Elastic Rail Clip MK-V

Special Eligibility Criteria

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   Tendered item is restricted to be procured from RDSO approved vendors. The vendor list is published by approving agencies and granting of approval is a continuous ongoing activity therefore vendor list can undergo changes after opening of tender. The status of firm shall be reckoned as on the date of tender opening and not thereafter. But in case of downgrading/removal/suspension/banning etc. after opening of the tender such changes will be taken in to account while deciding tenders. Tenderers are requested to submit their valid vendor approval certificate along with tender. For detail appreciation, Para-2.1 to Para-2.4 of instruction for tenderers may be referred.

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   As per public procurement policy ( preference to make in India) order no P- 45021/2/2017-PP (BE-II)2019 dated16/09/2020 of Ministry of Commerce, it has been found that there is sufficient local capacity and competition in supply of the tendered item of required quantity 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 quoted 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 suppliers 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 lost or damaged caused to the vendor.
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   Tenderers are required to deposit Earnest Money online equivalent to the amount mentioned in the tender document. Tenderers not submitting Earnest Money should clearly indicate in their offer the reasons for the same, and failure to do so will be taken as unwillingness on their part to deposit the Earnest Money. B) Amount of EMD (rounded off to nearest higher Rs. 10 (ten)) to be taken in tenders, wherever applicable. a) It will be @ 2% of the estimated tender value up to Rs. 50 Cr. subject to maximum EMD of Rs. 20 lakh. b) EMD will be Rs. 50 lakh for tenders above Rs. 50 Cr. C) Exemption from Submission of Earnest Money: The under noted categories of tenderers are liable to get the exemption from deposit Earnest Money:- a. Firms registered with MSE for tendered item. b. Tender cases of value up to and including Rs. 25 lakh unless otherwise mentioned in the tender. c. Other Railways and Government departments. d. Indian Ordinance factories. e. PSUs owned by Ministry of Railways and PSUs for the group of items that are manufactured by them. f. Vendors registered with Railways for the trade group of the item tendered. g. Vendors appearing on the approved vendor lists of RDSO/PUs/CORE, subject to approval status being valid on the date of tender closing. h. Vendors registered with Railways for supply of medicine, medical equipments and consumables shall be exempted from submission of EMD for these items. i. In tenders issued against PAC, OEM in whose favour PAC has been issued shall be exempted from submitting EMD. KVIC and ACASH shall be exempted from EMD for items supplied by them. D) Offers of tenderers who do not submit Earnest Money, and are also not exempted from submission of Earnest Money shall be summarily rejected. E) The purchaser reserves the right to forfeit the Earnest Money Deposit if the tenderer withdraws or revises his offer within the validity period or fails to deposit Security Money in terms of Clause Para-3 of the Instruction to tenderers. F) No interest shall be payable by the purchaser on the Earnest Money if tender is cancelled by Railway administration and EMD returned. EMD of unsuccessful bidders and tenderers shall be released immediately after finalization of the tender. For detail appreciation Para-3 of instruction for tenderers may be referred.

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Commercial-Compliance

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   Tenderers have to quote the FOR destination rate.

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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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   As per Rly. Bd Letter No. 2024/RS(G)/779/12 (E3482675) dated 06/01/2025 process inspection of ERCs shall be conducted by RITES (non-TPI) instead of TPI agency.
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   Make in India Policy: (a) This tender complies with public procurement policy (Make in India) order 2017 revised date 19/07/2024, issued by Department of Industrial, promotion and policy, Ministry of commerce circulated vide Railway Boards letter No. 2020/RS(G)/779/2/Pt.1 (E3322671), dated: 20/08/24. (b) Please enter the percentage of local content in the material being offered. Please enter 0 for fully imported item 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 at Para-2.4 of Instructions to Tenderers for electronic invitated on IREPS attached. (c) In case of procurement for value in access of Rs. 10 Crs. the Class-I local supplier/Class-II local supplier shall be required to provide a certificate from the statutory auditor or cost auditor of the company (In case of companies) or from practicing cost accountant or practicing chartered accounts (In respect of suppliers other than companies) giving the percentage of local content.

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   (A) MSE sources, who are interested for availing benefits under MSE act mentioned in the notification of Ministry of MSME, should upload valid document maintained under MSE act such as UDYAM Registration certificate duly marking the tendered item in the certificate otherwise claim for benefits under MSE act may not be entertained.

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   (B) MSE source owned by SC/ST/Woman should upload necessary documents to get the benefits in regard to their category i.e. the ownership of MSE pertains to SC/ST/Other category clearly. Absence of this information in the registration certificate would be taken as MSE falling in the category of Others.

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   Acceptance of tender: ( a ) The purchaser reserves the right to reject any or all of the tenders in part or full at his sole discretion without assigning any reason. ( b ) Railway does not pledge itself to accept the lowest or any tenders and reserves to itself the right of acceptance of the whole or any part of the quantity offered. (c) The decision of Railways with regard to allotment of quantity so as to insure uninterrupted supply of Sleepers will be final. (d) The acceptance of the tender will be communicated by letter of acceptance direct to the tenderers. In case where a counter offer is issued, the unconditional acceptance of counter offer will result in a validity concluded contract through formal letter of acceptance may be forwarded to the contractor at a letter date.

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   Warranty: Railway Standard guaranty/warranty clause as per IRS conditions of contract or as per specification whichever is higher will be applicable.

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   Splitting Clause: The purchaser reserved the right to split the bulk order quantity between two or more firms in terms of Para-7.3 of Instructions to Tenderers for electronic tenders invited on IREPS attached with tender schedule.

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   i) If any modification is required in P.O., it should be applied with in 7 days from the date of issue of P.O. to be eligible for D.P. re-fixation. i i ) Firm to mention part quantity inspection (if required) in commercial deviation. iii) Firm to mention Number of stages (excluding final/product stage inspection), if any.

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   i) Validity of the offer will be 180 days from the date of closing of the tender. ii) For cases above Rs. 10 crore, the bidding system will be Double packet without Reverse Auction.

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    Force Measures clause (FMC): Applicable as per Para 2602 of Revised Indian Railway Standard(IRS) Conditions of Contract September 2022 Version 1.0.

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    PVC amount should be claimed by the firm within one year from the date of completion of supply.

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    The tenderers shall submit a copy of certificate stating that all their statements/documents submitted along with bid are true and factual. Standard format of certificate to be submitted by the bidder is enclosed as Annexure-l. Non- submission of above certificate by the bidder shall result in summary rejection of his/ their bid. It shall be mandatorily incumbent upon the tenderer to identify, state and submit the supporting documents duly self- attested/ digitally signed by which they/ he is qualifying the Qualifying Criteria mentioned in the Tender Document. It will not be obligatory on the part of Tender Committee/ Accepting Authority to scrutinize beyond the submitted document of tenderer as far as his qualification for the tender is concerned. The bidder shall be mandated to submit Annexure-I.

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   S. No. Description 1 Validity of offer : No deviation from the offer validity period stipulated in the tender is permitted. 2 Price variation clause: No deviation from the Price variation clause stipulated in the tenderer is permitted.