GAIL (India) Limited MECON LIMITED

INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERSA. GENERAL1. Scope of Bid1.1 The Employer, as defined in the General Conditions of Contract, hereinafter “theEmployer”, wishes to receive bids for the Work as described in Part-D : SpecialConditions of Contract, hereinafter referred to as “the Works,” [Insert brief summary ofthe works]1.2 The successful bidder will be expected to complete the Works within the period stated inSpecial Conditions of Contract.1.3 Throughout these bidding documents, the terms “bid” and “tender” and their derivatives(“bidder/ tenderer”, “bid tendered”, “bidding/ tendering”, etc.) are synonymous, and daymeans calendar day. Singular also means plural.2. Eligible Bidders2.1 Bidders shall, as part of their bid, submit duly executed power of attorney authorizingthe signatory of the bid to bind the bidder.2.2 This invitation for bid is open to any bidder including members of a Consortium or JointVenture [in case of open tenders] and to pre-qualified bidders [in case of limitedtender].2.3 A bidder shall not be affiliated with a firm or entity(i)(ii)that has provided consulting services related-to the Works to the Employerduring the preparatory stages of the Works or of the Project of which the Worksform a part, orthat has been hired (or is proposed to be hired) by the Employer as Engineer/Consultant for the contract.2.4 The bidder shall not be under a declaration of ineligibility by Employer for corrupt orfraudulent practices as defined in ITB.2.5 The bidder or any member of the Consortium/Joint Venture is not put on holiday byGAIL or black listed by any Government Department Public Sector.3.0 Bid Evaluation Criteria3.1 Technical3.1.1 Bidder should have executed in last 5(Five) years to be reckoned from the due date ofsubmission of bid, at least one pipeline project involving construction management,installation and testing of buried cross-country hydrocarbon pipeline of diameter of\\Rajesh\RAJESH\Cavery\Tender\Construction Tender-Vol - I of II.doc