Metro Rail Bhavan
(8 th floor)
33/1, J.L. Nehru Road
Kolkata – 700 071.

Dated : 09.06.2008

Sealed Tenders in the prescribed form are invited on behalf of the President of India for execution of the following works from the Contractors who fulfill the following eligibility criteria :-

Eligibility Criteria :- The tenderers should fulfill the eligibility criteria mentioned below:-

1	The Tenderer should have completed at least one similar single work i.e. sinking of deep tube-wells for a minimum value of 35% of the advertised tender value in last three financial years (i.e. current year and three previous financial years).
i)	Similar nature of works physically completed within the qualifying period i.e. the last three financial years and current financial year will only be considered in evaluating the eligibility criteria.
ii)	The total value of similar nature of works completed during the qualifying period, and not the payments received within qualifying period alone, will be considered.

Total contract amount received by the tenderer during the last three financial years and in the current financial year should be a minimum 150% of the advertised tender value. Tender Committee would satisfy themselves about the authenticity of the certificates produced by the tenderer(s) to this effect which may be an attested certificate from the employer/client, audited balance sheet duly certified by the Chartered Accountant etc.

Tenderer must enclose relevant certificates in support of above eligibility criteria in absence of which their tender may be treated as incomplete and may be summarily rejected.

Tender document may be obtained in person or through their authorized representative from the Office of the Chief Engineer, Metro Railway, Kolkata on any working day during 10-30 hrs. to 17.30hrs. from 25.06.08 to 10.07.08 on payment of Rs. 2,000/- (Rupees Two thousand ) only non-refundable chargeable to allocation No.20819808 deposited with FA&CAO, (Cash & Pay), Metro Railway, Kolkata – 700 071 and on production of the Money Receipt for such payment.

Tender document can be down loaded from web site http:/www.kolmetro.com . The cost of tender form has also to be paid in the shape of demand draft issued in favour of FA & CAO, Metro Railway, Kolkata and to be enclosed with the tender form while dropping the tender document. In case the tender is not accompanied with valid demand draft for the cost of tender document, the tender will be summarily rejected

The Tender should be accompanied by Earnest Money of Rs.36,000/- in any of the following forms, failing which the tender shall be summarily rejected.

i)

The cash to be deposited with the FA&CAO, Metro Railway, Metro Rail Bhavan, (1 st floor) , 33/1, J.L. Nehru Road, Kolkata-700 071 creditable to allocation 000845-07(Con) and the receipt submitted along with tender documents.

ii)

Deposit Receipt, Pay Order and Demand Drafts ,these forms of earnest money could be either of the State Bank of INDIA or any of the Nationalized Bank.

iii)

Deposit Receipt's executed by the scheduled Banks (other than the State Bank of India or any of the Nationalized Banks) approved by the Reserve Bank of India for this purpose.

The Deposit Receipts, Pay Order and Demand Drafts referred to in Para –5(ii) & (iii) should be made in favour of the Financial Adviser & Chief Accounts Officer, Metro Railway, Kolkata,. Tenders accompanied with Earnest Money in any form other than that mentioned in item- 5(i),(ii)&(iii) above will be treated as having been received without Earnest Money.

Cheques even if guaranteed by a bank will not be accepted toward earnest money and therefore will be liable to be summarily rejected

a)

No previous earnest money or Security deposit etc. submitted earlier in connection with any tenders floated by this project what-so-ever will be adjusted towards the present tender nor any such request or correspondence will be entertained.

The Tenderer shall keep the offer open for a period of 120 days from the date fixed for opening the tender, it being understood that the tender documents have been sold / issued to tenderers and the tenderer is being permitted to tender in consideration of the stipulation of his part that after submitting his tender he will not resile from his offer or modify the terms and conditions thereof in a manner not acceptable to the Metro Railway, Kolkata. Should the Tenderer fail to observe or comply with the forgoing stipulation, the full amount of Rs.36,000/-shall be forfeited to the Metro Railway Kolkata.

Tender complete with all documents are to be submitted in a sealed envelope superscribing the name of work and should be deposited in the Special Tender Box allotted for this purpose in the office of Chief Engineer, Metro Railway on or before 12.00 Hrs. on 11.07.2008. Tender duly sealed and superscribed as above may also be sent through registered post so as to reach the Chief Engineer, Metro Railway, Metro Rail Bhavan (8 th floor),33/1, J.L.Nehru Road, kolkata-71 not later than 12.00 Hrs. on 11.07.2008. The Tender Box will be sealed exactly at 12.00 Hrs. on 11.07.2008 and will be opened at 12.30 hrs. on the same day in the presence of such of the Tenderers or their representative as may be present in the office at that time. Any delayed/ late Tender received after 12.00 hrs. (Not necessarily after 12.30 hrs. ) will be rejected at the sole discretion of the Metro Railway.

In case date of opening of tenders as mentioned above is declared to be holiday, the tenders shall be received and opened on the next working day at the same time and venue.

Railway reserves its right to either cancel the tender or reject any or all the tender without assigning any reason thereof.