EASTERN  RAILWAY
(MALDA DIVISION)

Sealed open tenders are invited in the prescribed form for and on behalf of the President of India from reputed tenderers having sufficient experience, capability and financial status including those registered with Railway/Irrigation/CPWD/SEB/MES or any other public sector undertaking for the following work :
  

Tender forms will be available from the office of the Sr. Divisional Engineer (Co-ordination), Eastern Railway, Malda Town, and Office of the Principal Chief Engineer, Eastern Railway, Fairlie Place, 17, N.S Road, Kolkata-1 on production of Money Receipt as indicated above, which is to be deposited with the Divisional Cashier, Eastern Railway, Malda Town, and Dy. CAO (C&P)/E.Railway, Kolkata on any working day between 10.00 hrs. to 16.00  hrs. with effect from 07.08.08  to 21.08.08. If any plan/Drawing is attached with the tender form, Rs.200/- per plan/Drawing will be levied extra.
   

The tenderer, who wishes to obtain the prescribed form by Post, should send cost thereof plus a sum of Rs.500/- (Rupees five hundred) as postal charge by Money Order to the Dy. Chief Accounts Officer (Cash & Pay), Eastern Railway, Kolkata/ Divisional Cashier, Eastern Railway, Malda. The prescribed form shall be sent only on receipt of the remittance.  However, the Railway takes no responsibility for delay, loss, damage or non-receipt thereof.
  

The tender document will also be available in Eastern Railway’s web site (www.easternrailway.gov.in) during the above-mentioned period and the same can be down loaded and used as tender document for submitting the offer. However, the demand draft for amount equivalent to the cost of tender document for each stated above will have to be enclosed while submitting tender. Otherwise the tender will be summarily rejected.
  

Railway administration will not be responsible for any delay/difficulties/inaccessibility of down loading facilities for any reason what so ever. In case of any discrepancy between the tender documents downloaded from the internet and the master copy available in the offices mentioned herein above of this notice, the later shall prevail and will be binding on the tenderer (s). No claim on this account will be entertained under any circumstances.
    

The sale of tender form will be closed at 16.00 hrs. on 21.08.08.  Sealed tender will be received on any working day upto 16.00 hrs. from the next date after commencement of selling of tender documents and will be continued till 14.00 hrs. on the date of opening i.e 22.08.08.
   

On the opening day prescribed tender box will be available in the office of the Sr.DEN/C. Any tenderer who wishes to drop their tender before the date of opening, may deposit their sealed envelop in the office of Sr.DEN/C on any working day between 10.00 hrs. to 16.00 hrs.
   

In case the tender receiving day or the tender opening day is declared a holiday/bundh due to any reason, the tender box shall be closed and opened at the same time on the next working day.  Sealed tender will be received upto 14.00 hrs. on the date of opening of tender and will be opened at 15.00 hrs. on the same date in presence of available tenderers and Accounts representative
   

The tender must be submitted along with the prescribed amount of Earnest Money (drawn in favour of FA & CAO/Eastern Railway/Kolkata) in acceptable form as mentioned in the tender documents. Tenders received without the prescribed amount of Earnest Money is liable to be summarily rejected. Tender form is not transferable. Tenderers are also requested to visit the site of work before submitting the tender to acquaint themselves with the prevailing site conditions, availability of labour, materials, transport facilities etc and it will be presumed by the Railway that the tenderers have quoted rates considering all the prevailing site conditions.
  

The tender documents will also be available on Website www.tendertimes.com. 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 (drawn in f/o FA & CAO/E.Rly/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.
  

Successful bidder should give a performance guarantee in the form of an irrevocable bank guarantee /other forms as per clause 21.5 of tender document amount to 5% of the contract value before signing of the agreement and valid upto expiry of the maintenance period.
   

Tenderers are requested to fill up the MANDATE FORM enclosed in the tender document.
   

Eligibility Criteria as mentioned below will be applicable for tender value above Rs.10 Lakh :
   

1)

The tenderer should have completed in last three financial years (i.e. current year and  three Previous financial years) at least one similar single work(as described below), for a minimum value of 35% of advertised tender value of work.
   

2)

Total contract amount received during the last three financial years and in the current financial year should be a minimum of 150% of advertised tender value.
   

The tenderer should submit attested certificate from the employer/client, audited balance sheet duly certified by the Chartered Accountant.
  

Note (I) :

i)

Similar nature of works physically completed within the qualifying period i.e. the last 3 financial years and current financial year(even though work might have commenced before the qualifying  period) should only be considered in evaluating the eligibility criteria.
   

ii)

The total value of similar nature of works completed during the qualifying period, and not the payments received within qualifying period alone, should be considered
   

In case, the final bill of similar nature of works has not been passed and final measurement have not been recorded, paid amount including statutory deductions is to be considered if final measurements have been recorded and work has been completed with negative variation, then also the paid amount including statutory deduction is to be considered.
   

However, if final measurements have been recorded and work has been completed with positive variation but variation has not been sanctioned, original agreement value or last sanctioned agreement value whichever is lower should be considered for judging eligibility.
   

iii)

In case of composite works involving combination of different works even separate Completed works of required value should be considered while evaluating the eligibility Criteria. (Amended (i), to (iii) in terms of Bd’s letter No.94/CE-I/CT/4 dt. New Delhi, 23.11.06.
   

Note (II) :

Criteria of similar nature of work.
   

Special Note applicable for Tender No.OAM/2/16/08-09
   

The Tenderer for carrying out any construction work in West Bengal must get themselves registered  from  the  Registering  Officer  under  Section 7  of  the  building  and other construction  works (Regulation  of  employment  and  conditions  of  service)  Act, 1996 and  rules  made  thereto  by  the Govt. of West Bengal. The tenderer shall be required to submit certificate of Registration issued from the Registering Officer of the Govt. of West  Bengal (Labour Department). For enactment of this act, the tenderer shall be required to pay Cess @ 1% of cost of materials shall be outside the purview of cess, when supplied under a separate schedule items”.

For Sr.Divisional Engineer(Cordn.)

Eastern Railway, Malda

For and on behalf of President of India