Protective painting of RCC and PSC bridges on PA-MRJ-KOP section (IRPSM ID 01.04.32.25.3.53.006)

Financial Eligibility Criteria: The tenderer must have minimum average annual contractual turnover of V/N or 'V' whichever is less; where V= Advertised value of the tender in crores 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 an average 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 be prepared/ audited, the audited balance sheet of the fourth previous year shall be considered for calculating average annual contractual turnover.

The tenderers 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.

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 partnership 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.

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% 1.2.1 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 1.2.2 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.

Definition Of Similar Work - ' Any work of bridge on running lines involving Metalizing or Painting'.

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. 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. 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. Contractor shall be liable to pay/refund the amount collected as GST to the Indian Railways along with interest and penalties, if any imposed by the authorities, in case GST input tax credit of Indian Railways is denied/rejected by the tax authorities due to reasons mentioned below but not limited to: Wrong/incorrect invoices issued by Contractor ; No-filing of GST returns; Non-payment of GST collected from Indian Railways to the authorities; Any other non- compliance done by Contractor; Retention Money: Any payment liable to be paid by Indian Railways to contractor against the goods or services or both supplied by such contractor to Indian Railways shall be kept on hold in case supplier makes any non- compliance of any of the GST law provisions including non- reporting of invoices in GST returns. Such payment shall be released after proper verification of records and availability of ITC to Indian Railways as per provisions of GST Law. General Indemnity: Contractor hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Indian Railways from and against any and all losses, including loss on account of Input Tax Credit and all losses incurred by the Indian Railways relating to or arising out of or in connection with any actual or threatened claim, legal action, proceedings, prosecution or inquiry by or against the Indian Railways arising out, directly or indirectly, of failure by the contractor to comply with the provisions of GST and related laws, or based upon or arising from any failure by the Contractor {After award of LOA it should be indemnify otherwise action may be taken by competent authority and will be binding upon contractor).(ACS-6 dtd 21.12.2023

The Bid Security shall be deposited either in cash through e- payment 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. 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 to Chief Office Superintendent Rate before closing date for submission of bids i.e., excluding the last date of submission of bids. (ACS-5 dtd 20.10.02023). (iii)Non submission of scanned copy of Bank Guarantee with the bid on 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.

Tenderers should show discount in the rate schedule only, instead of anywhere else in the offer. Discounts not shown at designated place will be summarily ignored for assigning inter- se ranking of offers. Conditional discount will not be considered for adjudging the inter-se position i.e. rate quoted without any conditions attached (viz. Discount/ Rebates having linkages to quantity, rates payment etc.) will only be considered for evaluation purpose. In other words, discounted rates linked to quantities, rates, prompt payment etc. will be ignored for determining inter-se position. Railway, however reserves the right to use the discounted rate/ rates considered workable and appropriate, for counter offer to the successful tenderers

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.

As per the recommendations by the 47th GST Council Meeting in relation to changes in Tax rates, circulated by Railway Board vide L.No.2017/ACII/1/6/GST/Main/Vol.-III, dated 05-07-2022, the GST rates on Railway works contract has been revised from existing 12% to 18%. The clarification mentioned in the Railway Board's letter is attached in tender document. Therefore, Bidders are requested to quote their rates including 18% GST.

Spl Eligibility Condition, Scope of Work, Special conditions attached to GCC

In terms of HQ's letter No. W.187.R.GCC dated 24.05.2019, "If any contract is terminated under clause 62 of GCC on contractor's fault, then that contractor shall be temporarily debarred from participation in any tender in that division for ONE YEAR, If so decided by the Tender Accepting Authority.

2.1.1 Tenderer should quote their offer with all-inclusive rates.

In case creation of unsafe working due to infringement/ entanglement of P. Way materials ( Rails, Sleeper, tec.) or/and tool & plants, deployed at worksites with running trains, a penalty of Rs. 1,00,000/- (Rs. One Lakh) shall be imposed per incident. In case of repeated such incidence, contract is liable for termination as per contract conditions. (HQ's Lt. No. W.636.T.FBWP/Tender/2017 dtd. 12.10.2021).

Tenderers are requested to go through the Special Conditions for Letter of Credit.

Spl Eligibility Condition, Scope of Work, Special conditions attached to GCC . The tender Document of the subjected work is in conformity with Indian Railways Standard General Conditions of Contract - April 2022 with latest correction slip No 10, the perspective Tenderers are requested to go through the Tender Document before offering their offers. Applicability of Price Variation Clause (PVC) depends on fulfillment of condition of Para 46.A1 of Indian Railways Standard General Conditions of Contract April 2022-part II corrected upto ACS 10.

Applicability of Price Variation Clause (PVC) depends on fulfilment of condition of Para 46.A1 of Indian Railways Standard General Conditions of Contract April 2022-part II corrected up to ACS 10.

Documentary proof - Tenderer should submit scanned copy documentary proof in regard for fulfilling the Technical /financial eligibility criteria along-with their offer (for details refer attached documents). If the tenderers do not submit any proof of meeting with the eligibility criteria as laid down in the tender conditions, the offer shall be considered as incomplete and shall be summarily rejected. Documents submitted in support of eligibility criteria after opening of tender will not be considered

The all documents submitted should not be corrupted, if at the time of tender opening. The document submitted are not opened being corrupted, offer shall be summarily rejected.

Contractors' measurements are applicable to Tender value above 5 crores.

Maintenance period for this work is 6 (Six) Months.