Manufacture and supply of Plate screw to RDSO Drg. No.T-3915

Special Eligibility Criteria

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   Railway reserves the right to distribute the tendered quantity amongst the firms depending upon their performance and manufacturing capabilities. The Railway%u2019s decision in this regard shall be final and binding. Further, supply of track item with specified drawing number as per contract agreement shall be started only after fulfilling specified conditions as given below. a. Passing of Gauges & samples / proto type manufactured in compliance of specifications of the product.

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   (a) The tenderer must have supplied any variant of plate screw or rail screw to this Railway or any other Zonal Railways/Production Units. Documentary evidence (such as R/Notes, RITES Inspection Certificate etc.,) must be furnished along with the offer evidencing the execution of such purchase orders. The tenderer with satisfactory past performance as mentioned above for supply of at least 10 percent or more of tendered quantity in a single contract or at least 20 percent or more of tendered quantity in multiple contracts during the last five years prior to and excluding tender opening date may be considered (as responsive to S.Rly requirements) for placement of bulk and regular order. (b) If such past performance level is lower, then the offer may be considered for placement of developmental order not exceeding 20 percent of the net procurable quantity. Tenderers, who have no past performance as above, may also be considered for developmental orders. For consideration of such developmental orders, such tenderers must enclose along with their quotation, M&P testing facilities, QAP (if available) to meet the requirement of IRS T-16- 2019, Technical manpower/financial status available with them and MSE/NSIC registration certificate for same/similar items.

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Commercial-Compliance

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   Tenderers shall confirm the following declaration failing which the offers are likely to be ignored. " I have read the clause regarding restrictions on procurement from a bidder of a country which shares a land border with India.I certify that this bidder is not from such a country or,if from such a country,has been registered with the Competent Authority.I 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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   (i) In case of MSE firm willing to claim the benefits under Public Procurement Policy (Preference to MSE) order 2012, the firm should upload with their offer, the proof of their being MSE registered with the agency mentioned in Part B Para 15.0 of Southern Railway tender conditions, failing which such offers will not be liable for consideration of benefits (ii) As per Gazette notification no. S.O.4926(E) dated 18.10.2022 amending notification no. S.O.2119(E) dated 26.06.2020 circulated vide Railway Board letter no. 2020/RS(G)/363/1 dated 03.11.2022 regarding re-classification of enterprises and Udyam registration, In case of an upward change in terms of plant and machinery or equipment or turnover or both, and consequent reclassification, an enterprise shall continue to avail of all non-tax benefits of the category it was in before the re-classification, for a period of three years from the date of such upward change. In such cases, the tenderer claiming benefits under MSE category shall submit documentary evidence o f the date of upgradation to Medium category along with offer. Such claims will not be considered with out documentary evidence (iii)Tenderers shall upload Udyam Registration detail showing that the enterprise is owned by Scheduled Castes (SC)/ Scheduled Tribes (ST)/women entrepreneurs to claim the benefit under this sub classification.

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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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   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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   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 security deposit of the defaulted order amount. These damages shall be treated as recoveries outstanding against the vendor and dealt with accordingly.

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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. / F.O.T. 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, rate of supply and finishing time. Firm should refrain quoting vague delivery schedule like 02 to 12 months or like 06 to 10 months.

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   Procurement of the item is restricted to Class-I Local suppliers with minimum local content of 50% (Class-I Local supplier as defined in Railway Board letter no: No.2020/RS(G)/779/2/Pt.1 dated 25.09.2020) 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.

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   Local Content:-The Class I local supplier at the time of bidding shall indicate percentage of local content and provide a self-certificate that the item offered meets the local content requirement for Class I local supplier and shall also give details of the location(s) at which the local value addition is made. The tenderer shall refer Para.16.0 of Part.B of Southern Railway Tender Conditions.

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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 Lakh subject to the applicable exemptions. For details please refer 10.0 Part A of Southern Railway Tender Conditions. In case of submission of security Deposit in the form of Bank Guarantee, please refer Annexure - 5 of Southern Railway Tender conditions.

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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 TPI (Firm to please mention the place of inspection with full address and pincode)

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

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   Price Variation Clause: Deviation from the Price Variation Clause stipulated in the tender is not permitted.

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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.