GAIL (India) Limited MECON LIMITED

13 Signing of the Contract: 13.1 The successful tenderer shall be required to execute an AGREEMENTin the proforma attached with TENDER DOCUMENT within 15 days ofthe receipt by him of the Notification of Acceptance of Tender. In theevent of failure on the part of the successful tenderer to sign theAGREEMENT within the above stipulated period, the Earnest Moneyor his initial deposit will be forefeited and the acceptance of the tendershall be considered as cancelled.14 Field Management &Controlling/CoordinatingAuthority:14.1 The field management will be the responsibility of theENGINEER-IN-CHARGE, who will be nominated by the EMPLOYER.The ENGINEER-IN-CHARGE may also authorise his representativesto assist in performing his duties and functions.14.2 The ENGINEER-IN-CHARGE shall coordinate the works of variousagencies engaged at site to ensure minimum disruption of work carriedout by different agencies. It shall be the responsibility of theCONTRACTOR to plan and execute the work strictly in accordancewith site instructions to avoid hindrance to the work being executed byother agencies.15 Note to Schedule ofRates:15.1 The Schedule of Rates should be read in conjunction with all the othersections of the tender.15.2 The tenderer shall be deemed to have studied the DRAWINGS,SPECIFICATIONS and details of work to be done within TIMESCHEDULE and to have aquainted himself of the condition prevailingat site.15.3 Rates must be filled in the Schedule of Rates of original TenderDocuments. If quoted in separate typed sheets no variation in itemdescription or specification shall be accepted. Any exceptions taken bythe tenderer to the Schedule of Rates shall be brought out in the termsand conditions of the offer.15.4 The quantities shown against the various items are only approximate.Any increase or decrease in the quantities shall not form the basis ofalteration of the rates quoted and accepted.15.5 The EMPLOYER reserves the right to interpolate the rates for suchitems of work falling between similar items of lower and highermagnitude.16 Policy for Tenders UnderConsideration:16.1 Only Those Tenders which are complete in all respects and are strictlyin accordance with the Terms and Conditions and TechnicalSpecifications of Tender Document, shall be considered for evaluation.Such Tenders shall be deemed to be under consideration immediatelyafter opening of Tender and until such time an official intimation ofacceptance /rejection of Tender is made by GAIL to the Bidder.16.2 Zero Deviation: Bidders to note that this is a ZERO DEVIATIONTENDER. GAIL will appreciate submission of offer based on theterms and conditions in the enclosed General Conditions of Contract(GCC), Special Conditions of Contract (SCC), Instructions toBidders (ITB), Scope of Work, technical specifications etc. to avoidwastage of time and money in seeking clarifications on technical/commercial aspects of the offer. Bidder may note that no technicaland commercial clarifications will be sought for after the receipt ofthe bids. In case of any deviation/nonconformity observed in the bid,it will be liable for rejection.