Running Contract for Manufacture and Supply of Prestressed Monoblock Concrete Sleeper for (i)1 in 12 T/Out(25T) T-9790,(ii)1 in 8.5 T/Out(25T) T-9841

Special Eligibility Criteria

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   As per Para 1 of Annexure A- The tenderer (Concrete Sleeper Plant ie CSP) must, fulfill all the following conditions to be eligible for placement of regular/developmental orders against this tender: 1.A) Concrete sleeper Plants (CSPs) certified by RDSO for undertaking production of PSC Main Line sleepers or any other category PSC sleepers for IR will be considered eligible for placement of orders (regular or developmental as per status of RDSO approval/certification) against this tender. 1.B) 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-11/22/5 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. 1.C) 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.

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   In keeping with the Public Procurement (Preference to Make in India) Order 2017, latest revision, it has been found that there exists sufficient local capacity and competition in supply of the tendered item of required quality and therefore public procurement of the item is restricted to " Class I local suppliers " only and the vendors who do not qualify to be Class I local suppliers should not quote in the tender as their offers shall not be considered for any ordering. In case any vendor who does not qualify to be a Class I local supplier for the tendered item participates in the tender it does so at its own risk and cost and Railways shall not be liable for any loss or damage caused to the vendor. Terms of Clause 5 of Section II of CENTRAL RAILWAY BID DOCUMENT (Updated Latest) is applicable.

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   "Firm can quote for any or all items. However, firm quoting for an item should quote minimum 20% of that item. Firm quoting for less than 20% considered irresponsive and will be passed over."

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   Where there are not more than three Indian suppliers categorized as "approved vendor" for a particular item, vendors categorized as "developmental vendors" can be considered for placement of bulk order, without any quantity restrictions, considering factors such as past performance, capacity, delivery requirements, quantity under procurement, nature of item, outstanding order load etc. in a transparent manner, in terms of Clause 3.3.4 of Section II of CENTRAL RAILWAY BID DOCUMENT (Updated Latest).

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Check List

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   Have you read and accepted tender conditions?
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   Have you attached any performance statements separately?
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   Have you attached CA Certificate for the Local Content claimed, if you claim to be a "Class I Local Supplier/Class II Local Supplier"?
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   Have you attached relevant document for MSE if you claimed benefits and referential treatment as MSE firm?
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   Have you furnished the statement of deviation[preferably nil?
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   Have you indicated the percentage of Local Content in the relevant No column?
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   Have you quoted correct GST rate and HSN code of your offered product?
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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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   Have you kept your offer validity as per "Condition for Responsiveness of Offer"?
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    Have you quoted the discount if any in the specified column only in IREPS?
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    Have you quoted Mode of dispatch on FOR destination basis for 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 mentioned Make/Brand of OEM ?

Commercial-Compliance

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   Order against the Running Contract will be placed by PCMM office CR HQ. Orders may also be placed by SrDMMs of various divisions of Central Railway, whenever authorized for the same by PCMM office.

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   The Bidder agrees to supply the tendered stores at the rates quoted by him in accordance with the Standard Governing Conditions of this tender.

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   Tenderers intending to supply mainline/turnout sleepers from their existing RDSO approved sleeper plants for main line / turnout sleepers are exempted for depositing security deposit. Note;- Tenderers seeking waiver of exemption from payment of security deposit shall have to attach scanned copy of requisite documentary evidence in support of their claim.

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   All bidders shall confirm declaration as below in terms of Clause 5.15 of Section II of CENTRAL RAILWAY BID DOCUMENT (Updated Latest) in compliance of restrictions under Rule 144(xi) of GFR- 2017:- a) I have read the clause regarding restrictions on procurement from a bidder of country which shares a land border with India. B) I certify that this bidder is not from such a country or, if from such a country, has-been registered with the competent authority. C) I hereby certify that this bidder fulfils a l l requirements in this regard and is eligible to be considered. (Where applicable, evidence of valid registration by the competent authority is attached). If the bidder fails to give such declaration, as above, then it will be presumed that the contents of above declaration have been read and unconditionally agreed and accepted by the tenderer. If any tenderer is not agreeable to this declaration they have to categorically mention about the disagreement in Techno- Commercial Deviation.

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   Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) shall be as per Clause 23.0 of Section II of CENTRAL RAILWAY BID DOCUMENT (Updated) January 2024. EMD is compulsory and offers without EMD, except those exempted, will be summarily rejected. Vendors (other than those appearing on Vendor Panels of Approving Agencies) seeking exemption from EMD, shall have to attach scanned copy of requisite document along with offer in support of their claim for exemption, failing which their offer will not be considered eligible for exemption from EMD.

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   MSEs who are interested in availing themselves the benefits/preferential treatment, will upload with their offer, the proof of their being registered only under Udyam Registration as MSE unit in terms of Clause 4.0 of Section II of CENTRAL RAILWAY BID DOCUMENT (Updated) January 2024.

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   In case of an upward change in terms of investment in plant and machinery or equipment or turnover or both, and consequent re-classification, an enterprise shall continue to avail of all nontax benefits of the category (micro or small) it was in before the re classification , for a period of three years from the date of such upward change. The firm must submit relevant documents indicating date of such upward change to claim benefit under the clause.

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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. [Denial of this condition is not recommended].

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   The tenderers in their bids shall indicate the details of their Jurisdictional Assessing Officers (Designation, address & email id). In case of a contract award, a copy of the LOA/Purchase Order shall b e immediately forwarded by Purchaser t o the Jurisdictional Assessing Officer mentioned in the Tenderer's bid .

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    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.

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    Bidders are advised to carefully review the contents of the undertaking/declaration prior to signing, as the submission of false information could lead to rejection of the bid.

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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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    Goods & Services Tax (GST): As per Clause 9.0 and all sub clauses of CENTRAL RAILWAY BID DOCUMENT (Updated) January 2024. All tenderers to quote correct HSN code and corresponding GST rate for the item/items quoted. Misclassification in HSN code, if quoted by any bidder, shall be dealt as per Clause 9.0(iv) of Section II of CENTRAL RAILWAY BID DOCUMENT (Updated) January 2024.

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    Authorized agent quoting on behalf of a manufacturer shall not be exempted from remitting EMD, owing to any of the above exemptions as stipulated at Para 23.1 (a) to (i) of Clause 23.0 of Section II of CENTRAL RAILWAY BID DOCUMENT (Updated) January 2024.

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    Bidders shall also give Declaration as below:- I/We agree to pass on such additional input tax credit as may become available in future under GST scheme, in respect of all the inputs used in the manufacturing and/or supply of final goods/services on the date of supply by way of reduction in price and advise the purchaser accordingly.

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    Firm must carefully examine the contents of PO and in case of any discrepancy noticed, shall make a representation within 7 days from the date of PO. Any representation thereafter for DP re- fixation shall be summarily rejected

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    Participation by Manufacturers is preferred. Agents/Dealers participating in tender on behalf of manufacturers must provide tender specific authorization (TSA) letter issued by the OEM. Bidders must upload above authorization letter with their offer failing which their offer is liable to be passed over. i) In a tender, either the authorized agent/dealer on behalf of the Principal/OEM or the Principal/OEM itself can bid, but both cannot bid simultaneously for the same item in the same tender. Further, against a particular tender, one Principal/OEM should not issue Tender Specific Authorization to more than one agent/dealer. Such offers with different terms against a particular product, if treated as ambiguous offers, the bidder(s) or their Principal/OEM will have no right to lodge any claim. ii) If an authorized agent/dealer submits bid on behalf of the Principal/OEM, the same agent/dealer shall not submit a bid on behalf of another Principal/OEM in same tender for the same item/product and such bids will be summarily rejected. iii) Trader/Authorized Dealer should mention name of Manufacturer, make and complete address in their bid for inspection of material at OEM works.

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    Kindly refer para 3 for Material ,Machinery and Plants details in Annexure A (attached)

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    The estimated value of this tender exceeds 10 crore. Accordingly, for a bidder to be evaluated as a Class-I Local supplier, a Local Content Certificate must be provided. This certificate shall indicate the percentage of local content of the tendered item, in compliance with the Public Procurement (Preference to Make in India) Order, 2017 (as amended) issued by DPIIT; it shall be specific to the product(s) offered and be issued and signed by (a) in the case of companies, the statutory auditor or cost auditor of the company, or (b) in the case of suppliers other than companies, a practicing Chartered Accountant or practicing Cost Accountant. The certificate shall be authenticated with a valid UDIN (or an equivalent document- identification mechanism, as applicable).

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