Pune- Improvement of staff quarters at Shankar Seth, Maldhakka, RBM road and Sangam Park under ADEN/M/Pune.(PH-51, PID - 01.04.51.25.3.53.007)

Financial Eligibility Criteria: The tenderer must have minimum averageannual contractual turnover of V/N or 'V' whichever is less; where V=Advertised value of the tender in crores of Rupees N= Number of yearsprescribed for completion of work for which bids have been invited. Theaverage annual contractual turnover shall be calculated as an average of"total contractual payments" in the previous three financial years, as perthe audited balance sheet. However, in case balance sheet of theprevious year is yet to be prepared/ audited, the audited balance sheetof the fourth previous year shall be considered for calculating averageannual contractual turnover

The tenderers shall submit requisite information as per Annexure- VIB,along with copies of Audited Balance Sheets duly certified by theChartered Accountant/ Certificate from Chartered Accountant dulysupported by Audited Balance Sheet.

In case of newly formed partnership firm, the credentials of individualpartners from previous propriety firm(s) or dissolved previouspartnership firm(s) or split previous partnership firm(s), shall beconsidered only to the extent of their share in previous entity on the dateof dissolution / split and their share in newly formed partnership firm. Forexample, a partner A had 30% share in previous entity and his share inpresent partnership firm is 20%. In the present tender underconsideration, the credentials of partner A will be considered to theextent of 0.3*0.2*value of the work done in the previous entity. For thispurpose, the tenderer shall submit along with his bid all the relevantdocuments which include copy of previous partnership deed(s),dissolution deed(s) and proof of surrender of PAN No.(s) in case ofdissolution of partnership firm(s) etc.

In case of existing partnership firm, if any one or more partners quit thepartnership firm, the credentials of remaining partnership firm shall bere-worked out i.e., the quitting partner(s) shall take away his credentialsto 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 1.2.1 share 30%, 30% & 40%respectively and credentials of Rs 10 crore; in case partner C quits thefirm, the credentials of this partnership firm shall remain as Rs 6 crore).For this purpose, the tenderer shall submit along with his bid all therelevant documents which include copy of previous partnership deed(s),dissolution deed(s) and proof of surrender of PAN No.(s) in case ofdissolution of partnership firm(s) etc.

In case of existing partnership firm if any new partner(s) joins the firmwithout any modification in the name and PAN/TAN no. of the firm, thecredentials of partnership firm shall get enhanced to the extent ofcredentials of newly added partner(s) on the same principles 1.2.2 asmentioned in item 6 above. For this purpose, the tenderer shall submitalong with his bid all the relevant documents which include copy ofprevious partnership deeds, dissolution/splitting deeds and proof ofsurrender of PAN No.(s) in case of dissolution of partnership firm etc.

Technical Eligibility Criteria: (a)The tenderer must have successfullycompleted or substantially completed any one of the following categoriesof work(s) during last 07 (seven) years, ending last day of monthprevious to the one in which tender is invited: (i)Three similar works eachcosting not less than the amount equal to 30% of advertised value of thetender, or (ii)Two similar works each costing not less than the amountequal to 40% of advertised value of the tender, or (iii)One similar workcosting not less than the amount equal to 60% of advertised value of thetender (b) (1)In case of tenders for composite works(e.g. works involvingmore than one distinct component, such as Civil Engineering works, S&Tworks, Electrical works, OHE works etc. and in the case of major bridgessubstructure, superstructure etc.), tenderer must have successfullycompleted or substantially completed any one of the following categoriesof work(s) during last 07 (seven) years, ending last day of monthprevious to the one in which tender is invited: (i)Three similar works eachcosting not less than the amount equal to 30% of advertised value ofeach component of tender, or (ii)Two similar works each costing not lessthan the amount equal to 40% of advertised value of each component oftender, or (iii)One similar work each costing not less than the amountequal to 60% of advertised value of each component of tender. Note forb(1): Separate completed works of minimum required values shall alsobe considered for fulfillment of technical eligibility criteria for differentcomponents. (b)(2)In such cases, what constitutes a component in acomposite work shall be clearly pre- defined with estimated tender cost ofit, as part of the tender documents without any ambiguity. (b) (3) Toevaluate the technical eligibility of tenderer, only components of work asstipulated in tender documents for evaluation of technical eligibility, shallbe considered. The scope of work covered in other remainingcomponents shall be either executed by tenderer himself if he has workexperience as mentioned in clause 7 of the Standard General Conditionsof Contractor through subcontractor fulfilling the requirements as perclause 7 of the Standard General Conditions of Contract or jointly i.e.,partly himself and remaining through subcontractor, with prior approvalof Chief Engineer in writing. However, if required in tender documents byway of Special Conditions, a formal agreement duly notarised, legallyenforceable in the court of law, shall be executed by the main contractorwith the subcontractor for the component(s) of work proposed to beexecuted by the subcontractor(s), and shall be submitted along with theoffer for considering subletting of that scope of work towards fulfilmentof technical eligibility. Such subcontractor must fulfill technical eligibilitycriteria as follows: The subcontractor shall have successfully completedat least one work similar to work proposed for subcontract, costing notless than 35% value of work to be subletted, in last 5 years, ending lastday of month previous to the one in which tender is invited through aworks contract. Note: for subletting of work costing up to Rs 50 lakh, noprevious work experience of subcontractor shall be asked for by theRailway.

Work experience certificate from private individual shall not beconsidered. However, in addition to work experience certificates issuedby any Govt. Organisation, work experience certificate issued by Publiclisted company having average annual turnover of Rs 500 crore andabove in last 3 financial years excluding the current financial year, listedon National Stock Exchange or Bombay Stock Exchange,incorporated/registered at least 5 years prior to the date of closing oftender, shall also be considered provided the work experience certificatehas been issued by a person authorized by the Public listed company toissue such certificates. In case tenderer submits work experiencecertificate issued by public listed company, the tenderer shall also submitalong with work experience certificate, the relevant copy of work order,bill of quantities, bill wise details of payment received duly certified byChartered Accountant, TDS certificates for all payments received andcopy of final/last bill paid by company in support of above workexperience certificate.

Para 1.2 & its sub para of standard financial criteria are also applicableduring evaluation of technical credential of partnership firm.

Defination of Similar Work :- 'Any type of civil work viz building and structure work, pipe lines, under ground and overhead tanks,foundation treatment works in any Railway embankment /cutting, anyearth work, cover over platform, bore wells, level crossing worksincluding lifting barriers, cement concrete apron works'.

Tenderers should show discount in the rate schedule only,instead of anywhere else in the offer. Discounts not shown atdesignated place will be summarily ignored for assigning interse ranking of offers. Conditional discount will not be consideredfor adjudging the inter-se position i.e. rate quoted without anyconditions attached (viz. Discount/ Rebates having linkages toquantity, rates payment etc.) will only be considered forevaluation purpose. In other words, discounted rates linked toquantities, rates, prompt payment etc. will be ignored fordetermining inter-se position. Railway, however reserves theright to use the discounted rate/ rates considered workable andappropriate, for counter offer to the successful tenderers.

Tenderers will examine the various provisions of The CentralGoods and Services Tax Act,2017(CGST)/ Integrated Goods andServices Tax Act, 2017 (IGST)/ Union Territory Goods andServices Tax Act, 2017(UTGST)/ respective state's State Goodsand Services Tax Act (SGST) also, as notified by Central/StateGovt.& as amended from time to time and applicable taxesbefore bidding. Tenderers will ensure that full benefit of InputTax Credit (ITC) likely to be availed by them is duly consideredwhile quoting rates.The successful tenderer who is liable to beregistered under CGST/IGST/UTGST/SGST Act shall submit GSTINalong with other details required under CGST/IGST/UTGST/SGSTAct to railway immediately after the award of contract, withoutwhich no payment shall be released to the Contractor. TheContractor shall be responsible for deposition of applicable GSTto the concerned authority. In case the successful tenderer isnot liable to be registered under CGST/IGST/UTGST/ SGST Act,the railway shall deduct the applicable GST from his/their billsunder reverse charge mechanism (RCM) and deposit the sameto the concerned authority. Contractor shall be liable topay/refund the amount collected as GST to the Indian Railwaysalong with interest and penalties, if any imposed by theauthorities, in case GST input tax credit of Indian Railways isdenied/rejected by the tax authorities due to reasons mentionedbelow but not limited to: Wrong/incorrect invoices issued byContractor ; No-filing of GST returns; Non payment of GSTcollected from Indian Railways to the authorities; Any other noncompliance done by Contractor; Retention Money: Any paymentliable to be paid by Indian Railways to contractor against thegoods or services or both supplied by such contractor to IndianRailways shall be kept on hold in case supplier makes any noncompliance of any of the GST law provisions including nonreporting of invoices in GST returns. Such payment shall bereleased after proper verification of records and availability ofITC to Indian Railways as per provisions of GST Law. GeneralIndemnity: Contractor hereby agrees to indemnify and holdharmless the Indian Railways from and against any and alllosses, including loss on account of Input Tax Credit and alllosses incurred by the Indian Railways relating to or arising outof or in connection with any actual or threatened claim, legalaction, proceedings, prosecution or inquiry by or against theIndian Railways arising out, directly or indirectly, offailure by thecontractor to comply with the provisions of GST and relatedlaws, or based upon or arising from any failure by the Contractor{After award of LOA it should be indemnify otherwise action maybe taken by competent authority and will be binding uponcontractor).(ACS-6 dtd 21.12.2023). ( Click here to download Format)

The Bid Security shall be deposited either in cash through epayment gateway or submitted as Bank Guarantee bond from ascheduled commercial bank of India or as mentioned in tenderdocuments. The Bank Guarantee bond shall be as per AnnexureVIA and shall be valid for a period of 90days beyond the bidvalidity period. In case, submission of Bid Security in the form ofBank Guarantee, following shall be ensured: (i).A scanned copyof the Bank Guarantee shall be uploaded on e- ProcurementPortal (IREPS) while applying to the tender. (ii).The original BankGuarantee should be delivered to Chief Office SuperintendentRate before closing date for submission of bids i.e., excludingthe last date of submission of bids. (ACS-5 dtd 20.10.02023).(iii)Non submission of scanned copy of Bank Guarantee with thebid on etendering portal (IREPS) and/or non submission oforiginal Bank Guarantee within the specified period shall lead tosummary rejection of bid. (iv) The Tender Security shall remainvalid for a period of 90 days beyond the validity period for theTender. (v) The details of the BG, physically submitted shouldmatch with the details available in the scanned copy and thedata entered during bid submission time, failing which the bidwill be rejected (vi).The Bank Guarantee shall be placed in anenvelope, which shall be sealed. The envelope shall clearly bearthe identification "Bid for the ***** Project" and shall clearlyindicate the name and address of the Bidder. In addition, the BidDue Date should be indicated on the right hand top corner of theenvelope. (vii)The envelope shall be addressed to the officer andaddress as mentioned in the tender document. (viii).If theenvelope is not sealed and marked as instructed above, theRailway assumes no responsibility for the misplacement orpremature opening of the contents of the Bid submitted andconsequent losses, if any, suffered by the Bidder.

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.

In terms of HQ's letter No. W.187.R.GCC dated 24.05.2019, "Ifany contract is terminated under clause 62 of GCC oncontractor's fault, then that contractor shall be temporarilydebarred from participation in any tender in that division forONE YEAR, If so decided by the Tender Accepting Authority. Incase creation of unsafe working due to infringement/entanglement of P.Way materials ( Rails, Sleeper, tec.) or/andtool & plants, deployed at worksites with running trains, apenalty of Rs. 1,00,000/- (Rs. One Lakh) shall be imposed perincident. In case of repeated such incidence, contract is liablefor termination as per contract conditions. (HQ's Lt. No. W.636.T.FBWP/Tender/2017 dtd. 12.10.2021). Further,Excavation and Earthwork in Railway Premises: While carryingout the excavation in the yard for executing any work allprecautions should be taken to avoid damages to cables pipelines etc and the damage cost will be borne by agency. In orderto avoid damage to the Signaling, Tele communication andElectrical cables, Telecom Circular No.17/2013 -"Procedure forundertaking digging work in the vicinity of signaling, electricaland telecommunication cables" issued vide letter no.2003/Tele/RCIL/1 Pt.IX dated 24.06.2013 has to be followed.

As per the recommendations by the 47th GST Council Meeting inrelation to changes in Tax rates, circulated by Railway Boardvide L.No.2017/ACII/1/6/GST/Main/Vol.-III, dated 05-07- 2022, theGST rates on Railway works contract has been revised fromexisting 12% to 18%. The clarification mentioned in the RailwayBoard'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 conditionsattached to GCC

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

In case creation of unsafe working due to infringement/entanglement of P. Way materials ( Rails, Sleeper, tec.) or/andtool & plants, deployed at worksites with running trains, apenalty of Rs. 1,00,000/- (Rs. One Lakh) shall be imposed perincident. In case of repeated such incidence, contract is liablefor 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 forLetter of Credit.

The tender Document of the subjected work is in conformity withIndian Railways Standard General Conditions of Contract - April2022 with latest correction slip No 1 of dated 14.07.2022, theperspective Tenderers are requested to go through the TenderDocument before offering their offers

Annexure-V(A) shall be submitted by the each member of apartnership Firm/Joint Venture (JV)/Hindu Undivided Family(HUF)/ Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) etc, as the case maybe. Non submission of the certificate/Affidavit, or submission ofcertificate/Affidavit either not properly filled in, or in a formatother than the prescribed format shall lead to summarilyrejection of your offer

Applicability of Price Variation Clause (PVC) depends onfulfillment of condition of Para 46.A1 of Indian Railways StandardGeneral Conditions of Contract April 2022-part II corrected uptoACS 1.

Documentary proof - Tenderer should submit scanned copydocumentary proof in regard for fulfilling the Technical /financialeligibility criteria along-with their offer (for details refer attacheddocuments). If the tenderers do not submit any proof of meetingwith the eligibility criteria as laid down in the tender conditions,the offer shall be considered as incomplete and shall besummarily rejected. Documents submitted in support ofeligibility criteria after opening of tender will not be considered.

Tenderer should quote their offer with all inclusive rates

The all documents submitted should not be corrupted, if at thetime of tender opening. The document submitted are not openedbeing corrupted, offer shall be summarily rejected.

Completion period of this tender work is 06 months andmaintenance period of 06 Months.