Preparation and supply of sectioning diagram board for station, TSS/SP/SSP and safety board etc. along with safety posters wall painting over Nagpur Division.

Financial Eligibility Criteria: The tender must have minimum average annual contractual turnover of V/N or 'V' whichever is less. Where V= Advertised value of the tender incrores 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 anaverage 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 beprepared/ audited, the audited balance sheet of the fourth previous year shall be considered for calculating average annual contractual turnover. The tenders 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.

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: Three similar works costing not less than the amount equal to 30% of advertised value of the tender, or Two similar works costing not less than the amount equal to 40% of advertised value of the tender, or One similar work costing not less than the amount equal to 60% of advertised value of the tender.

The similar work is defined as- Execution of 25kV/2x25kV Electrification work OR Execution of 25kV/2x25kV feeder wire work OR Execution of 25kV/2x25kV OHE modification work OR Execution of 25kV/2x25kV OHE upgradation work OR Execution of 25kV/2x25kV OHE maintenance work OR Execution of 25kV/2x25kV OHE AMC work OR Execution of 25kV/2x25kV OHE rehabilitation work OR Execution of 25kV/2x25kV OHE: replacement work i.e. catenary wire/ contact wire/feeder wire/ ATD/ cantilever assembly OR Execution of 66kV or higher voltage overhead Transmission line work OR Execution of 66kV or higher voltage Sub - Station work

(Note: Work experience certificate from private individual shall not be considered. However, in addition to work experience certificates issued by any Govt. Organization,work experience certificate issued by Public listed company having average annual turn over 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 opening 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 copy of final/last bill paid by company in support of above work experience certificate).

Must have A-Class valid Electrical Contractor's license (ECL) in the name of Firm or Contractor. In case existing ECL is not valid on the date of opening of tender, documentary proof regarding renewal shall be submitted along with the tender 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.

General conditions of the contract and specification for materials and works are laid down in Indian Railways Standard General Conditions of Contract - April 2022, corrected upto date which can be seen at the office of Sr.Divi.Elect.Engineer(TRD) S.E.C.Railway,Nagpur, on any working day.

The difference in value between the earnest money already deposited by the tenderer and amount of security deposit to be paid by him as per the above calculation shall be recovered by a percentage deduction, ordinarily 6% from period payments to be made on account of work done.

The tenderer shall keep the offer open for a minimum period of 60 (Sixty) days from the date of opening of the tender, during which the tenderer cannot withdraw his offer, subject to the period being extended further, if required by an agreement from time to time. Any contravention on the above condition will make the tenderer liable forfeiture of his security deposit for the due performance of the forgoing stipulation.

The tenderer(s) shall quote his/their rates inclusive of all charges including all taxes levied by the union of India or State Government including sales tax etc.

If the work is cancelled before the commencement or is terminated during execution in accordance with the condition prescribed in Indian Railways Standard General Conditions of Contract - April 2022, with correction slip upto date. The railway administration reserves the right to invite fresh tenders for the whole or any portion of work.

The work will be carried out on a fixed programme approved by the Sr.Divl. Elect. Engineer. The method and system of carrying out the work will be described by him or his representative.

Deduction of Income tax at source at the rated of 2% shall be made from the contractor's bill in terms of provision in section 194-C of the Income TaxAct-1961.

The contractor shall employ the following Qualified Engineers during the execution of his work) One graduate Engineer when the cost of the work to be executed is Rs 200 lakhs and above. ii)One qualified Diploma Holder (Junior Engineer) when the post of works to be executed is more than Rs 25 lakhs to 200 lakhs Technical staff should be available at the site whenever required by the engineer incharge to take instructions in case the contractors fail to employ qualified engineer as aforesaid he shall be liable to pay a reasonable amount not exceeding a sum of Rs 40,000/- (Rupees Two thousand only) for each month of default or part thereof in case of graduate Engineer and Rs 25000/- (Rupees One thousand only) for each month of default or part thereof in case of Diploma Holder.( Authority-RB letter No.2012/CE-I/CT/O/20 dated 10.05.13)

Tenderers are required to submit authority letter for signing of tender bid/papers with electronic bid. Papers related to formation of firm i.e. proprietor ship/partnership bid/Pvt. Ltd. etc. if any shall be submitted.

If the tenderer(s) deliberately gives / give wrong information in his / their tender or creates / create circumstances for the acceptance of his / their tender, the Railway reserves the right to reject such tender at any stage.

Execution of Contract Documents: The successful Tenderer(s) shall be required to execute an agreement with the President of India acting through the Sr.DEE(TRD)/SECR/NGP, South East Central Railway for carrying out the work according to Standard General Conditions of Contract, Special Conditions / Specifications annexed to the tender and Standard Specifications for (Works and Materials) of Railway as amended/corrected upto latest correction slips, mentioned in tender form (First Sheet).

Participation of Partnership Firms in works tenders : Participation of Partnership Firms in works tenders will be governed by as per Indian Railway GCC, april 2022.

(1)Execution Co-Relation and Intent of Contract Documents: as per latest GCC april 2022.

(1)Law Governing the Contract: The contract shall be governed by the law for the time being in force in the Republic of India. (2)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 give 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 he has received instructions from the Engineer in respect thereof. The Contractor shall be bound to 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.

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 any manner whatsoever without the special permission in writing of the Chief Engineer. 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. The permitted subletting 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. The subcontractor shall have successfully completed at least one work similar to work proposed for subcontract in last 5 years , ending date of submissions of proposal by contactor to railway, costing not less than 35% value of work to be Subletted through a work contract as per GCC april 2022.

Indemnity by Contractors: The Contractor shall indemnify and save harmless the Railway from and against all actions, suit, proceedings, losses, costs, damages, charges, claims and demands of every nature and description brought or recovered against the Railways by reason of any act or omission of the Contractor, his agents or employees, in the execution of the works or in his guarding of the same. All sums payable by way of compensation under any of these conditions shall be considered as reasonable compensation to be applied to the actual loss or damage sustained, and whether or not any damage shall have been sustained.

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.

(i) Refund of Security Deposit: Security Deposit mentioned in sub clause (1) above shall be returned to the Contractor after the following: (a)Final Payment of the Contract as per clause 51. (1) and (b)Signature of Final Supplementary Agreement or Certification by Engineer that Railway has No Claim on Contractor and (c)Issue of Maintenance Certificate on expiry of the maintenance period as per clause 50.(1). (2) (ii) Forfeiture of Security Deposit: Whenever the contract is rescinded as a whole under clause 62 (1) of these conditions, the Security Deposit already with railways under the contract shall be forfeited. However, in case the contract is rescinded in part or parts under clause 62 (1) of these conditions, the Security Deposit shall not be forfeited.

No interest shall be payable upon the Bid Security and Security Deposit or amounts payable to the Contractor under the Contract, but Government Securities deposited in terms of Sub- Clause 16.(4)(b) of this clause will be payable with interest accrued thereon.

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 contract is liable to be terminated. In case contract is terminated railway shall be entitled to forfeit Bid Security and other dues payable against that contract. In case a tenderer has not submitted Earnest Money Deposit 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 and the PG shall be valid up to original DOC + 60days.

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.

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 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.

16(4)(h) of Part-II of GCC-22 - If a tender is accepted on the quoted rates of bidder which is below the advertised tender 20.3.1 value, an additional performance security shall be submitted by the bidder as below:- Bid quoted in % of advertised cost - Additional PG(%), below 0-5%(Inclusive ) - NIL, Below 5% - 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 loss or damage by fire, explosions, epidemics, strikes, lockouts or acts of God (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 or delay in performance, and works under the contract shall be resumed as soon as practicable after such event has come to an end or ceased to exist, and the decision of the Engineer as to whether the works have been so resumed or not shall be final and conclusive, PROVIDED FURTHER that if the performance in whole or in part of any obligation under this contract is prevented or delayed by reason of any such event for a period exceeding 120 days, either party may at its option terminate the contract by giving notice to the other party.

Extension of Time in Contracts: Time extension will be given as per Indian Railways Standard General Conditions of Contract, april 2022 with correction up to date.

Extension of Time for delay due to Contractor: will be given as per Indian Railways Standard General Conditions of Contract, april 2022.. Rate of penalty will be applicable mentioned in Indian Railways Standard General Conditions of Contract, april 2022 corrected upto date.

(1)Illegal Gratification: Procuring authorities as well as bidders, contractors and consultants should observe the highest standard of ethics and should not indulge in the following prohibited practices, either directly or indirectly, at any stage during the procurement process or during execution of resultant contracts: i) "Corrupt practice": making offers,solicitation or acceptance of bribe, rewards or gifts or any material benefit, in exchange for an unfair advantage in the procurement process or the otherwise influence the procurement Process or contract executionl ii)"Fraudulent practice": any omission or misrepresentation that may mislead or attempt to mislead so that financial or other benefits may be obtained or an obligation avoided. This includes making false declaration or providing false information for participation in a tender process or to secure a contract or in execution of the contract; iii)"Anticompetitive practice": any collusion, bid rigging or anticompetitive arrangement, or any other practice coming under the purview of The Competition Act, 2002, between two or more bidders, with or without the knowledge of procuring entity, that may impair the transparency, fairness and the progress of the procurement process or to establish bid prices at artificial, noncompetitive levels; iv) "Coercive practice": any coercion or any threat to impair or harm, directly or indirectly, any party or its property to influence the procurement process or affect the execution of a contract; v) "Conflict of interest" (COt): any personal, financial, or business relationship between the bidder and any personnel of the procuring entity who are directly or indirectly related to the procurement or execution process of the contract, which can affect the decision of the procuring entity directly or indirectly; vi)"Undue Advantage": improper use of information obtained by the bidder from the procuring entity with an intent to gain an unfair advantage in the procurement process or for personal gain. This also includes if the bidder (or his allied firm) provided services for the need assesment /procurement planning of the tender process in which he is participating; vii) "Obstructive practice": materially impede the procuring enfity's investigation of a procurement process either by deliberately destroying, falsifying, altering; or by concealing of evidence material to the investigation; or by making false statements or by threatening, harassing or intimidating any party to prevent it from disclosing its knowledge of matters relevant to such investigation or from pursuing the investigation; or by impeding the procuring entity's rights of audit or access to information;

2)Punitive Provisions: Without prejudice to and in addition to the rights of the procuring entity to other penal provisions as per the bid documents or contract, if the procuring entity comes to a conclusion that a (prospective) bidder/ contractor directly or through an agent, has violated this code of integrity in competing for the contract or in executing a contract, the procuring entity may take appropriate measures including one or more of the following: i)If his bids are under consideration in any procurement a) Forfeiture or encashment of bid security; b) calling off of any pre-contract negotiations; and c) rejection and exclusion of the bidder from the procurement process ii)If a contract has already been awarded a)Cancellation of the relevant contract and recovery of compensation for loss incurred by the procuring entity; b)Forfeiture or encashment of any other security or bond relating to the procurement c)Recovery of payments including advance payments, if any, made by the procuring entity along with interest thereon at the prevailing rate; iii)Provisions in addition to above: a)Removal from the list of enlisted contractors and banning/ debarment ofthe bidder from participation in future procurements of the procuring entity for a period not less than one year b)In case of anti-competitive practices, information for further processing may be filed under a signature of the Joint Secretary level oflicer, with the Competition Commission of India; c)Initiation of suitable disciplinary or criminal proceedings against any individual or staff found responsible. Any question or dispute as to the commission of anv such 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.

EXECUTION OF WORKS

(4) Setting out of Works: The Contractor shall be responsible for the correct setting out of all works in relation to original points, lines and levels of reference at his cost. The Contractor shall execute the work true to alignment, grade, levels and dimensions as shown in the drawing and as directed by the Engineer's representative and check these at frequent intervals. The Contractor shall provide all facilities like labour and instruments and shall co-operate with the Engineer's representative for checking of all alignment, grades, levels and dimensions. If, at any time, during the progress of the works any error appear or arise in any part of the work, the Contractor, on being required so to do by the Engineer's representative shall, at his own cost rectify such errors, to the satisfaction of the Engineer's representative. Such checking shall not absolve the Contractor of his own responsibility of maintaining accuracy in the work. The Contractor shall carefully protect and preserve all bench marks, sight rails, pegs and other things used in setting out the work.

Suspension of Works: The Contractor shall on the order of the Engineer, suspend the progress of the works or any part thereof for such time or times and in such manner as the Engineer may consider necessary and shall during such suspension properly protect and secure the work so far as is necessary in the opinion of the Engineer. If such suspension is: (a) Provided for in the contract, or (b) Necessary for the proper execution of the works or by the reason of weather conditions or by some default on the part of the Contractor, and or (c) Necessary for the safety of the works or any part thereof, or (d) Necessary for the safety of adjoining public or other property or safety of the public or workmen or those who have to be at the site, or (e) Necessary to avoid disruption of traffic and utilities, as also to permit fast repair and restoration of any damaged utilities, or (f) Due to instruction of The National Green Tribunal or any other statutory authority due to high level of pollution in the city of worksite.

Variation in extent of contract shall be done as per Indian Railways Standard General Conditions of Contract, clause no. 41, 42(i), 43(3) April 2022, corrected upto date.

CLAIMS

(1) Quarterly Statement of Claims: The Contractor shall prepare and furnish to the Engineer once in every quarter commencing from the month following the month of issue of Letter of Acceptance, an account giving full and detailed particulars of all claims for any additional expenses to which the Contractor may consider himself entitled to and of all extra or additional works ordered by the Engineer which he has executed during the preceding month quarter and no claim for payment for such work will be considered which has not been included in such particulars.

(2)Signing of "No Claim" Certificate : The Contractor shall not be entitled to make any claim whatsoever against the Railway under or by virtue of or arising out of this contract, nor shall the Railway entertain or consider any such claim, if made by the Contractor, after he shall have signed a "No Claim" Certificate in favour of the Railway in such form as shall be required by the Railway after the works are finally measured up. The Contactor shall be debarred from disputing the correctness of the items covered by "No Claim" Certificate or demanding a clearance to arbitration in respect thereof.

Validity: Rates accepted by Railway Administration shall hold good till completion of work and no additional individual claim shall be admissible except: (a)Payment/recovery for increase/decrease in GST on works contract or imposition/removal of any tax/cess on Works Contract as per Clause 37, (b)Payment/recovery for overall market situation as per Price Variation Clause given hereunder. (Price Variation Clause (PVC) shall be applicable only in those contracts where tender conditions specifically permits as per GCC April 2022.

Wages to Labour: The Contractor shall be responsible to ensure compliance with the provision of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 (hereinafter referred to as the "said Act") and the Rules made thereunder in respect of any employees directly or through petty Contractors or sub-contractors employed by him for the purpose of carrying out this contract. If, in compliance with the terms of the contract, the Contractor supplied any labour to be used wholly or partly under the direct orders and control of the Railways whether in connection with any work being executed by the Contractor or otherwise for the purpose of the Railway such labour shall, for the purpose of this Clause, still be deemed to be persons employed by the Contractor. If any moneys shall, as a result of any claim or application made under the said Act be directed to be paid by the Railway, such money shall be deemed to be moneys payable to the Railway by the Contractor and on failure by the Contractor to repay the Railway any moneys paid by it as aforesaid within seven days after the same shall have been demanded, the Railways shall be entitled to recover the same from Contractor's bills/Security Deposit or any other dues of Contractor with the Government of India.

Provisions of Payments of Wages Act: The Contractor shall comply with the provisions of the Payment of Wages Act, 1936 and the rules made thereunder in respect of all employees employed by him either directly or through petty Contractors or sub-contractors in the works. If in compliance with the terms of the contract, the Contractor directly or through petty Contractors or 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 or otherwise for the purpose of the Engineer, such labour shall nevertheless be deemed to comprise persons employed by the Contractor and 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 the Engineer may on failure of the Contractor to repay such money to the Railways deduct the same from any moneys due to the Contractor in terms of the contract. The Railway shall be entitled to recover the same from Contractor's bills/Security Deposit or any other dues of Contractor with the Government of India all moneys paid or payable by the Railway by way of compensation of aforesaid or for costs of expenses in connection with any claim thereto and the decision of the Engineer upon 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:

A.(1)The Contractor shall comply with the provision of the 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 and against any claims under the aforesaid Act and the Rules.

(2)The Contractor shall obtain a valid license under the aforesaid Act as modified from time to time before the commencement of the work and continue to have a valid license until the completion of the work. Any failure to fulfill the requirement shall attract the penal provision of the Act.

A.(3)The Contractor shall pay to the labour employed by him directly or through sub-contractors the wages as per provision of the aforesaid Act and the Rules wherever applicable. The Contractor 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 the said work, as if the labour had been immediately employed by him.

A.(4)In respect of all labour directly or indirectly employed in the work for performance of the Contractor's part of the contract, the Contractor shall comply with or cause to be complied with the provisions of the aforesaid Act and Rules wherever applicable

A.(5)In every case in which, by virtue of the provisions of the aforesaid Act or the rules, the Railway is obliged to pay 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 on account of the contingent, liability of the Railway due to the Contractor's failure to fulfill his 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 the Section 20, Sub-Section (2) and Section 2, Sub-Section (4) of the aforesaid Act, the Railway shall be at liberty to recover such amount or part thereof from Contractor's bills/Security Deposit or any other dues of Contractor with the Government of India. The Railway shall not be bound to contest any claim made against it under Sub- Section (1) of Section 20 and Sub-Section (4) of Section 21 of the aforesaid Act except on the written request of the Contractor and upon his giving to the Railway full security for all costs for which the Railway might become liable in contesting such claim. The decision of the Chief Engineer regarding the amount actually recoverable from the Contractor as stated above shall be final and binding on the Contractor.

B. 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.

C (i) Contractor is to abide by the provisions of Payment of Wages act & Minimum Wages act in terms of clause 54 and 55 of Indian Railways General Condition 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. These details shall be available in public domain. The Registration/ updation of 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 LoAs issued in his favour. (c)The contractor once registered on the portal, shall provide details of his Letter of Acceptances (LoA) / Contract Agreements on shramikkalyan 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 shramikkalyan 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 Shramikkalyan portal at 'www.shramikkalyan.indianrailways.gov.in' till ____Month, ____Year."

Provision of Workmen's Compensation Act: In every case in which by virtue of the provisions of Section 12 Sub-Section (1) of the Workmen's Compensation Act 1923, Railway is obliged to pay compensation to 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 the 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 from Contractor's bills/Security Deposit or any other dues of Contractor with the Government of India. Railway shall not be 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 and upon his giving to Railway full security for all costs for which Railway might become liable in consequence of contesting such claim. A.Provision of Mines Act: The Contractor shall observe and perform all the provisions of the Mines Act, 1952 or any statutory modifications or re- enactment thereof for the time being in force and any rules and regulations made thereunder in respect of all the persons directly or through the petty Contractors or sub-contractors employed by him under this contract and shall indemnify the Railway from and against any claims under the Mines Act, or the rules and regulations framed thereunder, by or on behalf of any persons employed by him or otherwise.

DETERMINATION OF CONTRACT : (1) Right of Railway to Determine the Contract: The Railway shall be entitled to determine and terminate the contract at any time should, in the Railway's 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 materials 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 therefor shall be conclusive evidence thereof and all other condition related to this will be governed by latest GCC April 2022.

SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES - INDIAN RAILWAY ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION RULES : SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES - INDIAN RAILWAY ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION RULES will be governed as per Indian Railways Standard General Conditions of Contract, clause no. 63,64, of GCC April 2022 corrected up to date.

Multiple L-1 : In case of more than 1 L-1 bidders, tender may be awarded to tenderer having higher Bid Capacity. In case Bid Capacity is also the same, tenderer having done more value of similar work in last three previous financial years and the current financial year upto the date of opening of the tender, may be selected for the award. Instructions with respect to Bid Capacity will follow.

Offloading of part(s) of work: These conditions will be governed as per GCC April 2022.

Bid Security: SGCC clause 5 (1)(a) The tenderer shall be required to submit the Bid Security with the tender for the due performance with the stipulation to keep the offer open till such date as specified in the tender, under the conditions of tender. The Bid Security shall be as under:: Value of the Work - Bid Security For all works- 2% of the estimated cost of the work Note: (i) The Bid Security shall be rounded off to the nearest 100. This Bid Security shall be applicable for all modes of tendering. (ii) Any firm recognized by Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) as 'Startups' shall be exempted from payment of Bid Security detailed above. (iii) Labour Cooperative Societies shall submit only 50% of above Bid Security detailed above.

(2) The Bid Security shall be deposited either in cash through epayment gateway or submitted as Bank Guarantee bond from a scheduled commercial bank of India or as mentioned in tender documents. The Bank Guarantee bond shall be as per Annexure- VIA and shall be valid for a period of 90days beyond the bid validity period. (3) In case, submission of Bid Security in the form of Bank Guarantee, following shall be ensured: i. A scanned copy of the Bank Guarantee shall be uploaded on e- Procurement Portal (IREPS) while applying to the tender. ii. The original Bank Guarantee should be delivered in person to the official nominated as indicated in the tender document before closing date for submission of bids(i.e.excluding the last date of submisssion 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 Railway assumes no responsibility for the misplacement or premature opening of the contents of the Bid submitted and consequent losses, if any, suffered by the Bidder.

The tender/contract will be governed by Standard General Condition of Contract April'2022 duly updated with correction slips up to date of opening of tender

SGCC clause 39.(1) Rates for Extra Item(s) of Works: (a) Standard Schedule of Rates (SSOR) Items: Any item of work carried out by the Contractor on the instructions of the Engineer which is not included in the accepted Bill(s) of Quantities but figures in the Standard Schedule of Rates (SSOR), shall be executed at the rates set forth in the "Standard Schedule of Rates (SSOR)" modified by the tender percentage as accepted in the contract for that chapter of Standard Schedule of Rates (SSOR). However, the cumulative value of all such extra item(s) together (modified by the respective tender percentage) shall not exceed 10 % of the original contract value. For item(s) not covered in this sub clause, the rate shall be decided as agreed upon between the Engineer and the Contractor before the execution of such items of work as per sub clause (b). (b) Other Items: For any item of work to be carried out by the Contractor but not included in the accepted Bill(s) of Quantities and also not covered under sub clause (a) above, the Contractor shall be bound to notify the Engineer at least seven days before the necessity arises for the execution of such items of works that the accepted Bill(s) of Quantities does not include rate or rates for such extra work involved. The rates payable for such items shall be decided at the meeting to be held between the Engineer and Contractor, in as short a period as possible after the need for the special item has come to the notice. In case the Contractor fails to attend the meeting after being notified to do so or in the event of no settlement being arrived at, the Railway shall be entitled to execute the extra works by other means and the Contractor shall have no claim for loss or damage that may result from such procedure.

Tender form is not transferable under any circumstances. The tenderer/s are advised to furnish the details (i) Beneficiary Name (ii) Account No. (iii) Type of Account (iv) Bank (v) City (vi) Branch (vii) Remarks if any .

SGCC Clause 46A. Price Variation Clause (PVC): 46A.1 Applicability: Price Variation Clause (PVC) shall be applicable only in tender having advertised value above Rs. 2 Crores. Provided further that, in a contract where PVC is applicable, following shall be outside the purview of price adjustments (i.e. shall be excluded from the gross value of the work for the purpose of price variation) : a) Materials supplied by Railway to the Contractors, either free or at fixed rate; b) Any extra item(s) included in subsequent variation falling outside the purview of the Bill(s) of Quantities of tender, under clause 39. (1)(b) of these Standard General Conditions, unless applicability of PVC and 'Base Month' has been specially agreed, while fixing the rates of such extra item(s). 46A.2 Base Month: The Base Month for 'Price Variation Clause' shall be taken as the one month prior to closing of tender, unless otherwise stated elsewhere. The quarter for applicability of PVC shall commence from the month following the Base month. The Price Variation shall be based on the average Price Index of the quarter under consideration. Price Variation clause (PVC) of Standard General Condition of Contract (SGCC) shall not apply to such a works contract which is either an Annual Maintenance Contract (AMC) or a Zonal contracts.

CEs circular No.16, CEs circular No.31 & Revised CEs circular No.31 and JPO for undertaking of earth work in the vicinity of cables and other relevant CEs circulars with upto date correction slips will be part and parcel of the agreement. whichever executed

SGCC clause 7. 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. 8. If the tenderer(s) deliberately gives / give wrong information in his / their tender or creates / create circumstances for the acceptance of his / their tender, the Railway reserves the right to reject such tender at any stage. 9. If any partner(s) of a partnership firm expires after the submission of its tender or after the acceptance of its tender, the Railway shall deem such tender as cancelled/contract as terminated under clause 61 of the Standard General Conditions of Contract, unless the firm retains its character as per partnership agreement. If a sole proprietor expires after the submission of tender or after the acceptance of tender, the Railway shall deem such tender as cancelled / contract as terminated under clause 61 of the Standard General Conditions of Contract.

SGCC clause 10.3 Bid Capacity: The tender/technical bid will be evaluated based on bid capacity formula detailed as Annexure- VI. 10.4 No Technical and Financial credentials are required for tenders having advertised value up to Rs 50 lakh. 10.5 Credentials if submitted in foreign currency shall be converted into Indian currency i.e., Indian Rupee as under: The conversion rate of US Dollars into Rupees shall be the daily representative exchange rates published by the Reserve Bank of India or entity authorized by RBI to do so for the relevant date or immediately previous date for which rates have been published. Where, relevant date shall be as on the last day of month previous to the one in which tender is invited. In case of any other currency, the same shall first be converted to US Dollars as on the last day of month previous to the one in which tender is invited, and the amount so derived in US Dollars shall be converted into Rupees at the aforesaid rate. The conversion rate of such currencies shall be the daily representative exchange rates published by the International Monetary Fund for the relevant date or immediately previous date for which rates have been published. [Explanation for Para 10 of the Tender Form (Second Sheet) including Para 10.1 to 10.5 .

In case of newly formed partnership firm, the credentials of individual partners from previous propriety firm(s) or dissolved previous partnership firm(s) or split previous artnership firm(s), shall be considered only to the extent of their share in previous entity on the date of dissolution / split and their share in newly formed partnership firm. For example, a partner A had 30% share in previous entity and his share in present partnership firm is 20%. In the present tender under consideration, the credentials of partner A will be considered to the extent of 0.3*0.2*value of the work done in the previous entity. For this purpose, the tenderer shall submit along with his bid all the relevant documents which include copy of previous partnership deed(s), dissolution deed(s) and proof of surrender of PAN No. (s) in case of dissolution of partnership firm(s) etc. 8. In case of existing partnership firm, if any one or more partners quit the partnership firm, the credentials of remaining partnership firm shall be re-worked out i.e., the quitting partner(s) shall take away his credentials to the extent of his share on the date of quitting the partnership firm(e.g. in a partnership firm of partners A, B & C having share 30%, 30% & 40% respectively and credentials of Rs 10 crore; in case partner C quits the firm, the credentials of this partnership firm shall remain as Rs 6 crore). For this purpose, the tenderer shall submit along with his bid all the relevant documents which include copy of previous partnership deed(s), dissolution deed(s) and proof of surrender of PAN No.(s) in case of dissolution of partnership firm(s) etc.

In case of existing partnership firm if any new partner(s) joins the firm without any modification in the name and PAN/TAN no. of the firm, the credentials of partnership firm shall get enhanced to the extent of credentials of newly added partner(s) on the same principles as mentioned in item 6 above. For this purpose, the tenderer shall submit along with his bid all the relevant documents which include copy of previous partnership deeds, dissolution/splitting deeds and proof of surrender of PAN No.(s) in case of dissolution of partnership firm etc. 10. Any partner in a partnership firm cannot use or claim his credentials in any other firm without leaving the partnership firm i.e., In a partnership firm of A&B partners, A or B partner cannot use credentials of partnership firm of A&B partners in any other partnership firm or propriety firm without leaving partnership firm of A&B partners. 11. In case a partner in a partnership firm is replaced due to succession as per succession law, the proportion of credentials of the previous partner will be passed on to the successor. 12. If the percentage share among partners of a partnership firm is changed, but the partners remain the same, the credentials of the firm before such modification in the share will continue to be considered for the firm as it is without any change in their value. Further, in case a partner of partnership firm retires without taking away any credentials from the firm, the credentials of partnership firm shall remain the same as it is without any change in their value. 13. In a partnership firm "AB" of A&B partners, in case A also works as propriety firm "P" or partner in some other partnership firm "AX", credentials of A in propriety firm "P" or in other partnership firm "AX" earned after the date of becoming a partner of the firm AB shall not be added in partnership firm AB. 14. In case a tenderer is LLP, the credentials of tenderer shall be worked out on above lines similar to a partnership firm. 15. In case company A is merged with company B, then company B would get the credentials of company A also.]

SGCC clause 11. Tenderer Credentials: Documents testifying tenderer previous experience and financial status should be produced along with the tender. Tenderer(s) who is / are not borne on the approved list of the Contractors of ________ Railway shall submit along with his / their tender: (i) Certificates and testimonials regarding contracting experience for the type of job for which tender is invited with list of works carried out in the past. (ii) Audited Balance Sheet duly certified by the Chartered Accountant regarding contractual payments received in the past. (iii) The list of personnel / organization on hand and proposed to be engaged for the tendered work. Similarly list of Plant & Machinery available on hand and proposed to be inducted and hired for the tendered work. (iv)The Railway reserves the right to verify all statements, information and documents submitted by the bidder in his tender offer, and the bidder shall, when so required by the Railway, make available all such 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 liabilities hereunder nor will it affect any rights of the Railway there under. (v) (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 Bid Security besides banning of business for a period of upto two 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. Bid Security, Performance Guarantee and 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 two years

SGCC clause 13 Execution of Contract Documents:- The successful tenderer(s) shall be required to execute an agreement with the President of India acting through the South East Central Railway for carrying out the work according to Standard General Condition of Contract-April'2022 , Specifications annexed to the tender and specifications for work and materials and laid down in Standard General Condition of Contract- April'2022 and Indian Railway Unified Standard Specifications (Works and Materials) Volume I & II of 2010 of Engineering department as amended /corrected up to date.

SGCC clause 14. 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.

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.

SGCC clause 15. The tenderer whether sole proprietor / a company or a partnership firm / joint venture (JV) / registered society / registered trust / HUF / LLP etc if they want to act through agent or individual partner(s), should submit along with the tender, a copy of power of attorney duly stamped and authenticated by a Notary Public or by Magistrate in favour of the specific person whether he/they be partner(s) of the firm or any other person, specifically authorizing him/them to sign the tender, submit the tender and further to deal with the Tender/ Contract up to the stage of signing the agreement except in case where such specific person is authorized for above purposes through a provision made in the partnership deed / Memorandum of Understanding / Article of Association /Board resolution, failing which tender shall be summarily rejected. A separate power of attorney duly stamped and authenticated by a Notary Public or by Magistrate in favour of the specific person whether he/they be partner(s) of the firm or any other person, shall be submitted after award of work, specifically authorizing him/them to deal with all other contractual activities subsequent to signing of agreement, if required. Note: A Power of Attorney executed and issued overseas, the document will also have to be legalized by the Indian Embassy and notarized in the jurisdiction where the Power of Attorney is being issued. However, the Power of Attorney provided by Bidders from countries that have signed the Hague Legislation Convention 1961 are not required to be legalized by the Indian Embassy if it carries a conforming Appostille certificate.

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

SGCC clause 6. Care in Submission of Tenders: (a) (i) 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 enters in the tender forms are adequate and all inclusive to accord with the provisions in Clause-37 of the Standard General Conditions of Contract for the completion of works to the entire satisfaction of the Engineer. (a)(ii) 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. (a)(iii) 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. (a)(iv) 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. (b) When work is tendered for by a firm or company, the tender shall be signed by the individual legally authorized to enter into commitments on their behalf. (c) The Railway will not be bound by any power of attorney granted by the tenderer or by changes in the composition of the firm made subsequent to the execution of the contract. It may, however, recognize such power of attorney and changes after obtaining proper legal advice, the cost of which will be chargeable to the Contractor.

55-B.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. 55-C (i) 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 'www.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 Letter of Acceptances (LoAs) issued in his favour. (c) The contractor once registered on the portal, shall provide details of his Letter of Acceptances (LoAs) / Contract Agreements on shramikkalyan 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 shramikkalyan 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 Shramikkalyan portal at 'www.shramikkalyan.indianrailways.gov.in' till ____Month, ____Year."

SGCC clause 56. Reporting of Accidents: The Contractor shall be responsible for the safety of all employees directly or through petty Contractors or subcontractor 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 arrangement to render all possible assistance.