall be considered. The scope of work covered in other remaining components shall be either executed by tenderer himself if he has work experience as mentioned in clause 7 of the Standard General Conditions of Contract, or through subcontractor fulfilling the requirements as per clause 7 of the Standard General Conditions of Contract, or jointly i.e., partly himself and remaining through subcontractor, with prior approval of Chief Engineer in writing. However, if required in tender documents by way of Special Conditions, a formal agreement duly notarised, legally enforceable in the court of law, shall be executed by the main contractor with the subcontractor for the component(s) of work proposed to be executed by the subcontractor(s), and shall be submitted along with the offer for considering subletting of that scope of work towards fulfilment of technical eligibility. Such subcontractor must fulfil technical eligibility criteria as follows: The subcontractor shall have successfully completed at least one work similar to work proposed for subcontract, costing not less than 35% value of work to be subletted, in last 5 years, ending last day of month previous to the one in which tender is invited through a works contract. Note: For subletting of work costing up to Rs. 50 lakh, no previous work experience of subcontractor shall be asked for by the Railway.

In case after award of contract or during execution of work it becomes necessary for contractor to change subcontractor, the same shall be done with subcontractor(s) fulfilling the requirements as per clause 7 of the Standard General Conditions of Contract, with prior approval of Chief Engineer in writing. Note for Item 10.1: 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 a Public Listed Company, the tenderer shall also submit along with the 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 the company in support of the above work experience certificate. (Note: In case of non-submission of above documents, offer may be summarily rejected.)

Definition of Similar Work :- Any Signalling work involving design, installation, testing, commissioning of EI or alterations of EI.

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. Following documents shall be submitted by the tenderer:

a) Sole Proprietorship Firm: (i) All documents in terms of Para 10 of the Tender Form No (Second Sheet) of GCC-2022

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) of GCC- 2022.

(c) Partnership Firm: (i) A notarized copy of the Partnership Deed or a copy of the Partnership deed registered with the Registrar. (ii) A notarized or registered copy of Power of Attorney in favour of the individual to tender for the work, sign the agreement etc. and create liability against the firm. (iii) An undertaking by all partners of the partnership firm that they are not blacklisted or debarred by Railways or any other Ministry / Department of the Govt. of India from participation in tenders / contracts as on the date of submission of bids, either in their individual capacity or in any firm/LLP in which they were / are partners/members. Any Concealment / wrong information in regard to above shall make the bid ineligible or the contract shall be determined under Clause 62 of the Standard General Conditions of Contract. (iv) All other documents in terms of Para 10 of the Tender Form (Second Sheet) of GCC-2022 (v) A certificate as per attached annexure-M is to be given separately by each and every partner.

d) Company registered under Companies Act 2013: (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) of GCC-2022.

e) 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) of GCC-2022. (vi) A certificate as per attached annexure-M is to be given separately by each and every partner.

(f) 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) of GCC-2022.

The tenderer whether sole proprietor / a company or a partnership firm / joint venture (JV) / registered society / registered trust / HUF / LLP etc if they want to act through agent or individual partner(s), should submit along with the tender, a copy of power of attorney duly stamped and authenticated by a Notary Public or by Magistrate in favour of the specific person whether he/they be partner(s) of the firm or any other person, specifically authorizing him/them to sign the tender, submit the tender and further to deal with the Tender/Contract up to the stage of signing the agreement except in case where such specific person is authorized for above purposes through a provision made in the partnership deed / Memorandum of Understanding / Article of Association / Board resolution, failing which tender shall be summarily rejected. A separate power of attorney duly stamped and authenticated by a Notary Public or by Magistrate in favour of the specific person whether he/they be partner(s) of the firm or any other person, shall be submitted after award of work, specifically authorizing him/them to deal with all other contractual activities subsequent to signing of agreement, if required. Note: A Power of Attorney executed and issued overseas, the document will also have to be legalized by the Indian Embassy and notarized in the jurisdiction where the Power of Attorney is being issued. However, the Power of Attorney provided by Bidders from countries that have signed the Hague Legislation Convention 1961 are not required to be legalized by the Indian Embassy if it carries a conforming Apostille certificate.

Employment/Partnership etc. of Retired Railway Employees: (ANNEXURE-Q) (a) Should a tenderer i) be a retired Engineer of the gazetted rank or any other gazetted officer working before his retirement, whether in the executive or administrative capacity or whether holding a pensionable post or not, in the Engineering or any other department of any of the railways owned and administered by the President of India for the time being, OR ii) being partnership firm / joint venture (JV) / registered society / registered trust etc have as one of its partners/members a retired Engineer of the gazetted rank or any other gazetted officer working before his retirement, OR iii) being an incorporated company have any such retired Engineer of the gazetted rank or any other gazetted officer working before his retirement as one of its directors AND in case where such Engineer or officer had not retired from government service at least 1 year prior to the date of submission of the tender THEN the tenderer will give full information as to the date of retirement of such Engineer or gazetted officer from the said service and as to whether permission for taking such contract, or if the Contractor be a partnership firm or an incorporated company, to become a partner or director as the case may be, has been obtained by the tenderer or the Engineer or officer, as the case may be from the President of India or any officer, duly authorized by him in this behalf, shall be clearly stated in writing at the time of submitting the tender. b) In case, upon successful award of contract, should a tenderer depute for execution of the works under or to deal matters related with this contract, any retired Engineer of gazette rank or retired gazetted officer working before his retirement in the Engineering or any other department of any of the railways owned and administered by the President of India for the time being, and now in his employment, then the tenderer will ensure that retired Engineer or retired gazetted officer had retired from government service at least 1 year prior to the date of his employment with tenderer and in case he had retired from service within a year then he possesses the requisite permission from the President of India or any officer, duly authorized by him in this behalf, to get associated with the tenderer. c) Should a tenderer or Contractor being an individual, have member(s) of his family or in the case of partnership firm/ company / joint venture (JV) / registered society / registered trust etc. one or more of his partner(s)/shareholder(s) or member(s) of the family of partner(s)/shareholder(s) having share of more than 1% in the tendering entity employed in gazetted capacity in the Engineering or any other department of the railway, then the tenderer at the time of submission of tender, will inform the authority inviting tenders the details of such persons. Note: 1. If information as required as per 16.a), b), c) above has not been furnished, contract is liable to be dealt in accordance with provision of clause 62 of the Standard General Condition of contract. 2. ANNEXURE-Q to be submitted along with bid by tenderer.

(Annexure-T): In case of Partnership firm/LLP/JV, an undertaking by all partners that they are not blacklisted or debarred by Railways or any other Ministry / Department of the Govt. of India from participation in tenders / contracts as on the date of submission of bids, either in their individual capacity or in any firm/LLP in which they were / are partners/members. Any concealment / wrong information in regard to above shall make the bid ineligible or the contract shall be determined under Clause 62 of the Standard General Conditions of Contract. (Annexure-T)

The tenderers shall submit a copy of certificate stating that all their statements/documents submitted along with bid are true and factual. Standard format of certificate to be submitted by the bidder is enclosed as Annexure-V. In addition to Annexure-V, in case of other than Company/Proprietary firm, Annexure-V(A) shall also be submitted by each member of a Partnership Firm / Joint Venture (JV) / Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) / Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) etc, as the case may be. Non submission of above certificate(s) by the bidder shall result in summarily rejection of his/their bid. It shall be mandatorily incumbent upon the tenderer to identify, state and submit the supporting documents duly self attested/digitally signed by which they/he is qualifying the Qualifying Criteria mentioned in the Tender Document.

Please submit your bank details i.e. Name of the Bank along with Bank Branch Code, Account Number, IFSC Code, and PAN Number.

Income Tax, Surcharge thereof, Commercial Tax & Sales Tax (where applicable & charges as per directives of State & Central Government) and any other applicable tax shall be recovered from contractor's bill as per rule in force.

Contractor shall provide efficient and competent staff as per provisions of Clause 26 to GCC (Clause 26 of GCC is attached in document).

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.

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.

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.

Validity of offer is 90 days. Any rebate if offered shall also be valid for 90 days.

BID SECURITY & SECURITY DEPOSIT:

The bid security deposited by the Contractor with his tender will be retained by the Railways as part of security for the due and faithful fulfillment of the contract by the contractor. The balance to make up the security deposit, the rates for which are given below, may be deposited by the Contractor in cash or may be recovered by percentage deduction from the contractor's 'on account' bills. 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 may not exceed 10% of the total value of the contract.

Unless otherwise specified in the special conditions, if any, the Security Deposit/rate of recovery/mode of recovery shall be as under: a. Security deposit for each work should be 5% of the contract value. b. The rate of recovery should be at the rate of 6% of the bill amount till the full security deposit is recovered. c. Security deposits will be recovered only from the running bills of the contract and no other mode of collecting SD such as SD in the form of instruments like BG, FD etc. shall be accepted towards security deposit. The security deposit, however, shall be released only after the expiry of the maintenance period and after passing the final bill based on 'No Claim Certificate'.

No interest will be payable upon the Bid Security and Security Deposit or amounts payable to the contractor under the contract.

In case of submission of Bid Security in the form of Bank Guarantee, the following shall be ensured: i. A scanned copy of the Bank Guarantee shall be uploaded on e-Procurement Portal (IREPS) while applying to the tender. ii. The original Bank Guarantee should be delivered in person to the official nominated as indicated in the tender document within 5 working days before closing date for submission of bids. iii. Non submission of scanned copy of Bank Guarantee with the bid on e-tendering portal (IREPS) and/or non submission of original Bank Guarantee within the specified period shall lead to summary rejection of bid. iv. The Tender Security shall remain valid for a period of 90 days beyond the validity period for the Tender. v. The details of the BG physically submitted should match with the details available in the scanned copy and the data entered during bid submission time, failing which the bid will be rejected. vi. The Bank Guarantee shall be placed in an envelope which shall be sealed. The envelope shall clearly bear the identification 'Bid for the ***** Project' and shall clearly indicate the name and address of the Bidder. In addition, the Bid Due Date should be indicated on the right-hand top corner of the envelope. vii. The envelope shall be addressed to the officer and address as mentioned in the tender document. viii. If the envelope is not sealed and marked as instructed above, the Authority assumes no responsibility for the misplacement or premature opening of the contents of the Bid submitted and consequent losses, if any, suffered by the Bidder.

PERFORMANCE GUARANTEE (PG)

The procedure for obtaining Performance Guarantee is outlined below:

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 3.1.1 the Contractor fails to submit the requisite PG even after 60 days from the date of issue of LOA, the contract 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 Startup 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.

The successful bidder shall submit the Performance Guarantee (PG amounting to 5% of the original contract value and additional Performance Guarantee as per clause 16(4)(h)) in any of the following forms: (i) A deposit of Cash; (ii) Irrevocable Bank Guarantee; (iii) Insurance Surety Bond as per Annexure-XVII. Note: In case of extension of Date of Completion, selected bidder needs to submit extended Insurance Surety Bond/Fresh Insurance Surety Bond/fresh Performance Security, in any form as given above, before expiry of existing Insurance Surety Bond. (iv) Government Securities including State Loan Bonds at 5% below the market value; (v) Pay Orders and Demand Drafts tendered by any Scheduled Commercial Bank of India; (vi) Guarantee Bonds executed or Deposits Receipts tendered by 3.1.2 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. If a tender is accepted on the quoted rates of bidder which is below the advertised tender value, an additional performance security shall be submitted by the bidder as below: Bid quoted Below 0- 5% (inclusive) of advertised cost - Additional Performance Guarantee (%): Nil. Bid quoted Below 5% of advertised cost - Additional Performance Guarantee (%): 5%.

A Performance Guarantee shall be submitted by the successful Bidder after the Letter of Acceptance has been issued, but before signing of the agreement. This PG shall be initially valid up to the stipulated date of completion plus 60 (Sixty) days beyond that. In case the time of completion of work gets extended, the contractor shall get the validity of PG extended for the time of completion of work plus 60 (Sixty) days. (1) If Railway PSUs are awarded contracts through competitive bidding (Open Tender, Special Limited Tender etc.) the normal 3.1.3 rule regarding submission of Performance Guarantee as applicable to other tenderer/s shall be applicable to these PSUs. (2) Wherever the Railway PSUs are awarded works contracts by Railways on Single Tender basis, they are exempted from the requirement of submitting Performance Guarantee. (3) However, in the event of failure of the Railway PSU to successfully execute the contract as per terms and conditions laid down in the Agreement, a penalty equivalent to 5% (Five Percent) of the original value of contract would be levied.

The Performance Guarantee (PG) shall be released after the physical completion of the work based on the 'Completion Certificate' issued by the competent authority stating that the Contractor has completed the work in all respects satisfactorily. The competent authority shall normally be the authority who is 3.1.4 competent to sign this contract. If the competent authority is of the rank lower than JA Grade, then a JA Grade Officer (concerned with the work) should issue the certificate. The Security Deposit shall, however, be released only after expiry of the maintenance period and after passing the final bill based on 'No Claim Certificate' from the contractor.

Clause 26A to GCC - Deployment of qualified Engineers at work site by the contractor:

The Contractor shall also employ Qualified Graduate Engineer or Qualified Diploma Holder Engineer, based on value of contract prescribed by the Ministry of Railways as under: (a) One Qualified Graduate Engineer when cost of work to be executed is Rs. 200 lakh & above and, (b) One Qualified Diploma Holder Engineer when cost of work to be executed is more than Rs. 25 lakh but less than Rs. 200 lakh.

In case the contractor fails to employ the engineer as aforesaid in Para 26A.1, he shall be liable to pay a penalty at the rate of Rs. 40000/- and Rs. 25000/- for each month or part thereof for the default period for the provisions as contained in Para 26A.1 (a) & (b) above respectively.

No. of qualified engineers required to be deployed by the contractor for various activities contained in the works contract shall be specified in the tender document as 'Special Condition of Contract' by the tender inviting authority.

Maintenance of Works: The Contractor shall at all times during the progress and continuance of the works and also for the period of maintenance specified in the Tender Form after the date of passing of the certificate of completion by the Engineer or any other earlier date subsequent to the completion of the works that may be fixed by the Engineer, be responsible for and effectively maintain and uphold in good substantial, sound and perfect condition all and every part of the works and shall make good from time to time and at all times as often as the Engineer shall require, any damage or defect that may during the above period arise in or be discovered or be in any way connected with the works, provided that such damage or defect is not directly caused by errors in the contract documents, act of providence or insurrection or civil riot, and the Contractor shall be liable for and shall pay and make good to the Railway or other persons legally entitled thereto whenever required by the Engineer so to do, all losses, damages, costs and expenses they or any of them may incur or be put or be liable to by reasons or in consequence of the operations of the Contractor or of his failure in any respect.

VARIATION IN QUANTITY: As per tender document.

In case of any discrepancies and doubt between this tender document and GCC-2022, Provisions of GCC-2022 along with correction slips will prevail over (same is attached along with tender).