Manufacture and Supply of Pre tensioned Pre stressed Concrete (PSC) Sleeper Set for 1 in 12 - 60Kg(UIC)/60EI

Concrete Sleeper Plants (CSPs) certified by RDSO for undertaking production of PSC Main Line sleepers or any other category of PSC sleepers for IR will be considered eligible for placement of orders (Bulk or Developmental as per status of RDSO approval/certification) against this tender. BULK ORDER: Railway reserves the right to order entire or bulk quantity on RDSO approved vendors. DEVELOPMENTAL ORDER: RDSO Developmental Vendors shall be eligible for developmental order of 20% of net procurable quantity [NPQ]. Total quantity to be ordered on developmental vendors shall be limited up to 20% of NPQ. NOTE: Please also see the Para on Technical Compliance.

Existing manufacturers quoting for supply from a new location after shifting their existing plant should have prior approval for supply from new location as per instructions of Railway Board vide letter No. 2004/Tk- II/22/11/5 dated 22.02.2006.

Plants, which have already been permitted for shifting of location but have not shifted/started production from new location, even after lapse of one year or more from date of issue of permission letter, shall not be eligible to quote from old location. They will be eligible to quote from new location only if they have already obtained the RDSO certification of Plant at new location, before the date of tender opening.

Those plants will be considered CLOSED, which have not manufactured any type of sleepers (mainline,Turnout, special sleepers) for more than five years reckoning from the date of tender opening. Such plants will not be eligible for tender until and unless fresh RDSO certification/approval is obtained and placed on record.

Bidders are free to quote for any or all the three (03) consignees. The Bidders quoting for less than "50 percent of the tendered quantity or 100 percent of its assessed annual production capacity certified by RDSO whichever is less" for each consignee, will be treated as unresponsive and shall be summarily rejected.

The Firm should not be BLACKLISTED/REMOVED/SUSPENDED/BANNED for business by Railway.

The offer shall be kept valid for acceptance for a minimum period of 120 days from the date of opening of the tender. In case the tenderer stipulates validity period of offer less than 120 days, then offer may be treated as unresponsive and shall be summarily rejected.

Firm to quote Single equated Freight Charge separately up to consignee destination covering for transportation of finished sleepers from their loading point to consignee destination. However, freight reimbursement to firm will be made at actual or as indicated in the contract, whichever is less."

Tender evaluation will be on FOR Destination basis. Firms should quote basic rate & freight charges separately.

FOR destination means that delivery is to be made up to consignee as detailed in "Item Details" column.

Transport, Freight, Loading and Packing : (a) Freight Charges: Material will be normally collected by consignee at Railway's own transportation cost. In such cases, freight will not be payable to the firm. However, the consignee ( Officer of User Department NOT below the JAG level) may also ask the firm to deliver the goods as per contract terms & conditions. In case of failure of Consignee to lift the material, the Firm has to take written permission from Consignee (Officer of User Department NOT below the JAG level) for dispatching the material at Firm's cost. The payment towards the freight will be paid at actuals, subject to the maximum ceiling limit mentioned in the Purchase Order. (b) In all cases, irrespective of the transportation carried out by consignee or by the supplier, loading of sleepers in the railway wagons or in road vehicles, as the case may be, will be carried out by the supplier by his own arrangement and at his own cost. For this purpose, the cost of transportation of finished sleepers to loading point and loading into the wagons/road vehicles in accordance with the approved drawing including the cost of handling involved in process will be the responsibility of supplier. Also, the cost of wooden packing as per the drawings will be borne by the supplier. (C) In case of any dispute, the decision of Purchaser will be final and binding on all stakeholders. (d) Please also see Para 9 of Special Conditions of contract for Sleeper.

LOCAL CONTENT AS PER MAKE IN INDIA POLICY:- Order shall be restricted to Class-I Local Suppliers only (with minimum local content of 50%) as per Make in India Policy for the tendered item and as such, the vendors who do not qualify to be Class-I Local Suppliers for the tendered item, should not quote in this tender as their offer 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.

LOCAL CONTENT CERTIFICATE: Procurement value of this tender is more than Rs. 10 Crores. [i] Irrespective of the value of the tender case, the Class-I local supplier/Class-II local supplier at the time of bidding shall be required to indicate percentage of local content and provide self certification that the item offered meets the local content requirement for Class-I local supplier/Class-II local supplier, as the case may be. They shall also give details of the location(s) at which the local value addition is made. Purchaser reserves the right to call for fresh self certification for Local Content from technically suitable offer where either self certification for local content has not been uploaded or for any other reason deemed fit by the purchaser. Tenderer who are not able to provide above mentioned document, the tenderer will be treated as non-local supplier and the offer will not be considered for any order. The decision of the purchaser in this regard will be final. [ii] In cases of procurement for a value in excess of Rs. 10 Crores, the Class-I local supplier/Class-II local supplier shall be required to provide, at the time of execution of the contract, a certificate from the statutory auditor or cost auditor of the company (in the case of companies) or from a practicing cost accountant or practicing chartered accountant (in respect of suppliers other than companies) giving the percentage of local content. The same shall also be provided by the contractor along with the bill submitted by the contractor for payment. For cases where it is not possible to provide the requisite certificate at the time of execution of the contract, the supplier is permitted to provide the requisite certificate for local content at the time of submission of bill. Submission of the requisite certificate by the contractor is mandatory for claiming any payment from the Railway. In case the contractor/supplier does not meet the stipulated local content requirement and the category of the supplier changes from Class-I to Class-II/Non-local or from Class-II to Non- local, a penalty of 10% of the value of the portion of contract for which the stipulated local content requirement is not met, will be imposed. However, contract once awarded shall not be terminated on this account. Note: The requisite certificate of local content must be signed with UDIN or relevant similar numbers for statutory auditor or cost accountant whichever is applicable, and should be verifiable online using such UDIN (or other relevant number as the case may be).

IN CASE BIDDER FIRM IS FROM A FOREIGN COUNTRY THAT SHARES LAND BORDER WITH INDIA, SHALL SUBMIT CERTIFICATE AS UNDER:- I certify that this bidder (in whose behalf Iam submitting this bid) is from such a country which shares a land border with India with regard to contents of Annexure F of WCRs e-TENDER DOCUMENT FOR SUPPLY CONTRACTS (Ver. 7.0, applicable w.e.f. 31.10.2022) with Ministry of Finance Order (Public Procurement No. 4), F. No. 7/10/2021- PPD(1) dated 23/02/2023 circulated vide OM No. F.7/10/2021-PPD dated 23.2.2023; and I further certify that this bidder has been registered with the Competent Authority. I hereby further certify that this bidder fulfils all requirements in this regard and is eligible to be considered. (Note 1; WHEREVER A BIDDER FROM SUCH A FOREIGN COUNTRY THAT SHARES BORDER WITH INDIA QUOTES, HE WILL NEED TO UPLOAD A COPY OF VALID REGISTRATION BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY (OR DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE OF EXEMPTION AS PER NOTE 2 BELOW) WITHOUT WHICH THE OFFER SHALL BE SUMMARILY REJECTED.) (NOTE 2: Restrictions under this rule shall not apply to bids from such countries (even if sharing a land border in India) to which the government of India has extended lines of credit or in which the government of India is engaged in developmental projects. For updated lists of credit or in which line of credits have been extended or in which developmental projects are undertaken are given in the website of the Ministry of External affairs and in such firm will need to submit such documentary evidence.) The terms 'bidder' and 'bidder from a country which shares a land with India' shall be as defined in para II and III respectively of Annex III of Ministry of Finance Order (Public Procurement No. 4), F. No. 7/10/2021-PPD(1) dated 23/02/2023 circulated vide OM No. F.7/10/2021-PPD dated 23.2.2023.

IN CASE BIDDER IS INDIAN FIRM OR FROM A COUNTRY THAT DOES NOT SHARE LAND BORDER WITH INDIA, SHALL CONFIRM AS UNDER:- I have read the clauses regarding restrictions on procurements from a bidder of a country which shares a land border with India as per Annexure F of WCRs e-TENDER DOCUMENT FOR SUPPLY CONTRACTS (Ver. 7.0, applicable w.e.f. 31.10.2022) with Ministry of Finance Order (Public Procurement No. 4), F. No. 7/10/2021-PPD(1) dated 23/02/2023 circulated vide OM No. F.7/10/2021-PPD dated 23.2.2023 (copy enclosed as enclosed document) ; I certify that this bidder (in whose behalf I am submitting this bid) is not from such a country which shares a land border with India (Note:- Indian firms and firms from countries not sharing border with India, may please confirm as YES)

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.

PRICE VARIATION CLAUSE [PVC] shall be strictly as per price variation formula mentioned in Para 13 of Special Conditions of Contract for Sleeper (attached with this tender). Any offer with different PVC formula or quoting different base month or linking with different indices or fixed rate etc., as compared to the PVC formula provided in the tender is not acceptable and is liable to rejection. Decision of purchaser in this respect shall be final.

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.

(1) Conditions in Tender Schedule will prevail over conditions in documents attached with the Tender Schedule wherever there is any conflict. (2) Special conditions of contract for Sleeper will prevail over the conditions in other documents attached wherever there is any conflict. (3) Conditions in other documents attached with Tender Schedule will prevail over conditions in WCR's e-Tender documents for supply contract version 7.0, applicable w.e.f. 31.10.2022.

Special attention:- PRE-BID MEETING : Pre-Bid meeting shall be held in this tender. It is advised to join the pre-bid meeting on 17.07.2025 15.30 Hrs. via google meet link given below Time zone: Asia-Kolkata Google Meet joining info Video call link: https://meet.google.com/rsd-qdvs-zpt.

Bidders are informed that queries regarding tender conditions (in NIT or in attached documents), if any, may be sent to email ID [email protected] on or before the Pre-Bid Conference Date Time.