Applications Are Invited for Appointment of Station Ticket Booking Agents (Stba)

SOUTH CENTRAL RAILWAY Office of the Divisional Railway Manager’s Office Commercial Branch Nanded Division Nanded-431605

No. N/C/36/STBA/2018-19 Date: 14.02.19 APPLICATIONS ARE INVITED FOR APPOINTMENT OF STATION TICKET BOOKING AGENTS (STBA) AT VARIOUS STATIONS OF NANDED DIVISION SOUTH CENTRAL RAILWAY The Senior Divisional Commercial Manager, Nanded Division, South Central Railway on behalf of the President of India invites sealed tenders for appointment of Station Ticket Booking Agent (STBA) at 29 (Twenty nine) stations of Nanded Division of South Central Railway for issuing of Unreserved/General tickets through Unreserved Ticketing System (UTS) on commission basis for a period of Three (3) years. The Twenty nine stations are as under: Nandapur, Mirkhel, Chondi, Ranjani, Parsoda, Bodhadi Bujurj, Karmad, Kekatumar, Kanhergaonaka, Limbgaon, Pingli, Lohagad, Badnapur, Barsitakli, Amanwadi, Jaulka, Bolda, Daulatabad, Vadgaonnila, Pokarni Narsimha, Usmanpur, Potul, Karanjgaon ,Tarur, Dhamini, Navalgaon, Shivni Shivapur, Dhanora,& Chudawa. S.No Description of Work Tender EMD Cost of Period tender form 1 Appointment of Station Ticket Booking Three Rs.2000/- Free Agent on Commission Basis for a period years of Three years to issue unreserved tickets from the existing counter. The application form, eligibility criteria and other details can be downloaded from website www.scr.indianrailways.gov.in.

The last date for submitting the application is 19.03.2019 at 15.00 Hrs. Sealed tenders forms should be dropped in the sealed tender box kept in the Room No.102, Sr. Divisional Commercial Manager’s Office, Nanded Division, Nanded-431605, along with EMD on 19.03.2019 at 15.00 Hrs. In case, the last date happens to be a government holiday, next working day will be last date. Late /Delayed applications will not be accepted.

Notwithstanding above, the Railway Administration has the right to reject any or every application without assigning any reasons. The decision thereof will be final.

For further details, please contact the Office of the undersigned on any working day. Visit our website www. scr. indianrailways.gov.in

Sr. Divisional Commercial Manager South Central Railway Nanded Copy to : CPRO/SC: 5 copies of the notification are enclosed for publication in all important local newspapers. On publication, a copy of the press clipping may be sent to this office for record. The charges may be debited to 09-295-21.

All CCI/SS over Nanded Division for information. They will display the notification on the notice board of the stations and give wide publicity to it.

Sr. Divisional Commercial Manager South Central Railway

South Central Railway

Notification for Appointment of Station Ticket Booking Agent (STBA) at 'E' Category Stations over Nanded Division. The Senior Divisional Commercial Manager, Nanded Division, South Central Railway, Nanded for and on behalf of President of India invites sealed tenders for appointment of Station Ticket Booking Agent (STBA) at 29 'E' category stations on Nanded Division of South Central Railway mentioned below to issue unreserved tickets through Unreserved Ticketing System (UTS) from the existing counters of the stations on commission basis for a period of Three (3) years. The contract will be awarded for a period of Three (3) years.

SL.No Location SL.No Location 1 Nandapur 16 Jaulka 2 Mirkhel 17. Bolda 3 chondi 18. Daulatabad 4 Ranjani 19 Vadgaonnila 5 Parsoda 20 Pokarni Narasimha 6 Bodhadi Bujurj 21 Usmanapur 7 Karmad 22 Potul 8 Kekatumar 23 Karanjgaon 9 Kanhergaonaka 24 Tarur 10 Limbgaon 25 Dhamini 11 Pingli 26 Navalgaon 12 Lohagad 27 Shivni Shivapur 13 Badnapur 28 Dhanora 14 Barsitakli 29 Chudawa 15 Amanwadi

The scheme is to appoint Station Ticket Booking Agent (STBA) on commission basis at E' category stations of Nanded division for issue of unreserved tickets through Unreserved Ticketing System (UTS) on following conditions and rules laid down from time to time.

a) Tenderer should submit the application along with photograph. b) A maximum of one Person will be appointed as STBA at one station. c) While furnishing the application, applicant should give a declaration that he/she has not been appointed as STBA at any other station. d) Out of the applicants fulfilling the eligibility conditions, the candidate(s) who puts for the least commission (on the 4% commission slab) will be selected for appointment. e) The applicant should submit Bank Account details as Mandatory form.

1. Eligibility Criteria: The following documents/certificates should be submitted by the tenderer along with the tender. a) The tenderer should be a resident of the local Block/Tehsil/Mandal in which the E category station is located. Where STBA is proposed to be engaged. A certificate obtained from the Tahsildar or Mandal Revenue Officer should be enclosed to the tender by the applicant as residential proof. b) The applicant should not be under 18 Years of age and should have passed at Class-X exam. The date of birth mentioned in the 10th class marks memorandum/certificate will be the basis for this purpose. The tendered has to enclose the attested copy of the 10th class marks memorandum/certificate. C) The Selected applicant will also have to produce a certificate from the police station serving his/her locality that he/she has no criminal record and no criminal case is pending against him/her.

2. Basis of selection: The highest percentage of commission in the slab (more than one lakh earnings per month at a station) will be 4% and the lowest will be zero. Within this range, whoever quotes the lowest percentage will be selected as the STBA for that station, subject to his/her fulfilling the other eligibility criteria. In case more than one tenderer quotes the same lowest percentage, then the STBA will be finalized by draw of lots through lucky dip method in the presence of at least two tenderers in Senior Divisional Commercial Manager Office, Nanded Division, Nanded.

Date & Time of submission of Tender Forms UP to 15.00 hrs. of 19/03/19 Date & Time of Closing the Tender Box At 15.00 hrs. of 19/03/19 Date & Time of opening of the Tender Box At 15.30 hrs. of 19/03/19

NB: In case, the last date happens to be a Government Holiday or declared as a holiday for any reasons, tenders will be opened on the next working day. SUBMISSION OF TENDER FORM:

The Tenderer should submit tender form (duly filled in all aspects) in a sealed cover. The tender box will be sealed at 15.00 Hrs on 19/03/2019 and no tenders will be accepted after sealing of the tender box. Tender forms can be sent either by Registered Post acknowledgment due or can be dropped in sealed tender box kept in the Tender hall, Nanded Division Compound, Nanded, along with the EMD demand draft. The tenders sent by registered post should reach this office before 15.00 hrs of 19/03/2019 and the Railway administration is not responsible for any postal delays.

Sealed tenders will be opened in the presence of tenderers or their authorized representatives at 15.30 hrs of 19/03/2019.

Notwithstanding the above, the Railway Administration has the right to reject any or every tender without assigning any reasons. The decision thereof will be final.

For further details you may contact the undersigned office on any working day.

Senior Divisional Commercial Manager, Nanded Division, Nanded

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SOUTH CENTRAL RAILWAY NANDED DIVISION TENDER FORM FOR APPOINTMENT OF STATION TICKET BOOKING AGENT

From

Latest Passport size colour photograph of the authorized person signing the tender

To The Sr. Divisional Commercial Manager, Nanded Division, South Central Railway, Nanded - 431605.

Sub: - Tender for Appointment of Station Ticket Booking Agent at ______Railway Station.

1. I ______have read the all terms and conditions of the Tender annexed here to and hereby agree to abide by the said conditions. 2. I have gone through the terms and conditions enumerated by the Railway Administration. I do hereby offer my rates to undertake the above work and agree to the terms and conditions of the contract as detailed in the prescribed terms and conditions of the tender. 3. Acceptance of this tender shall constitute a contract between me and the President of India represented by the Railway Administration i.e., Senior Divisional Commercial Manager, Nanded Division, South Central Railway, Nanded. 4. I agree to keep the offer open for a period of 90 (ninety) days from the date of opening of the tenders and also agree to extend the validity period beyond 90 days from time to time, if required by the Railway Administration. 5. The Commission quoted for more than one lakh earnings at Railway station and applicable for the tenure of three years contract will be as follows:

S. No Station Name Percentage of Commission offered by STBA

Quote Percentage of Commission in Words ______Note: In case of difference in figures and words, the percentage shown in words shall be taken to be correct. 6. I have remitted a sum of Rs. 2,000/- (Two thousand Rupees only) towards Earnest Money Deposit for the contract through DD bearing No.------dated------drawn at------Bank in favour of Senior Divisional Financial Manager, Nanded Division, South Central Railway, Nanded and on account of the tenderer, is enclosed herewith in original.

7. In the event of my tender being accepted and in the event of failure on my part to comply with all or any of these requirements within the stipulated time. The earnest money deposited of Rs.2000/- (Two thousand Rupees only) shall be forfeited and appropriated by the Railway Administration not as a penalty but as ascertained liquidated damages without prejudice to any right of the Railway Administration to claim damage from me for breach of contract.

8. Until a formal agreement is prepared and executed, the acceptance of this tender shall constitute a binding contract between us subject to modifications, as may be mutually agreed to between us and indicated in the "letter of acceptance" of my offer for this contract.

9. Declaration:

I, ------am hereby declaring that I have not been appointed as Station Ticket Booking Agent (STBA) at any other Railway station.

Signature of Witnesses:

(SIGNATURE OF THE TENDERER)

Name in Block letters of the signatory (with date)

Name: Designation:

Address:

Mobile No:

TENDER To

The President of India, Acting through the Senior Divisional Commercial Manager, Nanded Division, South Central Railway, Nanded-431605

1. I------have read the all conditions to tender attached to hereto and agreed to abide by the said conditions. I also agree to keep this tender opened for acceptance for a period of 90 days from the date fixed for opening the same and in default thereof, I will be liable for forfeiture of my Earnest Money Deposit. 2. I also hereby agree to abide by the general conditions of contract and to carry out the work according to the special conditions of contract and specifications of materials and works as laid down by Railway in the annexed Special Conditions/Specifications for the present contract. 3. A sum of Rs. ------is herewith forwarded as Earnest Money Deposit. The full value of Earnest Money shall stand forfeited without prejudice to any other rights or remedies if,

i. I do not execute the work/rectify things as desired by the within seven (7) days after receipt of notice issued by the Railways or ii. I do not commence the work within 15 days after receipt of orders to that effect. 4. Until a formal agreement is prepared and executed, acceptance of this letter shall constitute a binding contract between us subject to modifications, as may be mutually agreed to between us and indicated in the letter of acceptance of my offer for this work.

(SIGNATURE OF THE TENDERER) Name in Block letters of the signatory (with date) SIGNATURES OF THE WITNESSES 1. 2. Name: Designation: Address:

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Terms and Conditions

1. IMPORTANT NOTE: All the tenderers are supposed to visit the Railway stations notified and understand the scope of the contract, before filling up the tender form. It is deemed that the person tendering the form has understood concept of the contract.

2. SYSTEM OF TENDER : a. The tender must be submitted in the prescribed tender form only and in sealed cover super scribed as Application for Appointment of Station Ticket Booking Agent at ------Railway Station. The tender must be deposited in the tender box at DRM’s office Compound, Room No. 102, Nanded not later than 15.00 hours of 19.03.19. The box will be sealed at 15.00 hours on 19.03.19 and will be opened at 15.30 hours on the same day, in the presence of tenderers or their agents. In case for any reason if the office is closed on 19.03.19, tenders will be opened at the same time on the next working day. b. The tenders are required to submit the tender in the prescribed format duly signing each page of the tender conditions. c. The tender cover should super scribing the name of the tender on the cover. d. Sealed tender shall be submitted in the enclosed form only, failing which it will not be considered. e. The tender documents are also available in the website (www.scr.indianrailways.gov.in ) persons can down load the tender form and can apply for the contract. f. The tenderer is required to declare his/her age to the satisfaction of the Railway Administration. No contract will be allotted to minors under any circumstances. g. Tender containing erasures or alteration without proper attestations or with omission of such attestation are liable to be rejected.

3. MANDATORY ENCLOSURES: a. Tender form as per prescribed format. b. EMD to be submitted along with tender of Rs. 2000/- in the form of Demand Draft in favour of Senior Divisional Finance Manger, South Central Railway, Nanded. Without EMD amount, tender will be rejected. c. The tenderer should be a resident of the local Block/Tehsil/Mandal in which the E category station is located where STBA is proposed to be enganged. A certificate obtained from the Tahsildar or Mandal Revenue Officer should be enclosed to the tender by the applicant as residential proof. d. Attested copy of X class marks memo/certificate towards AGE proof. e. Attested copy of Education qualification certificate(Minimum X class) f. All the Terms & Conditions are signed and the same are enclosed with the tender form. g. Declaration stating that he/she has not been appointed as STBA at any other station.

4. General conditions a). The cost of hardware and software (including maintenance), electricity and hiring of channel will be borne by the Railways. The space will also be provided to them by the railways free of cost. b). STBA shall function from the existing counter. c) STBA will not sublet/ assign or transfer the rights or obligations arising out of the contract. d) The STBAs will deposit the cash collected through sale of tickets, to station Master/Assistant Station Master on duty on 8 hourly shift basis prevalent on Indian Railways i.e., at 06:00 Hrs, 14:00 Hrs & 22:00 Hrs. e) Initially, only one STBA will be appointed at ‘E’ category station. STBA will not sublet/ assign or transfer the rights or obligations arising out of the contract. However, if he so desires, he may nominate another person, for which provision will be there in the standard agreement, with prior approval of the Railway authorities. f) In case of death of licensee, the licence will be transferred to his/her legal heir(s) for the unexpired period of licence by the competent authority. g).STBA should be with neat & clean uniform, so that they are always available in uniform with name badge and name plate. h) No interest is payable on the Security Deposit. i) Zonal Railways will have powers to prescribe working guidelines within the framework of the scheme.

5. Number of STBAs to be appointed at a station. a). Only one STBA should be appointed at an 'E' category station. If the UTS work load at a particular station is high and it requires one more body to issue the tickets, then STBA may be authorized to engage another eligible person as STBA assistant. However, this should not lead to subletting of the contract. The STBA who submitted the tender should work as the STBA and the second person can only assist him, say in the night/ evening/early morning/peak hours or when STBA is absent for genuine reasons. b). Both the STBA and the additional person nominated by him to sell tickets shall be issued a photo identity card by the concerned Division and their names will also be displayed on a notice board at the station premises.

6. Earnest Money Deposit, SD & Bank Guarantee: a) For selected candidates has to deposit Rs.5,000/- towards the security deposit through Demand Draft to be drawn in favour of Sr.Divisional Finance Manager, South Central Railway, Nanded Division, Nanded. In case, the EMD is adjusted as security deposit then Rs.3,000/- as Demand draft is enough and Bank Guarantee for amount of Rs.20,000/-. b).No interest shall be allowed on the Earnest Money Deposit or on any advance payment made by the Tenderer to the Railways under any stipulation. c).FORFEITURE OF EMD: It shall be understood that the tender documents have been issued to the tenderer and that the tenderer is permitted to tender in consideration of the stipulation on this part that after submission of his/her tender. He/She will not resale the offer or modify the terms and conditions thereof in a manner not acceptable to the Railway Administration. Should the tenderer fail to observe or comply with the said stipulations the aforesaid earnest money deposit amount shall be liable to be forfeited by the Railways.

7. Commission Payable: a. Out of the applicants fulfilling the eligibility conditions, the candidates who opt for the least commission (on the 4% commission slab) will be selected for appointment. b. The commission will be paid on net sale and in the case of concessional tickets it shall be on the actual fare collected by the railways. c. The commission to the STBA is calculated on the basis of the actual net UTS earnings. The commission payable to the STBA on the net sales turnover is as under: d. The SM/ ASM of the station should send a letter to Sr.DCM in the first week of Sales Turnover in Rate at which Commission Payable Rs.(UTS Net earnings) 1-15000 15 % (Minimum Rs.500/-) 15001-50000 12 % 50001-100000 9 % >100000 4% or the rate quoted whichever is lower

The commission will be calculated on monthly basis as is being done for Halt agents (Board’s letter no. 99/TG-IV/Halts/Policy dated 08.09.2000) and as per IRCM Vol.II para 2425 item no.28. Commission to STBAs shall be paid from the Station Earnings. The commission shall be paid on the amount credited to Railway’s account.

the month duly enclosing a certified statement indicating the net sales turnover of the STBA for the previous month. The statement should indicate the day-wise sales turnover as per the DTC. On receipt of the net sales of the STBA, Sr.DCM office will send a pay order to Sr.DFM e. The commission should be paid through direct remittance into the bank account number of the STBA. f. After STBA is selected, he should submit bank accounts before awarding of the contract to the Sr.DCM for payment of commission.

8. Penalty:

If the ticket activity stops due to non availability of STBA or negligence of STBAs resulting in non-functioning of equipments, a suitable penalty equal to average daily turnover from sale of UTS tickets at that particular location, subject to a minimum of Rs.500/- per day may be imposed.

9. Issue of UTS tickets by STBA a) The disbursement of unreserved tickets by STBA will be governed by the timings as decided by the Railway. b) STBA will be authorized to issue cash tickets only. The STBA operator shall be allowed to sell all types of non-concessional unreserved tickets issued through UTS including platform tickets and season tickets. Renewal of season ticket and the issue of senior citizen concessional tickets are also permitted by STBA. All the other concessions tickets requiring documentary proof before issue of tickets can be issued by STBA only when endorsed and permitted by the SM concerned. c) STBA is authorized to issue only UTS tickets. He cannot issue PRS tickets.

10. Cancellation & Non-issue tickets a) The facility of ‘NI' (not issued) will be available to the STBA only when authorized/endorsed by the concerned SM/ ASM. b) The facility of cancellation of ticket may be extended to STBA only when authorised/endorsed by concerned SM/ ASM.

11. Safe custody of ticket rolls and issue of ticket rolls. a) The SM/ASM of the station is responsible for procuring, stocking and safe custody of the ticket rolls. It will be his duty to daily hand over/take over the ticket roll from the STBA. The record of ticket rolls issued to STBA should be maintained by the SM/ ASM. b) A consolidated statement of ticket rolls supplied and details of tickets sold by STBA will be submitted by Station Master/Manager to Sr. DCM every month. c) The STBA will under all circumstances issue the tickets under the guidance and supervision of the SM/ASM.

12. Remittance of daily cash a) Shift summary and daily summary of transaction details done by STBA shall be extracted through UTS and the STBA should deposit the cash accordingly to the Station Master/ASM at the end of the shift/day. The signatures of both the STBA and SM should be appended in the cash register as "cash handover and cash received". In addition, the on-duty SM/ASM to whom the cash is and handover by the STBA will also acknowledge for the amount received in the cash handing over book maintained by the STBA. b) Short remittance of the daily cash by the STBA is not permitted. It will be the responsibility of the SM/ ASM on-duty to ensure that the STBA remits the entire cash proceedings as per the DTC at the end of the shift/ day. The excess railway cash if any, with the STBA should also be remitted and accounted as excess in booking. c) The billable and non-billable vouchers collected at the time of issue of concession tickets by the STBA should also be handed over to the on-duty SM/ASM duly acknowledging in the cash register along with the cash. The non-issue, special cancellation and cancelled tickets should be handed over by the STBA to the on-duty SM/ ASM in a similar way SM will follow the existing procedure for remitting cash in the bank or through cash chest.

13. Responsibility for issue of UTS tickets in case the STBA is absent.

STBAs found absenting frequently or indulging in any other irregularities will be terminated by invoking the termination clause.

14. Period of engagement:

Initial period of contract will be for Three (03) years. An agreement will be executed by STBA with the Railways before commencing of work by the STBA.

15. Termination of Contract:

Each side can terminate the contract without assigning reasons by giving a notice of 10 days.

16. Disabling clause:

Engagement as STBA shall not confer any right and /or claim whatsoever on the person to seek employment on Railways. No benefits viz. absorption in railway service, regularization of service, bonus, railway pass facilities etc. shall accrue to the STBA or his/her legal heirs. No claim in this regard shall be entertained. The STBA shall keep Railways free from any liabilities in present or future. Suitable clause in the agreement to this effect may be incorporated.

17. Arbitration:

To resolve any dispute or claim of any kind or nature arising under or in connection with this agreement between the parties, the standard arbitration clause may be incorporated in the Agreement.

Passenger Traffic of the stations as per months from April-2018 to Jan-2019

S. No Location Code Passenger Earnings per Average per Month(Rs) Month) 1 Nandapur NDPR 6707 101221 2 Mirkhel MQL 7206 81446 3 Chondi CWI 7933 126074 4 Ranjani RNE 10183 189226 5 Parsoda PSD 5595 89426 6 Bodhadi Bujurj BHBK 17447 742142 7 Karmad KMV 4410 94148 8 Kekatumar KKG 2787 48899 9 Kanhergaonaka KNRG 5294 141409 10 Limbgaon LBG 5632 59963 11 Pingli PIZ 5681 81453 12 Lohagad LHD 3044 43044 13 Badnapur BDU 10773 180423 14 Barsitakli BSQ 4544 79579 15 Amanwadi AMW 3650 57877 16 Jaulka JUK 5825 105132 17 Bolda BLC 8559 139642 18 Daulatabad DLB 5245 85376 19 Vadgaonnila, WDN 2640 37804 20 Pokarni Narsimha PKNS 6934 120881 21 Usmanpur UPR 1798 28315 22 Potul POZ 3122 38196 23 Karanjgaon KAJG 6293 70675 24 Tarur TR 2234 44182 25 Dhamini DNE 2798 47618 26 Navalgaon NVLN 2771 45198 27 Shivni Shivapur SVW 3262 75107 28 Dhanora DHNR 2876 59336 29 Chudawa CRU 1910 29024

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