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INVITATION FOR QUALIFICATION AND TECHNICAL PROPOSAL FOR DEVELOPMENT OF HOWRAH RAILWAY STATION ER/HWH/STN.DEV./Invitation/2017/1 Date, Month, Year: 09,February, 2017 INVITATION DOCUMENT Reply to queries, uploading of amendments to 18, April,2017 Invitation Document, if any, on website Last date of submission of Application 23, May2017 Date of opening of Applications 23, May,2017 All Applicants are advised to see amendments, if any, before submission of the Application. Applicants have to download the amendments / amended Invitation Document and submit the same with the Application. In case the Applicant does not submit the amended Invitation Document, it will be presumed that the Applicant has seen the amendments/ amended Invitation Document and the Application will be evaluated accordingly. The decision of the Authority shall be final. Note: Once sold to a particular Applicant, the Invitation Document is not transferable. The Invitation Document Fee shall be non-refundable. Authority Logo: Authority Name: Eastern Railway C/o Chief Planning & Design Engineer. Office of the General Manager Eastern Railway, 17, N.S. Road Kolkata – 700 001 1 I. DISCLAIMER The information contained in this Invitation Document or subsequently provided to Applicants, whether verbally or in documentary or any other form, by or on behalf of the Authority or any of its employees or advisors, is provided to Applicants on the terms and conditions set out in this Invitation Document and such other terms and conditions subject to which such information is provided. This Invitation Document is not an agreement and is neither an offer nor invitation by the Authority to the prospective Applicants or any other person. The purpose of this Invitation Document is to provide interested parties with information that may be useful to them in the formulation and submission of their application pursuant to this Invitation Document. This Invitation Document includes statements, which reflect various assumptions and assessments arrived at by the Authority in relation to the Project. Such assumptions, assessments and statements do not purport to contain all the information that each Applicant may require. This Invitation Document may not be appropriate for all persons, and it is not possible for the Authority, its employees, or advisors to consider the investment objectives, financial situation and particular needs of each party who reads or uses this Invitation Document. The assumptions, assessments, statements and information contained in this Invitation Document may not be complete, accurate, adequate or correct. Each Applicant should therefore, conduct its own investigations and analysis and should check the accuracy, adequacy, correctness, reliability and completeness of the assumptions, assessments, statements and information contained in this Invitation Document and obtain independent advice from appropriate sources. Information provided in this Invitation Document to the Applicants is on a wide range of matters, some of which may depend upon interpretation of law. The information given is not intended to be an exhaustive account of statutory requirements and should not be regarded as a complete or authoritative statement of law. The Authority accepts no responsibility for the accuracy or otherwise for any interpretation or opinion on law expressed herein. The Authority, its employees and advisors make no representation or warranty as to the accuracy, reliability or completeness of the information in this document and the Authority shall have no liability to any person, including any Applicant or Bidder, under any law, statute, rules or regulations or tort, principles of restitution or unjust enrichment or otherwise for any loss, damages, cost or expense which may arise from or be incurred or suffered on account of anything contained in this Invitation Document or otherwise, including the accuracy, adequacy, correctness, completeness or reliability of the Invitation Document and any assessment, assumption, statement or information contained therein or deemed to form part of this Invitation Document or arising in any way with qualification of Applicants for participation in the Bidding Process. The Authority also accepts no liability of any nature whether resulting from negligence or otherwise howsoever caused arising from reliance of any Applicant upon the statements, explanations, information, etc., contained in this Invitation Document. 2 The Authority may, in its absolute discretion but without being under any obligation to do so, update, amend or supplement the information, assessment or assumptions contained in this Invitation Document. The issue of this Invitation Document does not imply that the Authority is bound to select and short-list qualified Applications for participation in the Bid Stage or to appoint the selected Bidder as the Developer for the Project and the Authority reserves the right to reject all or any of the Applications, Technical Proposals or Bids received, without assigning any reasons whatsoever. The Applicant shall bear all its costs associated with or relating to the preparation and submission of its Application, including but not limited to preparation, copying, postage, delivery fees, expenses associated with any demonstrations or presentations which may be required by the Authority or any other costs incurred in connection with or relating to its Application. Responsibility for all such costs and expenses will remain with the Applicant and the Authority shall not be liable in any manner whatsoever for the same or for any other costs or other expenses incurred by an Applicant in preparation or submission of the Application, regardless of the conduct or outcome of the Bidding Process, except to the limited extent set out in respect of compensation for DPR as per terms herein and Bid Document. 3 II. TABLE OF CONTENTS Sl. No. Contents Page No. I Disclaimer 2 II Table of Content 4 III Abbreviations/Glossary 8 IV Definitions 11 VOLUME I – INSTRUCTION TO APPLICANTS 19 1. Introduction 20 1.1 Background 20 1.2 Brief description of Bidding Process 24 1.3 Schedule of Bidding Process 28 2. Instructions to Applicants 30 2A General 30 2.1 Scope of Application – Eligibility Proposals & Technical Proposals 30 2.2 Eligibility of Applicants 33 2.3 Change in composition of the Consortium 40 2.4 Number of Applications and costs thereof 41 2.5 Site visit and verification of information 42 2.6 Acknowledgement by Applicant 42 2.7 Right to accept or reject any or all Applications/ Bids 43 2B Documents 44 2.8 Contents of the Invitation Document 44 2.9 Clarifications 45 2.10 Amendment of Invitation Document 46 2C Preparation and Submission of Application 46 2.11 Language 46 2.12 Format and signing of Application 46 2.13 Sealing and marking of Applications 47 2.14 Application Due Date 50 2.15 Late Applications 50 2.16 Modifications/ substitution/ withdrawal of Applications 51 2D Evaluation Process 51 2.17 Opening and Evaluation of Applications 51 2.18 Opening and Evaluation of Technical Proposals 52 2.19 Confidentiality 56 4 2.20 Tests of responsiveness 56 2.21 Clarifications 57 2E Qualification and Bidding 58 2.22 Notification of Selected Project Proponent 58 2.23 Submission of Bids 58 2.24 Proprietary data 59 2.25 Correspondence with the Applicant 59 2.26 Employment /Partnership etc., of Retired Railway Employee 59 2.27 Contacts during Application Evaluation 60 3. Criteria for Evaluation 61 3.1 Evaluation parameters 61 3.2 Technical Capacity for purposes of evaluation 61 3.3 Details of Experience 63 3.4 Financial information for purposes of evaluation 64 3.5 Qualification of Applicants 64 3.6 Criteria for Evaluation of Technical Proposals 64 4. Fraud and Corrupt Practices 70 5. Pre-Application Conference 72 6. Miscellaneous 73 5 FORMS OF ELIGIBILITY PROPOSAL Eligibility Proposal Form I Letter Comprising the Application for Qualification Eligibility Proposal Form II Details of Applicant Eligibility Proposal Form III Technical Capacity of the Applicant Eligibility Proposal Form IV Details of Eligible Projects Eligibility Proposal Form V (A) Financial Capacity of the Applicant (Net Worth) Eligibility Proposal Form V (B) Financial Capacity of the Applicant Annual Gross Revenue) (Average Annual Gross Revenue) Eligibility Proposal Form VI Statement of Legal Capacity Eligibility Proposal Form VII Format for Special Power of Attorney for signing of application signing of Applica tion Eligibility Proposal Form VIII Format for Special Power of Attorney Member of Consortium for Lead Member of Consortium Eligibility Proposal Form IX Format for Joint Bidding Agreement for Consortium Eligibility Proposal Form X Format of Checklist APPENDICES Appendix I Guidelines of the Department of Disinvestment Appendix II DPR Compensation Appendix III Format for Undertaking of No “Conflict of Interest” 6 FORMATS FOR TECHNICAL PROPOSAL Technical Proposal Form I Format for Letter of Technical Proposal Technical Proposal Form II Format for Proposed Construction Methodology and Work Plan Technical Proposal Form III Format for Project Schedule Technical Proposal Form IV Format for Handover Protocol Proposal Technical Proposal Form V Format for Block Works Requirements Technical Proposal Form VI Format for Submissions - Station Development Technical Plans, Designs and Reports Technical Proposal Form VII (A) Format for Submissions – Station Development and Redevelopment Project BOQ cum Costing and Estimates Plan Technical Proposal Form VII (B) Format for Submissions – Financial Proposal