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Proposed Strengthening of Arch bridges between SA-ED section in ADEN/S/SA Sub Division. ( 11 bridges)

Ministry of Railways

DRM OFFICE, SOUTHERN RAILWAY SURAMANGALAM /PO, SALEM SALEM

Delivers to

Chennai

Overview

22 facts from the tender

Ministry of Railways published this works tender on eProcure on 5 Oct 2026, for Chennai. The estimated value is ₹14.2 Cr and the EMD is ₹28.4 L. It closes on 27 Oct 2026, 2:00 pm IST. Tender ID 92212091 · Ref SA-OT-13-2026-02.

Timeline

  1. Published5 Oct 2026 · 4:26 pm
  2. Closes27 Oct 2026 · 2:00 pm

Bidding

Bid type
Open/Advertised
Contract type
Works - General · Expenditure
Tender type
Open
Tendering section
BRIDGE
Bidding system
Two Packet System
Bidding style
Single Rate for Each Schedule Item
Validity of offer
90 days
Completion period
9 Months
Tender document cost
None
JV / consortium
JV allowed (up to 3 members), no consortium
Ranking order
Lowest to Highest
Expenditure type
Capital (Works)
Pre-bid meeting
None

Buyer

Inviting authority
SALEM DIVISION-ENGINEERING/SOUTHERN RLY
Organisation type
Central Govt. Ministry/Department
Product category
Railway related Products
Location
Chennai
Portal
eProcure
Inviting officer
Sr.DEN/Co-Ordination/SalemSALEM DIVISION-ENGINEERING/SOUTHERN RLY

Important dates

Published
5 Oct 2026, 4:26 pm IST
Bidding starts
13 Oct 2026
Closes
27 Oct 2026, 2:00 pm IST

Declarations by the buyer

  • Complies with the Public Procurement (Make in India) Order 2017
  • The tender inviting authority confirms this tender does not violate the GFR rules on procurement through GeM
  • Bidders from a country sharing a land border with India must be registered with the competent authority

Schedule of work

6 items
ItemQuantityRailways’ estimated rateAmount
Schedule A · Items of works that are covered by the USSOR 2021 vide Schedule 'A' applicable to SALEM Division with all correction slips issued upto date
1PLEASE SEE THE DETAILS IN THE ITEM BREAK UP₹6,32,64,855.45
Schedule B · Items of works that are not covered by the Southern Railway USSOR 2021 vide Schedule 'B' applicable to SALEM Division.
1Supply of Completion Drawing as per work done at site in Ao /A1 size in scale of 1:100 showing the details of Plan, Elevation, Longitudinal section and Cross section of completed bridge, The Completion Drawing to be prepared in auto CAD and supply in tracing paper in good quality tracing paper after checked by the SE/Drg , bridge section of this office along with site details signed by the SE/Works & ADEN. All men and materials & conveyance etc by the contractor. Payment will be made after getting approval of drawings from competent authorityBids quote a rate in rupees for each item11 Each₹5,166₹56,826
2Casting of 300X300X250mm size cement coneret block with M15 design mix with min cement Qty of 320 kg per CUM ,using 20mm course aggregate,Curing siutable tank,leading to the pitching location,laying in position and pointing with 1:3 cement morter with all lead and lift ect,with all labour,materials including cement by the contractor and as directed by the engineering incharge. Note: 1. No extra payment will be made for the transportation for the CC blocks.Bids quote a rate in rupees for each item600 cum₹5,060₹30,36,000
3Preparation of General Arrangement Drawings for ROB/ RUB/ LUS/ Bridges through AUTOCAD for Railway standard and format on good quality tracing paper based on the details given by the Railway and submitting the same to the Railway administration for approval and carrying outthe correction as instructed by Railway with all the contractor's own men , materials, tools and plants, survey equipment's , vehicles, machineries, fuel consumables, technical supervisors,computers etc including all lead and lifts and as directed by the Engineer in charge.NOTE:1)All drawings are to be made using AUTOCADD computer application software and the drawings are to be plotted using computer plotter.Bids quote a rate in rupees for each item11 Each₹10,400₹1,14,400
Schedule A1 · Items of works that are covered by the Southern Railway USSOR 2021 vide Schedule 'A1' applicable to SALEM Division with all correction slips issued upto date - (Cement)
1PLEASE SEE THE DETAILS IN THE ITEM BREAK UP₹2,95,65,428.80
Schedule A2 · Items of works that are covered by the Southern Railway USSOR 2021 vide Schedule 'A2' applicable to SALEM Division with all correction slips issued upto date - Steel
1PLEASE SEE THE DETAILS IN THE ITEM BREAK UP₹4,61,65,500
Total₹14,22,03,010.25

Bids quote a percentage above, below or at par with these rates · The total matches the advertised value.

Documents

21 files

Documents to submit

Commercial-Compliance

  • Multiple L-1 :- In case of more than one L-1 bidders, tender may be awarded to tenderer having higher bid capacity. In case bid capacity is also the same, tenderer having done more value of similar work in last three previous financial years and the current financial year up to the date of opening of tender may be selected for award. Railway reserves the right and may seek the above details within specified period, if not submitted by the tenderers along with the bid.

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  • All the contracts on works/goods/services will be subject to the new GST act as applicable from time to time. Contractors have to register themselves with GST authorities and to furnish the GST registration number in order to process the bills from 01.07.2017

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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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  • Deployment Of Qualified Engineers At Work Sites By The Contractor. The contractor shall also employ Qualified Graduate Engineer or Qualified Diploma Holder Engineer, based on value of contract, as may be prescribed by the Ministry of Railways through separate instructions from time to time.(As per RB ltr no.2012/CE-I/CT/O/20 dt:10.05.2013)

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  • One qualified Graduate Engineer when the cost of the work is Rs. 200 lakhs and above.

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  • One qualified Diploma holder Engineer when the cost of the work to be executed is more than Rs.25 lakhs but less than Rs.200 lakhs.

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  • In case the contractor fails to employ the technical staff as aforesaid, he shall be liable to pay a an amount of Rs.40,000/ (Rupees Forty thousand) for each month or part thereof for the default incase of Graduate Engineer and Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty five thousand) for each month or part thereof for the default in case of Diploma holder (Engineer)

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  • I/WE also hereby agree to abide by the INDIAN RAILWAY GENERAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT- April 2022, with all correction slips up to date and to carry out the works accordingly.

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  • I/We have read the various conditions attached/ referred to in this tender document, and agree to abide by the said conditions. Yes

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  • A tenderer claiming credentials as an individual for their share in a partnership firm, has to submit both the deeds of

    1. partnership deed, showing % of their share and
    2. retirement deed from the partnership firm(or) deed showing the closure of business operations of the partnership firm, as applicable. Failing to submit the above deeds, the offer of the tenderer will be summarily rejected.
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  • The tenderer shall clearly specify whether the tender is submitted on his Own (Proprietary Firm) or on behalf of a Partnership Firm / Company / Joint Venture (JV) I Registered Society/ Registered Trust / Hindu Undivided Family( HUF) / Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) etc. , The tenderer(s) shall enclose the attested copies of the requisite documents (including Power of Attorney, if opted) for constitution of their concern as per Cl.14 of GCC-Part-l and as per

    1. Clause 17 of GCC - Part-1, for JV
    2. Clause 18 of GCC - Part-I, for Partnership Firm.
    Document required
  • Copies of the following documents are to be uploaded

    1. Details such as Name of the tenderer/ Contractor, Validity of DSC, Complete address with pin code, contact number
    2. Copy of PAN card
    3. Copy of GSTIN card.
    Document required
  • A copy of NEFT form duly filled in the details as necessary to be uploaded. (The Tenderer/Contractor not having NEFT form may down load the empty NEFT form available in Document site)

    Document required
  • Submission of Annexure-V(A) under Document Verification Certificate. In case of other than company/Proprietary firm, Annexure-V(A) shall also be submitted by the each member of a Partnership Firm/ Joint Venture (JV) /Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) / Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) etc., as the case my be. Non-submission of the above Certificate(s) by the bidder shall result in summarily rejection of his/their bid

    Document required

Technical-Compliances

  • For Experience certificate, supportive documents/certificates from the organizations with whom they worked/are working should be uploaded. The certificate issued minimum at the level of Sr.DEN/DEN for open line works, Dy.CE for construction organization and Executive Engineer in case of other departments will only be taken into consideration .

    Document required
  • Plant and Machinery available on hand own and proposed to be inducted own and hired to be given separately for the subject work.

    Document optional
  • The personnel, organization available on hand and proposed to be engaged for the subject work.

    Document optional
  • Works completed in last seven(07) years giving Description of Work, Organization for whom executed, approximate value of contract at time of award, Date of award and Date of Completion. Date of actual Start, Actual Completion and Final value of Contract shall also be given.

    Document required
  • Submission of Audited Balance Sheet duly certified by the Chartered Accountant regarding contractual payments received. Yes

    Document required
  • Submission of Audited Balance Sheet, duly certified by the Chartered Accountant as per Annexure - VI(B)

    Document required

Eligibility

Standard Financial Criteria

  • For works costing more than Rs.50 Lakhs:The tenderer must have minimum average annual contractual turnover of V/N or "V" whichever is less; where V = Advertised value of the tender in crores of Rupees. N = Number of years prescribed for completion of work for which bids have been invited. The average annual contractual turnover shall be calculated as an average of "total contractual payments" in the previous three financial years, as per the audited balance sheet. However, in case balance sheet of the previous year is yet to be prepared/ audited, the audited balance sheet of the fourth previous year shall be considered for calculating average annual contractual turnover. The tenderers shall submit requisite information as per Annexure-VIB, along with copies of Audited Balance Sheets duly certified by the Chartered Accountant/ Certificate from Chartered Accountant duly supported by Audited Balance Sheet. Non submission of the above,the offer will be summarily rejected.(Ref : Advance Correction Slip No.1 dt:14/07/2022 to IRSGCC- 2022 ).

    Document required

Special Financial Criteria

  • Bid Capacity The tender/technical bid will be evaluated based on bid capacity formula detailed as Annexure-VI

    Document required

Standard Technical Criteria

  • As per Clause 10.1 of Part-I of IRSGCC-April 2022:The tenderer must have successfully completed or substantially completed any one of the following categories of work(s) during last 07 (seven) years, ending last day of month previous to the one in which tender is invited:

    1. Three similar works each costing not less than the amount equal to 30% of advertised value of the tender, or
    2. Two similar works each costing not less than the amount equal to 40% of advertised value of the tender, or
    3. One similar work costing not less than the amount equal to 60% of advertised value ofthe tender. Note for Item 10.1: Work experience certificate from private individual shall not be considered. However, in addition to work experience certificates issued by any Govt. Organisation, work experience certificate issued by Public listed company having average annual turnover of Rs 500 crore and above in last 3 financial years excluding the current financial year, listed on National Stock Exchange or Bombay Stock Exchange, incorporated/registered at least 5 years prior to the date of closing of tender, shall also be considered provided the work experience certificate has been issued by a person authorized by the Public listed company to issue such certificates. In case tenderer submits work experience certificate issued by public listed company, the tenderer shall also submit along with work experience certificate, the relevant copy of work order, bill of quantities, bill wise details of payment received duly certified by Chartered Accountant, TDS certificates for all payments received and copy of final/last bill paid by company in support of above work experience certificate.
    Document required
  • Eligibility criteria for single similar work previously executed :Any Bridge/ROB/RUB/LUS/FOB of RCC/PSC/Composite construction, either precast outside and launched/pushed in or cast in situ after inserting temporary girders.

    Document required

Partnership firm/Joint Venture (JV) / Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) / Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) etc.

  • Please submit a certificate in the prescribed format (please download the format from the link given below). Non submission of the certificate, or submission of certificate either not properly filled in, or in a format other than the prescribed format shall lead to summary rejection of your offer. ( Click here to download the Format of Self Certification)

Check each criterion against the tender notice before you bid.

Commercial conditions

EMD
₹2,844,100
Tender fee
None

Terms & conditions

29 conditions

Check Lst

  • Whether required test certificates/samples, if any have been uploaded?

  • Tenderers are requested to ensure the uploading of mandatory documents under the relevant tabs as per check list and put(tick) mark wherever applicable as per CE/Works/Chennai letter No.W.496/Tender policy dt.03.07.2023. The check list is available under DOCUMENTS tab. The check list is only exhaustive. Tenderer should ensure that all the documents required as per relevant clauses are uploaded. The mere submission of documents mentioned in the check list alone will not qualify for the eligibility of the tender.

Commercial-Compliance

  • The contractor should ensure that the staff employed are physically fit, with a sound mind and of good character. To this effect, necessary police clearance certificate should be obtained from local police authorities before the contractor's staff are put into service. This will be in accordance with the Railway Board Letter No. 2020/Sec(CCB)/45/50/Misc Dt.03.02.2020. Refer Annexure I & II.

  • Advance Correction Slip No.11 to the Indian Railway Standard General Conditions of Contract (April 2022) has been incorporated and copy uploaded for reference.

  • Bidders are requested to submit the Performance Guarantee (PG) strictly in accordance with the new prescribed format and within the stipulated timeline to avoid any delay in processing. (Copy enclosed)

  • Maintenance period of four (4) years shall be stipulated for works involving construction of ROB/RUB/LHS, new Rail Bridges/ROR, and rebuilding of existing bridges, to ensure quality and standardization across Zonal Railways; whereas, for construction of quarters and other buildings, a maintenance period of up to three (3) years shall be applicable as per Dy. CVO/Engg letter No. VO/E/Sys.Imp dated 17/02/2026.

  • Until a formal agreement is prepared and executed, acceptance of this tender shall constitute a binding contract between us subject to modifications, as may be mutually agreed to between us and indicated in the letter of acceptance of my/our offer for this work.

  • I/We also agree to keep this tender open for acceptance for a period of 90 days from the date fixed for opening the same

  • I/We offer to do the work for DRM/W/O/SA, at the rates quoted in the attached schedule and hereby bind myself/ourselves to complete the work in all respects within the period of completion stipulated in the tender document, from the date of issue of letter of acceptance of the tender. The Bid security shall stand forfeited without prejudice to any other right or remedies in case my/our Tender is accepted and if :

    1. I/We do not execute the contract documents as stipulated in performance guarantee clause of GCC as detailed in general instructions.
    2. I/We do not commence the work within seven days after receipt of orders to that effect.
  • I/We hereby Confirm that the rates, rebates and/or other financial terms, if any, quoted by us in the relevant fields of the Financial Bid page will only be the ruling terms for deciding the inter-se ranking, and any such condition having financial repercussions, if quoted by us anywhere else including attached documents shall not be considered for deciding inter-se ranking

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  • However, Railways shall have the right to incorporate any such condition quoted by us, in the contract, at their discretion, if contract is placed on us.

  • Submission of physically signed Annexure-V by the tenderer is discontinued vide Rly Bd letter dt:14/05/2024 (Uploaded)

General Instructions

  • Option for Payment An option is available that the Supplier/Contractor to take payment from Railways through Letter of Credit (LC) arrangement, having the estimated value of Rs.10 Lakhs and above. All the suppliers/contractors are requested to make use of this facility from Railways .

  • The successful bidder shall have to submit a Performance Guarantee (PG),amounting to 5% of the original contract value, within 21 (Twenty one) days from the date of issue of Letter of Acceptance (LOA). Extension of time for submission of PG beyond 21 (Twenty one) days and upto 60 days from the date of issue of LOA may be given by the Authority who is competent to sign the contract agreement. However, a penal interest of 12% per annum shall be charged for the delay beyond 21(Twenty one) days, i.e. from 22ndday after the date of issue of LOA. Further, if the 60thday happens to be a declared holiday in the concerned office of the Railway, submission of PG can be accepted on the next working day.If the Contractor fails to submit the requisite PG even after 60 days from the date of issue of LOA, the contract is liable to be terminated

  • All the Instructions furnished in the technical compliance/ Commercial Compliance/ Check-list/ Undertakings are only indicative and not exhaustive; The Tenderer shall read the GCC/Tender documents for complete details

  • The tenderer shall thoroughly go through the entire tender documents and strictly adhere to the instructions and directions given therein.

  • If the Tenderer(s) deliberately give(s) wrong information/ incorrect documents in his/their offer or create circumstances for the acceptance of his/their offer, the Railway reserves the right to reject such offer at any stage.

  • All terms and conditions in the tender documents are binding on the Tenderers

  • Railway reserves the right to accept or reject any or all the tenders and to award the work in whole or in part without assigning any reason.

  • Unreleased Bid Security, if any, held with the Railway Administration, shall not be adjusted towards the Bid Security to be remitted

  • Bid Security shall be deposited either in cash through e-payment gateway or e-BG or submitted as Bank Guarantee bond from a scheduled bank of India or as mentioned in tender documents subject to exemptions provided under para5(1) (a) of Part-1 (ITT) of GCC.

  • In case of submission of bid security in the form of bank Guarantee, theOriginal Bank Guarantee (other than e-BG) should be delivered in person tothe official nominated as indicated in the tender document before closing datefor submission of bids(i.e., excluding the last date of submission of bids).

  • As per Clause 5(2) with Clause 5(3)(iv) of the Instructions to Tenderers under GCC April 2022, the Bank Guarantee submitted towards Bid Security should remain valid for a period of 90 days beyond the bid validity period.

  • Exemption from remitting Bid Security Amount (EMD) The following categories of tenderers are only exempted from remitting Bid Security:

    1. Any firm recognized by Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) as 'Startups' shall be exempted from payment of bid Security.
    2. Labour Cooperative Societies shall submit only 50% of Bid Security. Tenderer should submit relevant documents along with his/their offer from remitting Bid Security. Non-submission of relevant documents, shall lead to summary rejection of offer.

Special Conditions

  • IN CASE OF ADVERTISED TENDER VALUE IS MORE THAN Rs. 10 CRORES: Bid capacity is applicable, the tenderers should submit proforma attached in tender document. In case, the tenderer/s failed to upload BID CAPACITY PROFORMA and details along with offer, their/his offer shall be considered as incomplete and will be rejected summarily.

  • Applicability of Price Variation Clause (PVC) (Ref Advance Correction Slip No.1 dt:14/07/2022 to IRSGCC- 2022 ).Price Variation Clause (PVC) shall be applicable only in tender having advertised value above Rs. 2 Crores. Provided further that, in a contract where PVC is applicable, following shall be outside the purview of price adjustments (i.e. shall be excluded from the gross value of the work for the purpose of price variation) :

    1. Materials supplied by Railway to the Contractors, either free or at fixed rate;
    2. Any extra item(s) included in subsequent variation falling outside the purview of the Bill(s)of Quantities of tender, under clause 39. (1)(b) of these Standard General Conditions, unless applicability of PVC and 'Base Month' has been specially agreed, while fixing the rates of such extra item(s).

Technical-Compliances

  • Submission of Certificates and testimonials regarding contracting/Technical experience for the type of job for which tender is invited.

  • For all contracts costing more than Rs.5 Crore, contractor's e-MB is mandatory. Ref: Railway Board Letter No.2017/CE-I/CT/9 dt:31/05/2023 is attached.

  • As per the DY.CVO letter No.VO/C/A/2026/01/01151/CN/ERS dt:02/09/2026- Price Variation in respect of steel shall be reckoned up to the date of purchase of steel or the date on which the steel was brought to site by the contractor, whichever is lower. The date of recording of measurements in the Measurement Book shall not be used for computation of Price Variation.

Bidder declarations (15)

Undertakings

  • I/ We have visited the works site and I / We am / are aware of the site conditions.

  • I/We have read the INDIAN RAILWAY GENERAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT With all correction slips up to date and other conditions of tender including special conditions if any attached hereto in the Tender document and I/We hereby agree to abide by the conditions stipulated therein.

  • I/We also undertake to carry out the work in accordance with the said plans, standard Railway specifications documented and conditions of contract and to find and provide such of the materials (other than those to be supplied by the Railway), and to do all such things which in the opinion of the Engineer may be necessary for, or incidental to the construction.

  • I /We also undertake that I/we have organizational set up to execute the work and also we have sufficient Plant & Machinery or/and capable of hiring Plant & Machinery as required for satisfactory completion of work.

  • I/We also undertake to abide by the JPO, as per Railway Board Letter No. 2021/Tele/5(2)/3-part(1) (3425647) dt.12.06.2023, all the works related to earth work using JCB/Hitachi/Earth work excavator, for undertaking digging work in the vicinity of underground signaling, electrical and telecommunication cables.

Certifications

  • I/we the tenderer (s) am/are signing this document after carefully reading the contents.

  • I/We the tenderer(s) also accept all the conditions of the tender and have signed all the pages in confirmation thereof.

  • I/we hereby declare that I/we have downloaded the tender documents from Indian Railway website www.ireps.gov.in . I/we have verified the content of the document from the website and there is no addition, no deletion or no alteration to the content of the tender document. In case of any discrepancy noticed at any stage i.e. evaluation of tenders, execution of work or final payment of the contract, the master copy available with the railway Administration shall be final and binding upon me/us.

  • I/we declare and certify that I/we have not made any misleading or false representation in the forms, statements and attachments in proof of the qualification requirements.

  • I/We also understand that my/our offer will be evaluated based on the documents/credentials submitted along with the offer and same shall be binding upon me/us.

  • I/We declare that the information and documents submitted along with the tender by me/us are correct and I/we are fully responsible for the correctness of the information and documents, submitted by us.

  • I/we certify that I/we the tenderer(s) is/are not blacklisted or debarred by Railways or any other Ministry / Department of Govt. of India from participation in tender on the date of submission of bids, either in individual capacity or as a HUF/ member of the partnership firm/LLP/JV/Society/Trust.

  • I/we understand that if the contents of the certificate submitted by us are found to be forged/false at any time during process for evaluation of tenders, it shall lead to forfeiture of the Bid Security and may also lead to any other action provided in the contract including banning of business for a period of upto two year. Further, I/we and all my/our constituents understand that my/our offer shall be summarily rejected.

  • I/we also understand that if the contents of the certificate submitted by us are found to be false/forged at any time after the award of the contract, it will lead to termination of the contract, along with forfeiture of Bid Security/Security Deposit and Performance guarantee and may also lead to any other action provided in the contract including banning of business for a period of upto two year.

  • I/We have read the clause regarding restriction on procurement from a bidder of a country which shares a land border with India and certify that I am/We are not from such a country or, if from such a country, have been registered with the competent Authority. I/We hereby certify that I/we fulfil all the requirements in this regard and am/are eligible to be considered (evidence of valid registration by the competent authority is enclosed)

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