HYDROCHLORIC ACID (BOILER WATER) GRADE AS PER IS-265/2021

OPTION CLAUSE: The Purchaser reserves the right to increase or decrease the quantity to be ordered up to 25 percent of bid quantity at the time of placement of contract. The purchaser also reserves the right to increase the ordered quantity up to 25% of the contracted quantity during the currency of the contract at the contracted rates. The delivery period of quantity shall commence from the last date of original delivery order and in cases where option clause is exercised during the extended delivery period the additional time shall commence from the last date of extended delivery period. The additional delivery time shall be (Increased quantity ÷ Original quantity) × Original delivery period (in days), subject to minimum of 30 days. If the original delivery period is less than 30 days, the additional time equals the original delivery period. The Purchaser may extend this calculated delivery duration up to the original delivery period while exercising the option clause. Bidders must comply with these terms.

Bidders are advised to check applicable GST on their own before quoting. Buyer will not take any responsibility in this regards. GST reimbursement will be as per actuals or as per applicable rates (whichever is lower), subject to the maximum of quoted GST %.

Bidder shall submit the following documents along with their bid for Vendor Code Creation:

• a.Copy of PAN Card.
• b.Copy of GSTIN.
• c.Copy of Cancelled Cheque.
• d.Copy of EFT Mandate duly certified by Bank.

Nominated Inspection Agency: On behalf of the Buyer organization, any one of the following Inspection Agency would be conducting inspection of stores before acceptance: Pre-dispatch Inspection at Seller Premises (applicable only if pre-dispatch inspection clause has been selected in ATC): NA Post Receipt Inspection at consignee site before acceptance of stores: STORES & INSPECTION AT ASP

Buyer Added text based ATC clauses MATERIAL DETAILS: ACID HYDROCHLORIC, BW (BOILER WATER) GRADE AS PER IS-265/2021, TOTAL ACIDITY (AS HCL) PERCENT BY MASS : 30 (MINIMUM) TO 32 (MAXIMUM), ACID TO BE TRANSPORTED IN ROAD TANKER. SPECIAL INSTRUCTION:

• (1)Concentration of HCl will be tested in ASP's laboratory.
• (2)MSDS, TC and GC are to be submitted.
• (3)ACID TO BE TRANSPORTED IN RUBBER LINED ROAD TANKER.
• A)Risk Purchase : If the Supplier fails to deliver the stores either in full or in part, within the prescribed delivery p eriod, the Purchaser shall be entitled at his option to take alternate procurement action, at the risk & cost of the su pplier for the unsupplied portion of the goods /items for which delivery has expired without cancelling the contract i n respect of the stores not yet due for delivery, or to cancel the contract based on progress of work, including stores not due for delivery, and, if thought fit/necessary, to purchase the stores at the risk and cost of the Supplier. The pri ce differential in case of higher cost to SAIL, if any, shall have to be borne by the defaulting supplier. Moreover, the defaulting supplier shall have no claim over the quantity, which they failed to supply.
• B)Declaration from Bidders:-
• i)Bid Security Declaration (Annexure-1): - Tenderer shall be required to sign a Bid Securing declaration accepti ng that if they withdraw or modify their Bids during the period of validity, or if they are awarded the contract and th ey fail to sign the contract, or to submit a performance security before the deadline defined in the request for bids d ocument, they will be suspended for the period of one year from being eligible to submit Bids for contracts. A format for Bid Security Declaration is attached (Annexure-I). Tenderers are to submit their signed Bid Security declaration with their offer on GeM Platform. (format Attached). ii) Model Clause (Annexure-2): Bidders are to confirm that they are eligible to participate in the tender as per Pu blic Procurement Order No-1 & 2 dt 23.07.20 by Department of Expenditure in regard to restriction on public Procure ment from countries which shares a land border with India only if the bidder is registered with the competent author ity. The details of such Bidder and Beneficial Owner including their Agents are as defined in the said order. Model Cl ause is attached at Annexure-A. All Bidders are requested to submit declaration as per Model Clause in this regard (format Attached). iii) Anti-Bribery Undertaking (Annexure-3) By participating in this tender, the Suppliers / Vendors/ Contractors are deemed to have undertaken that they shall not give or take any financial or non-financial bribe to or from anyone during the tender or during the execution of c ontract thereafter and if they notice any such incidence happening, they shall report to the SAIL Vigilance. Tenderers are to submit their signed Anti-Bribery Undertaking declaration with their offer on GeM Platform. (format Attached). Declaration as per format enclosed as annexures (1,2&3) required to be submitted along-with Techno- Commercial offer. .

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