Supply, installation, commissioning and operating (for 05 Years) track based gauge face rail lubricators having carrying down effect of 1 Km (Electronic Type) in Bilaspur Division.

Financial Eligibility Criteria: The Bidders will be qualified only if they have minimum financial capabilities as below - (i) T1- Annual Turnover: The bidder should have an aggregate financial turnover not less than 1.5 times the advertised Bid value during the last three previous financial years and in the current financial year up to the date of opening of the tender. The audited balance sheet reflecting financial turnover certified by Chartered accountant with stamp, signature and membership number shall be considered. (ii) T2-Liquidity: The bidder should have access to or has available liquid assets, lines of credit and other financial means to meet cash flow that is valued at 5% of the estimated bid value net of applicant's commitments for other contracts. The audited balance sheet and/or banking reference certified by chartered accountant with her stamp, signature and membership number shall be submitted by the bidder alongwith bid. Banking reference should contain in clear terms the amount that bank will be in a position to lend for this work to the applicant/member of the Joint Venture/ Consortium. In case the Net Current Assets (as seen from the Balance Sheets) are negative, only the Banking references will be considered. Otherwise the aggregate of the Net Current Assets and submitted Banking references will be considered for working out the Liquidity. The banking reference should be from a Scheduled Bank in India and it should not be more than 3 months old as on date of submission of bids. In case of JV firms overall liquidity of JV firm shall be assessed by arithmetic sum of liquidity of all members of instant JV.

Each page of the copy of documents/certificates in support of Special Financial Criteria, submitted by the tenderer, shall be self-attested/ digitally signed by the tenderer or authorized representative of the tendering firm. Self attestation shall include signature, stamp and date (on each page).

The financial proposal shall be evaluated to determine the lowest bidder. In case, the evaluated financial offers of two or more technically qualified bidders are Lowest and same, then the Bid of the bidder who is technically more sound (having scored higher marks in evaluation of technical bid as per attached Annexure K ) shall be considered as the lowest. If the marks in the evaluation of technical bids of the lowest bidders are also found to be equal, then the bid of the bidder with the higher cumulative annual financial turnover over the last three years and the current financial year shall be considered as the lowest.

Tenderer must have valid RDSO approval for Track based lubricator till closing date of tender as per Railway Board letter no.2023/Track- I(P)/RDSO, Dated:17/02/2023 & updated letters issued from Railway Board or RDSO from time to time in connection with Track Based Lubricator. Only vendors approved by RDSO (Both Approved and Developmental category) are eligible to participate in the tender in the category of carry down effect up to 1 Km in which they are approved, but they have to fulfill the Financial Eligibility criteria of the conditions of contract. The vendors approved by RDSO (Both Approved and Developmental category) shall be appeared on official website of RDSO approved list on the date of opening of tenders. If tenderer does not have valid RDSO approval for Track Based Lubricator till closing date of tender, offer shall be SUMMARILY REJECTED.

Definition of Similar Work :- N.A

Each page of the copy of the documents/ certificates in support of Special Technical Criteria, submitted by the tenderer, shall be duly self attested/digitally signed by the tenderer (Self Attestation shall include signature, date & stamp of the tenderer).

The financial proposal shall be evaluated to determine the lowest bidder. In case, the evaluated financial offers of two or more technically qualified bidders are Lowest and same, then the Bid of the bidder who is technically more sound (having scored higher marks in evaluation of technical bid as per attached Annexure K ) shall be considered as the lowest. If the marks in the evaluation of technical bids of the lowest bidders are also found to be equal, then the bid of the bidder with the higher cumulative annual financial turnover over the last three years and the current financial year shall be considered as the lowest.

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 INSTRUCTIONS TO TENDERERS For e- Tenders :-

E-tender have been invited for and on behalf of the President of India through website www.ireps.gov.in for the work mentioned against the tender notice number available in the website. Tenderers are required to bid online only in the above mentioned website. All Mandatory fields marked have to be filled in by the tenderer. No manual offer is acceptable againstthis tender. No Tender document in hard copy will be sold against this tender. Please read the Instructions to Tenderers for e- tendering, Indian Railways Standard General Conditions of Contract- (Service)-2018 with correction slip up to date and Special Condition of Contract before filling the e-tender through online. Tenderer to refer General Instruction of Tender available in attach documents of tender.

This document is the Standard Tender Document which consists of the General Instruction to Tenderers, NIT ( Notice Inviting Tender), Indian Railways Standard General Conditions of Contract (Service)-2018, Special Conditions of Contract, Tender Schedules, Specifications of the works & various Annexures etc. All the above-mentioned documents taken together if not scored off, shall constitute the complete tender document here after referred to as "Tender Document" & have to be read together & acted upon accordingly. No part of the tender document can be relied upon or acted upon in isolation.

The above work is to be executed as per Indian Railways Standard General Conditions of Contract (Service)-2018 which is enclosed in "pdf" form. Before offering the rate in the tender, the tenderer are require to inspect the site and read carefully Special condition & Other document attached in pdf.