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Amendment no. 3 to Master Circular on ‘Gati Shakti Multi-modal Cargo Terminal (GCT)/2022/0 dated 06.12.2022

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Circular numberFreight Marketing Circular No. 05 of 2024
File numberNo. 2025/TC(FM)/18/05
Date2024-02-13
TypeRates Master Circular
Topicfreight
DirectorateTraffic Commercial (Freight Marketing)
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Amendment no. 3 to Master Circular on ‘Gati Shakti Multi-modal Cargo Terminal (GCT)/2022/0 dated 06.12.2022 Bidder shall quote the percentage | Bidder will be required to quote the percentage in

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FMC No. 12 of 2025

भारत सरकार GOVERNMENT OF INDIA पु
रेल मंत्रालय MINISTRY OF ३२८७ ४४७१5...
(रेलवे बोर्ड RAILWAY BOARD)
रेल भवन, नई दिलल्‍्बी-110001
No. 2025/TC(FM)/18/05 New Delhi, dt. 10.06.2025

The General Managers,
All Zonal Railways

Sub: Amendment no. 3 to Master Circular on ‘Gati Shakti Multi-modal
Cargo Terminal (GCT)/2022/0 dated 06.12.2022
Ref: (i) Master Circular on GCT/2022/0 issued vide Board’s letter no.
2021/TC(FM)/18/23 dated 06.12.2022
(ii) FM Circular no. 05 of 2024 dated 13.02.2024.

1.0 Please refer to Board’s letter no. 2021/TC(FM)/18/23 (Pt. 2) dated 13.02.2024 -
Freight Marketing Circular No. 05 of 2024 — wherein para no. 9 of Schedule ‘2’ of
GCT Master Circular, regarding ‘bidding parameters for GCT’ was amended.

2.0 Now, in view of issues highlighted by Zonal Railways, the same has been reviewed
and accordingly para 9 of Schedule ‘2’ of GCT Master Circular stands amended as
under : ह

Existing para Revised Para
Para 9 of Schedule ‘2’ - Para 9 of Schedule ‘2’ -

Bidder shall quote the percentage | Bidder will be required to quote the percentage in
of the share of Terminal Charges / | share of Terminal Charge and Terminal Access

Terminal Access Charge | Charges (TC / TAC) which they will claim fromthe
(TC/TAC) that will be retained by | Railway for all traffic handled at the Terminal.
Railways — Eligible bidder asking for the minimum %share or

claiming least share of TC / TAC will be awarded the
A. If bidder quotes between 0 | contract, where the quoted% rates will be evaluated
to 100% (say X%) it] as follows:
implies that Railways shall
pay (100 — x)% of TC /TAC | (i) If a bidder quotes 100%, it shall mean in effect
to contractor. that bidder claims to be allocated 100% of the
B. If bidder quote more than TC and TAC amount and IR will retain ‘Nil’
100% (say y%) it implies share of the TC/TAC.
that Railway will retain | (ii) If a bidder quotes 1-99% e.g. 10%, it shall
100% TC/TAC charges mean in effect that Bidder claims to be
and moreover bidder shall allocated 10% of the TC/TAC amount, as

FMC No, 12 of 2025

pay (y-100%) of TC/TAC GCTO share; and remaining 90% being
over and above TC/TAC allocated to the IR. 2

(v) Thus, if five bids are received with quotes
100%, 30%, 0%, -20% and -40%; in such case,
-40% is the minimum bid, and this bidder shall

| be awarded the contract.

3.0 This amendment will be applicable with prospective effect.
4.0 This issue with the concurrence of Finance Directorate of Ministry of Railways.
5.0 Please acknowledge receipt of this letter.
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(Ashutosh Mishra)

Director Freight Marketing/
Railway Board

No. 2025/TC(FM)/18/05 Rail Bhawan, New Delhi-110001, dated 10.06.2025

Copy forwarded for information to :
1. The PFAs, All Indian Railways.
2. The Deputy Comptroller & Auditor General of India (Railways), Rail Bhawan

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For Member (Finance)/Railway Board

No. 2025/TC(FM)/18/05 Rail Bhawan, New Delhi-110001, dated 10.06.2025

retained by Railway. (iii) If a bidder quotes "0 (Nil)%", it shall mean in लि
effect that Bidder claims to be allocated 'Nil'

Eligible bidders giving share in TC/TAC amount, as GCTO share.

maximum share of | (iv) If a bidder quotes in negative, e.g. (-)30%, it

Terminal Charges / means that entire 100% of TC and / or TAC will

Terminal Access Charges be retained by IR. Over and above, the GCTO

will .be awarded the will pay an amount equivalent to 30% of TC and

contract. / or TAC to IR.

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. The Principal Chief Operations Managers, All Indian Railways. 3

. The Principal Chief Commercial Managers, All Indian Railways. mr

. The Chief Traffic Planning Managers, All Indian Railways.

. The Principal Chief Engineers, All Indian Railways.

. The Chief Commercial Managers (FM), All Indian Railways.

Director General, RDSO, Manak Nagar, Lucknow.

. Director, Indian Railways Institute of Transport Management (IRITM), Lucknow.

. Director General, National Academy of Indian Railways, Vadodara.

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