Vinyl Coated Upholstery Fabric (Artifici [Vinyl Coated Upholstery Fabric (Artificial Leather) to size: 127 to 132 CM. Width X 30 MTR. Long Roll, Conforming to CONFIRMING TO En45545 HL3 AS PER RDSO/2008/CG-07 REV-01.

Special Eligibility Criteria

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   Tendered item is reserved for procurement from RCF approved sources for Item id 2400069 Sub Item ID: 2400069002. Approval status shall be reckoned as on the date of tender closing and not thereafter, unless it is a case of removal/suspension /banning. Minimum 80% of the net procurable qty. shall be ordered on the vendors appearing as Approved vendor in RCF vendor directory. Vendors appearing as Developmental vendor in RCF vendor directory will be considered up to a maximum of 20% of NPQ. owever, this is subject to a condition that rates of developmental vendors are lower than the rates of vendors eligible for regular orders. If the work address indicated in the offer is different from what is indicated in the approval certificate issued by the respective vendor approval agency, then such offer will be treated as if the same has been received from unapproved source.

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   Where there are not more than three Indian suppliers categorized as Approved Vendor for a particular item, developmental vendors can be considered for placement of bulk order without any quantity restrictions. However, while considering such vendors, factors including past performance, capacity, delivery requirements, quantity under procurement, nature of item,outstanding order load etc. shall be considered in a transparent manner, subject to rates being reasonable. Quantity allocation among eligible vendors shall be based on pre- decided tender criteria.
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   Procurement from (OEMs) manufacturers or authorized agent/dealer: 2.0 Either OEM should quote directly or OEM can authorize and give Tender Specific Authorization to its Agent / dealer to quote on their behalf. 2.1 The authorized dealer should submit valid tender specific authorization, along with the offer, failing which their offer will be liable to be passed over. 2.2 Trader / Authorized dealer should mention name of Manufacturer along with complete address for inspection of material at OEM Premises in line with Instructions to Tenderers and General Conditions of Contract VERSION 2024 or latest with all revisions and corrigendums issued before tender closing.

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   In case of suspected cartel formation by approved sources or in case the rates available from approved source/sources are adjudged unreasonably high, the purchaser reserves the right to place order on firms outside the approved vendors list, without any restriction.

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Commercial-Compliance

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   The tender will be governed by Railway Board letter No.2020/RS(G)/779/ 2 dtd. 12/06/20 and 2015/RS(G}/779/5(Vol.l) dated 24/09/2020 & 2015/ RS(G)/779/5(Vol.III) dated 12.07.2020 for Public Procurement (Preference to Make in India). Since, there is sufficient local capacity and competition in supply of the tendered item of required quality and therefore public procurement of the item is restricted to Class I local suppliers only and the vendors who do not qualify to be Class I local suppliers should not quote in the tender as their offers shall not be considered for any ordering. In case any vendor who does not qualify to be a Class I local supplier for the tendered item participates in the tender it does so at its own risk and cost and Railways shall not be liable for any loss or damage caused to the vendor.

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   Please enter the percentage of local content in the material being offered. Please enter 0 for fully imported items, and 100 for fully indigenous items. The definition and calculation of local content shall be in accordance with the Make in India policy as incorporated in the tender conditions.

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General Instructions

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   SECURITY DEPOSIT (SD):1.0 All successful tenderer shall deposit Security Deposit (SD) amount @5% of contract value rounded off to nearest higher Rs.10, subject to maximum Rs. 50 lakh for contract value upto Rs 50 Cr. In case of contract value above Rs 50 Cr. SD will be Rs 1 Cr.2.0 There shall be no exemption from submission of Security Deposit (SD) for any tender or by any tenderer except following:i. The Contract value up to Rs.25 (twenty-five) lakh.ii. Other Railways and Government Departments.iii. PSUs owned by Ministry of Railways and PSUs for the group of items that are manufactured by them.iv. In tenders issued against PAC, OEM in whose favour PAC has been issued.v.Vendors registered with Railways for the trade group of the item tendered for orders valued up to their monetary limit of registration.vi. Vendors appearing on the approved vendor lists of RDSO/PUs/CORE, subject to approval status being valid on the date of tender closing.3.0 Security Deposit (SD) shall remain valid for a period of 60 days, beyond the date of completion of all contractual obligations.4.0 SD from successful tenderer should be received in purchase office within 21 days from the date acceptance letter issued by purchaser. In the event of successful tenderer (s) failing to deposit/submit SD in acceptable form within the prescribed period as aforesaid, the EMD submitted by such successful tenderer shall be automatically adjusted towards SD. In case where available EMD amount is less than required SD and the successful tenderer does not deposit the balance SD amount within stipulated time, then EMD shall be forfeited and case be dealt with as that of withdrawal of offer by the tenderer.
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   SECURITY DEPOSIT (SD):5.0 Wherever SD has been exempted, for any reason, and the supplier fails to supply goods as per conditions of contract, as amended from time to time, Purchaser shall have right to levy damages from the supplier for failing to comply with the contractual conditions, not by way of penalty, an amount equal to SD amount, as would have been applicable if the contract was with a non- exempted vendor. These damages shall be treated as recoveries outstanding against the vendor and dealt with accordingly.6.0 Apart from claiming damages from vendors, in case of failure to comply with thecontractual obligations, Railways shall record poor performance of the vendors for taking suitable penal action.7.0 SD can be submitted in following format:a. DD in the name of Dy. FA&CAO/WS/Parel/Western Railwayb. Fixed Deposit Receipt duly discharged and stamped in favour of Dy. FA&CAO/WS/Parel, Western Railway.c. Bank guarantee: In case Bank guarantee is submitted by supplier/ contractor, the same should be in the proper prescribed format for BG as per Annexure available on web site www.ireps.gov.in website link Western Railway/PCMM. The stamp duty shall be @Rs.5/- per thousand or part thereof for the amount secured for such deed. The title holder of the BG shall be President of India acting through the Dy. FA&CAO/WS/Parel/Western Railway8.0 Risk Purchase clauses shall not be applicable.

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   Validity of Offer: No deviation from the offer validity period stipulated in the tender is permitted.