RITES invites tender for manufacture and supply of bogies for national railway of Zimbabwe

RITES Limited, a Public Sector Enterprise under the Ministry of Railways, invites online e-tender for Manufacture and supply of Bogies for cape gauge DEMUS to national railway of Zimbabwe.

  • Tender Reference Number: 2022/RITES/EXPO/NRZ/DEMU/02/BOGIE
  • Name of Work: Manufacture and supply of Bogies for cape gauge DEMUS to national railway of Zimbabwe.
  • EMD: INR 30,33,000 Lakh
  • Completion Period: 240 Days
  • Document Download / Sale Start Date: 19th August, 2022
  • Document Download / Sale End Date: 08th September, 2022
  • Bid Submission Start Date: 19th August, 2022
  • Bid Submission End Date: 08th September, 2022
  • Bid Opening Date: 09th September, 2022

Scope of Supply:

  • This contract is for the supply of the Goods of the description, specifications, and drawings, and in the quantities outlined in the contract on the dates specified therein.
  • Incidental Works/ Services: If so stipulated, the contractor shall be required to perform specified incidental Works/ Services (e.g., Installation, Commissioning, Operator’s Training etc. in case of Supply of Capital Goods/ Machinery & Plant) as an integral part of the Goods in the contract.

Technical Specifications and Standards:

  • The Goods & incidental Works/ Services to be provided by the contractor under this contract shall conform to the technical specifications and quality control parameters mentioned in ‘Technical Specification and Quality Assurance’ under Sections VII of the Tender Document or as stipulated in the contract.
  • Wherever references are made in the Contract to codes and standards by which it shall be executed, the edition or the revised version of such codes and standards shall be those specified in the Contract. During Contract execution, any changes in any such codes and standards shall be applied only after approval by the Purchaser.
  • For standards and requirements where no applicable specifications/ Quality Assurance are mentioned, appropriate latest authoritative standards and quality assurance issued by the concerned institution shall be applicable. The Goods supplied shall be.
  • Entirely brand new, unused, and incorporate all recent improvements in design and materials unless prescribed otherwise by the Procuring Entity in the contract.
  • Conform to materials, manufacture and workmanship as stipulated in the contract, free of all defects and faults using specified/ appropriate materials, manufacture, and workmanship throughout and consistent with the established and generally accepted standards for Goods of the type ordered and in full conformity with the contract specification, drawing or sample, if any.

Quantity Tolerance:

  • Unless otherwise stipulated in the contract, the obligation for completing supplies shall be considered complete if the Goods have been supplied to the tolerance of plus or minus 5% of the quantity or of the total value of goods ordered in the contract. Only the supplied quantity shall be paid for as per the terms of the contract.

Spare parts in Supply of Capital Goods/ Machinery and Plant:

  • If SCC/ Contract declares it to be the procurement of Capital Goods/ Machinery & Plant, the contractor shall supply/ provide any or all of the following materials, information etc. about spare parts manufactured and/ or supplied by them:
  • The spare parts as selected by the Procuring Entity to be purchased from the contractor, subject to the condition that such purchase of the spare parts shall not relieve the contractor of any contractual obligation including warranty obligations; and
  • In case the production of the spare parts is discontinued within the service life of the equipment supplied hereunder (or a period stipulated in the contract):
    • Sufficient advance notice to the Procuring Entity before such discontinuation to provide adequate time for it to purchase the required spare parts etc., and
    • Immediately following such discontinuation, as and if requested by the Procuring Entity, provide free of cost the designs, drawings, layouts, specifications, and alternative sources of supply of such spare parts.
  • The contractor shall carry sufficient inventories to assure ex-stock supply of consumable spares for the Goods so that the same is supplied to the Procuring Entity promptly on receipt of the order from the Procuring Entity.

Eligibility:

  • Subject to provisions in the Tender Document, participation in this Tender Process is open to all bidders who fulfil the ‘Eligibility’ and ‘Qualification criteria. Bidder should meet the following eligibility criteria as of the date of his bid submission and should continue to meet these till the award of the contract.
  • Bidder shall be required to declare fulfilment of Eligibility Criteria in Form 1.2 (Eligibility Declarations). The Bidder, unless otherwise stipulated in TIS/ AITB:
    • Be a natural person, private entity, or public entity (State-owned enterprise or institution).
    • Unless permitted explicitly in TIS/ AITB, not be (or proposes to be, a Joint Venture/ Consortium (an association of several persons, firms, or companies – hereinafter referred to as JV/C).
    • Be a manufacturer of the product offered or be dealer authorised by the Principal/ OEM.

Notes:

  • Scope of supply shall consist of complete bogie assembly as per the Technical Specification (Section 5 of Tender Document).
  • Fully assembled wheelset consisting of wheel discs, axle, axle box and bearings would be supplied as “free supply” items to the premises of the contractor. Fitment of the assembled wheelset and supply of the complete bogie shall be in the scope of the contractor.
  • Assembled wheelsets shall be provided by MCF/RITES to the supplier at the rate of about 16 coach sets of wheels or about 64 wheelsets per month. For the same, the contractor would be expected to submit a Bank Guarantee equal to the value of about 64 wheelsets (maximum wheetset holding expected at the contractor’s premises) for a period of about six months.
  • Scope of supply will include all items of bogie brake arrangement, Hand brake arrangement including Flex ball cable and Hand brake stand in guard cabin except Bogie Mounted Brake Cylinder and Brake Piping Arrangement, which would be fitted at MCF. Supply and fitment of all items is in scope except for Bogie Mounted Brake Cylinder and Brake Piping Arrangement.

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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