RITES invites tender for empanelment of construction contractors for construction of metro projects

RITES Limited, a Public Sector Enterprise under the Ministry of Railways, invites online e-tender for For empanelment of construction contractors for construction of metro projects.

• Tender Reference Number: RITES/UI/EOI/METRO PROJECTS/2023/01
• Name of Work: For empanelment of construction contractors for construction of metro projects.
• Period of Completion: 90 Days
• Document Download / Sale Start Date: 03rd February, 2023
• Document Download / Sale End Date: 23rd February, 2023
• Bid Submission Start Date: 18th February, 2023
• Bid Submission End Date: 23rd February, 2023
• Bid Opening Date: 24th February, 2023

Scope of Work:

• The proposed empaneled contractors may undertake combination of two or more of the following activities in Metro Projects as per the scope of work illustrated below:
• Design and Construction of Viaducts along with its ancillary civil, electrical and mechanical works for Metro Projects including installation, testing, commissioning and maintenance of the same.
• Design and Construction of Metro Stations on Viaducts along with its ancillary civil, electrical and mechanical works including installation, testing, commissioning and maintenance of the same.
• Design and Construction of underground projects along with its ancillary civil, electrical and mechanical works for Metro Projects including installation, testing, commissioning and maintenance of the same.
• Design and Construction of underground Stations along with its ancillary civil, electrical and mechanical works for Metro Projects including installation, testing, commissioning and maintenance of the same.
• Design, supply, installation, testing, commissioning & maintenance of Track works on ballasted / ballast-less tracks on elevated, underground and at grade sections of Metro Projects.
• Design and Construction of Metro Depots along with its ancillary civil, electrical and mechanical works including installation, testing, commissioning and maintenance of the same.

Expression of Interest has been invited for following categories of Metro Projects:

• Category- A: Construction of Metro Projects up to Rs. 500 Crore.
• Category- B: Construction of Metro Projects up to Rs. 750 Crore.
• Category- C: Construction of Metro Projects up to Rs. 1000 Crore

Eligibility:

Annual Financial Turnover:

• The bidder should have achieved a minimum average annual financial turnover of Rs.334.00 Crore for Category A, Rs. 375.00 Crore for Category B and Rs. 500.00 Crore for Category C during the last 3 Financial Years.
• The Annual financial turnover shall be operating revenue (excluding Income from other sources) as given under the head “Revenue/Income” in audited Profit and Loss Account.
• The Bidder should furnish Annual Financial Turnover for each of the last 3 Financial Years with average thereof in tabular form and give reference of the document (with page no.) relied upon in support of meeting the Qualification Criterion.
• The Bidder should submit a self-attested copy of the Audited Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Statement mentioning UDIN and Schedules, for the last three financial years. Provisional Audited financial statements or certified statements will not be accepted.
• If the Audited Balance Sheet for the immediately preceding year is not available in case of a work for which the last stipulated date for submission of the bids is before 30th September or in case, Government of India extends the date of conducting of AGM / Filing of Balance Sheet beyond 30th September, audited Balance Sheets, Profit and Loss Statements and other financial statements of the three Financial Years immediately preceding the previous Financial Year shall be adopted for evaluating the credentials of the Bidder. These provisions are also applicable in cases where JV is permitted.
• In case JV is permitted the following provisions will apply: JV Not Applicable

Work Experience:

Similar Works Experience:

• The Applicant should have satisfactorily completed in his own name or proportionate share as a member of a Joint Venture for the following categories of work during the last 7 (seven) years prior to the last stipulated date for submission of the EOI document: Works completed prior to the cut-off date shall not be considered.
• Category A: At least one similar work of minimum value of Rs. 400.00 Crore OR at least two similar works each of minimum value of Rs. 250.00 Crore OR at least three similar works each of minimum value of Rs. 200.00 Crore.
• Category B: At least one similar work of minimum value of Rs. 600.00 Crore OR at least two similar works each of minimum value of Rs. 375.00 Crore OR at least three similar works each of minimum value of Rs. 300.00 Crore.
• Category C: At least one similar work of minimum value of Rs. 800.00 Crore OR at least two similar works each of minimum value of Rs. 500.00 Crore OR at least three similar works each of minimum value of Rs. 400.00 Crore.
• Similar Works shall mean having completed Metro Projects in India / Abroad under a single contract (including additional work carried out under the contract) consisting of works mentioned at para 1.3 above.
• In case the Applicant (Indian Company) wishes to rely on a work completed abroad, the value of such completed work in foreign convertible currency shall be converted into Indian Rupees.
• The conversion rate shall be decided by RITES based on the rates of currency on the date of completion of work (the applicant also has to submit the currency conversion rate as on completion date of the Credential Certificate relied upon by the applicant for the purpose of work experience).
• Further, such an applicant (Indian Company) should have also completed at least one Similar work of value minimum 200 Crore for Category A, minimum 300 Crore for Category B and minimum 400 Crore for Category C, in India in the last 7 (seven) years prior to the last stipulated date for submission of the EOI Application.
• Client certificates for experience should show the nature of work done, the value of work, date of start, date of completion as per agreement, actual date of completion and satisfactory completion of work.)

Notes:

• A weightage of 7% (compounded annually from the date of completion of the work to the last stipulated date for submission of the EOI Application shall be given for equating the value of works to the last stipulated date for submission of the EOI Application. For example, for a similar work of Rs 1,00,000/- completed on 31.12.2017 and the last stipulated date for submission of the EOI Application was 31.08.2020, the value of work that shall be considered after giving weightage is [Rs 1,00,000*1.07*1.07] {1+[(7/100)*(244/366)]} = Rs. 1,19,832.87, rounded off to Rs 1,19,833/-.
• Only such works shall be considered where physical completion of entire work is over or commissioning of work has been done, whichever is earlier.
• The Applicant should submit the details of such similar completed works as per the format at Proforma-1 enclosed.
• Works carried out by another Contractor on behalf of the Applicant on a back-to-back basis will not be considered for satisfaction of the Qualification Criterion by the Applicant.
• Credential certificates issued by Government Organizations/Semi Government Organizations of Central or State Government; or by Public Sector Undertakings/ Autonomous Bodies of Central/State Government or their subsidiaries/by Public Ltd. Companies listed in Stock exchange in India or Abroad or subsidiaries of such companies shall only be accepted for assessing the eligibility of an Applicant. Certificates issued by one of the aforesaid organizations as a lead member (having equity stake of 51% or more) of a Joint Venture (JV) for work executed for the JV, will also be acceptable.
• In case of PPP projects, if the applicant has executed a work for a concessionaire who is one of the aforesaid organizations, then the certificate issued by such concessionaire or by the public authority concerned, will also be acceptable.
• The cut-off date shall be calculated backwards from the last stipulated date for submission of Tender i.e. for a Tender having the last stipulated date for submission on 06.08.2014, the cutoff date shall be 07.08.2007.
• In case JV is permitted the following provisions will apply: JV Not Applicable.
• The value of similar work shall be calculated excluding the element of GST on works Contract Service while evaluating on meeting the Qualifying Criteria of Work Experience.

Tender documents may be downloaded from CPPP website https://etenders.gov.in/eprocure/app and from RITES website https://www.rites.com/

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