STRUCTURAL STEEL ROUND 32 MM DIA

Special Eligibility Criteria

1. 1

   (i) Supply to be as per Tender specification

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2. (ii) Railway reserves the right to purchase Bulk Quantity from those sources who have been approved by Bureau of Indian Standards for the IS:2062/2011(Reviewed in 2021) or latest on or before the date of tender opening. But in case of removal or suspension or banning or degradation after opening the tender, such cases will be taken into account while deciding tender.

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   "Every steel and steel products specified in column (3) of Schedule 1 (as defined in MINISTRY OF STEEL ORDER New Delhi, the 5th February, 2024) shall be accompanied with a Manufacturer Test Certificate bearing the Standard Mark, issued by the Bureau of Indian Standards certified manufacturer, with each consignment. BRAND with Grade & BIS Mark i.e. CML No. to be submitted along with offer as per IS specification mentioned in tender description. Offers without BIS Mark i.e. CML No. will be summarily rejected."

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4. 3

   Procurement of the item is restricted to Class-I Local suppliers with local content more than 50% (Railway Board letter no: No.2015/RS(G)/779/5(Vol.III) dated 09.02.2021) only and the vendors who do not qualify to be "Class-I Local suppliers" (i.e., "Non-Local suppliers" or "Class-II Local suppliers" with local content less than 50%) 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 it's own risk and cost and Railways shall not be liable for any loss or damage caused to the vendor. For more details, the tenderer shall refer Para 16.0 of Part 'B' of 'SR TENDER CONDITIONS' attached to this tender document.

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5. 4

   (i) In case of BIS licensed manufacturers participating in this tender they must mention valid CM/L Number along with the offer failing which their offer will be summarily rejected. No back reference will be made in this regard. (ii) In case of Authorised dealers participating on behalf of BIS licensed manufacturers, they must attach tender specific authorisation letter issued by the BIS licensed manufacturers duly mentioning their CM/L number and their validity in the authorisation letter, failing which their offer will be summarily rejected. (iii) Offers received without tender specific authorisation as mentioned at (ii) above or received with general authorisation letter with/without validity period / expiry date will not be considered for placement of order and that offer their offer will be summarily rejected. (Please refer para 3.4 of part B of "SR TENDER CONDITIONS").

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Check List

1. 1

   a) Have you read the Security Deposit (SD) condition at Para 10 of Part A of SR tender conditions attached with the tender document and uploaded relevant document for seeking exemption from submission of SD? b) If not are you ready to pay Security Deposit ?
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   Have you read and accepted tender conditions?
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   Have you attached any performance statements with your offer?
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   Have you furnished the statement of deviations. [preferably nil]
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   If yes, have you attached valid documents towards being MSE?
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   H a v e y o u q u o t e d M o d e o f dispa tch o n FOR destination basis f o r free delivery at destination with rate structure clearly indicating the basic rate, GST and freight etc, up to destination [consignees premises]
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   Have you quoted delivery period correctly and precisely.
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   Have you submitted authenticated copy of the document authorizing the signatory to submit offer and commit on behalf of tenderers.
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   H a v e y o u q u o t e d t h e discount i f a n y i n the specified column only in IREPS?
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    Have you attached any performance statements with your offer? For proof of supply to other railways / production units copy of Purchase Order, Inspection certificate and receipt note / certificate must be uploaded. Non-submission of such vital documents may be taken as their not having any such past performance.
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    Have you furnished Bank account details such as Name of the Bank and address, account no., MICR, IFSC code and type of account to facilitate EFT payment?
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    Please check o u r Website before submitting offer, whether any Corrigendum to the tender has been issued or not.
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    Have you kept your Offer valid for 90 days?

Commercial-Compliance

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   In case of road delivery, the date of delivery at destination [consignee's end] shall only be treated as delivery date irrespective of F.O.R. condition mentioned elsewhere in the contract / tender. Similarly, in case of delivery by Rail, the date of delivery at destination station [consignee's end] shall only be treated as delivery date irrespective of F.O.R. condition mentioned elsewhere in the contract / tender.
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   Tenderers may note that their Offered delivery schedule should clearly indicate the starting time, quarterly rate of supply and finishing time. For offers with vague delivery schedule like -02 to 12 months- or like -06 to 10 months-, DP shall be given as per the requirement best suited to this office within the quoted range.

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   The bidder confirms that rates and other financial terms quoted in relevant columns of financial bid will only be ruling terms for acceptance, and such terms quoted anywhere else should be ignored.

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   [a] All the bidders/tenderers should ensure that they are GST compliant and their quoted tax structure/rates are as per the GST Law. Firms must indicate its GST registration number along with their offer. [b] 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 tax authority. [c] The firm should indicate the tariff code (HSN Code) for claiming GST for the tendered item. [d] The offer shall be evaluated based on the GST rate as quoted by each bidder and same will be used for determining the inter-se ranking. While submitting offer, it shall be the responsibility of the bidder to ensure that they quote correct GST rate and HSN number. [e] It shall be the responsibility of the bidders to quote correct HSN number and corresponding GST rate. The Purchaser shall not be responsible for any misclassification of HSN number or incorrect GST rate, if quoted by the bidder. [f] Wherever, the successful bidder invoices the goods at GST rate or HSN number which is different from that incorporated in the Purchase order, payment shall be made as per GST rate which is lower of the GST rate incorporated in the Purchase order or billed. [g] Vendor is informed that she/he would be required to adjust her/his basic price to the extent required by higher tax bill as per invoice to match the All inclusive Price as mentioned in the Purchase order. [h] Any amendment to GST rate or HSN number in the contract shall be as per the contractual conditions and statutory amendments in the quoted GST rate and HSN number, under SVC.

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   [a] Tenderers are hereby instructed to supply the tendered quantity to the respective consignee(s) as indicated in tender document. [b] If tenderers mention anywhere in its offer contrary to (a) above and/or mentions not to supply to some of the consignees, such offer may not be considered for ordering for such consignees where the tenderer has not agreed to directly deliver the stores without any back reference.

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   SECURITY DEPOSIT (SD) shall be 5% of total value of contract and shall be taken from all vendors for contract value above Rs.25 Lakhs (payable in the name of FA&CAO/S&W/PER) subject to the applicable exemptions. SD from successful tenderers should be received in Purchase Office within 21 days from the date of communication of acceptance with respect to the purchaser. There shall be no exemption from submission of Security Deposit (SD) for any tender or by any tenderer except following: a) The Store contract cases of value up to Rs 25 (Twenty-Five) lakh, b) Other Railways and Government departments, c) Indian Ordnance Factories, d) PSUs owned by Ministry of Railways and PSUs for the group of items that are manufactured by them. e) In tenders issued against PAC, OEM in whose favour PAC has been issued shall be exempted from submitting SD. KVIC and ACASH shall be exempted from SD for items supplied by them. f) Vendors registered with Railways for the trade group of the item tendered shall be exempted from SD for orders valued up to their monitory limit of registration. g) Vendors appearing on the approved vendor lists of RDSO/PUs/CORE, subject to approval status being valid on the date of tender closing. h) Vendors registered with Railways for supply of medicine, medical equipment and consumables shall be exempted from submission of SD for these items. (Please refer Para 10.0 of Part A in SR Tender Conditions. The same is attached along with this tender).

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   EARNEST MONEY DEPOSIT (EMD) shall be deposited by all vendors for tenders with estimated value above Rs.25 Lakhs subject to the applicable exemptions. The Para 2.1 of the Part A of "SR TENDER CONDITIONS" with regard to EMD exemption is superseded as below and the conditions mentioned here below will prevail over that of in Para 2.1 of the Part A of "SR TENDER CONDITIONS" attached to this tender document: EMD amount shall be mentioned in all tenders irrespective of the nature of tender as per the EMD amount mentioned in clause 2.3 of Part A of "SR TENDER CONDITIONS" or as decided by the purchaser under the policy. There shall be no exemption from submission of EMD for any tender or by any tenderer subject to provisions under clause 10.4.3 of Part A of "SR TENDER CONDITIONS" except following : (i) EMD shall normally not be called against tenders with estimated value up to Rs.25 lakhs (including single tenders, global limited tenders) except cases here competent authority incorporates the condition to call for EMD. ii) Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) a. PSUs owned by Ministry of Railways and b. PSUs for the group of items that are manufactured by them. iii) MSEs REGISTERED UNDER UDYAM REGISTRATION SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR EXEMPTION FROM PAYMENT OF EMD irrespective of relevance of product Category for which they are registered with UDYAM. However, traders/distributors/sole agent/works contract are not exempted from payment of EMD as they are excluded from the purview of the policy.iv) Other Railways, Indian Ordinance factories and Govt. departments. v) In exceptional cases, where EMD exemption is specifically incorporated in tender conditions. vi) Vendors registered with Southern Railway for the trade Group/trade groups of the tendered item . vii) Regular and development vendors appearing on the approved vendor lists of RDSO/PUs/CORE etc., for those specific item for which they are on the approved list, subject to approval status being valid on the date of tender closing. viii) Vendors registered with Railways for supply of medicine, medical equipments and consumables shall be exempted from submission of EMD for these items. ix) In tenders issued against PAC, OEM in whose favour PAC has been issued shall be exempted from submitting EMD. KVIC and ACASH shall be exempted from EMD for items supplied by them. In case of submission of Earnest Money Deposit in the form of Bank Guarantee, please refer Annexure- 6 of "SR TENDER CONDITIONS" for the Proforma for BG. In case of authorised dealers participating in the tender on behalf of manufacturers, they are NOT exempted from payment of EMD. Such offers received without payment of EMD will be summarily rejected.

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   Bidder shall accept the following declaration [Land Border condition] by quoting "YES" against 'Conf. allowed" or "Complied" column for compliance of Office Memorandum of Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance OM No. F.No.6/18/2019-PPD dated 23.07.2020. If such certificate given by a bidder whose bid is accepted is found to be false, this would be a ground for immediate termination and further legal action in accordance with law. "I/WE HAVE READ THE CLAUSE REGARDING RESTRICTIONS ON PROCUREMENT FROM A BIDDER OF A COUNTRY WHICH SHARES A LAND BORDER WITH INDIA. I/WE CERTIFY THAT THIS BIDDER IS NOT FROM SUCH A COUNTRY OR , IF FROM SUCH A COUNTRY, HAS BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY. I/WE HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS BIDDER, FULFILLS ALL REQUIREMENTS IN THIS REGARD, AND IS ELIGIBLE TO BE CONSIDERED. (WHERE APPLICABLE, EVIDENCE OF VALID REGISTRATION BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY SHALL BE ATTACHED.)''

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   Whenever tender is floated with purchase restriction from sources approved by nominated authorities and there exists a suspected cartel situation by approved sources or the rates available from approved source/sources are adjudged unreasonably high, despite fair efforts as permissible, the purchaser reserves the right to place orders on firm(s) outside the approved vendor list, without any restrictions.(Please Refer para 4.0 of part B of "SR TENDER CONDITIONS" (document attached to this tender document for further details.)

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10. 10

    Please refer para 15.0 of part - B of "SR TENDER CONDITIONS" attached with this tender document for details regarding "BENEFITS OF MSE AS PER PUBLIC PROCUREMENT POLICY".

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    For "Public Procurement (Preference to Make in India)" policy, please refer Para 16.0 of Part-B of "SR TENDER CONDITIONS" attached to this tender document.

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    A) FOR DESTINATION BY ROAD. Accordingly, the firms are advised to quote on "FOR DESTINATION BASIS BY ROAD" AND OFFERS WITH DEVIATIONS ARE LIABLE TO BE IGNORED. B) Unloading will be done by the consignee

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    Tenderers to acknowledge having read and also accept the "IRS CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT", "SR TENDER CONDITIONS", "SPECIAL and OTHER CONDITIONS" specified in this tender document/attached to this tender document.

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    Inspection by TPI (Third Party Inspection Agency). For further details regarding TPI clause, the tenderer shall refer Annexure 13 of "SR TENDER CONDITIONS" attached to this tender document. Alternatively, tenderers may please refer the attachement "TPI Conditions" enclosed to this tender document for ready reference of bidders regarding TPI clause.

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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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   I/We have carefully gone through the IRS conditions of contract (included and uploaded along with the bid document) particularly Para 2500 pertaining to "Code of Integrity, Misdemeanor and Penalties". I/We hereby certify that no other concerns or affiliates (such as having common partner/director/promoter/owner/holding company decision control etc.) have participated in this tender which can give rise to a conflict of interest or fall under anti- competitive practices. We understand that the offers of all such sister concerns including ours are liable to be rejected as per relevant provisions of IRS terms and conditions. I/We, affirm that we shall abide by the Code of Integrity in general, with specific reference to conflict of interest [Para 2502 (e)], anti competitive practices [Para 2502(c)] and obligation to proactive disclosures [Para 2503]. I/We understand that we are fully responsible for the above declaration and it shall not be the Railway's responsibility to verify the same. I/We are aware that we shall be liable for all consequences of violation of Code of Integrity, if detected, at any stage.