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Dear Sir(s)/Madam,

GAIL (India) Ltd. invites you to submit your offer in sealed envelope, superscribing RFQ No. & Due datefor the following item(s) in complete accordance with enquiry documents/attachments:

RFQ No.:GAIL/JP12/FL311/3200086892/15992/12-13Date:06.04.2013RFQ Due on : 26.04.2013 at 14:00 Hrs ISTTender Opening Date : 26.04.2013 at 15.00 Hrs ISTPre Bid Conference Date: 17.04.2013 at 15:00 Hrs

To,GAIL WEBSITE VENDOR, IndiaVendor Code : 101019938

Sl. No MatCode UOM QTY Unit Price AmountDescription (in figures & words)

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COMPUTER SYSTEMSUPPLEMENTARY REQUIREMENTS:ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

1 8470250141 EACH 2 ________

CONTROL DESK F\HMI, SCADA,6 SECTIONS

CONTROL DESK / CONSOLE TABLES##FOR HMI AND SCADA, 06 SECTIONS##WELDED CONSTRUCTION, WOODEN TOP##LCD/TFT CLAMPING ARRANGEMENT AND ##ALL NECESSARY FIXED HARDWARE##

Strictly as per attached Specifications & Special Conditions, Annexure-1 and Drawings:-- GAIL/JLPL/IN/CTRLDESK/01 # "Each Section of Control Desk";- GAIL/JLPL/IN/CTRLDESK/02 # "Control Desk 06 Sections + 02 Dummy";

2 8470250151 EACH 1 ________

CONTROL DESK F\HMI, SCADA, 3 SECTIONS

REQUEST FOR QUOTATION

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RFQ No:GAIL/JP12/FL311/3200086892/15992/12-13Date: 06.04.2013

REQUEST FOR QUOTATION (Cont.)

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CONTROL DESK / CONSOLE TABLES ##FOR HMI AND SCADA, 03 SECTIONS##WELDED CONSTRUCTION, WOODEN TOP##LCD/TFT CLAMPING ARRANGEMENT AND ALL ##NECESSARY FIXED HARDWARE##

Strictly as per attached Specifications & Special Conditions, Annexure-1 and Drawings:-- GAIL/JLPL/IN/CTRLDESK/01 # "Each Section of Control Desk";- GAIL/JLPL/IN/CTRLDESK/03 # "Control Desk 03 Sections + 02 Dummy";

3 8470250161 EACH 2 ________

CONTROL DESK F\HMI, SCADA,2 SECTIONS

CONTROL DESK / CONSOLE TABLES ##FOR HMI AND SCADA, 02 SECTIONS##WELDED CONSTRUCTION, WOODEN TOP##LCD/TFT CLAMPING ARRANGEMENT ##AND ALL NECESSARY FIXED HARDWARE##

Strictly as per attached Specifications & Special Conditions, Annexure-1 and Drawings:-- GAIL/JLPL/IN/CTRLDESK/01 # "Each Section of Control Desk";- GAIL/JLPL/IN/CTRLDESK/04 # "Control Desk 02 Sections";

NOTE: IN CASE OF EX-WORKS RATES, FIRM CHARGES TOWARDS FREIGHTSHOULD BE DISTINCTLY QUOTED. IF FREIGHT CHARGES ARE VARIABLE OR ON'TO PAY' BASIS, THE CEILING SHOULD BE CLEARLY MENTIONED, ELSE @3% OFQUOTED BASIC RATES OF EACH ITEM SHALL BE LOADED FOR PRICECOMPARISON AND AWARD VALUE SHALL BE APPROPRIATELY ADJUSTED FORFREIGHT CHARGES PAYABLE AGAINST DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE SUBJECT TOCEILING OF 3%

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EMD Details : -As a part of its bid the bidders shall submit Earnest Money Deposits (EMD) amounting to Rs.16,500/-(Rupees Sixteen Thousand and Five Hundred only) in the form of Banker's Cheque (from a banksituated/located in Jaipur in favour of GAIL (India) Ltd., payable at Jaipur) or Demand Draft [in favour ofGAIL (India) Ltd., payable at Jaipur] or Bank Guarantee / irrevocable Letter of Credit strictly as per formatattached with this RFQ and in line with instructions contained here-in-after in this RFQ/Bid Document.

The EMD is required to protect the GAIL against the risk of bidder's conduct which would warrant thesecurity forfeiture pursuant to provisions as specified here-in-after.

Original EMD should be submitted in a separate envelope duly sealed & marked as Part - 3 i.e. EMD asdescribed here-in-after. EMD must indicate the 'RFQ/Bid Document' number and the 'Supply / Works &Services' for which the bidder is quoting. This is essential to have proper co-relation at a later date.

The EMD, if in the form of Bank Guarantee, shall issued by any Indian Nationalized Bank or any scheduledbank or a branch of an International Bank situated in India and registered with Reserve Bank of India asscheduled foreign bank in case of Indian bidder and from any reputed International Bank strictly in the formprovided in the bid document and valid for two months beyond the validity of the bid.

While arranging the EMD, in the form of Bank Guarantee, the Banker's whose BG is furnished (other thanNationalized Bank), shall be a commercial Bank having net worth in excess of Rs. 100 Crores and adeclaration to this effect should be made by such commercial bank either in Bank Guarantee itself onseparately on Bank's letter head. Further Bank Guarantee issued by All India Level Public FinancialInstitution may also be accepted on case to case basis provided it is (a) rated AAA by any rating agency likeCRISIL & (b) authorized by way of Law/its memorandum to issue such guarantee.

Any bid not secured in accordance with above provisions and/or EMD not in the prescribed form and/orformat may be rejected by the GAIL as non-responsive pursuant to provisions of RFQ as specifiedhere-in-after.

EMD of unsuccessful bidders will be discharged / returned as promptly as possible, but not later than 30after the expiry of the period of bid validity prescribed by the GAIL, pursuant to provisions of RFQ asspecified here-in-after.

EMD of successful bidder(s) will be discharged upon the bidder's submission of unqualified acceptance oforder/executing the Contract and furnishing the 'Contract Performance Security' deposits (SD) pursuant toprovisions of contract/RFQ as specified here-in-after.

The bidder's EMD may be forfeited :

a) If a bidder withdraws its bid during the period of bid validity orb) In the case of successful bidder, if the bidder fails;i) to submit unqualified acceptance of award & execute the Contract agreement in accordance withprovisions of RFQ as specified here-in-after.ii) to furnish Contract Performance Security deposits (SD) in accordance with provisions of RFQ asspecified here-in-after.

Central Public Sector Undertaking of Govt. of India (CPSUs) are exempted from submission of EMD.

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Firms registered with NSIC are exempted from furnishing EMD, provided they are registered for thetendered items, works & services and upto the monetary limit they intend to quote, provided further thatthey submit a copy of the current and valid registration certificate for the quoted item(s), works & serviceswith requisite monetary value, duly attested by Notary Public, alongwith its bid(s). Similarly, Small ScaleIndustries units registered with the NSIC, under its Single Point Registration Scheme, shall be exemptedfrom submission of EMD/Bid Bond.

GAIL reserve right to verify the registration certificate provided, with relevant authorities. Bids of bidders,who claims exemption of submission of EMD against NSIC registration, which is not valid or not fortendered and/or quoted materials, works & services and/or not of requisite monetary limits, shall besummarily rejected.

Subject to exemption permissible as above, offers without EMD will not be considered and will besummarily rejected.

Provisions of 'EARNEST MONEY' as specified in 'GENERAL PURCHASE CONDITIONS' (GPC) andelse where in the bidding document including 'SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT' (SCC), if any,may also be referred in this regard.

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Instruction to Bidders : -

1. GAIL (India) Limited, Jamnagar - Loni LPG Pipeline Head Quarter at GAIL - BHAWAN,SECTOR-6, VIDYADHAR NAGAR, JAIPUR-302023, RAJASTHAN, (having its registered office at 16,Bhikaji Cama Place, New Delhi-110066), hereinafter called 'GAIL' invites you to submit sealed bids for"PROCUREMENT OF CONTROL DESK/CONSOLE TABLE FOR HMI & SCADA WORK-STATIONSIN CONTROL ROOM-NASIRABAD, JAMNAGAR, LONI & MANSARAMPURA" from reputed &eligible bidders(s) under TWO BID/ENVELOPE SYSTEM, as per scope of supply, works & services,specifications and terms & conditions as specified in this RFQ and its attachments.

2. Bid(s) shall be submitted within the above specified bid due date & time in a manner as describedhereinafter.

PART-1 i.e. UNPRICED BID CONTAINING COMPLETE TECHNICAL & COMMERCIAL DETAILSALONG WITH ENCLOSED 'BILL of QUANTITY & SCHEDULE OF RATES' (WITH PRICES/RATESBLANKED OUT) AS PER PROVISIONS OF THIS BIDDING DOCUMENT. AND 'NO CONDITIONS'WHATSOEVER.

PART-2 i.e. PRICED BID STRICTLY AS PER ENCLOSED 'BILL of QUANTITY & SCHEDULEOF RATES' WITH FULL PRICE DETAILS AS PER PROVISIONS OF THIS BIDDING DOCUMENT.

PART-3 i.e. EARNEST MONEY DEPOSITS (EMD) STRICTLY AS PER PROVISIONS OF THISBIDDING DOCUMENT.

3. PART-1 i.e. UNPRICED BID - DOCUMENTS (original plus one copy) REQUIRED TO BESUBMITTED AS A PART OF UNPRICED BID (PART -1) OF THE BID (to be placed in one envelopeduly sealed and marked as PART -1 i.e. UNPRICED BID), clearly marked with 'ORIGINAL BID' and'COPY OF BID' as appropriate. In the event of discrepancy between the 'ORIGINAL' & 'COPY' of bid, thecontents of 'ORIGINAL' shall govern/prevail.

a) Necessary & Relevant 'Documentary Proof/Evidence', duly notarized by Notary Public, in supportof bidder's claim for meeting 'Bid Evaluation Criteria' (BEC) as per provisions of BEC and as specified &included in BEC specified in the Bidding Document.

b) 'BEC Check List' duly filled & signed.

c) 'Bid Form' duly filled & signed.

d) Copy of this bidding document duly signed and stamped on each page in token of bidder'sacceptance to all terms and conditions of bidding document.

e) 'Deviation Statement' duly filled & signed (listing techno-commercial deviations, if any, retainedby the bidder).

f) Copy of 'AGREED TERMS & CONDITIONS' duly filled & signed.

g) Copy of 'Schedule of Rates' (with prices/rates blanked out) clearly stating whether bidder hasquoted for the requisite item/items of 'Bill of Quantity & Schedule of Rates' or not.

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h) Complete techno-commercial details as per requirement of technical specifications andcommercial terms & conditions of the bid document.

i) 'Letter of Authority' as per proforma attached with bid document.

j) Any other document/information/data/Sample(s), if any, as may be required under the provisionsof this bidding document.

4. PART-2 i.e. PRICED BID - DOCUMENTS (original plus one copy) TO BE SUBMITTED ASA PART OF PRICED BID i.e. PART -2 OF THE BID (to be placed in separate envelope duly sealed andmarked as PART -2 i.e. PRICED BID)

a. 'Bill of Quantity & Schedule of Rates' duly filed with complete price details strictly as per enclosedAnnexure duly signed and stamped. And 'NO CONDITIONS' whatsoever.

5. PART-3 i.e. EARNEST MONEY DEPOSITS (EMD) in the form of DEMAND DRAFT orBANKER'S CHEQUE or BANK GUARANTEE in ORIGINAL as per provisions of bid document.

6. DETAILS FOR BID-SUBMISSION:

Separately sealed envelopes containing PART - 1 (Unpriced Bid), PART - 2 (Priced Bid) and PART- 3 (EMD) shall be placed in an envelope (Outer Envelope) which will be sealed & marked with theenclosed CUT-OUT SLIP bearing following MARKINGS:

QUOTATION FOR - "PROCUREMENT OF CONTROL DESK/CONSOLE TABLE FOR HMI &SCADA WORK-STATIONS IN CONTROL ROOM-NASIRABAD, JAMNAGAR, LONI &MANSARAMPURA" - DO NOT OPEN

BID/TENDER DOCUMENT NO. GAIL/JP12/FL311/3200086892/15992/12-13

BID DUE DATE AND TIME: 26.04.2013, 1400 Hrs.(IST)

DATE & TIME OF OPENING OF UNPRICED BID: 26.04.2013, 1500 Hrs.(IST)

- Offer/Bid shall be addressed and submitted to the office of:

HEAD OF DEPARTMENT (C&P),GAIL - BHAWAN,SECTOR-6, VIDHYADHAR NAGAR,JAIPUR-302023TEL. NOS.: 0141-2230347/617/698

- Both Inner (all three) and outer envelopes shall also bear bidder's name and address of bidder along withcontact telephone nos., fax nos., e-mail ID, if any.

- Sealed Bid(s) complete in all respect should reach the office of HoD(C&P), GAIL, Jaipur, on the abovespecified address on or before the above specified bid due date & time. The bids may also be placedpersonally in the Tender Box kept (only on working days from 9:15 hrs. to 17:45 hrs.) in GAIL's office onor before the specified bid due date and time.

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- In case of any difficulty in submission of bid/dropping in Tender Box, bidders may contact following:

- Shri C K Mishra, Chief Manager (C&P)- Shri Jaspreet Singh Sethi,Sr.Officer(C&P)

- All tenders received after the notified time and date of closing of tenders will be treated as late-tenders.

- Unsolicited alterations or modifications of tenders received after the notified time and date of closing ofthe tenders shall not be entertained.

- Unsolicited bids or bids being submitted to addresses other than the address stipulated above, will not beconsidered for evaluation if not received to the specified destination within stipulated date and time.

7. PRE-BID-CONFERENCE: 17.04.2013 at 15:00 hrs at GAIL-Jaipur

8. GAIL shall not be responsible for premature opening of bid, if instructions contained in this biddingdocument for preparation and submission of bids, are not followed strictly. Further, any bid not prepared &submitted as per provisions of this bidding document may be rejected by GAIL.

9. Bid(s) shall be valid for 03 (Three) Months from bid due date. A bid for a shorter period shall berejected as a non-responsive bid. GAIL may solicit bidder's consent for extension of period of validity ofbid. A bidder granting the request will neither be required nor permitted to modify its bid while confirmingextension of the bid validity. A bidder may refuse the request for extension of the bid validity withoutforfeiture of its EMD.

10. This bidding document is NOT-TRANSFERABLE. Bidder must submit the Bid in their name.

Other bidders, who are eligible as per Bid Evaluation Criteria of this RFQ/Bid Document, can also submitthe bid by downloading the Bid Document from GAIL's website (www.gailtenders.in). However, suchbidders have to submit an undertaking on their letter head that "the content of bid have not been altered ormodified".

11. Rate/price once quoted will not be open for any subsequent change/revision/adjustment/revamping.Any change in rates/prices or substance of the bid subsequent to Bid due date and time, opening of bid orduring evaluation of bid shall render the bid liable for rejection and forfeiture of EMD.

12. Bidder shall bear all costs associated with preparation & submission of its bid including preparationand submission of EMD against this bidding document.

13. Incomplete offer and/or offers not as per terms and conditions of this bidding document includingconditional offers may be rejected by GAIL.

14. Offer(s) sent by Fax/E-mail/Offer(s) without proper marking on inner & outer envelopes/bothUnpriced & Priced bid placed in a single envelope & bid not prepared & submitted as per instructionsspecified here-in-before shall not be considered.

15. GAIL shall not be responsible for any delay in receiving the bids for any reasons whatsoever. Bidsreceived after the specified Bid Due Date & Time, for whatsoever may be the reason, shall be summarily

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rejected.

16. The bid prepared by bidder & all correspondence thereto shall be written in English language only.

17. A bidder seeking any clarification to the bidding document may notify the same in writing. GAILwill respond to such queries which are received 07 days prior to the deadline for submission of bid withoutdisclosing source of query.

Query, if any, may be sent at the postal address mentioned above or through fax/e-mail at following:

Fax No.: +91-141-2230374e-mail : [email protected]; cc: [email protected]

(Kindly fax a copy of your communication, if sent thru e-mail, as e-mails are seldom blocked atserver, due to security reasons).

18. Any amendment made by GAIL subsequent to issue of bidding document will be notified to all theprospective bidders in writing which shall form integral part of this bidding document & will be binding onbidders.

19. Bidders are expected to examine instructions, forms, terms & conditions specified in the biddingdocument. Failure on the part of a bidder to furnish any information required in the bidding documentand/or non submission of documents/information as required in the bidding document shall be at bidder'srisk and may result in rejection of the bid.

Technical specifications of quoted/offered scope of supplies, works & services shall be strictly as per Bid/Tender Document based on commercial terms & conditions specified in the bid/tender document. In caseof any unavoidable deviations, same shall be spelt out clearly by bidder in its bid under the heading'Techno-commercial Deviations' separately (as Technical & Commercial) in Unpriced part (i.e. PART-1) ofits bid.

20. Generally there should be no overwriting. Each cutting must be authenticated by initials. Entriesmust be made absolutely legible. Each page of the tender document should be signed by the contractor &stamped. Any & all corrections, overwriting, cutting etc. must be authenticated by initials by bidder'sauthorized representative signing the bid & stamped.

21. GAIL at its discretion, on giving reasonable notice by fax/e-mail to all prospective bidders, extendthe bid due date & time, in which case all rights & obligations of GAIL & the bidder(s) previously subjectto the Bid Due Date & Time, shall thereafter be subject to the new Bid Due Date & Time, as is extended.

22. No bid shall be modified or withdrawn subsequent to deadline for submission of bid. Anymodification or withdrawal of bid subsequent to deadline for submission of bid shall render the bid liablefor rejection and forfeiture of EMD.

23. Alternative bids & Conditional bids will not be accepted.

24. The bidder shall quote in the enclosed 'Bill of Quantity & Schedule of Rates' the all inclusive 'unitprices/rates' and 'Total prices/amount' and the other details for each item separately on in a manner asdescribed in 'Bill of Quantity & Schedule of Rates' & elsewhere in the Bid document. The rates/prices

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quoted shall be "COMPOSITE & FIRM" and shall remain unchanged during the currency of the contract.Rate of statutory taxes, duties, levies etc. included in quoted prices/rates must be specified clearly in thebid.

25. Bidder(s) are advised to ensure that their offer is on single bidder point responsibility basis & iscomplete in all respect as specified in Bid Document.

26. Bidders may note that all payment shall be released as per provisions specified in 'SpecialConditions of Contract' (SCC).

27. The GAIL will open the bids, of only those bidders, which are received on or before the specifiedbid due date & time. First only 'Part - 1' & 'Part - 3' of bid(s) i.e. Unpriced Bid(s) & EMD shall be openedfor Evaluation (Techno-commercial). Bids received late i.e. after specified Bid Due Date & time, will notbe opened for evaluation & finalization of award by GAIL.

28. The GAIL will open the bids at the specified venue, date & time of opening of bids in the presenceof bidder's representatives (duly authorized by a competent person and having the Letter of Authority), whochoose to attend. The bidders' representatives, who are present, shall sign a register evidencing theirattendance. The representative of bidder(s) whose bids are not being opened for (a) Late submission (b)non-submission of EMD shall not be allowed to witness the bids opening process.

The bidder's name, modifications, bid withdrawal(s) and presence or absence of the requisite EMD andsuch other details as the GAIL, at its discretion, may consider appropriate will be announced & recorded atthe time of opening of Part-1 i.e. unpriced bid & Part-3 i.e. EMD of Bid.

29. The Bidder's claim for meeting the BEC: First the experience details and financial capabilities of theBidders, as specified in Bid Evaluation Criteria (BEC) shall be examined to determine whether theBidder(s) meet the 'Bid Evaluation Criteria' (BEC). Only Bids determined as meeting the 'Bid EvaluationCriteria' mentioned in RFQ shall be taken up for further evaluation (techno-commercial).

30. Prior to the evaluation and comparison of prices GAIL will determine the substantial responsivenessof each Bid to the Bidding Document.

31. Bids not conforming to Scope, technical specifications and commercial requirements as mentionedin the bid document may be rejected.

32. The price bid(s) of the substantially responsive bidders will only be opened for evaluation,comparison of prices & finalization of order. The date of opening of priced bids will be intimated separatelyto the bidders whose bid(s) have been evaluated substantially responsive (i.e. techno-commerciallyacceptable) by GAIL. Duly authorized representatives of techno-commercially acceptable bidders will beallowed to attend priced bid opening. The bidder's name, Bid prices, discount(s) offered and such otherdetails as GAIL, at it discretion, may consider appropriate, will be read out at the time of opening of pricedbids.

33. BIDDER SHOULD NOTE THAT BIDS WILL BE EVALUATED AFTER CONSIDERING THEEFFECT OF CENVATABLE EXCISE DUTY & SERVICE TAX (WHEREVER GAIL'S UNIT ISENTITLED TO AVAIL CENVAT CREDIT).

ALSO,BIDDER SHALL SPECIFICALLY MENTION "WHETHER SERVICE TAX AND/OR EXCISE

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DUTY IS APPLICABLE ON BIDDER OR NOT" AND IF AWARDED WITH THE JOB,THAN HE/SHESHALL PROVIDE CENVETABLE INVOICE.

IN CASE, THE RATES QUOTED BY THE BIDDERS ARE FOUND TO BE INCLUSIVE OF SERVICETAX and/or EXCISE DUTY (WHICHEVER IS APPLICABLE),IT WILL BE INFERRED THATAPPLICABLE SERVICE TAX AND/OR EXCISE DUTY IS INCLUDED IN THE RATES ANDACCORDINGLY EVALUATION OF THE BIDS ,AS STATED ABOVE, SHALL BE DONE BY THEGAIL.

IN CASE A BIDDER DOES NOT INDICATE THE RATE & AMOUNT OF SERVICE TAX AND/OREXCISE DUTY IN THE SoR OR MAKES ANY OTHER STATEMENT (EXAMPLE"NIL","INCLUSIVE","KEPT AS BLANK" ETC.),THEIR QUOTED PRICE SHALL BE CONSIDEREDINCLUSIVE OF SERVICE TAX AND/OR EXCISE DUTY AT THE RATE APPLICABLE AT THETIME OF BID OPENING AND THE JOB SHALL BE AWARDED ACCORDINGLY TO THE L1BIDDER AFTER REDUCTION OF THE APPLICABLE SERVICE TAX AND/OR EXCISE DUTYAMOUNT ASCERTAINED IN THIS REGARD.

34. GAIL will award the CONTRACT to the successful Bidder whose Bids has been determined to bethe lowest-evaluated, responsive Bid on OVERALL QUOTED BID AMOUNT BASIS unless specifiedotherwise in the bidding document, provided further that the Bidder is determined to be qualified tosatisfactorily perform the CONTRACT.

35. GAIL reserves the right at the time of award of CONTRACT to increase or decrease by up to twentypercent (25%) of the scope of supply specified in the bid document, without any change in Unit price/ratesor any other terms and conditions.

36. GAIL reserves the right to accept or reject any bid or all bids without assigning any reasonswhatsoever and to annul the Bidding process at any time prior to award of CONTRACT, without therebyincurring any liability to the affected Bidder or Bidders and without any obligation to inform the affectedBidders of the grounds for the GAIL's action.

37. Prior to the expiration of the period of Bid validity, the GAIL will notify the successful Bidder(s) inwriting or by fax/e-mail, to be confirmed in writing, that its Bid has been accepted. The notification ofaward (Fax of Intent)/Purchase Order (PO) will constitute the formation of a Contract. Upon the successfulBidder's furnishing of unqualified acceptance of order & Contract Performance Security as per provisionsof order, the GAIL will notify each unsuccessful Bidder(s) and will discharge their EMD.

38. Failure of the successful Bidder(s) to comply with the requirement of submission of unqualifiedacceptance of order & furnishing of SD as per provisions of order/contract shall constitute sufficientgrounds for the annulment of the award, in which event the GAIL may take alternate action at the risk andcost of the successful Bidder(s) & invoke any or all provisions of contract including but not limited toforfeiture of EMD/SD & termination of contract and/or placing the bidder(s) on holiday (for short/longperiod)/blacklisting as per GAIL's policy in this regard.

39. No bidder shall contact GAIL on any matter relating to its bid from the time of bid closing date tothe time the contract is awarded. Any effort by a bidder to influence GAIL's decision in respect ofevaluation or finalization of award will render the bid liable for rejection.

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40. DISPUTE RESOLUTION

Article 107 of Section - IX of General Conditions of Contract (i.e. ARBITRATION) shall stand modified asper following DISPUTE RESOLUTION CLAUSE.

40.1 GAIL (India) Limited has framed the Conciliation Rules 2010 in conformity with supplementary topart-III of the Indian Arbitration and Cociliation Act 1996 for speedier, cost effective and amicablesettlement of disputes through conciliation. A copy of the said rules made available on GAIL's websitewww.gailonline.com for reference. Unless otherwise specified, the matters where decision of theEngineer-in-Charge is deemed to be final and binding as provided in the Agreement and the issue/disputeswhich cannot be mutually resolved within a reasonable time, all disputes shall be settled in accordance withthe Conciliation Rules 2010.

40.2 Any dispute(s)/difference(s)/issue(s) of any kind whatsoever between/amongst the Parties arisingunder/out of/in connection with this contract shall be settled in accordance with the afore said rules.

40.3 In case of any dispute(s)/difference(s)/issue(s), a Party shall notify the other Party(ies) in writing aboutsuch a dispute(s)/difference(s)/issue(s) between/amongst the Parties and that such a Party wishes to refer thedispute(s)/difference(s)/issue(s) to Conciliation. Such Invitation for Conciliation shall contain sufficientinformation as to the dispute(s)/difference(s)/issue(s) to enable the other Party(ies) to be fully informed asto the nature of the dispute(s)/difference(s)/issue(s), the amount of monetary claim, if any, and apparentcause(s) of action.

40.4 Conciliation proceedings commence when the other Party(ies) accept(s) the invitation to conciliate andconfirmed in writing. If the other Party(ies) reject(s) the invitation, there will be no conciliationproceedings.

40.5 If the Party initiating conciliation does not receive a reply within thirty days from the date on whichhe/she sends the invitation, or within such other period of time as specified in the invitation, he/she mayelect to treat this as a rejection of the invitation to conciliate. If he/she so elects, he/she shall inform theother Party(ies) accordingly.

40.6 Where Invitation for Conciliation has been furnished, the Parties shall attempt to settle such dispute(s)amicably under Part-III of the Indian Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 and GAIL (India) LimitedConciliation Rules, 2010. It would be only after exhausting the option of Conciliation as an AlternateDispute Resolution Mechanism that the Parties hereto shall go for Arbitration. For the purpose of thisclause, the option of 'Conciliation' shall be deemed to have been exhausted, even in case of rejection of'Conciliation' by any of the Parties.

40.7 The cost of Conciliation proceedings including but not limited to fees for Conciliator(s), Airfare, LocalTransport, Accommodation, cost towards conference facility etc. shall be borne by the Parties equally.

40.8 The Parties shall freeze claim(s) of interest, if any, and shall not claim the same during the pendency ofConciliation proceedings. The Settlement Agreement, as and when reached/agreed upon, shall be signedbetween the Parties and Conciliation proceedings shall stand terminated on the date of the SettlementAgreement.

41. AGREEMENT (TO BE FILLED, DULY SIGNED AND SUBMITTED ALONGWITH THE

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UNPRICED PART OF THE BID)

It is expressly understood and agreed by and between ...........(the bidder) and GAIL (India) Ltd. (IndianPublic Sector Undertaking) that GAIL (India) Ltd., is entering into this agreement solely on it own behalfand not on behalf of any other person or entity. In particular, it is expressly understood and agreed that theGovernment of India is not a party to this agreement and has no liabilities, obligations or right hereunder. Itis expressly understood and agreed that GAIL (India) Ltd. is an independent legal entity with power &authority to enter into contracts solely on its own behalf under the applicable Laws of India and generalprincipals of Contract Law. The ...................(the bidder) expressly agrees, acknowledges and understandsthat GAIL (India) Ltd., is not an agent, representative or delegate of the Government of India. It is furtherunderstood and agreed that the Government of India is not and shall not be liable for any acts, omissions, ,commissions, breaches or other wrongs arising out of the contract. Accordingly ..........(the bidder) herebyexpressly waive, releases and foregoes any and all actions or claims, including cross claims, impeder claimsor counter claims against the Government of India arising out of this contract and covenants not to sue toGovernment of India as to any manner, claim, cause of action or thing whatsoever arising out of or underagreement.

42. Based on the contemporary Investment Criteria, bidders are required to confirm, whether theirenterprise is a Micro/Small/Medium enterprise as follows:

"We confirm that we are a Micro/Small/Medium enterprise under the MSMED Act 2006" (pleasestrike off whichever status is not applicable)

Further, with respect to Micro & Small enterprises, the MSMED Act defines the terms "supplier" as anenterprise which has filed a memorandum with the authority specified by the respective State Government.Hence, if the bidder is a Micro/Small enterprise & has filed a memorandum with the specified authority, isrequired to confirm the following:

"We are a supplier within the definition of section 2(n) of the MSMED Act - (Yes/No)"

If the response of above is "Yes", then please provide a copy of the Entrepreneurs Memorandum (EM) filedwith the authority specified by the respective State Government. If bidder fails to provide the evidence interms of the EM, bidder shall not be considered as a supplier.

Above information must be provided in your offer, else we will presume that you do not qualify as a Microor Small enterprise under the MSMED Act 2006.

43. All correspondence against this RFQ shall be addressed to HoD(C&P), GAIL, Jaipur clearlyspecifying Bid Document Number.

44. ELIGIBLE BIDDERS

44.1. Documents Establishing Bidder's Qualification.

44.1.1 Bidder shall, as part of their bid, submit a written power of attorney authorizing the signatoryof the bid to commit the bidder.

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furnish all necessary supporting documentary evidence to establish the bidder's claim of meetingqualification criteria.

44.1.3 The bidder shall furnish, as part of his bid, documents establishing the bidder's eligibility tobid and his qualifications to perform the contract if his bid is accepted.

44.1.4 The documentary evidence of the bidder's qualifications to perform the contract if his bid isaccepted, shall establish to the OWNER'S satisfaction that, the bidder has the financial, technical andproductions capacity necessary to perform the contract.

44.2. The invitation of bid is open to any bidder.

44.3. A bidder shall not be affiliated with a firm or entity:

i) that has provided consulting services related to the work to the EMPLOYER during thepreparatory stages of the works or of the project of which the works form a part, or

ii) that has been hired by the Employer as engineer/consultant for the contract.

44.4. The bidder shall not be under a declaration of ineligibility by EMPLOYER for corrupt orfraudulent practices as defined below.

44.5. Bidder should not be under liquidation, court receivership or similar proceedings.

44.6. Bidder should not be black listed with any PSU and should not be on holiday list of GAIL.

44.7. The bidder is not put on holiday by GAIL or black listed by any Government Department /Public Sector on due date of submission of bid. If the documents were issued inadvertentlyissued/downloaded from website, offers submitted by such bidders shall not be considered foropening/evaluation/award.

44.8. Please confirm that you have not been banned or delisted by any Government or QuasiGovernment agencies or PSUs. If you have been banned or delisted by any Government or QuasiGovernment agencies or PSUs, then this fact must be clearly stated. If this declaration is not furnished yourbid shall be treated as non-responsive and liable for rejection.

44.9. Job executed by a bidder for its own concern cannot be considered as experience for BidEvaluation Criteria.

45. Vendor Performance Evaluation: Performance of vendors shall be evaluated as per enclosed "Procedurefor evaluation of performance of vendors".

46. In case a bidder, to whom this RFQ has been issued by GAIL, is not interested to participate in thebidding process for any reasons whatsoever, such a bidder is requested to return copy of bid documentalong with 'REGRET LETTER' specifying its intent of 'NOT QUOTING' against the RFQ with reasons ofsuch an action, if any, within the specified BID DUE DATE & TIME.

47. In case after price bid opening the lowest evaluated bidder (L1) is not awarded the job for any mistakecommitted by him in bidding or withdrawal of bid or varying any term in regard thereof leading tore-tendering, GAIL shall forfeit Earnest Money paid by the bidder and such biddders shall be debarred from

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participation in re-tendering of the same job(s)/itens(s).

-PRICE BASIS:

(i) The bidder shall indicate in the enclosed 'Bill of Quantity & Schedule of Rates' the 'unit prices' and 'totalprices' and other details for each item separately in a manner as described in 'Bill of Quantity & Schedule ofRates', hereunder & elsewhere in the Bid document.

(ii) Prices/Rates quoted shall be inclusive of all expenses, labour charges, insurance, overheads, charges forincidental services etc., necessary for execution of tendered & offered scope of supply, works & servicesthroughout the contract duration including extended period, if any. Further, Rates/prices quoted by biddershall also take care of requirement of boarding, lodging, insurance, salary, etc. of its personnel deployed forexecution of all works & services covered under the contract. Wherever necessary it must be clearlyunderstood that GAIL shall not be liable to make any other payment except for the agreed & acceptedcontract amount as quoted & accepted by GAIL in the form of contract, if awarded.

(iii) The payment of any type and all type of taxes, duties and other statutory levies etc. connected with theexecution of job under the contract shall be the exclusive responsibility and liability of bidder.

GAIL shall not issue any form(s) for availing concessions in Taxes & Duties.

Bidder shall quote prices, in the space provided to feed unit rates in the Schedule of Rates (SoR),inclusive of all statutory taxes, duties & levies; excluding 'Service Tax'.

Bidder must distinctly quote the rate of Service Tax (applicable on the date of bid submission), inthe Schedule of Rates (SoR of both UNPRICED & PRICED BID), else it will be conclusively consideredthat the quoted rates are inclusive of Service Tax.

(iv) The rate of "Taxes & Duties" as stipulated in offer shall be considered as the prevailing presentapplicable rates on the due date of submission of the bid and same shall be considered for price comparisonas well as for ordering.

Any error of judgment on part of the bidder in identifying the present applicable rates shall not beadmitted by Owner. The present rate of "Taxes & Duties" as indicated by the bidders shall be considered asthe maximum payable by Owner in the event when no statutory variations take place and anyremainder/balance "Taxes & Duties", if payable, beyond that indicated rates shall be borne by the Bidder.

However in the event of any statutory variations in the rate of "Taxes & Duties", if the quoted ratesare found erroneous then the base rates for calculation of statutory variations for the purpose ofreimbursement of "Taxes & Duties" shall take into account either the rates actually prevalent on the duedate of submission of bid or the erroneous rates indicated by the bidder, whichever is beneficial to Owner.Consequently, any difference in "Taxes & Duties" if it becomes payable to the tax authorities shall be borneby the Bidder.

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the contract including the extended period, if any. GAIL shall pay no escalation of any nature and on anyaccount, whatsoever may be, under the contract. A bid submitted with an adjustable price quotation will betreated as non-responsive and rejected.

(vi) In case 'Service Tax' is applicable for the awarded works & services, the bidder shall claim the 'ServiceTax' indicating rate of abatement/deduction allowed as per the prevailing 'Service Tax Act' in the '1stInvoice' itself. The bidder providing taxable service shall issue an 'Invoice', a 'Bill' or as the case may be, a'Challan' which is signed, serially numbered, and shall contain the following:

a) The Name, Address and Registration No. of such Person/Bidder/Contractorb) The Name and Address of the Person/Bidder/Contractor receiving Taxable Servicec) Description, Classification and Value of Taxable Service providedd) Service Tax Amount

Payments to 'Service Provider' for claiming 'Service Tax' amount will be made provided aboveformalities are fulfilled.

The bidders shall also furnish a copy of "Service Tax Registration Certificate" along with their offer.

(vii) Statutory variation, in taxes & duties (payable on finished products), if any, within the contractualcompletion schedule, shall be borne by the GAIL,as per General Conditions of Contract of this RFQ.

In case of any statutory variation in 'Service Tax' during contractual completion period, thebidder/Contractor shall submit a copy of the 'Government Notification' to evidence the rate as applicable onthe date of submission of Bid and on the date of revision.

Claim, if any, for payment of 'Service Tax' / statutory variation in 'Service Tax', should be raisedwithin '30 days' from the date of issue of 'Government Notification' for payment of 'Service Tax' /differential 'Service Tax', failing which bidder's claim in respect of above shall not be entertained.

(viii) Prices/rates shall be written both in words & figures.

Discounts (in terms of percentage of TOTAL BID AMOUNT), if any, must be offered on TOTALBID AMOUNT which can be applied on individual item wise basis also. Conditional discount, if offeredshall not be considered for evaluation.

(ix) The bidder who is exempted to pay service tax and Cess thereon due to annual turnover at the time ofbid submission and later on if it becomes applicable, evaluation shall be made based on informationavailable in their bid. Further, after placement of order/contract, if service tax and education Cess thereondue to increase in annual turnover becomes leviable, GAIL shall not reimburse service tax & educationCess thereon and contractor shall be liable to pay service tax and education Cess thereon to Governmentdepartment during the execution of the contract.

ABNORMALLY HIGH RATES (AHR) ITEMS:In items rate contract where the quoted rates for the items exceed 50% of the owners/estimated rates, suchitems will be considered as Abnormally High Rates Items (AHR) and payment of AHR items beyond theSOR stipulated quantities shall be made at the least of the following rates:

I. Rates as per SOR, quoted by the contractor.

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II. Rate of the item, which shall be derived as follows:

a) Based on rates of machine and labor as available from the contract (which includes contractor'ssupervision, profit, overheads and other expenses).b) In case rates are not available in the contract, rates will be calculated based on prevailing marketrates of machine, material and labor plus 15% to cover contractor's supervision profit, overhead & otherexpenses.

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Price Basis : -1) The bidder shall indicate in the enclosed 'Price Schedule' the 'unit prices' and 'total prices' and otherdetails for each item separately in a manner as described hereunder & elsewhere in the Bid document.Quoted Prices shall be written both in words & figures.

a) Ex- works price including packing & forwarding, taxes & duties on raw materials components, butexcluding inland transportation to Purchaser's Site/Ultimate Consignee as specified for each item of 'PriceSchedule' separately.

b) Separate & clear break-up of Terminal Excise Duty & Taxes, including applicable rates, which willbe payable extra on the finished goods, in case of award, for each item of 'Price Schedule' separately.

GAIL shall not issue any form(s) for availing concessions in Sales Tax.

c)Separate and clear break-up of firm charges for inland transportation and other local costs incidental fordelivery of goods to the designated Sites/ultimate consignee on FOR DESTINATION DOOR DELIVERYbasis, for each item of 'Price Schedule' separately. Bidders to note that evaluation & comparison of pricesshall be done on FOR DESTINATION DOOR DELIVERY basis only as per provisions of this biddingdocument. Hence prices quoted other than FOR DESTINATION DOOR DELIVERY basis may render thebid liable for rejection.

d) Transit Insurance shall be arranged by GAIL.

e) The statutory variation, in taxes & duties (payable on finished products), if any, within the contractualdelivery period, shall be borne by the purchaser.

f) The Bidder's separation of the price components in accordance with above will be solely for the purposeof facilitating the comparison of bids by the purchaser and will not in any way limit the purchaser's right tocontract on any of the terms offered.

2) Fixed Price: Prices quoted by the bidder shall be firm & fixed during the bidder's performance of thecontract and not subject to variation on any account. A bid submitted with an adjustable price quotationwill be treated as non-responsive and rejected.

3) Discounts, if any, must be offered item wise only. Conditional discount, if offered shall not beconsidered for evaluation.

4) The bidders to ensure that quoted rates/prices are NET OF CENVAT. Bidders are, therefore, advised toconfirm in their bid that they will raise CENVAT invoice, in both the events (i.e rates/prices quoted areinclusive or exclusive of excise duty (ED)) to enable purchaser claim CENVAT benefit or otherwise.

NOTE: IN CASE OF EX-WORKS RATES, FIRM CHARGES TOWARDS FREIGHT SHOULD BEDISTINCTLY QUOTED. IF FREIGHT CHARGES ARE VARIABLE OR ON 'TO PAY' BASIS, THECEILING SHOULD BE CLEARLY MENTIONED, ELSE @3% OF QUOTED BASIC RATES OF EACHITEM SHALL BE LOADED FOR PRICE COMPARISON AND AWARD VALUE SHALL BEAPPROPRIATELY ADJUSTED FOR FREIGHT CHARGES PAYABLE AGAINST DOCUMENTARYEVIDENCE SUBJECT TO CEILING OF 3%.

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Delivery/Completion Schedule : -Delivery period acceptable from the date of Fax of Intent (FOI)/Notification of award (PO) is within 06(SIX) WEEKS. However, early delivery shall be highly appreciated.

Consignee Address : -The ultimate consignee/Designated site as referred to in this Bid Document is to be taken as the GAIL'sstores/representative at following address:

1) Material Code - 8470250141, 06 Sections + 02 Dummy, Qty - 01GAIL (INDIA) LIMITEDIPS NASIRABAD, LPG PUMPING STATIONNEAR VILLAGE DILWARI,NASIRABAD-KISHANGARH HIGHWAYNASIRABAD, AJMER (RAJASTHAN) - 305601

2) Material Code - 8470250141, 06 Sections + 02 Dummy, Qty - 01GAIL (INDIA) LIMITEDDT JAMNAGARLPG DESPATCH TERMINAL, RRTF AREAC/O RPL, MOTIKHAVDIP.O. DIGVIJAYGRAMJAAMNAHAR-361140GUJARAT

3) Material Code - 8470250151, 03 Sections + 02 Dummy, Qty - 01GAIL (INDIA) LIMITEDIPS MANSARAMPURANIWARU ROAD, MANSARAMPURAJAIPUR (RAJASTHAN)

4) Material Code - 8470250161, 02 Sections, Qty - 01GAIL (INDIA) LIMITEDRT IOCL TABIJIVILLAGE: TABIJIAJMER - BEWAR ROAD6 KM FROM PARBATPURAAJMER (RAJASTHAN)

5) Material Code - 8470250161, 02 Sections, Qty - 01GAIL (INDIA) LIMITEDLPG RT LONI (INSIDE IOCL LPG BOTTLING PLANT)VILLAGE: BHANTHALA, LONIDISTT: GHAZIABAD (U.P.)

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Terms of payment : -1) Bidders may note that subject to submission of unqualified acceptance of Purchase Order as perprovisions of Purchase Order (PO), payment shall be released within 15 days after receipt and acceptance ofgoods at designated site.

2) Alternatively Purchaser may accept bidder's request for payment thru' bank as under, provided bidderfurnishes an undertaking at the time of document negotiation that the documents have been presentedstrictly as per provisions of order. Any discrepancy observed in document negotiation shall be exclusiveresponsibility of the bidder. Further the material shall not be consigned to the bank under anycircumstances.

- 90% thru' bank against despatch documents- 10% within 15 days after receipt and acceptance of material at designated site

3) No advance payment shall be released. Any request for advance payment may render the bid liablefor rejection.

4) The invoice must be prepared strictly as per agreed & accepted unit rates, amount & tax structure asper order & as applicable, only.

5) In case of delay in delivery beyond contractual delivery date (CDD), the invoice shall be presentedfor the reduced value proportionate to PRS amount as applicable per provisions of order. Tbe bidders maynote that the bank charges, associated with release of payments against the order, shall be to respectiveaccount.

6) As per practice adopted by GAIL for greater transparency in transactions payments are released thru'e-banking thru' designated banks like HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and specified branches of SBI. Bidders arethere requested to provide relevant details for e-payments as a part of their bid.

7) All payments shall be relesed within 15 days ater receipt of relevant documents complete in allrespects. However, payment through bank shall be released as per normal banking rules. No interest chargesfor delay in payment,if any, shall borne by Purchaser.

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Warranties : -1) Warranty:

All Goods or materials shall be supplied strictly in accordance with the specifications, drawings, datasheets, other attachments and conditions stated in the Contract.

No deviation from such specifications or alterations of these conditions shall be made without Purchaser'sagreement in writing which must be obtained before any work against the order is commenced. Allmaterials supplied by SELLER pursuant to the Contract (irrespective of whether engineering, design data orother information has been furnished, received or approved by Purchaser) are guaranteed to be of the bestquality of their respective kinds (unless otherwise specifically authorized in writing by Purchaser) and shallbe free from faulty design, workmanship and materials and to be of sufficient size and capacity and ofproper materials so as to fulfil in all respects, all operating conditions, if any, specified in the Contract.

If any trouble or defect, originating with the design, material, workmanship or operating characteristics ofany materials, arises at any time prior to twelve (12) months after commissioning of the equipment/goods ortwenty four (24) months from the date of last shipment whichever period shall first expire, and the SELLERis notified thereof, SELLER shall, at his own expense and as promptly as possible make such alterations,repairs and replacements as may necessary to permit the materials to function in accordance with thespecifications and to fulfil the foregoing guarantee.

Purchaser may, at his option, remove such defective materials, at SELLER's expenses in which eventSELLER shall, without cost to Purchaser and as promptly as possible, furnish and install proper materials.Repaired or replaced materials shall be similarly guaranteed by the SELLER for a period of not less thantwelve (12) months from the date of replacement/repair.

In the event that the materials supplied do not meet the specifications and/or not in accordance with thedrawing data sheets or the terms of the contract and rectification is required at site, Purchaser shall notifythe SELLER giving full details of differences. The SELLER shall attend the site within seven (7) days ofreceipt of such notice to meet and agree with representative(s) of Purchaser, the action required to correctthe deficiency. Should the SELLER fail to attend meeting at site within the time specified above, Purchasershall immediately rectify the work/materials and SELLER shall reimburse Purchaser all costs and expensesincurred in connection with such trouble or defect.

2) Performance Guarantee:

SELLER shall guarantee that the performance of the EQUIPMENT supplied under the CONTRACT shallbe strictly in conformity with the specifications and shall perform the duties specified under theCONTRACT.

If the SELLER fail to prove the guaranteed performance of the EQUIPMENT set forth in the specification,the SELLER shall investigate the causes and carry out necessary rectification/modifications to achieve theguaranteed performance. In case the SELLER fails to do so within a reasonable period, the SELLER shallreplace the EQUIPMENT and prove guaranteed performance of the new equipment without any extra costto Purchaser.

If the SELLER fails to prove the guarantee within a reasonable period, Purchaser shall have the option totake over the EQUIPMENT and rectify, if possible, the EQUIPMENT to fulfil the guarantees and/or tomake necessary additions to make up the deficiency at Seller's risk and cost. All expenditure incurred by

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the Purchaser in this regard shall be to SELLER's account.

Price Reduction Schedule : -If the SELLER fails to deliver any or all of the Goods or perform the services within the time period(s)specified in the CONTRACT, the Purchaser shall without prejudice to other remedies available under theCONTRACT, deduct from the CONTRACT PRICE, a sum calculated on the basis of the totalCONTRACT PRICE, including subsequent modifications. Deduction shall apply as per following formula:

In case of delay of equipment/materials or delay in completion, total contract price shall reduced by 1/2%of the total Order/Contract value (excluding taxes and duties) per week of delay or part thereof subject to amaximum of 5% (five percent) of the total order/contract price (excluding taxes and duties). In case ofdelay in delivery on the part of Seller, the invoice/document value shall be reduced proportionately for thedelay and payment shall be released accordingly.

In the event the invoice value is not reduced proportionately for the delay, the Purchaser may deduct theamount so payable by the SELLER, from any amount falling due to the SELLER or by recovery against thePerformance Bank Guarantee. Both SELLER and Purchaser agree that the above percentage ofprice-reduction are genuine pre-estimates of the loss/damage which the Purchaser would have suffered onaccount of delay/breach on the part of the SELLER and the said amount will be payable on demand withoutthere being any proof of the actual loss/or damage caused by such breach/delay. A decision of thePurchaser in the matter of applicability of Liquidated damages / price reduction shall be final and binding.

[Date of RR/LR shall be considered as date of delivery, in case of FOT dispatch point orders & date ofreceipt of material by ultimate consignee, in case of FOR DESTINATION DOOR DELIVERY basisorders]

The equipment/materials ordered, will be deemed to have been delivered only when all its components,parts are also delivered. If certain components are not delivered within the delivery schedule specified in thecontract , the equipments/materials will be considered as delayed until such time all the missingparts/components are also delivered as per contract.

The portion of supply completed in all respect which can be used for commercial operation shall not beconsidered for applying PRS, if delivered within contractual delivery period. The remaining supplies whichare completed beyond the contractual delivery shall only attract price reduction schedule.

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Performance Bank Guarantee : -1. Within 15 days after the SELLER's receipt of notification of award [(FOI)/LOA/WO] of theCONTRACT, the SELLER shall furnish contract performance security (SD) in the form of a BankGuarantee / irrevocable Letter of Credit to the GAIL, in the enclosed proforma for an amount equivalent to10% of the total value of the CONTRACT (exclusive of taxes & duties).

However, SSI units registered with the NSIC, under its Single Point Registration Scheme shall beexempted from submission of Security Deposit / Contract Performance Guarantee to the Monetary Limit forwhich the unit is registered.

2. The proceeds of Contract Performance Security shall be appreciated by the GAIL as compensationfor any loss resulting from the SELLER's failure to complete his obligations under the CONTRACTwithout prejudice to any of the rights or remedies the GAIL may be entitled to as per terms and conditionsof CONTRACT. The proceeds of this Performance Security shall also govern the successful performanceof the contract, Goods, works and Services during the entire contract period.

3. The Bank Guaranty towards Contract Performance Security (SD) shall be valid for a period of 90days beyond the expiry of Warrantee/Guarantee period. The contract performance security will bedischarged by GAIL not later than 6 months from the date of expiration of the Seller's entire obligations,including any warrantee/Guarantee/DEFECT LIABILITY PERIOD (DLP) obligations, under theCONTRACT.

4. Other Provisions of 'CONTRACT PERFORMANCE SECURITY' as specified in 'GENERALPURCHASE CONDITIONS (GPC)/GENERAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT (GCC)' and else where inthe bidding document including 'SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT' (SCC), if any, may also bereferred in this regard.

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Other contractual stipulations : -1) Seller's Sales Conditions: Bidders are requested to submit offer based on terms & conditionsspecified in this RFQ and its attachments and not to insist purchaser to accept their 'terms & conditions ofsales' for speedy decision making for finalization of award. Offers with & based on 'seller's terms &conditions of sales' may not be considered.

2) DESPATCH OF GOODS AS ONE COMPLETE FINISHED ITEM(S): The complete ordered goodsshall be dispatched as one complete finished item(s) from the bidder's works.

3) REPEAT ORDER: For any item(s) ordered on Seller, the Purchaser reserves the right to place repeatorder for additional quantity of similar goods up to 50% of the originally ordered quantity on same prices,terms & conditions of the original order, within 6 months of notification of award.

4) CONTRACT OBLIGATIONS: If after award of the contract as per the Instructions to Bidders (ITB)the Seller does not acknowledge the receipt of award or fails to furnish the performance security/guaranteewithin the prescribed time limit, the Purchaser reserves the right to cancel the contract and apply allremedies available to him under the terms and conditions of this contract. Once a contract is confirmed andsigned, the terms & conditions contained therein shall take precedence over the Seller's bid and all previouscorrespondence.

5) Provisions of Inspection shall be as per enclosed GPC.

6) DELAY IN THE SELLER'S PERFORMANCE: If the specified delivery schedule as per PurchaseOrder/Contract is not ahered to or the progress of manufacture or supply of the items is not satisfactory or isnot in accordance with the progress schedule, the Purchaser has the right to :

i) Hire for period of delay, from elsewhere goods which in Purchaser's opinion will meet the samepurpose as the goods which are delayed and SELLER shall be liable without limitation for the hire charges, ORii) Cancel the CONTRACT in whole or in part without liability for cancellation charges. In thethat event, Purchaser may procure from elsewhere goods which in Purchaser's opinion would meet thesame purpose as the goods for which CONTRACT is cancelled and SELLER shall be, liable withoutlimitations, for the difference between the cost of such substitution and the price set forth in theCONTRACT for the goods involved

ORiii) Hire the substitute goods vide (i) above and if the ordered goods continue to remain undeliveredthereafter, cancel in part or in full vide (ii) above.

Any inexcusable delay by the SELLER or his sub-contractor shall render the SELLER liable, withoutprejudice to any other terms of Contract, to any or all of the following sanctions :-

- Imposition of price reduction/Liquidated Damages for delay in delivery and- Termination of the contract for default.

7) TERMINATION OF CONTRACT

7.1 Termination for Default

7.1.1 The Purchaser may, without prejudice to any other remedy for breach of CONTRACT, by writtennotice of default sent to the SELLER terminate the CONTRACT in whole or in part.

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A) If the SELLER fails to deliver any or all of the GOODS within the time period(s) specified in theCONTRACT

OrB) If the SELLER fails to perform any other obligation(s) under the CONTRACT,AndC) If the SELLER, in either of the above circumstances, does not cure his failure within a period of

30 days (or such longer period as the Purchaser may authorize in writing) after receipt of the default noticefrom the Purchaser.

7.1.2 In the event the Purchaser terminate the CONTRACT in whole or in part, pursuant to above, thePurchaser may procure, upon such terms and in such manner as it deems appropriate, goods similar to thoseundelivered and the SELLER shall be liable to the Purchaser of any excess costs for such similar GOODS.However, the SELLER shall continue performance of the CONTRACT to the extent not terminated.

7.2 Termination for Insolvency

The Purchaser may at any time, terminate the CONTRACT by giving written notice to the SELLER,without compensation to the SELLER, if the SELLER becomes bankrupt or otherwise insolvent, providedthat such termination will not prejudice or affect any right of action or remedy which has accrued or willaccrue thereafter to the Purchaser.

7.3 Termination for Convenience

7.3.1 The Purchaser may, by written notice sent to the SELLER, terminate the CONTRACT, in whole orpart, at any time for his convenience. The notice of termination shall specify that termination is forPurchaser's convenience, the extent to which performance of work under the CONTRACT is terminatedand the date upon which such termination becomes effective.

7.3.2 The GOODS that are complete and ready for shipment within 30 days after the SELLER's receipt oftermination shall be purchased by the GAIL at the CONTRACT terms and prices. For the remainingGOODS, the Purchaser may opt :

a) to have any portion completed and delivered at the CONTRACT terms & prices, and/orb) to cancel the remainder and pay to the SELLER an agreed amount for partially completed

GOODS and for materials and parts, previously procured by the SELLER.

Despatch Details : -Dispatches shall be arranged strictly as per 'Standard Packing, Marking, Dispatch & DocumentationsSpecifications'. Dispatch particulars shall be furnished to:-

i) Underwriters (for arranging transit insurance)ii) Purchaser (GAIL, Jaipur) &iii) Ultimate Consignee at the addresses provided in purchase order (PO) & its attachments.

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General Conditions of Contract : -All other terms & conditions shall be as per 'GENERAL PURCHASE CONDITIONS (GPC)/GENERALCONDITIONS OF CONTRACT (GCC)' (enclosed).

However, if the condition(s) deviate elsewhere in this RFQ (Request for Quotation), then the condition(s)stand modified accordingly.

Special Conditions of Contract : As Enclosed.

Enclosures : -1) Agreed upon Terms & Conditions2) Proforma for Deviation3) Proforma of Letter of authority for negotiations and signing the agreement4) Bid Form5) Proforma for Bank Account Details6) Proforma of Contract Performance Security (Contract Performance Bank Guarantee)7) Procedure for evaluation of performance of vendors8) General Conditions of Contract (GCC-Goods)9) Cut Out Slips (to be pasted on outer envelope with details duly filled)10) BEC Check List11) Declaration12) Specifications,Drawings & Special Conditions of Contract

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Bid Evaluation Area : -Bidder should furnish the documents in support of the following criteria, failing which the offer shall not beconsidered for further evaluation:

1. The bidder should have executed at least one single order of similar nature i.e. Supply of ControlDesk(s)/ Console Table(s) for SCADA System/DCS/Control Room in the last 7 (Seven) years, to bereckoned from the due date of bid submission.

Documentary Proof i.e. copy of Purchase order along with its execution order and relevant documentaryevidence in support of claim for meeting the BEC as above must be submitted by the bidder along with bid.

2. The Bidder shall be either manufacturer/authorized dealer/distributor of Control Desk(s)/ ConsoleTable(s)"

Note: Cut-off-date for considering the validity of certificate or any other documentary proof formanufacturer/authorized dealer/distributor/stockiest shall be "due date of bid submission".

In case bidder is manufacturer of Control Desk(s)/ Console Table(s), he/she shall submit copy of validdocumentary evidence for being a manufacturer i.e. ISO certificate/Excise Registration Certificate/ anyCertificate issued by Statutory Authority/NSIC Certificate or Equivalent Certificate. Whereas, if bidder isan authorized distributor dealer/distributor of Control Desk(s)/ Console Table(s), bidder shall submit copyof authorization certificate from manufacturer.

The bidder shall submit necessary and relevant documentary evidence (for point no. 1 & 2) duly attested byGazetted Officer/Notary Public in support of its claim for meeting the BEC as above.

NOTE:

1) A job executed by a bidder for its own plant/projects cannot be considered as experience for thepurpose of meeting requirement of BEC of this tender. However, jobs executed for Subsidiary/FellowSubsidiary/Holding Company will be considered as experience for the purpose of meeting BEC subject tosubmission of tax paid invoice(s) duly certified by Statutory Auditor of the bidder towards payments ofstatutory tax in support of the job executed for Subsidiary/Fellow Subsidiary/Holding Company.

Such bidders must submit these documents, duly notarized by Notary Public, in addition to thedocuments specified above.

2) Cut-off date for considering the experience shall be the due date of submission of bid.

3) Bidder shall submit necessary and relevant documentary evidence, duly attested by GazettedOfficer / Notary Public, in support of its claim for meeting the above BEC.

4) Bidder shall also submit BEC check-list (as enclosed) with required details/data, complete in allrespect in support of its claim for meeting the above specified BEC, as a part of its bid.

5) Tenders without above documents shall be disqualified.

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Techno-Comm Bid Evaluation : -1) The Purchaser will examine the bids to determine whether they are complete, whether any computationalerror(s) have been made, whether the documents have been properly signed and whether the bids aregenerally in order.

2) Once quoted bidder shall not make any subsequent price changes, whether resulting or arising out ofany technical/commercial clarifications sought regarding the bid, even if any deviation or exclusion may bespecifically stated in the bid. Such price change shall render the bid liable for rejection. All responses torequest for clarifications shall be in writing.

3) Unsolicited clarification to the Bid and/or change in price during its validity period shall render theBid liable for outright rejection.

4) To assist in the examination, evaluation and comparison of bids, the Purchaser may, at its discretion,ask the bidder for a clarification of its bid. The request for such clarification and the response thereof shallbe in writing and no change in the price or substance of bid shall be sought, offered or permitted. However,in the event as a result of techno-commercial discussions or pursuant to seeking clarifications/confirmationsfrom bidders, while evaluating the techno-commercial part of the bid, any of the bidder(s) submits a sealedenvelope stating that it contains revised prices; then unless the clarifications sought from thebidder/discussions held with the bidder(s) had resulted in change of specification(s) for which specificrequest from the bidder(s) was made by GAIL to furnish price impact, such bidder(s) will be required towithdraw the revised prices failing which their bid will not be considered for evaluation.

5) Prior to the evaluation and comparison of bids, the Purchaser will determine the substantialresponsiveness of each bid to the bidding document. For purpose of this Article a substantially responsivebid is one which conforms to all the terms and conditions of the bidding document without deviations orreservations. The Purchaser's determination of a bid's responsiveness is to be based on the contents of thebid itself without recourse to the extrinsic evidence.

6) A Bid determined as substantially non-responsive will be rejected by the Purchaser and may notsubsequently be allowed by the Purchaser to be made responsive by the bidder by correction of thenon-conformity.

7) Bidder's Bid shall be considered non-responsive and rejected, if deviations are taken to the undermentioned provisions of Bid Documents by the Bidder :-

- Scope of supply & specifications- Period of validity of Bid- Force Majeure- Resolution of Dispute/Arbitration- Guarantee/Warranty provisions- Any advance sought by a Bidder- Firm prices- Delivery/Completion period- Termination of Contract- Rejection & removal of goods- Any other such provisions if specifically stipulated elsewhere in the Bid Document (like

prices/rates not quoted as per requirement of 'Price Schedule' etc.

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8) Bids not confirming to technical specifications/requirements as mentioned in Bid Document will berejected.

9) COMPARISON OF BIDS: The purchaser will evaluate and compare bids previously determined tobe substantially responsive.

10) Arithmetical errors will be rectified on the following basis:-'If there is a discrepancy between the 'unit price' and the 'total price', that is obtained by multiplying

the 'unit price' and 'quantity', the 'unit price' shall prevail and the 'total price' will be corrected. If there is adiscrepancy between the 'total amount' and the 'sum of total prices', the 'sum of the total prices' shall prevailand the 'total bid' amount will be corrected.'

11) EVALUATION & COMPARISON OF PRICES

The Evaluated price(s) of bidders shall include the following :

i. Ex-works price(s) including packing & forwarding, taxes and duties on raw materials/componentsbut excluding Inland Transportation to Purchaser's Site & other charges associated for delivery of goods ondoor delivery basis.

ii. Terminal Excise duty on the finished goods.iii. Sales tax/VAT on finished goodsiv. Inland Transportation to Purchaser's Site & other charges associated for delivery of goods on

door delivery basis.

12) Purchase preference to Central Government Public Sector Undertaking shall be allowed as perGovernment of India instructions in vogue.

13) Comparison of Bids will be done on Individual item basis unless specified otherwise in the biddingdocument.

14) Any suo-moto reduction/discount in prices offered by bidder after opening of the bids shall not beconsidered while evaluating the bid. However, if the bidder happens to be the lowest evaluated bidder,without considering such suo moto reduction/discount, then the benefit of such suo moto reduction/discountshall be availed by purchaser at the time of award.

15) The evaluated prices of all the as above on FOR DESTINATION - DOOR DELIVERY basis shallbe compared together to arrive at the lowest bid. Order shall be placed on lowest evaluated responsive bidbasis on Individual item basis unless specified otherwise in the bidding document.

16) Even the existing vendors who has/had been doing the job in GAIL shall also comply withsubmission of documents as prescribed in the tender document, failing which the bid is liable to be rejected.

17) GAIL reserves the right to seek authentication of the documents submitted by the bidders, byobtaining supporting/additional documents such as TDS certificate, client certificate, etc., whereverrequired.

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Agreed upon Terms & Conditions : As Enclosed.

Important : 1. Percentage of Taxes, Duties, P&F, Freight charges etc. of quoted basic price should be clearly mentionedin the quotation.2. Please go through the General Purchase Conditions (GPC) enclosed as Annexure. Deviations to GPCshall liable for rejection of your offer.3. Please submit Catalogue/Specification Details, Test Certificates/Traceability Certificate for accuracyalong with your quotation.

Yours truly,For and on behalf ofGAIL ( India ) Ltd.

(Authorized signatory)

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Delivery Schedule ................................................Offer validity for: 90 days/120 days/180 daysPayment Terms ......................................................

____________________________________________________________Format for Details of Terms & Conditions to be Filled By Vendor

Price Basis: Ex-Works.............................. FOT Site of Plant..................

Offer Ref . & Date .................................................Telephone No ........................................................Fax No. ................................................................E-Mail ....................................................................

1. Discount % on basic Unit price, if any ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

2. Packing & Forwarding, if applicable........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

3. Excise Duty % (if applicable)..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

4. LST/CST (with/without concessional Form), if applicable...........................................................................................................................................................................

5. Freight, if applicable ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

6. Other Charges, if any................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Signature of Vendor with Office Seal


RFQ No.:GAIL/JP12/FL311/3200086892/15992/12-13Date:06.04.2013

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SS PP EE CC II FF II CC AA TT II OO NN SS && SS PP EE CC II AA LL CC OO NN DD II TT II OO NN SS 1.0 GENERAL1.1 This specification, together with the drawings & annexure attached; forms the requirements for the design,

materials, construction/fabrication, inspection and shipping of Control Desk / Console Table for PC based HMI & SCADA systems.

1.2 Site-wise outline design of control desks is schematically represented in drawings GAIL/JLPL/IN/CTRLDESK/01 – “Each Section of Control Desk”;GAIL/JLPL/IN/CTRLDESK/02 – “Control Desk 06 Sections + 02 Dummy”;GAIL/JLPL/IN/CTRLDESK/03 – “Control Desk 03 Sections + 02 Dummy”;GAIL/JLPL/IN/CTRLDESK/04 – “Control Desk 02 Sections”;provided with this specification.

1.3 All electrical items installed shall be of reputed make, as per Annexure-1, provided with this specification.

1.4 In the event of any conflict between this standard specification, drawings, related standards, codes etc. the bidder / supplier should refer the matter to the purchaser for clarifications and only after obtaining the same should proceed with manufacture of the items in question.

1.5 The bidder / supplier shall provide the list of related standards followed for design and manufacture of control desks, along with the bid / offer / quote.

1.6 Bidder / Supplier shall select, design, construct/fabricate, supply, as per this specifications and drawings. However, if control desk standard design / drawings of any supplier are somewhat different, the same can be considered subject to condition that they are suitable for existing PC based HMI & SCADA systems [Refer TABLE#A] and that they meet the specified functional requirements for acceptance of the system.

1.7 BIDDER shall furnish complete and comprehensive drawings & bill of material. Completeness of drawings and bill of material in BIDDER’s responsibility.

1.8 All final drawings for related supply shall be furnished. The same shall be complete, accurate and fully representative of the supplied system and its elements.

2.0 CONSTRUCTION2.1 DESK CONSTRUCTION -

a) Welded, as per sections given location wise in TABLE#A [given below] & Drawings.b) Each section should be separable from each other for entry in control room.

2.2 MATERIAL -a) Desktop - 25 mm thick MDF [medium density fibreboard] wooden top.b) Doors & Side Sheets - Minimum 1.6mm thick CRCAc) Base Frame & CG Plate - Minimum 3mm thick CRCA

2.3 OVERALL DIMENSION - By Supplier, to suit systems as per TABLE#A given below & as per drawings.

2.4 CPU TRAY DIMENSION - By Supplier, to suit systems as per TABLE#A given below & suitable both for Desktop & Tower type CPUs.

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2.5 CABLE ENTRY – Bottom through removable CG plate

2.6 LOCKS – Required

2.7 GASKET – PU Foam

2.8 ANTIVIBRATION PAD (A/V) - 15MM Thick

2.9 FINISHING – Powder Coating, Minimum 60 ~ 80 Micronsa) External & Internal - RAL 7035 Soft Grey (Structure Finish).b) Wooden Top - Vendor to Specify

However actual colour requirement based on RAL Colour Chart, for different sites, shall be provided, post placement of order during drawing approval stage.

2.10 ACCESS – Front & Rear Hinged Door

2.11 SPACE FOR INSTALLATION OF NETWORKING ITEMS – After installation of fitting & wiring of electrical items, sufficient space inside sides of each section should be available for installation of network switches, gateways, serial 2 ethernet converters etc. [To be mounted over DIN rail by us].

2.12 OTHER DETAILS – As per drawings

2.13 ELECTRICAL ITEMS – Reputed Make, As per Annexure-1

2.14 TABLE#A –ITEM CODE QTY SECTIONS FOR

LOCATIONSFOR PC BASED SYSTEMS CPU

DIMENSIONLCD SIZE

8470250141 02 NOS

06 SECTIONS + 02 DUMMY

1) NASIRABAD

1) 02 NOS YOKOGAWA SCADA, HP 163 x 450 x 440 22 INCH2) 02 NOS GE IFIX HMI, DELL 165 x 420 x 360 19 INCH3) 02 NOS USER PC, DESKTOP

2) JAMNAGAR

1) 02 NOS YOKOGAWA SCADA, HP 163 x 450 x 440 22 INCH2) 02 NOS HMI3) 02 NOS USER PC, DESKTOP

8470250151 01 NO

03 SECTIONS + 02 DUMMY

1) MANSARAMPURA

1) 01 NO YOKOGAWA SCADA, HP 163 x 450 x 440 19 INCH2) 01 NO CCTV PC, DESKTOP 115 x 410 x 360 19 INCH3) 01 NO USER PC, DESKTOP 100 x 340 x 390 19 INCH

8470250161 02 NOS

02 SECTIONS

1) RT TABIJEE AJMER

1) 01 NO GE IFIX HMI, DELL 165 x 420 x 360 21.5 INCH

2) 01 NO USER PC, DESKTOP2) LONI 1) 01 NO YOKOGAWA SCADA, HP 163 x 450 x 440 22 INCH

2) 01 NO USER PC, DESKTOP

3.0 INSPECTION AND TESTING3.1 Unless otherwise specified, purchaser reserves the right to test and inspect all the items at the supplier’s

works.

3.2 Supplier shall submit detailed drawings and bill of material for purchaser’s review, along with the bid / offer / quote.

3.3 Inspection and checks shall be carried out as a minimum after receipt of control desks at site inclusive of physical dimensional checks and workmanship, review of drawing’s, test reports.

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4.0 DELIVERY PERIOD :Total Delivery period, inclusive of, submission & approval of drawings, inspection at works, transportation at every site [as per delivery address] complete in all respects, shall be on or before 12 (TWELVE) WEEKS from the date of issue of order / LOA / FOI. However, early delivery shall be highly appreciated.

5.0 DELIVERY ADDRESS :The ultimate consignee / designated site and distribution as referred to is to be taken as:

1) Material Code – 8470250141, 06 Sections + 02 Dummy, Qty – 01GAIL (INDIA) LIMITEDIPS NASIRABAD, LPG PUMPING STATIONNEAR VILLAGE DILWARI, NASIRABAD-KISHANGARH HIGHWAYNASIRABAD, AJMER (RAJASTHAN) - 305601

2) Material Code – 8470250141, 06 Sections + 02 Dummy, Qty – 01GAIL (INDIA) LIMITEDDT JAMNAGARLPG DESPATCH TERMINAL, RRTF AREAC/O RPL, MOTIKHAVDIP.O. DIGVIJAYGRAMJAAMNAHAR-361140GUJARAT

3) Material Code – 8470250151, 03 Sections + 02 Dummy, Qty – 01GAIL (INDIA) LIMITEDIPS MANSARAMPURANIWARU ROAD, MANSARAMPURAJAIPUR (RAJASTHAN)

4) Material Code – 8470250161, 02 Sections, Qty – 01GAIL (INDIA) LIMITEDRT IOCL TABIJIVILLAGE: TABIJIAJMER – BEWAR ROAD6 KM FROM PARBATPURAAJMER (RAJASTHAN)

5) Material Code – 8470250161, 02 Sections, Qty – 01GAIL (INDIA) LIMITEDLPG RT LONI (INSIDE IOCL LPG BOTTLING PLANT)VILLAGE: BHANTHALA, LONIDISTT: GHAZIABAD (U.P.)

6.0 GURANTEE:The BIDDER / SUPPLIER shall provide guarantee on supplied control desks for a period of 18 months from the date of supply or 12 months from the date of installation, whichever is earlier.

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ANNEXURE-1

LIST OF ELECTRICAL ITEMS FOR EACH SECTION OF CONTROL DESK

Sl. No. Description Make Qty 1 MCP DP 10A Siemens/BCH 1 No2 Power Socket 5/15A for CPU, Monitor & Other Networking devices Anchor 6 Nos3 Door Switch Reputed 1 No4 CFL 11W, 230 VAC Philips 1 No5 Exhaust Fan 4”, 230 VAC Reputed 1 No6 Terminal plain & fuse base for 2.5 sqmm wire with wiring material Phoneix/Reputed A/R

Note –1) Above list is for electrical items per section of control desk. Quantity to be worked accordingly for complete

control desk location wise.2) Do not consider electrical items & wiring for dummy sections.3) Items as a minimum have been mentioned; however completeness for meeting the design and functional

requirements shall be the responsibility of the BIDDER.

WOODEN TOP

027-02-2013

EACH SECTION OF CONTROL DESK LOCATION : JAMNAGAR LONI LPG PIPELINE

CONTROL ROOM

GAIL (INDIA) LTD

TITLE :

DOC. NO : GAIL/JLPL/IN/CTRLDESK/01 BASE : JAMNAGAR, NASIRABAD, MANSARAMPURA, LONIDATE :

SHT : 1

REARFRONT

All dimensions in mm

REVCONTROL DESK / CONSOLE TABLE FOR PC BASED HMI & SCADA

SIDE VIEW

RETRACTABLE CPU TRAY WITH TELESCOPIC SLIDE

CPU

DRAWER FOR KEYBOARD

A/V PAD

Ø60 mm HOLES FOR CABLES ROUTING BETWEEN SECTIONS

Note#1 -

Note#2 - The drawing is indicative only, dimensions and thecompleteness for meeting the design and functionalrequirements as per relevant standards shall be theresponsibility of the BIDDER.

LCD CLAMPING ARRANGEMENT TO SUIT 19 TO 22 INCH SIZE LCD

FILTER WITH EXHAUST FAN

765

1100624

JAMNAGAR & NASIRABAD

CONTROL ROOM

SHT : 2 REVCONTROL DESK / CONSOLE TABLE FOR PC BASED HMI & SCADA

Ø29 mm HOLE FOR MOUSE CABLE

Ø60 mm HOLE FOR CABLE MANAGER

TOP VIEW

REAR VIEW

DATE : 027-02-2013GAIL (INDIA) LTD

TITLE : CONTROL DESK - 06 SECTIONS + 02 DUMMY LOCATION : JAMNAGAR LONI LPG PIPELINE

DOC. NO : GAIL/JLPL/IN/CTRLDESK/02 BASE :

CPU CPUCPUCPUCPUCPUFILTER WITH EXHAUST FANFILTER

LOCK LOCK

DUMMY SECTIONDUMMY SECTION

EARTH BOLT M8

EARTH BOLT M8

650 650 650 650

Ø60 mm HOLES FOR CABLES ROUTING BTWN SECTIONS

650 650 650 650650 650

765


DOC. NO : GAIL/JLPL/IN/CTRLDESK/03 BASE : MANSARAMPURADATE : 011-03-2013

CONTROL ROOM



TOP VIEW

REAR VIEW

GAIL (INDIA) LTD

TITLE : CONTROL DESK - 03 SECTIONS + 02 DUMMY LOCATION : JAMNAGAR LONI LPG PIPELINE

CPU CPUCPUCPUCPUFILTER WITH EXHAUST FANFILTER

LOCK LOCK

DUMMY SECTIONDUMMY SECTION

EARTH BOLT M8

EARTH BOLT M8

650 650 650

Ø60 mm HOLES FOR CABLES ROUTING BTWN SECTIONS

650 650 650650 650

765


DOC. NO : GAIL/JLPL/IN/CTRLDESK/04 BASE : RT TABIJEE & LONIDATE : 011-03-2013

CONTROL ROOM



TOP VIEW

REAR VIEW

GAIL (INDIA) LTD

TITLE : CONTROL DESK - 02 SECTIONS LOCATION : JAMNAGAR LONI LPG PIPELINE

CPUCPUFILTER WITH EXHAUST FAN

LOCK

EARTH BOLT M8

EARTH BOLT M8

650 650

650 650

765

Agreed upon Terms & Conditions

Bidder M/s.....................................................................................RFQ/Bid Document No....................................................................OfferRef.No...................................................................................This Questionnaire duly filled in should be submitted along with each copy of the Bid. Confirmation given hereunder to various Terms & Conditions should not be repeated elsewhere in the Bid. All the commercial terms & conditions should be indicated in this format only. If required details including deviation to GCC/SCC, if any, should be indicated as an annexure to this formatSl.No. Description Bidder's

Confirmation1 It is noted that deviations to terms &

condition shall lead to loading of prices, in case specified or rejection of offer, as specified in the Bid Document.

2. Ensure and confirm that unit prices quoted in 'Price Schedule' are on FOT/FOR Destination Door Deliver basis (net of CENVAT) as specified in the Bid Document. Also confirm that applicable rates of taxes & duties, freight charges & all other charges for delivery of offered goods have been mentioned, for each item separately & clearly in the bid.

3. Indicate Dispatching point4. Confirm that the offer shall remain valid for

acceptance up to Three months from Final Bid Due date as specified & required in the Bid Document..

5. Bidder's name and address.

6. Manufacture's Name & Address

7. Confirm CENVATABLE invoice will be raised (in both the events i.e. prices inclusive or exclusive of excise duty) to enable purchaser avail CENVAT benefits, if any.

8. Confirm acceptance of delivery period as per requirement specified in Bid Document on FOT Dispatch Point / Site Basis, to be reckoned from date of Fax of Intent (FOI)

9. Confirm complete technical literatures/ catalogues and Users reference list submitted along with offer for the quoted items.

10. Ensure & confirm that Transit Insurance beyond FOT Dispatch Point is excluded from the quoted prices since the same shall be arranged by GAIL.

11. Indicate rate of central or local sales tax (CST/LST)/VAT, Excise Duty etc. whichever applicable, as quoted in price schedule & payable extra.i ) CST/VAT without confessional Formii) Local Sales tax without confessional form.iii) Service Tax if any iv) Excise Duty

12. a) Furnish present rate of terminal excise duty (ED) applicable on the supplies (on finished product) and as quoted in price schedule. In case Bid Document calls for Spares (2 years O&M ) where generally more than one rate of ED applicable then to be indicated in the item wise Spares Parts list.

b) If there is any variation in Excise Duty at the time of supplies for reason, other than statutory, including turnover, confirm the same will be borne by bidder.

c) If excise duty is presently not applicable, confirm that the same will be borne by bidder in case it becomes livable later.

d) In case (b) or (c) are not applicable advise maximum rate of excise duty chargeable.

13. It is noted that Statutory variation in taxes & duties on finished product, within contractual delivery period, shall be to GAIL's account.

14. Confirm acceptance of Price Reduction Schedule (PRS) / Liquidated Damages (LD) for delay in completion/delivery beyond contractually agreed delivery schedule as specified in the Bid Document.

15 Confirm that in case of delay in delivery beyond Contractual Delivery Date (CDD), the invoice shall be submitted for the amount duly reduced to the extent of PRS/LD.

16. Confirm in case of delay in delivery beyond CDD any new or additional taxes and duties imposed, on finished products, after contractual delivery shall be to bidder's account.

17.

Confirm acceptance of Terms of payment as specified in the Bid Document.Payment terms indicated in Bid Document do not provide for any advance payment to be made to the Bidder(s). Pls. note that all payments against an award finalized against the bid shall be released against submission of Unqualified acceptance

of Purchase Order and CPBG @ 10% of TOTAL ORDER VALUE.

18. i) Confirm quoted price will remain firm and fixed till complete execution of the order. Fax of Intent (FOI)/Purchase Order (PO) shall be placed within offer validity, as Notification of Award of Contract.ii) If variable, confirm price variation formula with base indices and maximum ceiling in terms of percentage of quoted Ex-works / FOT Dispatch Point prices.

19. Confirm that the Goods shall be guaranteed against defective materials & workmanship etc. for a period of 24 months from the last dispatch or 12 months from the commissioning date, whichever is earlier, as per Warranty / Guarantee conditions of Bid Document.

20. a) Confirm acceptance in toto of the Terms & Conditions contained in :i) Instruction to Bidders (ITB)ii) General Condition of Contract (GCC)iii) Special Conditions of Contract (SCC), if

applicable b) In case of reservations, confirm that clause

wise comments deviations sought have been specified as annexure to this format.

c) All the terms & conditions have been indicated in this format (including annexure, if any) and have not been repeated in the bid elsewhere. It is noted that terms & conditions indicated elsewhere including any printed Terms & Conditions, shall not be considered by Purchaser.

21. Confirm unqualified acceptance to provisions of Force Majeure & Resolution of Dispute / Arbitration Clauses of Bid Document.

22. Confirm that Contract Performance Security (CPBG) for 10% of total order / contract value shall be furnished within 15 days of fax of Intent (FOI)/Purchase Order (PO) as per terms of Bid Document.

23. Confirmation that unqualified acceptance of Purchase Order shall be furnished by submitting copy of purchaser’s Purchase Order (PO) duly signed & stamped in token of bidder’s acceptance of PO, within 15 days of fax of Intent (FOI)/Purchase Order (PO) as per terms of Bid Document.

24. Indicate Name & Contract Telephone / Fax No./e-mail ID of Person(s) to whom queries, if any, are to be addressed against you bid.

Tel No……………..Fax No………………e-mail ID …………..

25. Pls. Note that Purchaser reserves the right to make any change in the terms & conditions of the Bid Document and to reject any or all bids including those received late or incomplete.

26. Confirm that all Bank charges associated with payments shall be to respective account.

27. Furnish your CST/LST/VAT Registration Nos. (as applicable)

28. Confirm that you are neither on ‘HOLIDAY’ or‘BANNED’ by GAIL or any other Government Deptt., Central Public Sector Undertakings (CPSUs) or any Government Agency. If, yes, pls. furnish relevant details & documents in this regard.

29. Please indicate which category you fall under MSMED act1.SMALL 2.MICRO 3.MEDIUM 4.OTHER

30. This is to intimate you that StateEntry is applicable in Rajasthan upon the goods mentioned as per annexure attached/finance department tax division notification dated 09.03.2011 of Rajasthan government. Hence, quote your rates after considering the rate of state entry tax, octroi etc.

All such charges shall be solely in the scope of bidder & will be summarily deducted from the invoice (if applicable as per annexure enclosed).

BIDDER CONFIRMS THAT IN CASE OF CONFLICTING VERSION OF VARIOUS TERMS & CONDITIONS AT DIFFERENT PLACES THE CONFIRMATION FURNISHED AS ABOVE SHALL BE CONSIDERED OVER-RIDING AND FINAL AND ANY OTHER DEVIATION INDICATED ELSEWHERE SHALL BE TREATED AS REDUNDANT.

Signature _______________________

Name _______________________

Designation _______________________

Office Stamp _______________________

e-mail ID, if any -------------------------

273(70) राज थान राज-प , माच 9, 2011 भाग 4(ग) FINANCE DEPARTMENT

(TAX DIVISION)

NOTIFICATION Jaipur, March 9, 2011

S.O.591.- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 3, of the Rajasthan Tax on Entry of Goods into Local Areas Act, 1999 (Act No. 13 of 1999), and in supersession of this department's notification No. F.12(14) FD/Tax/2006-137, dated 08.03.2006 (as amended from time to time), the State Govt. hereby specifies that the tax payable by a dealer under the said Act in respect of the goods specified in Column 2 of the List given below, and brought into any local areas, for consumption or use or sale therein, shall be payable at such rate as has been shown against them in Column 3 of the said List, with immediate effect, namely:-

LIST S.

No. Description of goods Rate of tax

(%) 1 2 3

1. Sugar, Batasha, Mishri, Makhana and Sugar Toys 0.25 2. Stainless Steel Ingots, Billets, Blooms, Flats and Flat bars 0.50 3. Tin Plate 1.00 4. Oil Seed (Excluding Til) and edible oil for manufacturing or

refining. 1.00

5. Air Conditioner and Refrigerator 8.00 6. Mineral Water and water sold in sealed containers 4.00 7. X - ray apparatus and equipments, medical imaging, diagnostic

and therapeutic equipments. 1.00

8. Parts and accessories of all types of motor vehicles (other than tractors) including two and three wheelers

4.00

9. Opium (other than lanced poppy head) 1.50 10. Suji and flour 2.00 11. Optical fibre cable and Polyethylene Insulated Jelly Filled

Telecommunication (PIJF) cables. 2.00

12. All kinds of industrial fuels including petrol, gasoline, High speed diesel oil, Superior Kerosene Oil, LPG (including toluene, propene, butylene, butadine, ethylene, oxylene, mix-xylene, benzene), ATF (Aviation turbine fuel), Furnace oil, haxene (solvent oil), Naphtha, Lubricant (including lube oil, transformer oil, greases), Natural gas, petroleum jelly (including vaseline), Paraffin wax (including chlorinated paraffin wax), LSHS (low sulphur high stocks), CBFS (carbon black feed stock), Petroleum coke in any form, Mineral turpentine oil, Heavy alkylate, Matloye acetate, Remax, Revive, C - 9 known by whatever name.

3.00

13. Light diesel oil 3.00 14. Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) 3.50 15. Aerated water, all kinds of non - alcoholic drinks and beverages 4.00 16. Ice - cream 4.00 17. Tyre and tubes and flaps of two wheeler, three wheeler and four

wheeler motor vehicles, or motor vehicles with more than four wheels, of jeep trailers.

4.00

18. Coffee, cocoa 4.00 19. Wireless reception instruments and apparatus, radios and radio

gramophones, television. V.C.R., V.C.P., tape - recorders, transistors and parts and accessories thereof

4.00

20. All kinds of electrical and electronic goods including electronic meters, FAX Machines, ATM, SIM cards and Smart Cards; and their parts and accessories.

4.00

http://finance.rajasthan.gov.in

भाग 4(ग) राज थान राज-प , माच 9, 2011 273(71) 21. Aluminium structural, steel fabrication items including G.S. Stay

Sets, insulators, pin insulators, switch fuse units and isolators. 4.00

22. All kinds of telephone and parts thereof 4.00

23. Television sets, washing machine, microwave oven 4.00

24. Lubricants 4.00 25. All kinds of paper and paper products including exercise books 4.00 26. HDPE bags and plastic bags & sacks 4.00 27. ACSR Conductors 4.00 28. Transformers 4.00 29. Hand pumps, their parts and accessories 4.00 30. Computers and their accessories 4.00 31. Dyes and dye - stuffs, textile auxiliaries including chemicals used

in textile processing and starch 4.00

32. Photocopiers 4.00 33. Hydraulic Excavators (earth moving and mining machinery),

mobile cranes and hydraulic dumpers 4.00

34. Cement 4.00 35. Bitumen 4.00 36. Generating sets 4.00 37. Tin Containers 4.00 38. Explosives 4.00 39. A.C. Pressure pipes 4.00 40. Steel structurals and steels bars including Thermo- mechanically

Treated Steel bars (TMT) 4.00

41. Salt petre, gun powder, potash and explosives 4.00 42. All types of sanitary goods and fittings, pipes and pipe fittings 4.00 43. Ceramic and glazed tiles 4.00 44. Glass and glass sheets 4.00 45. Pan Masala (not zarda mixed) 4.00 46. Weigh-bridges 8.00 47. Lifts and elevators 8.00 48. Marble cutting tools, gang saw, diamond bit 8.00 49. Photographic films & photographic paper 8.00 50. All kinds of firearms including parts and accessories thereof 8.00 51. PP/ HDPE woven fabrics 4.00 52. Tobacco, cigarettes, cheroots, cigars and cigarillos, zarda mixed

pan masala including gutkha and churi 12.50

[No.F.12(25)FD/Tax/11-150]

By Order of the Governor,

Bhawani Singh Detha, Deputy Secretary to the Government

FINANCE DEPARTMENT (TAX DIVISION)

NOTIFICATION

Jaipur, March 9, 2011 S.O.592.- In exercise of the powers conferred by section 9, of the Rajasthan Tax on Entry of Goods into Local Areas Act, 1999 (Act No. 13 of 1999), and in supersession of this department's notification No. F.12(63) FD/Tax/2005-160 dated 31.03.2006 (as amended from time to time), the State Government hereby exempts from the tax payable under the said Act, with immediate effect, in respect of the goods specified in the List given below on the condition that the tax leviable under the Rajasthan


273(72) राज थान राज-प , माच 9, 2011 भाग 4(ग) Value Added Tax Act, 2003 (Act No. 4 of 2003) in respect of such goods has been paid in the State,

LIST

S. No.

Description of goods

1. Stainless Steel Ingots, Billets, Blooms, Flats and Flat bars 2. Tin Plate 3. Oil Seed (Excluding Til), and edible oil for manufacturing or refining. 4. Air Conditioner and Refrigerator 5. Mineral Water and water sold in sealed containers 6. X - ray apparatus and equipments, medical imaging, diagnostic and therapeutic

equipments. 7. Parts and accessories of all types of motor vehicles (other than tractors)

including two and three wheelers 8. Opium (other than lanced poppy head) 9. Suji and flour 10. Optical fibre cable and Polyethylene Insulated Jelly Filled

Telecommunication (PIJF) cables. 11. All kinds of industrial fuels including petrol, gasoline, High speed diesel oil,

Superior Kerosene Oil, LPG (including toluene, propene, butylene, butadine, ethylene, oxylene, mix-xylene, benzene), ATF (Aviation turbine fuel), Furnace oil, haxene (solvent oil), Naphtha, Lubricant (including lube oil, transformer oil, greases), Natural gas, petroleum jelly (including vaseline), Paraffin wax (including chlorinated paraffin wax), LSHS (low sulphur high stocks), CBFS (carbon black feed stock), Petroleum coke in any form, Mineral turpentine oil, Heavy alkylate, Matloye acetate, Remax, Revive, C - 9 known by whatever name.

12. Light diesel oil 13. Aerated water, all kinds of non - alcoholic drinks and beverages 14. Ice - cream 15. Tyre and tubes and flaps of two wheeler, three wheeler and four wheeler motor

vehicles, or motor vehicles with more than four wheels, of jeep trailers. 16. Coffee, cocoa 17. Wireless reception instruments and apparatus, radios and radio gramophones,

television, V.C.R., V.C.P., tape - recorders, transistors and parts and accessories thereof

18. All kinds of electrical and electronic goods including electronic meters, FAX Machines, ATM cards, SIM cards and Smart Cards; and their parts and accessories.

19. Aluminium structural, steel fabrication items including G.S. Stay Sets, insulators, pin insulators, switch fuse units and isolators.

20. All kinds of telephone and parts thereof 21. Television sets, washing machine, microwave oven 22. Lubricants 23. All kinds of paper and paper products including exercise books 24. HDPE bags and plastic bags & sacks 25. ACSR Conductors 26. Transformers 27. Hand pumps, their parts and accessories 28. Computers and their accessories 29. Dyes and dye - stuffs, textile auxiliaries including chemicals used in textile

processing and starch 30. Photocopiers 31. Hydraulic Excavators (earth moving and mining machinery), mobile cranes and

hydraulic dumpers


भाग 4(ग) राज थान राज-प , माच 9, 2011 273(73)

32. Cement 33. Bitumen 34. Generating sets 35. Tin Containers 36. Explosives 37. A.C. Pressure pipes 38. Steel structurals and steel bars including Thermo- mechanically Treated Steel

bars (TMT) 39. Salt petre, gun powder, potash and explosives 40. All types of sanitary goods and fittings, pipes and pipe fittings 41. Ceramic and glazed tiles 42. Glass and glass sheets 43. Pan Masala (not zarda mixed) 44. Weigh-bridges 45. Lifts and elevators 46. Marble cutting tools, gang saw, diamond bit 47. Photographic films & photographic paper 48. All kinds of firearms including parts and accessories thereof 49. PP/ HDPE woven fabrics 50. Tobacco, cigarettes, cheroots, cigars and cigarillos, zarda mixed pan masala

including gutkha and churi

[No.F.12(25)FD/Tax/11-151] By Order of the Governor,

Bhawani Singh Detha,

Deputy Secretary to the Government

FINANCE DEPARTMENT (TAX DIVISION)

NOTIFICATION

Jaipur, March 9, 2011 S.O.593.- In exercise of the powers conferred by section 3-A of the Rajasthan Stamp Act, 1998 (Act No. 14 of 1999), the State Government being of the opinion that it is expedient in the public interest so to do, hereby orders that surcharge at the rate of 10 percent shall be charged on the stamp duty payable, on the instruments of conveyance, exchange, gift, settlement, partition, agreement to sale, composition, mortgage, release, power of attorney and lease of immovable property and agreement or memorandum of an agreement relating to giving authority or power to a promoter or a developer by whatever name called, for construction on, development of, any immovable property, under section 3 read with Schedule to the Act, for the purposes of development of infrastructure facilities and for financing the Municipalities and Panchayati Raj Institutions.

[No.F.12(25)FD/Tax/11-152] By Order of the Governor,

Bhawani Singh Detha,

Deputy Secretary to the Government


DECLARATION

We confirm that we are not under any liquidation, court receivership or similar proceedings.

We also confirm that we are not on holiday-list of GAIL or any of its PMC’s (EIL, MECON, Wood Group, Tractebel, Hydrocarbon Project Engineers Limited, etc.) or banned/blacklisted by any Government Department / Public Sector on the due date of submission of bid.

We also confirm that the content of the Bidding Document including Corrigendum/Addendum (if any) have not been altered or modified.

Place: [Signature of Authorized Signatory of Bidder] Date: Name:

Designation:Seal:

Note:

1. This certificate should be issued in the Letter Head of the Bidder.

BID EVALUATION CRITERIA (BEC) - CHECK LIST

The bidder shall submit necessary and relevant documentary evidence (for point no. 1 & 2) duly attested by Gazetted Officer/Notary Public in support of its claim for meeting the BEC as above.

Bidder’s Name: _________________________

Signature: _____________________________

Designation: ____________________

S.N.BEC

CRITERIA

WHETHER MEETING THE CRITERIA

(Y/N)

REFERENCE OF SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS

1

The bidder should have executed at least one single order of similar nature i.e. Supply of Control Desk(s)/ Console Table(s) for SCADA System/DCS/Control Room in the last 7 (Seven) years, to be reckoned from the due date of bid submission.

Documentary Proof i.e. copy of Purchase order along with its execution order and relevant documentary evidence in support of claim for meeting the BEC as above must be submitted by the bidder along with bid.

2

The Bidder shall be either manufacturer/authorized dealer/distributor of Control Desk(s)/ Console Table(s)”

Note: Cut-off-date for considering the validity of certificate or any other documentary proof for manufacturer/authorized dealer/distributor/stockiest shall be “due date of bid submission”.

In case bidder is manufacturer of Control Desk(s)/ Console Table(s), he/she shall submit copy of valid documentary evidence for being a manufacturer i.e. ISO certificate/Excise Registration Certificate/ any Certificate issued by Statutory Authority/NSIC Certificate or Equivalent Certificate. Whereas, if bidder is an authorized distributor dealer/distributor of Control Desk(s)/ Console Table(s), bidder shall submit copy of authorization certificate from manufacturer.

Annexure A

Real Time Gross Settlement(RTGS)/I.{ational Electronic funds transfer (NEFT) MandateForm

( To be issued on vendors letter head )

1. Vendor/customer Name :

2. Vendor/customer Code

3. Vendor /customerAddress:

4. Vendor/customer e-mail id

5. Particulars of bank accounta) Name of Bankb) Name of branchc) Branch code:d) Address:e) Telephone number:

0 Type of account (current/saving etc)g) Account Number:h) RTGS IFSC code of the bank branchi) NEFT IFSC code of the bank branchj) 9 digit MICR code

I/We hereby authorize GAIL(India) Limited to release any amount due to me/us in the bankaccount as mentioned above. I/We hereby declare that the particulars given above are correctand complete. If the transaction is delayed or lost because of incomplete or incorrectinformation, we would not hold the GAIL(India) Limited responsible.

(Signature of vendor/customer)

BANK CERTIFICATE

We certify that -------- ----- has an Account no. --------- with usand we confirm that the details given above are correct as per our records.

Bank stamp

Date (Signature of authorized officer of bank)

1

Deviation Form To, M/S GAIL(India) LTD. _______________ _______________ Name of Bidder :- Notes :

1) BIDDER may give here a consolidated list of deviations/ clarifications/ comments for all sections of the Bid documents which for an appropriate offer are considered unavoidable by him.

2) Deviations/ clarifications mentioned elsewhere in the offer shall not be

binding on the GAIL and any such deviations if indicated elsewhere other than this form will render the offer non-responsive and shall liable to be rejected.

3) BIDDER shall state the reason for the deviations in the Remark column.

4) Only the deviations listed herein, in conjunction with the original tender, shall constitute the contract document for the award of the job to the BIDDER

Sec No. Cls.No./ Requirements Deviation Clarification Remarks Page No. as per tender by Bidder by theBidder

1 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. ___________________________________________________________________________ The Bidder confirms that all clauses of the Bidding document as are not listed above are fully complied by the BIDDER.

(Signature of Bidder)

Proforma of Letter of Authority for Negotiations and Signing the Agreement

No. Date: M/S GAIL(India) LTD. ____________________________ Attn: Sub: Tender No. Dear Sirs, We.............................................................................do hereby confirm that Mr./ Ms. (name and address) is/are authorised to represent us for negotiations and to conclude the Agreement on our behalf with you against your above cited tender for……………………………………….. We confirm that we shall be bound by all and whatsoever our representatives shall commit.

Yours faithfully

Signature

Name and Designation for & on behalf of BIDDER

______________________________________________________________________________ Note: This letter of Authority should be on the letterhead of the Bidders and should be signed by a person competent and having the power of attorney (power of attorney shall be annexed) to bind the bidder.

BID FORM

To

GAIL (India) Limited, ______________ ______________

Dear Sir,

After examining/reviewing the Bidding Documents for -------------------------------------, including technical specifications, drawings, General and Special Purchase Conditions and schedule of rates etc. the receipt of which is hereby duly acknowledged, we, the undersigned, pleased to offer to execute the whole of the Job of …………… ……… and in conformity with, the said Bid Documents, including Addenda Nos. ____________.

We confirm that this bid is valid for a period of 03 (three) months from the date of opening of Techno-Commercial Bid, and it shall remain binding upon us and may be accepted by any time before the expiration of that period.

If our bid is accepted, we will provide the performance security equal to 7.5 % of 01 (One) Year's contract value (excluding taxes) for the due performance, with in fifteen days of such award.

Until a final Agreement is prepared and executed, the bid together with your written acceptance thereof in your notification of award shall constitute a binding Agreement between us.

We understand that Bid Document is not exhaustive and any action and activity not mentioned in Bid Documents but may be inferred to be included to meet the intend of the Bid Documents shall be deemed to be mentioned in Bid Documents unless otherwise specifically excluded and we confirm to perform for fulfilment of Agreement and completeness of the Work in all respects within the time frame and agreed price.

We understand that you are not bound to accept the lowest priced or any bid that you may receive.

SEAL AND SIGNATURE

DATE:

Duly authorized to sign bid for and on behalf of ____________________________________

(SIGNATURE OF WITNESS)

WITNESS NAME:

ADDRESS:

PROFORMA OF BANK GUARANTEE FOR CONTRACT PERFORMANCE SECURITY

(ON NON-JUDICIAL PAPER OF APPROPRIATE VALUE) TO: M/S GAIL(India) LTD. ______________ ______________ Dear Sirs, M/s __________________________________________________________________ have been awarded the work of ___________________________________________________________ for GAIL ( INDIA) LTD., Sector - 6, Vidyadhar Nagar, Jaipur (Rajasthan). The Contracts conditions provide that the CONTRACTOR shall pay a sum of Rs._____________ (Rupees as full Contract Performance Guarantee in the form therein mentioned. The form of payment of Contract Performance Guarantee includes guarantee executed by Nationalised Bank, undertaking full responsibility to indemnify GAIL (INDIA) LTD., in case of default. The said_______________________________________________ has approached us and at their request and in consideration of the premises we having our office at ______________________________ have agreed to give such guarantee as hereinafter mentioned. 1. We ___________________________________________________________________

hereby undertake and agree with you that if default shall be made by M/s__________________________________ in performing any of the terms and conditions of the tender or in payment of any money payable to GAIL ( INDIA) LTD. We shall on demand pay without any recourse to the contractor to you in such manner as you may direct the said amount of Rupees _____________________________ only or such portion thereof not exceeding the said sum as you may from time to time require.

2. You will have the full liberty without reference to us and without affecting this guarantee,

postpone for any time or from time to time the exercise of any of the powers and rights conferred on you under the contract with the said _____________________________________ and to enforce or to forbear from endorsing any powers or rights or by reason of time being given to the said __________________________ which under law relating to the sureties would but for provision have the effect of releasing us.

3. Your right to recover the said sum of Rs.____________________________________

(Rupees_______________________________________) from us in manner aforesaid will not be affected or suspended by reason of the fact that any dispute or disputes have been raised by the said M/s.___________________________ and/or that any dispute or disputes are pending before any officer, tribunal or court.

4. The guarantee herein contained shall not be determined or affected by the liquidation or

winding up dissolution or changes of constitution or insolvency of the said but shall in all respects and for all purposes be binding and operative until payment of all money due to you in respect of such liabilities is paid.

5. This guarantee shall be irrevocable and shall remain valid upto______________ If any

further extension of this guarantee is required, the same shall be extended to such required

period on receiving instruction from M/s.___________________________________________________ on whose behalf this guarantee is issued.

6. The Bank Guarantee’s payment of an amount is payable on demand and in any case

within 48 hours of the presentation of the letter of invocation of Bank Guarantee. Should the banker fail to release payment on demand, a penal interest of 18% per annum shall become payable immediately and any dispute arising out of or in relation to the said Bank Guarantee shall be subject to the jurisdiction of Jaipur Courts.

7. We have power to issue this guarantee in your favour under Memorandum and Articles of

Association and the undersigned has full power to do under the Power of Attorney dated ___________ granted to him by the Bank.

Yours faithfully, ___________________________Bank By its Constituted Attorney Signature of a person duly authorised to sign on behalf of the Bank.

PROCEDURE FOR EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE OF VENDORS

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PROCEDURE FOR EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE OF VENDORS/CONTRACTORS/CONSULTANTS

1.0 GENERAL

A system for evaluation of vendors/contractors and their performance is a key process and important to support an effective purchasing & contracting function of an organization.

Performance of all participating Vendors/ Contractors/ Consultants need to be closely monitored to ensure timely receipt of supplies from a Vendor, completion of an assignment by a Consultant or complete execution of order by a contractor within scheduled completion period. For timely execution of projects and meeting the operation & maintenance requirement of operating plants, it is necessary to monitor the execution of order or contracts right from the award stage to completion stage and take corrective measures in time.

2.0 OBJECTIVE:

The objective of Evaluation of Performance aims to recognize, and develop reliable Vendors/Contractors/Consultants so that they consistently meet or exceed expectations and requirements.

The purpose of this procedure is to put in place a system to monitor performance of Vendors/Contractors/Consultants associated with GAIL in Projects and in O&M so as to ensure timely completion of various projects, timely receipt of supplies including completion of works & services for operation and maintenance of operating plants and quality standards in all respects.

3.0 METHODOLOGY:

(i) Preparation of Performance Rating Data sheet

Performance Rating Data Sheet for each and every Vendor/Contractor or Consultant for all orders/Contracts with a value of Rs.1Lakh and above is recommended to be drawn up. These data sheets are to be separately prepared for orders/contracts related to Projects and O&M. Format, Parameters, Process, responsibility for preparation of Performance Rating Data Sheet are separately mentioned.

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(ii) Measurement of Performance

Based on the parameters defined in Data Sheet, Performance of concerned Vendor, Contractor or Consultant would be computed and graded accordingly. The measurement of the performance of the Party would be its ability to achieve the minimum scoring of 60% points in the given parameters individually and collectively. Any Party failing to secure less than the minimum score in any of the parameters shall not be considered to remain in business with GAIL.

(iii) Initiation of Measures:

Depending upon the Grading of Performance, corrective measures would be initiated by taking up the matter with concerned Vendor/Contractor/Consultant. Response of Vendor/ Contractor/Consultant would be considered before deciding further course of action.

(iv) Implementation of Corrective Measures:

Based on the response of Vendor/Contractor/Consultant, concerned Engineer -In - Charge for the Projects and/or OIC in case of O&M would recommend for continuation or discontinuation of such party from the business of GAIL. These recommendations would be submitted to the Competent Authority who would pass a reasoned order for putting the party on Holiday/blacklisting..

(v) Orders/contracts placed on propitiatory/OEM basis for O&M will be

evaluated and, if required, corrective action will be taken for improvement in future.

4.0 EXCLUSIONS:

The following would be excluded from the scope of evaluation of performance of Vendors/Contractors/Consultants.

(i) Orders/Contracts below the value of Rs. 1 Lakh.

(ii) One time vendor/ Contractor/Consultant.

(iii) Orders for Misc./Administrative items/Non stock Non valuated

items.

However, concerned Engineer-In-charge/OICs will continue to monitor such cases so as to minimize the impact on Projects/O&M plants due to non performance of Vendors/ Contractors/Consultants in all such cases.

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5.0 PROCESS OF EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE OF

VENDORS/CONTRACTORS/CONSULTANTS 5.1 FOR PROJECTS

(i) Evaluation of performance of Vendors/ Contractors/ Consultants in case of PROJECTS shall be done immediately with commissioning of any Project.

(ii) On commissioning of any Project, EIC (Engineer-In-

Charge)/Project In-charge shall prepare a Performance Rating Data Sheet (Format at Annexure-1) for all Orders and Contracts excluding cases under para 4.0

(iii) Depending upon the Performance Rating, following action need to

be initiated by Engineer-in-charge/Project-In-charge: (iv) Reply from concerned Vendor/Contractor/Consultant shall be

examined. In case of satisfactory reply, Performance Rating data Sheet to be closed with a letter to the concerned for improving performance in future.

(v) When no reply is received or reasons indicated are unsatisfactory,

the following actions need to be taken: (A) Where Performance rating is “POOR”:

(i) Recommend such defaulting Vendor/

Contractor/Consultant for putting on HOLIDAY for a period of 1 year.

(ii) When his performance has affected overall completion

schedule of the project, recommend such defaulting Vendor/ Contractor/Consultant for putting on HOLIDAY for a period of 2/3 years,

Sl. No.

Performance Rating

Action

1 POOR Seek explanation for Poor performance

2 FAIR Seek explanation for Fair performance 3 GOOD Letter to the concerned for improving

performance in future. 4 VERY GOOD No further action

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(B) Where Performance rating is “FAIR”:

Recommend for issuance of warning to such defaulting Vendor/Contractor/Consultant to improve their performance.

(vi) Irrespective of Performance rating, where Vendor/ Contractor/

Consultant submit forged documents in respect of experience, turnover and any other condition forming the basis for the pre-qualifying/eligibility criterion, such Vendor/Contractor/Consultant should be recommended for BLACKLISTING.

(vii) On receipt of consolidated recommendations of Engineer-In-

Charge of a Project, the Project Manager will constitute a Committee of Head of Projects, C&P and Finance to examine the recommendations forwarded by the Engineer-in-charge.

(viii) In case committee recommends putting a party on holiday or for

blacklisting, the Project Manager will put up the recommendation of committee to the concerned Director through Corporate C&P Deptt. along with a draft show cause notice providing a final opportunity to defend his case. The draft show cause notice should be vetted by Legal Deptt.

(ix) After obtaining approval from the concerned Director, Corporate

C&P department will issue the show cause notice to the concerned party.

(x) On receipt of reply in response to show cause notice, Corporate

C&P Deptt. will forward the same to Project Manager who after taking legal opinion will prepare a proposal for keeping the party on Holiday/for blacklisting and forward the same to Corporate C&P Deptt. for obtaining the approval of the concerned Director.

(xi) After obtaining approval from the concerned Director, Corporate

C&P Deptt. will issue a letter to the party conveying the decision of putting him on holiday for the specific period or blacklisting the party.

(xii) A list of all parties put on holiday or blacklisted will be

communicated to all concerned and will also be maintained at GAIL Intranet.

(xiii) However, Holiday restrictions shall not apply on Vendors for

procurement of spares from them on proprietary basis.

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5.2 FOR CONSULTANCY JOBS

Monitoring and Evaluation of consultancy jobs will be carried out in the same way as described in para 5.1 for Projects except the functions of Project Manager will be performed by concerned In-charges of user Deptts. such as Project Development, Business Development, E&P, HR, Finance, HSE etc. The provision of para 5.1 (xiii) will not be applicable for consultancy jobs.

5.3 FOR OPERATION & MAINTENANCE

(i) Evaluation of performance of Vendors/ Contractors/ Consultants in case of Operation and Maintenance shall be done immediately after execution of order/ contract.

(ii) After execution of order a Performance Rating Data Sheet (Format

at Annexure-2) shall be prepared for all Orders by Site C&P and for all Contracts/Services by respective Engineer-In-Charge excluding cases under para 4.0

(iii) Depending upon Performance Rating, following action need to be

initiated by Site C&P:

Sl.No. Performance Rating

Action

1 POOR Seek explanation for Poor performance

2 FAIR Seek explanation for Fair performance

3 GOOD Letter to the concerned for improving performance in future.

4 VERY GOOD No further action

(iv) Reply from concerned Vendor/Contractor/Consultant shall be

examined. In case of satisfactory reply, Performance Rating data Sheet to be closed with a letter to the concerned for improving performance in future.

(v) When no reply is received or reasons indicated are unsatisfactory,

the following actions need to be taken: (A) Where Performance rating is “POOR”

(i) Recommend such defaulting Vendor/

Contractor/Consultant for putting on HOLIDAY for a period of 1 year.

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(ii) When his performance has seriously affected the

operation & maintenance of plant, recommend such defaulting Vendor/ Contractor/Consultant for putting on HOLIDAY for a period of 2/3 years.

(B) Where Performance rating is “FAIR”

Recommend for issuance of warning to such defaulting Vendors/Contractors/Consultants to improve their performance.

(vi) Irrespective of Performance rating, where Vendor/ Contractor/

Consultant submit forged documents such Vendor/Contractor/Consultant should be recommended for BLACKLISTING.

(vii) A quarterly meeting of HOD (C&P), HOD (F&A) and HOD of

respective departments shall be held at Site to review and examine all cases requiring putting the vendors/contractors/consultants on holiday for final decision.

(viii) On receipt of recommendation of committee for putting a party

on Holiday or for blacklisting, OIC will put up the recommendation of Committee to the concerned Director through Corporate C&P Deptt. along with a draft show cause notice providing a final opportunity to party to defend his case. The show cause notice will be legally vetted.

(ix) After obtaining approval from the concerned Director,

Corporate C&P department will issue the show cause notice to the concerned party.

(x) On receipt of reply in response to show cause notice, Corporate

C&P Deptt. will forward the same to OIC who after taking legal opinion will prepare a proposal for keeping the party on Holiday/for blacklisting and forward the same to Corporate C&P Deptt. for obtaining the approval of the concerned Director.

(xi) After obtaining approval from the concerned Director,

Corporate C&P Deptt. will issue a letter to the party conveying the decision of putting him on holiday for the specific period or blacklisting the party.

(xii) A list of all parties put on holiday or blacklisted will be

communicated to all concerned and will also be maintained at GAIL Intranet.

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(xiii) However, Holiday restrictions shall not apply on Vendors for procurement of spares from them on proprietary basis.

6.0 REVIEW & RESTORATION OF PARITES PUT ON HOLIDAY/BLACKLISTED 6.1 After expiry of Holiday period, the vendors/contractors/consultants who

have been put on Holiday due to delay in completion schedule will be automatically restored to participate in business with GAIL. However, parties who have been put on Holiday due to quality problems will be restored only after a review by the committee which had earlier recommended the party to be put on Holiday.

6.2 The period of Holiday will be from one year to three years depending

upon the seriousness of failure. It can be three years in extreme cases and may be one year or two years depending upon the nature of failure in performance.

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Annexure -1

GAIL (India) Limited

PERFORMANCE RATING DATA SHEET (FOR PROJECTS/CONSULTANCY JOBS)

(i) Project/ Work Center : (ii) Order/Contract No. & Date : (iii) Brief description of Items : Works/Assignment (iv) Order/Contract value (Rs.) : (v) Name of Vendor/Contractor/ : Consultant (vi) Contracted delivery/ : Completion Schedule (vii) Actual delivery/ : Completion date

Performance Parameter

Delivery/Completion Performance

Quality Performance

Reliability Performance

Total

Maximum Marks 40 40 20 100 Marks Allocated (*)

Remarks (if any)

PERFORMANCE RATING (**) Note: (*) Allocation of marks would be as per enclosed instructions (**) Performance rating shall be classified as under:

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Range (Marks)

Rating

1 60 & below POOR

Signature of authorized Signatory:

2 61-75 FAIR 3 76-90 GOOD

Name:

4 More than 90 VERY GOOD

Designation:

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Instructions for allocation of marks

1. Marks are to be allocated as under: 1.1 DELIVERY/COMPLETION PERFORMANCE 40 Marks Delivery Period/ Delay in Weeks Marks Completion Schedule a) Up to 3 months Before CDD 40 Delay up to 4 weeks 35

“ 8 weeks 30

“ 10 weeks 25

“ 12 weeks 20 “ 16 weeks 15

more than 16 weeks 0

b) Above 3 months Before CDD 40 Delay up to 4 weeks 35

“ 8 weeks 30

“ 10 weeks 25

“ 16 weeks 20 “ 20 weeks 15

“ 24 weeks 10 more than 24 weeks 0

1.2 QUALITY PERFORMANCE 40 Marks For Normal Cases: No Defects/No Deviation/No failure : 40 marks

i Rejection/ Defects Marks to be allocated on prorata basis for acceptable quantity as compared to total quantity for normal cases

10 marks

ii iii

When quality failure endanger system integration and safety of the system. Number of deviations

Failure of severe nature - Moderate nature - low severe nature 1. No deviation 2. No. of deviations ≤ 2 3. No. of deviations > 2

0 marks 5 marks 10-25 marks 5 marks 2 marks 0 marks

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1.3 RELIABILITY PERFORMANCE 20 Marks

A. FOR WORKS/ CONTRACTS

(i) Submission of order acceptance,

agreement, PBG, Drawings and other documents within time

4 marks

(ii) Mobilization of resources as per Contract and in time

4 marks

(iii) Liquidation of Check-list points

4 marks

(iv) Compliance to statutory and HS & E requirements or Reliability of Estimates/Design/Drawing etc. in case of Consultancy jobs

4 marks

(v)

Timely submission of estimates and other documents for Extra, Substituted & AHR items

4 marks

B. FOR SUPPLIES

(i) Submission of order acceptance, PBG,

Drawings and other documents within time.

5 marks

(ii) Attending complaints and requests for after Sales service/ warranty repairs and /or query/advice (upto the evaluation period).

5 marks

(iii) Response to various correspondence and conformance to standards like ISO

5 marks

(iv)

Submission of all required documents including Test Certificates at the time of supply

5 marks

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Annexure -2

GAIL (India) Limited

PERFORMANCE RATING DATA SHEET (FOR O&M) (i) Location : (ii) Order/Contract No. & Date : (iii) Brief description of Items : Works/Assignment (iv) Order/Contract value (Rs.) : (v) Name of Vendor/Contractor/ : Consultant (vi) Contracted delivery/ : Completion Schedule (vii) Actual delivery/ : Completion date

Performance Parameter

Delivery Performance

Quality Performance

Reliability Performance

Total

Maximum Marks

40 40 20 100

Marks Allocated (*)

Remarks (if any)

PERFORMANCE RATING (**)

Note: (*) Allocation of marks to be as per enclosed instructions (**) Performance rating shall be classified as under:

Sl. No.

Range (Marks) Rating

1 60 & below POOR

Signature of authorized Signatory:

2 61-75 FAIR 3 76-90 GOOD

Name:

4 More than 90 VERY GOOD

Designation:

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Instructions for allocation of marks (For O&M) 1. Marks are to be allocated as under: 1.1 DELIVERY/COMPLETION PERFORMANCE 40 Marks Delivery Period/ Delay in Weeks Marks Completion Schedule a) Up to 3 months Before CDD 40 Delay up to 4 weeks 35

“ 8 weeks 30

“ 10 weeks 25

“ 12 weeks 20 “ 16 weeks 15

more than 16 weeks 0

b) Above 3 months Before CDD 40 Delay up to 4 weeks 35

“ 8 weeks 30

“ 10 weeks 25

“ 16 weeks 20 “ 20 weeks 15

“ 24 weeks 10 more than 24 weeks 0

1.2 QUALITY PERFORMANCE 40 Marks

For Normal Cases: No Defects/No Deviation/No failure : 40 marks

i Rejection/ Defects Marks to be allocated on prorata basis for acceptable quantity as compared to total quantity for normal cases

10 marks

ii iii

When quality failure endanger system integration and safety of the system. Number of deviations

Failure of severe nature - Moderate nature - low severe nature 1. No deviation 2. No. of deviations ≤ 2 3. No. of deviations > 2

0 marks 5 marks 10-25 marks 5 marks 2 marks 0 marks

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1.3 RELIABILITY PERFORMANCE 20 Marks

A. FOR WORKS/ CONTRACTS

(i) Submission of order acceptance, agreement, PBG, Drawings and other documents within time

4 marks

(ii) Mobilization of resources as per Contract and in time

4 marks

(iii) Liquidation of Check-list points

4 marks

(iv) Compliance to statutory and HS & E requirements or Reliability of Estimates/Design/Drawing etc. in case of Consultancy jobs

4 marks

(v)

Timely submission of estimates and other documents for Extra, Substituted & AHR items

4 marks

B. FOR SUPPLIES:

(i) Submission of order acceptance, PBG,

Drawings and other documents within time.

5 marks

(ii) Attending complaints and requests for after Sales service/ warranty repairs and /or query/advice (up to the evaluation period).

5 marks

(iii) Response to various correspondence and conformance to standards like ISO

5 marks

(iv)

Submission of all required documents including Test Certificates at the time of supply

5 marks

General Conditions of Contract-GOODS

INDEX Article Title 1. Definitions 2. Seller to inform 3 Application 4. Country of origin 5. Scope of Contract 6. Standards 7. Instructions, direction & correspondence 8. Contract Obligations 9. Modification in Contract 10. Use of Contract Documents & Information 11. Patent Rights, Liability & Compliance of Regulations 12. Performance Guarantee 13. Inspection, Testing & Expediting 14. Time Schedule & Progress Reporting 15. Delivery & Documents 16. Transit Risk Insurance 17. Transportation 18. Incidental Services 19. Spare Parts, Maintenance Tools, Lubricants 20. Guarantee 21. Terms of Payment 22. Prices 23. Subletting & assignment 24. Time as Essence of Contract 25. Delays in the Seller’s Performance 26. Price Reduction Schedule for Delayed delivery 27. Rejections, Removal of rejected equipment &

replacement 28. Termination of Contract 29. Force Majeure 30. Resolution of disputes/arbitration 31. Governing Language 32. Notices 33. Taxes & Duties 34. Books & Records 35. Permits & Certificates 36. General 37. Import Licence 38. Fall clause 39. Publicity & Advertising 40 Repeat Order 41 Limitation of Liability

General Conditions of Contract (Goods)

1. Definitions In this document, General Conditions of Contract (GCC-Goods),

the following terms shall have the following respective meanings: 1.0 BIDDER : Designates the individual or legal entity which

has made a proposal, a tender or a bid with the aim of concluding a Contract with the PURCHASER.

1.1 CONSULTANT [if engaged] shall mean M/s.

……………having its registered office at……………. The term consultant includes successors, assigns of M/s. ……….

1.2 CONTRACT shall mean Purchase Order/Contract and

all attached exhibits and documents referred to therein and all terms and conditions thereof together with any subsequent modifications thereto.

1.3 CONTRACT PRICE shall mean the price payable to the

Seller under the Contract for the full and proper performance of his contractual obligations.

1.4 COMPLETION DATE shall mean the date on which the

goods are successfully commissioned by the Seller and handed over to the PURCHASER.

1.5 COMMERCIAL OPERATION shall mean the condition

of the operation in which the complete equipment covered under the Contract is officially declared by the PURCHASER to be available for continuous operation at different loads up to and including rated capacity.

1.6 DELIVERY terms shall be interpreted as per INCO

TERMS 2000 in case of Contract with a foreign Bidder and as the date of LR/GR in the case of a contract with an Indian Bidder.

1.7 DRAWINGS shall mean and include Engineering

drawings, sketches showing plans, sections and elevations in relation to the Contract together with modifications and/or revisions thereto.

1.8 ENGINEER or Engineer-in-Charge of the Project SITE

shall mean the person designated from time to time by PURCHASER/CONSULTANT at SITE and shall include those who are expressly authorized by him to act for and on his behalf for operation of this CONTRACT.

1.9 FINAL ACCEPTANCE shall mean the PURCHASER’s

written acceptance of the Works performed under the Contract after successful completion of performance and guarantee test.

1.10 GOODS shall mean articles, materials, equipment,

design and drawings, data and other property to be supplied by Seller to complete the contract.

1.11 INSPECTOR shall mean any person or outside Agency

nominated by PURCHASER/CONSULTANT through

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CONSULTANT to inspect equipment, stagewise as well as final, before dispatch, at SELLER’s works and on receipt at SITE as per terms of the CONTRACT.

1.12 INITIAL OPERATION shall mean the first integral

operation of the complete equipment covered under the Contract with sub-systems and supporting equipment in service or available for service.

1.13 PURCHASER shall mean GAIL (INDIA) LIMITED

(GAIL) having its registered office at 16, BHIKAIJI CAMA PLACE, R.K.PURAM, NEW DELHI-110066 (INDIA). The term PURCHASER includes successors, assigns of GAIL.

1.14 PERFORMANCE AND GUARANTEE TESTS shall

mean all operational checks and tests required to determine and demonstrate capacity, efficiency and operating characteristics as specified in the Contract documents.

PROJECT designates the aggregate of the Goods and/or Services to be provided by one or more Contractors.

Quantities – Bills of quantities

Bills of quantities

Designate the quantity calculations to be taken into account when these calculations are made from detailed or construction drawings, or from work actually performed, and presented according to a jointly agreed breakdown of the Goods and/or Services.

1.15 SELLER shall mean the person, firm or company with whom PURCHASE ORDER/CONTRACT is placed/ entered into by PURCHASER for supply of equipment, materials and services. The term Seller includes its successors and assigns.

1.16 SERVICE shall mean erection, installation, testing,

commissioning, provision of technical assistance, training and other such obligations of the Seller covered under the Contract.

1.17 SITE designates the land and/or any other premises on,

under, in or across which the Goods and/or Services have to be supplied, erected, assembled, adjusted, arranged and/or commissioned.

1.18 SPECIFICATIONS shall mean and include schedules, details, description, statement of technical data, performance characteristics, standards (Indian as well as International) as applicable and specified in the Contract.

1.19 SUB-CONTRACT shall mean order placed by the

Seller, for any portion of the contracted work, after necessary consent and approval of PURCHASER.

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1.20 SUB-CONTRACTOR shall mean the person named in

the CONTRACT for any part of the work or any person to whom any part of the CONTRACT has been sub-let by the SELLER with the consent in writing of the CONSULTANT/PURCHASER and will include the legal representatives, successors, and permitted assigns of such person.

1.21 START-UP shall mean the time period required to bring

the equipments covered under the Contract from an inactive condition, when construction is essentially complete to the state of readiness for trial operation. The start-up period shall include preliminary inspection and check out of equipment and supporting subsystems, initial operation of the complete equipments covered under the Contract to obtain necessary pre-trial operation data, perform calibration and corrective action, shutdown inspection and adjustment prior to the trial operation period.

1.22 TESTS shall mean such process or processes to be

carried out by the Seller as are prescribed in the Contract or considered necessary by PURCHASER or his representative in order to ascertain quality, workmanship, performance and efficiency of equipment or part thereof.

1.23 TESTS ON COMPLETION shall mean such tests as

prescribed in the Contract to be performed by the Seller before the Works are taken over by the PURCHASER.

2. Seller To Inform

2.1 The Seller shall be deemed to have carefully examined all contract documents to his entire satisfaction. Any lack of information shall not in any way relieve the Seller of his responsibility to fulfill his obligation under the Contract.

3. Application 3.1 These General Conditions of Contract (GCC-Goods)

shall apply to the extent that they are not superseded by provisions of other parts of the Contract.

4. Country of Origin 4.1 For purposes of this Clause “origin” means the place

where the Goods were mined, grown or produced, or from which the services are supplied. Goods are produced when, through manufacturing, processing or substantial and major assembling of components, a commercially recognized new product results that is substantially different in basic characteristics or in purpose or utility from its components.

5. Scope of Contract 5.1 Scope of the CONTRACT shall be as defined in the PURCHASE ORDER/CONTRACT specifications, drawings and Annexure thereto.

5.2 Completeness of the EQUIPMENT shall be the

responsibility of the SELLER. Any equipment, fittings and accessories which may not be specifically

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mentioned in the specifications or drawings, but which are usual or necessary for the satisfactory functioning of the equipment (successful operation and functioning of the EQUIPMENT being SELLER’s responsibility) shall be provided by SELLER without any extra cost.

5.3 The SELLER shall follow the best modern practices in

the manufacture of high grade EQUIPMENT notwithstanding any omission in the specifications. The true intent and meaning of these documents is that SELLER shall in all respects, design, engineer, manufacture and supply the equipment in a thorough workmanlike manner and supply the same in prescribed time to the entire satisfaction of PURCHASER.

5.4 The SELLER shall furnish twelve (12) copies in English

language of Technical documents, final drawings, preservation instructions, operation and maintenance manuals, test certificates, spare parts catalogues for all equipments to the PURCHASER.

5.5 The documents once submitted by the SELLER shall be

firm and final and not subject to subsequent changes. The SELLER shall be responsible for any loss to the PURCHASER/CONSULTANT consequent to furnishing of incorrect data/drawings.

5.6 All dimensions and weight should be in metric system. 5.7 All equipment to be supplied and work to be carried out

under the CONTRACT shall conform to and comply with the provisions of relevant regulations/Acts(State Government or Central Government) as may be applicable to the type of equipment/work carried out and necessary certificates shall be furnished.

5.8 The Seller shall provide cross sectional drawings,

wherever applicable, to identify the spare part numbers and their location. The size of bearings, their make and number shall be furnished.

5.9 Specifications, design and drawings issued to the

SELLER alongwith RFQ and CONTRACT are not sold or given but loaned. These remain property of PURCHASER/CONSULTANT or its assigns and are subject to recall by PURCHASER/CONSULTANT. The SELLER and his employees shall not make use of the drawings, specifications and technical information for any purpose at any time except for manufacture against the CONTRACT and shall not disclose the same to any person, firm or corporate body, without written permission of PURCHASER/CONSULTANT. All such details shall be kept confidential.

5.10 SELLER shall pack, protect, mark and arrange for

despatch of EQUIPMENT as per instructions given in the CONTRACT.

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6. Standards 6.1 The GOODS supplied under the CONTRACT shall

conform to the standards mentioned in the Technical Specifications, or such other standards which ensure equal or higher quality, and when no applicable standard is mentioned, to the authoritative standard appropriate to the GOODS’ country of origin and such standards shall be the latest issued by the concerned institution.

7. Instructions,

Direction & Correspondence

7.1 The materials described in the CONTRACT are to be supplied according to the standards, data sheets, tables, specifications and drawings attached thereto and/or enclosed with the CONTRACT, itself and according to all conditions, both general and specific enclosed with the contract, unless any or all of them have been modified or cancelled in writing as a whole or in part. a. All instructions and orders to SELLER shall,

excepting what is herein provided, be given by PURCHASER/CONSULTANT.

b. All the work shall be carried out under the direction of and to the satisfaction of PURCHASER/CONSULTANT.

c. All communications including technical/commercial clarifications and/or comments shall be addressed to CONSULTANT in quintuplicate with a copy to PURCHASER and shall always bear reference to the CONTRACT.

d. Invoices for payment against CONTRACT shall be addressed to PURCHASER.

e. The CONTRACT number shall be shown on all invoices, communications, packing lists, containers and bills of lading, etc.

8. Contract Obligations 8.1 If after award of the contract, the Seller does not

acknowledge the receipt of award or fails to furnish the performance guarantee within the prescribed time limit, the PURCHASER reserves the right to cancel the contract and apply all remedies available to him under the terms and conditions of this contract.

8.2 Once a contract is confirmed and signed, the terms and conditions contained therein shall take precedence over the Seller’s bid and all previous correspondence.

9. Modification In Contract 9.1 All modifications leading to changes in the CONTRACT

with respect to technical and/or commercial aspects including terms of delivery, shall be considered valid only when accepted in writing by PURCHASER/CONSULTANT by issuing amendment to the CONTRACT. Issuance of acceptance or otherwise in such cases shall not be any ground for extension of agreed delivery date and also shall not affect the performance of contract in any manner except to the extent mutually agreed through a modification of contract.

9.2 PURCHASER/CONSULTANT shall not be bound by any printed conditions or provisions in the SELLER’s Bid Forms or acknowledgment of CONTRACT, invoices, packing list and other documents which purport to

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impose any conditions at variance with or supplemental to CONTRACT.

10. Use of Contract

Documents & Information

10.1 The Seller shall not, without the PURCHASER’s/ CONSULTANT’s prior written consent, disclose the CONTRACT or any provision thereof, or any specification, plan, drawing, pattern, sample or information furnished by or on behalf of the PURCHASER in connection therewith, to any person other than a person employed by the SELLER in the performance of the CONTRACT. Disclosure to any such employed person shall be made in confidence and shall extend only so far as may be necessary for purpose of such performance.

10.1 The SELLER shall not, without the PURCHASER’s prior

written consent, make use of any document or information enumerated in Article 10.1. except for purpose of performing the CONTRACT.

11. Patent Rights,

Liability & Compliance of Regulations

11.1 SELLER hereby warrants that the use or sale of the materials delivered hereunder will not infringe claims of any patent covering such material and SELLER agrees to be responsible for and to defend at his sole expense all suits and proceedings against PURCHASER based on any such alleged patent infringement and to pay all costs, expenses and damages which PURCHASER and/or CONSULTANT may have to pay or incur by reason of any such suit or proceedings.

11.2 The SELLER shall indemnify the PURCHASER against

all third party claims of infringement of patent, trade mark or industrial design rights arising from use of the GOODS or any part thereof in the PURCHASER’s country.

11.3 SELLER shall also protect and fully indemnify the

PURCHASER from any claims from SELLER’S workmen/employees or their heirs, dependants, representatives, etc. or from any other person/persons or bodies/companies etc. for any acts of commissions or omission while executing the CONTRACT.

11.4 SELLER shall be responsible for compliance with all requirements under the laws and shall protect and indemnify completely the PURCHASER from any claims/penalties arising out of any infringements.

12. Performance

Guarantee 12.1 Within 15 days after the SELLER’s receipt of notification

of award of the CONTRACT, the SELLER shall furnish Performance Guarantee in the form of Bank Guarantee/irrevocable Letter of Credit to the PURCHASER, in the form provided in the Bidding Documents, for an amount equivalent to 10% of the total value of the CONTRACT.

12.2 The proceeds of Performance Guarantee shall be

appropriated by the PURCHASER as compensation for any loss resulting from the SELLER’s failure to complete his obligations under the CONTRACT without

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prejudice to any of the rights or remedies the PURCHASER may be entitled to as per terms and conditions of CONTRACT. The proceeds of this Performance Guarantee shall also govern the successful performance of Goods and Services during the entire period of Contractual Warrantee/Guarantee.

12.3 The performance guarantee shall be denominated in

the currency of the CONTRACT. 12.4 The Performance Guarantee shall be valid for the

duration of 90 days beyond the expiry of Warrantee/Guarantee period. The Bank Guarantee will be discharged by PURCHASER not later than 6 months from the date of expiration of the Seller’s entire obligations, including any warrantee obligations, under the CONTRACT.

13. Inspection,

Testing & Expediting 13.1 The PURCHASER or its representative shall have the

right to inspect and/or to test the GOODS to confirm their conformity to the CONTRACT specifications. The special conditions of CONTRACT and/or the Technical Specifications shall specify what inspections and tests the PURCHASER requires and where they are to be conducted. The PURCHASER shall notify the SELLER in writing the identity of any representative(s) retained for these purposes.

13.2 The inspections and tests may be conducted on the

premises of the SELLER or his sub-contractor(s), at point of DELIVERY and/or at the GOODS’ final destination, When conducted on the premises of the SELLER or his sub-contractor (s), all reasonable facilities and assistance including access to the drawings and production data shall be furnished to the inspectors at no charge to the PURCHASER.

13.3 Should any inspected or tested GOODS fail to conform

to the specifications, the PURCHASER may reject them and the SELLER shall either replace the rejected GOODS or make all alterations necessary to meet Specifications’ requirements, free of cost to the PURCHASER.

13.4 The PURCHASER’s right to inspect, test and where

necessary reject the GOODS after the GOODS’ arrival in the PURCHASER’s country shall in no way be limited or waived by reason of the GOODS having previously been inspected, tested and passed by the PURCHASER, or their representative prior to the GOODS shipment from the country of origin.

13.5 The INSPECTOR shall follow the progress of the

manufacture of the GOODS under the CONTRACT to ensure that the requirements outlined in the CONTRACT are not being deviated with respect to schedule and quality.

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13.6 SELLER shall allow the INSPECTOR to visit, during working hours, the workshops relevant for execution of the CONTRACT during the entire period of CONTRACT validity.

13.7 In order to enable PURCHASER’s representatives to

obtain entry visas in time, SELLER shall notify PURCHASER two months before assembly, testing and packing of main EQUIPMENT. If requested, SELLER shall assist PURCHASER’s representatives in getting visas in the shortest possible time (applicable only in case of foreign order).

13.8 SELLER shall place at the disposal of the INSPECTOR,

free of charge, all tools, instruments, and other apparatus necessary for the inspection and/or testing of the GOODS. The INSPECTOR is entitled to prohibit the use and dispatch of GOODS and/or materials which have failed to comply with the characteristics required for the GOODS during tests and inspections.

13.9 SELLER shall advise in writing of any delay in the

inspection program at the earliest, describing in detail the reasons for delay and the proposed corrective action.

13.10 ALL TESTS and trials in general, including those to be

carried out for materials not manufactured by SELLER shall be witnessed by the INSPECTOR. Therefore, SELLER shall confirm to PURCHASER by fax or e-mail about the exact date of inspection with at least 30 days notice. SELLER shall specify the GOODS and quantities ready for testing and indicate whether a preliminary or final test is to be carried out.

13.11 If on receipt of this notice, PURCHASER should waive

the right to witness the test, timely information will be given accordingly.

13.12 Any and all expenses incurred in connection with tests,

preparation of reports and analysis made by qualified laboratories, necessary technical documents, testing documents and drawings shall be at SELLER’s cost. The technical documents shall include the reference and numbers of the standards used in the construction and, wherever deemed practical by the INSPECTOR, copy of such standards.

13.13 Nothing in Article-13 shall in any way release the

SELLER from any warrantee or other obligations under this CONTRACT.

13.14 Arrangements for all inspections required by Indian

Statutory Authorities and as specified in technical specifications shall be made by SELLER.

13.15 Inspection & Rejection of Materials by consignees

When materials are rejected by the consignee, the supplier shall be intimated with the details of such

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rejected materials, as well as the reasons for their rejection, also giving location where such materials are lying at the risk and cost of the contractor/supplier. The supplier will be called upon either to remove the materials or to give instructions as to their disposal within 14 days and in the case of dangerous, infected and perishable materials within 48 hours, failing which the consignee will either return the materials to the contractor freight to pay or otherwise dispose them off at the contractor’s risk and cost. The PURCHASER shall also be entitled to recover handling and storage charges for the period, during which the rejected materials are not removed @ 5% of the value of materials for each month or part of a month till the rejected materials are finally disposed off.

14. Time Schedule &

Progress Reporting 14.1 Time Schedule Network/Bar Chart 14.1.1 Together with the Contract confirmation, SELLER shall

submit to PURCHASER, his time schedule regarding the documentation, manufacture, testing, supply, erection and commissioning of the GOODS.

14.1.2 The time schedule will be in the form of a network or a

bar chart clearly indicating all main or key events regarding documentation, supply of raw materials, manufacturing, testing, delivery, erection and commissioning.

14.1.3 The original issue and subsequent revisions of

SELLER’s time schedule shall be sent to PURCHASER.

14.1.4 The time schedule network/bar chart shall be updated

at least every second month. 14.2 Progress Trend Chart/Monthly Report 14.2.1 SELLER shall report monthly to PURCHASER, on the

progress of the execution of CONTRACT and achievement of targets set out in time bar chart.

14.2.2 The progress will be expressed in percentages as

shown in the progress trend chart attached to the Time Schedule specification.

14.2.3 The first issue of the Progress Trend Chart will be

forwarded together with the time bar chart alongwith CONTRACT confirmation.

14.3.1 PURCHASER’s/CONSULTANT’s representatives shall

have the right to inspect SELLER’s premises with a view to evaluating the actual progress of work on the basis of SELLER’s time schedule documentation.

14.3.2 Irrespective of such inspection, SELLER shall advise

CONSULTANT, with copy to PURCHASER, at the earliest possible date of any anticipated delay in the progress.

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14.4 Notwithstanding the above, in case progress on the execution of contract at various stages is not as per phased time schedule and is not satisfactory in the opinion of the PURCHASER/CONSULTANT which shall be conclusive or SELLER shall neglect to execute the CONTRACT with due diligence and expedition or shall contravene the provisions of the CONTRACT, PURCHASER/CONSULTANT may give notice of the same in writing to the SELLER calling upon him to make good the failure, neglect or contravention complained of. Should SELLER fail to comply with such notice within the period considered reasonable by PURCHASER/CONSULTANT, the PURCHASER/ CONSULTANT shall have the option and be at liberty to take the CONTRACT wholly or in part out of the SELLER’s hand and make alternative arrangements to obtain the requirements and completion of CONTRACT at the SELLER’s risk and cost and recover from the SELLER, all extra cost incurred by the PURCHASER on this account. In such event PURCHASER/ CONSULTANT shall not be responsible for any loss that the SELLER may incur and SELLER shall not be entitled to any gain. PURCHASER/CONSULTANT shall, in addition, have the right to encash Performance Guarantee in full or part.

15. Delivery &

Documents 15.1 Delivery of the GOODS shall be made by the SELLER

in accordance with terms specified in the CONTRACT, and the goods shall remain at the risk of the SELLER until delivery has been completed.

15.2 Delivery shall be deemed to have been made :

a) In the case of FOB, CFR & CIF Contracts, when the Goods have been put on board the ship, at the specified port of loading and a clean Bill of Lading is obtained. The date of Bill of Lading shall be considered as the delivery date.

b) In case of FOT despatch point contract (For Indian

bidder), on evidence that the goods have been loaded on the carrier and a negotiable copy of the GOODS receipt obtained. The date of LR/GR shall be considered as the date of delivery.

c) In case of FOT site (for Indian bidders) on receipt

of goods by PURCHASER/Consultant at the designated site(s).

15.3 The delivery terms are binding and essential and

consequently, no delay is allowed without the written approval of PURCHASER/CONSULTANT. Any request concerning delay will be void unless accepted by PURCHASER/CONSULTANT through a modification to the CONTRACT.

15.4 Delivery time shall include time for submission of

drawings for approval, incorporation of comments, if any, and final approval of drawings by PURCHASER/

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CONSULTANT. 15.5 In the event of delay in delivery, Price Reduction

Schedule as stipulated in Article – 26 shall apply. 15.6 The documentation, in English Language, shall be

delivered in due time, in proper form and in the required number of copies as specified in the contract.

15.7 The additional copies of final drawings and instructions

will be included in the package of goods, properly enveloped and protected.

15.8 The SELLER should comply with the Packing, Marking

and Shipping Documentation Specifications enclosed.

16. Transit Risk Insurance

16.1 All goods supplied under the contract shall be fully insured in a freely convertible currency against loss or damage incidental to manufacture or acquisition, transportation, storage and delivery.

16.2 Where delivery is on FOB or CFR basis, marine

insurance shall be the responsibility of the Purchaser. Insurance Requirements : Indigenous Bidders : Transit risk insurance from

F.O.T. despatch point onwards shall be arranged and borne by GAIL.

Foreign Bidders : Marine insurance as well as

transit insurance in Purchaser’s country shall be arranged and borne by GAIL.

The SELLER shall ensure that in effecting despatch of materials, the primary responsibility of the carriers for safe movement is always retained so that the PURCHASER’s interests are fully safeguarded and are in no way jeopardised. The Seller shall furnish the cost of materials against each equipment.

16.2 PURCHASER’s Insurance Agent :

[The name and address-as mentioned under SCC]

17. Transportation 17.1 Where the SELLER is required under the CONTRACT to deliver the GOODS FOB, transport of the GOODS until delivery, that is, upto and including the point of putting the GOODS on board the export conveyance at the specified port of loading, shall be arranged and paid for by the SELLER and the cost thereof shall be included in the Contract price.

17.2 Where the SELLER is required under the CONTRACT

to deliver the GOODS CFR or CIF, transport of the Goods to the port of discharge or such other point in the country of destination as shall be specified in the CONTRACT shall be arranged and paid for by the

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SELLER and the cost thereof shall be included in the Contract price.

18. Incidental

Services 18.1 The Seller may be required to provide any or all of the

following services:

18.1.1 Performance or supervision of onsite assembly and/or start-up of the supplied Goods:

18.1.2 Furnishing tools required for assembly and/or maintenance of the supplied Goods:

18.1.3 Performance or supervision or maintenance and/or repair of the supplied Goods, for a period of time agreed by the parties, provided that this service shall not relieve the Seller of any warrantee/guarantee obligations under the Contract.

18.1.4 Training of the Purchaser’s personnel at the Seller’s plant and/or at Site, in assembly, start-up operation, maintenance and/or repair of the supplied Goods at no extra cost. However, Purchaser will bear boarding, lodging & personal expenses of Trainees.

18.2 Prices charged by the Seller for the preceding incidental services, shall not exceed the prevailing rates charged to other parties by the Seller for similar services.

18.3 When required, Seller shall depute necessary personnel for supervision and/or erection of the Equipment at site for duration to be specified by Purchaser on mutually agreed terms. Seller’s personnel shall be available at Site within seven days for emergency action and twenty-one days for medium and long-term assistance, from the date of notice given by Purchaser.

18.4 The cost of incidental services shall not be included in the quoted prices. The cost of applicable incidental services should be shown separately in the price schedules.

19. Spare Parts,

Maintenance Tools, Lubricants

19.1 Seller may be required to provide any or all of the following materials and notification pertaining to spare parts manufactured or distributed by the Seller.

19.1.1 Such spare parts as the Purchaser may opt to purchase from the Seller, provided that his option shall not relieve the Seller of any warrantee obligations under the Contract, and

19.1.2 In the event of termination of production of the spare parts:

i) Advance notification to the Purchaser of the pending termination, in sufficient time to permit the Purchaser to procure needed requirements, and

ii) Following such termination, furnishing at no cost to

the Purchaser, the blue prints, drawings and specifications of the spare parts, if any when requested.

19.2 Seller shall supply item wise list with value of each item

of spare parts and maintenance tools requirements,

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along with full details of manufacturers/vendors for such spares/maintenance tools for :

19.2.1 The construction, execution and commissioning.

19.2.2 Two years operation and maintenance.

19.3 Spare parts shall be new and of first class quality as per engineering standards/ codes, free of any defects (even concealed), deficiency in design, materials and workmanship and also shall be completely interchangeable with the corresponding parts.

19.4 Type and sizes of bearings shall be clearly indicated.

19.5 Spare parts shall be packed for long storage under tropical climatic conditions in suitable cases, clearly marked as to intended purpose.

19.6 A list of special tools and gauges required for normal maintenance and special handling and lifting appliances, if any, for the Goods shall be submitted to Purchaser.

19.7 Bidders should note that if they do not comply with Clause 19.2 above, their quotation may be rejected.

19.8 Lubricants

19.8.1 Whenever lubricants are required, Seller shall indicate the quantity of lubricants required for the first filling, the frequency of changing, the quantity of lubricants required for the one year’s continuous operation and the types of recommended lubricants indicating the commercial name (trade-mark), quality and grade.

19.8.2 If Seller is unable to recommend specific oil, basic recommended characteristics of the lubricants shall be given.

19.8.3 Seller shall indicate various equivalent lubricants

available in India.

20. Guarantee 20.1 All Goods or Materials shall be supplied strictly in accordance with the specifications, drawings, data sheets, other attachments and conditions stated in the Contract.

No deviation from such specifications or alterations or of these conditions shall be made without PURCHASER’S /CONSULTANT’S agreement in writing which must be obtained before any work against the order is commenced. All materials supplied by the SELLER pursuant to the Contract (irrespective of whether engineering, design data or other information has been furnished, reviewed or approved by PURCHASER/CONSULTANT) are guaranteed to be of the best quality of their respective kinds (unless otherwise specifically authorised in writing by PURCHASER/CONSULTANT) and shall be free from faulty design, workmanship and materials, and to be of sufficient size and capacity and of proper materials so as to fulfil in all respects all operating conditions, if any, specified in the Contract.

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If any trouble or defect, originating with the design, material, workmanship or operating characteristics of any materials, arises at any time prior to twelve(12) months from the date of the first commercial operation of the Plant for which the materials supplied under the Contract form a part thereof, or twenty four (24) months from the date of last shipment whichever period shall first expire, and the SELLER is notified thereof, SELLER shall, at his own expense and as promptly as possible, make such alterations, repairs and replacements as may necessary to permit the materials to function in accordance with the specifications and to fulfil the foregoing guarantees. PURCHASER/CONSULTANT may, at his option, remove such defective materials, at SELLER’S expense in which event SELLER shall, without cost to PURCHASER/CONSULTANT and as promptly as possible, furnish and install proper materials. Repaired or replaced materials shall be similarly guaranteed by the SELLER for a period of no less than twelve (12) months from the date of replacement/repair. In the event that the materials supplied do not meet the specifications and/or not in accordance with the drawings data sheets or the terms of the Contract and rectification is required at site, PURCHASER/ CONSULTANT shall notify the SELLER giving full details of differences. The SELLER shall attend the site within seven (7) days of receipt of such notice to meet and agree with representatives of PURCHASER/ CONSULTANT, the action required to correct the deficiency. Should the SELLER fail to attend meeting at Site within the time specified above, PURCHASER/ CONSULTANT shall immediately rectify the work/ materials and SELLER shall reimburse PURCHASER all costs and expenses incurred in connection with such trouble or defect.

20.2 PERFORMANCE GUARANTEE OF EQUIPMENT 20.2.1 SELLER shall guarantee that the performance of the

EQUIPMENT supplied under the CONTRACT shall be strictly in conformity with the specifications and shall perform the duties specified under the CONTRACT.

20.2.2 If the SELLER fails to prove the guaranteed

performance of the EQUIPMENT set forth in the specification, the SELLER shall investigate the causes and carry out necessary rectifications/modifications to achieve the guaranteed performance. In case the SELLER fails to do so within a reasonable period, the SELLER shall replace the EQUIPMENT and prove guaranteed performance of the new equipment without any extra cost to PURCHASER.

20.2.3 If the SELLER fails to prove the guarantee within a

reasonable period, PURCHASER/CONSULTANT shall

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have the option to take over the EQUIPMENT and rectify, if possible, the EQUIPMENT to fulfil the guarantees and/or to make necessary additions to make up the deficiency at Seller’s risk and cost. All expenditure incurred by the PURCHASER/ CONSULTANT in this regard shall be to SELLER’s account.

21. Terms of Payment

21.1 The method of payment to be made to the SELLER under this CONTRACT shall be specified in the Special Conditions of Contract.

21.2 The type(s) of payment to be made to the SELLER

under this CONTRACT shall be specified in the Special Conditions of Contract.

21.3 The SELLER’s request(s) for payment shall be made to

the PURCHASER in writing accompanied by an invoice describing, as appropriate, the Goods delivered and services performed, and by shipping documents submitted, and upon fulfillment of other obligations stipulated in the Contract.

21.5 Payment will be made in the currency or currencies in

which the Contract Price has been stated in the SELLER’s bid, as well as in other currencies in which the SELLER had indicated in his bid that he intends to incur expenditure in the performance of the Contract and wishes to be paid. If the requirements are stated as a percentage of the bid price along with exchange rates used in such calculations these exchange rates shall be maintained.

General Notes:

i) All foreign currency payments to foreign bidder

shall be released through an irrevocable Letter of Credit, which shall be opened through Government of India Nationalised Bank and hence shall not be confirmed. In case any bidder insists on confirmation, charges towards confirmation shall be borne by him. L/C shall be established within 30 days after receipt of unconditional acceptance of Letter/Fax of Intent together with Performance Guarantee for 10% of total order/Contract value.

ii) For dispatches on FOT dispatch point (in India)

basis, the payment shall be through PURCHASER’s bank. Payment through Bank, wherever applicable, shall be released as per normal banking procedures.

iii) Payment shall be released within 30 days after

receipt of relevant documents complete in all respects.

iv) All bank charges incurred in connection with

payments shall be to Seller’s account in case of

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Indian bidders and to respective accounts in case of Foreign bidder.

v) Unless otherwise specifically stated in bid

document, all payments shall be made in the currency quoted.

vi) No interest charges for delay in payments, if any,

shall be payable by PURCHASER.

vii) In case of Indian bidder, variation, if any, on account of customs duty on their built-in- import content, as per terms of bid document, shall be claimed separately by bidder after receipt of goods at site (s). However, any price benefits to the PURCHASER, on account of such variation as per terms specified in the bid document, shall be passed on to the PURCHASER along with invoicing itself.

viii) Agency commission, if any, to Indian agent for

Foreign bidders, indicated in prices, shall be paid to the agent in equivalent Indian Rupees on receipt and acceptance of material at site.

22. Prices 22.1 Prices charged by the SELLER for Goods delivered and

services performed under the CONTRACT shall not, with the exception of any price adjustments authorized by the Contract vary from the prices quoted by the SELLER in his bid.

23. Subletting &

Assignment 23.1 The contractor shall not without previous consent in

writing of the PURCHASER authority, sublet, transfer or assign the contract or any part thereof or interest therein or benefit or advantage thereof in any manner whatsoever. Provided, nevertheless, that any such consent shall not relieve the contractor from any obligation, duty or responsibility under the contract.

24. Time As

Essence of Contract

24.1 The time and date of delivery/completion of the GOODS/SERVICES as stipulated in the Contract shall be deemed to be the essence of the Contract.

25. Delays In

The Seller’s Performance

25.1 If the specified delivery schedule is not adhered to or the progress of manufacture or supply of the items is not satisfactory or is not in accordance with the progress schedule the PURCHASER has the right to:

i) hire for period of delay from elsewhere goods

which in PURCHASER’s opinion will meet the same purpose as the goods which are delayed and SELLER shall be liable without limitation for the hire charges; or

ii) cancel the CONTRACT in whole or in part without

liability for cancellation charges. In that event, PURCHASER may procure from elsewhere goods which PURCHASER’s opinion would meet the same purpose as the goods for which CONTRACT

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is cancelled and SELLER shall be liable without limitations for the difference between the cost of such substitution and the price set forth in the CONTRACT for the goods involved; or

iii) hire the substitute goods vide (I) above and if the

ordered goods continue to remain undelivered thereafter, cancel the order in part or in full vide (ii) above.

25.1 Any unexcusable delay by the SELLER or his sub-

contractor shall render the SELLER liable, without prejudice to any other terms of the Contract, to any or all of the following sanctions: forfeiture of Contract performance guarantee, imposition of price reduction for delay in delivery and termination of the contract for default.

26. Price Reduction

Schedule For Delayed Delivery

26.1 Subject to Article -29, if the SELLER fails to deliver any or all of the GOODS or performance the services within the time period (s) specified in the CONTRACT, the PURCHASER shall, without prejudice to his other remedies under the CONTRACT, deduct from the CONTRACT PRICE, a sum calculated on the basis of the CONTRACT PRICE, including subsequent modifications.

26.1.1 Deductions shall apply as per following formula:

In case of delay in delivery of equipment/materials or delay in completion, total contract price shall be reduced by ½ % (half percent) of the total contract price per complete week of delay or part thereof subject to a maximum of 5% (five percent) of the total contract price.

26.2 In case of delay in delivery on the part of Seller, the invoice/document value shall be reduced proportionately for the delay and payment shall be released accordingly.

26.3 In the event the invoice value is not reduced

proportionately for the delay, the PURCHASER may deduct the amount so payable by SELLER, from any amount falling due to the SELLER or by recovery against the Performance Guarantee. Both seller and PURCHASER agree that the above percentages of price reduction are genuine pre estimates of the loss/damage which the PURCHASER would have suffered on account of delay/breach on the part of the SELLER and the said amount will be payable on demand without there being any proof of the actual loss/or damage caused by such breach/delay. A decision of the PURCHASER in the matter of applicability of price reduction shall be final and binding.

27. Rejections, Removal of

Rejected Equipment & Replacement

27.1 Preliminary inspection at SELLER’s works by INSPECTOR shall not prejudice PURCHASER’s/ CONSULTANT’s claim for rejection of the EQUIPMENT on final inspection at SITE or claims under warranty provisions.

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27.2 If the EQUIPMENTS are not of specification or fail to perform specified duties or are otherwise not satisfactory the PURCHASER/CONSULTANT shall be entitled to reject the EQUIPMENT/MATERIAL or part thereof and ask free replacement within reasonable time failing which obtain his requirements from elsewhere at SELLER’s cost and risk.

27.3 Nothing in this clause shall be deemed to deprive the

PURCHASER AND/OR AFFECT ANY rights under the Contract which it may otherwise have in respect of such defects or deficiencies or in any way relieve the SELLER of his obligations under the Contract.

27.4 EQUIPMENT rejected by the PURCHASER/

CONSULTANT shall be removed by the Seller at his cost within 14 days of notice after repaying the amounts received against the SUPPLY. The PURCHASER shall in no way be responsible for any deterioration or damage to the EQUIPMENT under any circumstances whatsoever.

27.5 In case of rejection of EQUIPMENT, PURCHASER shall

have the right to recover the amounts, if any, from any of CONTRACTOR’S invoices pending with PURCHASER or by alternative method(s).

28. Termination of Contract 28.1 Termination for Default

28.1.1 The PURCHASER may, without prejudice to any other

remedy for breach of CONTRACT, by written notice of default sent to the SELLER, terminate the CONTRACT in whole or in part:

A) If the SELLER fails to deliver any or all of the

GOODS within the time period(s) specified in the CONTRACT; or

B) If the SELLER fails to perform any other

obligation(s) under the CONTRACT, and C) If the SELLER, in either of the above

circumstances, does not cure his failure within a period of 30 days (or such longer period as the PURCHASER may authorize in writing) after receipt of the default notice from the PURCHASER.

28.1.2 In the event the PURCHASER terminates the

CONTRACT in whole or in part, pursuant to Article 28.1.1, the PURCHASER may procure, upon such terms and in such manner as it deems appropriate, goods similar to those undelivered and the SELLER shall be liable to the PURCHASER for any excess costs for such similar GOODS. However, the SELLER shall continue performance of the CONTRACT to the extent not terminated.

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28.1.3 In case of termination of CONTRACT herein set forth (under clause 28) except under conditions of Force Majeure and termination after expiry of contract, the VENDOR shall be put under holiday [i.e. neither any enquiry will be issued to the party by GAIL (India) Ltd. Against any type of tender nor their offer will be considered by GAIL against any ongoing tender (s) where contract between GAIL and that particular VENDOR (as a bidder) has not been finalized] for three years from the date of termination by GAIL (India) Ltd. to such VENDOR.

28.2 Termination for Insolvency 28.2.1 The PURCHASER, may at any time, terminate the

CONTRACT by giving written notice to the SELLER, without compensation to the SELLER, if the SELLER becomes bankrupt or otherwise insolvent, provided that such termination will not prejudice or affect any right of action or remedy which has accrued or will accrue thereafter to the PURCHASER.

28.3 Termination for Convenience 28.3.1 The PURCHASER may, by written notice sent to the

SELLER, terminate the CONTRACT, in whole or part, at any time for his convenience. The notice of termination shall specify that termination is for the PURCHASER’s convenience, the extent to which performance of work under the CONTRACT is terminated and the date upon which such termination becomes effective.

28.3.2 The GOODS that are complete and ready for shipment

within 30 days after the SELLER’s receipt of notice of termination shall be purchased by the PURCHASER at the CONTRACT terms and prices. For the remaining GOODS, the PURCHASER may opt:

a) to have any portion completed and delivered at the

CONTRACT terms and prices, and /or b) to cancel the remainder and pay to the SELLER an

agreed amount for partially completed GOODS and for materials and parts previously procured by the SELLER.

29. Force Majeure 29.1 Shall mean and be limited to the following:

a) War/hostilities b) Riot or Civil commotion c) Earthquake, flood, tempest, lightening or other

natural physical disaster. d) Restrictions imposed by the Government or other

Statutory bodies which prevents or delays the execution of the Contract by the SELLER.

The SELLER shall advise PURCHASER/ CONSULTANT by a registered letter duly certified by the local Chamber of Commerce or statutory authorities, the beginning and end of the above causes of delay

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within seven (7) days of the occurrence and cessation of such Force Majeure Conditions. In the event of delay lasting over one month, if arising out of causes of Force Majeure, PURCHASER/CONSULTANT reserves the right to cancel the Contract and the provisions governing termination stated under Article 28.0 shall apply. For delays arising out of Force Majeure, the SELLER shall not claim extension in completion date for a period exceeding the period of delay attributable to the causes of Force Majeure and neither PURCHASER/CONSULTANT nor SELLER shall be liable to pay extra costs provided it is mutually established that Force Majeure Conditions did actually exist. SELLER shall categorically specify the extent of Force Majeure Conditions prevalent in their works at the time of submitting their bid and whether the same have been taken into consideration or not in their quotations. In the event of any force majeure cause, the SELLER or the PURCHASER shall not be liable for delays in performing their obligations under this order and the delivery dates will be extended to the SELLER without being subject to price reduction for delayed deliveries, as stated elsewhere.

30. Resolution of

Disputes/ Arbitration

30.1 The PURCHASER and the SELLER shall make every effort to resolve amicably by direct informal negotiations any disagreement or dispute arising between them under or in connection with the contract.

30.2 If, after thirty days from the commencement of such

informal negotiations, the PURCHASER and the SELLER have been unable to resolve amicably a Contract dispute, either party may require that the dispute be referred for resolution to the formal mechanism as specified hereunder.

30.3 Legal Construction

The Contract shall be, in all respects be construed and operated as an Indian Contract and in accordance with Indian Laws as in force for the time being and is subject to and referred to the Court of Law situated within Union Territory of New Delhi.

30.4 Arbitration

All disputes, controversies, or claims between the parties (except in matters where the decision of the Engineer-in-Charge is deemed to be final and binding) which cannot be mutually resolved within a reasonable time shall be referred to Arbitration by a sole arbitrator. The PURCHASER (GAIL (India) Limited) shall suggest a panel of three independent and distinguished persons to the Seller to select any one among them to act as the sole Arbitrator.

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In the event of failure of the Seller to select the Sole Arbitrator within 30 days from the receipt of the communication suggesting the panel of arbitrators, the right of selection of Sole Arbitrator by the other party shall stand forfeited and the PURCHASER shall have discretion to proceed with the appointment of the Sole Arbitrator. The decision of the PURCHASER on the appointment of Sole Arbitrator shall be final and binding on the parties. The award of the Sole Arbitrator shall be final and binding on the parties and unless directed/awarded otherwise by the Sole Arbitrator, the cost of arbitration proceedings shall be shared equally by the parties. The arbitration proceeding shall be in English language and the venue shall be at New Delhi, India. Subject to the above, the provisions of (Indian) Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996 and the rules framed thereunder shall be applicable. All matters relating to this contract are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts situated in the State of Delhi (India). Seller may please note that the Arbitration & Conciliation Act 1996 was enacted by the Indian Parliament and is based on United nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL model law), which were prepared after extensive consultation with Arbitral Institutions and centers of International Commercial Arbitration. The United Nations General Assembly vide resolution 31/98 adopted the UNCITRAL Arbitration rules on 15 December 1996. The WORK under the CONTRACT shall, however, continue during the Arbitration proceedings and no payment due or payable to the Seller shall be withheld on account of such proceedings.

31. Governing Language 31.1 The Contract shall be written in English language as

specified by the PURCHASER/CONSULTANT in the Instruction to Bidders. All literature, correspondence and other documents pertaining to the Contract which are exchanged by the parties shall be written in English language. Printed literature in other language shall only be considered, if it is accompanied by an English translation. For the purposes of interpretation, English translation shall govern and be binding on all parties.

32. Notices 32.1 Any notice given by one party to the other pursuant to

the Contract shall be sent in writing or by telegram or fax, telex/cable confirmed in writing.

32.2 A notice shall be effective when delivered or on the

notice’s effective date, whichever is later.

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33. Taxes & Duties 33.1 A foreign Seller shall be entirely responsible for all

taxes, stamp duties, licence fees, and other such levies imposed outside the PURCHASER’s country.

33.2 A domestic Seller shall be entirely responsible for all

taxes, duties, licence fees etc. incurred until the delivery of the contracted goods to the PURCHASER. However, Sales Tax and Excise duty on finished products shall be reimbursed by PURCHASER.

33.3 Customs duty payable in India for imported goods

ordered by PURCHASER on foreign Seller shall be borne and paid by PURCHASER.

33.4 Any income tax payable in respect of supervisory

services rendered by foreign Seller under the Contract shall be as per the Indian Income Tax Act and shall be borne by SELLER. It is upto the bidder/seller to ascertain the amount of these taxes and to include them in his bid price.

34. Books & Records 34.1 SELLER shall maintain adequate books and records in

connection with Contract and shall make them available for inspection and audit by PURCHASER/ CONSULTANT or their authorized agents or representatives during the terms of Contract until expiry of the performance guarantee. Fixed price (lumpsum or unit price) Contract will not be subject to audit as to cost except for cost reimbursable items, such as escalation and termination claims, transportation and comparable requirements.

35. Permits &

Certificates 35.1 SELLER shall procure, at his expense, all necessary

permits, certificates and licences required by virtue of all applicable laws, regulations, ordinances and other rules in effect at the place where any of the work is to be performed, and SELLER further agrees to hold PURCHASER and/or CONSULTANT harmless from liability or penalty which might be imposed by reason of any asserted or established violation of such laws, regulations, ordinances or other rules. PURCHASER will provide necessary permits for SELLER’s personnel to undertake any work in India in connection with Contract.

36. General

36.1 In the event that terms and conditions stipulated in the General Conditions of Contract should deviate from terms and conditions stipulated in the Contract, the latter shall prevail.

36.2 Losses due to non-compliance of Instructions

Losses or damages occurring to the PURCHASER owing to the SELLER’s failure to adhere to any of the instructions given by the PURCHASER/CONSULTANT in connection with the contract execution shall be recoverable from the SELLER.

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36.3 Recovery of sums due

All costs, damages or expenses which the PURCHASER/CONSULTANT may have paid, for which under the CONTRACT SELLER is liable, may be recovered by the PURCHASER(he is hereby irrevocably authorized to do so) from any money due to or becoming due to the SELLER under this Contract or other Contracts and/or may be recovered by action at law or otherwise. If the same due to the SELLER be not sufficient to recover the recoverable amount, the SELLER shall pay to the PURCHASER, on demand, the balance amount.

36.4 Payments, etc. not to affect rights of the PURCHASER No sum paid on account by the PURCHASER nor any extension of the date for completion granted by the PURCHASER/CONSULTANT shall affect or prejudice the rights of the PURCHASER against the SELLER or relieve the SELLER of his obligation for the due fulfillment of the CONTRACT.

36.4 Cut-off Dates

No claims or correspondence on this Contract shall be entertained by the PURCHASER/Consultant after 90 days after expiry of the performance guarantee (from the date of final extension, if any).

36.6 Paragraph heading

The paragraph heading in these conditions shall not affect the construction thereof.

37. Import License 37.1 No import license is required for the imports covered

under this document.

38. Fall Clause

38.1 The price charged for the materials supplied under the order by the supplier shall in no event exceed the lowest price at which the supplier or his agent/principal/dealer, as the case may be, sells the materials of identical description to any Persons/Organizations including the Purchaser or any Department of the Central Govt. or any Department of a State Govt. or any Statutory Undertaking of the Central or State Govt. as the case may be, during the currency of the order.

38.2 If at any time during the said period, the supplier or his

agent/principal/dealer, as the case may be, reduces the sale price, sells or offers to sell such materials to any persons/organizations� including the Purchaser or any Deptt. Of Central Govt. or State Govt. as the case may be, at a price lower than the price chargeable under the order, he shall forthwith notify such reduction or sale or offer of sale to the Purchase Authority who has issued this order and the price payable under the order for the materials supplied after the date of coming into force of such reduction or sale or offer of sale shall stand

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correspondingly reduced.

The above stipulation will, however, not apply to: a) Exports by the Contractor/Supplier or b) Sale of goods as original equipment at prices

lower than the prices charged for normal replacement

c) Sale of goods such as drugs which have expiry dates.

38.3 The supplier shall furnish the following certificate to the

concerned Paying Authority along with each bill for payment for supplies made against this order:-

“I/We certify that there has been no reduction in sale price of the items/goods/materials of description identical to those supplied to the GAIL under the order herein and such items/goods/materials have not been offered/sold by me/us to any person/organizations including the Purchaser or any Deptt. of Central Govt. or any Deptt. of State Govt. or any Statutory Undertaking of the Central or State Govt. as the case may be upto the date of bill/during the currency of the order whichever is later, at a price lower than the price charged to the GAIL under the order”.

Such a certificate shall be obtained, except for quantity of items/goods/materials categories under sub-clause (a), (b) & (c) of sub-para 38.2 above, of which details shall be furnished by the supplier.

39. Publicity &

Advertising 39.1 Seller shall not without the written permission of

PURCHASER/CONSULTANT make a reference to PURCHASER/CONSULTANT or any Company affiliated with PURCHASER/CONSULTANT or to the destination or the description of goods or services supplied under the contract in any publication, publicity or advertising media.

40. Repeat Order 40.1 PURCHASER reserves the right, within 6 months of

order to place repeat order upto 50% of the total order value without any change in unit price or other terms and conditions.

41. Limitation of

Liability 41.1 Notwithstanding anything contrary contained herein, the

aggregate total liability of Seller under the Agreement or otherwise shall be limited to 100% of Agreement / Order price. However, neither party shall be liable to the other party for any indirect and consequential damages, loss of profits or loss of production.

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DO NOT OPEN- THIS IS A QUOTATION

RFQ NO. : GAIL/JP12/FL311/3200086892/15992/12-13ITEM : PROCUREMENT OF CONTROL DESK/CONSOLE

TABLE FOR HMI & SCADA WORKSTATIONS IN CONTROL ROOMS-NASIRABAD, JAMNAGAR & MANSARAMPURA

DUE DATE & TIME : 26.04.2013- 1400 HRS. (IST)FROM: TO:

HOD (C&P)GAIL (INDIA) LIMITED, GAIL - BHAWAN,SECTOR-6, VIDHYADHAR NAGAR,JAIPUR-302023, RAJASTHAN

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DUE DATE & TIME : …….- ….. HRS. (IST)

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DUE DATE & TIME : 26.04.2013- 1400 HRS. (IST)

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