GAIL (India) Limited (A Government of India Undertaking) (A Maharatna Company)

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1 GAIL (India) Limited () REGIONAL PIPELINE NETWORK HEADQUARTERS-GUJARAT MANISHA CIRCLE, OLD PADRA ROAD VADODARA TENDER NO: GAIL/BDA/64774/CP/SP/16/W-18 (E-TENDER NO ) TENDER DOCUMENT FOR WORKS CONTRACT FOR SUPPLY INSTALLATION OF SAFETY & DISPLAY BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Bid Submission Due Date & Time : at 14:00 Hrs Un-priced Bid Opening Date & Time : at 15:00 Hrs Section-1 Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) Ahmedabad-Kadi-Mehsana : Rs. 50, Region Section-2 Undera Region : Rs.1,07, Section-3 Bharuch-Dahej Region : Rs.1,07, TOTAL for above three Region : Rs.2,64, Tender Fee : Not Applicable BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

2 IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS "REQUEST FOR QUOTATION/INVITATION FOR BID [RFQ/IFB]" IS ON "ZERO- DEVIATION" BASIS. GAIL WILL ACCEPT OFFERS BASED ON TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS "REQUEST FOR QUOTATION/INVITATION FOR BID [RFQ/IFB] & TENDER DOCUMENT" ONLY. DEVIATION TO TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF "REQUEST FOR QUOTATION/INVITATION FOR BID [RFQ/IFB]" & TENDER DOCUMENT" MAY LEAD TO REJECTION OF OFFER. "INCOMPLETE BIDS SHALL NOT BE CONSIDERED" PRIOR TO DETAILED EVALUATION, PURSUANT TO "BID EVALUATION AND REJECTION CRITERIA", GAIL WILL DETERMINE THE SUBSTANTIAL RESPONSIVENESS OF EACH BID TO THE "RFQ/IFB & TENDER DOCUMENT". FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS, A SUBSTANTIALLY RESPONSIVE BID IS ONE WHICH CONFORMS TO ALL THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE BIDDING DOCUMENTS WITHOUT 'DEVIATIONS' OR 'RESERVATIONS / EXCEPTIONS'. GAIL'S DETERMINATION OF A BID'S RESPONSIVENESS IS BASED ON THE CONTENT OF THE BID ITSELF, WITHOUT RECOURSE TO EXTRINSIC EVIDENCE. 'TECHNICAL' AND/OR 'COMMERCIAL' QUERY(S), IF REQUIRED, MAY BE RAISED ON THE BIDDER(S) THE DECISION FOR WHICH WILL BE SOLELY BASED ON CIRCUMSPECTION BY 'GAIL (INDIA) LIMITED'. HOWEVER, ISSUANCE OF REQUEST FOR SUCH 'CLARIFICATIONS' SHALL NOT BE RESORTED TO MORE THAN 'ONCE'. THE 'RESPONSE(S)' TO THE SAME SHALL BE IN WRITING, AND NO CHANGE IN THE 'PRICE(S)' OR 'SUBSTANCE' OF THE BIDS SHALL BE SOUGHT, OFFERED OR PERMITTED. THE SUBSTANCE OF THE BID INCLUDES BUT NOT LIMITED TO PRICES, COMPLETION, SCOPE, TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS, ETC. BIDDERS ARE REQUESTED TO NOT TO TAKE ANY 'DEVIATION/EXCEPTION' TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS LAID DOWN IN THIS "RFQ/IFB & TENDER DOCUMENT", AND SUBMIT ALL REQUISITE DOCUMENTS AS MENTIONED IN THIS "RFQ//IFB & TENDER DOCUMENT", FAILING WHICH YOUR OFFER WILL BE LIABLE FOR REJECTION. BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

3 SUB: GAIL/BDA/64774/CP/SP/16/W-18 (e-tender No ) FOR WORKS CONTRACT FOR SUPPLY INSTALLATION OF SAFETY & DISPLAY BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA.. SL NO. QUESTIONS 1 Where the bidder can see the Tender floated by GAIL? 2 Whether Hard copy of Bids are acceptable in case of e-tender? FAQ [QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS] ANSWER Yes, please visit GAIL e-tender portal: or website and Government portal for complete details of tender document including qualifying requirements, important dates, etc. No, Bids shall be submitted only through e-tender mode in the E-TENDER PORTAL in the manner specified elsewhere in tender document. No Manual/ Hard Copy (Original) of offer/bid is acceptable. Sale of tender document is not applicable. However, Tender fee shall be applicable in case of open tender. Yes, as applicable as per tender condition specified in ITB of tender document. Yes, Please refer ITB Section of Tender Document. 3 In case of Domestic e-tender, whether there is sale of Tender Document? 4 Whether EMD are prerequisite for qualification of bidder in any tender? 5 Is there any guideline / instructions how to prepare EMD and Security Deposit? 6 In case of e-tender, whether EMD in original are to be forwarded to concerned department of GAIL after uploading a copy of same in e-tender portal by the bidder? uploaded by the bidder. 7 If in e-tendering, a bidder has not No uploaded the scanned copy of EMD, however, he has submitted the EMD in hard copy within 7days of bid opening, whether bid will be accepted or not? 8 Is there any exemption in submission of (i) Yes, there is exemption in submission of EMD. EMD and Security Deposit? 9 Whether PSU (Public Sector Yes Undertaking) are exempted from submission of EMD 10 Whether Late bid can be considered? No Yes, original EMD, copy of which has been uploaded, are to be forwarded and must received in GAIL within 7 days from the date of unpriced bid opening, failing which the bid will be rejected irrespective of their status in tender and not-with-standing the fact that a copy of EMD was earlier As per Government of India, Gazette No. 503 dated for PPP (Public Procurement Policy), Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) registered with District Industries Centres or Khadi and Village Industries Commission or Khadi and Village Industries Board or Coir Board or National Small Industries Corporation or Directorate of Handicrafts and Handloom or any other body specified by Ministry of MSME (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises) are exempted on submission of EMD only for procurement of goods & services against submission of Valid NSIC Certificate/DIC The above documents submitted by the bidder shall be duly certified by the Chartered Accountant (not being an employee or a Director or not having any interest in the bidder s company/firm) and Notary Public with Legible stamp. MSEs those having Udyog Aadhaar Memorandum are also eligible for availing the benefits under the Public Procurement Policy. (ii) There is no exemption in submission of SD (Security Deposit). BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

4 11 Whether Pre-bid Meeting (PBC) is a part of all tenders to clarify the doubts, queries, comments, etc (if any) pertaining to that tender? 12 Is BEC (Bid Evaluation Criteria / Bidder s Eligibility Criteria) a part of any tender and a prerequisite of qualification of bidder in any tender? 13 In which mode of bidding/tendering, BEC (Bid Evaluation Criteria / Bidder s Eligibility Criteria) a part of tender and a prerequisite of qualification of bidder in any tender? 14 Is there any Criteria for formulation of BEC (Bid Evaluation Criteria / Bidder s Eligibility Criteria) which is incorporated in Tender? 15 Whether BEC can be relaxed for any bidder after opening of Bids? 16 Whether BEC can be modified after opening of Bids? 17 In which case mobilization advance is given and incorporated in payment term of tender document? 18 Which Operating System, bidder to opt for uploading of E-bid in e-tender portal of GAIL? Yes, after floating of tender, bidders are open to participate as per the Date, Time and Venue specified in Section-I, IFB of Tender Document to clarify their doubts, queries, comments, etc (if any) pertaining to that particular tender. Yes, Bid Evaluation Criteria/Bidder s Eligibility Criteria is a part of tender and a prerequisite of qualification of bidder in any tender. BEC is included in tenders floated on Open Tender/Limited Tender basis. Yes, suitable BEC-technical is formulated which is usually incorporated in tender to ascertain the experience & BEC-Financial is also incorporated in tender to ascertain the financial capability of bidder which is a qualifying criteria of tender depending upon the job requirement. No relaxation is permitted for inclusion of any bidder (s) who do not meet the criteria in entirety for reason only to increase the competition. Amendment/ modification/ relaxation of BEC is not permitted after opening of the bids. Mobilization advance invariably not allowed in any tender. Only in exceptional cases (like high value tender with specific reason and specific job requirement) are allowed but with interest bearing as per PLR Rate of SBI interest rate of base rate of SBI plus 6.25%. Bidder must possess a PC / Laptop with Windows7 professional operating system and Internet Explorer 8 or 9 for hassle free bidding. PC Security System to be changed /adjusted as per Ready reckoner available in home page of e-tender portal BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

5 TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION-I INVITATION FOR BIDS [IFB] SECTION-II SECTION-III SECTION-IV BID EVALUATION CRITERIA [BEC] & PRICE BID EVALUATION METHODOLOGY INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS [ITB] AND FORMATS (TO BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH BIDDING DATA SHEET (BDS) GENERAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT [GCC] SECTION-V SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT [SCC] SECTION-VI SECTION-VII SCOPE OF WORK [SOW], TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS DRAWING SECTION-VIII HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT[HSE] SPECIFICATIONS SECTION-IX SCHEDULE OF RATES [SOR] BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

6 SECTION - I INVITATION FOR BIDS [IFB] BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

7 SECTION - I INVITATION FOR BID [IFB] To, PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS Dt. SUB: GAIL/BDA/64774/CP/SP/16/W-18 (e-tender No ) FOR WORKS CONTRACT FOR SUPPLY INSTALLATION OF SAFETY & DISPLAY BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA... Dear Sir/Madam, 1.0 GAIL (India) Limited, the largest state-owned natural gas processing and distribution company headquartered in New Delhi, India and the youngest Maharatna, invites bids from bidders for the subject job/works, in complete accordance with the following details and enclosed Tender Documents. 2.0 The brief details of the tender are as under: (i) Name of Work : WORKS CONTRACT FOR SUPPLY INSTALLATION OF SAFETY & DISPLAY BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. (ii) Tender No. : GAIL/BDA/64774/CP/SP/16/W-18 (e-tender No ) (iii) Type of Bidding System : Two Bid System through GAIL s E-Tender Portal only. (iv) Type of Tender : E-Tender, No (v) PERIOD OF CONTRACT/ : 8(Eight) Months from the date of FOI/LOI COMPLETION SCHEDULE (vi) Tender Fee : Not Applicable (vii) Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) : Section-1 Ahmedabad-Kadi-Mehsana Region Rs Section-2 Undera Region Rs Section-3 Bharuch-Dahej Region Rs TOTAL for above three Region Rs /- (viii) Bid Due Date & Time : at 1400 Hrs (ix) Opening of Unpriced Bid : at 1500 Hrs. (x) Validity of offer upto : (xi) Venue for opening of Unpriced Bids, Pre-Bid : GAIL (India) Limited, Manisha Circle, Old Padra Road, Distt. Vadodara (Gujarat) (India), PIN Code: , Ph: (xii) Mode of Tendering : Limited Domestic Competitive Bidding (E-Tender) (Under Two Bid System) and display at GAIL s website (& govt website). Govt Website: (xiii) Date and time of Pre- Bid : at hrs. Conference (xiv) Contact Details : For any queries, Bidders may contact Chief Manager BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

8 (C&P) / Manager (C&P), Phone No , Extn.380, 381; ID: sk.gupta@gail.co.in ; sptadavi@gail.co.in In case of the days specified above happens to be a holiday in GAIL, the next working day shall be implied. 3.0 Bids must be submitted strictly in accordance with Clause No. 11 of ITB depending upon Type of Tender as mentioned at Clause no. 2.0 (D) of IFB. The IFB is an integral and inseparable part of the bidding document. 4.0 In case of e-tendering, the following documents in addition to uploading in the bid on GAIL s e-tendering website shall also be submitted in Original (in physical form) within 7 (seven) days from the bid due date provided the scanned copies of the same have been uploaded in e-tender by the bidder along with e-bid within the due date and time to the address mentioned in Bid Data Sheet(BDS):- i) Demand Draft towards Tender fee (if applicable) ii) EMD/Bid Security (if applicable) iii) Power of Attorney iv) Integrity Pact (if applicable) 5.0 In case of Manual Bids, bids complete in all respect should reach at the address specified in Bid Data Sheet on or before the due date & time. Bids received after the due date and time is liable to be rejected. 6.0 Bidder(s) are advised to quote strictly as per terms and conditions of the tender documents and not to stipulate any deviations/exceptions. 7.0 Any bidder, who meets the Bid Evaluation Criteria (BEC)/Bidder s Eligibility Criteria(BEC) and wishes to quote against this tender, may download the complete bidding document alongwith its amendment(s) if any from GAIL's website ( or or and submit their Bid complete in all respect as per terms & conditions of Tender Document on or before the due date of bid submission. 8.0 Offer(s) received from bidders to whom tender/information regarding tender has been issued as well as offers received from the bidder(s) by downloading tender document from GAIL s web site shall be taken into consideration for evaluation & award provided that the bidders are found responsive. 9.0 Clarification(s)/Corrigendum(s) if any shall also be available on above referred websites. BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

9 10.0 All the bidders including those who are not willing to submit their bid are required to submit F-11 (Acknowledgement cum Consent letter) duly filled within 7 days from receipt of tender information SAP generated RFQ (if any) shall also form an integral part of the Tender Document GAIL reserves the right to reject any or all the bids received at its discretion without assigning any reason whatsoever. A Pre-Bid conference (PBC) is scheduled on at 11.30A.M. in Conference Hall of Office Building, GAIL (India) Ltd, Vadodara, Gujarat [India], Phone: , to discuss Scope of Work, Terms and Conditions of tender document. Prospective bidders may also inspect/assess the site before submission of bid. For participation contact Manager (C&P), Phone: Phone: , Extn: 381,380, ID: sptadavi@gail.co.in; sk.gupta@gail.co.in This is not an Order. For & on behalf of GAIL (India) Limited [S P Tadavi] Manager [C& P] Ph: ; Extn: 381,380 sptadavi@gail.co.in; sk.gupta@gail.co.in BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

10 SECTION-II BID EVALUATION CRITERIA [BEC] AND PRICE BID EVALUATION METHODOLOGY BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

11 SECTION-II 1. BID EVALUATION CRITERIA [BEC] 1. BIDDERS EVALUATION CRITERIA (BEC): 1.1 BEC - Technical: The bidder should have successfully completed one work order of similar works having atleast minimum value of work in single work order as shown in the table given below in preceding seven (07) years prior to the due date of bid submission. Table SL. No. Brief Description SECTION -1 AHMEDABAD/ KADI/ MEHSANA REGION SECTION -2 UNDERA REGION SECTION -3 BHARUCH/ DAHEJ REGION 1 Atleast minimum value of Rs LAKH Rs LAKH Rs LAKH work in a Single Work Order 2 Similar works shall mean Supply & Installation of Display & Safety Boards and/or Pipeline Markers in Hydrocarbon industry AND/OR Pipeline Mechanical maintenance / Pipeline Laying in Hydrocarbon industry AND / OR Mechanical Modification of plants / terminals in Hydrocarbon industry. In case the bidder quotes for more than one section, the Minimum Value of Work for qualifying all the quoted sections shall be on cumulative basis. Bidder should mention in their bid clearly quoted sections as individually or combination refers to value of work in single order indicated in above table for the purpose qualifying and evaluation accordingly. Bidder(s) should require to upload (submit) following Documents/Documentary Evidence in e-tender portal of GAIL along with Unpriced bid to meet / qualifying BEC 1.1 above: (a) (b) Bidder must upload (submit) the Copy of work order showing scope of work/service, schedule of rates, for which Supply & Installation of Display & Safety Boards and/or Pipeline Markers in Hydrocarbon industry AND/OR Pipeline Mechanical maintenance/pipeline laying in Hydrocarbon Industry AND/ OR Mechanical Modification of plants/terminals in Hydrocarbon Industry job completed duly Certified / Attested by Chartered Engineer And Notary Public with legible stamp must be submitted along with the bid. Bidder upload (submit) the Copy of completion certificate issued by end user/client showing the reference of work order, actual date of completion of work, actual value of work completed duly Certified / Attested by Chartered Engineer And Notary Public with legible stamp must be upload (submit) along with the bid. BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

12 Note to above BEC-Technical 1.1: A job executed by a bidder for its own plant/projects cannot be considered as experience for the purpose of meeting the requirement of BEC of this tender. However, jobs executed for Subsidiary/Fellow subsidiary/holding Company will be considered as experience for the purpose of meeting BEC subject to submission of tax paid invoice (s) duly certified by Statutory Auditor /Chartered Accountant of the bidder towards payments of statutory tax in support of the job executed for Subsidiary / Fellow subsidiary / Holding company. Such bidders to submit these documents in addition to the documents specified in the bidding document to meet BEC. 1.2 BEC Financial: The annual turnover of the bidder must have atleast minimum value as shown in the table given below in any one of the three (03) preceding financial years ending on 31st March 2016 i.e. FY: , , Net worth of the bidder should be positive as per the last audited financial statement i.e. FY: The bidder should have minimum working capital of value as shown in the table given below as per the last audited financial year i.e. the financial year SI. NO Table Brief Description 1 Atleast Minimum value of Turn Over 2 Net Worth of Bidder 3 Minimum value of Working Capital SECTION-1 AHMEDABAD/KADI/ MEHSANA REGION SECTION-2 UNDERA REGION SECTION-3 BHARUCH/ DAHEJ REGION Rs LAKH Rs LAKH Rs LAKH Positive Positive Positive Rs LAKH Rs LAKH Rs LAKH In case the bidder quotes for more than one section, the Minimum Value of Turnover, Working Capital for qualifying all the quoted sections shall be on cumulative basis. Bidder should mention in their bid clearly quoted sections as individually or combination refers to value indicated in above table for the purpose qualifying and evaluation accordingly. Bidder(s) should require to upload (submit) following Documents/Documentary Evidence in e-tender portal of GAIL along with Unpriced bid to meet / qualifying BEC 1.2 above: (a) Bidder(s) must upload (submit) copy of Audited financial statement Balance sheet and Profit & Loss account statement of the all three (3) preceding Financial Year(s), i.e. FY: , & duly Certified / Attested by Notary Public with legible stamp. BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

13 (b) Bidder(s) must upload (submit) in the prescribed Format, F-16 "Details of financial capability of bidder duly signed and stamped by a Chartered Accountant only. Note to BEC-Financial 1.2.3: i) If the bidder s working capital is inadequate, the bidder should supplement this with a letter from the bidder s bank as per Format, F-15, having net worth not less than Rs. 100 Crores, confirming the availability of the line of credit at least for the working capital requirement as stated above. 2.0 Methodology for evaluation of Bid: 1) The bidder should clearly indicate the Section(s) against which they are submitting their Bid and submit EMD amount accordingly. 2) Bidder shall quote for each Section as an independent job. Bidder can quote for any one Section or more than one Section in combination or for all three Section(s). For the purpose of evaluation of bid and arriving at the L1 bidder, the total value of SOR for each Section shall be considered including taxes. 3) Award of Contract will be based on Least Cost to GAIL basis, quoted by the bidder, each Section- wise. If a bidder happens to be Lowest in more than one Section(s) but has not qualified cumulatively for all quoted sections (i.e. qualifies each quoted section individually but not cumulatively), as the case may be, cumulatively qualified Section(s) are awarded to such L1 bidder (On Least Cost to GAIL basis), the bidder ceases to be lowest bidder for the remaining Section(s). The award of remaining Section(s) on other bidders should not be considered as award on L2, L3, bidder. Eg. (i) (ii) (iii) If a bidder quotes for more than one Section(s) (by submitting cumulative value of EMD Section-wise) and qualifies (technical and commercial criteria of BEC) for lesser number of Section(s) on cumulative basis, however qualify individually for all quoted sections, in such a situation, his price bid for all the Section(s) as quoted (against EMD amount submitted) shall be opened and evaluated. However, the contract shall be placed on least cost to GAIL basis in terms of the tender document and limited to the no. of Section(s) for which the bidder qualifies the BEC (on cumulative basis in compliance with technical and commercial BEC criterion). GAIL s decision in this regard shall be final and binding on the bidder.. BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

14 SECTION-III INSTRUCTION TO BIDDERS ANNEXURE-III [A] [B] [C] [D] [E] INDEX GENERAL: 1. SCOPE OF BID 2. ELIGIBLE BIDDERS 3. BIDS FROM CONSORTIUM / JOINT VENTURE 4. ONE BID PER BIDDER 5. COST OF BIDDING & TENDER FEE 6. SITE-VISIT BIDDING DOCUMENTS: 7. CONTENTS OF BIDDING DOCUMENTS 8. CLARIFICATION OF BIDDING DOCUMENTS 9. AMENDMENT OF BIDDING DOCUMENTS PREPARATION OF BIDS: 10. LANGUAGE OF BID 11. DOCUMENTS COMPRISING THE BID 12. SCHEDULE OF RATES / BID PRICES 13 SERVICE TAX 14. BID CURRENCIES 15. BID VALIDITY 16. EARNEST MONEY / BID SECURITY 17. PRE-BID MEETING 18. FORMAT AND SIGNING OF BID 19. ZERO DEVIATION & REJECTION CRITERIA 20. E-PAYMENT SUBMISSION OF BIDS: 21. SUBMISSION, SEALING AND MARKING OF BIDS 22. DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF BIDS 23. LATE BIDS 24. MODIFICATION AND WITHDRAWAL OF BIDS BID OPENING AND EVALUATION: 25. EMPLOYER'S RIGHT TO ACCEPT ANY BID AND TO REJECT ANY OR ALL BIDS 26. BID OPENING 27. CONFIDENTIALITY 28. CONTACTING THE EMPLOYER 29. EXAMINATION OF BIDS AND DETERMINATION OF RESPONSIVENESS 30. CORRECTION OF ERRORS BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

15 31. CONVERSION TO SINGLE CURRENCY FOR COMPARISON OF BIDS 32. EVALUATION AND COMPARISON OF BIDS 33. COMPENSATION FOR EXTENDED STAY 34. PURCHASE PREFERENCE [F] [G] AWARD OF CONTRACT: 35. AWARD 36. NOTIFICATION OF AWARD / FAX OF ACCEPTANCE [FOA] 37. SIGNING OF AGREEMENT 38. CONTRACT PERFORMANCE SECURITY / SECURITY DEPOSIT 39. PROCEDURE FOR ACTION IN CASE CORRUPT/FRAUDULENT/COLLUSIVE/COERCIVE PRACTICES 40. PUBLIC PROCUREMENT POLICY FOR MICRO AND SMALL ENTERPRISE 41. AHR ITEMS 42. VENDOR EVALUATION PROCEDURE 43. INCOME TAX & CORPORATE TAX 44. SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES BETWEEN GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT AND ANOTHER AND ONE GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISE AND ONE PUBLIC ENTERPRISE AND ANOTHER 45. DISPUTE RESOLUTION 46. BILLING SYSTEM 47. TRANSPARENCY 48 CONTRACTOR S SUBORDINATE STAFF AND THEIR CONDUCT 50. QUANTITY VARIATION 51. SUBLETTING & ASSIGNMENT 52. Direct Payments to Sub-Vendors / Supporting Agencies of Main Contractor 53. CONTRACTUAL MANPOWER, EMPLOYMENT TO PEOPLE BELONG TO SCHEDULE CASTE AND WEAKER SECTION OF THE SOCIETY 54. CHECK MEASUREMENT 55. INAM-PRO FOR PROCUREMENT OF CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL ANNEXURES: 1. ANNEXURE-I: PROCEDURE FOR ACTION IN CASE CORRUPT/FRAUDULENT/COLLUSIVE/COERCIVE PRACTICES 2. ANNEXURE-II: VENDOR PERFORMANCE EVALUATION PROCEDURE BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

16 3. ANNEXURE-III : ADDENDUM TO INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS (INSTRUCTION FOR PARTICIPATION IN E-TENDER) 4. ANNEXURE-IV: BIDDING DATA SHEET (BDS) [H] FORMS & FORMATS BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

17 INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS [ITB] ANNEXURE-III (TO BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH BIDDING DATA SHEET (BDS) 1 SCOPE OF BID [A] GENERAL 1.1 The Employer/ Owner/ GAIL as defined in the "General Conditions of Contract [GCC]", wishes to receive Bids as described in the Bidding Document/Tender document issued by Employer/Owner/GAIL. 1.2 SCOPE OF BID: The scope of work/ Services shall be as defined in the Bidding documents. 1.3 The successful bidder will be expected to complete the scope of Bid within the period stated in Special Conditions of Contract. 1.4 Throughout the Bidding Documents, the terms 'Bid', 'Tender' & Offer and their derivatives [Bidder/Tenderer, Bid/Tender/Offer etc.] are synonymous. Further, 'Day' means 'Calendar Day' and 'Singular' also means 'Plural'. 2 ELIGIBLE BIDDERS 2.1 The Bidder shall not be under a declaration of ineligibility by Employer for Corrupt/ Fraudulent/ Collusive/ Coercive practices, as defined in "Instructions to Bidders [ITB], Clause No. 39 (Action in case Corrupt/ Fraudulent/ Collusive/ Coercive Practices). 2.2 The Bidder is not put on Holiday by GAIL or Public Sector Project Management Consultant (like EIL, Mecon only due to poor performance or corrupt and fraudulent practices ) or banned/blacklisted by Government department/ Public Sector on due date of submission of bid. If the bidding documents were issued inadvertently/ downloaded from website, offers submitted by such bidders shall not be considered for opening/ evaluation/award and will be returned immediately to such bidders. In case there is any change in status of the declaration prior to award of contract, the same has to be promptly informed to GAIL by the bidder. It shall be the sole responsibility of the bidder to inform GAIL in case the bidder is put on Holiday by GAIL or Public Sector Project Management Consultant (like EIL, Mecon. only due to poor performance or corrupt and fraudulent practices ) or banned/blacklisted by Government department/ Public Sector on due date of submission of bid and during the course of finalization of the tender. Concealment of the facts shall tantamount to misrepresentation of facts and shall lead to action against such Bidders as per clause 39 of ITB. BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

18 2.3 The Bidder should not be under any liquidation court receivership or similar proceedings on due date of submission of bid. In case there is any change in status of the declaration prior to award of contract, the same has to be promptly informed to GAIL by the bidder. It shall be the sole responsibility of the bidder to inform GAIL in case the bidder is under any liquidation court receivership or similar proceedings on due date of submission of bid and during the course of finalization of the tender. Concealment of the facts shall tantamount to misrepresentation of facts and shall lead to action against such Bidders as per clause no.39 of ITB. 2.4 Bidder shall not be affiliated with a firm or entity: (i) (ii) that has provided consulting services related to the work to the Employer during the preparatory stages of the work or of the project of which the works/services forms a part of or that has been hired (proposed to be hired) by the Employer as an Engineer/ Consultant for the contract. 2.5 Neither the firm/entity appointed as the Project Management Consultant (PMC) for a contract nor its affiliates/ JV S/ Subsidiaries shall be allowed to participate in the tendering process unless it is the sole Licensor/Licensor nominated agent/ vendor. 2.6 Pursuant to qualification criteria set forth in the bidding document, the Bidder shall furnish all necessary supporting documentary evidence to establish Bidder s claim of meeting qualification criteria. 3 BIDS FROM "JOINT VENTURE"/"CONSORTIUM" [FOR APPLICABILITY OF THIS CLAUSE REFER BIDDING DATA SHEET (BDS)] NOT ALLOWED FOR THIS INSTANT TENDER] 3.1 Bids from consortium/ JV of two or more members are acceptable provided that they fulfill the qualification criteria and requirements stated in the Bidding Documents. Participating Consortium/ JV shall submit the Agreement as per the format F-17 clearly defining the scope and responsibility of each member. Members of consortium/ JV shall assume responsibility jointly & severally. The bid security shall be submitted by the Bidder (Consortium/ JV). 3.2 The Consortium/ JV Agreement must clearly define the leader/ lead partner, who shall be responsible for timely completion of work/ services and shall receive/ send instructions for and on behalf of the consortium during the period the bid is under evaluation as well as during the execution of contract. BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

19 3.3 All the members shall authorize the representative from the lead partner by submitting a Power of attorney (on a non judicial stamp paper of appropriate value) signed by legally authorized signatories of all the member(s). Such authorization must be accompanied with the bid. The authorized signatory shall sign all the documents relating to the tender/ contract. However, in case of award, payment shall be made to the consortium. 3.4 A consortium/ JV once established at the time of submitting the Bid shall not be allowed to be altered with respect to constituting members of the JV/ Consortium or their respective roles/ scope of work, except if and when required in writing by owner. If during the evaluation of bids, a consortium/jv proposes any alteration/ changes in the orientation of consortium/jv or replacements or inclusions or exclusions of any partner(s)/ member(s) which had originally submitted the bid, bid from such a consortium/jv shall be liable for rejection. 3.5 Any member of the consortium/ JV shall not be eligible either in an individual capacity or be a part of any other consortium/jv to participate in this tender. Further, no member of the consortium/ JV shall be put on Holiday by GAIL or Public Sector Project Management Consultant (like EIL, Mecon only due to poor performance or corrupt and fraudulent practices ) or banned/blacklisted by Government department/ Public Sector on due date of submission of bid. Offer submitted by such consortium/ JV shall not be considered for opening/ evaluation/award. 4 ONE BID PER BIDDER 4.1 A Firm/Bidder shall submit only 'one [01] Bid' in the same Bidding Process. A Bidder who submits or participates in more than 'one [01] Bid' will cause all the proposals in which the Bidder has participated to be disqualified. 4.2 Alternative Bids shall not be considered. 5 COST OF BIDDING & TENDER FEE 5.1 COST OF BIDDING The Bidder shall bear all costs associated with the preparation and submission of the Bid including but not limited to Bank charges all courier charges including taxes & duties etc. incurred thereof. Further, GAIL will in no case, be responsible or liable for these costs, regardless of the outcome of the bidding process. 5.2 TENDER FEE: NOT APPLICABLE Tender Fee, if applicable, will be acceptable in the form of crossed payee accounts only Bank Drafts/Banker s Cheque payable to GAIL. The Tender Fee is to be BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

20 submitted along with the bid. Offers sent without payment of requisite Tender Fee will be ignored straightaway. 5.3 Wherever applicable, SMEs (Small & Micro Enterprises) are exempted from submission of Tender Fee in accordance with the provisions of Public Procurement Policy for MSE-2012 and Clause 40 of ITB. The Government Departments/PSUs are also exempted from the payment of tender fee. 5.4 In the event of a particular tender being cancelled, the tender fee will be refunded to the concerned bidders. 6 SITE VISIT 6.1 The Bidder is advised to visit and examine the site of works and its surroundings and obtain for itself on its own responsibility all information that may be necessary for preparing the Bid and entering into a Contract for the required job. The costs of visiting the site shall be borne by the Bidder. 6.2 The Bidder or any of its personnel or agents shall be granted permission by the Employer to enter upon its premises and land for the purpose of such visits, but only upon the express conditions that the Bidder, its personnel and agents will release and indemnify the Employer and its personnel, agents from and against all liabilities in respect thereof, and will be responsible for death or injury, loss or damage to property, and any other loss, damage, costs, and expenses incurred as a result of inspection. 6.3 The Bidder shall not be entitled to hold any claim against GAIL for non-compliance due to lack of any kind of pre-requisite information as it is the sole responsibility of the Bidder to obtain all the necessary information with regard to site, surrounding, working conditions, weather etc. on its own before submission of the bid. [B] BIDDING DOCUMENTS 7 CONTENTS OF BIDDING DOCUMENTS 7.1 The contents of Bidding Documents / Tender Documents are those stated below, and should be read in conjunction with any 'Addendum / Corrigendum' issued in accordance with "ITB: Clause-9": Section-I : Invitation for Bids [IFB] Section-II : Bid Evaluation Criteria [BEC] & Price Bid Evaluation Methodology Section-III : Instructions to bidders [ITB], Annexure and Forms &Formats (to be read in conjunction with bidding data sheet (BDS) Section-IV : General Conditions Of Contract [GCC] Section-V : Special Conditions Of Contract [SCC] Section-VI : Scope Of Work [SOW], Technical Specifications BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

21 Section-VII : Drawing Section-VIII : Health, Safety and Environment[HSE] Specifications Section-IX : Schedule Of Rates [SOR] *IFB, Request for Quotation, wherever applicable, shall also form part of the Bidding Document. 7.2 The Bidder is expected to examine all instructions, forms, terms & conditions in the Bidding Documents. The "Request for Quotation [RFQ] & Invitation for Bid (IFB)" together with all its attachments thereto, shall be considered to be read, understood and accepted by the Bidders. Failure to furnish all information required by the Bidding Documents or submission of a Bid not substantially responsive to the Bidding Documents in every respect will be at Bidder's risk and may result in the rejection of his Bid. 8 CLARIFICATION OF BIDDING DOCUMENTS 8.1 A prospective Bidder requiring any clarification(s) of the Bidding Documents may notify GAIL in writing or by fax or at GAIL's mailing address indicated in the BDS, no later than 02 (two) days prior to pre-bid meeting (in cases where prebid meeting is scheduled) or 05 (five) days prior to the bid closing date in cases where pre-bid meeting is not held. GAIL reserves the right to ignore the bidders request for clarification if received after the aforesaid period. GAIL may respond in writing to the request for clarification. GAIL's response including an explanation of the query, but without identifying the source of the query will be uploaded on GAIL s tendering web site [ and Government Website ] / communicated to prospective bidders by / fax. 8.2 Any clarification or information required by the Bidder but same not received by the Employer at clause 8.1 (refer BDS for address) above is liable to be considered as "no clarification / information required". 9 AMENDMENT OF BIDDING DOCUMENTS 9.1 At any time prior to the 'Bid Due Date', Owner may, for any reason, whether at its own initiative or in response to a clarification requested by a prospective Bidder, modify the Bidding Documents by addenda/ corrigendum. 9.2 Any addendum/ corrigendum thus issued shall be part of the Bidding Documents and may be hosted on GAIL s tendering website [ and Government Website /communicated to prospective bidders by / fax. Bidders have to take into account all such addendum/ corrigendum before submitting their bid. BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

22 9.3 The Employer, if consider necessary, may extend the date of submissions of Bid in order to allow the Bidders a reasonable time to furnish their most competitive bid taking into account the amendment issued thereof. 10 LANGUAGE OF BID: [C] PREPARATION OF BIDS The bid prepared by the bidder and all correspondence/drawings and documents relating to the bid exchanged by bidder and GAIL shall be written in English language alone. Any printed literature furnished by the bidder may be written in another language as long as accompanied by an ENGLISH translation duly authenticated by the Chamber of Commerce of bidder s country, in which case, for the purpose of interpretation of the bid, the ENGLISH translation shall govern. In the event of submission of any document/certificate by the Bidder in a language other than English, the English translation of the same duly authenticated by Chamber of Commerce of Bidder s country shall be submitted by the Bidder. 11. DOCUMENTS COMPRISING THE BID [MANUAL / E-TENDER] 11.1 In case the Bids are invited under the Manual Two Bid system. The Bid prepared by the Bidder shall comprise the following components sealed in 2 different envelopes: ENVELOPE-I: "TECHNO-COMMERCIAL / UN-PRICED BID" shall contain the following: (a) 'Covering Letter' on Bidder's 'Letterhead' clearly specifying the enclosed contents. (b) 'Bidder's General Information', as per 'Form F-1'. (c) 'Bid Form', as per 'Form F-2' (d) Copies of documents, as required in 'Form F-3' (e) As a confirmation that the prices are quoted in requisite format complying with the requirements copy of Schedule of Rate (SOR) with prices blanked out mentioning quoted / not quoted (as applicable) written against each item. (f) 'Letter of Authority on the Letter Head, as per 'Form F-5' (g) 'No Deviation Confirmation', as per 'Form F-6' (h) 'Bidder's Declaration regarding Bankruptcy, in 'Form F-7' (i) 'Certificate for Non-Involvement of Government of India ' from Bidder, as per 'Form F-8' Agreed & Confirm CPBG Proforma as per Form F-9 (j) 'Agreed Terms and Conditions', as per 'Form F-10' (k) 'ACKNOWLEDGEMENT CUM CONSENT LETTER', as per 'Form F-11' BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

23 (l) (m) (n) (o) (p) (q) (r) (s) (t) (u) Duly attested documents in accordance with the "BID EVALUATION CRITERIA [BEC]" establishing the qualification. Undertaking on the Letter head, as per the Form F-12. Power of Attorney for authorized signatory in non-judicial stamp paper/copy of Board Resolution, the authorized signatory shall be signing the bid and any consequence resulting due to such signing shall be binding on the bidder. Any other information/details required as per Bidding Document EMD/Bid Security in original as per Clause 16 of ITB All forms and Formats including Annexures. Original Tender Fee (if applicable) List of consortium/ JV member (s), if any, and Consortium Agreement (as per format) clearly defining their involvement & responsibility in this work, wherever applicable as specified elsewhere in the IFB/RFQ/BEC. )-[NOT ALLOWED IN THIS INSTANT TENDER] Tender Document duly signed/ digitally signed by the Authorized Signatory. Additional document specified in Bidding Data Sheet (BDS). Note: All the pages of the Bid must be signed by the "Authorized Signatory" of the Bidder ENVELOPE-II: Price Bid i) The Prices are to be submitted strictly as per the Schedule of Rate of the bidding documents. GAIL shall not be responsible for any failure on the part of the bidder to follow the instructions. ii) Bidders are advised NOT to mention Rebate/Discount separately, either in the SOR format or anywhere else in the offer. In case Bidder(s) intend to offer any Rebate/Discount, they should include the same in the item rate(s) itself under the Schedule of Rates (SOR) and indicate the discounted unit rate(s) only. iii) If any unconditional rebate has been offered in the quoted rate the same shall be considered in arriving at evaluated price. However no cognizance shall be taken for any conditional discount for the purpose of evaluation of the bids. iv) In case, it is observed that any of the bidder(s) has/have offered suo-moto Discount/Rebate after opening of unpriced bid but before opening of price bids such discount /rebate(s) shall not be considered for evaluation. However, in the event of the bidder emerging as the lowest evaluated bidder without considering the discount/rebate(s), then such discount/rebate(s) offered by the bidder shall be considered for Award of Work and the same will be conclusive and binding on the bidder. v) In the event as a result of techno-commercial discussions or pursuant to seeking clarifications / confirmations from bidders, while evaluating the un-priced part of the bid, any of the bidders submits a sealed envelope stating that it contains revised prices; such bidder(s) will be requested to withdraw the revised prices failing which the bid will not be considered for further evaluation. vi) In case any bidder does not quote for any item(s) of Schedule of Rates and the estimated price impact is more than 10% of the quoted price, then the bid BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

24 will be rejected. If such price impact of unquoted items is 10% or less of his quoted price, then the unquoted item(s) shall be loaded highest of the price quoted by the other bidders. If such bidder happens to be lowest evaluated bidder, price of unquoted items shall be considered as included in the quoted bid price In case the bids are invited under e-tendering system, bidders are requested to refer instructions for participating in E-Tendering enclosed herewith as Annexure-III and the ready reckoner for bidders available in Bids submitted manually shall be rejected, the bids must be submitted on GAIL s E- tendering website [ as follows: PART-I: TECHNO-COMMERCIAL/UN-PRICED BID comprising all the above documents mentioned at along with copy of EMD/Bid Bond, Tender fee, SME documents (wherever applicable), copy of Power of Attorney and copy of integrity pact should be uploaded in the private area earmarked (Tender Document) in the GAIL s e-tendering portal. However, bidders must submit the original "Bid Security / EMD & tender fee, SME documents (if applicable), Power of Attorney, Integrity Pact and any other documents specified in the bidding documents to address mentioned in IFB, in a sealed envelope, superscribing the Tender details & number within 7 days from the date of un-priced bid opening. The Original "Bid Security / EMD & tender fee, SME documents (if applicable), copy of which has been uploaded, must be received within 7 days from the date of unpriced bid opening, failing which the bid will be rejected notwithstanding the fact that a copy of EMD/ Bid Security was earlier uploaded by the bidder. In the event bidder fails to upload a copy of the same EMD/ Bid Security in his e-bid and hard copy of same has also not been received as on the date & time of bid submission, the bid shall be summarily rejected. All pages of the Bid must be digitally signed by the "authorized signatory" of the Bidder. Refer Annexure-I for E-tendering. In e-tenders, bids need to be digitally signed by the person holding power of attorney PART-II: PRICE BID The Prices are to be filled strictly in the Schedule of Rate of the bidding documents and provision mentioned at para hereinabove and to uploaded in SOR attachment/conditions of E-tendering portal In case of bids invited under single bid system, a single envelope containing all documents specified at Clause & of ITB above form the BID. All corresponding conditions specified at Clause & of ITB shall become applicable in such a case. 12 SCHEDULE OF RATES / BID PRICES BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

25 12.1 Unless stated otherwise in the Bidding Documents, the Contract shall be for the whole works as described in Bidding Documents, based on the rates and prices submitted by the Bidder and accepted by the Employer. The prices quoted by the Bidders will be inclusive of all taxes except service tax Prices must be filled in format for "Schedule of Rates [SOR]" enclosed as part of Tender document. If quoted in separate typed sheets and any variation in item description, unit or quantity is noticed; the Bid is liable to be rejected Bidder shall quote for all the items of "SOR" after careful analysis of cost involved for the performance of the completed item considering all parts of the Bidding Document. In case any activity though specifically not covered in description of item under "SOR" but is required to complete the works as per Specifications, Scope of Work / Service, Standards, "GCC", "SCC" or any other part of Bidding Document, the prices quoted shall deemed to be inclusive of cost incurred for such activity All duties, taxes [except Service Tax and Cess thereon] and other levies [if any] payable by the Contractor under the Contract, or for any other cause, shall be included in the rates / prices and the total bid-price submitted by the Bidder. Applicable rate of service tax shall be indicated in Agreed Terms & Conditions (Format-F10) Prices quoted by the Bidder, shall remain firm and fixed and valid until completion of the Contract and will not be subject to variation on any account. Any new taxes & Duties, if imposed by the State/ Govt. of India after the last date of bid submission but before the Contractual Delivery Date, shall be reimbursed to the contractor on submission of documentary evidence for proof of payment to State/ Govt. Authorities and after ascertaining it s applicability with respect to the contract The Bidder shall quote the prices in 'figures' & words. There should not be any discrepancy between the prices indicated in figures and the price indicated in words. In case of any discrepancy, the same shall be dealt as per clause no. 30 of ITB. 13 SERVICE TAX 13.1 Bidders are required to submit a notarized copy of the Service Tax Registration Certificate while submitting the bids wherever service tax is applicable Quoted prices should be inclusive of all taxes and duties, except Service Tax. Please note that the responsibility of payment of Service Tax lies with the Service Provider only. Contractor providing taxable service shall issue an Invoice, a Bill or as the case may be, a Challan which is signed, serially numbered and in accordance with rule 4A of service tax rules, The invoice shall also contain the following: (a) (b) Name, Address & Registration No. of such Person/Contractor Name & Address of the Person/Contractor receiving Taxable Service BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

26 (c) (d) Description, Classification & Value of Taxable Service provided Service Tax Amount, if any. Payments to Service Provider for claiming Service Tax amount will be made provided the above formalities are fulfilled. Further, GAIL may seek copies of challan and certificate from Chartered Accountant for deposit of Service Tax collected from Owner In case CBEC (Central Board of Excise and Customs) brings to the notice of GAIL that the contractor has not remitted the amount towards service tax collected from GAIL to the government exchequer, then, that contractor shall be put under Holiday list of GAIL for period of six months as mentioned in Procedure for Evaluation of Performance of Vendors/ Suppliers/Contractors/ Consultants In case of statutory variation in Service Tax during currency of the Contract, the Contractor shall submit a copy of the 'Government Notification' to evidence the rate as applicable on the date of submission of Bid and on the date of revision. Claim for payment of Service Tax / Statutory variation in Service Tax, should be raised within two [02] months from the date of issue of 'Government Notification' for payment of differential (in %) Service Tax, otherwise claim in respect of above shall not be entertained for payment of arrears. The Bidder shall submit Service Tax Registration Certificate alongwith their Bid. The following may also be noted:- a) Any increase in the rate of non-cenvatable service tax beyond the contractual completion period shall be to contractor s account whereas any decrease in the rate of service tax shall be passed on to the Employer. b) The base date for the purpose of applying statutory variation shall be the bid closing date SERVICE TAX IN CASE OF WORKS CONTRACT While quoting against the tender, bidder shall have the option to decide on the method of valuation prescribed under the service tax rules, i.e. either on actual service portion or deemed service portion Wherever Service Tax is to be paid on actual service portion, the bidder(s) shall indicate the value for service portion on which the Service Tax is applicable. Wherever Service Tax is to be paid on deemed service portion as per percentage prescribed, the bidder(s) shall indicate the percentage (presently 40% or 70%) of the gross works contract value on which Service Tax is applicable Wherever the bidder opts for paying Service Tax on deemed service portion, the gross works contract value for the purpose of payment of service tax shall mean the sum total of the gross amount charged for the works contract and the fair market value of all goods and services supplied in or in relation to the execution of the works contract, BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

27 whether or not supplied under the same contract or any other contract. The fair market value of Free Issue Material (FIM) and services, wherever applicable, to be mentioned in the Bidding Documents Bidders shall quote prices inclusive of all taxes and duties excluding service tax. In other words, the amount of service tax shall not be included by the bidders in their quoted price. However, bidders will indicate the details of applicable service tax as mentioned above along with the break-up of the service tax payable by him and service tax payable by Owner/GAIL as service recipient, if applicable, as per the reverse charge rule of service tax in Form F-10 Agreed terms & conditions This is clearly stipulated that in case a bidder does not provide any of the above requisite information, his bid will be evaluated with highest applicable rate of service tax on total value of works contract Where the GAIL is entitled to avail the cenvat credit of service tax: Owner/GAIL will reimburse the service tax to the Contractor at actuals against submission of cenvatable invoices issued in accordance with service tax Rules to enable Owner/GAIL to claim cenvat credit of service tax paid. In case of any variation in the executed quantities, the amount on which the Service Tax is applicable shall be modified in same proportion The benefit of Cenvat credit of service tax quoted shall be considered for evaluation of bids Where the GAIL is not entitled to avail/take the cenvat credit of service tax: Owner/GAIL will reimburse the service tax to the Contractor at actuals against documentary evidence subject to the ceiling amount of Service Tax as quoted by the bidder, subject to any statutory variations. In case of any variation in the executed quantities (If directed and/or certified by the Engineer-In-Charge) the ceiling amount on which service tax is applicable will be modified on pro-rata basis The bids will be evaluated based on total price including applicable service tax In case of non-corporate entities, bidder is required to pay certain portion of applicable service tax and remaining portion shall be deposited by GAIL directly as per service tax act. However in SOR, entire applicable rate/amount of service tax to be indicated by bidder Contractor shall ensure timely submission of correct invoice(s) with all required supporting document(s) within a period specified in Contracts/ LOA to enable GAIL to avail CENVAT credit. BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

28 If CENVAT credit with respect to service tax is not available to GAIL for any reason which is not attributable to GAIL, then GAIL shall not be obligated or liable to pay or reimburse service tax charged in the invoice(s) and shall be entitled to / deduct/ setoff /recover the such service tax together with all penalties and interest if any, against any amounts paid or payable by GAIL to Contractor Where GAIL has the obligation to discharge service tax liability under reverse charge mechanism and GAIL has paid or is /liable to pay service tax to the Government on which interest or penalties becomes payable as per Point of Taxation Rules, 2011 for any reason which is not attributable to GAIL or CENVAT credit with respect to such payments is not available to GAIL for any reason which is not attributable to GAIL, then GAIL shall be entitled to deduct/ setoff / recover such amounts against any amounts paid or payable by GAIL to Contractor. 14 BID CURRENCIES: Bidders must submit bid in Indian Rupees only. 15 BID VALIDITY 15.1 Bids shall be kept valid for 'three [03] months' from the final 'Bid Due Date'. A Bid valid for a shorter period may be rejected by GAIL as 'non-responsive' In exceptional circumstances, prior to expiry of the original 'Bid Validity Period', the Employer may request the Bidders to extend the 'Period of Bid Validity' for a specified additional period. The request and the responses thereto shall be made in writing or by fax/ . A Bidder may refuse the request without forfeiture of his 'Bid Security'. A Bidder agreeing to the request will not be required or permitted to modify his Bid, but will be required to extend the validity of its 'Bid Security' for the period of the extension and in accordance with "ITB: Clause-16" in all respects. 16 EARNEST MONEY/BID SECURITY 16.1 Bids must be accompanied with 'Earnest Money / Bid Security' in the form of 'Demand Draft' [in favor of GAIL (India) Limited, payable at VADODARA or 'Banker's Cheque' or 'Bank Guarantee' or 'Letter of Credit' as per the format given in Form -4/4A of the bidding documents. Bidders shall ensure that 'Bid Security', having a validity of at least ' two [02] months' beyond the validity of the bid, must accompany the Bid in the format(s) made available in the Bidding Document. Bid not accompanied with 'Bid Security', or 'Bid Security' not in requisite form shall be liable for rejection. The Bid Security shall be submitted in Indian Rupees only The 'Bid Security' is required to protect GAIL against the risk of Bidder's conduct, which would warrant the 'Bid Security's' forfeiture, pursuant to "ITB: Clause-16.7" GAIL shall not be liable to pay any Bank charges, commission or interest etc. on the amount of 'Bid Security'. In case 'Bid Security' is in the form of a 'Bank Guarantee', the same shall be from any Indian scheduled Bank or a branch of an International BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

29 Bank situated in India and registered with 'Reserve Bank of India' as Scheduled Foreign Bank. However, in case of 'Bank Guarantee' from Banks other than the Nationalized Indian Banks, the Bank must be commercial Bank having net worth in excess of Rs. 100 Crores [Rupees One Hundred Crores] and a declaration to this effect should be made by such commercial Bank either in the 'Bank Guarantee' itself or separately on its letterhead. 'Earnest Money / Bid Security' shall be valid for 'two [02] months' beyond the 'Bid Validity Period' 16.4 Any Bid not secured in accordance with "ITB: Clause-16.1 & Clause-16.3" may be rejected by GAIL as non-responsive Unsuccessful Bidder's 'Earnest Money / Bid Security' will be discharged/ returned as promptly as possible, but not later than 'thirty [30] days' after finalization of tender The successful Bidder's 'Bid Security' will be discharged upon the Bidder's acknowledging the 'Award' and signing the 'Agreement' and furnishing the 'Contract Performance Security / Security Deposit' pursuant to clause 37 & 38 of ITB Notwithstanding anything contained herein, the 'Bid Security' may also be forfeited in any of the following cases: (a) If a Bidder withdraws his Bid during the 'Period of Bid Validity' (b) If a Bidder has indulged in corrupt/fraudulent /collusive/coercive practice (c) If the Bidder modifies bids during the period of bid validity (after submission date). (d) Violates any other condition, mentioned elsewhere in the tender document, which may lead to forfeiture of EMD. (e) In the case of a successful Bidder, if the Bidder fails to: (i) to acknowledge receipt the "Notification of Award" / "Fax of Intent [FOI]/ Fax of Acceptance[FOA]", (ii) to furnish "Contract Performance Security / Security Deposit", in accordance with "ITB: Clause-38" (iii) to accept 'arithmetical corrections' as per provision of the clause 30 of ITB Bid Security should be in favor of GAIL (India) Limited and addressed to GAIL. In case Bid Security is in the form of 'Bank Guarantee' or Letter of Credit, the same must indicate the Bid Document No. and the Work for which the Bidder is quoting. This is essential to have proper correlation at a later date. The 'Bid Security' should be in the form provided at 'Form F-4 / Form F-4A' Wherever applicable, MSEs (Micro & Small Enterprises) are exempted from submission of EMD/Bid Security in accordance with the provisions of PPP-2012 and Clause 40 of ITB. The Government Departments/PSUs are also exempted from the payment of Bid Security. 17 PRE-BID MEETING (IF APPLICABLE) BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

30 17.1 The Bidder(s) or his designated representative are invited to attend a "Pre-Bid Meeting" which will be held at address specified in IFB. It is expected that a bidder shall not depute more than 02 representatives for the meeting Purpose of the meeting will be to clarify issues and to answer questions on any matter that may be raised at that stage and give hands-on e-tendering Text of the questions raised and the responses given, together with any responses prepared after the meeting, will be uploaded on GAIL e-tendering website against the Tender. Any modification of the Contents of Bidding Documents listed in "ITB: Clause-7.1", that may become necessary as a result of the Pre-Bid Meeting shall be made by the Employer exclusively through the issue of an Addendum / Corrigendum pursuant to "ITB: Clause-9", and not through the minutes of the Pre-Bid Meeting Non-attendance of the Pre-Bid Meeting will not be a cause for disqualification of Bidder. 18 FORMAT AND SIGNING OF BID 18.1 The original and all copies of the Bid shall be typed or written in indelible ink [in the case of copies, photocopies are also acceptable] and shall be signed by a person or persons duly authorized to sign on behalf of the Bidder (as per POA). The name and position held by each person signing, must be typed or printed below the signature. All pages of the Bid except for unamended printed literature where entry(s) or amendment(s) have been made shall be initialed by the person or persons signing the Bid The Bid shall contain no alterations, omissions, or additions, unless such corrections are initialed by the person or persons signing the Bid In case of e-tendering, digitally signed documents to be uploaded as detailed in addendum to ITB [ANNEXURE-III]. 19 ZERO DEVIATION AND REJECTION CRITERIA 19.1 ZERO DEVIATION: Deviation to terms and conditions of "Bidding Documents" may lead to rejection of bid. GAIL will accept bids based on terms & conditions of "Bidding Documents" only. Bidder may note GAIL will determine the substantial responsiveness of each bid to the Bidding Documents pursuant to provision contained in clause 29 of ITB. For purpose of this, a substantially responsive bid is one which conforms to all terms and conditions of the Bidding Documents without deviations or reservations. GAIL's determination of a bid's responsiveness is based on the content of the bid itself without recourse to extrinsic evidence. GAIL reserves the right to raise technical and/or commercial query(s), if required, may be raised on the bidder(s). The response(s) to the same shall be in writing, and no change in the price(s) or substance of the bids shall be sought, offered or permitted. The substance of the bid includes but BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

31 not limited to prices, completion, scope, technical specifications, etc. Bidders are requested to not to take any deviation/exception to the terms and conditions laid down in this "Tender Documents", and submit all requisite documents as mentioned in this "Tender Documents", failing which their offer will be liable for rejection. If a bidder does not reply to the queries in the permitted time frame then its bid shall be evaluated based on the documents available in the bid REJECTION CRITERIA: Notwithstanding the above, deviation to the following clauses of Tender document shall lead to summarily rejection of Bid: (a) Firm Price (b) Earnest Money Deposit / Bid Security (c) Specifications & Scope of Work (d) Schedule of Rates / Price Schedule / Price Basis (e) Duration / Period of Contract/ Completion schedule (f) Period of Validity of Bid (g) Price Reduction Schedule (h) Contract Performance Bank Guarantee / Security Deposit (i) Guarantee / Defect Liability Period (j) Arbitration / Resolution of Dispute/Jurisdiction of Court (k) Force Majeure & Applicable Laws (l) Integrity Pact, if Applicable (m) Any other condition specifically mentioned in the tender document elsewhere that non-compliance of the clause lead to rejection of bid Note: Further, it is once again reminded not to mention any condition in the Bid which is contradictory to the terms and conditions of Tender document. 20 E-PAYMENT GAIL (India) Limited has initiated payments to Suppliers and Contractors electronically, and to facilitate the payments electronically through 'e-banking'. The successful bidder should give the details of his bank account as per the bank mandate form. [D] SUBMISSION OF BIDS 21 SUBMISSION, SEALING AND MARKING OF BIDS 21.1 In case of e-tendering, bids shall be submitted through e-tender mode in the manner specified elsewhere in tender document. No Manual/ Hard Copy (Original) offer shall be acceptable In case of manual tendering bid must be submitted in sealed envelope. If the envelope is not sealed & marked as per Clause No. 11 of ITB, the employer will assume no responsibility for misplacement or pre-mature opening of the bid. BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

32 21.3 All the bids shall be addressed to the owner at address specified in IFB Bids submitted under the name of AGENT/ CONSULTANT/ REPRESENTATIVE /RETAINER/ ASSOCIATE etc. on behalf of a bidder/affiliate shall not be accepted. 22 DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF BIDS 22.1 In case of e-bidding, the bids must be received through e-tender mode not later than the date and time specified in the tender documents/bds In case of manual tendering EMD along with bid must be submitted within the due date & time GAIL may, in exceptional circumstances and at its discretion, extend the deadline for submission of Bids (clause 9 of ITB refers). In which case all rights and obligations of GAIL and the Bidders, previously subject to the original deadline will thereafter be subject to the deadline as extended. Notice for extension of bid submission date will be uploaded on GAIL s website/ communicate to the bidders. 23 LATE BIDS 23.1 Any bids received after the notified date and time of closing of tenders will be treated as late bids In case of e-tendering, e-tendering system of GAIL shall close immediately after the deadline for submission of bid and no bids can be submitted thereafter. In case of manual tendering, bids received by GAIL after the deadline for submission of bids shall not be considered. Such late bids shall be returned to the bidder within 10 days in unopened conditions. The bid bond of such bidders shall be returned along with the un-opened bid. In case of e-tendering, where the bid bond/physical documents has been received but the bid is not submitted by the bidder in the e- tendering portal, such bid bond/ physical documents shall be returned immediately Unsolicited Bids or Bids received to address other than one specifically stipulated in the tender document will not be considered for evaluation/opening/award if not received to the specified destination within stipulated date & time. 24 MODIFICATION AND WITHDRAWAL OF BIDS 24.1 Modification and withdrawal of bids shall be as follows: IN CASE OF E- TENDERING The bidder may withdraw or modify its bid after bid submission but before the due date for submission as per tender document. BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

33 IN CASE OF MANUAL BIDDING ( THIS IS NOT APPLICABLE AS THIS TENDER IS e-tender) The bidder may withdraw or modify its bid after bid submission but before the due date for submission as per tender document provided that the written notice of the modification/ substitution/ withdrawal in received by GAIL prior to the deadline for submission of bid. The modification shall also the prepared, sealed, marked and dispatch in accordance with the provision of the clause 22 of ITB, with the after and inner envelopes additionally marked modification or withdrawal as appropriate. A withdrawal notice may also be sent by or fax but followed by a signed confirmation copy post not later than the deadline for submission of bids. No bid shall be modified/ withdrawn after the deadline for submission of bids No bid shall be allowed to be withdrawn/ modified/substitute in the interval between the deadline for submission of bids and the expiration of the period of bid validity specified by the bidder on the Bid Form. Withdrawal/Modification/Substitution of a bid during this interval shall result in the bidder s forfeiture of his bid security pursuant to clause 16 of ITB The latest bid hence submitted shall be considered for evaluation and all other bids shall be considered to be unconditionally withdrawn In case after price bid opening the lowest evaluated bidder (L1) is not awarded the job for any mistake committed by him in bidding or withdrawal of bid or modification of bid or varying any term in regard thereof leading to re-tendering, GAIL shall forfeit EMD paid by the bidder and such bidders shall be debarred from participation in retendering of the same job(s)/item(s). Further, such bidder will be put on holiday for a period of six months after following the due procedure. 25 EMPLOYER'S RIGHT TO ACCEPT ANY BID AND TO REJECT ANY OR ALL BIDS GAIL reserves the right to accept or reject any Bid, and to annul the Bidding process and reject all Bids, at any time prior to award of Contract, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected Bidder or Bidders or any obligations to inform the affected Bidder or Bidders of the ground for GAIL's action. However, Bidder if so desire may seek the reason (in writing) for rejection of their Bid to which GAIL shall respond quickly. 26 BID OPENING [E] BID OPENING AND EVALUATION BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

34 26.1 Unpriced Bid Opening: GAIL will open bids, in the presence of bidders designated representatives who choose to attend, at date, time and location stipulated in the BDS. The bidders representatives, who are present shall sign a bid opening register evidencing their attendance Priced Bid Opening: GAIL will open the price bids of those bidders who meet the qualification requirement and whose bids is determined to be technically and commercially responsive. Bidders selected for opening of their price bids shall be informed about the date of price bid opening. Bidders may depute their authorized representative to attend the bid opening. The bidders representatives, who are present shall sign a register evidencing their attendance and may be required to be present on a short notice The price bids of those bidders who were not found to be techno-commercially responsive shall be unopened and returned unopened after opening of the price bids of techno-commercially responsive bidders In case of bids invited under the single bid system, bid shall be opened on the specified due date & time. 27 CONFIDENTIALITY Information relating to the examination, clarification, evaluation, and comparison of Bids, and recommendations for the award of a Contract, shall not be disclosed to Bidders or any other persons not officially concerned with such process. Any effort by a Bidder to influence the Employer's processing of Bids or award decisions may result in the rejection of the Bidder's Bid. 28 CONTACTING THE EMPLOYER 28.1 From the time of Bid opening to the time of award of Contract, if any Bidder wishes to contact the Employer on any matter related to the Bid, it should do so in writing. Information relating to the examination, clarification, evaluation & recommendation for award shall not be disclosed Any effort by the Bidder to influence the Employer in the Employer's 'Bid Evaluation', 'Bid Comparison', or 'Contract Award' decisions may result in the rejection of the Bidder's Bid. 29 EXAMINATION OF BIDS AND DETERMINATION OF RESPONSIVENESS BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

35 29.1 The owner s determination of a bid s responsiveness is based on the content of the bid only. Prior to the detailed evaluation of Bids, the Employer will determine whether each Bid:- (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) Meets the "Bid Evaluation Criteria" of the Bidding Documents; Has been properly signed; Is accompanied by the required 'Earnest Money / Bid Security'; Is substantially responsive to the requirements of the Bidding Documents; and Provides any clarification and/or substantiation that the Employer may require to determine responsiveness pursuant to "ITB: Clause-29.2" 29.2 A substantially responsive Bid is one which conforms to all the terms, conditions and specifications of the Bidding Documents without material deviations or reservations or omissions for this purpose employer defines the foregoing terms below:- a) Deviation is departure from the requirement specified in the tender documents. b) Reservation is the setting of limiting conditions or withholding from complete acceptance of the requirement in the tender documents. c) Omission is the failure to submit part or all of the information or documentation required in the tender document A material deviation, reservation or omission is one that, a) If accepted would, i) Affect in any substantial way the scope, quality, or performance of the job as specified in tender documents. ii) Limit, in any substantial way, inconsistent with the Tender Document, the Employer s rights or the tenderer s obligations under the proposed Contract. b) If rectified, would unfairly affect the competitive position of other bidders presenting substantially responsive bids The employer shall examine all aspects of the bid to confirm that all requirements have been met without any material deviation reservation or omission If a Bid is not substantially responsive, it may be rejected by the Employer and may not subsequently be made responsive by correction or withdrawal of the of material deviation, reservation or omission. 30 CORRECTION OF ERRORS 30.1 Bids determined to be substantially responsive will be checked by the Employer for any arithmetic errors. Errors will be corrected by the Employer as follows: BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

36 (i) (ii) (iii) When there is a difference between the rates in figures and words, the rate which corresponds to the amount worked out by the contractor (by multiplying the quantity and rate) shall be taken as correct. When the rate quoted by the contractor in figures and words tallies but the amount is incorrect, the rate quoted by the contractor shall be taken as correct and not the amount and the amount corrected. When it is not possible to ascertain the correct rate, in the manner prescribed above, the rate as quoted in words shall be adopted and the amount worked out, for comparison purposes 30.2 The amount stated in the bid will be adjusted by the Employer in accordance with the above procedure for the correction of errors. If the bidder does not accept the corrected amount of bid, its bid will be rejected, and the bid security shall be forfeited. 31 CONVERSION TO SINGLE CURRENCY FOR COMPARISON OF BIDS Not Applicable. All bids submitted must be in the currency specified at clause 14 of ITB. 32 EVALUATION AND COMPARISON OF BIDS Bid shall be evaluated as per evaluation criteria mentioned in Section-II of bidding documents (refer clause 7.0 of ITB) after considering the effect of cenvatable service tax wherever the work Centre is entitled to avail CENVAT credit. The employer shall only use the criteria and methodology indicated in Section-II of bidding documents. No other criteria/ methodology shall be permitted. 33 COMPENSATION FOR EXTENDED STAY (FOR APPLICABLITY OF THIS CLAUSE REFER BDS): [NOT APPLICABLE IN THIS INSTANT TENDER] 33.1 In the event of the time of completions of work getting delayed beyond the time schedule indicated in the bidding document plus a grace period equivalent to 1/5 th of the time schedule or 2 months whichever is more, due to reasons solely attributable to Employer, the Contractor shall be paid compensation for extended stay (ESC) to maintain necessary organizational set up and construction tools, tackles, equipment etc. at site of work The bidder is required to specify the rate for ESC on per month basis in the PRICE PART of his bid, which shall be considered for loading on total quoted price during price bid evaluation. The loading shall be done of a period of 1/5 th of the time schedule or 1 month whichever is less. In case bidder does not indicate the rate for ESC in price part of his bid, it will be presumed that no ESC is required by the bidder and evaluation shall be carried out accordingly. BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

37 34 PURCHASE PREFERENCE Purchase preference to Central government public sector Undertaking shall be allowed as per Government instructions in vogue. 35 AWARD [F] AWARD OF CONTRACT Subject to "ITB: Clause-29", GAIL will award the Contract to the successful Bidder whose Bid has been determined to be substantially responsive and has been determined as the lowest provided that bidder, is determined to be qualified to satisfactorily perform the Contract. 36 NOTIFICATION OF AWARD / FAX OF ACCEPTANCE 36.1 Prior to the expiry of 'Period of Bid Validity', GAIL will notify the successful Bidder in writing, in the form of "Notification of Award" / "Fax of Intent [FOI] / Fax of Acceptance [FOA]", through fax/ , that his Bid has been accepted. The notification of award / Fax of Intent will constitute the formation of the Contract Contract period shall commence from the date of "Notification of Award" or as mentioned in the Notification of Award. The "Notification of Award" will constitute the formation of a Contract, until the Contract has been effected pursuant to signing of Contract as per "ITB: Clause-37". Upon the successful Bidder's / Contractor's furnishing of 'Contract Performance Security / Security Deposit', pursuant to "ITB: Clause-38", GAIL will promptly discharge his 'Earnest Money / Bid Security', pursuant to "ITB: Clause-16" 37 SIGNING OF AGREEMENT 37.1 GAIL will award the Contract to the successful Bidder, who, within 'fifteen [15] days' of receipt of the same, shall sign and return the acknowledged copy to GAIL The successful Bidder/Contractor shall be required to execute an 'Agreement' in the proforma given in this Bidding Document on a 'non-judicial stamp paper' of appropriate value [cost of the 'stamp-paper' shall be borne by the successful Bidder/Contractor] and of ' state' specified in Bidding Data Sheet (BDS) only, within 'fifteen [15] days' of receipt of the "Letter of Acceptance [LOA]" of the Tender by the successful Bidder/Contractor failure on the part of the successful Bidder/Contractor to sign the 'Agreement' within the above stipulated period, shall constitute sufficient grounds for forfeiture of EMD/Security Deposit. BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

38 38 CONTRACT PERFORMANCE SECURITY / SECURITY DEPOSIT 38.1 Within 30 days of the receipt of the notification of award/ Fax of Acceptance from GAIL, the successful bidder shall furnish the contract performance security/guarantee in accordance with of General Conditions of the Contract. The Contract Performance Security/Guarantee shall be in the form of either Banker s Cheque or Demand Draft or Bank Guarantee or Letter of Credit and shall be in the currency of the Contract The contract performance security shall be for an amount equal to specified in Bidding Data Sheet (BDS) towards faithful performance of the contractual obligations and performance of equipment. For the purpose of Contract Performance Security, Contract/order value shall be exclusive of taxes and duties. Bank Guarantee towards performance security/ security deposit shall be from any Indian scheduled bank or a branch of an International bank situated in India and registered with Reserve bank of India as scheduled foreign bank in case of Indian bidder as well as foreign bidder. However, in case of bank guarantees from banks other than the Nationalized Indian banks, the bank must be a commercial bank having net worth in excess of Rs 100 crores and a declaration to this effect should be made by such commercial bank either in the Bank Guarantee itself or separately on its letterhead. This bank guarantee shall be valid for a period as three months beyond the DLP specified in Bid Data Sheet Failure of the successful bidder to comply with the requirements of this article shall constitute sufficient grounds for the annulment of the award and forfeiture of the bid security The CPBG/Security deposit has to cover the entire contract value including extra works/services also. As long as the CPBG/Security deposit submitted at the time of award take cares the extra works/ services executed and total executed value are within the awarded contract price, there is no need for additional security deposit/ Contract Performance Security. As soon as the total executed value is likely to burst the ceiling of awarded contract price, the contractor should furnish additional security deposit/ CPBG. 39 PROCEDURE FOR ACTION IN CASE CORRUPT/ FRAUDULENT/COLLUSIVE/ COERCIVE PRACTICES Procedure for action in case Corrupt/ Fraudulent/Collusive/Coercive Practices is enclosed at Annexure-I. The Fraud Prevision Policy document is available on GAIL s website ( BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

39 40 PUBLIC PROCUREMENT POLICY FOR MICRO AND SMALL ENTERPRISES (REFER BDS FOR APPLICABILITY OF THIS CLAUSE) 40.1 Following provision has been incorporated in tender for MSEs, in line with notification of Government of India, vide Gazette of India No. 503 dated proclaiming the Public Procurement Policy on procurement of goods and services from Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) i) Issue of tender document to MSEs free of cost. ii) Exemption to MSEs from payment of EMD/Bid Security. iii) In Tender participating Micro and Small Enterprises quoting price within the price band of L1 + 15% shall also be allowed to supply a portion of requirement by bringing down their prices to L1 price in a situation where L1 price is from someone other than a micro and small enterprise and such micro and small enterprises shall be allowed to supply upto 20% of the tendered value. In case of more than one such Micro and Small Enterprises, the supply shall be shared proportionately (to tendered quantity). Further, out of above 20%, 4% shall be from MSEs owned by SC/ST entrepreneurs. This quota is to be transferred to other MSEs in case of non-availability of MSEs owned by SC/ST entrepreneurs. The quoted prices against various items shall remain valid in case of splitting of quantities of the items above. In case tendered item is non-splitable or non- dividable (specified in Bid Data Sheet), MSE quoting price within price band L1 ( other than MSE) + 15%, may be awarded for full/ complete supply of total tendered value subject to matching of L1 price The MSEs owned by SC/ST entrepreneurs shall mean:- a) In case of proprietary MSE, Proprietor(s) shall be SC/ST. b) In case of partnership MSE, the SC/ST partners shall be holding at least 51% share in the unit c) In case of private Limited Companies, at least 51%share is held by SC/ST. If the MSE is owned by SC/ST entrepreneurs, the bidder shall furnish appropriate documentary evidence in this regard The Public Procurement Policy for MSEs is meant for procurement of only goods produced & Services rendered by MSEs and hence shall not be applicable for works contracts In case bidder is a Micro or Small Enterprise under the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006, the bidder shall submit the following: BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

40 a) Documentary evidence that the bidder is a Micro or Small Enterprises registered with District Industries Centers or Khadi and Village Industries National Small Industries Corporation or Directorate of Handicrafts and Handloom or any other body specified by Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises. b) If the MSE is owned by SC/ST Entrepreneurs, the bidder shall furnish appropriate documentary evidence in this regard. C) MSEs those having Udyog Aadhaar Memorandum are also eligible for availing the benefits under the Public Procurement Policy. The above documents submitted by the bidder shall be duly certified by the Chartered Accountant (not being an employee or a Director or not having any interest in the bidder s company/firm) and Notary Public with legible stamp. If the bidder does not provide the above confirmation or appropriate document or any evidence, then it will be presumed that they do not qualify for any preference admissible in the Public Procurement Policy (PPP) If against an order placed by GAIL, successful bidder(s) (other than Micro/Small Enterprise) is procuring material/services from their sub-vendor who is a Micro or Small Enterprise registered with District Industries Centers or Khadi and Village Industries Commission or Khadi and Village Industries Board or Coir Board or National Small Industries Corporation or Directorate of Handicrafts and Handloom or any other body specified by Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises with prior consent in writing of the purchasing authority/engineer-in-charge, the details like Name, Registration No., Address, Contact No. details of material & value of procurement made, etc. of such Enterprises shall be furnished by the successful bidder at the time of submission of invoice/bill. 41 AHR ITEMS In items rate contract where the quoted rates for the items exceed 50% of the estimate rates, such items will be considered as Abnormally High Rates (AHR) Items and payment of AHR items beyond the SOR stipulated quantities shall be made at the lowest amongst the following rates: I) Rates as per SOR, quoted by the Contractor/Bidder. II) Rate of the item, which shall be derived as follows: a. Based on rates of Machine and labour as available from the contract (which includes contractor s supervision, profit, overheads and other expenses). BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

41 b. In case rates are not available in the contract, rates will be calculated based on prevailing market rates of machine, material and labour plus 15% to cover contractor s supervision profit, overhead & other expenses. 42 VENDOR PERFORMANCE EVALUATION Shall be as stipulated Annexure II to ITB herewith. 43 INCOME TAX & CORPORATE TAX 43.1 Income tax deduction shall be made from all payments made to the contractor as per the rules and regulations in force and in accordance with the Income Tax Act prevailing from time to time Corporate Tax liability, if any, shall be to the contractor s account Work Contract tax/vat as may be applicable shall be deducted as per trade tax. 44. SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES BETWEEN GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT AND ANOTHER AND ONE GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISE AND ONE PUBLIC ENTERPRISE AND ANOTHER In the event of any dispute or difference relating to the interpretation and application of the provisions of the contracts, such dispute or difference shall be referred by either party for Arbitration to the sole Arbitrator in the Department of Public Enterprises to be nominated by the Secretary to the Government of India in-charge of the Department of Public Enterprises. The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 shall not be applicable to arbitrator under this clause. The award of the Arbitrator shall be binding upon the parties to the dispute, provided, however, any party aggrieved by such award may make a further reference for setting aside or revision of the award to the Law Secretary, Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law & Justice, Government of India. Upon such reference the dispute shall be decided by the Law Secretary or the Special Secretary / Additional Secretary, when so authorized by the Law Secretary, whose decision shall bind the Parties finally and conclusively. The parties to the dispute will share equally the cost of arbitration as intimated by the Arbitrator. 45 DISPUTE RESOLUTION (ADDENDUM TO PROVISION REGARDING APPLICABLE LAWS AND SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES OF GCC) 45.1 GAIL (India) Limited has framed the Conciliation Rules 2010 in conformity with supplementary to Part III of the Indian Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996 for speedier, cost effective and amicable settlement of disputes through conciliation. A copy of the said rules made available on GAIL s web site for reference. Unless otherwise specified, the matters where decision of the Engineer-in- Charge is deemed to be final and binding as provided in the Agreement and the BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

42 issues/disputes which cannot be mutually resolved within a reasonable time, all disputes shall be settled in accordance with the Conciliation Rules Any dispute(s)/difference(s)/issue(s) of any kind whatsoever between/amongst the Parties arising under/out of/in connection with this contract shall be settled in accordance with the aforesaid rules In case of any dispute(s)/difference(s)/issue(s), a Party shall notify the other Party (ies) in writing about such a dispute(s) / difference(s) / issue(s) between / amongst the Parties and that such a Party wishes to refer the dispute(s)/difference(s)/issue(s) to Conciliation. Such Invitation for Conciliation shall contain sufficient information as to the dispute(s)/difference(s)/issue(s) to enable the other Party (ies) to be fully informed as to the nature of the dispute(s)/difference(s)/issue(s), the amount of monetary claim, if any, and apparent cause(s) of action Conciliation proceedings commence when the other Party(ies) accept(s) the invitation to conciliate and confirmed in writing. If the other Party (ies) reject(s) the invitation, there will be no conciliation proceedings If the Party initiating conciliation does not receive a reply within thirty days from the date on which he/she sends the invitation, or within such other period of time as specified in the invitation, he/she may elect to treat this as a rejection of the invitation to conciliate. If he/she so elects, he/she shall inform the other Party(ies) accordingly Where Invitation for Conciliation has been furnished, the Parties shall attempt to settle such dispute(s) amicably under Part-III of the Indian Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 and GAIL (India) Limited Conciliation Rules, It would be only after exhausting the option of Conciliation as an Alternate Dispute Resolution Mechanism that the Parties hereto shall go for Arbitration. For the purpose of this clause, the option of Conciliation shall be deemed to have been exhausted, even in case of rejection of Conciliation by any of the Parties The cost of Conciliation proceedings including but not limited to fees for Conciliator(s), Airfare, Local Transport, Accommodation, cost towards conference facility etc. shall be borne by the Parties equally The Parties shall freeze claim(s) of interest, if any, and shall not claim the same during the pendency of Conciliation proceedings. The Settlement Agreement, as and when reached/agreed upon, shall be signed between the Parties and Conciliation proceedings shall stand terminated on the date of the Settlement Agreement. 46 BILLING SYSTEM ORIGINAL Bills/Invoices to be forwarded in sealed envelope for release of payment in time and following should be clearly mentioned on top left corner of the envelope with address as under: BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

43 (a) Top left corner of the envelope Vendor Code: LOA/PO No.: Bill/ Invoice No.:.. Date... Date. Invoice Value: Rs... Indenting Dept. of.. Job/Supply (b) Address: To, In case of LOA/Contract HOD/EIC (Indenting/User Department) M/s GAIL (India) Ltd IInd Floor, Central Dak Receipt Cell, Manisha Circle, Old Padra Road, Vadodara In case of PO HOD (C&P) M/s GAIL (India) Ltd IInd Floor, Central Dak Receipt Cell, Manisha Circle, Old Padra Road, Vadodara (c) BWS On processing of your above bills/invoices through BWS of GAIL by the concerned representative of GAIL against the services performed/materials supplied, a receipt shall be generated with unique number and communicated automatically through to you directly for you to see the status of your bills/invoices under main menu: watch/payment asp. 47 TRANSPARENCY Bidders if so desires, may seek in writing the reason for rejection of their bid, to which GAIL shall respond quickly. 48 CONTRACTOR S SUBORDINATE STAFF AND THEIR CONDUCT A new clause no in the GCC for Works has been appended hereunder: The Contractor shall obtain necessary certificate with regard to verification of character and antecedents in respect of personnel deployed /proposed to be deployed to carry out the contractual obligations and provide the copy of the said certificate for facilitating Photo Pass to enter into GAIL s Premises. BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

44 49 SALE OF BID DOCUMENTS Tender document will be sold on receipt of application along with requisite tender fee. No tender document will, however, be sold / issued to the bidders who are on 'Holiday' by GAIL or Public Sector Project Management Consultant (like ElL, Mecon etc. only due to "poor performance" or "corrupt and fraudulent practices") or banned by Government department/ Public Sector on due date of submission of bid. If the document were issued inadvertently/ downloaded from website, offers submitted by such bidder shall not be considered for opening / evaluation / award and will be returned immediately to such bidder. The above is without prejudice to the other rights of GAIL. 50 QUANTITY VARIATION 50.1 The purchaser reserves the right to vary the quantity of each item up to +/- 15% for each item, at the time of award without any change in quoted unit price or other terms & conditions The purchaser reserves the right to delete the requirement of any one or more items of MR without assigning any reason. 51 SUBLETTING & ASSIGNMENT 51.1 The contractor shall not, save with previous consent in writing of the Engineer-incharge, sublet, transfer or assign the contract or any part thereof or interest therein or benefit or advantage thereof in any manner whatsoever. Provided, nevertheless, that any such consent shall not relieve the contractor from any obligation, duty or responsibility under the contract. However, Subletting of WHOLE WORKS is prohibited. An undertaking to this effect will be given by Vendor/Contractor along with each invoice/ bill. In addition to above, clause no of GCC also to be referred. 52 Direct Payments to Sub-Vendors / Supporting Agencies of Main Contractor 52.1 Normally, the payment is to be made to vendor/contractor only as per provision of contract. During execution, in case of financial constraints, GAIL may make direct payment to their sub-vendor / supporting agencies as an exception from the amounts due to the vendors/contractors from any of their bills under process upon certification by EIC subject to receipt of such request from the vendor/contractor. Further, the request for direct payments to the sub-vendor / sub-contractor shall be considered in performance evaluation of such vendor/ contractor. 53 While engaging the contractual manpower, contractors are required to make efforts to provide opportunity of employment to the people belonging to schedule castes and weaker sections of the society also in order to have a fair representation of these sections. 54. CHECK MEASUREMENT Measurement shall be recorded as per the methods of measurement spelt out in BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

45 SOW/Specifications/SCC of Contract/Tender Document. The responsibility for checking the measurements as recorded in the measurement Books/Bills shall be as under: 1. Where GAIL Executive is Engineer-In-Charge (EIC) (e.g O&M Contracts) a. Site-In-Charge/Site Engineer will check 100% measurements of executed work. b. EIC will further check measurements at least 15% of bill value. In case, Sitein-Charge/Site Engineer is not available, EIC will check 100% measurements of executed work. c. An officer one level above EIC but not below level of HOD will check measurements of 5% of bill value. In case, HOD is EIC, then he will check measurements of 20% of bill value. 2. Where PMC is EIC (e.g Project Construction): a. PMC will check 100% measurements of executed work. b. GAIL Site Engineer will check measurements of at least 15% of bill value, certified by PMC. c. An officer one level above Site Engineer but not below level of DGM will further check measurements of 5% of bill value. However, wherever DGM is not available, an officer of level of CM will check measurements of 5% of bill value. 3. Where GAIL Executive is EIC and where Third Party Inspector is deployed (e.g ARC type Construction Contracts): a. Third Party Inspector will check 100% measurements of executed work. b. GAIL Site Engineer will check measurements of at least 10% of bill value, certified by Third Party Inspector. c. EIC will further check measurements of 5% of bill value. In case, there is no Site Engineer, EIC himself will check measurements of 15% of bill value. d. An officer one level above EIC but not below level of HOD (for O&M Cases) and DGM (for Project Cases) will check measurements of 5% of bill value. In case, HOD (for O&M Cases) and DGM (for Project Cases) is EIC, then he will check measurements of 10% of bill value or measurement of 20% of bill value, in case there is no Site Engineer. 4. OIC (or HOD in case of Corporate Office) or an officer of higher level to that of EIC authorized by OIC may carry out random checking of executed items where the executed quantity exceed SOR quantities. 5. While exercising test check of 5%, 15% level and on random basis as above, it may be ensured that high rate items, AHR items, items exceeding SOR quantity BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

46 and concealed items have been covered in the items selected for checking. 6. The Superior officer should preferably check such items/quantities other than those already checked by GAIL executives at lower levels and should also ensure that the subordinate officer/officers have exercised the requisite percentage check as stipulated in the procedure. 7. All concerned officers should indicate the measurements of SOR items checked by them and marked as Checked and verified. 55. INAM-PRO FOR PROCUREMENT OF CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL APPLICABLE TO WORK AND SERVICES: INAM-Pro (Platform for infrastructure and materials providers) is a web based platform for infrastructure provides and materials suppliers and was developed by Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRT&H) with a view to reduce project execution delays on account of supply shortages and inspire greater confidence in contractors to procure cement to start with directly from the manufactures. Presently numerous cement companies are registered in the portal and offering cement for sale on the portal with a commitment period of 3 years. These companies have bound themselves by ceiling rates for the entire commitment period, wherein they are allowed to reduce or increase their cement rates any number of times within the ceiling rate, but are not permitted to exceed the said ceiling rate. MoRT&H is expanding the reach of this web-portal by increasing both the product width as well as the product depth. They are working on incorporating 60 plus product categories. The product range will span from large machineries like Earth Movers and Concrete Mixers, to even the smallest items like road studs. MoRT&H intend to turn it into a portal which services every infrastructure development related need of a modern contractor. GAIL s contractors may use this innovative platform, wherever applicable. The usage of web-portal is a completely voluntary exercise. The platform, however, can serve as a benchmark for comparison of offered prices and products. 56. Wherever any portion of the "GCC" is repugnant to or at variance with any provision(s) of the "SCC", unless a different intention appears, the provision(s) of the "SCC" shall be deemed to override the provision(s) of "GCC", and shall to the extent of such repugnancy or variations prevail. 57. Wherever there is contradiction with respect to terms of 'Integrity pact', GCC and 'Procedure for action in case of Corrupt/Fraudulent/ Collusive/Coercive Practice', the provisions of 'Procedure for action in case of Corrupt/Fraudulent/Collusive/Coercive Practice' shall prevail.. BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

47 PROCEDURE FOR ACTION IN CASE CORRUPT/FRAUDULENT/COLLUSIVE/COERCIVE PRACTICES Annexure-I A Definitions: A.1 Corrupt Practice means the offering, giving, receiving or soliciting, directly or indirectly, anything of value to improperly influence the actions in selection process or in contract execution. Corrupt Practice also includes any omission for misrepresentation that may mislead or attempt to mislead so that financial or other benefit may be obtained or an obligation avoided. A2 A3 Fraudulent Practice means and include any act or omission committed by a agency or with his connivance or by his agent by misrepresenting/ submitting false documents and/ or false information or concealment of facts or to deceive in order to influence a selection process or during execution of contract/ order. Collusive Practice amongst bidders (prior to or after bid submission) means a scheme or arrangement designed to establish bid prices at artificial non-competitive levels and to deprive the Employer of the benefits of free and open competition. A.4 Coercive practice means impairing or harming or threatening to impair or harm directly or indirectly, any agency or its property to influence the improperly actions of an agency, obstruction of any investigation or auditing of a procurement process. A.5 Vendor/Supplier/Contractor/Consultant/Bidder is herein after referred as Agency A.6 Appellate Authority shall mean Committee of Directors consisting of Director (Finance) and Director (BD) for works centers under Director (Projects). For all other cases committee of Directors shall consist of Director (Finance) & Director (Projects). A.7 Competent Authority shall mean the authority, who is competent to take final decision for Suspension of business dealing with an Agency/ ies and Banning of business dealings with Agency/ ies and shall be the Director concerned. A.8 Allied Agency shall mean all the concerns within the sphere of effective influence of banned/ suspended agencies. In determining this, the following factors may be taken into consideration: BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

48 (a) (b) ग ल (इ ड य ) ललल ट Whether the management is common; Majority interest in the management is held by the partners or directors of banned/ suspended firm. (c ) substantial or majority shares are owned by banned/ suspended agency and by virtue of this it has a controlling voice. Investigating Agency shall mean any department or unit of GAIL investigating into the conduct of Agency/ party and shall include the Vigilance Department of the GAIL, Central Bureau of Investigation, State Police or any other agency set up by the Central or state government having power to investigate. B Actions against bidder(s) indulging in corrupt /fraudulent/ collusive/ coercive practice B.1 Irregularities noticed during the evaluation of the bids: If it is observed during bidding process/ bids evaluation stage that a bidder has indulged in corrupt/fraudulent /collusive/coercive practice, the bid of such Bidder (s) shall be rejected and its Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) shall be forfeited. Further, such agency shall be banned for future business with GAIL for a period specified in para B 2.2 below from the date of issue of banning order. B.2 Irregularities noticed after award of contract (i) During execution of contract: If an agency, is found to have indulged in corrupt/fraudulent/ collusive/coercive practices, during execution of contract, the agency shall be banned for future business with GAIL for a period specified in para B 2.2 below from the date of issue of banning order. The concerned order (s)/ contract(s) where corrupt/fraudulent/collusive practices is observed, shall be suspended with immediate effect by Engineer-in- Charge (EIC)/ Employer whereby the supply/ work/ service and payment etc. will be suspended. The action shall be initiated for putting the agency on banning. After conclusion of process, the order (s)/ contract (s) where it is concluded that such irregularities have been committed shall be terminated and Contract cum Performance Bank Guarantee (CPBG) submitted by agency against such order (s)/ contract (s) shall also be forfeited. The amount that may have become due to the contractor on account of work already executed by him shall be payable to the contractor and this amount shall be subject to adjustment against any amounts due from the contractor under the terms of the contract. BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

49 No risk and cost provision will be enforced in such cases. (ii) After execution of contract and during Defect liability period (DLP)/ Warranty/Guarantee Period: If an agency is found to have indulged in corrupt/fraudulent/ collusive/coercive practices, after execution of contract and during DLP/ Warranty/Guarantee Period, the agency shall be banned for future business with GAIL for a period specified in para B 2.2 below from the date of issue of banning order. Further, the Contract cum Performance Bank Guarantee (CPBG) submitted by agency against such order (s)/ contract (s) shall be forfeited. (iii) After expiry of Defect liability period (DLP)/ Warranty/Guarantee Period B.2.2 Period of Banning If an agency is found to have indulged in corrupt/fraudulent/ collusive/coercive practices, after expiry of Defect liability period (DLP)/ Warranty/Guarantee Period, the agency shall be banned for future business with GAIL for a period specified in para B 2.2 below from the date of issue of banning order. Banning period shall be reckoned from the date of banning order and shall be 3 years. In exceptional cases where the act of vendor/ contractor is a threat to the National Security, the banning shall be for indefinite period. C Effect of banning on other ongoing contracts/ tenders C.1 If an agency is put on Banning, such agency should not be considered in ongoing tenders/future tenders. C.2 However, if such an agency is already executing other order (s)/ contract (s) where no corrupt/fraudulent/ collusive/coercive practice is found, the agency should be allowed to continue till its completion without any further increase in scope except those incidental to original scope mentioned in the contract. C.3 If an agency is put on the Banning List during tendering and no irregularity is found in the case under process: C.3.1 after issue of the enquiry /bid/tender but before opening of Technical bid, the bid submitted by the agency shall be ignored. BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

50 C.3.2 after opening Technical bid but before opening the Price bid, the Price bid of the agency shall not be opened and BG/EMD submitted by the agency shall be returned to the agency. C.3.3 after opening of price, BG/EMD made by the agency shall be returned; the offer of the agency shall be ignored & will not be further evaluated. If the agency is put on banning list for fraud/ mis-appropriation of facts committed in the same tender/other tender where errant agency emerges as the lowest (L1), then such tender shall also be cancelled and re-invited. D. Procedure for Suspension of Bidder D.1 Initiation of Suspension Action for suspension business dealing with any agency/(ies) shall be initiated by Corporate C&P Department when (i) (ii) Corporate Vigilance Department based on the fact of the case gathered during investigation by them recommend for specific immediate action against the agency. Corporate Vigilance Department based on the input from Investigating agency, forward for specific immediate action against the agency. (iii) Non performance of Vendor/Supplier/Contractor/Consultant leading to termination of Contract/ Order. D.2 Suspension Procedure: D.2.1 D.2.2 D.2.3 D.2.4 The order of suspension would operate initially for a period not more than six months and is to be communicated to the agency and also to Corporate Vigilance Department. Period of suspension can be extended with the approval of the Competent Authority by one month at a time with a ceiling of six months pending a conclusive decision to put the agency on banning list. During the period of suspension, no new business dealing may be held with the agency. Period of suspension shall be accounted for in the final order passed for banning of business with the agency. The decision regarding suspension of business dealings should also be communicated to the agency. BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

51 D.2.5 If a prima-facie, case is made out that the agency is guilty on the grounds which can result in banning of business dealings, proposal for issuance of suspension order and show cause notice shall be put up to the Competent Authority. The suspension order and show cause notice must include that (i) the agency is put on suspension list and (ii) why action should not be taken for banning the agency for future business from GAIL. The competent authority to approve the suspension will be same as that for according approval for banning. D 3 Effect of Suspension of business: Effect of suspension on other on-going/future tenders will be as under: D.3.1 D.3.2 No enquiry/bid/tender shall be entertained from an agency as long as the name of agency appears in the Suspension List. If an agency is put on the Suspension List during tendering: D after issue of the enquiry /bid/tender but before opening of Technical bid, the bid submitted by the agency shall be ignored. D after opening Technical bid but before opening the Price bid, the Price bid of the agency shall not be opened and BG/EMD submitted by the agency shall be returned to the agency. D after opening of price, BG/EMD made by the agency shall be returned; the offer of the agency shall be ignored & will not be further evaluated. If the agency is put on Suspension list for fraud/ mis-appropriation of facts conducted in the same tender/other tender where errant agency emerges as the lowest (L1), then such tender shall also be cancelled and re-invited. D.3.3 D.3.4 The existing contract (s)/ order (s) under execution shall continue. Tenders invited for procurement of goods, works and services shall have provision that the bidder shall submit a undertaking to the effect that (i) neither the bidder themselves nor their allied agency/(ies) are on banning list of GAIL or the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas and (ii) bidder is not banned by any Government department/ Public Sector. F. Appeal against the Decision of the Competent Authority: F.1 The agency may file an appeal against the order of the Competent Authority for putting the agency on banning list. The appeal shall be filed to Appellate Authority. BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

52 Such an appeal shall be preferred within one month from the of receipt of banning order. F.2 Appellate Authority would consider the appeal and pass appropriate order which shall be communicated to the party as well as the Competent Authority. F.3 Appeal process may be completed within 45 days of filing of appeal with the Appellate Authority. G. Wherever there is contradiction with respect to terms of Integrity pact, GCC and Procedure for action in case of Corrupt/Fraudulent/ Collusive/Coercive Practice, the provisions of Procedure for action in case of Corrupt/Fraudulent/ Collusive/Coercive Practice shall prevail... BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

53 Annexure-II PROCEDURE FOR EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE OF VENDORS/ SUPPLIERS/ CONTRACTORS/ CONSULTANTS 1.0 OBJECTIVE The objective of Evaluation of Performance aims to recognize, and develop reliable Vendors/ Suppliers/Contractors/ Consultants so that they consistently meet or exceed expectations and requirements. The purpose of this procedure is to put in place a system to monitor performance of Vendors/ Suppliers/Contractors/ Consultants associated with GAIL in Projects and in O&M so as to ensure timely completion of various projects, timely receipt of supplies including completion of works & services for operation and maintenance of operating plants and quality standards in all respects. 2.0 METHODOLOGY i) Preparation of Performance Rating Data Sheet Performance rating data Sheet for each and every Vendor/ Supplier/Contractor/ Consultant for all orders/contracts with a value of Rs. 7 Lakhs and above is recommended to be drawn up. These data sheets are to be separately prepared for orders/ contracts related to Projects and O&M. Format, Parameters, Process, responsibility for preparation of Performance Rating Data Sheet are separately mentioned. ii) Measurement of Performance Based on the parameters defined in Data Sheet, Performance of concerned Vendor/ Supplier/Contractor/ Consultant would be computed and graded accordingly. The measurement of the performance of the Party would be its ability to achieve the minimum scoring of 60% points in the given parameters. iii) iv) Initiation of Measures: Depending upon the Grading of Performance, corrective measures would be initiated by taking up the matter with concerned Vendor/ Supplier/Contractor/ Consultant. Response of Vendor/ Supplier/Contractor/ Consultant would be considered before deciding further course of action. Implementation of Corrective Measures: Based on the response of Vendor/ Supplier/Contractor/ Consultant, concerned Engineer-in-Charge for the Projects and/or OIC in case of O&M would BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

54 recommend for continuation or discontinuation of such party from the business of GAIL. v) Orders/contracts placed on Proprietary/OEM basis for O&M will be evaluated and, if required, corrective action will be taken for improvement in future. 3.0 PROCESS OF EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE OF VENDORS/ SUPPLIERS/ CONTRACTORS/ CONSULTANTS 3.1 FOR PROJECTS i) Evaluation of performance of Vendors/ Suppliers/Contractors/ Consultants in case of PROJECTS shall be done immediately with commissioning of any Project. ii) iii) On commissioning of any Project, EIC (Engineer-in-charge)/ Project-in-charge shall prepare a Performance Rating Data Sheet (Format at Annexure-1) for all Orders and Contracts. Depending upon the Performance Rating, following action need to be initiated by Engineer-in-charge/Project-in-charge: Sl.No. Performance Action Rating 1 POOR Seek explanation for Poor performance 2 FAIR Seek explanation for Fair performance 3 GOOD Letter to the concerned for improving performance in future 4 VERY GOOD No further action iv) Reply from concerned Vendor/ Supplier/Contractor/ Consultant shall be examined. In case of satisfactory reply, Performance Rating data Sheet to be closed with a letter to the concerned for improving performance in future. v) When no reply is received or reasons indicated are unsatisfactory, the following actions need to be taken: Where Performance rating is POOR : Recommend such defaulting Vendor/ Supplier/Contractor/ Consultant for putting on Holiday for a period from one to three years as given below: (i) Poor Performance due to reasons other than Quality : One Year BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

55 (ii) (iii) Poor Performance on account of Quality (if any mark obtained against Quality parameter is less than 30): Two Years Poor Performance leading to termination of contract or Offloading of contract due to poor performance solely attributable to Vendor/ Supplier/Contractor/ Consultant or Repeated Offence: Three Years Non performance of a Vendor/Supplier/Contractor/Consultant leading to termination of Contract/ Order, such Vendor/ Supplier/ Contractor/Consultant are also to be considered for Suspension. In all such cases, concerned site will put up recommendation for issuance of SCN and putting the party on suspension list as per process defined for suspension in Procedure for Action in case of Corrupt/ Fraudulent/ Collusive/ Coercive Practices (B) Where Performance rating is FAIR : 3.2 FOR CONSULTANCY JOBS Recommend for issuance of warning to such defaulting Vendor/ Supplier/Contractor/ Consultant to improve their performance. Monitoring and Evaluation of consultancy jobs will be carried out in the same way as described in para 3.1 for Projects. 3.3 FOR OPERATION & MAINTENANCE i) Evaluation of performance of Vendors/ Suppliers/Contractors/ Consultants in case of Operation and Maintenance shall be done immediately after execution of order/ contract. ii) iii) After execution of orders a Performance Rating Data Sheet (Format at Annexure-2) shall be prepared for Orders by Site C&P and for Contracts/Services by respective Engineer-In-Charge. Depending upon Performance Rating, following action need to be initiated by Site C&P: Sl. No. Performance Action Rating 1 POOR Seek explanation for Poor performance 2. FAIR Seek explanation for Fair performance BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

56 3 GOOD Letter to the concerned for improving performance in future. 4 VERY GOOD No further action iv) Reply from concerned Vendor/ Supplier/Contractor/ Consultant shall be examined. In case of satisfactory reply, Performance Rating data Sheet to be closed with a letter to the concerned for improving performance in future. v) When no reply is received or reasons indicated are unsatisfactory, the following actions need to be taken: A) Where performance rating is POOR Recommend such defaulting Vendor/Supplier/Contractor/ Consultant for putting on Holiday for a period from one to three years as given below: (i) Poor Performance due to reasons other than Quality : One Year (ii) Poor Performance on account of Quality (if any mark obtained against Quality parameter is less than 30): Two Years (iii) Poor Performance leading to termination of contract or Offloading of contract due to poor performance solely attributable to Vendor/Supplier/Contractor/Consultant or Repeated Offence: Three Years Non-performance of a Vendor/Supplier/Contractor/Consultant leading to termination of Contract/ Order such Vendor/ Supplier/ Contractor/Consultant are also to be considered for Suspension. In all such cases, concerned site will put up recommendation for issuance of SCN and putting the party on suspension list as per process defined for suspension in Procedure for Action in case of Corrupt/ Fraudulent/ Collusive/ Coercive Practices (B) Where Performance rating is FAIR Recommend for issuance of warning to such defaulting Vendors/Contractors/Consultants to improve their performance. 4.0 EXCLUSIONS: The following would be excluded from the scope of evaluation of performance of Vendors/ Suppliers/Contractors/ Consultants: i) Orders/Contracts below the value of Rs. 7 Lakhs. ii) One time Vendor/ Supplier/Contractor/ Consultant. iii) Orders for Misc./Administrative items/ Non stock Non valuated items. BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

57 However, concerned Engineer-in-Charge /OICs will continue to monitor such cases so as to minimize the impact on Projects/O&M plants due to non performance of Vendors/ Suppliers/Contractors/ Consultants in all such cases. 5.0 REVIEW & RESTORATION OF PARITES PUT ON HOLIDAY 5.1 An order for Holiday passed for a certain specified period shall deemed to have been automatically revoked on the expiry of that specified period and it will not be necessary to issue a specific formal order of revocation. Further, in case Vendor/ Supplier/Contractor/ Consultant is put on holiday due to quality, and new order is placed on bidder after restoration of Vendor/ Supplier/Contractor/ Consultant, such order will be properly monitored during execution stage by the concerned site. 6.0 EFFECT OF HOLIDAY 6.1 If a Vendor/ Supplier/Contractor/ Consultant is put on Holiday, such Vendor/ Supplier/Contractor/ Consultant should not be considered in ongoing tenders/future tenders. 6.2 However, if such Vendor/ Supplier/Contractor/ Consultant is already executing any other order/ contract and their performance is satisfactory in terms of the relevant contract, should be allowed to continue till its completion without any further increase in scope except those incidental to original scope mentioned in the contract. In such a case CPBG will not be forfeited and payment will be made as per provisions of concerned contract. However, this would be without prejudice to other terms and conditions of the contract Effect on other ongoing tendering: after issue of the enquiry /bid/tender but before opening of Technical bid, the bid submitted by the party shall be ignored after opening Technical bid but before opening the Price bid, the Price bid of the party shall not be opened and BG/EMD submitted by the party shall be returned to the party after opening of price, BG/EMD made by the party shall be returned; the offer of the party shall be ignored & will not be further evaluated. If errant party emerges as the lowest (L1), then such tender shall also be cancelled and re-invited. 7.0 While putting the Vendor/ Supplier/Contractor/ Consultant on holiday as per the procedure, the holding company, subsidiary, joint venture, sister concerns, group division of the errant Vendor/ Supplier/Contractor/ Consultant shall not be considered for putting on holiday list. BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

58 Any bidder, put on holiday, will not be allowed to bid through consortium route also in new tender during the period of holiday. 8.0 If an unsuccessful bidder makes any vexatious, frivolous or malicious complaint against the tender process with the intention of delaying or defeating any procurement or causing loss to GAIL or any other bidder, such bidder will be put on holiday for a period of six months, if such complaint is proved to be vexatious, frivolous or malicious, after following the due procedure. 9. APPEAL AGAINST THE DECISION OF THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY: (a) (b) (c) The party may file an appeal against the order of the Competent Authority for putting the party on Holiday list. The appeal shall be filed to Appellate Authority. Such an appeal shall be preferred within one month from the of receipt of Holiday order. Appellate Authority would consider the appeal and pass appropriate order which shall be communicated to the party as well as the Competent Authority. Appeal process may be completed within 45 days of filing of appeal with the Appellate Authority. (d) Appellate Authority shall mean Committee of Directors consisting of Director (Finance) and Director (BD) for works centers under Director (Projects). For all other cases committee of Directors shall consist of Director (Finance) & Director (Projects). 10. ERRANT BIDDER In case after price bid opening the lowest evaluated bidder (L1) is not awarded the job for any mistake committed by him in bidding or withdrawal of bid or modification of bid or varying any term in regard thereof leading to re-tendering, GAIL shall forfeit EMD paid by the bidder and such bidders shall be debarred from participation in retendering of the same job(s)/item(s). Further, such bidder will be put on holiday for a period of six months after following the due procedure. 11. In case Service Tax department brings to the notice of GAIL that a Party has not paid to the credit of the Government the Service Tax collected from GAIL, then party will be put on holiday for a period of six months after following the due procedure... BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

59 GAIL (India) Limited PERFORMANCE RATING DATA SHEET (FOR PROJECTS/ CONSULTANCY JOBS) Annexure-1 i) Project/Work Centre : ii) Order/ Contract No. & date : iii) Brief description of Items : Works/Assignment iv) Order/Contract value (Rs.) : v) Name of Vendor/Supplier/ : Contractor/ Consultant vi) Contracted delivery/ : Completion Schedule vii) Actual delivery/ : Completion date Performance Delivery/ Completion Quality Reliability Total Parameter Performance Performance Performance# Maximum Marks Marks Allocated Note: Remarks (if any) PERFORMANCE RATING (**) Note: (#) Vendor/Supplier/Contractor/Consultant who seek repeated financial assistance or deviation beyond contract payment term or seeking direct payment to the sub-vendor/sub-contractor due to financial constraints, then 0 marks should be allotted against Reliability Performance. (*) Allocation of marks should be as per enclosed instructions (**) Performance rating shall be classified as under: Sl. No. 1 Range (Marks) 60 & below Rating POOR Signature of Authorised Signatory: FAIR Name: GOOD 4 More than 90 VERY GOOD Designation: Instructions for allocation of marks BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

60 1. Marks are to be allocated as under: ग ल (इ ड य ) ललल ट 1.1 DELIVERY/ COMPLETION PERFORMANCE 40 Marks Delivery Period/ Delay in Weeks Marks Completion Schedule a) Upto 3 months Before CDD 40 Delay upto 4 weeks 35 8 weeks weeks weeks weeks 15 More than 16 weeks 0 b) Above 3 months Before CDD 40 Delay upto 4 weeks 35 8 weeks weeks weeks weeks weeks 10 More than 24 weeks QUALITY PERFORMANCE 40 Marks For Normal Cases : No Defects/ No Deviation/ No failure: 40 marks i) Rejection/Defects Marks to be allocated on 10 marks prorata basis for acceptable quantity as compared to total quantity for normal cases ii) When quality Failure of severe nature 0 marks failure endanger - Moderate nature 5 marks system integration - low severe nature marks and safety of the system iii) Number of 1. No deviation 5 marks deviations 2. No. of deviations < 2 2 marks 3. No. of deviations > 2 0 marks 1.3 RELIABILITY PERFORMANCE 20 Marks FOR WORKS/CONTRACTS BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

61 A. i) Submission of order acceptance, agreement, PBG, Drawings and other documents within time ii) Mobilization of resources as per Contract and in time iii) Liquidation of Check-list points iv) Compliance to statutory and HS&E requirements 4 marks 4 marks 4 marks 4 marks or Reliability of Estimates/Design/Drawing etc. in case of Consultancy jobs v) Timely submission of estimates and other documents for Extra, Substituted & AHR items 4 marks B. FOR SUPPLIES i) Submission of order acceptance, PBG, Drawings and other documents within time ii) Attending complaints and requests for after sales service/ warranty repairs and/ or query/ advice (upto the evaluation period). iii) Response to various correspondence and conformance to standards like ISO iv) Submission of all required documents including Test Certificates at the time of supply 5 marks 5 marks 5 marks 5 marks BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

62 Annexure-III 1. General ADDENDUM TO INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS (INSTRUCTIONS FOR PARTICIPATION IN E-TENDER) This section contains detailed instructions regarding bid submission procedure under GAIL s e-tendering system (e-tender portal). Bidders are required to read the following instructions in addition to various instructions mentioned elsewhere in the bid document for e-tendering, Ready Reckoner and FAQs etc. The instructions mentioned herein related to bid submission procedure shall supersede and shall prevail over the conditions enumerated elsewhere in the bid/tender document. Bidders who wish to participate in e-tenders must download Ready Reckoner for bidders which contains instructions in respect of e-tendering essentially covering security settings required for bidder s PC / Laptop, uploading and checking the status of digital signature in the bidder s PC / Laptop, obtaining unique login ID and password, re-setting the password, downloading of Tender document and uploading of Offer/Bid etc. Further, the troubleshooting issues are also available in the form of FAQs which can be downloaded from E-Tender Portal. 2. About E-Tender Portal (Web) has developed a secured and user friendly e-tender system enabling bidders to Search, View, Download tender document(s) directly from the portal (referred hereunder as E-Tender Portal ) and also enables the bidders to participate and submit online prices directly in the e-tender portal or uploading of SOR/Price Schedule (Price Bid) in note and attachment folder, as applicable, and technical bids in secured and transparent manner maintaining absolute confidentiality and security throughout the tender evaluation process and award. 3. Pre-requisite for participation in bidding process The following are the pre-requisite for participation in e-tendering Process: 3.1 PC/Laptop with Windows OS, Internet Explorer Bidder must possess a PC / Laptop with Windows7 professional operating system and Internet Explorer 8 or 9 for hassle free bidding. Bidder is essentially required to effect the security settings as defined in step-by-steps with screen shots in the BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

63 document named Ready Reckoner for Bidders for e-tendering available on GAIL s e-tender Portal and can be downloaded without logging in. 3.2 Internet Broadband Connectivity The Bidder must have a high speed internet connectivity (preferably Broadband) to access GAIL s e-tender Portal for downloading the Tender document and uploading/submitting the Bids. 3.3 A valid Id of the Organization/Firm Bidder must possess an Id, preferably of the Organisation (in case of a company)/individual (in case of proprietorship concern)/partner having Power of Attorney (in case of a partnership firm) to create login Id. The Id should not be changed frequently. All communication related to e-tendering including system generated mails shall be sent on this Id only. The communication to bidder is fully automated through the system and hence -id of bidder is very important for online communication with bidder during various stages of tendering process and should be preferably common Id of the Organisation. 3.4 User ID and Password for new Bidder(s) To participate in the bidding process, it is mandatory on the part of bidder(s) to have user Id and password. Without user Id (Login Id), bidders cannot participate in e- tender. There will be single login Id for a bidder/vendor code. A bidder having offices/establishments at different address at same city or at different cities shall have different vendor codes and accordingly, different user Ids as a particular user Id is linked to a particular vendor code. To obtain User Id and Password Vendor/Bidder must visit site and perform the following steps: i) Click on button Request User Id (For new Bidders) ii) Fill the on line self-registration form and submit. Ensure that the address given in the form is valid and active. If you have already been provided with the Vendor code of GAIL, please mention the 10 digit Vendor code in the specified field, otherwise leave blank. iii) Ensure that all the mandatory fields (identified with a * mark) are filled in the selfregistration form for User Id creation. GAIL s system administrator would take possible care to allot User Id and password within 3-4 working days. User Id and password will be communicated through system auto-generated as mentioned in the self-registration form. On receipt of BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

64 User Id and password, please reset the password immediately by logging into GAIL s E-tendering site. User Id and password is unique for each vendor and the vendor can use the same to view/download/participate in all e-tenders of GAIL. In their own interest, Bidder(s) are advised to apply for User Id immediately on publishing of tender or well in advance of the bid due date. User Id shall normally be issued within 3-4 working days provided complete information has been furnished by the bidder in self-registration form. GAIL shall not be responsible for any delays in allocation of User Id/password and the ensuing consequences including but not limited to timely submission of bids. 3.5 Procedure for change of Id of the Bidder The -id of the bidder/vendor Code is captured and registered in GAIL s system when a bidder submits his request for user-id / password. In case bidder desires for change in the registered id in GAIL s system, the under mentioned steps may be followed:- Note the name, designation, id etc of the dealing officer from the tender document or from the Contact Us link available on the logon page of GAIL s e - tender portal. Request for change in the registered id may be sent to the dealing officer on the company s letter head through post/ courier/ . Bidder is also requested to mention his vendor code / user Id in the letter. 3.6 About Digital Signature (I) What is a Digital Signature? This is a unique digital code which can be transmitted electronically and primarily identifies a unique sender. The objective of digital signature is to guarantee that the individual sending the message is who he or she really claims to be just like the written signature. The Controller of Certifying Authorities of India (CCA) has authorized certain Certifying Authorities (CA) to issue Digital Certificates. Digitally signed documents are legally valid as per the Indian IT Act One Digital Certificate is valid for a specified period and can be used for digitally signing any number of documents. (a) In case of Proprietorship/Partnership BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

65 Both i.e. (i) Class 3 Digital Signatures issued to authorized individuals on their KYC basis and (ii) Class 3b Digital Signatures issued to authorized individuals with their organization KYC basis are acceptable. (b) In case of Firm/ Company Only Class 3b Digital Signature is acceptable where individuals are using their digital signatures on behalf of the Organization and digital Signature should be in the name of authorized signatory who has signed the bid on behalf of bidder. Bidder can submit only digitally signed documents/bids/offers, in GAIL s e- tender portal. (II) Why Digital Signature is required? In order to bid for GAIL e-tenders bidders are required to obtain a legally valid Digital Certificate as per Indian IT Act 2000 from the licensed Certifying Authorities (CA) operating under the Root Certifying Authority of India (RCAI), Controller of Certifying Authorities (CCA) of India. (III) How to obtain Digital Signatures from Certifying Authority (CA)? Valid Digital Certificate can be obtained from Certifying Agency (C.A). Information about CA s can be obtained through CCA India website ( Digital Signatures can be obtained using following steps: a) Visit the site of the licensed CA* using internet browser. b) Apply for a class 3b or class 3(as applicable) Digital Certificate with encryption/decryption facility. c) Follow the instructions on the CA s website for submission of requisite documents for issue of the Digital Certificate and making payment. *Links to some of the licensed CA's are provided below BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

66 Note: The Digital signatures should be obtained directly from certifying authority (CA). Digital signature taken from Sub CA will not be acceptable in the e-tendering system. GAIL/Owner reserves the right to verify the Authenticity of above digital signatures after bid opening and in case the digital signature is not authorized / valid, the bid will be rejected. Bidder shall be responsible for ensuring the validity of digital signatures and proper usage of the same. 4. How to submit On-line Bids/Offers electronically against E-tenders? Bidders who wish to participate against e-tenders uploaded on GAIL s e-tender website ( (e-tender portal) should follow the steps mentioned in the Ready Reckoner for Bidders for e-tendering available on GAIL s e-tender portal which shall guide them to Search, Display/View, Download and Submit electronic Bids/Offers online in a secured manner ensuring confidentiality. 5. How to search, view and download e-tender? Bidders must go to e-tender website and logon using their user-id and password. In case bidders do not have the User Id and Password, they can access the e-tender as guest which does not require any user Id & Password. This facilitates viewing of tenders in display mode in Collaboration folder (C Folder). The bidder can also download the tender. 6. Bidders are advised to ensure that their bids are uploaded in e-tender system well before the closing date and time of bid submission by pressing Submit button. It has been seen that bidder who try to upload his bid at the last moment often failed because of last minute unforeseen reasons. Therefore, bidders are requested to upload & submit all documents (Technical/Un-Priced Bid and Priced Bid) well in advance and refrain from submitting their bid at the last moment. Once bid is submitted successfully, bidders shall receive a system generated response on their registered Id confirming successful submission of bid indicating ten digit response number starting from (E-bid number). Bidder can modify the bid already submitted prior to the due date and time of Bid submission. 7. Further, bidders are advised to carry out a practice session on the demo version of tendering as explained in Ready Reckoner to get well acquainted with the system before actual submission of bid. 8.0 Content of Bid 8.1 Un-Priced Bid BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

67 The Un-priced Bid (i.e. Part I Technical Bid, refer ITB of tender for details) to be uploaded using Link TECHNICAL DOCUMENT. Bidders are advised to not upload duly filled Schedule of Rates/Price Schedule (Price Bid) at this link. For detailed instructions, Ready Reckoner for bidders may be referred. Before the bid is uploaded, the bid comprising of all relevant documents mentioned in the tender document should be digitally signed in accordance with the Indian IT Act If any modifications are required to be made to a document thereafter the modified documents shall be again digitally signed before uploading. Bidders are required to upload all Tender forms and supporting documents which form part of the bid/tender in the Collaboration Folder (C-Folder) under tender document of e-tender portal. Uploading the documents relevant to bid before the bid submission date and time is the sole responsibility of the bidder. No Manual/Hard copy of bid is acceptable. Bids submitted manually shall be rejected. Bidders are required to submit the Earnest Money Deposit (EMD)/Bid Bond in original in the prescribed formats and in the manner prescribed in the tender at the time of bid submission in sealed envelope. However, if the bidder is unable to submit EMD/Bid Bond in original on the due date, he may upload scanned copy of the EMD/Bid Bond while submitting the bid electronically, provided the original EMD/Bid Bond, copy of which has been uploaded, is received within 7 (seven) days from the date of un-priced bid opening, failing which the bid will be rejected irrespective of their status / ranking in tender and notwithstanding the fact that a copy of the Earnest Money Deposit/Bid Bond was earlier uploaded by the bidder. The complete bid (each page) shall be continuously numbered in sequence, from start till end i.e. 1, 2, 3 n. The bid shall be uploaded along with proper index and indicating page numbers against each category of documents. A sample is suggested as under: Sub-folder in C-Folder Documents Page nos. (for ref.) 1. INDEX Index 1 to a 2. TENDER DOC Tender Document, Corrigendum etc. a+1 to b 3. B.E.C BEC documents (including order, b+1 to c completion/ execution certificate, balance sheet, etc.) 4. UN-PRICED COMMERCIA L Un-priced Commercial offer/bid c+1 to d BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

68 5. EMD/POA Scanned copy of EMD/POA d+1 to e 6. FORMATS Formats of tender duly filed-in, signed e+1 to f and stamped and other 7. TENDER FEE Scanned copy of Tender fee/ Integrity f+1 to f / I.P. Pact (I.P.) 8. OTHERS Any other document g+1 to n The above shall ensure that there are no missing documents and traceability of relevant section is ensured. Note: i) Bidder may save/store the bid documents in the PC/Laptop before submitting the bid into in e-tender portal. ii) Bidder is required to fill up the price(s)/rate(s) strictly in the Schedule of Rate (SOR)/Price Schedule attached with the tender. Inadvertently, if a document is uploaded in Collaboration Folder (C Folder) by the bidders, such document can be deleted by the bidder and can be replaced by a digitally signed new/modified document prior to due date& time. Un-priced techno-commercial bid document should be placed in the private area earmarked in the C-folder of Tender Document in e-tender portal. 8.2 Priced Bid The Priced Bid (i.e. Part II Price Bid, refer ITB for details) to be uploaded using Link Step-3: SOR Attachments and NOT using link TECHNICAL DOCUMENT. Bidders are advised not to upload any other documents and same shall be ignored. For detailed instructions, refer tender document and Ready Reckoner. GAIL shall not be responsible for any failure on the part of the bidder in submission of Priced Bid. Instructions mentioned under PRICE BID [Online] in Ready Reckoner shall be applicable in case Bidders have been asked to quote their prices on-line directly in the GAIL s e-tender portal in addition to uploading of scanned copy of SOR or only the on-line price submission in the portal, as the case may be. 9. E-Tender demo during pre-bid conference During the pre-bid conference, GAIL shall also arrange demonstration for submission of bids in e-tender portal for interested bidders. 10. Submission of documents BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

69 Bidders are requested to upload small sized documents preferably (upto 20 MB) at a time to facilitate easy uploading into e-tender portal. GAIL shall not be responsible in case of failure of the bidder to upload documents/bids within specified time of tender submission. 11. Last date for submission of bids System does not allow for submission or modification of bids beyond the deadline for bid submission. However, if the bidder for some reason intends to change the bid already entered, he may change/revise the same on or before the last date and time of submission. The system time displayed on GAIL s e-tender webpage shall be final and binding on the bidders for all purposes pertaining to various events of the subject tender and no other time shall be taken into cognizance. Bidders are advised in their own interest to ensure that bids are uploaded in e-tender system well before the closing date and time of bid. 12. Internet connectivity If bidders are unable to access GAIL s e-tender portal or Bid Documents, the bidders may please check whether they are using proxy to connect to internet or their PC is behind any firewall and may contact their system administrator to enable connectivity. Please note that Port SSL/443 should be enabled on proxy/firewall for HTTPS connectivity. Dial-up/Broad band internet connectivity without Proxy settings is another option.. BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

70 BIDDING DATA SHEET (BDS) ANNEXURE-IV ITB TO BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE FOLLOWING: A. GENERAL ITB clause Description 1.2 The Invitation for Bids/ Tender no is : GAIL/BDA/64774/CP/SP/16/W-18 (e-tender No ) 1.1 The Employer/Owner is: GAIL (India) Limited, Vadodara 2.1 The name of the Works/Services to be performed is: WORKS CONTRACT FOR SUPPLY INSTALLATION OF SAFETY & DISPLAY BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA.. 3 BIDS FROM CONSORTIUM/ JOINT VENTURE APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE NO YES B. BIDDING DOCUMENT ITB clause Description 8.1 For clarification purposes only, the communication address is: Attention: SH. S.P. TADAVI, MANAGER (C&P)/ SH. S.K. GUPTA, CHIEF MANAGER (C&P) Street Address: GAIL (India) Limited Manisha Circle, Old Padra Road Distt.: Vadodara (Gujarat) (India), PIN Code: , Ph: Extn.381/380 BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

71 id: C. PREPARATION OF BIDS ITB clause Description (u) The Bidder shall submit with its Techno-commercial/ Unpriced bid the following additional documents (SCC Refers): 12 Additional Provision for Schedule of Rate/ Bid Price are as under: 14 The currency of the Bid shall be INR 15 The bid validity period shall be three months from final 'Bid Due Date'. D. SUBMISSION AND OPENING OF BIDS ITB clause Description 18 In addition to the original of the Bid, the number of copies required is one. Not applicable in case of e-tendering. 22 The E-Tender No. of this bidding process is: For bid submission purposes only, the Owner s address is : Attention: SH. S.P. TADAVI, MANAGER (C&P)/ SH. S.K. GUPTA, CHIEF MANAGER (C&P) Street Address: GAIL (India) Limited. Manisha Circle, Old Padra Road Distt.: Vadodara (Gujarat) (India), PIN Code: Ph: Extn.381/380 BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

72 id: 26 The bid opening shall take place at: Street Address: GAIL (India) Limited Manisha Circle, Old Padra Road Distt.: Vadodara (Gujarat) (India). PIN Code: Ph: Date: Time: 15:00 Hrs. E. EVALUATION, AND COMPARISON OF BIDS ITB clause Description 32 Evaluation Methodology is mentioned in Annexure-II. 33 Compensation for Extended Stay: APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE NO YES F. AWARD OF CONTRACT ITB clause Description 37 State of which stamp paper is required for Contract Agreement: State: Gujarat State 38 Contract Performance Security/ Security Deposit APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE YES NO Applicable: 10% of contract/order value. 40 Public Procurement Policy for MSEs : BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

73 APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE YES NO Whether tendered item is non-split able or not-divisible : YES NO YES NO 41 Provision of AHR Item : Clause no of GCC APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE Bonus for Early Completion: APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE YES NO NO YES BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

74 FORMS & FORMAT BIDDER TO FILL REQUIRED INFORMATION IN GIVEN FORMAT, SIGNED & SEAL AND THAN UPLOAD WITH UN-PRICED BID BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

75 Form No. LIST OF FORMS & FORMAT Description F-1 BIDDER S GENERAL INFORMATION F-2 BID FORM F-3 LIST OF ENCLOSURES F-4 PROFORMA OF "BANK GUARANTEE" FOR "EARNEST MONEY / BID SECURITY" F-4A PROFORMA OF "LETTER OF CREDIT" FOR "EARNEST MONEY / BID SECURITY" F-5 LETTER OF AUTHORITY F-5(A) POWER OF ATTORNEY F-6 NO DEVIATION CONFIRMATION F-7 DECLARATION REGARDING HOLIDAY/BANNING AND LIQUIDATION, COURT RECEIVERSHIP ETC. F-8 CERTIFICATE FOR NON-INVOLVMENT OF GOVT. OF INDIA F-9 PROFORMA OF "BANK GUARANTEE" FOR "CONTRACT PERFORMANCE SECURITY / SECURITY DEPOSIT" F-10 AGREED TERMS & CONDITIONS F-11 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT CUM CONSENT LETTER F-12 UNDERTAKING ON LETTERHEAD F-13 BIDDER S EXPERIENCE F-14 CHECK LIST F-15 FORMAT FOR CERTIFICATE FROM BANK IF BIDDER S WORKING CAPITAL IS INADEQUATE F-16 FORMAT FOR CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT CERTIFICATE FOR FINANCIAL CAPABILITY OF THE BIDDER F-17 FORMAT FOR CONSORTIUM/JV AGREEMENT NOT APPLICABLE F-18 BIDDER'S QUERIES FOR PRE BID MEETING F-19 E-BANKING FORMAT F-20 INTEGRITY PACT BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

76 To, M/s GAIL (INDIA) LIMITED ग ल (इ ड य ) ललल ट F-1 BIDDER'S GENERAL INFORMATION SUB: WORKS CONTRACT FOR SUPPLY INSTALLATION OF SAFETY & DISPLAY BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA... TENDER NO: GAIL/BDA/64774/CP/SP/16/W-18 (e-tender No ) 1 Bidder Name (With Contact Person Name & Details) 2 Status of Firm Proprietorship Firm/Partnership firm/ Limited/Others If Others Specify: [Enclose certificate of Registration] 3 Name of Proprietor/Partners/Directors of the firm/company 4 Number of Years in Operation 5 Address of Registered Office: *In case of Partnership firm, enclose letter mentioning current address of the firm and the full names and current addresses of all the partners of the firm. City: District: State: PIN/ZIP: 6 Operation Address (if different from above) City: 8 Telephone Number [Mobile & Landline] 9 address 10 Website District: State: PIN/ZIP: (Country Code) (Area Code) (Telephone No.) 11 Fax Number: (Country Code) (Area Code) (Telephone BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

77 No.) 12 ISO Certification, if any {If yes, please furnish details} 13 Bid Currency 14 Banker s Name 15 Branch 17 Bank account number 18 PAN No. 19 Service Tax No. 20 EPF Registration No. 21 ESI code No. [Enclose copy of PAN Card] [Enclose copy of Service tax Registratio Certificate] [Enclose copy of EPF Registration Certificate] [Enclose copy of relevant document] 22 We (Bidder) are cover under the definition of section 2 (n) of the MSMED Act 23 Whether Micro/Small/Medium Enterprise Yes / No (If the response to the above is Yes, Bidder to provide Purchaser a copy of the Enterpreneurs Memorandum (EM) filled with the authority specified by the respective State Government.) (Bidder to submit documents as specified it ITB) 24 Type of Entity Corporate/ Non-Corporate (As per Service tax Act). (In case of Non-Corporate Entity, bidder will submit documentary evidence for same). Place: Date: [Signature of Authorized Signatory of Bidder] Name: Designation: Seal: BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

78 To, M/s GAIL (INDIA) LIMITED F-2 BID FORM SUB: WORKS CONTRACT FOR SUPPLY INSTALLATION OF SAFETY & DISPLAY BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA... TENDER NO: GAIL/BDA/64774/CP/SP/16/W-18 (e-tender No ) Dear Sir, After examining / reviewing the Bidding Documents for the tender of including "Specifications & Scope of Work", "General Conditions of Contract [GCC]", "Special Conditions of Contract [SCC]" and "Schedule of Rates [SOR]", etc. the receipt of which is hereby duly acknowledged, we, the undersigned, are pleased to offer to execute the whole part of the job and in conformity with the said Bid Documents, including Addenda / Corrigenda Nos.. We confirm that this Bid is valid for a period of "three [03] months" from the date of opening of "Techno-Commercial / Un-priced Bid", and it shall remain binding upon us and may be accepted by any time before the expiry of that period. If our Bid is accepted, we will provide the "Contract Performance Security / Security Deposit" equal to "10% of contract/order value" or as mentioned in Tender Document for the due performance within "thirty [30] days" of such Award. Until a final Agreement/Letter of Award is prepared and executed, the tender document (including addenda/ corrigenda) together with the "Notification of Award" shall constitute a binding Agreement between us. We understand that Bidding Document is not exhaustive and any action and activity not mentioned in Bidding Documents but may be inferred to be included to meet the intend of the Bidding Documents shall be deemed to be mentioned in Bidding Documents unless otherwise specifically excluded and we confirm to perform for fulfillment of Agreement and completeness of the Work in all respects within the time frame and agreed price. We understand that you are not bound to accept the lowest priced or any Bid that you may receive. Place: [Signature of Authorized Signatory of Bidder] Date: Name: Designation: Seal: Duly authorized to sign Bid for and on behalf of [Signature of Witness] Name of Witness: Address: BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

79 To, F-3 LIST OF ENCLOSURES M/s GAIL (INDIA) LIMITED SUB: WORKS CONTRACT FOR SUPPLY INSTALLATION OF SAFETY & DISPLAY BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA... TENDER NO: GAIL/BDA/64774/CP/SP/16/W-18 (e-tender No ) Dear Sir, We are enclosing the following documents as part of the bid: 1. Power of Attorney of the signatory to the Bidding Document. 2. Document showing annual turnover for the last three years such as annual reports, profit and loss account, net worth etc. along with information as sought in enclosed format F Document showing Financial Situation Information as sought in enclosed format F Copy of Bidding Documents along with addendum/corrigendum duly signed and sealed on each page, in token of confirmation that Bid Documents are considered in full while preparing the bid and in case of award, work will be executed in accordance with the provisions detailed in Bid Documents. 5. Documentary Evidences showing the Bidder s claim of meeting Technical Criteria as mentioned in Clause 4 of ITB. 6. Bid Security/EMD* 7. Tender Fee* 8. Integrity Pact* 9. Power of Attorney* 10. Duly certified document from chartered engineer and or chartered accountant. Note: * In case of e-bidding the bidder has the option to submit specified documents in physical form on/before the bid due date or within seven days from the bid opening date. However, scanned copy of these (same) documents must be submitted on-line as part of e-bid before the bid due date/time. Place: Date: [Signature of Authorized Signatory of Bidder] Name: Designation: Seal: BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

80 FORMAT F-4 PROFORMA OF "BANK GUARANTEE" FOR "EARNEST MONEY / BID SECURITY" (To be stamped in accordance with the Stamp Act) Ref... To, Bank Guarantee No... Date... M/s GAIL (INDIA) LIMITED SUB: WORKS CONTRACT FOR SUPPLY INSTALLATION OF SAFETY & DISPLAY BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA... TENDER NO: GAIL/BDA/64774/CP/SP/16/W-18 (e-tender No ) Dear Sir(s), In accordance with Letter Inviting Tender under your reference No M/s. having their Registered / Head Office at (hereinafter called the Tenderer), wish to participate in the said tender for As an irrevocable Bank Guarantee against Earnest Money for the amount of is required to be submitted by the Tenderer as a condition precedent for participation in the said tender which amount is liable to be forfeited on the happening of any contingencies mentioned in the Tender Document. We, the Bank at having our Head Office (Local Address) guarantee and undertake to pay immediately on demand without any recourse to the tenderers by, the amount without any reservation, protest, demur and recourse. Any such demand made by GAIL, shall be conclusive and binding on us irrespective of any dispute or difference raised by the Tenderer. This guarantee shall be irrevocable and shall remain valid up to [this date should be two (02) months beyond the validity of the bid].if any further extension of this guarantee is required, the same shall be extended to such required period on receiving instructions from M/s. whose behalf this guarantee is issued. BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

81 In witness whereof the Bank, through its authorized officer, has set its hand and stamp on this day of 20 at. WITNESS: (SIGNATURE) (NAME) (OFFICIAL ADDRESS) (SIGNATURE) (NAME) Designation with Bank Stamp Attorney as per Power of Attorney No. Date: INSTRUCTIONS FOR FURNISHING "BID SECURITY / EARNEST MONEY" BY "BANK GUARANTEE" 1. The Bank Guarantee by Bidders will be given on non-judicial stamp paper as per "Stamp Duty" applicable. The non-judicial stamp paper should be in the name of the issuing Bank. In case of foreign Bank, the said Bank's Guarantee to be issued by its correspondent Bank in India on requisite non-judicial stamp paper 2. The expiry date should be arrived at in accordance with "ITB: Clause-15.1". 3. The Bank Guarantee by bidders will be given from Bank as specified in "ITB". 4. A letter from the issuing Bank of the requisite Bank Guarantee confirming that said Bank Guarantee / all future communication relating to the Bank Guarantee shall be forwarded to the Employer at its address as mentioned at "ITB". 5. Bidders must indicate the full postal address of the Bank along with the Bank's / Fax / Phone from where the Earnest Money Bond has been issued. 6. If a Bank Guarantee is issued by a commercial Bank, then a letter to Employer confirming its net worth is more than Rs. 1,000,000, [Rupees One Hundred Crores] or equivalent alongwith documentary evidence... BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

82 F-4A PROFORMA OF "LETTER OF CREDIT" FOR "EARNEST MONEY / BID SECURITY" To, M/s GAIL (INDIA) LIMITED SUB: WORKS CONTRACT FOR SUPPLY INSTALLATION OF SAFETY & DISPLAY BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA... TENDER NO: GAIL/BDA/64774/CP/SP/16/W-18 (e-tender No ) Irrevocable and confirmed Letter of Credit No. Amount: Rs. Validity of this Irrevocable: (in India) Letter of Credit (2 months beyond validity of Offer) Dear Sir, 1. You are here by authorized to draw on.. (Name of Applicant with full address) for a sum not exceeding available by your demand letter (draft) on them at sight drawn for Rs. accompanied by a certificate by GAIL (India) Limited, with the Tender No. duly incorporated therein, that one or more of the following conditions has/have occurred, specifying the occurred condition(s): (i) The Bidder withdraws its Bid during the period of Bid validity or any extension thereof duly agreed by the Bidder. (ii) The Bidder varies or modifies its Bid in a manner not acceptable to GAIL (India) Limited during the period of bid validity or any extension thereof duly agreed by the Bidder. (iii) The Bidder, having been notified of the acceptance of its Bids, (a) Fails or refuses to execute the Supply Order/Contract (b) Fails or refuses to furnish the Contract Performance Security within 30 days before expiry of Bid Security. (c) Fails to accept arithmetic corrections as per tender conditions. 2. This Irrevocable Letter of Credit has been established towards Bid Security Tender No for.. (Item) 3. We hereby guarantee to protect the Drawers, Endorsers and bonafide holders from any consequences, which may arise in the event of the non-acceptance or non-payment of Demand Letter (draft) in accordance with the terms of this credit. 4. This Credit is issued subject to the Uniform Customs and Practices for Documentary Credits (1993 Revised) International Chamber of Commerce brochure No Please obtain reimbursement as under:. 6. All foreign as well as Indian bank charges will be on the account of M/s. (Applicant) FOR.. Counter Signature Authorized Signature (Original Bank) BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

83 F-5 LETTER OF AUTHORITY [Pro forma for Letter of Authority for Attending Subsequent 'Negotiations' / 'Pre-Bid Meetings' /'Un-priced Bid Opening' / 'Price Bid Opening'] Ref: To, M/s GAIL (INDIA) LIMITED Date: SUB: WORKS CONTRACT FOR SUPPLY INSTALLATION OF SAFETY & DISPLAY BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA... TENDER NO: GAIL/BDA/64774/CP/SP/16/W-18 (e-tender No ) Dear Sir, I/We, hereby authorize the following representative(s) for attending any 'Negotiations' / 'Meetings [Pre-Bid Meeting]', 'Un-priced Bid Opening', 'Price Bid Opening' and for any subsequent correspondence / communication against the above Bidding Documents: [1] Name & Designation Signature Phone/Cell: Fax: [2] Name & Designation Signature Phone/Cell: Fax: We confirm that we shall be bound by all commitments made by aforementioned authorised representative(s). Place: Date: [Signature of Authorized Signatory of Bidder] Name: Designation: Seal: Note: This "Letter of Authority" should be on the "letterhead" of the Firm / Bidder and should be signed by a person competent and having the 'Power of Attorney' to bind the Bidder. Not more than 'two [02] persons per Bidder' are permitted to attend "Techno-commercial / Unpriced" & "Price Bid" Openings. Bidders authorized representative is required to carry a copy of this authority letter while attending the un-priced and priced bid opening, the same shall be submitted to GAIL. BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

84 F-5(A) POWER OF ATTORNEY (To be Upload In Portal & submitted on the letter-head of company Physical form in original) Tender No.: Item Description: Name of Bidder: The undersigned (Name of LEGAL PERSON, i.e. CEO/C&MD/Director/Company Secretary/any other authorized person) is lawfully authorized to represent and act on behalf of the company M/s (Name of bidder) whose registered address is and does hereby appoint Mr./Ms (name of authorized person signing the bid document Manually) (Designation) of M/s and Mr./Ms (name of authorized person signing the bid document Digitally) (Designation) of M/s whose signature appears below to be the true and lawful attorney/(s) and authorize him/her to sign the bid, conduct negotiation, sign contracts and execute all the necessary matter related thereto, in the name and on behalf of the company in connection with the tender no. for supply of. The signature of the authorized person/(s) herein constitutes unconditional obligations of M/s (Name of bidder). This Power of Attorney shall remain valid and in full force and effect before we withdrawal it in writing (by fax, or mail or post). All the documents signed (within the period of validity of the Power of Attorney) by the authorized person herein shall not be invalid because of such withdrawal. SIGNATURE OF THE LEGAL PERSON (Name of person with Company seal) SIGNATURE OF THE AUTHORIZED PERSON (FOR SIGNING THE BID DIGITALLY) (Signature) Name of person: id: Digital token no.:.. (used for uploading the bid in e-portal) SIGNATURE OF THE AUTHORIZED PERSON (FOR SIGNING THE BID MANUALLY) (Signature) Name of person: id:. BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

85 F-6 "NO DEVIATION" CONFIRMATION To, M/s GAIL (INDIA) LIMITED SUB: WORKS CONTRACT FOR SUPPLY INSTALLATION OF SAFETY & DISPLAY BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA.. TENDER NO: GAIL/BDA/64774/CP/SP/16/W-18 (e-tender No ) Dear Sir, We understand that any 'deviation / exception' in any form may result in rejection of Bid. We, therefore, certify that we have not taken any 'exception / deviation' anywhere in the Bid and we agree that if any 'deviation / exception' is mentioned or noticed, our Bid may be rejected. Place: Date: [Signature of Authorized Signatory of Bidder] Name: Designation: Seal: BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

86 F-7 DECLARATION REGARDING HOLIDAY/BANNING AND LIQUIDATION, COURT RECEIVERSHIP To, M/s GAIL (INDIA) LIMITED SUB: WORKS CONTRACT FOR SUPPLY INSTALLATION OF SAFETY & DISPLAY BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA... TENDER NO: GAIL/BDA/64774/CP/SP/16/W-18 (e-tender No ) Dear Sir, We hereby confirm that we are not on Holiday by GAIL or Public Sector Project Management Consultant (like EIL, Mecon only due to poor performance or corrupt and fraudulent practices ) or banned by Government department/ Public Sector on due date of submission of bid. Further, we confirm that neither we nor our allied agency/(ies) (as defined in the Procedure for Action in case of Corrupt/ Fraudulent/ Collusive/ Coercive Practices) are on banning list of GAIL or the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas. We also confirm that we are not under any liquidation, court receivership or similar proceedings or 'bankruptcy'. In case it comes to the notice of GAIL that the bidder has given wrong declaration in this regard, the same shall be dealt as fraudulent practices and action shall be initiated as per the Procedure for action in case of Corrupt/Fraudulent/Collusive/Coercive Practices. Further, we also confirm that in case there is any change in status of the declaration prior to award of contract, the same will be promptly informed to GAIL by us. Place: Date: [Signature of Authorized Signatory of Bidder] Name: Designation: Seal: BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

87 F-8 CERTIFICATE FOR NON-INVOLVMENT OF GOVT. OF INDIA To, M/s GAIL (INDIA) LIMITED SUB: WORKS CONTRACT FOR SUPPLY INSTALLATION OF SAFETY & DISPLAY BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA... TENDER NO: GAIL/BDA/64774/CP/SP/16/W-18 (e-tender No ) Dear Sir, If we become a successful Bidder and pursuant to the provisions of the Bidding Documents, award is given to us for the tender for, the following Certificate shall be automatically enforceable: "We agree and acknowledge that the Employer is entering into the Agreement solely on its own behalf and not on behalf of any other person or entity. In particular, it is expressly understood & agreed that the Government of India is not a party to the Agreement and has no liabilities, obligations or rights thereunder. It is expressly understood and agreed that the Employer is authorized to enter into Agreement, solely on its own behalf under the applicable laws of India. We expressly agree, acknowledge and understand that the Employer is not an agent, representative or delegate of the Government of India. It is further understood and agreed that the Government of India is not and shall not be liable for any acts, omissions, commissions, breaches or other wrongs arising out of the Agreement. Accordingly, we hereby expressly waive, release and forego any and all actions or claims, including cross claims, VIP claims or counter claims against the Government of India arising out of the Agreement and covenants not to sue to Government of India as to any manner, claim, cause of action or things whatsoever arising of or under the Agreement." Place: Date: [Signature of Authorized Signatory of Bidder] Name: Designation: Seal: BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

88 F-9 PROFORMA OF "BANK GUARANTEE" FOR "CONTRACT PERFORMANCE SECURITY / SECURITY DEPOSIT" (ON NON-JUDICIAL STAMP PAPER OF APPROPRIATE VALUE) To, M/s GAIL (INDIA) LIMITED Dear Sir(s), M/s. having registered office at (herein after called the contractor/supplier which expression shall wherever the context so require include its successors and assignees) have been placed/awarded the job/work of vide PO/LOA /FOA No. dated for GAIL (India) Limited having registered office at 16, Bhikaiji Cama Place, R.K. Puram, New Delhi (herein after called the GAIL which expression shall wherever the context so require include its successors and assignees). The Contract conditions provide that the SUPPLIER/CONTRACTOR shall pay a sum of Rs. (Rupees ) as full Contract Performance Guarantee in the form therein mentioned. The form of payment of Contract Performance Guarantee includes guarantee executed by Nationalized Bank/Scheduled Commercial Bank, undertaking full responsibility to indemnify GAIL (INDIA) LIMITED, in case of default. The said M/s. has approached us and at their request and in consideration of the premises we having our office at have agreed to give such guarantee as hereinafter mentioned. 1. We hereby undertake to give the irrevocable & unconditional guarantee to you that if default shall be made by M/s. in performing any of the terms and conditions of the tender/order/contract or in payment of any money payable to GAIL (INDIA) LIMITED we shall on first demand pay without demur, ontest, protest and/ or without any recourse to the contractor to GAIL in such manner as GAIL may direct the said amount of Rupees only or such portion thereof not exceeding the said sum as you may require from time to time. 2. You will have the full liberty without reference to us and without affecting this guarantee, postpone for any time or from time to time the exercise of any of the powers and rights conferred on you under the order/contract with the said M/s. and to enforce or to forbear from endorsing any powers or rights or by reason of time being given to the said M/s. and such postponement forbearance would not have the effect of releasing the bank from its obligation under this debt. 3. Your right to recover the said sum of Rs. (Rupees ) from us in manner aforesaid is absolute & unequivocal and will not be affected or suspended by reason of the fat that any dispute or disputes have been raised by the said M/s. and/or that any dispute or disputes are pending before any officer, tribunal or court or arbitrator or any other BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

89 authority/ forum and any demand made by you in the bank shall be conclusive and binding. The bank shall not be released of its obligations under these presents by any exercise by you of its liberty with reference to matter aforesaid or any of their or by reason or any other act of omission or commission on your part or any other indulgence shown by you or by any other matter or changed what so ever which under law would, but for this provision, have the effect of releasing the bank. 4. The guarantee herein contained shall not be determined or affected by the liquidation or winding up dissolution or changes of constitution or insolvency of the said supplier/contractor but shall in all respects and for all purposes be binding and operative until payment of all money due to you in respect of such liabilities is paid. 5. This guarantee shall be irrevocable and shall remain valid upto (this date should be 90 days after the expiry of defect liability period/guarantee period). The bank undertakes not to revoke this guarantee during its currency without your previous consent and further agrees that the guarantee shall continue to be enforceable until it is discharged by GAIL in writing. However, if for any reason, the supplier/contractor is unable to complete the supply/work within the period stipulated in the order/contract and in case of extension of the date of delivery/completion resulting extension of defect liability period/guarantee period of the supplier/contractor fails to perform the supply/work fully, the bank hereby agrees to further extend this guarantee at the instance of the supplier/contractor till such time as may be determined by GAIL. If any further extension of this guarantee is required, the same shall be extended to such required period on receiving instruction from M/s. (contractor) on whose behalf this guarantee is issued. 6. Bank also agrees that GAIL at its option shall be entitled to enforce this Guarantee against the bank (as principal debtor) in the first instant, without proceeding against the supplier/contractor and notwithstanding any security or other guarantee that GAIL may have in relation to the supplier s/contractor s liabilities. 7. The amount under the Bank Guarantee is payable forthwith without any delay by Bank upon the written demand raised by GAIL. Any dispute arising out of or in relation to the said Bank Guarantee shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of courts at New Delhi. 8. Therefore, we hereby affirm that we are guarantors and responsible to you on behalf of the Supplier/Contractor upto a total amount of (amount of guarantees in words and figures) and we undertake to pay you, upon your first written demand declaring the Supplier/Contractor to be in default under the order/contract and without caveat or argument, any sum or sums within the limits of (amounts of guarantee) as aforesaid, without your needing to prove or show grounds or reasons for your demand or the sum specified therein. 9. We have power to issue this guarantee in your favour under Memorandum and Articles of Association and the undersigned has full power to do under the Power of Attorney, dated granted to him by the Bank. Yours faithfully, Bank by its Constituted Attorney Signature of a person duly Authorized to sign on behalf of the Bank BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

90 INSTRUCTIONS FOR FURNISHING "CONTRACT PERFORMANCE SECURITY / SECURITY DEPOSIT" BY "BANK GUARANTEE" 1. The Bank Guarantee by successful Bidder(s) will be given on non-judicial stamp paper as per 'stamp duty' applicable. The non-judicial stamp paper should be in name of the issuing bank. In case of foreign bank, the said Bank Guarantee to be issued by its correspondent bank in India on requisite non-judicial stamp paper and place of Bid to be considered as Delhi. 2. The Bank Guarantee by Bidders will be given from bank as specified in Tender. 3. A letter from the issuing bank of the requisite Bank Guarantee confirming that said Bank Guarantee and all future communication relating to the Bank Guarantee shall be forwarded to Employer. 4. If a Bank Guarantee is issued by a commercial bank, then a letter to Employer and copy to Consultant (if applicable) confirming its net worth is more than Rs. 100,00,00, [Rupees One Hundred Crores] or its equivalent in foreign currency alongwith documentary evidence. BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

91 To, M/s GAIL (INDIA) LIMITED F-10 AGREED TERMS & CONDITIONS SUB: WORKS CONTRACT FOR SUPPLY INSTALLATION OF SAFETY & DISPLAY BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA... TENDER NO: GAIL/BDA/64774/CP/SP/16/W-18 (e-tender No ) This Questionnaire duly filled in, signed & stamped must form part of Bidder s Bid and should be returned along with Un-priced Bid. Clauses confirmed hereunder need not be repeated in the Bid. Sl. DESCRIPTION BIDDER S CONFIRMATION 1 Bidder's name and address 2. Please confirm the currency of quoted prices is in Indian Rupees. 3. Confirm quoted prices will remain firm and fixed till complete execution of the order. 4 Rate of applicable Service Tax & Edu. Cess thereon, Swachh Bharat Cess, KKC ST:.% EDU. CESS: % SWATCH BHARAT CESS:..%, 5. i) Confirm acceptance of relevant Terms of Payment specified in the Bid Document. ii) In case of delay, the bills shall be submitted after deducting the price reduction due to delay. 6. Confirm that Contract Performance Bank Guarantee will be furnished as per Bid Document. 7. Confirm that Contract Performance Bank Guarantee shall be from any Indian scheduled bank or a branch of an International bank situated in India and registered with Reserve bank of India as scheduled foreign bank. However, in case of bank guarantees from banks other than the Nationalised Indian banks, the bank must be a commercial bank having net worth in excess of Rs 100 crores and a declaration to this effect shall be made by such commercial bank either in the Bank Guarantee itself or separately on its letterhead. KKC % BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

92 Sl. DESCRIPTION BIDDER S CONFIRMATION 8. Confirm compliance to Completion Schedule as specified in Bid document. Confirm contract period shall be reckoned from the date of Fax of Intent. 9. Confirm acceptance of Price Reduction Schedule for delay in completion schedule specified in Bid document. 10. a) Confirm acceptance of all terms and conditions of Bid Document (all sections). b) Confirm that printed terms and conditions of bidder are not applicable. 11. Confirm your offer is valid for 3 months from Final/Extended due date of opening of Technocommercial Bids. 12. Please furnish EMD/Bid Security details : a) EMD/ Bid Security No. & date b) Value c) Validity 13. Confirm acceptance to all provisions of ITB read in conjunction with Bid Data Sheet (BDS). 13. Confirm that Annual Reports for the last three financial years are furnished alongwith the Un-priced Bid. 14. Confirm that, in case of contradiction between the confirmations provided in this format and terms & conditions mentioned elsewhere in the offer, the confirmations given in this format shall prevail. 15. Confirm the none of Directors of bidder is a relative of any Director of Owner or the bidder is a firm in which any Director of Owner/ GAIL or his relative is a partner. 17. All correspondence must be in ENGLISH language only. 18 Owner reserves the right to make any change in the terms & conditions of the TENDER/BIDDING DOCUMENT and to reject any or all bids. 19 Confirm that all Bank charges associated with Bidder s Bank shall be borne by Bidder. Place: Date: [Signature of Authorized Signatory of Bidder] Name: Designation: Seal: BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

93 F-11 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT CUM CONSENT LETTER (On receipt of tender document/information regarding the tender, Bidder shall acknowledge the receipt and confirm his intention to bid or reason for non-participation against the enquiry /tender through /fax to concerned executive in GAIL issued the tender, by filling up the Format) To, M/s GAIL (INDIA) LIMITED SUB: WORKS CONTRACT FOR SUPPLY INSTALLATION OF SAFETY & DISPLAY BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA... TENDER NO: GAIL/BDA/64774/CP/SP/16/W-18 (e-tender No ) Dear Sir, We hereby acknowledge receipt of a complete set of bidding document along with enclosures for subject item/job and/or the information regarding the subject tender. We intend to bid as requested for the subject item/job and furnish following details with respect to our quoting office: Postal Address with Pin Code :... Telephone Number :... Fax Number :... Contact Person :... Address :... Mobile No. :... Date :... Seal/Stamp :... We are unable to bid for the reason given below: Reasons for non-submission of bid: Agency s Name :... Signature :... Name :... Designation :... Date :... Seal/Stamp :... BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

94 F-12 UNDERTAKING ON LETTERHEAD To, M/s GAIL (INDIA) LIMITED SUB: WORKS CONTRACT FOR SUPPLY INSTALLATION OF SAFETY & DISPLAY BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA... TENDER NO: GAIL/BDA/64774/CP/SP/16/W-18 (e-tender No ) Dear Sir We hereby confirm that The contents of this Tender Document No. have not been modified or altered by M/s..( Name of the bidder with complete address). In case, it is found that the tender document has been modified / altered by the bidder, the bid submitted by M/s (Name of the bidder) shall be liable for rejection. Place: Date: [Signature of Authorized Signatory of Bidder] Name: Designation: Seal: BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

95 To, F-13 BIDDER S EXPERIENCE Sl. No M/s GAIL (INDIA) LIMITED SUB: WORKS CONTRACT FOR SUPPLY INSTALLATION OF SAFETY & DISPLAY BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA... TENDER NO: GAIL/BDA/64774/CP/SP/16/W-18 (e-tender No ) Descripti LOA Full Postal Value of Date of Scheduled Date of on of /WO Address & Contract/ Commence Completion Actual the No. and phone nos. of Order ment of Time Completi Services date Client. Name, (Specify Services (Months) on designation and Currency address of Amount) Engineer/ Officer-in- Charge (for cases other than purchase) (1) (2) (3) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) Reasons for delay in execution, if any Place: Date: [Signature of Authorized Signatory of Bidder] Name: Designation: Seal: BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

96 F-14 CHECK LIST Bidders are requested to duly fill in the checklist. This checklist gives only certain important items to facilitate the bidder to make sure that the necessary data/information as called for in the bid document has been submitted by them along with their offer. This, however, does not relieve the bidder of his responsibilities to make sure that his offer is otherwise complete in all respects. Please ensure compliance and tick ( ) against following points: S. No. DESCRIPTION CHECK BOX 1.0 Digitally Signing (in case of e-bidding)/ Signing and Stamping (in case of maual bidding) on each sheet of offer, original bidding document including SCC, ITB, GCC,SOR drawings, addendum (if any) 2.0 Confirm that the following details have been submitted in the Un-priced part of the bid i ii iii iv v Covering Letter, Letter of Submission Bid Security Signed and stamped original copy of bidding document along with drawings and addendum (if any) Power of Attorney in the name of person signing the bid. Copies of documents defining constitution or legal status, place of registration and principal place of business of the company vi Bidders declaration that regarding, Holiday/ Banning, liquidation court receivership or similar proceedings vii viii Details and documentary proof required against qualification criteria along with complete documents establishing ownership of equipment as per SCC are enclosed Confirm submission of document alongwith technocommercial bid as per bid requirement. 3.0 Confirm that all forms duly filled in are enclosed with the bid duly signed by authorised person(s) 4.0 Confirm that the price part as per Price Schedule format submitted with Bidding Document/ uploaded in case of e-bid. 7.0 Confirm that annual reports for last three financial REFERENCE PAGE NO. OF THE BID SUBMITTED BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

97 years & duly filled in Form 16 are enclosed in the offer for financial assessment (where financial criteria of BEC is applicable). S NO DESCRITION CHECK LIST YES/ NA NO 1. TENDER FEE Not Applicable EMD Section-I : Rs Section-II: Rs Section-III: Rs TOTAL CUMULATIVELY Rs /- A DD DD No. dated For Rs. IN FAVOUR OF GAIL (INDIA) LIMITED PAYABLE AT VADODARA B BG BG VALIDITY BEYOND 3 THREE MONTHS FROM BID C NSIC/DIC CERTIFICATE/ UDYOG ADHAR 2. BID VALIDITY UPTO THREE MONTHS 3. Uploaded copy of WORK ORDER (WO)/LOA and completion / execution certificate as stipulated in BEC VALIDITY PERIOD OF 90DAYS Duly certified by the Chartered Accountant (not being an employee or a Director or not having any interest in the bidder s company/firm) and Notary Public with Legible stamp as MENTIONED IN CLAUSE NO.40 OF ITB YES/ NA YES/ NA YES/ NA ACCEPTED YES NO The Work Order/LOA & completion /execution certificate mentioning required details, duly attested by Chartered Engineer and attested by Notary Public. For instance Work order/loa must clearly indicate Nature of work/ service, various components/items, period, and value. Similarly, completion certificate/ execution certificate must clearly indicate reference to relevant work order, Actual value of executed work, and Actual date of completion. 6. FINANCIAL CRITERIA IN CASE OF SINGLE BIDDER AS STIPULATED IN BEC 6i. Financial Documents Turn Over Audited balance sheet and profit & loss account statement of any of the three (3) preceding Financial Year(s), i.e FY: , & [to be reckoned from bid due date] along with un-price bid. YES YES NO NO NO NO NO 6ii. Financial Documents Net Worth & Working Capital Uploaded AUDITED Balance Sheet and Profit & Loss Statement of FY: meeting the NET WORTH & Working Capital requirement. YES NO 6iii. Balance Sheet/s & Profit & Loss Statements as stipulated in BEC Copy of Audited Annual Financial Statements, duly certified/attested by Chartered Accountant and Notary Public with legible stamp with applicability of relevant clause of BEC YES NO 6iv. Details of financial capability of bidder prescribed Format, F-16 as stipulated in BEC 6v. In Case Bidder s Working Capital is inadequate as stipulated in BEC Duly signed and stamped by a Chartered Accountant with Membership Number Letter (as per Format, F-15) from the Bidder s bank having net worth not less than INR 1(one) Billion confirming the availability of the line of credit covering the inadequacy to meet the working capital requirement duly certified/attested by Notary Public with legible stamp. YES YES NO NO 7. Tender Document uploaded Uploaded Unedited & Digitally signed ALONGWITH BID YES NO BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

98 8. SOR (BLANK without price) MENTIONING WORD QUOTED/NOT QUOTED IN EACH ITEM RATE COLUMN DOCUMENT Uploaded Unedited & Digitally signed ALONGWITH BID DOCUMENT 9. FORM 1 TO 20 ATTACHED TO TENDER Duly FILLED INFORMATION AS APPLICABLE, SIGNED, STAMPED & UPLOADED ALL 10. Non-submission of the attested copies as specified above/ in tender document of the requisite certificates/ documents shall render the bid non-responsive and shall be liable for rejection. YES YES [ AGREE D & CONFIR MED] NO NO Place: Date: [Signature of Authorized Signatory of Bidder] Name: Designation: Seal: BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

99 THIS FORMAT TO BE FILLED BY THE BIDDER TECHNICAL CRITERIA AS STIPULATED IN BEC [PLEASE READ, BEC OF TENDER DOCUMENT AND GIVE BRIEF DETAILS AGAINST INDIVIDUAL DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED TO QUALIFY BEC-TECHNICAL] NB: 1. All documents [to be submitted/uploaded] are required to be Certified/Attested by both Chartered Engineer and Notarized by Notary Public with legible stamp. 2. If the bidder is submitting only one work order & its completion/execution Certificate (as applicable), then sl no. A to be filled in. 3. Likewise, If the bidder is submitting more number of work orders and their completion/execution Certificates (as applicable), then sl no. A, B, C, D etc shall be applicable. [In below table, up to sl. no. D is mentioned. Bidder to increase rows if intend to submit more documents] Sl. No. A A1 List of Order Details 1 st Work Order/ LOA/Cont ract Description Name of Order issuing Agency/Client/Owner/Company : Details [to be mentioned by the bidder] A2 Order No. & Date : A3 Brief Details/Name (Nature) of Supply/Work/Service : A4 Contract/Order Value (in Rs.) : A5 Period of Contract/ Order : A6 Completion /Execution Certificate (as applicable) to contain the following: i. Date of issue ii. Brief Details/Name (Nature) of Supply/Work/Services iii. Contract/Order Value iv. Period of Contract/ Order v. Actual Date of Completion etc BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

100 B B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 2 nd Work Order/ LOA/Cont ract Description Name of Order issuing Agency/Client/Owner/Company Order No. & Date Brief Details/Name (Nature) of Supply/Work/Service Contract/Order Value Period of Contract/ Order Completion /Execution Certificate (as applicable) to contain the following: i. Date of issue ii. Brief Details/Name (Nature) of Supply/Work/Services iii. Contract/Order Value iv. Period of Contract/ Order v. Actual Date of Completion, etc Details [to be mentioned by the bidder] C C1 3 RD Work Order/ LOA/Cont ract Description Name of Order issuing Agency/Client/Owner/Company Details [to be mentioned by the bidder] C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 Order No. & Date Brief Details/Name (Nature) of Supply/Work/Service Contract/Order Value Period of Contract/ Order Completion /Execution Certificate (as applicable) to contain the following: i. Date of issue ii. Brief Details/Name (Nature) of Supply/Work/Services iii. Contract/Order Value iv. Period of Contract/ Order v. Actual Date of Completion, etc BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

101 D D1 4 th Work Order/ LOA/Cont ract Description Name of Order issuing Agency/Client/Owner/Company Details [to be mentioned by the bidder] D2 Order No. & Date D3 D4 Brief Details/Name (Nature) of Supply/Work/Service Contract/Order Value D5 Period of Contract/ Order D6 Completion /Execution Certificate (as applicable) to contain the following: i. Date of issue ii. Brief Details/Name (Nature) of Supply/Work/Services iii. Contract/Order Value iv. Period of Contract/ Order v. Actual Date of Completion, etc BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

102 THIS FORMAT TO BE FILLED BY THE BIDDER FINANCIAL CRITERIA AS STIPULATED IN BEC [PLEASE READ BEC AND GIVE BRIEF DETAILS IN THE BELOW CHECK LIST FORMAT] NB: 1. Format-F-16 (to be Uploaded/Submitted) is required to be Certified/Attested by Chartered Accountant and to be uploaded/submitted. 2. Audited Balance Sheet and Profit & Loss Statements (Uploaded/Submitted) of FY: , & meeting the Turn Over, NET WORTH & Working Capital requirement of BEC-Financial are to be duly signed and stamped by a Chartered Accountant and duly certified /attested by Notary Public with legible stamp and to be uploaded/submitted. 3. Bidder to Put tick mark only [out of two options (i.e Yes or No, one option to be exercised and other one to be deleted in the column given below] 1.2 FINANCIAL CRITERIA Financial Documents Turn Over as per applicability of relevant clause of BEC Document Details submitted for the below Financial Year: : Uploaded / Submitted Audited financial statements Balance Sheet and Profit & Loss Account statement of any of the three (3) preceding Financial Year(s), i.e FY: , & [to be reckoned from bid due date] along with un-price bid uploaded /submitted. FY: FY: FY: DOCUMENT WHETHER SUBMITTED/UPLOADE D Option Tick Mark Yes / No Yes / No Yes / No & Financial Documents Net Worth & Working Capital as per applicability of relevant clause of BEC : Uploaded AUDITED Financial Statements Balance Sheet and Profit & Loss Statement of FY: Yes / No In Case Bidder s working capital is inadequate as per applicability of relevant clause of BEC In case Bidder s working capital is inadequate, the bidder shall supplement this with a letter (as per Format- F-15) from the Bidder s bank having net worth not less than ` 100 Crore, confirming the availability of the line of credit covering the inadequacy to meet the working capital requirement as per Name of Issuing Bank Branch Code: Location & Address: Tel No. ID: Yes / No BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

103 applicability of relevant clause of BEC which is to be uploaded /submitted Details of financial capability of bidder prescribed Format- F- 16 as per applicability of relevant clause of BEC ग ल (इ ड य ) ललल ट : Name Of Chartered Accountant: Membership No. of Chartered Accountant Yes / No BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA. Page of 156

104 ग ल (इ ड य (ललल ट To, M/s. GAIL (India) Limited F-15 FORMAT FOR CERTIFICATE FROM BANK IF BIDDER S WORKING CAPITAL IS INADEQUATE (To be provided on Bank s letter head) Date: Dear Sir, This is to certify that M/s.. (name of the bidder with address) (hereinafter referred to as Customer) is an existing customer of our Bank. The Customer has informed that they wish to bid for GAIL s RFQ/Tender no.... dated for..(name of the supply/work/services/consultancy) and as per the terms of the said RFQ/Tender they have to furnish a certificate from their Bank confirming the availability of line of credit. Accordingly M/s.. (name of the Bank with address) confirms availability of line of credit to M/s.. (name of the bidder) for at least an amount of Rs. (Total Working Capital Amount) to meet the inadequacy in Working Capital. It is also confirmed that the net worth of the Bank is more than Rs. 100 Crores (or Equivalent USD) and the undersigned is authorized to issue this certificate. Yours truly for (Name & address of Bank) (Authorized signatory) Name of the signatory : Designation : Stamp BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA.. Page of 156

105 ग ल (इ ड य (ललल ट F-16 FORMAT FOR CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT CERTIFICATE FOR FINANCIAL CAPABILITY OF THE BIDDER We have verified the Annual Accounts and other relevant records of M/s (Name of the bidder) and certify the following A. ANNUAL TURNOVER OF LAST 3 YEARS: Year 1: Year 2: Year 3: Year Amount (Currency) B. FINANCIAL DATA FOR LAST AUDITED FINANCIAL YEAR : Description 1. Current Assets 2. Current Liabilities 3. Working Capital (Current Assets-Current liabilities) 4. Net Worth (Paid up share capital and Free Reserves & Surplus) Year Amount (Currency) Name of Audit Firm: Chartered Accountant Date: [Signature of Authorized Signatory] Name: Designation: Seal: Membership no. Instructions: 1. The financial year would be the same as one normally followed by the bidder for its Annual Report. 2. The bidder shall provide the audited annual financial statements as required for this Tender document. Failure to do so would result in the Proposal being considered as non responsive. 3. For the purpose of this Tender document, (i) Annual Turnover shall be Sale value/ Operating Income (ii) Working Capital shall be Current Assets less Current liabilities and (iii) Net Worth shall be Paid up share capital and Free Reserves & Surplus 4. This certificate is to be submitted on the letter head of Chartered Accountant. BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA.. Page of 156

106 ग ल (इ ड य (ललल ट (CONSORTIUM/JV ARE NOT ALLOWED) F-17 NOT APPLICABLE IN THIS INSTANT TENDER FORMAT FOR CONSORTIUM/JV AGREEMENT (ON NON- JUDICIAL STAMP PAPER OF APPROPRIATE VALUE) BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA.. Page of 156

107 ग ल (इ ड य (ललल ट F-18 BIDDER'S QUERIES FOR PRE BID MEETING To, M/s GAIL (INDIA) LIMITED SUB: WORKS CONTRACT FOR SUPPLY INSTALLATION OF SAFETY & DISPLAY BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA.. TENDER NO: GAIL/BDA/64774/CP/SP/16/W-18 (e-tender No ) SL. NO. REFERENCE OF BIDDING DOCUMENT SEC. NO. Page No. Clause No. Subject BIDDER'S QUERY GAIL'S REPLY NOTE: The Pre-Bid Queries may be sent by fax and also by before due date for receipt of Bidder's queries. SIGNATURE OF BIDDER: NAME OF BIDDER : BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA.. Page of 156

108 ग ल (इ ड य (ललल ट F-19 E-Banking Mandate Form (To be issued on vendors letter head) 1. Vendor/customer Name : 2. Vendor/customer Code: 3. Vendor /customer Address: 4. Vendor/customer id: 5. Particulars of bank account a) Name of Bank b) Name of branch c) Branch code: d) Address: e) Telephone number: f) Type of account (current/saving etc.) g) Account Number: h) RTGS IFSC code of the bank branch i) NEFT IFSC code of the bank branch j) 9 digit MICR code I/We hereby authorize GAIL(India) Limited to release any amount due to me/us in the bank account as mentioned above. I/We hereby declare that the particulars given above are correct and complete. If the transaction is delayed or lost because of incomplete or incorrect information, we would not hold the GAIL (India) Limited responsible. BANK CERTIFICATE (Signature of vendor/customer) We certify that has an Account no with us and we confirm that the details given above are correct as per our records. Bank stamp Date (Signature of authorized officer of bank) BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA.. Page of 156

109 ग ल (इ ड य (ललल ट INTEGRITY PACT (I P DOCUMENT MUST UPLOADED WITH UNPRICED BID & ITS ORIGINAL SIGNED I P SHOULD SUBMITED PHYSICAL FORM) BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA.. Page of 156

110 ग ल (इ ड य (ललल ट INTRODUCTION: F-20 INTEGRITY PACT GAIL as one of its endeavour to maintain and foster most ethical and corruption free business environment, have decided to adopt the Integrity Pact, a tool developed by the Transparency International, to ensure that all activities and transactions between the Company (GAIL) and its Counterparties (Bidders, Contractors, Vendors, Suppliers, Service Providers/Consultants etc.) are handled in a fair and transparent manner, completely free of corruption. Accordingly, an MOU on Integrity Pact has been signed on by GAIL with Transparency International India. Considering the above, the details mentioned at attached Annexure-1 are applicable as stated in Instruction to Bidders of Bid Document in addition to the existing stipulation regarding Corrupt and Fraudulent Practices. The attached copy of the Integrity Pact at Annexure- 2 shall be included in the Bid submitted by the bidder (to be executed by the bidder). In case a bidder does not sign the Integrity Pact, his bid shall be liable for rejection. ANNEXURE-1 Bidder is required to sign the Integrity Pact with GAIL as per format & terms and conditions enclosed with tender. In case a bidder does not sign the Integrity Pact, his bid shall be liable for rejection. I COMMITMENTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE COUNTERPARTY a) The Counterparty, directly or indirectly (through agent, consultant, advisor, etc.), shall not pay any bribe/ influence or give undue/ unlawful benefit to anyone to gain undue advantage in dealing with GAIL. b) The Counterparty will not engage in collusion of any kind including price fixation etc. with other Counterparts. c) The counterparty will not pass GAIL s confidential information to any third party unless specifically authorized by GAIL in writing. d) The Counterparties shall promote and observe best ethical practices within their respective organizations. e) The Counterparty shall inform the Independent External Monitor. BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA.. Page of 156

111 ग ल (इ ड य (ललल ट i) If it received any demand, directly or indirectly, for a bribe/ favour or any illegal gratification/ payment / benefit; ii) If it comes to know of any unethical or illegal payment / benefit; iii) If it makes any payment to any GAIL associate. f) The Counterparty shall not make any false or misleading allegations against GAIL or its associates. II VIOLATIONS & CONSEQUENCES: a) If a Counterparty commits a violation of its Commitments and Obligations under the Integrity Pact Programme during bidding process, their entire Earnest Money Deposit/ Bid Security, would be forfeited and in addition, they may be blacklisted from the GAIL business in future. b) In case of violation of the Integrity pact by Counterparty after award of the Contract, GAIL shall be entitled to terminate the Contract. GAIL would forfeit the security deposits, encash the bank guarantee (s) and other payments payable to Counterparty in such cases, c) Subject to satisfaction of the Independent External Monitor, GAIL may ban/ blacklist/ put on holiday and exclude the Counterparty from future dealings until GAIL is satisfied that the Counterparty shall not commit any such violation in future. d) In addition to above, GAIL reserves its right to initiate criminal proceedings against the violating Counterparty, if the allegations by Counterparty are found frivolous, untrue and misleading and may also impose exemplary cost for the same. e) The Counterparty will be entitled to claim as determined by the Independent External Monitor, if the above (d) is found incorrect. INDEPENDENT EXTRNAL MONITORS (IEMS) The following Independent External Monitors (IEMs) have been appointed by GAIL, in terms of Integrity Pact(IP) which forms part of GAIL Tenders / Contracts. i) Shri Anil Kumar ( id: anilk1953@yahoo.com ) This panel is authorised to examine / consider all references made to it under this tender. The bidder(s), in case of any dispute(s) / complaint(s) pertaining to this tender may raise the issue either with the designated tender issuing officer in GAIL or directly with the IEMs on the panel c/o Chief Vigilance Officer, GAIL ( India) Limited, GAIL Bhawan, 16, Bhikaiji Cama Place, R.K. Puram, New Delhi BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA.. Page of 156

112 ग ल (इ ड य (ललल ट INTEGRITY PACT ANNEXURE-2 (To be executed on plain paper) Between GAIL (India) Limited, a Government of India Public Sector, (here-in-after referred to as Principal ). AND (here-in-after referred to as The Bidder/ Contractor ). (Principal and the Bidder / Contractor are here-in-after are referred to individually as Party or collectively as Parties ). PREAMBLE The Principal intends to award under laid down organizational procedures, contract/s for The Principal values full compliance with all relevant laws and regulations, and the principles of economic use of resources, and of fairness and transparency in its relations with its Bidder/s and Contractor/s. In order to achieve these goals, the Principal co-operates with the renowned International Non- Governmental Organisation Transparency International (TI). Following TI s national and international experience, the Principal will appoint an Independent External Monitor who will monitor the tender process, the execution of the contract etc. for compliance with the principles mentioned above. Section 1 Commitments of the Principal 1. The Principal commits itself to take all measures necessary to prevent corruption and to observe the following Principles in this regard:- i) No employee of the Principal, either in person or through family members, including relatives, will in connection with the tender for or the execution of a contract, demand or accept a promise for or accept for him/herself or for a third person, any material or immaterial benefit to which he/she is not legally entitled. ii) The Principal shall, during the tender process treat all Bidders with equity. The Principal undertakes and ensures that before and during the tender process shall provide and share the same information to all Bidders and will not provide to any Bidder confidential / additional information through which one particular Bidder could take an advantage in relation to the tender process or the contract execution. iii) The Principal will exclude from the process all known prejudiced persons. BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA.. Page of 156

113 ग ल (इ ड य (ललल ट If the Principal obtains information on the conduct of any of its employees which is a criminal offence under the Anti-Corruption Laws of India, or if there be a substantive suspicion in this regard, the Principal will inform its Vigilance Office and in addition can initiate disciplinary actions. Section 2 Commitments and Undertakings by the Bidder/Contractor 1. The Bidder / Contractor commits and undertakes to take all measures necessary to prevent malpractices & corruption. He commits himself to observe the following principles during his participation in the tender process and during the contract execution: i) The Bidder / Contractor undertakes not to, directly or through any other person or firm offer, promise or give or influence to any employee of the Principal associated with the tender process or the execution of the contract or to any other person on their behalf any material or immaterial benefit to which he / she is not legally entitled in order to obtain in exchange any advantage of any kind whatsoever during the tender process or during the execution of the contract. ii) iii) iv) The Bidder / Contractor undertakes not to enter into any undisclosed agreement or understanding, whether formal or informal with other Bidders. This applies in particular to prices, specifications, certifications, subsidiary contracts, submission or non-submission of bids or any other action to restrict competitiveness or to introduce cartelization in the bidding process. The Bidder / Contractor undertakes not to commit any offence under the relevant Anticorruption Laws of India. Further, the Bidder / Contractor will not use improperly any information or document provided by the Principal as part of the business relationship regarding plans, technical proposals and business details, including information contained or transmitted electronically for the purposes of competition or personal gain and will not pass the information so acquired on to others. The Bidder / Contractor will, when presenting his bid undertakes to disclose any and all payments made, is committed to or intends to make to agents, brokers or any other intermediaries in connection with the award of the contract. 2. The Bidder / Contractor will not instigate and allure third persons / parties to commit offences outlined above or be an accessory to such offences. Section 3 Disqualification from tender process and exclusion from future contracts If the Bidder, before the award of contract, has committed a transgression through a violation of any provisions of Section 2 or in any other form so as to put his reliability or credibility as BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA.. Page of 156

114 ग ल (इ ड य (ललल ट Bidder into question, the Principal shall be entitled to disqualify, put on holiday or blacklist the Bidder including from the future tender process or to terminate the contract, if already signed, on that ground. 1. If the Bidder / Contractor has committed a transgression through a violation of any provisions of Section 2 so as to put his reliability or credibility into question, the Principal shall be entitled to exclude including blacklist and put on holiday the Bidder / Contractor from entering into any GAIL future contract tender processes. The imposition and duration of the exclusion will be determined by the severity of the transgression. The severity will be determined by the Principal taking into consideration the full facts and circumstances of each case particularly taking into account the number of transgressions, the position of the transgressors within the company hierarchy of the Bidder and the amount of the damage. The exclusion may be imposed for a minimum period of 6 months and maximum of three years. 2. A transgression is considered to have occurred if the Principal after due consideration of the available evidence, concludes that no reasonable doubt is possible. 3. The Bidder with its free consent and without any influence agrees and undertakes to respect and uphold the Principal s absolute rights to resort to and impose such exclusion and further accepts and undertakes not to challenge or question such exclusion on any ground, including the lack of any hearing before the decision to resort to such exclusion is taken. This undertaking is given freely and after obtaining independent legal advice. 4. Subject to the full satisfaction of the Principal, the exclusion of the Bidder / Contractor could be revoked by Principal prematurely if the bidder / contractor can prove that he has restored / recouped the damage caused by him and has installed a suitable corruption prevention system in his organization. Section 4 Forfeiture of EMD / Security Deposits 1. If the Principal has disqualified the Bidder from the tender process prior to the award in terms of Section 3, and during the execution of the contract, the Principal shall forfeit earnest money deposit / bid security money, encash the bank guarantee including due payments in addition to blacklisting or putting on holiday the bidder and terminating the contract. 2. If the Principal has terminated the contract according to Section 3, or if the Principal is entitled to terminate the contract according to Section 3, the Principal shall be entitled to demand and recover from the Contractor liquidated damages equivalent to Earnest Money Deposit / Security Deposit / Performance Bank Guarantee. 3. The bidder agrees and undertakes to pay the said amounts without protest or demur subject only to condition that if the Bidder / Contractor can prove and establish that the exclusion of the Bidder from the tender process or the termination of the contract after the contract award has caused no damage or less damage than the amount of the liquidated damages, the Bidder / BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA.. Page of 156

115 ग ल (इ ड य (ललल ट Contractor shall compensate the Principal only to the extent of the damage in the amount proved. Section 5 Previous transgression 1. The Bidder swears on oath that no previous transgression has occurred during the last three years with any other Company in any country conforming to the TI approach or including with any other Public Sector Enterprise / Undertaking in India that could justify his exclusion from the tender process. 2. If the Bidder makes incorrect statement on this subject, he shall be disqualified from the tender process or the contract, if already awarded, could be liable to be terminated on this ground. Section 6 Equal treatment to all Bidders / Contractors / Subcontractors 1. The Bidder / Contractor undertakes to demand from all its sub-contractors, if any, an undertaking and commitment in conformity with this Integrity Pact, and to submit it to the Principal before signing of the contract. 2. The Principal will enter into agreements with similar conditions, as stipulated herein, with all Bidders, Contractors and Subcontractors. 3. The Principal shall disqualify from the tender process all Bidders who do not sign this Pact or violate any of its provisions. Section 7 Criminal charges against violating Bidders / Contractors / Sub-contractors If the Principal obtains knowledge of conduct of a Bidder, Contractor or Subcontractor, or of an employee or a representative or an associate of a Bidder, Contractor or Subcontractor which constitutes corruption, or if the Principal has substantive suspicion in this regard, the Principal will inform the Vigilance Office / Department for initiating appropriate action for above. Section 8 Independent External Monitor / Monitors 1. The Principal appoints competent and credible external independent Monitor for this Pact. The task of the Monitor is to review independently and objectively, whether and to what extent the parties comply with the obligations under this agreement. 2. The Monitor is not subject to any instructions by the representatives of the parties and performs his functions neutrally and independently. He reports to the Chairperson of the Board of the Principal. BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA.. Page of 156

116 ग ल (इ ड य (ललल ट The Contractor accepts that the Monitor has the right to access without restriction to all Project documentation of the Principal including that provided by the Contractor. The Contractor will also grant the Monitor, upon his request and demonstration of a valid interest, unrestricted and unconditional access to his project documentation. The same is applicable to Sub-contractors. The Monitor is under contractual obligation to treat the information and documents of the Bidder / Contractor / Sub-contractor with confidentiality. 4. The Principal will provide to the Monitor sufficient information about all meetings among the parties related to the Project provided such meetings could have an impact on the contractual relations between the Principal and the Contractor. The parties offer to the Monitor the option to participate in such meetings. 5. As soon as the Monitor notices, or believes to notice, a violation of this agreement he will so inform the Management of the Principal and request the Management to discontinue or heal the violation or to take other relevant action. The monitor can in this regard submit nonbinding recommendations. Beyond this, the Monitor has no right to demand from the parties that they act in a specific manner, refrain from action or tolerate action. However, the Independent External Monitor shall give an opportunity to the bidder / contractor to present its case before making its recommendations to the Principal. 6. The Monitor will submit a written report to the Chairperson of the Board of the Principal within 8 to 10 weeks from the date of reference or intimation to him by the Principal and should the occasion arise, submit proposals for taking corrective measures. 7. Monitor shall be entitled to compensation by the Principal. 8. If the Monitor has reported to the Chairperson of the Board a substantiated suspicion of an offence under relevant Anti-Corruption laws of India, and the Chairperson has not, within reasonable time, taken visible action to proceed against such offence or reported it to the Vigilance Office, the Monitor may also transmit this information directly to the Central Vigilance Commissioner, Government of India. 9. The word Monitor would include both singular and plural. 10. Independent External Monitor shall be required to maintain confidentiality of the information acquired and gathered during their tenure / role as Independent Monitor. Any breach in this regard would be subject to the legal judicial system of India. 11. The Independent External Monitors shall be responsible to oversee the implementation of Integrity Pact Program to prevent corruption, bribes or any other unethical practices in the GAIL. However, Monitor(s) shall be personally and severally be liable for any action or suit brought by Bidder / Contractor / against the Monitor, in case the findings of Independent Monitor is / are found incorrect or biased or prejudiced. BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA.. Page of 156

117 ग ल (इ ड य (ललल ट Independent External Monitor(s) shall be required to furnish an Undertaking and shall disclose before taking any assignment that he / she has no interest in the matter or connected with the party (bidder / contractor) in any manner. Section 9 Pact Duration The provisions of this Pact shall come into effect from the date of signing of this Pact by the both parties. It expires for the Contractor 12 months after the last payment under the respective contract, and for all other Bidders 6 months after the contract has been awarded. If any claim is made / lodged by either party during this time, the same shall be binding and continue to be valid despite the lapse of this pact as specified above, unless it is discharged/determined by the Chairperson of the Principal. Section 10 Miscelleneous provisions 1. This agreement is subject to Indian Law. Place of performance and jurisdiction is the Registered Office of the Principal, i.e. New Delhi. The Arbitration clause provided in main tender document / contract shall not be applicable for any issue / dispute arising under Integrity Pact. 2. Changes and supplements as well as termination notices, if any, need to be made in writing. Side agreements have not been made. 3. If the Contractor / Bidder is a partnership concern or a consortium, this agreement must be signed by all partners or consortium members. 4. In case any or several of the provisions of this agreement turn out to be void, the remainder of this pact shall remain valid. The parties to this pact however, shall strive to come to an agreement to their original intentions in such a case (Name & Designation) (Name & Designation) For the Principal For the Bidder/Contractor Place Witness 1: Date Witness 2: BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA.. Page of 156

118 ग ल (इ ड य (ललल ट SECTION-IV GENERAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT [GCC] ATTACHED AS A SEPARATE FILES [ACCEPTED COPY DIGITALLY SIGNED AND UPLOADED WITH UN-PRICED BID] BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA.. Page of 156

119 ग ल (इ ड य (ललल ट SECTION V SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT [SCC] BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA.. Page of 156

120 ग ल (इ ड य (ललल ट SECTION-V SPECIAL CONDITION OF CONTRACT [SCC] 1.0 GENERAL: Special conditions of contract shall be read in conjunction with the general conditions of contract, specifications of work, drawings and any other document forming part of this contract wherever the context so requires Notwithstanding the sub-division of the document into these separate sections and volumes, every part of each shall be deemed to be supplementary of every other part and shall be read with and into the contract so far as it may be practicable to do so Where any portion of the general condition of contract is repugnant to or at variance with any provisions of the special conditions of contract, then unless a different intention appears, the provision(s) of the special conditions of contract shall be deemed to override the provision(s) of general conditions of contract only to the extent that such repugnance of variations in the special conditions of contract as are not possible of being reconciled with the provisions of general conditions of contract Whenever it is mentioned in the specification that the contractor shall perform certain work or provide certain facilities, it is understood that the contractor shall do at his own cost and the contract price shall be deemed to have included cost of such performances and provisions, so mentioned The materials, design and workmanship shall satisfy the applicable relevant technical specification and Standards, the job specifications contained herein & codes referred to. Where the job specifications stipulate requirements in addition to those contained in the standard codes and specifications, these additional requirements shall also be satisfied. In case of contradictions in the tender document, the following shall prevail in order of precedence. i) Detailed letter of intent along with enclosures ii) iii) iv) Letter of Intent / Fax of Intent Schedule of rates Special Conditions of Contract v) Drawings BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA.. Page of 156

121 ग ल (इ ड य (ललल ट vi) vii) viii) Specifications / Specific requirements General Conditions of Contract IS and other codes 2.0 WATER AND POWER Power, if available, shall be provided by Owner free of cost, at one designated point from where the contractor has to make all arrangements as per Industrial standards. Water, if available, shall be supplied from one designated point. Owner shall not take responsibility of arranging Power and water for the works and in case of non-availability / shortage; same shall have be arranged by the contractor at his own cost. Diesel etc. used for running any types of equipment used by the contractor such as Welding Machine, Grinding Machine, diesel engine generator, grinding machines or any other equipment shall be in the contractor s scope. However, use of diesel operated equipment and machinery may not be allowed inside plant area considering hazardous & inflammable nature of Natural gas being handled. 3.0 SITE INFORMATION 3.1 The sites are at different terminals of GAIL (on GAIL land and Customer premises) enroute various Pipelines under RPNHQ, Vadodara region. The Pipelines network is depicted in Drawing attached with tender. The list of terminals is also attached. 3.2 The intending tenderer shall be deemed to have visited the site and familiarized him thoroughly with the site conditions before submitting the tender. Non- familiarity with the site conditions will not be considered a reason either for extra claims or not carrying out the work in strict conformity with the drawings and specifications. For site visit, the intending tenderer may contact the respective Work Station In charges (WICs) stationed at GAIL offices at Mehsana, Kadi, Ahmedabad, Undera, Bharuch and Dahej. The normal areas where the work is to be carried out includes, but not limited to, GAIL, GAIL sidings and GAIL site. 4.0 ORDER OF WORKS OWNER reserve the right to fix up priorities which will be conveyed by EIC and the contractor shall plan and execute work accordingly. 5.0 CONTRACTOR S FIELD OFFICE, GODOWN, WORKSHOP AND ACCOMMODATION BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA.. Page of 156

122 ग ल (इ ड य (ललल ट CONTRACTOR shall arrange necessary site office / Godown / Workshop for their material and staff, as required by him. Contractor shall arrange suitable and safe accommodation for his staff and workers at his own cost and the quoted rates shall be deemed to include the same. 6.0 CONTRACT PERIOD The time period of contract shall be 8 months reckoned from the date of issue of Letter of intent. 7.0 TIME FOR START AND MOBILISATION After award of work, GAIL shall give 15 days period for initial mobilization which is inclusive in the overall time period. Contractor/ Agency shall ensure mobilization within the given time for smooth execution of job as specified by GAIL. In case of failure to mobilize within 15 days, GAIL reserves the right to summarily cancel the order under GCC clause PRICE REDUCTION SCHEDULE The Price Reduction Schedule of this contract shall be same as specified in the Clause No of General Conditions of Contract. 9.0 CONTRACT PERFORMANCE SECURITY / SECURITY DEPOSIT This shall be as per Clause No. 24 of GCC 10.0 DEFECT LIABILITY PERIOD This shall be 12 months from the date of completion as per Clause No. 80 of GCC TAXES, DUTIES, OCTROI, LEVIES ETC. SERVICE TAX: THE SERVICE TAX SHALL BE DEALT AS SPELLED OUT IN INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS MOBILIZATION ADVANCE No Mobilization Advance shall be paid PRICE ESCALATION The contract price shall be deemed to be firm and valid for the entire duration of the contract till the completion of work, and shall not be subject to any adjustment due to increase in prices of materials, utilities, or any other input for performance of work under the contract. BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA.. Page of 156

123 ग ल (इ ड य (ललल ट ABNORMALLY HIGH UNIT RATES (AHR ITEMS) & EXTRA/ SUBSTITUTED ITEMS In items rate contract where the quoted rates for the items exceed 50% of the OWNER S estimated rates, such items will be considered as Abnormally High Rates Items (AHR) and declared in the Work order, payment of AHR items beyond the SoR stipulated quantities shall be made at the least of the following rates: 1. Rates as per SOR quoted by the CONTRACTOR. 2. Rates of the item, which shall be derived based on prevailing market rates of machine, material and labour plus 15% to cover CONTRACTOR S supervision profit, overhead & other expenses including all taxes except applicable service tax. FOR EXTRA/SUBSTITUTED ITEMS : The contractor shall execute any Extra/ Substituted item if required and advised by the EIC. Rates of Extra Items, if required to be executed to complete the jobs, will be calculated based on prevailing market rates of machine, material and labour plus 15% to cover CONTRACTOR S supervision, profit, overhead & other expenses including all taxes except applicable service tax TERMS OF PAYMENT The payment for executed work will be made on monthly basis on pro rata basis. The contractor will submit his monthly RA bills in triplicate for the services rendered duly certified by the Engineer in charge. Payment will be released within 15 days from the date of receipt of bills. Income Tax & other taxes as applicable shall be deducted at source from the contractor s bill as per latest tax rules. Payment shall be made through E-BANKING SYSTEM only. The payment shall be released by Chief Manager (F&A) GAIL Vadodara. The invoice shall contain the following details as per service tax rules. ADDRESS OF THE SERVICE PROVIDER BILLING ADDRESS: GAIL (India) LTD, Manisha Circle, Old Padra Road, Vadodara SERVICE TAX REGISTRATION NO. SERVICE REGISTERED INVOICE / BILL NO INVOICE /BILL DATE SERVICE TAX AMOUNT ED.CESS AMOUNT HIGHER EDUCATIONAL CESS AMOUNT SIGNATURE OF AUTHORISED SIGNATORY. BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA.. Page of 156

124 ग ल (इ ड य (ललल ट PAN NO PAYING AUTHORITIES HoD (F&A) GAIL, Vadodara shall be the paying authority for this Contract 17.0 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA NOT LIABLE It is expressly understood and agreed by and between the CONTRACTOR and the OWNER that the OWNER is entering into this agreement solely on his own behalf and not on behalf of any other person or entity. In particular, it is expressly understood and agreed that the Government of India is not a party to this agreement and has no liabilities, obligations or rights there under. It is expressly understood and agreed that the OWNER is an independent legal entity with power and authority to enter into contracts, solely in his own behalf under the applicable laws of India and general principles of Contract Law. The CONTRACTOR expressly agrees, acknowledges and understands that the OWNER is not an agent, representative or delegate of the Government of India. It is further understood and agreed that the Government of India is not and shall not be liable for any acts, omissions, commissions, breaches or other wrongs arising out of the contract. Accordingly, CONTRACTOR hereby expressly waives releases and forgoes any and all actions or claims, including cross claims, impleader claims or counter claims against the Government of India arising out of this contract and covenants not to sue to Government of India as to any manner, claim, and cause of action or thing whatsoever arising of or under this agreement COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS (A) The CONTRACTOR shall abide by all applicable rules, regulations, statutes, laws governing the performance of works in India, including but not limited to the following: i) Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act. ii) Payment of Wages Act. ii) ii) iv) Minimum Wages Act. Employer s Liability Act. Factory Act v) Apprentices Act. vi) vii) viii) Workman s Compensation Act Industrial Dispute Act. Environment Protection Act. BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA.. Page of 156

125 ग ल (इ ड य (ललल ट ix) entity. Any other Statute, Act, Law as may be applicable for establishing, maintaining, running of OWNER shall not be responsible for any default by CONTRACTOR due to lack of information on the part of the CONTRACTIOR. LABOUR LAW RELATED CLAUSES OF TENDER The following shall be read in conjunction with Section VIII (Labour Laws) of GCC. a) It shall be the sole liability of the contractor (including the Contracting firm/company) to obtain and to abide by all necessary licenses/permissions from the concerned authorities as provided under the various Labour legislations including the Labour license obtained as per the provisions of the contract Labour ( Regulation & Abolition) Act, b) The contractor shall discharge obligations as provided under various applicable statutory enactments including the employees Provident Fund & Miscellaneous Provisions Act,1952, the employees State Insurance (ESI) Act 1948, the contract labour (Regulation & Abolition Act,1970, the Inter-State Migrant workmen (Regulation of employment & conditions of Service ) Act, 1979, the minimum wages Act, 1948, the payment of wages Act, 1936, The Bonus Act, the workmen s compensation Act,1923 and other relevant Acts, Rules and Regulations enforced from time to time. c) The contractor shall be responsible for required contributions towards P.F., Pension, ESI or any other statutory payments to be made in respect of the contract and the personnel employed for rendering service to GAIL and shall deposit these amounts on or before the prescribed dates. Every contractor shall submit the proof of depositing the employees and employer s contribution. The contractor shall also be responsible to pay any administrative /inspection charges thereof wherever applicable in respect of the personnel employed by him for the work of GAIL. d) The contractor shall regularly submit all relevant records/documents to GAIL representative for verification. e) The contractor shall be solely responsible for the payment of wages and other dues to the personnel deployed by him latest by 7th of the subsequent month. The contractor shall be directly responsible and indemnity the company against all charges, dues, claims etc., arising out of the disputes relating to the dues and employment of personnel deployed by him. f) The contractor shall indemnity the company against all losses or damages, if any caused to it on account of acts of the personnel deployed by him. g) The contractor shall ensure regular and effective supervision and control of the personnel deployed by him and give suitable direction for undertaking the contractual obligations. h) The Contractor shall furnish along with each running bill, the challan/receipt for the payment made to the RPFC for the preceding months. In case the RPFC s challan/receipt, as above, is not furnished, the Owner shall not accept the Contractor s bill. The bills shall be accepted on production of RPFC Challan/receipt for the period less one month covered by the related bill. However, for final bill, RPFC Challan/receipt for the entire contract period needs to be submitted. Responsibility of Contractor for compliance of Labour/ Employment Laws The contractor shall ensure adherence to various legislations while and after award of the contract: The Contractor/contracting firm shall obtain insurance policy (Workmen's Compensation Policy) covering all risks such as accidents, injuries and death likely to be caused to his workers or -to a BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA.. Page of 156

126 ग ल (इ ड य (ललल ट third person. The premium amount should be deposited with the insurance agency by the contractor regularly and without any delay. In case of any accident resulting in injury or death in respect of the personnel deployed by the contractor during the execution of the work, the contractor shall be solely responsible for payment of adequate compensation, insurance amount, etc. to the person injured/next kith and kin of the deceased. Contractor shall indemnify GAIL from such liabilities. The contractor/contracting firm shall not employ any person suffering from any contagious, loathsome or infectious disease. The contractor/contracting firm shall get examined his employees / workers through a Government Doctor before deployment. No worker of contractor/contracting firm and contractor himself shall be allowed to consume alcoholic drinks or any narcotics within the plant premises. If found under the influence of above, the contractor/contracting firm shall have to change/replace him, failing which, GAIL may terminate the contract. While conforming to any of these conditions, the contractor should ensure that no law of state regarding labour, their welfare, conduct etc. is violated. The contractor shall indemnify GAIL for any action brought against him for violation, non-compliance of any Act, rules and regulations of center/ state/ local statutory Authorities/ any court against any act or acts of the contractor/contracting firm or his workers. The contractor/contracting firm shall deploy the workers after verification of their character and antecedents. In case any worker is found having criminal record, he shall have to be immediately replaced without any delay. The persons to be deployed should be on rolls of the contractor/contracting firm. The contractor/contracting firm shall issue proper identity cards to all the workers who are to be engaged for the job. The identity cards shall be signed by the contractor or his authorized representative. The contractor/contracting firm shall also be responsible for obtaining the gate passes from security in respect of all their personnel. The supervision of the personnel shall be done by the contractor/contracting firm through their authorized representative and the name of the supervisor shall be invariably intimated to the Engineer-In-Charge at the commencement of contract. The contractor shall be solely responsible for disciplining the personnel deployed by him. Further, he shall ensure that none of his workers create any nuisance or indulge in anti-social and criminal activities during the entire period of contract. In case, anybody is found indulging in such activities, then he will have to be immediately removed without any prejudice to further necessary action as deemed fit. The contractor/contracting firm shall be required to obtain labour license from Assistant Labour Commissioner (Central), if he engages 20 or more workmen/labours. The contractor/contracting firm shall pay the wages to the workers latest by 7th of the subsequent month at the rates as per the Minimum Wages Act and as notified by the Regional/Assistant Labour Commissioner (Central), from time to time in the presence of authorized representative of the Principal Employer i.e. Engineer In-Charge (EIC). The Engineer Incharge shall ensure that the contractor/contracting firm is making payment of wages to its labours not less than the wages notified by the appropriate authority from time to time. The contractor/contracting firm shall have a separate Provident Fund Code allotted in his name by the Regional Provident Fund Commissioner. The contractor must ensure deduction of PF, if applicable from the contract workers and deposit the PF of employer contribution to the concern contract workers deployed by him for the assigned job and submit the copy of monthly chalaan for the amount deposited towards Provident Fund along with a list of his labours/workers to the Engineer Incharge. BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA.. Page of 156

127 ग ल (इ ड य (ललल ट The contractor/contracting firm shall be required to deposit contribution towards ESI, if applicable, or any other statutory payments to be made in respect of his workers well in time and submit a copy of challan to owner/engineer In-charge in monthly/quarterly basis failing which GAIL will deduct from his bills the amount equivalent to such deductions along-with penalty as per the provisions of the applicable Act. The contractor/contracting firm shall obtain registration under Inter State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1979 if he deploys and engages labours from states other than Gujarat. The contractor/contracting firm shall strictly comply with the various provisions of Payment of Wages Act, 1936, Payment of Bonus Act, 1965, Workmen s Compensation Act, 1923, Minimum Wages Act, 1948, Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act,1970, Employees Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act. 1952, BOCW Act 1996 etc. and other labour legislations as in existence (at present in India) and as amended from time to time. The contractor shall be required to furnish proof/copies of forms/returns as per the checklist attached hereto every month along with the monthly bills to the Engineer In- Charge and the concerned Engineer-In-Charge shall be ensured the same. The checklist- is indicative for immediate requirement after issuance/ receiving of Letter of Intent (LOI)/monthly bills/ final bill and other forms/returns as required under various acts shall be required to be filed/maintained by the contractor himself regularly. The contractor(s) are required to submit copies of Electronic Challan Cum Return (ECR)/ Electronic challan along with online uploaded list of contract workers/ members/ subscribers for the proof of remittance of Provident Fund (PF) contributions with PF Authorities for the contract workers engaged by him in GAIL while submitting monthly bills. The contractor shall have his own PF code no. with the RPFC as required under Employee PF & Misc. Provisions Act, 1952 and extended benefits of Provident Fund, Employee Deposit Linked Insurance and Employee Pension Scheme, The contractor shall have to discharge obligations as provided under various Statutory enactment including the Employees Provident Fund and Misc. Provisions Act, 1952, Contract Labour(R&A) Act, 1970, Minimum Wages Act, 1948, Payment of wages Act, 1936, Employees Compensation Act, 1923, BOCW Act 1996 & other relevant Acts, Rules and Regulations enforced from time to time. No contract workers below the age of 18 years shall be deployed on the work. The personnel to be deputed by the contractor shall observe all security, fire & safety rules of GAIL while at the site/ work. His work/ services will be supervised by the supervisor of the contractor. Contractor has to be strictly adhering to guidance, instructions whenever required. While conforming to any of these conditions, the contractor should ensure that no law of state regarding labour, their welfare, conduct etc. is violated. The contractor shall indemnify GAIL for any action brought against him for violation, non-compliance of any Act, rules and regulations of center/ state/ local statutory Authorities. No accommodation will be provided to the contractor/contracting firm as per guidelines of GAIL Corporate Office, New Delhi WORKS CONTRACT The entire work as per Scope of Work covered under this contract shall be treated as Works Contract. BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA.. Page of 156

128 ग ल (इ ड य (ललल ट CONSTRUCTION AIDS, EQUIPMENT, TOOLS AND TACKLES CONTRACTOR shall be solely responsible for making available for executing the work, all requisite Equipment, Special Aids, cranes, tools, tackles and testing equipment and appliances suitable for construction. Such equipment shall be subject to examination and approval by OWNER for the same being in first class operating condition. Any discrepancies pointed out by CONTRACTOR within a reasonable time frame, OWNER shall not in any way be responsible for providing any such equipment, machinery, tools and tackles etc SCHEDULE OF RATES The Schedule of Rates (SOR) shall be read in conjunction with Special Conditions of Contract, General Conditions of Contract, Technical Specifications, Drawings and any Document forming part of the contract. The quantities shown against the various items are only approximate and subject to variations as per the stipulation made in General Conditions of Contract. The contracted rates shall include any variations in the quantities of work. All the works, item wise shall be measured upon completion and paid for at the contracted rates. In case any activity though specifically not covered in covered in Schedule of Rates description but the same is covered under Scope of work/specification/drawings etc. no extra claim on this account shall be entertained, since SOR is to be read in conjunction with SCC, GCC, Technical specifications, drawings & any other documents forming part of the contract. All items of work in the Schedule of Rates shall be carried out as per the Specifications, drawings and instructions of the Engineer-In-Charge and the Rate so quoted in Schedule of Rates shall be inclusive of all materials, consumables, labour, supervision, tools and tackles, as well as preparatory, incidental, intermediate / auxiliary / ancillary or enabling works etc ENTRY / GATE PASSES, WORK PERMITS & SAFETY REGULATIONS ENTRY PASSES The CONTRACTOR has to apply for photo entry passes for his workers & staff in a prescribed proforma available with OWNER. The photo entry passes shall be issued by OWNER for maximum period of three months and if extension is required by the CONTRACOR, he has to apply separately for extension. As a special case temporary entry passes for a maximum period of seven days may be issued. Non utilized/expired entry passes shall have to be submitted immediately to OWNER. In case of loss of any entry pass, the CONTRACTOR has to lodge FIR with local police station and inform the ENGINEER-IN-CHARGE. CONTRACTOR is required to keep track of all entry passes issued and returned. Identity card issued by the security section should always be carried/ displayed by contractor s employee on person while working inside the plant/platform. BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA.. Page of 156

129 ग ल (इ ड य (ललल ट GATE PASSES To bring material /equipments/tools/tackles etc. inside the plant for construction WORK, the CONTRACTOR has to produce challans /proper documents to the OWNER S personnel at gate. The materials shall be checked thoroughly by the OWNER S personnel at gate and recorded in their register before allowing any materials to bring inside the Plant/platforms by CONTRACTOR /his representative. It is CONTRACTOR S responsibility to see that the recorded entry No., Date, Signature of OWNER S authorized representative personnel with stamp are there on the challan / supporting documents before taking any materials inside the plant. In addition to above, entry of the material will be permitted only during the stipulated working hour, and more so, if consignee is available to receive the said material. To take CONTRACTOR S materials out of the plant, the CONTRACTOR has to apply with specific purpose/reasons to the ENGINEER-IN-CHARGE, attaching challans/supporting documents signed by OWNER S personnel at gate during entry. Moreover, a certificate from the Management certifying that the nomenclature and specification shown in the challan confirms to the original one as correct, will be issued, The CONTRACTOR shall abide by security regulations as enforced by OWNER from time to time. WORK PERMTT Hot WORK permit are to be obtained for all the jobs which are capable of generating flame, spark, heat, etc. like (1) Gas cutting (2) Grinding (3) Welding (4) Use of any electrical /Diesel / PetroI / battery operated prime mover / M/c / tools equipment etc. like Generator set, Mixer M/c, Drilling M/c, pumps crane, fork lifter, hand lamp, truck, trailer, megger etc. (5) Chipping/Breaking of rocks/concrete. (6) Man entry to vessel /pipeline. (7) Erection of pipes! Structures / equipments (8) Hacksaw cutting and drilling. (9) Hot application coating/wrapping. (10) Post-weld heat treatment of equipment/piping. BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA.. Page of 156

130 ग ल (इ ड य (ललल ट (11) Opening of hydrocarbon vessels, pipelines man entry into confined space like excavation pit, sumps etc. (12) Excavation of earth. (13) Radiography. Cold WORK permits are to be obtained for the jobs which are not coming under the category of hot WORK and where there is not risk of fire like: i) Transportation/ backfilling of ordinary soil in manual process. ii) Arrangement for making welding / hot WORK booth, setup for temporary power / water connection, shed for protecting M/cs form rain etc. iii) Cold application of hot & cold insulating materials on pipes & equipments. iv) Hydrotesting. iv) Shuttering, fixing of reinforcement, hand mix concreting, plastering, brickwork, etc. According to the nature of WORK and use of various types of equipments & tools the CONTRACTOR has to apply for cold/hot permits in a prescribed format at least three days before the WORK is planned to start. No WORK permit shall be issued by the competent authority unless proper arrangement is made by the CONTRACTOR at site to ensure safe performance of WORK inside the plant/platform. Job-wise and area-wise permit shall be issued to the CONTRACTOR and against each permit at least one construction supervisor and one safety supervisor of required level shall always be made available at site by the CONTRACTOR. The supervisor shall have sufficient experience in relevant field. VEHICLE PERMIT Permits are to be obtained separately for Entry / use of vehicles / trailers etc. Inside the plant. The following requirements are to be met to obtain vehicle permit: 1) Vehicle / Equipment / etc should be brought to site in good condition. 2) Muffler/Spark arrestor of approved quality is to be provided at exhaust pipe end and fuel tank should be locked. 3) Cover should be provided on battery. 4) Valid road tax certificate, fitness certificate and insurance policy from competent authority. 5) Valid operating/driving license of driver/operator. BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA.. Page of 156

131 ग ल (इ ड य (ललल ट ) Valid load test certificate from competent authority. SAFETY REGULATIONS (a) REGARDING WORK PERMIT The WORK shall be carried out inside the plant/platform as per safety practices enforced by OWNER safety section and instruction of EIC issued from time to time. Many times it may happen that the working hours shall be drastically reduced or increased to meet certain safety requirements and the CONTRACTOR shall meet these requirements without any argument for time and financial implication. To obtain WORK permit and to satisfy all conditions laid down therein, shall be the responsibility of the CONTRACTOR. No claim for idling of machinery, plant, manpower etc for safety reasons or non-issuance of WORK permit by I/C, Safety Section shall be considered. The CONTRACTOR shall abide by all safety regulations of the plant and ensure that safety equipment for specific job kit as stipulated in the factory act/safety handbook is issued to the employee during the execution of WORK, failing which all the WORK at site will be suspended. (b) REGARDING HOT WORK 1) When doing hot WORK inside the plant/platform, the CONTRACTOR must ensure that the fire hose is hooked up with the fire water system and extended to the WORK spot. Fire extinguisher must be kept near the working spot. Area around and below the hot working place must be adequately protected from falling/coming out of sparks/hot metals from the booth made of asbestos cloth/sheet and wetting them with water.the CONTRACTOR must arrange sufficient number of fire hoses and firefighting equipment of approved quality at his own cost to carry out hot job inside the plant. 2) Opening of OWS/Sewer pit must be covered with asbestos sheet and cloth while during hot WORK nearly such openings. 3) Welding & Electrical cables should be of approved quality, continuous and full with insulation. No Jointing & loose connection will be permitted. 4) At the end of the working day the CONTRACTOR must inform electrical section to switch off power at substation end and must ensure that all switches of substation and m/s are made off by them. 5) In some sensitive area of the plant only pneumatic tools/tackles are allowed to operate. 6) Only brass hammers are allowed to be used inside the plant. BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA.. Page of 156

132 ग ल (इ ड य (ललल ट ) The CONTRACTOR must provide cotton dress, safety helmet, safety belt, hand gloves of approved quality to his workers to meet the safety requirement of various job to be carried out inside the plant. 8) Grass to be removed around and below the hot work point and water to be sprayed before starting the hot job SPECIFICATION & DRAWINGS: All specifications for the work shall be as per the bill of quantities, tender drawings, and scope of work and brief description of works which are self-explanatory but not exhaustive and limited. However, wherever required the latest CPWD specifications and Indian Standard Codes of practice shall be referred. Wherever these codes are silent the same shall be governed by sound Engineering Practice. The decision of the Engineer-In-Charge in matters of interpretation etc. shall be final and binding on the Contractor. No extra claim whatsoever shall be entertained for variation in the approval/issued for construction and Bid drawings regarding any changes/units SITE VISIT The bidders are advised to visit and examine the site of works and its surrounding and obtain for himself on his own responsibility all information that may be necessary for preparing of the bid and entering into the contract. The costs of visiting the site shall be at the bidders own expenses. No extra claim on account of non-familiarity of site conditions shall be entertained during or after execution of works VARIATIONS The quantity mentioned in SOR is tentative and it may vary up to any extent. Unit rate quoted will be firm and final and no revision in price shall be applicable in case of such variation in quantity EXISTING SERVICES Drains, pipes, cables, overhead wires and similar services encountered in the course of the works shall be guarded from injury by the CONTRACTOR at his own cost, so that they may continue in full and uninterrupted us to the satisfaction of the Owners thereof or otherwise occupy any part of the SITE in a manner likely to hinder the operation of such services. Should any damage be done by the CONTRACTOR to any mains, pipes cables or lines (whether above or below ground etc) whether or not show on the drawings the CONTRACTOR must make good or bear the cost of making good the same without delay to the satisfaction of the Engineer-in-Charge RESPOINSIBILTY OF CONTRACTOR BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA.. Page of 156

133 ग ल (इ ड य (ललल ट All expenses towards mobilization at site and demobilization including bringing in equipment, work force, materials, dismantling the equipment, clearing the site etc. shall be deemed to be included in the prices quoted and no separate payments on account of such expenses shall be entertained. Contractor shall be solely responsible for making available for executing the work, all requisite Construction Equipment, Special Aids, cranes, tools, tackles and testing equipment and appliances. Such construction equipment etc. shall be subject to examination by Owner and approval for the same being in first class operating condition. Any discrepancies pointed out by Owner shall be immediately got rectified, repaired or the equipment replaced altogether, by Contractor. Owner shall not in any way be responsible for providing any such equipment, machinery, tools and tackles etc. Preparing approaches and working area for the movement and operation of the equipment, leveling the areas for assembly and erection shall also be the responsibility of the Contractor. The Contractor shall acquaint himself with access availability, facilities such as railway siding, local labor etc. to provide suitable allowances in his quotation. The contractor may have to build temporary access roads to aid his own work which shall also be taken care while quoting for the work. Contractor shall not use any materials issued by Owner for installation purposes for laying temporary lines, erection aids etc. Misuse of materials will be seriously viewed and deducting at penal rates will be made from the contractor s bills for such quantities that are misused. Contractor shall arrange and use steel scaffolding materials wherever scaffolding is required for execution of works STATUTORY APPROVALS Contractor shall be responsible for obtaining approval from statutory authorities like Municipal Corporation Development Authorities, Electricity Department and any other concerned authority as required for the completion of the work. The application on behalf of the owner along with required certificates/documents, complete in all respects, shall be submitted by the Contractor to the Engineer-in-Charge, for onward transmission to statutory authority, well ahead of time, so that commissioning is not delayed for want of inspection by the authority. The necessary coordination, liaison and arrangements for statutory inspection and approval shall be the contractors responsibility. However, any fee paid to the concerned authority in this regard shall be reimbursed by the owner on production of documentary evidence. Inspection and acceptance of the work by statutory authorities shall not relieve the contractor from any of his responsibilities under this contract. BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA.. Page of 156

134 ग ल (इ ड य (ललल ट Any changes / additions required to be made to meet the requirements of statutory authorities, shall be carried out by the contractor, within the contract price, and at no additional cost to owner ADDITIONAL/EXTRA WORKS OWNER reserves their right to execute any additional works / extra woks, during the execution of work, either by themselves or by appointing any other agency, even though such works are incidental to and necessary for the completion of works awarded to the contractor. In the event of such decisions taken by OWNER, contractor is required to extend necessary cooperation, and act as per the instructions of Engineer-in-Charge CHECKING OF LEVELS Contractor shall be responsible for checking of levels / orientation / alignment of all foundations, bolts, supports, structure etc to the satisfaction of EIC SITE CLEANING The Contractor shall take care for cleaning the working site from time to time for easy access to work site and also from safety point of view. Working site should always be kept cleaned to the entire satisfactions of the Engineer-in-Charge. Before handing over any work to Owner, the Contractor in addition to other formalities to be observed as detailed in the document shall clear the site to the entire satisfaction of Engineer-in- Charge INSURANCE The contractor shall be required to obtain insurance policies with respect to following after the award of the work and submit the same to GAIL before start of the work at the site. These insurance shall be taken during the mobilization period: 1) ESI registration of workers / Workmen Compensation Insurance wherever ESI is not applicable 2) Contractors All Risk Insurance TESTS AND INSPECTION Shall be as per GCC clause no. 73 and 74. The Contractor shall carry out at his own cost, the various tests as enumerated as per CPWD specifications/ IS codes as per direction of EIC. The manufacturer s test certificate are acceptable, however if the EIC desires, laboratory tests shall be carried out by the contractor at his own cost. Random Samples may be asked for testing. BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA.. Page of 156

135 ग ल (इ ड य (ललल ट All inspection and tests on bought out items (supply) shall be made as per the specifications forming part of this contract. Various stages of inspection and testing shall be carried out for the contractor s supply items as directed by Engineer-In-Charge, whose decision is final and binding on the contractor. Any work not conforming to the specifications or codes shall be rejected forthwith and the contractor shall carryout the rectification at his own cost. All costs towards testing etc shall be borne by the contractor within their quoted rates. Inspection and acceptance of the work shall not relieve the Contractor from any of his responsibilities under this Contract TECHNICAL EXAMINATION AND AUDIT The Contractor herewith agrees that as a result of inspection of works and the bills of the Contractor (including all supporting vouchers, abstract etc.,) to be made after payment of the bills and as a result of such audit and technical examination any sum is found to have been over paid in respect of any work done by the Contractor under the contract or any work claimed by him to have been done by him under the contract and found not to have been executed or any work is found not to have been executed in accordance with the contract, the Contractor shall be liable to refund the amount of over payment made. It shall be lawful for the Owner, as deems fit to recover such overpayments either from any payment due and / or become due to the Contractor or from the security deposit or retention money or through any further bills and / or final bill or in any other manner whatsoever not excluding through recourse to legal action. It is an essential and agreed condition of the contract that any such action taken by the Owner shall be deemed to be fully legal and valid and binding on the Contractor FINAL INSPECTION After completion of all tests as per specification the whole work will be subject to a final inspection to ensure that job has been completed as per requirement. If any defects noticed in the work are attributable to Contractor, these shall be attended by the Contractor at his own cost, as and when they are brought to his notice by the Owner. The Owner shall have the right to have these defects rectified at the risk and cost of the contractor if he falls to attend to these defects immediately COMPLETION DOCUMENT BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA.. Page of 156

136 ग ल (इ ड य (ललल ट The documents such as materials procured and used, Batch certificate and Manufacture s test Certificate for materials, laboratory test certificates etc. shall be submitted by the Contractor as a part of the completion documents. NOTE: Contractor shall be eligible to apply for issue of completion certificate only after submission of completion documents as mentioned above LIMITATION OF LIABILITIES The final payment by the Owner in pursuance of the contract terms shall not mean release of the Contractor from all his liabilities under the contract. The Contractor will be liable and committed under this contract to fulfill all his liabilities and responsibilities, till such time Contract Performance Security is released by the Owner EPF & ESIC code Successful bidder has to submit EPF code (EPF registration certificate) before commencement of work. Successful bidder has to submit ESIC code (ESIC registration certificate) OR workmen compensation Insurance policy for workmen who are not covered under ESI act. Compliance of EPF & ESIC requirements is required to strictly adhered to and documentation accordingly shall be produced along with each RA bills accordingly. In addition to above, the contractor(s) are required to submit copies of Electronic Challan along with On line Uploaded list of contract workers/members for the proof of remittance of Provident Fund (PF) and Employee State Insurance (ESI) contributions with respective authorities for the contract workers engaged by him in GAIL while submitting monthly bills PERFORMANCE EVALUATION Contractor s performance will be evaluated from receipt of bid until completion of works as per format attached herewith detailing the procedure for the same PUNITIVE FINES FOR VOILATION OF SAFETY RULES & REGULATIONS Punitive fines shall be imposed on contractors for repetitive violation of safety rules & regulations during execution of jobs. Objective of punitive fines is to work as deterrent for contractors in violation of safety rules & regulation and ensure adoption of safe working practices at all site. 1) For first time violation of safety rules & regulation by any contractor, HOD (F&S) will issue a warning letter to contractor with intimation to OIC of work center and EIC. 2) In case of second time violation of safety rules & regulations by same contractor, OIC will call contractor in person and will have a meeting to discuss reason for repetitive violation along with EIC and HOD (F&S). A warning letter will also be issued by EIC to contractor. -* BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA.. Page of 156

137 ग ल (इ ड य (ललल ट ) In case of further violation, punitive fines will be imposed on contractor. Amount of fine will be decided as per severity of violation of safety. However, minimum fine would be Rs.10,000/- and in multiple of Rs.10,000/-, thereafter. This will be limited to 5% of contract value, as maximum cumulative penalty. BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA.. Page of 156

138 ग ल (इ ड य (ललल ट SECTION VI SCOPE OF WORK & TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA.. Page of 156

139 ग ल (इ ड य (ललल ट INTRODUCTION: SECTION-VI SCOPE OF WORK & TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Vadodara region RPNHQ operates over 1450 Kms of natural gas pipelines in Gujarat region covered under Bharuch, Dahej, Undera, Ahmedabad, Kadi & Mehsana maintenance bases. The work under this contract is to be executed at various terminals of GAIL along the various Pipelines and inside the gas Customers premises. The list of terminals where the work is proposed to be carried out is placed at Annexure-I to this SOW. 2.0 SCOPE OF WORK: This tender is being intended for Supply and installation of Display & Safety sign boards (Aluminum Composite Sheet (ACP) / Sunboard supported by M.S. Angle) under RPNHQ Vadodara with painting of MS frame, Anodizing of Aluminium frame, writing-sketches-pictures-figures by eco vinyl stickersradium-digital painting as per specifications & drawings attached with the tender. Address of site: GAIL (India) Limited, Various Terminals and installation in a) Ahmedabad-Kadi-Mehsana region in State of Gujarat b) Undera region (Vadodara-Jambusar-Panchmahal) in State of Gujarat c) Bharuch-Dahej region State of Gujarat List of locations with approximate distance from each base station is indicated elsewhere in scope of work. BROAD SCOPE OF WORK: Supply and installation including transportation, civil job like excavation, concreting etc. of boards at site. However, matter in Hindi/English with sketch, figures for printing/ pasting shall be provided by GAIL to the vendor during execution stage. Supply of paints and other consumables, painting, writing/drawing figures, vinayl computerized digital stickering etc. on aluminum/ms metal surfaces as per the instruction and satisfaction of the Engineer In charge, shall be in the scope of the contractor. BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA.. Page of 156

140 ग ल (इ ड य (ललल ट Arrangement of manpower, machinery (Mixture Machine, drilling machine etc.) and material (cement, concrete, sand etc.) for carrying out civil jobs for installation of fabricated safety boards shall be in the scope of contractor/vendor. Painting in the scope of vendor: 1. Surface cleaning, scraping and smoothing of surface. 2. Application of required no. of coats of synthetic primer 3. Application of required no. of coats of surface painting with quality enamel paint of all colors. 4. Printing, making of various types of letters, pictures, drawings, shapes and symbols as per the specifications and/or instruction of Engineer In charge. Arrangement and making of radium computerized digital stickers including picture making, letter writing etc. on aluminum surface. The quality of the radium stickers shall have the quality so that its reflection may be well visible from the distance of at least 200m in dark nights when normal light beams fall on the surface and the quality of adhesive shall be good enough to withstand the adverse weather conditions for 5 years. The detailed scope of work specific against each item mentioned in schedule of rates (SOR) described below: Fabrication,supply & erection of safety sign board : Size 6 (H)X4 (W) Thickness of ACP sheet for board- 3mm Frame angle- 75x75x6 mm + One angle member in center (vertically) Leg support- 75x75x6 mm Base plat 100x100 x6 mm Total 16 rivets are provided in frame & sheet Painting 02 coats of good quality primer and 02 coats of synthetic enamel paint on frame, support angles of board. Radium computerized digital printing of good quality enough to be visible from 200m distance in dark nights upon falling of ordinary light beam. Radium pasting shall be vacuum pasting type of standard quality. ACP sheet shall be digitally printed as mentioned above on one side. BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA.. Page of 156

141 ग ल (इ ड य (ललल ट Erection Job :- Concrete composition 1: 2 : 4 Depth of angle underground = 750 mm or 2.5 FEET Width of concrete footing underground = 450mm X 450mm Total length of board shall be = 12.5 Feet (approx) Board length = 6 Feet (without angle) Leg length = 4 Feet Leg underground = 2.5 Feet (750 MM) The board is supported with two legs. Typical indicative drawing is as per Annexure-A. Fabrication,supply & erection of safety sign board: Size : 4 (H)X3 (W) Thickness of ACP sheet for board- 3mm Frame angle- 65x65x6 mm Leg support- 65x65x6 mm Base plate 100x100x6 mm Total 14 rivets are provided in frame & sheet Painting 02 coats of good quality primer and 02 coats of synthetic enamel paint on frame, support angles of board. Radium computerized digital printing of good quality enough to be visible from 200m distance in dark nights upon falling of ordinary light beam. Radium pasting shall be vacuum pasting type of standard quality. ACP sheet shall be digitally printed as mentioned above on one side. Erection Job :- Concrete composition: 1 : 2 : 4 Depth of angle underground = 750 mm or 2.5 Feet BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA.. Page of 156

142 ग ल (इ ड य (ललल ट Width of concrete pile underground = 450 mm X 450 mm Total length of board shall be = 10.5 Feet (approx.) Board length = 4 Feet (without angle) Leg length = 4 Feet Leg underground = 2.5 Feet (750 mm) Typical indicative drawing is as per Annexure-A. Fabrication, Supply & erection of safety sign board: Size : 3 (H)X 2 (W) Thickness of ACP sheet for board- 3mm Frame angle- L 65x65x6 mm Leg support- L 65x65x6 mm Total 14 rivets are provided in frame & sheet Painting 02 coats of good quality primer and 02 coats of synthetic enamel paint on frame, support angles of board. Radium computerized digital printing of good quality enough to be visible from 200m distance in dark nights upon falling of ordinary light beam. Radium pasting shall be vacuum pasting type of standard quality. ACP sheet shall be digitally printed as mentioned above on one side. Erection Job :- Concrete composition: 1 : 2 : 4 Depth of angle underground = 750 mm or 2.5 Feet Width of concrete footing underground = 450 mm X 450 mm Total length of board shall be = 9.5 Feet (approx.) Board length = 3 Feet (without angle) Leg length = 4 Feet Leg underground = 2.5 Feet (750 mm) BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA.. Page of 156

143 ग ल (इ ड य (ललल ट The board is supported with single leg. Scope of work given above is only the general scope of work, however, tender is supposed to acquaint himself of the various items as detailed in the SOR and also deemed to have visited the site and fully assessed the nature of work, site conditions, work areas available etc. and to acquaint himself with the general nature of the site and its other features likely to affect his tender and the works before quoting rates. No claim/ extension of time what-so-ever shall be entertained on account of prevailing site conditions. This scope of Work details jobs for all sections with are to be read in conjunction with SOR of respective section. The scope of work shall be generally as per Schedule of Rates, drawings etc. for the subject work which are self-explanatory but not limited to the quantities and specifications indicated therein. However, it is understood that the scope of work shall include interalia, the carrying out of any and all works and providing any and all facilities, as required for completing all the works as per terms and conditions of Contract Document. The above gives the general scope of work, however tenderer is supposed to acquaint himself of various items as detailed in SOR and relevent specifications. The work is to be carried out as per SoR, drawings and Specifications of the tender. Tenderer shall also visit the sites before quoting his rates to assess the nature of work, site conditions etc. Nothing extra shall be payable on account of lead, extra transportation of material, mismatch in drawings and actuals at site etc. The contractor shall be responsible to make approach to reach work site for movement of labour and material. The items to be executed as per detailed in Schedule of Rate and Drawings. In case of any ambiguity, SOR description shall prevail. 3.0 SCOPE OF SUPPLY No material shall be supplied by the owner. All material required for execution of work shall be covered under contractor s scope of supply. All royalties, taxes (except service tax), involved shall be paid by the Contractor. No claim in this regard shall be entertained. BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA.. Page of 156

144 ग ल (इ ड य (ललल ट TENTATIVE LIST OF TERMINALS/ SV/ IP UNDER THE TENDER SCOPE S.NO NAME CUSTOMERS/ LOCATION DISTANCE FROM BASE STATION (in (KM) A : TERMINAL DAHEJ BASE STATION DAHEJ RLNG DESPATCH 1 DVPL PIPELINE 0 TERMINAL MANNED / UNMANNED MANNED 2 GAIL-GSPL TERMINAL, DAHEJ GSPL 0.35 MANNED 3 GAIL-ANKOT TERMINAL SGPL INTERCONNECTION POINT 40 MANNED 4 GAIL-SAMNI TERMINAL SGPL INTERCONNECTION POINT 50 MANNED B: SV / IP/ TAP OFF STATIONS 1 NANDIDA LSV-1 DVPL PIPELINE, VAGRA, BHARUCH 25 MANNED 2 ANKOT LSV-2 DVPL PIPELINE, VAGRA, BHARUCH 40 MANNED 3 PALEJ (MAKAN) LSV-3 DVPL PIPELINE, KARJAN, 75 VADODARA MANNED 4 FILATEX, DAHEJ (T.O.) DVPL PIPELINE, DAHEJ 10 UNMANNED MEHSANA A : TERMINAL NIL B: SV / Valve Platform / Tap Off / BOP) 1 B.O.P - 1-2" DIA SHOBHASAN, MEHSANA 14 UNMANNED 2 B.O.P - 2-2" DIA KUKAJ, MEHSANA 12 UNMANNED 4 T.O.P HEBUA - MLC-1 & VIJAPUR TOP - 4" DIA HEBUA, MEHSANA 8 UNMANNED 6 B.O.P - 3-2" DIA KUKAJ, MEHSANA 3 UNMANNED BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA.. Page of 156

145 ग ल (इ ड य (ललल ट S.NO NAME CUSTOMERS/ LOCATION DISTANCE MANNED / FROM UNMANNED BASE STATION (in (KM) KADI A : TERMINAL 1 GMS BVM BVML 21 UNMANNED SPI, SONIYA, CERA, BESAZZA, 0-7 INTERKLIN, GOPAL GLASS, JAI 2 GMS KADI BHAWANI, SWASTIK, AMOL, PRABHAT, SIDDHARTH, HI TEMP, JP CHEMICALS. MANNED B: ABOVE GROUND INSTALLATION (SV / Valve Platform / Tap Off / BOP) 1 B.O.P - 1, NKCTF TO KADI LINE DIGDI VILAGE 14 UNMANNED 2 B.O.P - 2, NKCTF TO KADI LINE NEAR ONGC WELL KADI 6 UNMANNED 3 B.O.P - 3, NKCTF TO KADI LINE NEAR BISAZZA 0 UNMANNED 4 I.V.P MIXING POINT NEAR SOUTH KADI 7 UNMANNED 5 B.O.P - 2 GCS KALOL TO KADI LINE BUDASAN 4 UNMANNED 6 B.O.P -1 GCS KALOL TO KADI LINE PYAJ 20 UNMANNED BHARUCH A : TERMINAL 1 NTPC BAHRUCH-JHANORE 30 MANNED 2 GNFC BAHRUCH-CHAVEJ 5 MANNED BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA.. Page of 156

146 ग ल (इ ड य (ललल ट B: ABOVE GROUND INSTALLATION (SV / Valve Platform / Tap Off / BOP) BHARUCH 1 SECTIONLIZING VALVE 18" SALADRA-BHARUCH 30 UNMANNED 2 TAP OFF FOR GNFC-NTPC RAHADPUR -BHARUCH 8 UNMANNED 3 S.V(ABGL) RAHADPUR -BHARUCH 8 UNMANNED 4 S.V(ABGL) BHARUCH-MUKTAMPUR 5 UNMANNED 5 S.V(ABGL) BHARUCH-BORBHATA 5 UNMANNED 6 S.V(AUGL)CH12.00 KOSAMBA-KHARUCH 35 UNMANNED 7 SV(AUGL)CH19.87KM SIYADLA VILL. 50 UNMANNED 8 BLOCK VALVE 18" ON GDR NTPC P/L NEAR GPC GANDHAR 50 UNMANNED UNDERA A : TERMINAL/Stations 1 Undera Baroda 0 MANNED 2 RIL, Ranoli Baroda 11 MANNED 3 GACL, Jawaharnagar Baroda 10 UNMANNED 4 GIPCL, Dhanora Baroda 6 UNMANNED 5 GSFC Baroda 6 MANNED 6 Alembic Ltd Baroda 3 UNMANNED 7 Shreno Ltd Baroda 3 UNMANNED 8 Baroda 5 UNMANNED 9 VMC, Nandanvan Baroda 6 UNMANNED 10 Punjab Steel Baroda 7 UNMANNED 11 Dinesh Mill Baroda 7 UNMANNED 12 Latin Rasayani Baroda 3 UNMANNED 13 Chandan Metal Baroda 3 UNMANNED 14 Sapna Chemical Baroda 8 UNMANNED 15 Heavy water Baroda 6 UNMANNED 16 GSFC (ONGCL Terminal) Baroda 6 UNMANNED 17 Transpeck, Silox, Atladra Baroda 11 UNMANNED 18 Banco Aluminium Baroda 13 UNMANNED 19 Roto mould Baroda 15 UNMANNED 20 Belgium Glass Dabhasa 25 UNMANNED 21 PRS Dhuvaran Dhuvaran, Khambhat 75 MANNED 22 GSECL Dhuvaran, Khambhat 70 MANNED 23 Haldyan Glass Jambusar 35 UNMANNED 24 Bells granito Jambusar 36 UNMANNED 25 Piramal glass Jambusar 40 UNMANNED 26 Sun Earth Ceramic Jambusar 40 UNMANNED 27 Schott Glass Jambusar 42 UNMANNED 28 Nada, Supreme Glaze Jambusar 80 UNMANNED 29 Gulbrandsan Mujpur UNMANNED 30 Akuljoni, Sapna Chemical Khambat 80 UNMANNED 31 Banco Productsr Bil, Baroda 80 UNMANNED 32 Transpek Silox Ekalbara UNMANNED 33 Gibralter Padra 19 UNMANNED 34 Western Ceramic Padra 19 UNMANNED BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA.. Page of 156

147 ग ल (इ ड य (ललल ट Orient Bell ceramic Palej 70 UNMANNED 36 Gujarat florochem Halol, Ranjeet Nagar 60 UNMANNED 37 Apollo tyre Vaghodia 25 UNMANNED 38 Janta glass Padra baroda 40 UNMANNED 39 Deepak nitrite Baroda 10 UNMANNED 40 Banco Gasket Jambusar 70 UNMANNED 41 Sourashtra Chemical Jambusar Road/ Gawasad 42 UNMANNED 42 Recasil Ceramic Padra 20 UNMANNED 43 Vinav Ceramic Jambusar Road/ Dabhasa 22 UNMANNED 44 Sanghvi Forge Engg Ltd vaghodia 35 UNMANNED B: ABOVE GROUND INSTALLATION (SV / Valve Platform / Tap Off / BOP) UNDERA 1 Gorwa Valve Chamber ( SV ) & T Off Baroda 4 UNMANNED 2 Alembic Post Valve Chamber ( SV ) & T Off Baroda 5 UNMANNED 3 Valve Chamber ( SV ) & T Off, Genda Circle Baroda/ Genda Circle 6 UNMANNED 4 Kunj Society Valve Chamber ( SV ) & T Off Baroda 6 UNMANNED 5 Undera ( SV ) Baroda 1 UNMANNED 6 Gajana ValvePlatform ( SV ) Bhadran 68 UNMANNED 7 "O" Point Amaliyara, Halol Highway 20 UNMANNED Bharuch / Near Nareshwar To Palej 8 Malod (HVJ SV-4 ) Road 75 MANNED 9 Vemar ( HVJ T off / RR-4 ) & DVPL (IP-1) Baroda / kurali To Vemar Road X ing 60 MANNED 10 Kayavarohan ( HVJ SV-6 ) & DVPL (SV) Baroda / Karvan To jiyatalwadi Road X ing 40 MANNED 11 Vaghodia( HVJ IP-2 / RR-5 ) & DVPL (SV) Baroda / Vaghodia To Dabhoi Road X ing 33 MANNED 12 Jambudi ( HVJ SV-7 / T off / RR-6 ) DVPL (SV) Panchmahal / Halol To Pavaghad Road X ing 60 MANNED 13 Sherpura ( HVJ SV-8 / T off / RR-7 ) & DVPL (IP-2) panchmahal / Near Sherpura Cart Track X ing 75 MANNED 14 Golav ( HVJ SV-9 ) & DVPL (SV ) Dahod / Golav To Ranipura Road X ing 90 MANNED 15 Uchhavan ( HVJ SV-10 ) Dahod / Uchhavan To Bariya Road X ing 105 MANNED 16 Jaisinghpura ( SV-VIP ) & (SGPL-SV) Baroda / Baroda To Ajwa Road X ing 28 MANNED 17 Tapp offs & BOPs at about 40 locations Baroda, Jambusar, Padra, Bhadran,Palej, Dabka Upto 70 KM UNMANNED BOARDS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS UNDER GAIL RPNHQ, VADODARA.. Page of 156

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