KW-2 (Z, C, D & SDB)
KW-2 (Z, C, D & SDB)
K/W-2
GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA
Karnataka Public Works Department.
Executive Engineer, PWD, Quality Assurance Division Bangalore-01
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Contents
Section Description
3. QUALIFICATION INFORMATION
6. CONTRACT DATA
7. BILL OF QUANTITIES
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After login to Contractors, Please scroll down to the right side bottom to see List of
Tenders, Please click there to find the details of NIT/IFT and download copy of the
tender . The tender can be downloaded in the portal as per prescribed date and time
published in the portal . Only Interested Contractors who wish to participate should
remit online transaction fee for tender after registering in the portal . The transaction
fee is non-refundable if you wish to participate .
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3. Tenders must be accompanied by earnest money deposit which will paid online
through e-Procurement portal .
4. Tenders must be electronically submitted (on-line through internet ) with in the
date and time published in e-procurement portal. First Cover Tenders will be opened
at prescribed time and date in the eProcurement portal , in the presence of the
Tenderers who wish to attend at the Office of the Executive Engineer, PWD, Quality
Assurance Division, Bangalore
5. A Pre-tender meeting will be held at published time and place in e-procurement
portal to clarify the issues if any, and to answer questions on any matter that may be
raised at that stage as stated in Clause 8.2 of ‘Instructions to Tenderers’ of the tender
document.
6. Other details can be seen in the tender documents.
TABLE
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Approximate
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value
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Name of work of work
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(Rs.)
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1 2 3 4 5 6
Estimation for the service of
Computer Operator, Lab
Technician, Lab Assistant and
Vehicle Driver for the year
2024-25, July 2024 to March As per For the
Rs.
1 2025 for 1) Bangalore Quality Rs 37,940 eproc year
18,97,000
Assurance Zone, Circle Office portal 2024-25
and Division Office
2) Bangalore Sub Division
(PWD/2024-25/OW/ WORK_
INDENT11111)
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Table of Clauses
A. General
1. Scope of Tender
2. Eligible Tenderers
3. Qualification of the Tenderer
B. Tender Documents
C. Preparation of Tenders
D. Submission of Tenders
F. Award of contract
22. Award criteria
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23. Employer’s right to accept any Tender and to reject any or all Tenders
24. Notification of award and signing of Agreement
25. Security deposit
26. Corrupt or Fraudulent Practices
A. General
1. Scope of Tender
1.1 The Executive Engineer PWD, Quality Assurance Division,
Bangalore(Referred to as Employer in these documents) invites tenders
following Two Cover tender procedure, from eligible Tenderers, for the
construction of works (as defined in these documents and referred to as "the
works") detailed in the Table given in the Invitation for Tenders (IFT). The
Tenderers may submit tenders for any or all of the works detailed in the table
given in IFT.
2. Eligible Tenderers
2.1 Tenderers shall not be under a declaration of ineligibilityfor corrupt and
fraudulent practices issued by the Government of Karnataka
2.2 Tenders from Joint ventures are not acceptable.
3.1 All Tenderers shall provide the requested information accurately and in sufficient
detail in Section 3: Qualification information.
3.2 To qualify for award of this contract each tendered in his name should have in the
last five years period. 2019-20 to 2023-24
a) Achieved in at least two financial years minimum financial turnover (in all
classes of civil engineering construction works only) of Rs. 20.00 Lakhs
certified by the Charted Accountant.
b) Satisfactory completed a prime contractor, at least one similar work such as
of value not less than Rs. 16.00 lakhs such as Providing Supply of
Driver, Computer Operator, watchman/peon (Usually not less than 80%
estimated value of contract) Certified by the not below the rank of
Executive Engineer
c) Executed in any one year (for a continuous period of 12 months), the
minimum quantities of work (usually 80% of annual requirement) for works
costing up to Rs.100 lakh:
a) Availability by owning/ Lease/ Hire basis the following key and critical equipment
for this work: For Lease/ Hire basis- relevant documents (commitment agreements
etc., shall be scanned and uploaded)
(Minimum 50% of the required machinery should be owned by the Tenderer.
Remaining 50% of the required machinery may be owned / procured on Lease
basis / Hire basis.)------ NIL
(b) liquid assets and /or availability of credit facilities of no less than Rs 6.00 lakhs
(Credit lines/ letter of credit/ certificates from banks for meeting the fund requirement
etc. (usually 30% of the amount of contract for works costing upto Rs.100 lakh).
3.4 To qualify for a package of contracts made up of this and other contracts
for which tenders are invited in this IFT, the Tenderer must demonstrate having
experience and resources to meet the aggregate of the qualifying criteria for the
individual contracts.
3.5 Sub-contractors’ experience and resources shall not be taken into account in
determining the Tenderer’s compliance with the qualifying criteria except to
the extent stated in 3.2 (d) and (e) above.
3.6 Tenderers who meet the above specified minimum qualifying criteria, will only be
qualified, if their available tender capacity is more than the total tender value.
The available tender capacity will be calculated as under:
Assessed available tender capacity = ( A*N*2.5 - B )
Where ;
A= Maximum value of works executed in any one year during the last five
years (updated to 2022-23 price level)taking into account the completed as
well as works in progress.
N= Number of years prescribed for completion of the works for which
tenders are invited.(6months)
B= Value, at 2024-25 price level, of existing commitments and on-going
works to be completed during the next 09 Months.
Note: The statements showing the value of existing commitments and on-
going works as well as the stipulated period of completion remaining for
each of the works listed should be countersigned by the Employer in
charge, not below the rank of an Executive Engineer or equivalent.
3.2 Even though the Tenderers meet the above criteria, they are subject to be
disqualified if they have:
1
This is for building works. Appropriately change for other works.
* The words in italics within the bracket are for the guidance of TIA and should be deleted in the final text.
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B. Tender documents
The Contractor should go through the Tender Document and submit the
response
Technical/commercialthrough e-procurement portal online after downloading
the tender.
5.1 Before the deadline for submission of tenders, the Employer may modify the
tender documents by issuing addenda.
5.2 Any addendum thus issued shall be part of the tender documents and shall be
posted online in the e-procurement portal which Contractors should download.
5.3 To give prospective Tenderers reasonable time in which to take an addendum
into account in preparing their tenders, the Employer shall extend as necessary
the deadline for submission of tenders on line through e-procurement portal, in
accordance with Sub-Clause 12.2 below.
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C. Preparation of Tenders
6.1 The tender submitted by the Tenderer shall be in two covers and shall contain
the documents as follows::
6.1.1 First Cover: ( Only online )
(a) Earnest Money Deposit; on line payment through e-Procurement
platform.
(a) Qualification Information as per formats given in Section 3; Qualification
Information.
7. Tender prices
7.1 The contract shall be for the whole works as described in Sub-Clause 1.1,
based on the priced Bill of Quantities submitted by the Tenderer.
7.2 The Tenderer shall fill in rates and prices and line item total (both in figures
and words) for all items of the Works described in the Bill of Quantities along
with total tender price (both in figures and words). Items for which no rate
or price is entered by the Tenderer will not be paid for by the Employer
when executed and shall be deemed covered by the other rates and prices
in the Bill of Quantities.Corrections, if any, shall be made online only
before the submission of the bid.
7.3 All duties, taxes, and other levies payable by the contractor under the contract,
or for any other cause, shall be included in the rates, prices and total Tender
Price submitted by the Tenderer.
7.4 The rates and prices quoted by the Tenderer shall be subject to adjustment
during the performance of the Contract in accordance with the provisions of
Clause of the Conditions of Contract
8. Tender validity
8.1 Tenders shall remain valid for a period not less than ninety days after the
deadline date for tender submission specified in Clause 12. A tender valid for
a shorter period shall be rejected by the Employer as non-responsive.
8.2 In exceptional circumstances, prior to expiry of the original time limit, the
Employer may request that the Tenderers may extend the period of validity for
a specified additional period. The request and the Tenderers' responses shall
be made in writing or by cable. A Tenderer may refuse the request without
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forfeiting his earnest money deposit. A Tenderer agreeing to the request will
not be required or permitted to modify his tender, but will be required to extend
the validity of his earnest money deposit for a period of the extension, and in
compliance with Clause 9 in all respects.
EMD amount will have to be submitted by the supplier/contractor taking into account
the following conditions:
a. EMD will be accepted only in the form of electronic cash for an amount not less
than Rs. 50,000.00Lakh (and not through Demand Draft ) will be maintained in the
Govt.’s central pooling account at Axis Bank until the contract is closed.
b. The entire EMD amount for a particular tender has to be paid in a single transaction
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For details on e-Payment services refer to e-procurement portal for more details on the
process.
Refund of EMD
Based on the instructions of Tender Accepting Authority (TAA) the EMD amount of
the unsuccessful bidders will be refunded to the respective Bank a/c’s of the
supplier/contractor registered in the e-Procurement system .
9.2 Instruments having fixed validity issued as earnest money deposit for the
tender shall be valid for 45 days beyond the validity of the tender.
9.3 Any tender not accompanied by an acceptable earnest money deposit and not
secured as indicated in Sub-Clauses 9.1 and 9.2 above shall be rejected by the
Employer as non-responsive.
9.4 The earnest money deposit of unsuccessful Tenderers will be returned within
30 days of the end of the tender validity period specified in Sub-Clause 8.1.
9.5 The earnest money deposit of the successful Tenderer will be discharged when
the Tenderer has signed the Agreement and furnished the required Performance
Security.
9.6 The earnest money deposit may be forfeited:
(a) if the Tenderer withdraws the Tender after tender opening during the
period of tender validity;
(b) if the Tenderer does not accept the correction of the Tender Price,
pursuant to Clause 19; or
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(c) in the case of a successful Tenderer, if the Tenderer fails within the
specified time limit to
(i) sign the Agreement; or
(ii) furnish the required Security deposit
Tenderer shall submit the Bid electronically before the submission date and
time published in eprocurement portal.
D. Submission of Tenders
11. Tenderer shall submit the Bid electronically before the submission date and
time published .
12.1 The Employer may extend the deadline for submission of tenders by
issuing an amendment in accordance with Clause 5, in which case all rights and
obligations of the Employer and the Tenderers previously subject to the original
deadline will then be subject to the new deadline.
13.1 In online eprocurement system ,you shall not be able to submit the bid after
the bid submission time and date as the icon or the task in the eprocurement
portal will not be available.
Tender has all the time to modify and correct or upload any relevant
document in the portal till Bid submission date and time ,as published in the
eprocurement portal .
15.1 The Employer will open online the First Covers of all the Tenders received
through eprocurement portal, in the presence of the Tenderers or their
representatives who choose to attend at 11.00 hours on the date and the place
specified in the e-procurement portal. In the event of the specified date of
Tender opening being declared a holiday for the Employer, the Tenders will be
opened at the appointed time and location on the next working day.
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15.3 The Tenderes names, the presence or absence of earnest money deposit
(amount, format and validity), the submission of qualification information and
such other information as the Employer may consider appropriate will be
announced by the Employer at the opening.
15.4 The Employer shall prepare minutes of the Tender opening, including the
information disclosed to those present in accordance with Sub-Clause 15.3.
15.6 The Employer will evaluate and determine whether each tender (a) meets the
eligibility criteria defined in ITT Clause 2; (b) is accompanied by the required
earnest money deposit as per stipulations in ITT Clause and (c) meets the
minimum qualification criteria stipulated in ITT Clause 3. The Employer will
draw out a list of qualified Tenderers.2
16.1 The Employer will inform all the Qualified Tenderers the time, date and venue
fixed for the opening of the Second Cover containing the priced Tenders. The
Employer will open online the Second Covers of Qualified Tenderers at the
appointed time and date ( as indicated in the e-Procurement Portal ) in the
presence of the Tenders or their representatives who choose to attend. In the
event of the specified date of Second Cover opening being declared a holiday for
the Employer, the Second Covers will be opened at the appointed time and
location on the next working day.
16.4 The Employer shall prepare minutes of the Second Cover Tender opening.
18 Clarification of Tenders
19.1 Prior to the detailed evaluation of Tenders, the Employer will determine
whether each Tender; (a) has digitally signed; and; (b) is substantially
responsive to the requirements of the Tender documents.
19.2 A substantially responsive Tender is one which conforms to all the terms,
conditions, and specifications of the Tender documents, without material
deviation or reservation. A material deviation or reservation is one (a) which
affects in any substantial way the scope, quality, or performance of the Works;
(b) which limits in any substantial way, inconsistent with the Tender
documents, the Employer's rights or the Tenderer's obligations under the
Contract; or (c) whose rectification would affect unfairly the competitive
position of other Tenderers presenting substantially responsive Tenders.
19.3 If a Tender is not substantially responsive, it will be rejected by the Employer,
and may not subsequently be made responsive by correction or withdrawal of
the nonconforming deviation or reservation.
20 Correction of errors
The Tenderer can do Modifications before submitting their bids online only.
21.1 The Employer will evaluate and compare only the Tenders determined to be
substantially responsive in accordance with Clause 19.
21.3 The Employer reserves the right to accept or reject any variation, deviation, or
alternative offer. Variations, deviations, and alternative offers and other factors
which are in excess of the requirements of the Tender documents or otherwise
result in unsolicited benefits for the Employer shall not be taken into account in
Tender evaluation.
21.4 If the tender of the successful tenderer is seriously unbalanced in relation
to the Employer’s estimate of the cost of the work to be performed under
the contract, the Employer may require the Tenderer to produce detailed
price analysis for any or all items of the Bill of Quantities, to demonstrate
the internal consistency of those prices with the construction methods and
schedule proposed. After evaluation of the price analyses, the Employer
may require that the amount of the performance security set forth in
Clause 25 be increased at the expense of the successful Tenderer to a level
sufficient to protect the Employer against financial loss in the event of
default of the successful under the contract.
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F. Award of Contract
22. Award Criteria
22.1 Subject to Clause 24, the Employer will award the Contract to the Tenderer
whose Tender has been determined to be substantially responsive to the Tender
documents and who has offered the lowest evaluated Tender Price, provided
that such Tenderer has been determined to be (a) eligible in accordance with
the provisions of Clause 2, and (b) qualified in accordance with the provisions
of Clause 3.
23. Employer's right to accept any Tender and to reject any or all Tenders
23.1 Notwithstanding Clause 22, the Employer reserves the right to accept or reject
any Tender, and to cancel the Tender process and reject all Tenders, at any
time prior to the award of Contract, without thereby incurring any liability to
the affected Tenderer or Tenderers or any obligation to inform the affected
Tenderer or Tenderers of the grounds for the Employer's action.
24.1 The Tenderer whose Tender has been accepted will be notified of the award by
the Employer prior to expiration of the Tender validity period by, e-mail or
facsimile or e-procurement portal or through letter . This letter (hereinafter and
in the Conditions of Contract called the "Letter of Acceptance") will state the
sum that the Employer will pay the Contractor in consideration of the
execution, completion, and maintenance of the Works by the Contractor as
prescribed by the Contract (hereinafter and in the Contract called the "Contract
Price").
24.2 The notification of award will constitute the formation of the Contract, subject
only to the furnishing of Security deposit in accordance with the provisions of
Clause 25.
24.3 The Agreement will incorporate all agreements between the Employer and the
successful Tenderer. It will be kept ready for signature of the successful
Tenderer in the office of Employer within 30 days following the notification of
award along with the Letter of Acceptance. Within 20 days of receipt, the
successful Tenderer will sign the Agreement and deliver it to the Employer.
25.4 Upon the furnishing by the successful Tenderer of the Performance Security,
the Employer will promptly notify the other Tenderers that their Tenders have
been unsuccessful.
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25.1 Within 20 days of receipt of the Letter of Acceptance, the successful Tenderer
shall deliver to the Employer a Security deposit in any of the forms given
below for an amount equivalent to 5% of the Contract price plus additional
security for unbalanced tenders in accordance with clause 25.5 of ITT and
clause 44 of the condition of the contract for all works.
Fixed Deposit Receipt in favor of The Executive Engineer, PWD,
Quality Assurance Division, Bangalore
A bank guarantee in the form given in Section 10
25.2 If the security deposit is provided by the successful Tenderer in the form of a
Bank Guarantee, it shall be issued either by a Nationalized/Scheduled bank.
25.3 The security deposit if furnished in demand draft can, if requested, be
converted to interest bearing securities at the cost of the contractor.
25.4 Failure of the successful Tenderer to comply with the requirements of Sub-
Clause 25.1 shall constitute sufficient grounds for cancellation of the award
and forfeiture of the Earnest money deposit.
The information to be filled in by the Tenderer hereunder will be used for purposes of
computing Tender capacity as provided for in Clause 3 of the Instructions to
Tenderers. This information will not be incorporated in the Contract.
Place of Registration
_______________________________
(Attach Copy)
Principal place of business:
_______________________________
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1.3 Work performed as Prime Contractor (in the same name) on works of similar
nature over during the five years specified in 1.2 above.
Projec Name of Descriptio Contrac Value Date Specifie Actual Remarks
t Employe n of Work t of of d period date of explaining
Name r Number contrac issue of complet reasons
t Rs of complet - ion for delay
Lakhs Wor - ion in
k completio
n of work
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1.4 Quantities of work executed as prime contractor (in the same name) during the
last five years specified in 1.2 above:
Year Name of Work Name of Quantity of work Remarks
Employe performed ( As per (Indicate
r Section 3 Qualification contract
of the Tenderer Clause reference
3.2 ( c )) )
1 2 3 4 5
2017-18
2018-19
2019-20
2020-21
2021-22
1.5 Information on works for which Tenders have been submitted and works which
are yet to be completed as on the date of this Tender.
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1.6 The following items of equipment are considered essential for successfully
carrying out the works. The tenderer should furnish all the information listed below.
Requirement Owned and available
Owne Remark
Item of Equipment No. Number/Capacity
d s
Capacity Age/Condition
(as specified in
clause 3.3)
1.7 Reports on the financial standing of the tenderer, such as profit and loss
statements and auditor’s reports for the last five years;
1.8 Qualification and experience of the key technical and management personnel
in permanent employment with the tenderer and those that are proposed to be
deployed on this contract, if awarded.
1.9. Name, address, and telephone, telex, and fax numbers of the Tenderers'
bankers who may provide references if contacted by the Employer.
BANKER’S CERTIFICATE
DELETED
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Form of Tender
To:
GENTLEMEN,
We hereby confirm that this Tender complies with the Tender validity and
Earnest money deposit required by the Tender documents.
Yours faithfully,
Authorized Signature:
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Letter of Acceptance
(letterhead paper of the Employer)
________________________[date]
To:
_________________________________________________________________
________[name and address of the Contractor]
Dear Sirs,
This is to notify you that your Tender dated ____________ for execution of
Supplying of Lab Technician, Lab Assistant, Computer Operator and Driver
Through outsources for the office of the Executive Engineer, PWD, Quality
Assurance Bangalore Division, Bangalore
PWD/2023-24/OW/WORK_INDENT7805-CALL-2 for the Contract Price of
Rupees () [amount in words and figures], as corrected and modified in accordance
with the Instructions to Tenderers is hereby accepted by our Agency.
You are hereby requested to furnish Security deposit in the form detailed in Clause
25.1 of ITT for an amount of Rs.————— within 20 days of the receipt of this
letter of acceptance valid up to 30 days from the date of expiry of Defects Liability
Period i.e. up to 1Years and sign the contract, failing which action as stated in Para
25.4 of ITT will be taken.
Yours faithfully,
Authorized Signature
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Name of Agency
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Dear Sirs:
Yours faithfully,
( Signature,name
and title of Signatory
authorized to
sign on behalf of Employer)
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Agreement Form
Agreement
Whereas the Employer is desirous that the Contractor to execute Supplying of Lab
Technician, Lab Assistant, Computer Operator and Driver Through outsources
for the office of the Executive Engineer, PWD, Quality Assurance Division,
Bangalore PWD/2023-24/OW/WORK_INDENT7805-CALL-2 (hereinafter called
“the Works”) and the Employer has accepted the Tender by the Contractor for the
execution and completion of such Works and the remedying of any defects therein at
a contract price of Rupees...............................
1. In this Agreement, words and expression shall have the same meanings as are
respectively assigned to them in the Conditions of Contract hereinafter referred
to, and they shall be deemed to form and be read and construed as part of this
Agreement.
2. In consideration of the payments to be made by the Employer to the Contractor as
hereinafter mentioned, the Contractor hereby covenants with the Employer to
execute and complete the Works and remedy any defects therein in conformity in
all aspects with the provisions of the Contract.
3. The Employer hereby covenants to pay the Contractor in consideration of the
execution and completion of the Works and the remedying the defects wherein
the Contract Price or such other sum as may become payable under the provisions
of the Contract at the times and in the manner prescribed by the Contract.
4. The following documents shall be deemed to form and be read and construed as
part of this Agreement, viz:
i) Letter of Acceptance;
ii) Notice to proceed with the works;
iii) Contractor’s Tender;
iv) Contract Data;
v) Conditions of contract (including Special Conditions of Contract);
vi) Specifications;
vii) Drawings;
viii) Bill of Quantities; and
ix) Any other document listed in the Contract Data as forming part of the
contract.
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In witness whereof the parties thereto have caused this Agreement to be executed the
day and year first before written.
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A. General
1. Definitions
2. Interpretation
3. Law governing contract
4. Employers decisions
5. Delegation
6. Communications
7. Subcontracting
8. Other Contractors
9. Personnel
10. Employer’s and Contractor’s risks
20. Instructions
B. Time Control
21. Program
22. Extension of the Intended Completion Date
23. Delays ordered by the Employer
C. Quality Control
26. Tests
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D. Cost Control
33 Payments
34. Compensation events
35. Tax
36. Liquidated damages
E Finishing of Contract
38. Completion
39. Taking Over
40. Final account
41. As built drawings and/or Operating and Maintenance
Manuals
42. Termination
43 Payment upon termination
44. Property
45. Release from performance
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Conditions of Contract
A. General
1. Definitions
1.1 Terms which are defined in the Contract Data are not also defined in the
Conditions of Contract but keep their defined meanings. Bold letters are used
to identify defined terms.
Bill of Quantities means the priced and completed Bill of Quantities forming
part of the Tender.
Compensation events are those defined in Clause 34 hereunder.
The Completion Date is the date of completion of the Works as certified by
the Employer in accordance with Sub Clause 38.1
The Contract is the contract between the Employer and the Contractor to
execute, complete and maintain the Works. It consists of the documents listed
in Clause 2.3 below.
The Contract Data defines the documents and other information which
comprise the Contract.
The Contractor is a person or corporate body whose Tender to carry out the
Works has been accepted by the Employer.
The Contractor's Tender is the completed Tender document submitted by the
Contractor to the Employer.
The Contract price is the price stated in the Letter of Acceptance and
thereafter as adjusted in accordance with the provisions of the Contract.
Days are calendar days; months are calendar months.
A Defect is any part of the Works not completed in accordance with the
Contract.
The Defects liability period is the period named in the Contract Data and
calculated from the Completion Date.
The Employer is the party who will employ the Contractor to carry out the
Works.
Equipment is the Contractor's machinery and vehicles brought temporarily to
the Site to construct the Works.
The Initial Contract price is the Contract Price listed in the Employer's Letter
of Acceptance.
The Intended Completion Date is the date on which it is intended that the
Contractor shall complete the Works. The Intended Completion Date is
specified in the Contract Data. The Intended Completion Date may be revised
only by the Employer by issuing an extension of time.
Materials are all supplies, including consumables, used by the contractor for
incorporation in the Works.
Plant is any integral part of the Works which is to have a mechanical,
electrical, electronic or chemical or biological function.
The Site is the area defined as such in the Contract Data.
Specification means the Specification of the Works included in the Contract
and any modification or addition made or approved by the Employer.
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The Start Date is given in the Contract Data. It is the date when the Contractor
shall commence execution of the works. It does not necessarily coincide with
any of the Site Possession Dates.
A Subcontractor is a person or corporate body who has a Contract with the
Contractor to carry out a part of the work in the Contract which includes work
on the Site.
A Variation is an instruction given by the Employer which varies the Works.
The Works are what the Contract requires the Contractor to construct, install,
and turn over to the Employer, as defined in the Contract Data.
2. Interpretation
2.1 In interpreting these Conditions of Contract, singular also means plural, male
also means female or neuter, and the other way around. Headings have no
significance. Words have their normal meaning under the language of the
Contract unless specifically defined. The Employer will provide instructions
clarifying queries about the Conditions of Contract.
2.2 The documents forming the Contract shall be interpreted in the following order
of priority:
(1) Agreement
(2) Letter of Acceptance, notice to proceed with the works
(3) Contractor’s Tender
(4) Contract Data
(5) Conditions of Contract
(6) Specifications
(7) Drawings
(8) Bill of quantities and
(9) Any other document listed in the Contract Data as forming part of the
Contract.
3.1 The law governing the Contract is the Laws of India supplanted by the
Karnataka Local Acts.
4. Employer's decisions
4.1 Except where otherwise specifically stated, the Employer will decide
contractual matters between the Employer and the Contractor.
5. Delegation
5.1 The Employer may delegate any of his duties and responsibilities to other
people after notifying the Contractor and may cancel any delegation after
notifying the Contractor.
6. Communications
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6.1 Communications between parties which are referred to in the conditions are
effective only when in writing. A notice shall be effective only when it is
delivered (in terms of Indian Contract Act).
7. Subcontracting
7.1 Deleted
8. Other Contractors
8.1 The Contractor shall cooperate and share the Site with other contractors, public
authorities, utilities, and the Employer.
9. Personnel
9.1 The Contractor shall employ the technical personnel (of number and
qualifications) as may be stipulated by GOK from time to time during the
execution of the work. The technical staff so employed shall be available at site
as may be stipulated by the Employer.
9.2 If the Employer asks the Contractor to remove a person who is a member of the
Contractor’s staff or his work force stating the reasons, the Contractor shall
ensure that the person leaves the Site within seven days and has no further
connection with the work in the Contract.
10.1 The Employer carries the risks which this Contract states are
Employer’s risks, and the Contractor carries the risks which this Contract states
are Contractor’s risks.
11.1 The Employer is responsible for the excepted risks which are:
(a) In so for as rebellion, riot commotion or disorder unless solely restricted to
employees of the Contractor or his Sub-Contractors arising from the conduct
of the Works; or
(b) a cause due solely to the design of the Works, other than the Contractor’s
design; or
(c) any operation of the forces of nature (in so far as it occurs on the Site) which
an experienced contractor:
(i) could not have reasonably foreseen; or
(ii) could reasonably have foreseen, but against which he could not
reasonably have taken at least one of the following measures;
(A) prevent loss or damage to physical property from
occurring by taking appropriate measures or
(B) insure against such loss or damage
14.1 The Contractor shall construct the Works in accordance with the
Specification and Drawings.
15.1 The Contractor may commence execution of the Works on the Start
Date and shall carry out the Works in accordance with the program submitted
by the Contractor, as updated with the approval of the Employer, and complete
them by the Intended Completion Date.
16. Safety
16.1 The Contractor shall be responsible for the safety of all activities on the
Site.
17. Discoveries
18.1 The Employer shall give possession of all parts of the Site to the
Contractor. If possession of a part is not given by the date stated in the
Contract Data the Employer is deemed to have delayed the start of the relevant
activities and this will be Compensation Event.
19.1 The Contractor shall allow the Employer and any person authorized
by the Employer access to the Site, to any place where work in connection with
the Contract is being carried out or is intended to be carried out and to any
place where materials or plant are being manufactured / fabricated / assembled
for the works.
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20. Instructions
20.1 The Contractor shall carry out all instructions of the Employer which
comply with the applicable laws where the Site is located.
B. Time Control
21. Program
21.1 Within the time stated in the Contract Data the Contractor shall
submit to the Employer for approval a Program showing the general methods,
arrangements, order, and timing for all the activities in the Works.
21.2 The Employer's approval of the Program shall not alter the
Contractor's obligations. The Contractor may revise the Program and submit it
to the Employer again at any time. A revised Program is to show the effect of
Variations and Compensation Events.
22. Extension of the Intended Completion Date
23.1 The Employer may instruct the Contractor to delay the start or
progress of any activity within the Works.
24. Management meetings
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C. Quality Control
25. Identifying defects
25.1 The Employer shall check the Contractor's work and notify the
Contractor of any Defects that are found. Such checking shall not affect the
Contractor's responsibilities. The Employer may instruct the Contractor to
search for a Defect and to uncover and test any work that the Employer
considers may have a Defect
26. Tests
26.1 If the Employer instructs the Contractor to carry out a test not
specified in the Specification to check whether any work has a Defect and the
test shows that it does, the Contractor shall pay for the test and any samples. If
there is no Defect the test shall be a Compensation Event.
27.1 The Employer shall give notice to the Contractor of any Defects
before the end of the Defects Liability Period, which begins at Completion and
is defined in the Contract Data. The Defects Liability Period shall be extended
for as long as Defects remain to be corrected.
27.2 Every time notice of a Defect is given, the Contractor shall correct the
notified Defect within the length of time specified by the Employer’s notice.
28.1 If the Contractor has not corrected a Defect within the time specified in the
Employer’s notice, the Employer will assess the cost of having the Defect
corrected, and the Contractor will pay this amount.
D . Cost Control
29.1 The BOQ shall contain items for the construction, installation,
testing, and commissioning work to be done by the Contractor.
29.2 The BOQ is used to calculate the Contract Price. The Contractor is
paid for the quantity of the work done at the rate in the BOQ for each item
30. Variations
30.1 The Employer shall have power to order the Contractor to do any or
all of the following as considered necessary or advisable during the progress of
the work by him
(a) Increase or decrease of any item of work included in the Bill of Quantities
(BOQ);
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31.1 Payment for increase in the quantities of an item in the BOQ up to 25% of that
provided in the Bill of Quantities shall be made at the rates quoted by the
Contractor.
31.2 For quantities in excess of 125% of the tendered quantity of an item as given in
the BOQ, the Contractor shall be paid at the rate entered in or derived from in
the Schedule of Rates (applicable for the area of the work and current at the
time of award of contract) plus or minus the overall percentage of the original
tendered rates over the current Schedule of Rates prevalent at the time of award
of contract.
31.3 If there is no rate for the additional, substituted or altered item of the work
in the BOQ, efforts would be made to derive the rates from those given in the
BOQ or the Schedule of Rates (applicable for the area of the work and current
at the time of award of contract) and if found feasible the payment would be
made at the derived rate for the item plus or minus the overall percentage of the
original tendered rates over the current Schedule of Rates prevalent at the time
of award of contract
31.4 If the rates for additional, substituted or altered item of work cannot be
determined either as at 31.1 or 31.2 or 31.3 above, the Contractor shall be
requested to submit his quotation for the items supported by analysis of the rate
or rates claimed, within 7 days.
31.5 If the Contractor's quotation is determined unreasonable, the Employer may
order the Variation and make a change to the Contract Price which shall be
based on Employer’s own forecast of the effects of the Variation on the
Contractor's costs.
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31.6 If the Employer decides that the urgency of varying the work would
prevent a quotation being given and considered without delaying the work, no
quotation shall be given and the Variation shall be treated as a Compensation
Event.
31.7 Under no circumstances the Contractor shall suspend the work on the
plea of non-settlement of rates for items falling under this Clause.
32.1 The Contractor shall submit to the Employer monthly bills of the
value of the work completed less the cumulative amount paid previously.
32.2 The Employer shall check the Contractor's bill and determine the
value of the work executed which shall comprise of (i) value of the quantities
of the items in the BOQ completed and (ii) valuation of Variations and
Compensation Events.
32.3 The Employer may exclude any item paid in a previous bill or reduce
the proportion of any item previously paid in the light of later information.
33. Payments
33.2 Items of works for which no rates or price has been entered in will
not be paid for by the Employer and shall be deemed covered by other rates
and prices in the contract.
34.1 The following are Compensation events unless they are caused by the
Contractor:
(a) The Employer does not give access to a part of the Site by the Site
Possession Date stated in the Contract Data.
(b) The Employer orders a delay or does not issue drawings,
specifications or instructions required for execution of works on time.
(c) The Employer instructs the Contractor to uncover or to carry out
additional tests upon work which is then found to have no Defects.
(d) The Employer gives an instruction for dealing with an unforeseen
condition, caused by the Employer, or additional work required for
safety or other reasons.
(e) The effect on the Contractor of any of the Employer’s Risks.
(f) The Employer unreasonably delays issuing a Certificate of
Completion.
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35. Tax
35.1 The rates quoted by the Contractor shall be deemed to be inclusive of the sales
and other taxes that the Contractor will have to pay for the performance of this
Contract. The Employer will perform such duties in regard to the deduction of
such taxes at source as per applicable law.
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38.1 The Contractor shall request the Employer to issue a Certificate of Completion
of the Works and the Employer will do so upon deciding that the Work is
completed.
39.1 The Employer shall take over the Site and the Works within seven days of
issuing a certificate of Completion.
40.1 The Contractor shall supply to the Employer a detailed account of the total
amount that the Contractor considers payable under the Contract before the end
of the Defects Liability Period. The Employer shall issue a Defect Liability
Certificate and certify any final payment that is due to the Contractor within 90
days of receiving the Contractor's account if it is correct and complete. If it is
not, the Employer shall issue within 90 days a schedule that states the scope of
the corrections or additions that are necessary. If the Final Account is still
unsatisfactory after it has been resubmitted, the Employer shall decide on the
amount payable to the Contractor and make payment within 60 days of
receiving the Contractor’s revised account.
41.1 If “as built” Drawings and/or operating and maintenance manuals are required,
the Contractor shall supply them by the dates stated in the Contract Data.
41.2 If the Contractor does not supply the Drawings by the dates stated in the
Contract Data, or they do not receive the Employer’s approval, the Employer
shall withhold the amount stated in the Contract Data from payments due to the
Contractor.
42. Termination
42.1 The Employer may terminate the Contract if the other party causes a
fundamental breach of the Contract.
42.2 Fundamental breaches of Contract include, but shall not be limited to the
following:
(a) the Contractor stops work for 45 days when no stoppage of work is
shown on the current Program and the stoppage has not been
authorized by the Employer;
(b) Deleted.
(c) The Contractor becomes bankrupt or goes into liquidation other than
for a reconstruction or amalgamation;
(d) Deleted
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(e) the Employer gives Notice that failure to correct a particular Defect is
a fundamental breach of Contract and the Contractor fails to correct it
within a reasonable period of time determined by the Employer;
(f) the Contractor does not maintain a security which is required;
(g) the Contractor has delayed the completion of works by the number of
days for which the maximum amount of liquidated damages can be
paid as defined in the Contract data; and
(h) if the Contractor, in the judgment of the Employer has engaged in
corrupt or fraudulent practices in competing for or in the executing
the Contract.
For the purpose of this paragraph : “corrupt practice” means the
offering, giving, receiving or soliciting of any thing of value to
influence the action of a public official in the procurement process or
in contract execution. “Fraudulent practice” means a
misrepresentation of facts in order to influence a procurement process
or the execution of a contract to the detriment of the Borrower, and
includes collusive practice among Tenderers (prior to or after Tender
submission) designed to establish Tender prices at artificial non-
competitive levels and to deprive the Borrower of the benefits of free
and open competition.”
42.3 When either party to the Contract gives notice of a breach of contract to the
Employer for a cause other than those listed under Sub Clause 42.2 above, the
Employer shall decide whether the breach is fundamental or not.
42.4 Notwithstanding the above, the Employer may terminate the Contract for
convenience.
42.5 If the Contract is terminated the Contractor shall stop work immediately, make
the Site safe and secure and leave the Site as soon as reasonably possible.
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44.1 All materials on the Site, Plant, Equipment, Temporary Works and Works are
deemed to be the property of the Employer, if the Contract is terminated
because of a Contractor’s default.
General Conditions :
(a) 1% of the Tendered amount will be deducted towards “Labour Welfare
Fund “.
(b) The Tenderer has to produce all the relevant Documents as indicated in the
Bid Document in originals during the opening of the Technical Bid “
Mandatorily “ . This is in addition to Uploading all the relevant Documents
in the e-procurement portal. If the Originals are not submitted, the Tender
will be rejected.
(c) All other documents which are required to be submitted are to be uploaded
in the e-Procurement Portal in General Documents section, while
electronically submitting the bid. If any of the Documents as desired are not
submitted the Tender will be rejected.
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1. Labour :
The Contractor shall, unless otherwise provided in the Contract, make his own
arrangements for the engagement of all staff and labour, local or other, and for
their payment, housing, feeding and transport.
During continuance of the contract, the Contractor and his sub contractors shall
abide at all times by all existing labour enactments and rules made there under,
regulations, notifications and bye laws of the State or Central Government or
local authority and any other labour law (including rules), regulations, bye laws
that may be passed or notification that may be issued under any labour law in
future either by the State or the Central Government or the local authority. The
Contractor shall keep the Employer indemnified in case any action is taken
against the Employer by the competent authority on account of contravention
of any of the provisions of any Act or rules made there under, regulations or
notifications including amendments. If the Employer is caused to pay or
reimburse, such amounts as may be necessary to cause or observe, or for non-
observance of the provisions stipulated in the notifications/bye
laws/Acts/Rules/regulations including amendments, if any, on the part of the
Contractor, Employer shall have the right to deduct any money due to the
Contractor including his amount of security deposit. The Employer shall also
have right to recover from the Contractor any sum required or estimated to be
required for making good the loss or damage suffered by the Employer.
3. Protection of Environment:
The contractor shall take all reasonable steps to protect the environment on and off the
Site and to avoid damage or nuisance to persons or to property of the public or others
resulting from pollution, noise or other causes arising as a consequence of his
methods of operation. During continuance of the contract, the contractor and his sub-
contractors shall abide at all times by all existing enactments on environmental
protection and rules made there under, regulations, notifications and bye-laws of the
State or Central Government, or local authorities and any other law, bye-law,
regulations that may be passed or notification that may be issued in this respect in
future by the State or Central Government or the local authority.
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CONTRACT DATA
Items marked "N/A" do not apply in this Contract.
The following documents are also part of the Contract: Clause
Reference
The Employer is : [1.1]
Address: The Executive Engineer, PWD, Quality Assurance
Division, Bangalore
Name of authorized Representative: The name and identification
number of the Contract is The Works consists of : As per the
Section 9 of Bill of Quantities
The start date shall be the date of issue of notice to proceed with the Section 4
work
The Site Possession Date is: One week after the issue of work order. [18]
The liquidated damages for the whole of the works are Rs. 0.10 % [36]
of contract price per day
The date by which “as-built” drawings (in scale 1:100) in 2 sets are [41]
required is within 30 days of issue of certificate of completion
The amount to be withheld for failing to supply “as built” drawings [41]
or supply of Operation and Maintenance Manuals by the date
required is 0.25% of contract price
The percentage to apply to the value of the work not completed [43.1]
representing the Employer's additional cost for completing the
Works shall be 30 percent.
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SECTION 7: SPECIFICATIONS
SECTION 8: DRAWINGS
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To:
We hereby waive the necessity of your demanding the said debt from the
Contractor before presenting us with the demand.
This guarantee shall be valid until 30 days from the date of expiry of the
Defects Liability Period.
Date ____________________________________________
(BANK GUARANTEE)
SEALED with the Common Seal of the said Bank this _________ day of __________
19____.
(1) If after Bid opening the Bidder withdraws his bid during the period of
Bid validity specified in the Form of Bid;
or
(2) If the Bidder having been notified of the acceptance of his bid by the
Employer during the period of Bid validity:
(c) does not accept the correction of the Bid Price pursuant to
Clause 27;
we undertake to pay to the Employer up to the above amount upon receipt of his first
written demand, without the Employer having to substantiate his demand, provided
that in his demand the Employer will note that the amount claimed by him is due to
him owing to the occurrence of one or any of the three conditions, specifying the
occurred condition or conditions.
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_________________________________________________________________
[signature, name, and address]
____________________________
1 The Bidder should insert the amount of the guarantee in words and figures
denominated in Indian Rupees. This figure should be the same as shown in
Clause 16.1 of the Instructions to Bidders.
AND WHEREAS it has been stipulated by you in the said tender that the
Contractor shall furnish you with a Bank Guarantee by a recognized bank for the sum
specified therein as EMD for compliance with his obligations in accordance with the
conditions of Tender;
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Rs.____________________ [amount of
guarantee]3_Rupees__________________________
__________________________[in words], and we undertake to pay you, upon
Contractor written demand and without cavil or argument, any sum or sums within
the limits of ____________________ [amount of guarantee]4 as aforesaid without
your needing to prove or to show grounds or reasons for your demand for the sum
specified therein.
We hereby waive the necessity of your demanding the said debt from the
Contractor before presenting us with the demand.
This guarantee shall be irrevocable and valid until 45 days from the date of
expiry of the Tender Validity Period i.e.135 days from the date of opening the
tender. If any further extension of this guarantee is required, the same shall be
extended to such required period (not extending 1 year) on receiving instructions from
M/s………….. on whose behalf this guarantee is issued.
Witness,
………… (Signature) Signature and seal of the guarantor
_________________
………… (Name) Name of Bank
_________________________________
………… (Official address) Address
__________________________________
Date
_________________________________________
3
An amount shall be inserted by the Guarantor, representing the percentage of the EMD amount
specified in the Contract
4
An amount shall be inserted by the Guarantor, representing the percentage of the EMD amount
specified in the Contract
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