EAST CENTRAL RAILWAY - Indian Railways

(i) Rs. __________20,000/-_______________________________ as security deposit for the
due performance of the stipulation to keep the offer open for the period specified below. The
tenderers shall hold the offer open for a period of 120 days from the date fixed for opening the
same, it being understood that the tender documents have been sold/issued to the tenderer and
the tenderer is permitted to tender in consideration submitting his tender he shall not resile
from his offer or modify the terms and conditions thereof in a manner not acceptable to the
Chief Engineer/Chief Bridge Engineer/Dy. Chief Engineer/Divisional Railway Manager/Sr.
Divisional Engineer of E.C.Railway, should the tenderer fail to observe or comply with the
foregoing stipulations the aforesaid full amount shall be liable to be forfeited to the Railway.
9. The requisite earnest money and security deposit receipts as per clause 8 of Instructions to
Tenderers and conditions of tenderer shall be submitted along with the Tender documents without
which no tender shall be considered.
10. No cheque shall be accepted from a tenderer towards earnest money even if it is guaranteed, by
the Bank, if any tenderer submits cheque towards the earnest money, his tender shall be treated as
without earnest money.
11. The tenderers, who have got standing deposit of earnest money of Rs._20000/-_ or above with the
Administration need not deposit any fresh earnest money, while submitting the tender & in case
their tender is accepted they shall have to deposit the full amount of earnest money as stipulated in
clause 8 mentioned above towards initial security within 07 days of acceptance of their tender
failing which the amount shall be debited to the standing earnest money.
The earnest money including the amount taken as security deposit for the due performance of the
stipulation to keep the offer open till the date specified in the tender shall be refunded to the
unsuccessful tenderers within a reasonable time. The earnest money deposited by the successful
tenderer/tenderers will be retained towards the security deposit for the due and faithful fulfillment
of the contract but shall be forfeited if the contractor fails/contractors fail to execute the
Agreement within 07 days of notification from the office asking him to do so, or commence the
work within 10 days after receipt of order to these effect.
12. The acceptance of the tender shall rest with the General Manager/Chief Engineer/Chief Bridge
Engineer/Dy. Chief Engineer, East Central Railway, Hajipur, Divisional Railway Manager/Sr.
Divnl. Engineer/Danapur who reserves the right to award whole or part of the work as per this
tender and also to reject the tender without assigning any reason and does not bind himself to
accept this tender, it shall not be obligatory on the said authority to accept the tender and no
tenderer shall demand any explanation for the cause of rejection of his/their tender. Accepting
authority does not bind himself to accept the lowest or any other tender nor does he undertakes to
asking reasons for declining to consider any particular tender/tenders.
13. Copies of drawings for the works as available may be inspected in the office of the Chief
Engineer, E.C. Railway, Hajipur or Sr. Divisional Engineer/E.C. Rly./Danapur on any working
day during office hours.
14. The tenderer/tenderers shall submit credentials, Bank certificate, in support of his/their financial
soundness, list of works executed during last 3 years and list of works under execution by
him/them at present along with the tender/tenderers failing which his/their tender/tenders is/are
liable to be rejected.
15. The tenderers are required to submit along with the tender, the list of machinery specially those
required for above mentioned work, tools and plants that they processes and propose to utilize at
site for execution of the work. These Plant, Machinery and tools have to be brought to the site
immediately with starting of work and put into full use.