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| Type | Commercial Circular |
|---|---|
| Topic | reservation |
| Currency | Currency not verified |
Clause 16.(4)(b) of this clause will be payable with interest accrued thereon the original contract value shall be deposited by contractor.
TENDERS & WORKS CONTRACTS General Conditions of Contract – Important clauses Introduction • IR General Conditions of Contract (GCC) form an integrated part of the Works tenders and contracts. This set of conditions/ clauses cover all the important stages during the execution of a particular contract right from invitation of tenders, finalisation of tenders, till conclusion of contract. Railway Board is the apex authority for issue of this GCC, amended from time to time, as per experiences gained and based on the feed back received from Zonal Railways. Currently, GCC- April 2022 is in vogue. Whenever any new GCC edition is released or any correction slip is issued, the same will apply with prospective effect. Board has incorporated almost of all the conditions/ clauses in the GCC, as earlier some of the conditions use to appear as Special conditions of contract. • The Instructions to Tenderers shall be read in conjunction with the General Conditions of Contract and shall be subject to modifications additions or suppression by Special Conditions of Contract and/or Special Specifications, if any, annexed to the Tender Forms. Brief ( contd.,) • Order of Precedence of Documents: In a contract agreement, in case of any difference, contradiction, discrepancy, with regard to conditions of tender/contract, specifications, drawings, Bill(s) of Quantities etc., forming part of the tender/ contract, the following shall be the order of precedence: • Letter of Award/Acceptance(LOA) • Bill(s) of Quantities • Special Conditions of Contract • Technical Specifications as given in tender documents • Drawings • Indian Railways Standard General Conditions of Contract updated with correction slips issued up to date of inviting tender or as otherwise specified in the tender documents. • Indian Railways Unified Standard Specification (IRUSS-2019) updated with correction slips issued up to date of inviting tender or as otherwise specified in the tender documents, if applicable in the contract. • Indian Railways Unified Standard Specifications (Works and Material) 2010 updated with correction slips issued up to date of inviting tender or as otherwise specified in the tender documents, if applicable in the contract. 6. Care in Submission of Tenders: • Before submitting a tender, the tenderer will be deemed to have satisfied himself by actual inspection of the site and locality of the works, that all conditions liable to be encountered during the execution of the works are taken into account and that the rates he enters in the tender forms are adequate and all inclusive to accord with the provisions in Clause-37 of the Standard General Conditions of Contract for the completion of works to the entire satisfaction of the Engineer Open tenders - Two packet system of tendering • 7A. Two Packets System of Tendering: With a view to assess the tenders technically without being influenced by the financial bids, 'Two Packets System of tendering' shall be adopted wherein tender documents provide for the same. • As per current delegation of powers, For inviting Works Tenders valuing more than Rs.10 Crs, two-packet system, shall mandatorily be followed. • For Tenders valuing beyond the tender acceptance powers of SAG/DRM/ADRM/CWM, and costing more than Rs 10 Crore, decision of executive not below HAG in consultation with FA& CAO shall be required to adopt Single packet system of tendering in case of works tenders. Authority (RB ltr no 2017/ Trans/01/Policy dated 26-12-2017) • For Tenders valuing up to Rs. 10 Crs, decision to adopt two- packet system shall be taken by the tender inviting authority with the concurrence of associate finance 10. Eligibility criteria • Eligibility criteria need not be stipulated for open tenders up to Rs.50 lakhs each. For relaxation in the prescribed eligibility for open tenders costing above Rs.50 lakhs, personal approval of GM is required with PFA’s concurrence in case of Open Line. In cases of Construction Organization, person
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