Solid MIG/MAG Welding Filler wire

Special Eligibility Criteria

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   Bulk purchase [minimum 80 percent of net procurement quantity] will be made only from those sources who are appearing as Approved Vendors of ICF in UVAM against ICF Sub Item ID 2300250003. Wherever, Approving Agency has assessed the capacity cum capability of the firm and has cleared the source as Developmental vendor for placement of developmental order, developmental order up to 20% of NPQ may be placed on such sources subject to their name appearing as Developmental Vendors of ICF as available on UVAM. As per Railway Boards Letter No. 2021/RS(G)/779/7 dt. 09/05/2025, Developmental Orders will be considered on those firms who are listed as Developmental Vendors on UVAM Vendor Directory without any condition. The status of the firm will be reckoned as on the date of tender opening. Note: For detailed instructions refer Para 3, General Tender Conditions (updated latest) attached with NIT and/or available as Public Document on IREPS website Goods and Services/South Central Railway.

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   A) In Keeping with the Public Procurement (Preference to Make in India) Order, 2017, as amended, it has been found that there is 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. B) Provisions of latest Rly Bd letter regarding Public Procurement (Preference to Make in India), Order 2017 - Revision vide Lr. No. 2020/RS(G)/779/2/Pt.1(E3322671) dt 20.08.2024 are applicable.

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Commercial-Compliance

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   Firms willing to avail benefits of micro and small enterprises, must submit documentary evidence of being micro or small enterprises for tendered item in the certificate issued by nodal agencies as per public procurement policy, failing which firms offers will be treated as Non-MSE firms. For detailed instructions refer Para 15 of General Tender Conditions attached with NIT and/or available as Public Document on IREPS website Goods and Services/SCR.

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   If you are not a MSE or a consortia of MSEs formed by NSIC, please indicate the percentage of sub contracts in execution of this tender that will be from Micro and Small Enterprise [in percent of order value] with further breakup of MSE owned by SC/ST. [Information will be provided in percentage terms with 6 fields, Micro owned by SC, Micro owned by ST, Micro owned by Others, Small industry owned by SC, Small industry owned by ST, Small industry owned by Others].

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   MSE benefits are not applicable to authorised dealers or traders.
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   This tender complies with public procurement policy (make in India)order 2017, revised date 16- 09-2017, issued by department of Industrial promotion and policy, Ministry of commerce, circulated vide Railway Board letter no. 2015/RS(G)/779/2/Pt.1 dated 25.09.2020.

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   Offer should be valid for 90 days.
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   EARNEST MONEY DEPOSIT (EMD) shall be deposited by all vendors for tenders with estimated value above Rs. 10 Lakhs subject to the applicable exemptions: (a) EMD shall normally not be called against Limited tenders with estimated value up to Rs. 25 lakhs (including single tenders, global limited tenders) and Open Tenders with estimated value upto Rs. 10 lakhs. If considered necessary, authority competent to issue tender may incorporate the condition to call for EMD even in such limited tenders, on a case to case basis. (b) MSEs irrespective of relevance of product category registered with the UDYAM (UDYAM Registration Certificate) will be exempted from payment of earnest money in terms of Rly Bd Lr. No. 2022/RS(G)/363/1 dated 21.09.2022. (c) Other Railways and Government departments in terms of Rly Bd Lr. No. 2004/RS(G)/779/11 dated 24.07.2007. (d) Indian Ordnance Factories in terms of Rly Bd. Lr. No. 92/RS(G)363/1 dated 08.04.1993. (e) PSUs owned by the Ministry of Railways and PSUs for the group of items that are manufactured by them in terms of Rly Bd. Lr. No. 2003/RS(G)779/5 dated 10.09.2004. (f) Vendors registered with South Central Railway for the trade group of the item tendered upto their monetary limit of registration. (g) Vendors appearing on the approved vendors list of RDSO/PUs/CORE (As available on IREPS/UVAM), subject to approval status being valid on the date of tender closing. (h) Vendors registered with Railway Board/SCR for supply of medicine, medical equipment and consumables shall be exempted from submission of EMD for these items. (i) In the tenders issued against PAC, EMD shall be mentioned in tenders as the EMD exemption is applicable for OEMs in whose favor PAC is issued but not to the authorized agent. KVIC shall be exempted from EMD for items supplied by them.

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   Note: (i) There shall be no exemption to such bidders from submitting EMD and SD for all tenders published during the period of time they are disqualified as per declaration signed by them. (ii) If authorized agents participate on behalf of OEM/vendors appearing on the approved vendor list of RDSO/PUs/CORE, such authorized agents cannot claim EMD exemption based on its own or its OEM/Approved vendors MSE certificate. (iii) OEMs are not exempted from payment of EMD where the OEM has participated in the tender and requests to place order on their authorized agent. (iv) Offers submitted without EMD will be summarily rejected. Security deposit is not Applicable. Security Deposit (SD) amount of 5% of Contract value is exempted since the contract value is less than Rs 25 lakhs. Wherever SD has been exempted, for any reason and the supplier fails to supply goods as per conditions of contract, as amended from time to time, Purchaser shall have right to levy damages from the supplier for failing to comply with contractual conditions, not by way of penalty, an amount equal to SD amount, as would have been applicable if the contract was with a non-exempted vendor. These damages shall be treated as recoveries outstanding against the vendor and dealt with accordingly.
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   Failure consequences: In case the firm fails to execute the contract within the original delivery period, the purchaser will be entitled to impose liquidated damages for extension of delivery period. For any reason, if the supplier fails to supply goods as per the conditions of contract, as amended from time to time, Purchaser shall have the right to levy damages from the supplier for failing to comply with the contractual conditions, not by the way of penalty, an amount equal to 5% of the defaulted order amount. These damages shall be treated as recoveries outstanding against the vendor and dealt with accordingly.

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   Price Variation Clause is not applicable for this tender
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    Force majeure clause is applicable.
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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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Other Conditions

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   Inspection by a nominated Third Party Inspection (TPI) agency at the manufacturer premises and direct dispatch from the premises of the manufacturer after the material has been inspected and passed by the nominated Third Party Inspection (TPI) agency. Firm to upload/mention full address and place of inspection. Any request from the firm to change TPI agency from one to another post- contract will not be entertained.
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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 not Recommended].

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   The bidder agrees to supply the tendered stores at the rates quoted by him in accordance with the IRS Conditions of Contract and [or] special Conditions and [or] other Conditions specified/attached with the tender. [Denial of this condition not Recommended

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   Tenderers must acknowledge acceptance of General Tender conditions and Instruction to tenderers available at SOUTH CENTRAL RLY/STORES Documents link

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   Tenderers must acknowledge acceptance of IRS Conditions of Contract

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   Validity of Offer: No deviation from the offer validity period stipulated in the tender is permitted. Validity will be reckoned from the closing date of tender.

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   Firms are expected to quote for a quantity not less than 50% of the tendered quantity. Offers received for quantity less than 50% of tendered quantity will be considered unresponsive and will be summarily rejected.