Exothermic Cutting Equipment

Special Eligibility Criteria

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   i. Bulk order will be placed on the manufacturer or its authorized agent. The Manufacturer firm must have satisfactorily executed at least one single purchase order for a minimum of 20 percent of the total tender quantity or multiple orders Totaling to 20% or more of the tender quantity of Zonal Railways/ PUs/ CORE for the tendered item [OR] for the items having same description, but of different sizes/ ratings/capacities during 5 previous financial years and current financial year up to date of tender closing. Purchase Officers can consider such firms for bulk order duly keeping in view the overall performance of the firm.

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   ii. The onus of submission of requisite documents (such as copies of Receipt note/IC for stock items, or receipt & acceptance/IC for Non-stock items, or Capacity & capability credential, M&P required for manufacturing tendered item, T&P, Technical manpower, in house testing facilities, MSE credentials etc.) along with their e-offer regarding 'Bulk order' or 'Developmental order' lies with the tenderers. In case the tenderers do not submit the requisite documents as detailed above along withtheir e- offer, NR reserves the right to decide the tender on the basis of their past supply performance records of NR, as per IMMIS history sheet of NR, for the tendered item, in case of stock items, for the purchase orders placed by NR during preceding five years from the date of tender closing. In case of non-stock items, NR reserves the right to decide the tender on the basis of NR vendor performance available in IMMIS for the tendered item for the purchase orders placed by NR during preceding five years from the date of tender closing. No back-reference in this regard will be made with the bidder.

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   iii. Only Manufacturers or their authorized dealers/ distributors need to quote with Tender specific authorization from the manufacturers failing which offer will be summarily rejected. v. In case tenderers participates as an authorized agent, then the performance as required above shall be that of the Principal,authorizing the agent. It may so happen that the agent has credentials of past supply for a different Principal but this will not be considered as performance for placing bulk order in case of change of Principal.

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Commercial-Compliance

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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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   No Exemption for EMD will be given to firms except to those firms as mentioned in the Instruction to tenderers ( ITT_Rev_1.21_APRIL_2024 along with all its correction slips ). If the firms, other than those exempted, fail to submit EMD along with the offer, their offer will be summarily rejected.
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   As para 12.0 of Instruction to tenderer( ITT_Rev_1.21_APRIL_2024), for Contract above 25 Lakhs, Security deposit (SD) Performance Security for stores contracts will be applicable 5% of contract value.
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   In keeping with the Public Procurement (Preference to Make in India) Order, 2017, as amended, and in terms of clause 2.4.2, 2.4.5 and 2.4.6 of Instructions to Tenderers Rev. 1.21 of April 2024, Public procurement of this item is restricted to Class - I and Class-II local suppliers only. Thus, only class-I and class-II local supplier as defined under the public procurement (preference to Make in India) Order, 2017, as amended shall be eligible to bid in this tender. Offer from vendors who do not quality to be Class - I (Local Content :minimum 50% ) or Class-II (Local Content: minimum 20% but less than 50%) local supplier, shall be summarily rejected and, therefore, such vendors should not participate in the tender. In case any vendor who does not qualify to be a Class - I or Class-II local supplier for the tendered item participates in the tender, such a bidder does so at its own risk and cost and Railways shall not be liable for any loss or damage caused to the bidder on this account.
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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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   Place of Inspection : Bidders to indicate place of Inspection of OEM.
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   By Third Party Inspecting (TPI) agencies at manufacturer premise as per specification.
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   Warranty/Guarantee - In case, there is a discrepancy regarding warranty period mentioned in specification/description and standard warranty clause as per IRS condition of contract, then warranty period mentioned in specification/description shall prevail
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   After-sales service : Prompt service support during warranty period.Details of service network/office to be provided.

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