MIG-MAG CO2 Inverter Based Welding plant

Eligibility conditions of the tenderer:- (1) The tenderer shall provide satisfactory evidence, acceptable to the purchaser to show that he is a regular manufacturer and has adequate plant and manufacturing capacityand has a Quality Assurance Program. The manufacturer shall have valid ISO 9001 certificate on the original date of closing of tender and a copy of same should be submitted along with the bid. The Welding Plant shall be in the scope of ISO certificate. (2)The bidder/ manufacturer must have supplied at least 2 numbers of same/similar machines in last 03 years (to be reckoned from the original date of closing of tender)" to Railways or other Government Organizations. Statement of past supplies along with, (i) purchasers name and (ii) address (iii) purchase order (PO) or supply order number and (iv) PO date (v) along with the copies of purchase order (PO), (vi) quantity supplied (with proof of supply), (vii) date of supply and (viii) their commissioning date shall be submitted with the offer. Copies of POs/commissioning/performance certificate submitted shall also indicate the parameters/ specification of subject machine to prove same/similarity aspect of the machine as mentioned in para 3 below. Technical specifications of the machine from the related document of the PO may be attached to supplement the PO in regard to the respective parameters of similarity aspect of the machine. Specifications attached shall have linkages to the PO.(3) For the purpose of similarity, similar machine required under clause 2 means Submerged Arc Welding Plant Inverter based of 400 Amp or higher current rating @ 60% duty cycle. (4) The tenderer shall, in their offer, submit performance certificate of at least 1 number of such machines (which are counted for the purpose of clause 2 above) supplied in the last 03 years and the machine covered by these certificates must have worked satisfactorily for at least one year from the date of commissioning as on the original date of closing of tender. The certificate shall not be older than one year from the original date of closing of tender. The performance certificate issued after original date of closing of tender (in cases where tender closing date has been extended) are also acceptable however the machine must have completed one year of satisfactory working after date of commissioning as on original date of closing of tender. The performance certificate submitted by the tenderer shall have been issued by the actual end user organization of the machine, with their clear signature and address therein, in whose premises the machine is installed and commissioned. Performance certificates should be as per Annexure A1.

( 5 ) Non-compliance to leading parameters mentioned in the attached specifications, shall lead to summary rejection of the offer and no correspondence in this regard will be entertained. Para wise compliance of each specification must be submitted along with offer as per attached Specifications and conditions, otherwise the offer will be summarily rejected. All Deviations shall be clearly indicated in the deviation statement. (6) Either OEM shall quote directly or if the authorized dealer is quoting, the dealer shall submit the tender specific authorization certificate of OEM, failing which offer shall be summarily rejected. (7) Bidder having been blacklisted by Nodal Agency or by any Govt./PSU, for whatever reasons, shall not be eligible/ allowed to participate in tender. (8) All necessary information/ documents required for establishing reference requirement as above referred clauses 1 to 7, shall be submitted by the bidder along with original offer itself for establishing linkage of documents/entries such as manufacturer/PO/consignee/supply/Installation/Commissioning/ performance certificate of the machine. No further clarification/ correspondence shall be sought/ entertained in this regard. In case, no information or incomplete information or illegible information is furnished by the bidder, their offer shall be summarily rejected.

Earnest Money Deposit (EMD): As per clause 0500 of INSTRUCTIONS TO TENDERERS FORELECTRONIC TENDERS AND GENERAL CONDITIONS OF TENDER indigenous purchase version-14 of June 2024 or latest with all corrigendums and amendments, if any. issued before the tender closing.

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.

Inspection shall be carried out by Third party Agency as per annexure attached.Inspection place is to be indicated by tenderer with complete address.

EVALUATION CRITERIA: 1) The inter-se-position of all offers received will be decided item wise/consignee wise revised spl.conditions of tender. 2) Firm should offer their quotation consignee wise and also deliver the quantity consignee wise as per delivery schedule mentioned in tender condition. Offers for delivery location/schedule other than tender condition are likely to be passed over.

FOR: In case of road delivery, the date of delivery at destination [consignee's end] shall only betreatedas delivery date irrespective of F.O.R./ F.O.T. condition mentioned elsewhere in the contract /tender. Firm must quote FREE at destination rates, movement by road only, clearly indicating transport charges. Railway reserve the right to Passover such offer.

NEFT/RTGS Payment : Applicable As per clause 2900 Instructions to Tenderers and General Conditions (Indigenous), June 2024 attached with the Tender.

GOODS AND SERVICE TAX : Applicable as per Para 0906 of Instructions to Tenderers and General Conditions of Tender Indigenous Version 14 of June 2024 attached with tender.

MICRO AND SMALL ENTERPRISES(MSE) : Applicable as per Para 1700 of Instructions to Tenderers and General Conditions of Tender Indigenous Version 14 of June 2024 attached with tender.

LD CLAUSE: Liquidated Damage (LD) shall be levied @ 1/2% (half percent) of the price of the store per week or part of the week during which delivery is accepted and the upper limit for recovery of Liquidated Damages in Supply Contracts is 10 Percent of value of contract irrespective of delays, unless otherwise provided, specifically in the contract.

SECURITY DEPOSIT (SD): Applicable as per Para 600 of Instructions to Tenderers and General Conditions of Tender Indigenous Version 14 of June 2024 attached with tender.

LAND BORDER CONDITION (A): Attention of the bidders is drawn to Special conditions regarding restrictions on procurement from a tenderer (bidder) of a country, which shares a land border with India, attached with this tender. Bidders should note that compliance to LAND BORDER CONDITION (B) of this tender schedule is mandatory. Bidders are required to attach evidence of valid registration, if applicable to them. Non-compliance shall result in summary rejection of their offer. Any false declaration and non- compliance of the above would be a ground for immediate termination of the contract and further legal action in accordance with the laws.

LAND BORDER CONDITION (B): "I have read and understood Special conditions regarding restrictions on procurement from a tenderer (bidder) of a country, which shares a land border with India, attached with this tender. 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 fulfils all requirements in this regard and is eligible to be considered. Where applicable, evidence of valid registration by the Competent Authority shall be attached.

Warranty : -As per standard IRS conditions.

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

Delivery: The delivery period shall be reckoned from the date of issue of PO /Letter of Advance Acceptance/ Letter of Acceptance as the case may be.

Special Instructions:Technical and commercial deviations, if any, must be quoted in relevant column specified while submitting the bid. Any deviation in offer quoted anywhere else in the tender or in uploaded documents, shall be ignored and contract shall be placed after ignoring such deviations, which will be binding on the firm.

Single use plastic: Firm to note that single use plastic should not be used in packing, if material to be supplied otherwise it will be rejected. Collection of non-biodegradables old waste after successful delivery of the product/material from consignee place will be arranged by the supplier.

Performance Guarantee: 10% of contract value should be submitted as Bank Guarantee valid beyond 6 months period of warranty, as per Annexure 5 available in www.ireps.gov.in website link ; Para 9 of (A) of GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS is applicable. at page No.51-52 of Instructions to Tenderers and GCC uploaded on WR web-site.