Open tender for replacement of existing sleeper by H-Beam sleeper of Bridge no. 656, 691 and others and replacement of fittings of girder bridges under the jurisdiction of Sr.DEN/2/ASN.

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 of the tender. Note:- 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.

Documents to be uploaded only in the website by the Tenderer Following Annexures duly filled and signed are to be uploaded online only prior to Closing of Tender. Original copy of all the documents to be submitted to office within 7 days whenever demanded by the Railway. Otherwise, Railway reserves rights to Reject/Accept such tender/offer without any reference to the tenderer/tenderer's. Annexures are available at Upload/View Document menu in Home Page of IREPS portal for works tender. Annexure Description 1. Annexure-I

1. Details of the Works Completed by the Tenderer during the last seven years to be filled & submitted as per Annexure-I(a). 2. Annexure-I
2. Details of contractual payment received by the Tenderer during the last 3 (three) financial years including the current financial year to be filled & submitted in Annexure-I(b). 3 Annexure-II Details of Plants and Machinery with the Tenderer to be filled & submitted as per Annexure-
   2. 4 Annexure-III Details of Personnel and Organization of the Tenderer to be filled & submitted as per Annexure-
   3. 5 Annexure-IV Details of Works Presently on hand of the Tenderer to be filled & submitted as per Annexure-
   4. 6 Annexure-V Details regarding Association of Railway Officer(s) with the tenderer to be filled & submitted as per Annexure-
   5. 7 Annexure-VI List of the Arbitration Cases of the Tenderer during last five years to be filled & submitted as per Annexure-
   6. 8 Annexure-VII List of the Court Cases of the Tenderer during last Five years to be filled & submitted in Annexure-
   7. 9 Annexure- VIII NEFT MANDATE FORM. All Payments to the agency (including the refund of the Bid Security of the unsuccessful bidder preferably) will be remitted through NEFT. The Tenderer is required to submit Bank details and A/C No. etc. in Annexure-
   8. 10 Annexure-IX GST COMPLAINT INVOICE : To be filled & submitted as per Annexure-
   9. 11 Annexure-X FORMAT FOR CERTIFICATE TO BE SUBMITTED / UPLOADED BY TENDERER ALONGWITH THE TENDER DOCUMENTS as per Annexure-
   10. 12. Annexure-X(A)-This certificate is to be given by attorney/authorized signatory/each member of Partnership firm/Joint Venture (JV)/Hindu Undivided Family (HUF)/Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) etc.
       13. Annexure-XI LETTER OF CREDIT: To be filled & submitted as per Annexure-
   11. 14.Annexure-XII BID SECURITY: Bank Guarantee Bond from any scheduled commercial bank of India to be filled & submitted as per Annexure-
   12. 15.Annexure-XIII Annual Contractual Turnover Data for the Previous 3/4 Years (Contractual Payment only) to be filled & submitted as per Annexure-
   13. 16. Annexure- XIV TENDER FORM (FIRST SHEET)- Tender Form (First Sheet) to be filled & submitted as per Annexure-
   14. 17.Annexure-XV TENDERER'S CREDENTIALS (BID CAPACITY) to be submitted as per Annexure-
   15. (This annexure will be applicable, if tender having advertised value more than Rs 20 crore wherein eligibility criteria includes bid capacity)

1. The work is to be completed within 12 months from the date of issue ofacceptance letter.
2. The works which are to be done by the contractor'smaterials, the rate shall include the cost of materials, transportation of materials up to bridge site with all lead and lift assent/decent and crossing ofsingle/ multiple railway track. The rate also includes the cost of sample testingof all materials supplied by the contractors at national test house,Kolkata/NABL Accreted test house/Lab.
3. All MS section to be supplied by thecontractor should conform to IS: 2062 Grade E 250 B0. In any case if,structural steel ie. angle, channel, joist etc. of Grade 'B' is not available inmarket, then Gr. A steel may be used with proper non-availability certificateand approval of tender accepting authority for use of Gr. 'A' steel a deduction of Rs 1586/- per MT. will be made if "at per rate" or "below rate" is quoted. If quoted rate is "above", then the sameaccepted percentage rate will be added on Rs 1586/- per MT for deduction.
4. The steel of rivets should conform to IS:1148 and rivets conform to IS:1929 tobe read with IS:10102.
5. Material as per requirement shall be brought to siteand kept under contractor's custody at their own cost and risk, without anydamage like rusting of steel etc.
6. The materials are to be procured from themain producers/authorised dealers/authorised stock yards and shall conformto latest IS(BIS) specification.
7. The railway reserves the right to take samplesof materials supplied by the contractor and to get the same tested in reputedlaboratories preferably accreditation by NABL at contractor's cost and theresult there of shall be binding to the contractor.
8. The contractor isresponsible for the safety of men working on the bridge.
9. General conditionof contract of E. Rly. 2022 with all correction slip and standard specification 1969 is binding on the contract.
10. All safety measure will be taken by contractor and nocompensation towards any accident will be paid by railway.
11. All bridge workwill be executed as per specification and instruction contained in B1 - 2001,WBC & IRBM.
12. The tenderer are required to inspect the site to satisfy themselves of its condition and availability of working space there before submitting the tender.
13. The work may require to be carried out under traffic block or under temporary speed restriction. Rates quoted must be inclusive of this aspect. Railways will entertain no claim if the same not granted on stipulated date or cancelled early due to unavoidable circumstances.
14. The contractor should submit the Bar chart before starting the work.
15. All road vehicles machineries required to carry out the work shall ply at 6M clear distance from track centre. If any requirement of movement/working of the same is required between 3.5M and 6M distance from track centre shall be done in presence of Railway Representative. No part of the above shall be allowed at less than 3.5M clear distance from track centre.
16. As per clause 55-B to GCC (addendum & corrigendum slip), the contractor shall comply with the provisions of Para 30 and 36-B of the Employees Provident Fund Scheme,1952 , Para 3 & 4 of Employees Pension Scheme, 1995 and Para 7 and of Employees Deposit Linked Insurance Scheme,1976 as modified from time to time , wherever applicable and shall indemnify the Railway from and against any claims under the aforesaid Act and Rules.
17. The supplier of goods and/ or service would be subject to GST Act and Rules as applicable from time to time.
18. All the bidders/tenderer should ensure that they are GST compliant and their quoted tax structure / rates are as per GST law.
19. Works contract taxes will be governed by GST Act 2017 and as per extent rules.
20. Before submitting a tender, the tenderer will be deemed to have satisfied himself by actual inspection of the site and locality of the works, that all conditions liable to be encountered during the execution of the works are taken into account and that the rates he enters in the tender forms are adequate and all the inclusive to accord with the provisions in Clause -37 of the Standard General Conditions of contract for the completion of works to the entire satisfaction of the Engineer.
21. Tenderers will examine the various provisions of The Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (CGST)/Integrated Goods and Service Tax Act, 2017 (IGST)/ Union Territory Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (UTGST)/ respective State's Good and Service Tax Act (SGST) also, as notified by Central/ State Govt. & as amended from time to time and applicable taxes before bidding. Tenderers will ensure that full benefit of Input Tax Credit (ITC) likely to be availed by them is duly considered while quoting rates.
22. The successful tenderer who is liable to be registered under CGST/IGST/UTGST/SGST Act shall submit GSTIN along with other details required under CGST/IGST/UTGST/SGST Act to railway immediately after the award of contract, without which no payment shall be released to the contractor. The contractor shall be responsible for deposition of applicable GST to the concerned authority.

23. In case the successful tenderer is not liable to be registered under CGST/ IGST/UTGST/SGST Act, the railway shall deduct the applicable GST from his/their bills under reverse charge mechanism (RCM) and deposit the same to the concerned authority. 24.A temporary site office alongwith water closet is to be provided with provision of keeping records. 25.The defect liability period of the work will be 12 months from actual date of completion of work. 26. H-Beam sleepers to be inspected by Eastern Railway or 3rd party as mentioned in the QAP. 27. An authorized OHE staff should invariably be present, when relaying work or any major work in track is carried out, if work is carried out under the power block. 28. Necessary transport accommodation to be provided by the contractor from nearest convenient station to the work site for the inspecting officer/staff. 29. Registration on indian Railway Shramik Klayan Portal is required before execution of work, The portal's site is www.shramikkalyan.indianrailways.gov.in. Labour details should be submitted to bill preparing office before every on account and final bill. 30. JPO regarding procedure for undertaking digging work, in the vicinity of signalling, Electrical and Telecommunication cable based on, Telecom Circular No.9/2023 will be followed in this contract. The copy of the JPO is attached in documents of this tender for ready reference please. 31. .In case, the bidders intend to submit Bid Security in the form of Bank Guarantee, the provision made under clause 5(3) of GCC-2022 with upto date correction slips should be followed compulsorily:-

1. A scanned copy of the Bank Guarantee shall be uploaded on e-Procurement Portal (IREPS) while applying to the tender.
2. The original Bank Guarantee in favor of FA & CAO/Eastern Railway/Kolkata should be delivered in person to the In-Charge of the e-Tender Section in the officeof the Civil Engineering Department, Eastern Railway, Asansol Division before closing date forsubmission of bids ( i.e. excluding the last date of submission of bids).
3. Non submission ofscanned copy of Bank Guarantee with the bid on e- tendering portal (IREPS) and/or non submissionof original Bank Guarantee within the specified period shall lead to summary rejection of bid.
4. The Tender Security shall remain valid for a period of 90 days beyond the validity period for theTender.
5. The details of the BG, physically submitted should match with the details available in thescanned copy and the data entered during bid submission time, failing which the bid will berejected.
6. The Bank Guarantee shall be placed in an envelope, which shall be sealed. Theenvelope shall clearly bear the identification "Bid for the ***** Project" and shall clearly indicate thename and address of the Bidder. In addition, the Bid Due Date should be indicated on the right handtop corner of the envelope.
7. The envelope shall be addressed to the officer and address asmentioned in the tender document.
8. If the envelope is not sealed and marked as instructedabove, the Railway assumes no responsibility for the misplacement or premature opening of thecontents of the Bid submitted and consequent losses, if any, suffered by the Bidder. 32.As per Railway Board's letter No. 2022/CE-1/CT/GCC Correspondence, New Delhi, dated 14.05.2024 - On IREPS Module, a facility has already been created for online submission of Annexure-V ( Ref.-Annexure-X for this tender).Therefore, the provision of downloading of Annexure-V ( Ref.- Annexure-X for this tender) of GCC & uploading of physically signed Annexure-V by the tenderer had been discontinued on IREPS. 33. PVC will be dealt as per provision made under GCC-2022 and its advance correction slips. 34. 16. For all contracts costing more than Rs.5 crore contractor's e-MB is mandatory, this is as per Railway Board's letter no.2017/CEI/CT/9, Dtd.31.05.2023. 35. The Contractor shall be responsible for all risk to the works and for trespass and shall make good at his own expense, all loss or damage whether to the works themselves or to any other properly of the Railway or the lives, persons or property of others from whatsoever cause in connection with the works until they are taken over by the Railway and this although all reasonable and proper precautions may have been taken by the Contractor and in case the Railway shall be called upon to make good any costs, loss or damages, or to pay any compensation, including that payable under the provisions of the Workmen's compensation Act or any statutory amendments thereof to any person or persons sustain.