Summary:
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**1. Work Description**
– **Project**: Comprehensive Maintenance/Repair of 1 MW Solar Plant at AFS Yelahanka
– **Estimated Cost**: ₹25.00 Lakhs (At par market)
– **Completion Period**: 180 days
– **Type of Contract**: Item Rate Contract (IAFW 1779A) with General Conditions of Contract (IAFW 2249)
**2. Eligibility Criteria**
– **For MES Enlisted Contractors**:
– Must be enlisted in **Class ‘E’ and above** and **Category ‘b(i)’**
– Must have satisfactory performance records (Work Load Return)
– **For Non-Enlisted Contractors**:
– Must meet enlistment criteria for Class ‘E’ & Category ‘b(i)’ as per MES Manual of Contracts 2020
– Must not be suspended/debarred/blacklisted by any government body
– Must provide details of past and ongoing MES works
– **Foreign firms are not eligible** (Indian firms with foreign directors require security clearance)
**3. Tender Submission Process**
– **Two-cover System**:
– **Cover-1 (Technical Bid)**: Includes DD for tender cost, EMD (if applicable), enlistment proof, GST, PF, and other documents
– **Cover-2 (Financial Bid)**: Price bid
– **Submission**: Online via https://defproc.gov.in
– **Cost of Tender Documents**: ₹500 via DD/Banker’s Cheque in favor of GE (AF) Yelahanka
**4. Earnest Money Deposit (EMD)**
– **Amount**: ₹50,000
– **Form**: Call Deposit Receipt from a nationalized/scheduled bank
– **Exemption**: MES contractors with a Standing Security Deposit (SSD) Bond are exempted
**5. Important Clauses & Conditions**
– **Site Inspection**: Bidders are advised to visit the site by prior appointment with GE
– **Bid Alteration**: Any alteration to conditions may lead to rejection
– **Lowest Bid Not Guaranteed**: Accepting Officer reserves the right to reject any bid without reason
– **Public Undertakings**: May receive price preference as per government policy
– **Subletting**: Not allowed, except to family members or employees (if not separately enlisted in MES)
– **Appeal Process**: Bidders may appeal to Next Higher Engineer Authority (CWE (AF) South, Bangalore) if Technical Bid is rejected
**6. Post-Submission Requirements**
– **Physical DD/EMD Submission**: Must reach Accepting Officer within 7 days of bid submission end date
– **Non-compliance**: May lead to bid rejection, financial penalties, or temporary ban from future tenders
– **Document Deficiency**: Bidders will be given 7 days to rectify; failure results in financial bid not being opened
**7. Penalties & Disqualifications**
– **Revoking/Revising Bid After Opening**: Considered willful default; EMD forfeited or penalty imposed
– **Non-submission of Performance Security**: May lead to 6-month suspension from tendering
– **Related Firms**: Tenders will not be issued simultaneously to related firms (common proprietors/partners/directors)
**8. Jurisdiction & Dispute Resolution**
– **Jurisdiction**: Court at the place of tender issuance (Yelahanka)
– **Post-Acceptance**: Condition 72 of IAFW-2249 (Jurisdiction of Courts) will apply
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