Sl. No.

Name of work

Approx. Value of work in Rs.

Cost of tender documents

Earnest Money in Rs.

Completion period

Date of opening

1.

Tender No. DCE/Con/7 of 2008-09 (Open) - Modification of steel channel sleeper for Br. No. 1A at Sealdah.

Rs. 3101710/-

Rs. 3000/-

Rs. 62035/-

6 (six) months

07.8.08

2.

Detail scope of work is available in the tender documents.
   

3.

Eligibility criteria for participation in tender are indicated below. Tenderer should go through this eligibility criteria before purchasing the tender documents.
 

3.1

(a)

Tenderer should have completed at least one work of similar nature for a minimum value of 35% of advertised tender value of work in the last three financial years (i.e. current year and three previous financial years). Similar nature of works means : Supplying, fitting & fixing steel channel sleeper on steel girder bridge.
Tenderer has to produce supportive documents/certificates from the organisation for whom they have worked along with the tender offer. If part works has/have been commissioned and is/are under use, the amount with respect to that/those portion of commissioned works can be considered as qualifying amount against the above certificate. Certificates from private individual for whom such work are executed shall not be accepted.
  

(b)

Total contract amount received by the tenderer during last 3 financial years and in the current financial year should be a minimum of 150% of advertised tender value. Tenderer has to produce attested certificate from the employer/client, audited balance sheet duly certified by the chartered accountant etc. along with the tender offer.
  

3.2

The 3 years period mentioned in paras 3.1(a) & (b) shall be reckoned from the date of opening of tender in question as originally advertised in the Newspaper. The extended date of opening, if any, shall not be taken into account for the purpose of counting the above period of 3 years.
  

4.

Tender documents (Non-transferable) embodying terms and conditions can be obtained from the following office on and from 23.7.2008 between 11.00 hrs. to 16.00 hrs. up to a working day earlier to the date of opening.
  

Office of the Dy. Chief Engineer (Con)-I/ER/Sealdah, RMS Building, 2^nd floor, Kolkata - 700 014.
  

For purchasing tender document, the cost of the tender document as mentioned above should be deposited with the Divisional Cashier/Con/ERly/3, Koilaghat Street, Kolkata-700001, between 11.00 hrs. and 14.00 hrs. and receipt obtained should be deposited towards the set of tender documents.
  

5.

The tender notice/documents will also be available on Website "www.tendertimes.com". This facility is available during the above-mentioned period and the same can be downloaded and used as tender documents for submitting the offer. This facility is available free of cost. 
  

However, the Demand Draft (Which should be drawn in f/o FA&CAO/Con/ERly/Kolkata) towards the cost of tender document as prescribed above will have to be enclosed along with the tender document while submitting the same. In case the offer is not accompanied with the valid demand draft for the cost of the tender document as detailed above, the tender will be summarily rejected.
 

In case the tenderer wishes to obtain tender document by Registered post, the cost of the tender document mentioned above plus a sum of Rs. 500/- (Rupees five hundred) only should be sent by money order to the Divisional Cashier/Con/Eastern Railway, 3, Koilaghat Street, Kolkata-700 001. After receipt of the remittance, the undersigned shall send the tender documents by post to the Tenderer. The Railway takes no responsibility for delay, loss, damage or non-receipt of tender documents sent by post.
  

6.

The tenderers are advised to visit the site of work and acquaint themselves with the conditions and expected quantum of works in their own interest before submitting their offer. For this, tenderer should contract DY. CE/CON/I/SEALDAH at his office at Sealdah.
  

7.

The tender must be accompanied by prescribed amount of Earnest Money as mentioned above in acceptable form as mentioned in the tender documents. Adjustment of Earnest Money submitted with earlier tender or accepted tender shall not be done and tenders received without prescribed Earnest Money will be liable to be summarily rejected.
  

8.

Tenders complete in all respects and with all documents as stated above should be deposited in the tender box kept in the office of Chief Admn. Officer/Con/E.Rly/Kolkata, 4^th floor, 14, Strand Road, Kolkata-700 001 and Dy. Chief Engineer(Con)/I/E.Rly/Sealdah, Pay & R.M.S. Office Building, 2^nd floor, Sealdah, Kolkata-700 014.
  

Tender duly sealed in the prescribed manner as above can also be sent through registered post so as to reach in the office i.e. office of the Dy.Chief Engineer(Con)/I/E.Rly/Sealdah, Pay & R.M.S. Office Building, 2^nd floor, Sealdah, Kolkata-700 014 not later than 12-00 hrs. on the date of opening.
  

9.

All the tenders dropped in the different offices will be opened on the same day i.e. 07.8.2008 at 13-30 hrs. in the office of Dy. Chief Engineer(Con)/I/E.Rly./Sealdah at RMS building, 2^nd floor, Kolkata-700 014 in presence of the tenderers or their authorised representatives who may wish to remain present.
  

10.

In case the date of opening mentioned above declared holiday, on any account the said date shall automatically be substituted by the next working day. However, if the date of opening is declared as bandh/strike etc. the tender will be done in accordance to the condition laid in the tender document.
  

11.

Construction workers cess @ 1% of the cost of construction work will be deducted from the bill of the contractor. Cost of materials supplied under separate item shall be outside the purview of the cess.
  

12.

If the tenderer/s deliberately gives wrong information/whose credential/documents in his/their tenders and thereby create(s) circumstances for acceptance of his/their tender. Railway reserves the right to reject to such tender at any stage, besides, shall suspend the business for one year.
  

13.

Joint venture firms are not permitted to participate in this tender. Such offer, if submitted, will not be entertained at all.
   

14.

Payment will be remitted through EFT.  The tenderer is required to declare the bank details and A/C no etc. in the tender form.
  

15.

Railway reserves its right to either cancel the tender or rejects any or all the tenders without assigning any reason thereof.