3.

The tender should be submitted in two packet systems. Packet - I should consists of details of only technical and financial capabilities (Part-1) which should be furnished along with the proformas given in the tender document together with the particulars in support of the capabilities in regard to eligibility criteria given under para 4 below. No conditions having any financial implications should be included in Packet - I. Packet - II shall consist of financial bid and will contain all commercial offers (Part - II). After completing the tender documents, they should be separately sealed in two different envelops and marked clearly PACKET-I (technical bid) and PACKET-II (commercial bid). These two envelopes will then be placed inside a 3^rd envelope. The name of the work and the tender no., shall be clearly written on the 3^rd envelope and shall be submitted duly sealed by the due time and date of dropping of tender.
 

On the schedule date of opening, only Packet-I will be opened in the presence of tenderers in the office of CAO/CON/Eastern Railway. The technical capabilities of the tenderer/s will be examined by the Railway based on the documents submitted by them in Packet-I as per the eligibility criteria laid down in the tender notice/Tender Document. The successful tenderer who will be considered technically acceptable and eligible will be informed and the commercial bids (PACKET-II) of these tenderes will be opened subsequently on the date and time notified to these tenderer/s. The commercial bids of unsuccessful tenderes will not be opened and will be returned back to them.
 

4.0

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
 

"Eligibility will be based on applicants meeting all of the following minimum criteria regarding their particular similar experience and financial position. Tenderer(s) has/have to satisfy the following eligibility criteria for technical capacity and competence as well as for financial capacity and organizational resources.
 

4.1

Technical
 

4.1.1

Tenderer should have completed at least one work of the construction of a Rail Bridge or Rail cum Road Bridge or Road Bridge consisting of Superstructure using modern techniques across important perennial deep flowing river/creek costing not less than Rs.21.0 Crores in the preceding 15 years (i.e. current financial year and 15 previous financial years) from the date of opening of the 2 packet tender system.
 

4.1.2

Fabrication: The tenderer should have either the experience of successfully completing fabrication of steel girder for a span not less than 75 m Rail Bridge or Rail-cum-Road Bridge or Road Bridge in the preceding 15 years (i.e. current financial year and 15 previous financial years) or should have been recently entrusted with a Rail Bridge or Rail-cum-Road Bridge or Road Bridge, by the Ministry of Railways or any other Government Organizations/ Public Sector Undertakings, involving fabrication work of steel girder of minimum 100meter single span, in respect of which the work may be in progress, for which a partner in the joint Venture Consortium if, will be permitted to be qualified alone.
 

4.1.3

Fabrication facility: The tenderer should have well established workshop to do welded/riveted fabrication of triangulated bridge girders for a Rail Bridge or Rail-cum-Road Bridge or Road Bridge. It should clearly be spelt out if the workshop will be able to weld, fabricate, assemble and test minimum 135 m span steel girder. The monthly turn over of this workshop in terms of fabricated steel structure should be 300 MT. In case, it is proposed to set up the workshop at the worksite or at other location, the tenderer shall be required to submit their experience of having set up & operated such a workshop for similar work, detailed lay out of the workshop giving detailed operation, scheme in sequence together with key personnel for each operation.
 

4.1.4

Assembly: The firm should have either successfully executed work of similar nature involving assembly of at least one 75 m steel girder for a Rail Bridge or Rail-cum-Road Bridge or Road Bridge in the preceding 15 years (i.e. current year and 15 previous financial years) or should be entrusted with a Rail Bridge or Rail-cum-Road Bridge or Road Bridge, by the Ministry of Railways or any other Government Organizations/ Public Sector Undertakings, having the scope of assembling work of at least minimum 100 meter single span, for which a partner in the Joint Venture consortium if, will be permitted to be qualified alone.
 

4.1.5

Launching: The firm should have either successfully executed work of similar nature involving launching of at least one 75 m steel girder for a Rail Bridge or Rail-cum-Road Bridge or Road Bridge including preparation of launching scheme in preceding 15 years (i.e. current financial year and 15 previous financial years) or should be entrusted with a Rail Bridge or Rail-cum-Road Bridge or Road Bridge, by the Ministry of Railways or any other Government Organizations/ Public Sector Undertakings, having the scope of launching work of at least minimum 100 meter single span, for which a partner in the Joint Venture consortium if, will be permitted to be qualified alone.
 

4.2

financial
 

As a proof of sufficient financial capacity, the tenderer should have received total payments against satisfactory execution of all completed/ on going works in the preceding three years (i.e. current financial year and three previous financial years) amounting to not less than Rs.90 Crores. The turnover should be duly certified by chartered accountant and the audited balance sheet should be submitted.
 

4.3

Design Capability
 

Design of the various components of the girder shall be supplied by Railway or its design consultant. The tendering firm should have detailing capacity to enable them to prepare working drawings for fabrication assembly and launching of the girder. They should be capable of the above either themselves or should have a tie up with some reputed design consultant. The firm/Consultant should have handled such type of a job for open web triangulated girders during preceding five years (i.e. current financial year and 5 previous financial years) satisfactorily.
 

5.0

Management
 

(a)

Tenderer should have qualified and trained manpower suitable to do the work. They should furnish the following details along with the tender:
 

List of personnel, organization available on hand and proposed to be engaged for the subject work.
 

(b)

The tenderer should have suitable and adequate plants, machineries and equipments, required to execute the work of welding, fabrication, assembling and launching of girders, span arrangement as mentioned in para 1.1.
 

(c)

The following list of plants & machineries and human resources are indicative requirements:-
 

(i)

Cutting machine.

(ii)

Radial drilling machine.

(iii)

Edge milling machine, end milling machines.

(iv)

Plate/structural steel straightening machine.

(v)

Pneumatic grinding machine, drilling machines, chipping machines and wrenches etc.

(vi)

Sand blasting equipment and metalizing equipments.

(vii)

Welding machines

a.

SAW

b.

MIG/MAG

(viii)

Welding transformers

(ix)

Cranes of adequate capacity.

(x)

Suitable Jigs and fixtures.

(xi)

To test the raw material and girders to conform to relevant specification, testing facilities for the following should be available either in house or through outsourcing.

1.

Elcometer for measurement of thickness of paints.

2.

Steel measuring tapes duly calibrated.

3.

Ultrasonic flow detection testing facilities for checking internal flaws.

(xii)

Suitable Welding manipulator.

(xiii)

Macro etching/DP or MP testing facilities.

(xiv)

Tongue tester for measuring current and voltage.

(xv)

Gauges for checking weld size throat thickness and edge preparation etc. All equipments must meet the requirements of corresponding BIS or other International specification.
 

(xvi)

Manpower: Adequate No. of trained qualified welders shall be available with the tenderer. The welder must be trained in accordance with the provision of IS:817. They must be trained either from recognized welding institutes or by in house training, where proper training facilities exist. The welder must be tested as per requirements of IS:7310 and proper records maintained. The documents in support of the above should be submitted.
 

List of equipments mentioned above is only indicated and not exhaustive. The firm shall be required to deploy all other machineries, tools & plants etc. required for successful completion of the work of fabrication, assembly and launching of the girders. List of Plant & Machinery available on hand (own) and proposed to be inducted (own and hired to be given separately) for the subject work for its completion within the target date should be indicated by the tenderer.
 

Tenderer should submit Partnership Deed or other documents regarding the constitution of company and the list of works in hand.
 

6.

The time period mentioned in para 4 above, 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.
  

7.

Completion certificate of the work issued from Central Govt./State Govt./Central P.S.Us/State P.S.Us and other Government Agencies shall only be accepted in respect of directly awarded work by Central Govt./State Govt./Central P.S.Us/State P.S.Us and other Government Agencies, credential from Private Individuals shall not be accepted.
 

8.

Participation by Joint Venture (JV) firms is allowed. However, Conditions for bidding as Joint Venture (JV) and detailed participation criteria of JV firm have been indicated in the tender document.
 

9.

Purchase preference clause is not applicable.
 

10.

Price variation clause is applicable.
 

11.

Tender forms are available from the office of CAO/Con/E Rly., 14, Strand Road, (4^th floor), Kolkata-700 001. Tender document embodying terms & conditions will be available from the Office of undersigned on and from 11-00 hrs. to 16-00 hrs. on any working 30 days day earlier to the date of opening to day before the opening after depositing the requisite cost of tender documents mentioned above with the Divisional Cashier (Con)/E.Rly, 3, Koilaghat Street, Kolkata-700 001 and receipt obtained should be deposited to the office of the undersigned.
 

Tender will  be received in the office of the undersigned 14, Strand Road, (4^th floor), Kolkata-700 001, upto 12-00 hrs. on the date of opening indicated above and will be opened on the same day at 12-30 hrs. in presence of the tenderers or their representative, who wish to be present.
 

18.

Tenderer are advised to go through the newspapers/website to ascertain whether any corrigendum is issued against this notice earlier to the date of opening.
 

Tenderers who have downloaded tender document should also check the website for the above. If any offer is received in downloaded Tender Document without incorporating the corrigendum, if any, issued subsequently after hosting the original notice/ Tender document, it will be presumed that the tenderer have gone through the latest corrigendum, if any.
 

20.

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.
  

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