Mechanized Cleaning Contract for XYZ Depot
Mechanized Cleaning Contract for XYZ Depot
ABC Division,
PQR RAILWAY
ADDRESS
INDEX
A 2.9 Scope of Work for Mechanised Coach Cleaning, OBHS and allied services
The contractor has to undertake the following activities along with their workforce, material, cleaning
agents, tools, implements, machinery duly setting up of power supply arrangement as specified in the
scope of work at the requisite coaching depot. The scope of work for the composite contract of
mechanized coach cleaning, allied services & OBHS is provided as follows –
1. Mechanised Cleaning of all primary / secondary maintained coached and watering of coaches
at washing lines
2. Intensive cleaning of primary coaches
3. Cleaning and watering of coaches of platform return / terminal attention trains
4. On-Board Housekeeping Services (OBHS)
5. Pest and Rodent Control Services (optional to be decided by ZR)
▪ Coaches of different types viz. Pantry Cars, AC and non-AC coaches of different description,
inspection carriages etc. shall be cleaned in mechanized manner during the primary and
secondary maintenance/ other end maintenance/ by pass trains in the coaching depot during
the contract period using trained workforce, machines, consumables, tools and accessories
as per the resource specifications.
▪ Intensive cleaning of primary coaches
The contractor must engage a pest control service provider who is licensed to carry out pest control
and is compliant with any other applicable norms. This contractor must meet the approval of the
competent authority at Indian Railways.
The detailed scope of work, list of consumables, tools and machinery is given in a separate
Chapter on Scope of work for Mechanised Coach Cleaning (MCC), OBHS and allied services.
A3 Eligible Tenderers
This is an open local competitive e-tender and all companies, corporations, partnership firms,
consortium or Joint Ventures who are involved in execution of this type of work and those who
fulfil the financial soundness and work experience criteria and other requirements laid down in
this document are eligible to participate.
A4 Qualification of Tenderer
Each Tenderer shall upload only one tender. If a Tenderer uploads more than one Tender, all
the tenders in which he has participated shall be considered invalid.
A6 Cost of Tendering
The Tenderer shall bear all costs associated with the preparation and submission of his
tender and the Employer will in no case be responsible or liable for those costs, regardless of
the conduct or outcome of the tender process.
A7 Site Visit
A7.1 The Tenderer is advised to visit and examine the Site of Works and its surroundings and
obtain for himself on his own responsibility all information that may be necessary for preparing
the Tender and entering into a contract for the proposed work. The costs of visiting the Site
shall be borne by the Tenderer. It shall be deemed that the Contractor has undertaken a visit
to the Site of Works and is aware of the site conditions prior to the submission of the tender
documents.
A7.2 The Tenderer and any of his personnel will be granted permission by the Employer to enter
upon his premises and lands for the purpose of such inspection, but only upon the express
condition that the Tenderer, and his personnel, will release and indemnify the Employer and
his personnel from and against all liability in respect thereof and will be responsible for death
or personal injury, loss of or damage to property and any other loss, damage, costs and
expenses incurred as a result of the inspection.
A7.3 The Tenderer shall note General Conditions of Contract (GCC) in which it is deemed that the
Tenderer has taken into account all the factors that may affect his Tender in preparing his
offer.
B TENDER DOCUMENTS
B1 Content of tender Documents
B1.1 The Tender Documents, as listed below, have been prepared for the purpose of inviting
tenders for Mechanized Cleaning & Housekeeping work with Contract Number ---------- and
as more particularly described in these documents.
a. Notice Inviting Tender
b. Instructions to Tenderers (Including Annexures)
c. Form of Tender (including Appendices)
d. General Conditions of Contract
e. Special Conditions of Contract
f. Employer’s Requirements
g. Specifications (Including Appendices)
h. Bill of Quantities
i. Conditions of contract on Safety, Health & Environment,
B1.2 The tenderer is expected to examine carefully all the contents of all the above documents
including instructions, conditions, terms, specifications and take them fully into account before
uploading his offer. Failure to comply with the requirements as detailed in these documents
shall be at the tenderer’s own risk. Tenders that are not responsive to the requirements of the
tender documents will be rejected.
B1.3 The Tenderer shall not make or cause to be made any alteration, erasure or obliteration to the
text of the Tender Documents.
Technical Package of this submission shall contain the documents referred to in the
subsequent paragraphs C2.2 (a); (b); (c); (d); (e); (f); (g); (h); (i); (j); (k); (l); (m); (n); (o);(p);
(q); (r);(s); (t); (u);(v); (w); (x);(y); (z) and C2.3 (a); (b); (c) and all Annexures/ Appendices of
NIT, ITT and FOT respectively.
In submission of the Tender (Tender Security, Technical Package and Financial Package),
Tenderer(s) shall assign person(s) in writing to submit the tender accompanied by the original
of the Tender Security which shall be submitted in a separate envelope.
Should any further documents be required pursuant to paragraphs C2.3 (b) below, the
Tenderer will be instructed by the Employer which Package of the Tenderer’s submission is to
contain such documents.
C2.2 The Tenderer shall submit, as his Tender, the following documents, duly completed which in
the event of acceptance of the Tender, and shall form part of the Contract:
(y) Self Attested copy of the latest sale tax registration certificate (STRC)/VAT
registration certificate (VATRC) and attested copy of PAN No. under income Tax Act.
The foreign based contractors shall be required to upload the necessary documents
as applicable to them according to the applicable state government’s Sales Tax Act.
Registration with appropriate Sales tax authority, EPF authority and ESI authority as
per relevant act are also required to be uploaded.
(z) Documentary evidence in support of monetary limit and appropriate category
“Housekeeping” if the tenderer is a Micro and Small Enterprise (MSEs) and NSIC
registered Agency and want to avail waiver of tender cost and tender security.
C2.3 The Tenderer shall submit with his Tender the documents that are identified in paragraphs
C2.3 (a) – C2.3 (c) inclusive. Such documents will be used for the purposes of evaluating
and analysing the Tender but will not form part of the Contract unless the same shall have
been expressly incorporated into the Contract in accordance with paragraphs B3 above.
(a) Full details of ownership and control of the Tenderer
(b) Any further documents which are requested in writing by Employer before submission of
the Tender by way of evaluation documents but which are not to form part of the
Contract;
(c) Following information shall be furnished:
(A) Mechanized cleaning and housekeeping works
(i) Extent of participation by each member of the consortium in terms of
percentage of the value of the proposed Contract.
Member % of participation
A
B
C
(ii) The tenderer should supply the following information, separately for
each member of the consortium.
(a) Maximum value of Mechanized cleaning and housekeeping
works executed in any one year during the last 5 years (in Rs.
equivalent).
(b) Value of the commitments and on-going works, on yearly basis,
pertaining to Mechanized cleaning and housekeeping works,
to be completed during the next 48 months from the date of the
month of the tender submission.
Both (a) and (b) should be updated to price level of last day of the
month previous to the month in which the tender is submitted by
assuming 2% inflation on foreign currency and 5% on Indian currency.
C2.4 Tenderers shall quote all prices as per relevant clauses of GCC and SCC.
C3 Form of Tender
The Form of Tender shall be completed and signed by a duly authorized and empowered
representative of the Tenderer. If the Tenderer comprises a partnership, consortium or a joint
venture the Form of Tender shall be signed by a person who is duly authorized by each
member or participant thereof or by authorized signatory of each member. Signatures on the
Form of Tender shall be witnessed and dated. Copies of relevant powers of attorney shall be
attached.
C4 TENDER PRICES
C4.1 The Pricing Document is included in Bill of Quantities/Pricing Document. The Tenderer shall
complete the Pricing Document in accordance with the instructions given in Bill of
Quantity/Pricing Document. The completed Pricing Document including price of minor
deviations in Appendix-3A of BOQ/Pricing document for such deviation as mentioned in
Appendix-3 of FOT shall be submitted.
C4.2 The price of each such minor deviation will be the price which the tenderer agrees to offer to
the employer from his quoted offer in BOQ if deviation is agreed by the employer. Any such
deviation without a price shall not be considered and will be treated as withdrawn by the
tenderer. Any other deviation mentioned anywhere in the submission other than in Appendix-
3 of FOT shall be considered as if mentioned inadvertently by the tenderer and shall be
considered as withdrawn without any confirmation from the tenderer.
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C4.3 The tenderer shall utilize Indian labour, staff and materials to the maximum extent possible
in execution of Works.
C4.4 Rates for the estimate are based on minimum wages of latest notification of the Chief
Labour Commissioner order number ---------------- (as applicable)
C4.5 Format of Tentative wage card is enclosed as Appendix –B of Specifications.
C5 CURRENCIES OF THE TENDER
C5.1 Tender prices shall be quoted in Indian Rupees only.
C6 TENDER VALIDITY
C6.1 The Tender shall be valid for a period of 180 days (both days inclusive i.e. the date of
submission of tenders and the last date of period of validity of the tender) from the latest
Date of Submission of Tenders.
C6.2 In exceptional circumstances, prior to expiry of the original tender validity period, the
Employer may request the tenderers for a specified extension in the period of validity. The
request and the response thereto shall be made in writing or by telefax. A tenderer may
refuse the request without forfeiting his tender security. A tenderer agreeing to the request,
shall not be required or permitted to modify his tender but will be required to extend the
validity of his tender security correspondingly.
C7 TENDER SECURITY (Earnest Money)
C7.1 The Tenderer shall submit with his Tender a Tender Security for the sum mentioned in NIT
under key details in any one of the following forms:
(a) Demand Draft / Pay Order in favour of --------------------------- payable at ----------------- from
a Scheduled Commercial Bank based in India.
(b) Fixed Deposit Receipt (FDR) of a Scheduled Commercial bank based in India duly
pledged in favour of -----------------------. and styled as ----------------------- A/c……….(Name
of the Tenderer)……….
In case of joint venture/consortia, Bank Guarantee or FDR for tender security shall be in the
name of joint venture/consortia and not in name of individual members. The Tender Security
shall remain valid up to date as mentioned in NIT under key details. The tender security shall
be submitted in a sealed envelope clearly marked on top “Tender Security for Contract
“Contract Number:-------------------”.
Any deviation in Bid security with regard to amount, validity and format shall be considered as
material deviation and bid shall be dealt accordingly.
The "Original" of this Tender Security is to be submitted in an envelope in the office of the Sr.
AGM/Tender (O&M) at the address given in the Tender Documents before date & time of
submission of tender mentioned in the NIT.
C7.2 Any Tender not accompanied by an acceptable Tender Security, except Micro and Small
Enterprises (MSEs) and NSIC registered agencies for appropriate category “Housekeeping”,
shall be rejected by the Employer considering it as non-responsive and their Technical
package shall not be opened and if opened then it will NOT be evaluated. No post bid
clarification shall be sought on tender security. Tender Security is waived off for those Micro
and Small Enterprises (MSEs) and NSIC registered agencies who have monetary limit more
than cost of work indicated in the NIT and registered for appropriate category
“Housekeeping”.
The tenderer who claims exemption of tender cost and tender security shall submit
documentary evidence for the same before the deadline of submission of tender as shown at
clause 1.1.2c and 1.1.2d of NIT.
C7.3 The Tender Security of the successful Tenderer shall be adjusted towards security deposit
upon the execution of the Contract and the receipt by the Employer of the Performance
Security in accordance with relevant clause of the GCC and clause 2 of SCC.
C7.4 The Tender Security of tenderers who fail in technical evaluation shall be returned after
opening of financial package and preferably within 10 days of opening of Financial bid.
Tender security of the unsuccessful tenderers in financial opening shall be released after
unconditional acceptance of the Letter of Acceptance (LOA) by the successful tenderer and
preferably within 10 days of acceptance of LOA.
C7.5 The tender security shall be forfeited:
shall be paid by 7th of next month by the agency. The contractor shall also submit
necessary indemnity towards this effect. The detail bills complying all the statutory
provisions shall be submitted by 15th of the next month so that balance 25% payment
of preceding month shall be released.
D SUBMISSION OF TENDER
D1 Sealing and Marking of Tenders
D1.1 Tenders shall be uploaded online on [Link] at stipulated date and time
provided in NIT. The Employer cannot take any cognizance and shall not be responsible for
any delay in submission/ uploading of Tender. The Tenderer shall ensure that they had
received receipt/acknowledgement of their tender submission which is generated by the
system itself on successful submission of tender online.
D1.2 Only ‘Tender Security’ and ‘Cost of Tender Document’ shall be submitted in originals (in
physical form) as described below.
D1.3 The tenderer shall seal the ‘Cost of Tender Documents’ in an envelope, bearing the
following identification for cost of tender document:
“COST OF TENDER DOCUMENTS”, Tender Reference No. – Contract Number: --
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and submit the same as per schedule mentioned in NIT at the address mentioned below.
The tenderer shall also mention his Name and address on above envelope.
D1.4 The tenderer shall seal the ‘Tender Security’ in an envelope, bearing the following
identification for Tender Security:
“TENDER SECURITY”, Tender Reference No. – Contract Number: ----------------
and submit the same before date and time of submission of tender mentioned in NIT at the
address mentioned below. The tenderer shall mention his Name and address on above
envelope also.
Tender Inviting Authority
Address
D1.5 ‘Tender Security’ and ‘Cost of Tender Document’ submitted after due date and time shall not
be accepted and online tenders of such tenderers shall liable to be rejected summarily.
D1.6 RAILWAY ADMINISTRATION will not be responsible for delay, loss or non-receipt of
‘Tender Security’ and ‘Cost of Tender Document’ sent by post / courier.
D1.7 RAILWAY ADMINISTRATION shall not be responsible for ‘Tender Security’ and ‘Cost of
Tender Document’ delivered to any other place / person in RAILWAY ADMINISTRATION
(like Tapal / DAK section etc) other than the designated officer and does not reach the
designated officer before the dead line for submission.
D1.8 The Employer may, at his discretion, extend the deadline for submission of tenders by
issuing an amendment, in which case all rights and obligations of the Employer and the
Tenderer previously subject to the original deadline will thereafter be subject to the deadline
as extended.
D1.9 Tenders sent telegraphically or through other means of transmission (telefax etc.) shall be
treated as invalid and shall stand rejected.
D2 LATE/DELAYED TENDERS
D2.1 Submission of Tenders shall be closed on e-tendering website of RAILWAY
ADMINISTRATION at the date & time of submission prescribed in NIT after which no tender
shall be accepted.
D2.2 It shall be the responsibility of the bidder / tenderer to ensure that his tender is submitted
online on e-tendering portal [Link] before the deadline of
submission. RAILWAY ADMINISTRATION will not be responsible for any delay, internet
connection failure or any error in uploading of tender submission. The tenderers are advices
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to upload their submissions well before the due date and time of tender submission to avoid
any problem and last minute rush.
D3.1 Except where expressly permitted by these Instructions, the Tenderer shall not make or
cause to be made any alteration, erasure or obliteration to the text of the documents prepared
by the Employer and submitted by the Tenderer with or as part of his Tender.
D3.2 No Tender shall be allowed to be modified by the Tenderer after the deadline for submission
of Tenders.
D3.3 The Tender submitted online will be taken as a final bid.
D3.4 Withdrawal of a Tender during the interval between the deadline for submission of bids and
the expiration of the period of bid validity specified in the Form of Tender shall result in the
forfeiture of the Tender Security.
Tenderer is required to ensure submittal of all the documents duly signed and sealed by the
authorized person(s). Check list for confirming the submission of all documents is enclosed as
Appendix-22 of F.O.T. The check list is indicative and not exhaustive. The bidders must go
through the complete tender document and submit the required document accordingly.
E2 PROCESS TO BE CONFIDENTIAL
E2.1 Except the public opening of tender, information relating to the examination, clarification,
evaluation and comparison of tenders and recommendations concerning the award of
Contract shall not be disclosed to tenderers or other persons not officially concerned with
such process.
E2.2 Any effort by a tenderer to influence the Employer in the process of examination, clarification,
evaluation and comparison of tenders and in decisions concerning award of contract, may
result in the rejection of the tenderers tender.
E3 CLARIFICATION OF TENDERS
E3.1 To assist in the examination, evaluation and comparison of Tenders, the Employer may ask
tenderers individually for clarification of their tenders, including breakdowns of prices. The
request for clarification and the response shall be in writing only through e-tendering portal
but no change in the price or substance of the tender shall be sought, offered or permitted
except as required to confirm correction of arithmetical errors discovered by the Engineer
during the evaluation of tenders in accordance with Clause E6 of ITT herein.
E4 EVALUATION OF TENDER
Tender Security and Technical packages will first be evaluated which will cover following
items:-
E4.1 General Evaluation: First of all it will be determined whether each tender is accompanied
with the valid tender security i.e. the required amount and in an acceptable form. Tenders
not accompanied with the valid tender security shall be rejected and may not be evaluated
further. Other aspects of general evaluation will be done as per Clauses E5.2, A4, and A5
of ITT.
E4.2 Evaluation of minimum eligibility criteria – This evaluation will be done to check if the
tenderer qualify the minimum eligibility criteria as laid down in Clause 1.2.2 of NIT.
Tenderers, which do not qualify in any of the minimum eligibility criteria shall not be
considered for further evaluation and shall be rejected.
E4.3 Evaluation of Responsiveness
The employer will determine whether each tender is substantially responsive to the
requirements of the Tender Documents i.e. it conforms to all terms, conditions and
specifications of the tender document. In case of any inconformity, the tender shall be
disqualified and rejected.
E4.4 Evaluation of Material deviation or reservation
Each tender shall be evaluated for any material deviation or reservation. Material deviation
or reservation is one:
• Which contains unauthorized changes to the Memorandum of Understanding from the
Memorandum of Understanding accepted for Pre-qualification.
• Which contains any deviation in tender security with regards to amount, validity, form and
format.
• Which affects in any substantial way, the scope, quality or performance of the Works;
• Which limits in any substantial way, is inconsistent with the Tender Documents, the
Employer’s right or the Tenderer’s obligations under the Contract; or
• Whose rectification would affect unfairly the competitive position of other tenderers
presenting responsive tenders.
Tender having any material deviation or reservation shall be disqualified and rejected.
E5 Evaluation of Financial Proposals
E5.1 The Employer will, keeping in view the contents of Clause- A4 and B1 of ITT, carry out
technical evaluation of submitted technical proposals to determine that the tenderer has a
full comprehension of the work of the contract. Where a tenderer’s technical submittal has a
major inadequacy his tender will be considered to be non-compliant and will be rejected.
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E5.2 All technically acceptable tenders will be eligible for consideration of their financial
bid/Proposals. Financial Bid of those tenderers shall only be opened whose technical
submittal is found compliant to the conditions stipulated in clause A4.1 to A4.10 and B of
ITT and all the clauses of NIT. The financial proposal shall be evaluated to determine
the lowest tenderer / bidder. In case, the evaluated financial offers of two or more
technically qualified bidders are same and Lowest (i.e. L-1), then the tender would be
awarded to the bidder who is technically more sound i.e. who scores more points as detailed
in clause [Link] of NIT. No consideration will be given to other bidder(s).
E5.3 The evaluation of Financial Proposals by the Employer will take into account, in addition to
the tender amounts, the following factors:
a. Arithmetical errors corrected by the Employer in accordance with clause E6 of ITT.
b. Such other factors of administrative nature as the Employer may consider to have
potentially significant impact on contract execution, price and payments, including the
effect of items or unit rates that are unbalanced or unrealistically priced.
E5.4 Offers, deviations and other factors, which are in excess of the requirements of the tender
documents or otherwise will result in the accrual of unsolicited benefits to the Employer,
shall not be taken into account in tender evaluation.
E5.5 Price adjustment provisions applicable during the period of execution of the contract shall
not be taken into account in tender evaluation.
E5.6 Evaluation of financial offer will be based on quantities in Bill of quantities (BOQ)
and rates quoted. Any alteration in BOQ will not be given any cognizance.
E6 CORRECTION OF ERRORS
E6.1 Tenders determined to be technically acceptable after technical evaluation will be checked
by the bid evaluation committee for any arithmetical errors in computation and summation
during financial evaluation. Errors will be corrected by the committee as follows:
a. Where there is a discrepancy between amounts in figures and in words, the amount in
words will govern; and
b. Where there is a discrepancy between the unit price and the total amount derived
from the multiplication of the unit price and the quantity, the unit price as quoted will
normally govern unless in the opinion of the bid evaluation committee there is an
obviously gross misplacement of the decimal point in the unit price, in which event,
the total amount as quoted will govern.
E6.2 If a tenderer does not accept the correction of errors as outlined above, his tender will be
rejected and the tender security forfeited.
F AWARD OF CONTRACT
F1 Award Criteria
F1.1 Subject to Clause E5 and F2 of ITT, the Employer will award, the Contract to the tenderer,
whose tender has been determined to be substantially responsive, technically & financially
suitable, complete and in accordance with the tender documents and whose evaluated
tender price is determined to be lowest.
F2 EMPLOYER'S RIGHT TO ACCEPT ANY TENDER AND TO REJECT ANY OR ALL
TENDERS
F2.1 Notwithstanding Clause F of ITT, the Employer reserves the right to accept or reject any
tender, and to annul the tender process and reject all tenders, at any time prior to award of
Contract, or to divide the Contract between/amongst tenderers without thereby incurring any
liability to the affected tenderer or tenderers or any obligations to inform the affected
tenderer or tenderers of the grounds for the Employer's action.
F3 NOTIFICATION OF AWARD
F3.1 Prior to the expiry of the period of tender validity prescribed by the Engineer/Employer, the
Employer will notify the successful tenderer by telefax, to be confirmed in writing by
registered letter, that his tender has been accepted. This letter (hereinafter and in the
Conditions of Contract called 'the Letter of Acceptance') shall name the sum which the
Employer will pay to the Contractor in consideration of the execution, completion of the
works by the Contractor as prescribed by the Contract (hereinafter and in the conditions of
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Contract called 'the Contract Price'). The "Letter of acceptance" will be sent in duplicate to
the successful tenderer, who will return one copy to the Employer duly acknowledged and
signed by the authorized signatory, within three days from the date of issue of LOA by him.
No correspondence will be entertained by the Employer from the unsuccessful Tenderers.
AND
Letter of acceptance to the successful bidder shall be uploaded on procurement portal which
can be downloaded by the successful bidder.
F3.2 Contact Details of CVO (email- -----------------------------------------Ph.----------------------------,
Mob.----------------------------).
F3.3 The Letter of Acceptance will constitute a part of the contract.
F3.4 Upon "Letter of acceptance" being signed and returned by the successful tenderer as
perClause F3.1 of ITT, the employer will promptly notify the unsuccessful tenderers and
discharge / return their tender securities.
F4 SIGNING OF AGREEMENT
F4.1 The Employer shall prepare the Agreement in the Proforma (Annexure- 3) included in this
Document, duly incorporating all the terms of agreement between the two parties. Within 45
days from the date of issue of the letter of acceptance, the successful tenderer will be
required to execute the Contract Agreement. One copy of the Agreement duly signed by the
Employer and the contractor through their authorized signatories will be supplied by the
Employer to the Contractor.
F4.2 Prior to signing of the Contract Agreement, the successful tenderer shall also submit the
following documents within a period of 30 days from the date of issue of the Letter of
Acceptance:
a. Performance Guarantee
b. Power of Attorney
c. Detailed Consortium or Joint Venture Agreement (duly signed and executed)
incorporating :
i. Percentage Participation of each member/partner
ii. Joint and several liability of the partners
F5 PERFORMANCE SECURITY
F5.1 The Performance Security required in accordance with relevant clause of the GCC and
Clause 2 of SCC shall be for 10% of the Contract Price from the Scheduled commercial
Bank (including Scheduled Commercial Foreign Banks) in India in the currency in which the
Contract Price is payable which may be reduced for balance years on completion of each
year. The Performance Security shall be furnished to the Employer within 30 (thirty) days of
receipt of the Letter of Acceptance.
The required Performance Security for the sum mentioned above may be submitted in any
one of the following forms:
(a) Irrevocable bank guarantee in the prescribed format, given in Annexure– 1in tender
documents, issued by a Scheduled Commercial Bank based in India or from a branch in
India of a Scheduled Foreign Bank payable at -----------. The bank issuing the bank
guarantee must be on the Structured Financial Messaging System (SFMS) platform. A
separate advice of the BG will invariably be sent by the issuing bank to the Employer’s bank
through SFMS. The details of Employer’s bank are as under:
the security is in the name of JV / Consortium) and its submission by different members of
the JV / Consortium for an amount proportionate to their scope of work is also acceptable.
The Performance Guarantee should be valid for a period of 6 (six) months beyond the
completion of contract period.
F5.2 The Tenderer has to furnish other Guarantees, Undertakings, and Warranties, in
accordance with the provisions of the General Conditions of Contract and Special
Conditions of Contract.
F5.3 Failure of the successful Tenderer to comply with the requirements of paragraphs F4and F5
of ITT shall constitute sufficient grounds for the annulment of the award and forfeiture of the
Tender Security.
G CANCELLATION OF LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE (LOA) & FORM OF TENDER
In case successful Tenderer fails to commence the work (for whatsoever reasons) as per
terms & conditions of Tender after issuance of LOA then the LOA shall be cancelled and
the tender security shall be forfeited.
I 1.0 Termination
This section describes the obligations of the Contractor to ensure that, following issue by the Railway
administration of a Termination of Services Notice on the Contractor, there is an orderly and timely
migration of responsibility for providing the Services from the Contractor to any new Contractor or to
the Indian Railways with no disruption to the Indian Railways delivery of services.
Upon termination of this Agreement, the Service Provider and its employees shall be required to
remove all their belongings from the premises of Indian Railways within a period of 7 (seven) days.
Failure to comply with this requirement shall entitle Indian Railways to seize all the items within the
office and store.
I 1.1.2 In case all or any of the stations/buildings is taken up for development or any other activity, the
quantities in the existing contract shall be proportionately reduced, duly eliminating the particular
station. The contractor shall have no claim in this regard.
a) cooperate with the Incoming Contractor to ensure that the transfer of the services and related
information, assets, records, to the Incoming Contractor is carried out in an orderly,
coordinated, effective and timely manner; and
b) provide all reasonable assistance required by Indian Railways and comply with all reasonable
directions given by them, to promote the efficient and effective transfer of the Services.
a. Review all procedures, documentation, processes and other aspects with the incoming
contractor
b. Provide the incoming contractor with access to all necessary information relevant to the
ongoing provision of similar services
c. Conduct training/familiarisation of the incoming contractor as directed by Indian Railways
d. Comply with any other request deemed necessary by Indian Railways to assist in the orderly
handover to the incoming contractor.
In the event of termination by the Railways, all the machinery and equipment covered in this contract
shall be taken over by the Railways. It shall be the duty of the contractor to hand over all such assets
to the Railway administration in order to avoid disruption of services.
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5. After the Contractor has signed the aforementioned Contract with the Employer, the Bank is
engaged to pay the Employer, any amount up to and inclusive of the aforementioned full
amount upon written order from the Employer to indemnify the Employer for any liability of
damage resulting from any defects or shortcomings of the Contractor or the debts he may have
incurred to any parties involved in the Works under the Contract mentioned above, whether
these defects or shortcomings or debts are actual or estimated or expected. The Bank will
deliver the money required by the Employer immediately on demand without delay without
reference to the Contractor and without the necessity of a previous notice or of judicial or
administrative procedures and without it being necessary to prove to the Bank the liability or
damages resulting from any defects or shortcomings or debts of the Contractor. The Bank shall
pay to the Employer any money so demanded notwithstanding any dispute/disputes raised by
the Contractor in any suit or proceedings pending before any Court, Tribunal or Arbitrator/s
relating thereto and the liability under this guarantee shall be absolute and unequivocal.
6. This Guarantee is valid till …………………… (The initial period for which this Guarantee will be
valid must be for at least 6-months (six months) longer than the anticipated expiry date of defect
liability period as stated in Clause 4.2 of the “General Conditions of Contract”.)
7. At any time during the period in which this Guarantee is still valid, if the Employer agrees to
grant a time extension to the Contractor or if the Contractor fails to complete the Works within
the time of completion as stated in the Contract, or fails to discharge himself of the liability or
damages or debts as stated under Para 5, above, it is understood that the Bank will extend this
Guarantee under the same conditions for the required time on demand by the Employer and at
the cost of the Contractor.
8. The Guarantee hereinbefore contained shall not be affected by any change in the Constitution
of the Bank or of the Contractor.
9. The neglect or forbearance of the Employer in enforcement of payment of any moneys, the
payment whereof is intended to be hereby secured or the giving of time by the Employer for the
payment hereof shall in no way relieve the bank of their liability under this deed.
10. The expressions “the Employer”, “the Bank” and “the Contractor” hereinbefore used shall
include their respective successors and assigns.
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Instructions to Tenderer Page 19 of 40
Contract Number :--------------------------:- Mechanised Cleaning & Housekeeping works of XYZ station(s)/Trains of XYZ depot.
In witness whereof I/We of the bank have signed and sealed this guarantee on the……………day of
………(Month&Year) being herewith duly authorized.
Name : ……………………………..
Designation : ………………………
I.D. No. : ………………………
Stamp/Seal of the Bank : ………..
Signed, sealed and delivered for and on behalf of the Bank by the above named___________
In the presence of :
Witness 1. Witness 2.
Signature ………………………. Signature ……………………….
Name …………………………… Name ……………………………
Address ………………………… Address …………………………
Notes:
1. The stamp papers of appropriate value shall be purchased in the name of the Bank, who
issues the ‘Bank Guarantee’.
2. The ‘Bank Guarantee’ shall be from the Scheduled Commercial Bank based in India,
acceptable to Employer.
ANNEXURE-2
(To be stamped in accordance with Stamp Act, if any, of the country of issuing bank)
a. if the Tenderer withdraws his Tender during the period of Tender validity specified in the
Form of Tender, or
b if the Tenderer does not accept the correction of his tender price in terms of Clause C7.5 b
of the “Instructions to Tenderers”.
c. if the Tenderer having been notified of the acceptance of his tender by the Employer during
the period of tender validity :
i. fails or refuses to furnish the Performance Security in accordance with Clause C7.5 c(i) of the
“Instructions to Tenderers” and/or
ii. fails or refuses to enter into a Contract within the time limit specified in Clause C7.5 c(iii) of
the “Instructions to Tenderers”.
We undertake to pay to the Employer mere on demand without demur up to the above amount upon
receipt of his first written demand, without the Employer having to substantiate his demand provided
that in his demand the Employer will note that the amount claimed by him is due to him owing to the
occurrence of any one or more of the conditions (a), (b), (c) mentioned above, specifying the occurred
condition or conditions.
In witness whereof I/We of the bank have signed and sealed this guarantee on the …………. day of
…………… (Month & year) being herewith duly authorized.
For and on behalf of the…………………………. Bank.
Signature of Witness
Name …………..…………
Address …………………………
Notes:
1. The stamp papers of appropriate value shall be purchased in the name of the Bank, who
issues the ‘Bank Guarantee’.
2. The ‘Bank Guarantee’ shall be from the Scheduled Commercial Bank based in India,
acceptable to Employer.
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Instructions to Tenderer Page 22 of 40
Contract Number :--------------------------:- Mechanised Cleaning & Housekeeping works of XYZ station(s)/Trains of XYZ depot.
(PAGE 1 OF 2)
(Agreement on non-judicial stamp paper on Rs.100/-)
FORM OF AGREEMENT
(Refer Clause F4 of “Instructions to Tenderers”)
This Agreement is made on the ___________ day of _____________ (Month &Year) Between --------
---------------------------------------------------------------- hereinafter called “the Employer” of the one part and
_________________ (Name and Address of Contractor)
____________________________________________________________ hereinafter called “the
Contractor” of the other part.
Whereas the Employer is desirous that (*** certain Goods and Services should be provided and)
certain Works should be executed, viz Mechanized cleaning and housekeeping Contract for XYZ
station(s) hereinafter called “the Works” and has accepted a Tender by the Contractor for the
execution and completion of such works (*** as well as guarantee of such works) and the remedying
of defects therein.
NOW THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH as follows:
1. In this Agreement words and expression shall have the same meanings as are respectively
assigned to them in the Conditions of Contract hereinafter referred to.
2. The following documents shall be deemed to form and be read and construed as part of this
Agreement, viz:
(a) Letter of acceptance
(b) Notice Inviting Tender
(c) Instructions to Tenderers (Including Annexures)
(d) Form of Tender with Appendix
(e) General Conditions of Contract
(f) Special Conditions of Contract
(g) Employer’s Requirements
(h) Specifications with Appendices
(i) Bill of Quantities
(j) Conditions of Contract on safety, Health and Environment
(k) Addendums, if any
(l) Other conditions agreed to and documented:
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(PAGE 2 OF 2)
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have caused their respective Common Seals to be
hereunto affixed / (or have hereunto set their respective hands and seals) the day and year first above
written.
Note :
+ To be made out by the Employer at the time of finalization of the Form of Agreement.
** Blanks to be filled by the Employer at the time of finalization of the Form of Agreement.
*** to be deleted if not applicable.
ANNEXURE-4A
Schedule of Cleaning and Housekeeping at XYZ Station
Note: Where an item of work from the above list is not available, its weightage shall be added to item
1 of this table.
Where an item of work not in the above list is added , eg. CTS, watering of trains etc., a suitable
weightage shall be assigned to the quantum of the same depending on the work being serviced. The
weightage for the same shall be provided by making matching reduction from item 1.
The percent weightage shall be converted to daily money value (total annual value of contract x
weightage of item/ 365) to calculate the deduction from the bills when an activity is not performed.
ANNEXURE-4B
Schedule of Cleaning and Housekeeping at XYZ 2 Station
ANNEXURE-5
Rate of
deduction
Sl. Type of Machinery/Equipment
Make/ model Per Machine/
No. required for the work
Per Day
(In Rs.)
The make and model are indicative. Zonal railways can decide upon the equipment as per their
requirement.
ANNEXURE-6
Rate of
Type of Chemical/ deduction
Sl.
Consumable required for Make/ model Per litre/
No.
the work Per Month
(In Rs.)
Granite/Kota/Marble/other
TaskiDiversey/ Atlantic Care and Chemicals/Eureka
1 type except wooden floor 300
Forbes/ Atlantic Care and Chemicals or equivalent
cleaning concentrate
Bathroom/ Washroom/ TaskiDiversey/ Atlantic Care and Chemicals/Eureka
2 400
Toilet Floor Cleaner Forbes/ Atlantic Care and Chemicals or equivalent
General washroom TaskiDiversey/ Atlantic Care and Chemicals/Eureka
3 500
Cleaner Forbes/ Atlantic Care and Chemicals or equivalent
Vertical Finishes of
different types like TaskiDiversey/ Atlantic Care and Chemicals/Eureka
4 300
Granite/Marble/ Steel Forbes/ Atlantic Care and Chemicals or equivalent
plate cladding etc
Glass/Mirror/acrylic TaskiDiversey/ Atlantic Care and Chemicals/Eureka
5 300
Surface Forbes/ Atlantic Care and Chemicals or equivalent
TaskiDiversey/ Atlantic Care and Chemicals/Eureka
6 Steel Surfaces 300
Forbes/ Atlantic Care and Chemicals or equivalent
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i) Mechanized Cleaning & allied services to be provided in the Coaches within the 20 minutes
halt period of the train on all platforms shall be as follows:
[Link]. Activity
1 High pressure jet cleaning and drying of coach toilets with specified pressure and
general wiping of all toilet fittings in coaches.
2 Floor cleaning of doorway and vestibule area with high pressure jet and drying with
wet vacuum cleaner.
3 (i) Collection of Sweepings/ Garbage from complete coach including dust bins.
(ii) Collection of garbage from doorway, vestibule and dustbins of the coach.
(iii) Taking over garbage in plastic bags from OBHS staff.
(iv) Disposal of collected garbage
4 Washbasins, mirrors and shelves in toilet and door way area to be cleaned with
detergent and wiped dry.
5 Dry sweeping of complete coach
6 Mopping/swabbing of aisle area with disinfecting agent inside coach.
7 Cleaning of doors and footsteps.
8 Disinfection of toilets.
9 Water filling of all coaches using water hydrants along the platform track.
2. Nominated representatives of Railway shall inspect the coaches after cleaning activities
have been performed. The quality of work will be inspected daily for each train. An
objective and clear-cut system of checking quality of cleanliness for each item of work
with a score card to be filled while inspecting and assessment of daily total score for
each train is defined and placed at Annexure 9.
1. Fixed Installations
Since the Project is self-contained, the required Electrical Power will have to be arranged by the
agency/ contractor. For estimation purposes, power required per workstation can be taken as 3KVA.
The DG set shall be installed at the end of Platform preferably away from passenger for avoiding
pollution and noise. The power generated will be distributed throughout the length of platform adjacent
to Railway Track in GI pipe with suitable points for tapping single phase 230 Volts. The indicated
specification of the DG set, cabling & wiring is given below:
Diesel Generating Set:
Rating Make Dimension of Accessories
DG room
(Power House)
As per no. of Engine: Shall depend upon Fuel Tank Pipe line, Exhaust
workstations, Cummins/KOEL the selected kVA Silencer & Pipeline, AVM Pads
or any other rating of DG set. GI Pipe Earthing, PVC Armoured
3 Phase reputed make cable from Alternator to Control
415 Volts Alternator: panel, MCCB, A/V Meters with S/S,
1500 RPM Kirloskar/NGEF/S Temperature & Fuel Indicator, Low
tamford etc. Lub. Oil indicator
A suitable enclosure for housing DG set shall have to be provided by the agency/ contractor in the
space (approximately 6X6 meter) earmarked and provided free of cost by the Railways.
Detail of Material:
The detail material, approximate quantity per line and make given below are indicative, the contractor
shall provide power cabling arrangement as per actual requirement without any extra cost from
Railway.
Particulars Approximate Qty. Make
25 [Link]. x 3.5 core Aluminum Fort Gloster/CCI/Finolex/any other
600 to 700 Meters
un- Armoured cable reputed make
Cable termination with Gland and
50 to 70 Nos Any reputed make
lugs
MDS/L&T/Siemens/DATAR or any
MCB in each Distribution Box 25 to 30 Nos
other reputed make
Power outlet boxes with 2 Nos.20 Metal clad Plug and Socket: MDS
Amp. Metal clad plug socket with 25 to 30 Nos /BCH or any other reputed make
20 Amp. SP MCB
for 600 to 700 meters
GI Earth 6.3 mm GI Plate
cable
Prakash/Surya/ Jindal or any
GI Pipe 50 mm dia “B” Class 600 to 700 Meters
reputed make
MS Angle Support 25 x 5 mm 25 to 30 Nos any reputed make
2. Machinery/Equipments
The Contractor/ Agency is advised to utilize following types & no. of cleaning machines of state of the
art technology using least possible of Water & Electricity to control expenditure to exchequer. The
types of machines to be used are:
i) Portable Back Mounted High Pressure Jet Machine.
ii) Portable Back Mounted Wet & Dry Vacuum Cleaner.
Some of the important specifications/ features required in the machines are as follows:
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Contract Number :--------------------------:- Mechanised Cleaning & Housekeeping works of XYZ station(s)/Trains of XYZ depot.
Industrial High Pressure Cold Water Jet Cleaner, single phase 230 volts, 50 HZ machine, a rugged,
hard wearing, portable, easy to operate, complete with Standard Accessories & technical
specifications as follows:
So as to deliver:
Pump pressure...........................................80-100 Bar
Water quantity (at max. pressure)...............6-7 Litres/Minute
Max. Inlet temperature................................50 DegC
Power consumption....................................not more than 1.6 kW
Weight.........................................................not more than 12 kg
Dimensions(lxbxh) in mm...........................not more than 320x200x360
So as to deliver:
- Power Consumption: not less
than 1200 Watts.
- Protection grade (moist, dust) : not less than IP 44
- Protection class (electrical) : not less than “I”
- Air flow with hose: not less
than 40 litres/sec.
- Vacuum sufficient to dry wet floor: not less than 20 KPa
- Container Volume: not less
than 20 litres.
- Weight (Empty) : not
to exceed 10 kgs
- Dimensions (HxLxB) in mm : not to exceed 550 x 400 x
400
3. Accessories/Tools:
(i) High grade Insulation Power Cable:
All the machines used for cleaning job shall have sufficient length of Power Cable so that it can
take care of the coach length while tapping electrical power from DG power supply generation &
distribution system. The Power cable shall be of class-I insulation material and shall be duly
protected mechanically so that wear & tear while daily handling shall not cause any leakage of
current resulting into fatal consequences. It shall be double insulated for extra protection.
4. Cleaning Agents:
All the cleaning agents used for the project shall be bio-degradable environment friendly so that
it does not cause any harm to workers, passengers & the objects for which it is used. It shall
follow all the mandatory International & National standards of chemicals. Some of the
specifications for various types of cleaning agents those are required for this project are given
below:
5. Mosquito Repellent:
An aromatic insecticide spray for mosquitoes & other flies (insects) so that no inconvenience is
caused to passenger due to smell. The material used for spraying mosquitoes repellent shall
have following specifications & properties:
➢ It shall be a chemical composition of Deodorized LPG, Deodorized Kerosene, Allethrin
Technical, and Peperonyl Butoxide.
➢ It should be bio- degradable and shall meet all the conditions of IS 8496.
➢ The chemical shall be filled in a pressurized container equipped with a valve & suitable
propellant.
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR WORKERS
1. Work System;
All the operational methods used in the project shall aim to maximize output in terms of quality
& quantity. The total output from the resources employed shall be to ensure cleaning of the
coaches and watering of coaches. Each cleaning operation shall be sequential and broken
down in small tasks. The no. of manpower & machines employed in the project shall be
distributed along the rake in adequate workstations. Each workstation will have a team of
atleast 3 members viz Toilet Cleaner, Vacuum Drier & Coach Mopper. The contractor shall also
ensure cleaning of Platform side AC coaches’ window glass, collection & disposal of Waste &
litter from AC coaches’ dust Bin & spraying of Mosquito Repellent by deploying additional
manpower if require.
2. Worker’s Training:
[Link]. Area(s)
1 Behaviour:
➢ With Passenger
➢ With Coworker
➢ With Supervisors
2 Productivity:
2a Quality:
➢ Quality of Washing
➢ Quality of Drying
➢ Quality of Waste Collection
➢ Quality of Waste Disposal
2b Quantity:
➢ Marshalling Orders
➢ Sequence of Operations
➢ Handling of Machines
3 Safety:
➢ Electrical Safety
➢ Traffic Safety
➢ Boarding & Alighting Safety
4 Team Work:
➢ Coordination with Co-workers
5 Supervisor’s Training
3. Operating Instructions:
3.1 Code of Conduct:
• Dress code:
• Every personnel working for “Clean Train Station” scheme should always be in uniform at
all times at the station.
• Dress should be clean and worn properly as shown in diagram.
• Timings;
• All personnel to report to work on the assigned time and be present till the assigned time
for leaving.
• Behaviors;
• All personnel need to be courteous to passengers and Railway personnel.
• All personnel need to bear in mind that passengers have a way of right & should not
cause inconvenience to passengers including carriage of machinery and equipment.
• Operators should follow supervisor’s instructions on behavior.
• Arguments with passengers and RO (Railway officials) should be avoided at all costs.
• All work related issues or objections should be directed handled by the Workstation
supervisors.
• Safety
• No workmen should board or alight from a moving train.
• Supervisors will blow a whistle 1 minute before train starts.
• All persons to wind up the operation pick up their materials and get down from the train
immediately.
• Movement to and from the train will be while having at least one hand free for holding the
railing.
• No person will cross the Railway tracks from the platform or to the Platform ever.
• No littering on either platform or tracks will be allowed for any person.
• All debris and litter to be collected in the polybags provided.
• All accumulated litter & debris collected from sweeping the coaches & from AC coach
waste bins shall finally be disposed off to the Municipality Bin made outside the Platform.
• Language:
▪ While communicating with Railway Staff all the Contractor’s men will use language
understood by them. The language used shall be preferably local language.
Each Workstation Supervisors primary responsibilities will be “Quality Output”, “Quantity Output”,
“Safety of Workmen” & Overall “Harmony” at Workplace.
4. Passenger Feedback:
The “Clean Train Station” Scheme has been devised for the passenger & passenger only.
Passenger is the essence & central character of the project.
All efforts are to enhance the overall passenger satisfaction by providing interim cleaning of
coaches under this scheme. It is therefore very essential to know their continuous feedback that the
services are rendered in efficient & effective manner.
Their feedback shall also be basis for continuous improvement in the services.
The contractor is required to carry out monthly feedback of a sample size 1000 to 1500 minimum in
given format. The feedback shall be carried out in consultation with Railways Supervisors. Any
fabricating of such form shall be liable to immediate termination of contract. The monthly feedback
received for the sample size shall be analyzed train wise, item wise etc. & the report shall then be
duly submitted to the Sr. DME/ Officer Incharge for further action. Feedback forms shall be serially
numbered for each month.
The contractor at his own cost & convenience shall carry out the passenger feedback for those trains
only which are covered in the contract.
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“CLEAN TRAIN STATION”
… RAILWAY
S
N Itemized Description
T’let C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 C10 C11 C12 C13
o of work
.
Toilet cleaning complete
T1
including pan with High
Pressure Jet machine
T2
&drying, cleaning wiping
1 & drying of wash basin,
mirror & shelves, , T3
Spraying of Air
Freshener & Mosquito T4
Repellant
2 Cleaning, wiping &
drying of outside
washbasin, mirror &
shelves in door way area
Vestibule area, Doorway B1
area, area between two B2
3 toilets and footsteps. D1
D2
Coach aisle area
4
cleaning
AC Coaches Window
5 Glass Cleaning from
Platform Side
Disposal of collected
6 waste from Coaches &
AC Bins.
7 Watering of coaches
Note: Please give marks for each item on a scale 0 or 1. All items as above which are inaccessible should
be marked ‘X’ and shall not be counted in total score. Item not available should be marked ‘_’. No column
should be left blank.
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