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TABLE OF CONTENTS

A. INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................... 3
B. BRIEF SCOPE OF WORK ........................................................................................................... 3
C. SALIENT FEATURES OF NOTICE INVITING TENDER (NIT) .................................................... 3
D. EARNEST MONEY DEPOSIT: .................................................................................................. 11
E. GENERAL: ................................................................................................................................. 12
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A. INTRODUCTION

On behalf of OWNER (IOCL), M/s. Technip India Limited (TPIL) as EPCM CONSULTANT
invites e-Bids for COMPOSITE WORKS FOR CIVIL & STRUCTURAL, PIPING,
MECHANICAL, PROCESS SAFETY, ELECTRICAL AND INSTRUMENTATION WORKS,
RESIDUAL ENGINEERING, STATUTORY APPROVALS AND MECHANICAL
COMPLETION, PRE-COMMISSIONING, COMMISSIONING OF INTERCONNECTION
SYSTEM FOR STORAGE TANK INTEGRATION for IOCL Paradip Refinery on Open
Domestic Competitive Bidding under Single Stage Two-Bid system (Part-1: Techno-
Commercial and Priced Part and Part -2: Technical Part) from competent contractors with
sound Technical and Commercial capabilities fulfilling the Qualification Criteria as stated
below.

B. BRIEF SCOPE OF WORK

The Composite Works mainly covers Civil & Structural, Piping, Insulation and Painting,
Equipment erection, Process Safety, Electrical and Instrumentation, dismantling & disposal
and other related works as per Scope of Work defined in various parts of the bidding documents
along with statutory approvals, Mechanical Completion, Pre-commissioining, Commissioning,
submission of final documentation and handing over of all facilities to OWNER as required for
Storage Tanks Integration at IOCL Paradip Refinery.

All the Works shall be carried out as per item descriptions, Price Schedule/Schedule of Rates,
Technical Specifications, Standards and IFC drawings and shall be measured accordingly in
line with the terms and conditions of the bidding document.

During execution of Works, there may be increase /decrease of Quantities and Price/Unit Rates
shall remain firm for any increase / decrease in quantity as per provisions of terms & conditions
of the Contract. Bidder shall be required to execute the work anywhere within the IOCL Refinery
plant boundary on the same Unit rates, and terms and conditions.

For detailed scope of work, refer the relevant sections of the Bidding Document.

C. SALIENT FEATURES OF NOTICE INVITING TENDER (NIT)

Bidding Document 080557C/T/COMP/01

1.
No.
Type of Tender Open Tender- DOMESTIC COMPETITIVE BIDDING
2.
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DOMESTIC COMPETITIVE BIDDING (E-BIDDING) under

3. Mode of Tendering
Single Stage Two-Bid system with Reverse Auction

COMPOSITE WORKS FOR CIVIL & STRUCTURAL, PIPING,

4. Name of Work
MECHANICAL, PROCESS SAFETY, ELECTRICAL AND
INSTRUMENTATION WORKS, STATUTORY APPROVALS
AND MECHANICAL COMPLETION, PRE-COMMISSIONING,
COMMISSIONING OF INTERCONNECTION SYSTEM FOR
STORAGE TANK INTEGRATION at IOCL PARADIP
REFINERY.
Tender download From 21.11.2020 to 12.12.2020
5.
schedule
Tender documents can be downloaded free of charge from the
website www.iocletenders.gov.in during the above period.

For Site Visit On 25.11.2020

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Bidder to contact:
Mr. J.Morischristopher, Project Manager
Technip India Limited
19, Velachery Main Road | Chennai – 600 032
Tamilnadu, India
Telephone: +91 44 22303258
Email: morischristopher.jesumarian@technipfmc.com
Pre-Bid Meeting At 10:30 Hrs on 27.11.2020 in the following address:
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IOCL, Scope Complex, Core-2, Institutional Area, Lodhi Road,

New Delhi, Delhi - 110003, India
Last date for submitting pre-bid queries: 26.11.2020
Bid Submission Start,
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End date & Time Bid Submission Start Date: From 9.00 Hrs. on 08.12.2020
Bid Submission End Date: Up to 15.00 Hrs. on 12.12.2020

The bidders are required to submit their bids electronically on

the e-tender Portal only (URL: https://iocletenders.gov.in) using
valid Digital Signature Certificates, on or before the bid
submission date and time.
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9 Techno-commercial 15.00 Hrs. on one day after bid submission (*). If date
Bid opening date identified as (*) above happen to be a declared holiday in TPIL,
Chennai/ IOCL, New Delhi, the next working day shall be
considered.

Date and time of Priced Bid opening will be communicated only

to Techno-commercially acceptable bidders.
10 Earnest Money EMD amount is INR.28,95,000 (Indian Rupees Twenty Eight
Deposit (EMD) Lakhs Ninety Five Thousand only)

11 Completion 14 Months (13 (Thirteen) Months for Mechanical Completion +

Schedule 01 (One) Month for Commissioning) from the date of Fax of
Acceptance (FOA).
BIDDER’S QUALIFICATION CRITERIA (BQC)
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Intending Bidders shall meet the minimum qualification criteria detailed below to
qualify. The Bidders shall have to furnish proof of their qualification credentials and
other relevant documents mentioned in the Bidding Document along with the Part-I
(Techno-commercial bid).
12.1 QUALIFICATION CRITERIA - TECHNICAL

i. Bidder, as main Contractor or as sub-contractor, should have successfully

completed works involving “Piping, Civil & Structural, Electrical/
Instrumentation Works in Petroleum Refinery / Petrochemical Complex/
Fertilizer Complex/ Oil & Gas Sector under single contract or two contracts”
within the 10 (ten) years ending on last day of the month immediately
previous to the month in which last date of bid submission falls (in case of
extended bid submission date, original bid submission date shall be
considered).

ii. Bidder who is meeting the criteria mentioned in 12.1.i above for Electrical works
on its own, should have valid electrical contractor license. The copy of the same
shall be submitted by the Bidder.

iii. In case the Bidder does not meet the criteria mentioned in 12.1.i above for Electrical
and/or Instrumentation works on its own, the bidder may also be considered
provided:-
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a. Bidder engages a Sub-Contractor(s) who have successfully completed works

involving Electrical and/or Instrumentation works in Petroleum Refinery /
Petrochemical Complex/ Fertilizer Complex/ Oil & Gas Sector under
single contract or two contracts. For Electrical works, the Sub-contractor
should have valid electrical contractor license and copy of the same is to be
submitted along with bid. Bidder shall submit with his bid, documentary
evidence in support of the sub-contractor meeting the experience criteria.

b. Bidder shall furnish with his bid, the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
with the proposed Sub-contractor(s) for executing the work pertaining to
Electrical and/or Instrumentation for the scope mentioned in the Tender
Documents. In case of Bidder being successful bidder, the MOU with Sub-
Contractor(s) (submitted during Qualification), shall be binding on the Bidder
at least till the pendency of the Contract.

c. The Bidder shall furnish documentary proof in the form of copy of work order(s)/
contract agreement(s)/ relevant pages of contract document(s)/ drawings/ data
sheet, completion certificate(s), fulfilling the qualification criteria, for
themselves, and for their Sub-Contractor (s) (in case they have proposed Sub-
contractor(s).

d. The successful bidder or its subcontractor, as the case may shall furnish a copy
of the valid electrical license to Engineer-in-charge before commencement of
any electrical work or work pertaining to Electrical System for working in the
state in which the job site is located.
12.2 QUALIFICATION CRITERIA–FINANCIAL

A) The Annual Turnover (ATO) of the tenderers during any of the preceding three
financial years i.e., 2019 - 2020, 2018 -2019 and 2017- 2018, shall be equal to or
more than INR 41,54,27,000/-

B) Bidder shall have positive Net worth. To establish the same, bidder shall furnish the
latest Audited Financial Statement including Auditors reports, Audited Balance
Sheet, Profit & Loss Account, Notes, Annexures (if any) etc.

C) In case Net worth is negative, the bid shall be considered for further evaluation only
if the bidder provides an undertaking from financial institutions towards “financial
support for executing orders in case of order placement on them.

D) The net worth means paid up share capital, share application money pending
allotment* and reserve # less accumulate losses and deferred expenditure to the
extent not written off.
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# Reserves to be considered for net-worth shall be all reserves created out of the
profits and securities premium account but shall not include reserves created out of
revaluation of assets, write back of depreciation and amalgamation.

*Share application money pending allotment will be considered only in respect of

share to be allotted.

E) Accordingly, the definition of net-worth shall be as follows:

Paid up share capital XXXX

Add: Share application money pending allotment XXXX
Add: Reserves (as defined above) XXXX
Less: Accumulate Losses XX
Less: Deferred revenue expenditure to the extend not written off XX
Net-worth XXXX

In case the financial year closing date is within 9 months of bid due date and audited
annual report of immediate preceding financial year is not available, bidder has the
option to submit the financial details of the previous year immediately prior to the last
financial year. Otherwise, it is compulsory to submit the financial details of the
immediate preceding financial years.

Example, in case, audited annual report of immediate preceding financial year (year
ending 31st March) is not available and where bid closing date is up to 31st
December, the financial details of the previous year immediately prior to the last
financial year may be submitted. However, in case the bid closing date is after 31st
December, it is compulsory to submit the financial details of the immediate preceding
financial year only.

F) Any of the following documents furnished by the bidder in support clause no. 12.2 (A)
and 12.2 (B) above shall be:
a) Audited published Annual Report
OR
b) Audited Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Statement
OR
c) Financial statements duly certified by practicing Chartered Accountant (not
being an employee or a Director and not having any interest in the bidder’s
company) where audited accounts are not mandatory as per law.

The failure to meet Annual Turnover (ATO) at 12.2 (A) & Net Worth Criteria at 12.2 (B)
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above will render the bid to be summarily rejected.

QUALIFICATION CRITERIA–COMMERCIAL
12.3 For experience, the bidder, as a main or as a sub-contractor, should have Executed /
completed at least one or two or three contract (s) involving Similar works of minimum
value(s) as indicated below during the last 10 Ten years ending on last day of the
month immediately previous to the month in which last date of bid submission falls (in
case of extended bid submission date, original bid submission date shall be considered)

➢ One “Similar” completed contract having similar works valuing not less than the
amount equal to INR 40,38,87,000/-
OR
➢ Two “Similar” completed contracts each having similar works valuing not less
than the amount equal to INR 32,31,10,000/-
OR
➢ Three “Similar” completed contracts each having similar works valuing not less
than the amount equal to INR 24,23,33,000/-

The word “Similar” mentioned above shall mean:

“Mechanical works involving Piping & Equipment erection in any Petroleum Refinery/
Petrochemical Complex/ Fertilizer Complex/ Oil & Gas Sector.”
OR

“Composite works involving Mechanical and Piping works including erection of

equipment, in combination with other works out of Civil, structural, Electrical,
Instrumentation works in any Petroleum Refinery/ Petrochemical Complex/ Fertilizer
Complex/ Oil & Gas Sector.”

Note: The Similar completed order value for the purpose of calculation of BQC shall
be exclusive of GST or service tax.

12.3.1 Documents for meeting the commercial experience criteria:

a) The Bidder shall furnish documentary proof in form of the copy of (i) work order(s)/
contract agreement(s)/ relevant pages of contract document(s) mentioning the value
& the scope of work, Schedule of rates and (ii) completion certificate(s) issued by
owner/ Consultant indicating executed value and certificate(s) of commissioning of
previous plants from owner/ Consultant, fulfilling the qualification criteria for
themselves.
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b) In case Executed Value is not mentioned in the Completion Certificate, Work Order
value with amendments, if any, shall be considered towards BQC requirements.
Where the executed value is not mentioned in the Completion Certificate, the copy
of certified Bill shall also be acceptable for determining the executed value if
submitted along with Completion Certificate. Executed Value or Work Order Value,
whichever is higher, shall be considered towards BQC requirements as above and
Offer shall be evaluated accordingly.

c) Executed value mentioned in the completion certificate should be exclusive of

Service Tax/ GST. In case the value of job submitted by Bidder does not have clarity
with regard to inclusion/ exclusion of Service Tax/ GST, the amount appearing in
completion certificate shall be considered for commercial experience criteria.

d) A job completed by a bidder as a sub-contractor shall be considered for the purpose

of meeting the technical and commercial experience criteria of BQC subject to
submission of following documents in support of meeting the “Bidder Qualification
Criteria”:

i. Copy of work order along with SOR issued by Main Contractor.

ii. Bidder has to submit a Certificate from the End User/ Owner/Consultant of the
Owner stating that the Main Contractor has intimated them about the
engagement of Bidder as a Sub-Contractor OR the Bidder had been
allowed/permitted as a Sub-Contractor in the concerned job(s). (This is not
required in those cases where Completion Certificate/Commissioning
Certificate issued in the name of Bidder directly by the End User/
Owner/Consultant of the Owner is available). The Copy of Certified Final
Bill/TDS Details against the concerned job shall also be submitted by the
Bidder, if so required by IOCL/Technip.

iii. Copies of Completion Certificate issued by the Owner/ Owner’s Consultant. The
said Certificates shall have details like work order no. /date, brief scope of work,
ordered & executed value of the job, completion date etc. In case bidder is not
able to furnish the completion certificates from the Owner/Owner’s Consultant
in his name then the Certificate issued in the name of Main Contractor shall also
be considered as proof of completion of the relevant job.

e) If the bidder cites any reference of a job executed for IOCL or executed for some
client through Technip and the bidder is not able to furnish documentary evidence,
the internal records of IOCL or Technip (as the case may be) shall be considered.

f) A job executed by a bidder for its own plant/ projects can’t be considered as
experience for the purpose of meeting requirement of BQC of the Bidding Document.
However, jobs executed for Subsidiary/ Fellow subsidiary / Holding company will be
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considered as experience for the purpose of meeting BQC subject to submission of

tax paid invoice(s) duly certified by Statutory Auditor of the bidder towards payments
of statutory tax in support of the job executed for Subsidiary/ Fellow subsidiary /
Holding company. Such bidders to submit these documents in addition to the
documents specified above to meet BQC.
13.0
GENERAL NOTES ON QUALIFICATION CRITERIA:

a. Submission of authentic documents is the prime responsibility of the bidder.

Wherever IOCL or its representative has concern or apprehension regarding the
authenticity/ correctness of any document, IOCL or its representative reserves the
right to get the documents verified from issuing authority.

b. Bidders/Agencies shall ensure submission of complete information/documentations

in the first instance itself. IOCL reserves the right to complete the evaluation based
on the details furnished by the agencies without seeking any subsequent additional
information. Bids not in compliance with Bidding Document or with incomplete
information documents are liable for rejection.
c. All documents submitted by the bidder towards meeting BQC shall be furnished in a
separate booklet titled as "Documentation against Qualification Criteria" with proper
indexing.
d. The failure to meet the above Qualifying Criteria(s) will cause the rejection of Bid.
e. A Company (Bidder) shall not be allowed to use the credentials of its parent or any
group company to meet the Experience Criteria.
f. Notwithstanding any other condition /provision in the tender documents, in case of
ambiguity or incomplete documents pertaining to qualification Criteria (BQC),
bidders shall be given maximum one opportunity with a fixed deadline after bid
opening to provide complete & unambiguous documents in support of meeting the
Qualification criteria (BQC). In case the bidder fails to submit any document or
submits incomplete documents within the given time, the bidder’s tender is liable to
be rejected. However, IOCL reserves the right to make any further queries.
Offer must be uploaded on e-tender website
Mode of www.iocletenders.gov.in before the last date & time of
14 Submission. submission of tender.
Offer submitted using any other mode will not be accepted.
15 OTHER REQUIREMENTS
The bidders should furnish Permanent Account Number, PF Number, GSTIN and
15.1 place of registration, ESI Registration Code, Proprietor ship affidavit. and any other
statutory requirement, wherever required, at the time of submitting their bid
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NOTES:
Indian Bidders who would like to quote directly shall have Indian ESI Registration in
a)
their own name and submit Copy of the same Registration Certificate along with the
Bid.
If ESI Registration is not available during Bidding as mentioned above, concerned
b) bidder is required to submit the ESI registration certificate (if applicable) within 15 days
from the award of work to EIC.
16.2 Duly notarised Power of Attorney in favour of person authorized to sign and submit
the bid.
Mr. J.Morischristopher, Project Manager
Technip India Limited
Tender Inviting 19, Velachery Main Road | Chennai – 600 032 | Tamilnadu,
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Authority India
Telephone: +91 44 22303258
Email: Morischristopher.jesumarian@technipfmc.com
Integrity Pact
18 Agreement Applicable for this tender

19 Tender cost / Fee Nil

20 Language English
The offer of the Bidder shall remain valid for 4 (Four) months
21 Validity of Bids
from the date of opening of Unpriced Techno Commercial Bid.
22 Reverse Auction Applicable for this Tender
Consortium/JV
23 Not Applicable.
Bidding

D. EARNEST MONEY DEPOSIT:

1. The Earnest Money Deposit/Bid Security shall be in any of the following forms at the
bidder’s discretion:
2. An unconditional guarantee in favour of “Indian Oil Corporation Ltd., Refineries Division
(As per the Format specified in the General Conditions of Contract (GCC) attached with
the Bid Document), issued by any Bank (Selection of Bank shall be as per SCC of the
Bidding Document). In case bidder opt to submit Bank Guarantee, follow instruction of
document “FAQs-IOCL-Online-EMD” available along with Enquiry / Bidding
Document on e-tender portal;
3. Online through RTGS/ NEFT through e-tendering portal (for all values).
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a. (Bidder to follow instruction of document “FAQs-IOCL-Online-EMD” available along

with Enquiry / Bidding Document on e-tender portal)

4. The Bank Guarantee for EMD shall be valid for 3 (Three) Months beyond the bid
validity. The EMD BGs shall be submitted along with techno commercial bid only.
5. Wherever applicable, scanned copy of EMD Instrument (i.e. B.G /MSEs/NSIC
certificate etc.) must be uploaded along with offer & original of BG should reach to
the office of tender issuing authority in sealed envelope super-scribing tender name,
tender number, date of opening and bidder’s name, preferably before the deadline of
submission but not later than 7 (seven) working days from opening date of techno-
commercial (unpriced) bids

E. GENERAL:

Bidder to note the following before bidding:

1. Offers from following types of bidders will not be accepted
a) Who are in the Holiday/ Suspension /Banning List / Negative list of IOCL or its
Administrative Ministry, MoPNG on due date of submission of bid / during the
process of evaluation of the bids, the offers of such bidders shall not be
considered for bid opening/evaluation/Award.
b) Who are under liquidation, court receivership or similar proceedings, Bidder
shall submit a self-certificate stating that they are not under liquidation, court
receivership or similar proceedings. Failure to do so or the bidder is under court
receivership or similar proceedings, their bids shall not be considered.
2. The subject tender is an e-tender & can be downloaded from IOCL website,
https://iocletenders.gov.in. The tender document will not be issued in person or sent
by post. Mere obtaining tender document through IOCL website shall, however, not be
construed that the bidder/agency is considered qualified.
3. Bidders are mandated to get enrolled on e-Tendering portal (https://iocletenders.gov.in)
and enroll their Digital Signature Certificate (DSC).
4. Bidders are advised to read the instructions for participating in the e-tendering from the
website https://iocetenders.gov.in. The Help Documentation placed at Home Page
provides necessary guidance to bidders for using the e-Tendering site. A user ID will
be issued to each prospective bidder by e-Procurement administrator for participation
in e-tendering. Special Instruction to Bidder for e tendering procedure is enclosed as
part of tender document.
5. Bidders to note that Original Power of Attorney or other proof of authority of the person
who has signed the Bid or Copy of Power of Attorney or other authority, duly certified
by a Gazetted Officer or a Notary Public in proof of authority of the person who has
signed the Bid should be enclosed with the offer.
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6. Bidders shall submit the following documents in Original to TPIL/ IOCL within Seven
(07) days from the date of Un-priced Bid opening:
a) Original EMD BG, if applicable
b) Original copy of Integrity Pact Agreement
7. Bidders/Agencies shall ensure submission of complete information/documentations in
the first instance itself. IOCL reserves the right to complete the evaluation based on the
details furnished by the agencies without seeking any subsequent additional
information. Bids not in compliance with Bidding Document or with incomplete
information documents are liable for rejection.
8. As far as possible Bidders are requested to clarify all the technical queries related to
tender before the bid opening and ensure compliance of all provisions of the bidding
document.
9. The bidder is expected prior to the submission of its/his/their bid, as a prudent and
experienced Contractor to make its/his/their own assessment of all the requirements of
the work and of the accuracy, correctness and completeness of any estimate, data, or
information furnished by the OWNER in the Tender Documents and of the availability,
suitability, propriety, adequacy and/or soundness of any suggestion made by the
OWNER in the Tender Documents as hereinabove referred to
10. The bidder is also expected prior to finalization of its/his/their bid to visit and examine
the job site and its surroundings and to familiarize itself/himself/themselves of the
ground realities, the availability, existence and suitability of facilities and sources of
supply required for the work(s) and the environmental conditions which can be
encountered, and collect all data and other information which the bidder may require
for preparation and formulation of its/his/their bid. The CONTRACTOR will not to be
entitled to make any claim against the OWNER or to raise any objection or defense to
any claim based on the ignorance of existing or expected conditions, or on the lack of
adequate information, or of any plan, estimate or expectation based on a different
perception or expectation or information.
11. The tenderer shall be deemed before tendering to have undertaken a thorough study
of the proposed work, the job site(s) involved, the site conditions, soil conditions, the
terrain, the climatic conditions, the labour, power, material, and equipment availability,
transport and communications facilities, the availability and suitability of borrow areas,
the availability of land for right of way and temporary office and accommodations,
quarters, and all other facts and facilities necessary or relevant for the formulation of
the bid, supply of materials and the performance of work.
12. Submission of authentic documents is the prime responsibility of the bidder. Wherever
IOCL has concern or apprehension regarding the authenticity/ correctness of any
document, IOCL reserves the right to get the documents verified from issuing
authority/any relevant source. If documents (part or full) are found forged, such offers
will be summarily rejected and EMD will be forfeited and may be debarred from future
tenders.
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13. IOCL (Owner) / Technip (Consultant) reserve the right to assess Bidder's capability and
capacity to perform the Contract by taking into account past performance, and various
aspects such as concurrent commitments etc. IOCL (Owner) / Technip (Consultant)
also reserve the right to use in-house information for assessment of capacity of bidder
and their performance on jobs completed/in progress for evaluation purpose.
14. Relevant supporting documents towards other requirements specified are also to be
uploaded along with Techno-commercial bid failing which bid is liable for rejection.
15. IOCL reserves the right to reject any or all of the tenders or any parts of the tender so
received and may cancel the tender in part or full, extend the due date of Tender
submission etc. without assigning any reason. Although ordinarily the lowest
responsive bid amongst the bids submitted by tenderers and considered by the
OWNER to qualified and competent shall be preferred, the OWNER reserves the right
not to accept the lowest bid if in its opinion this would not be in the interests of the works
16. Tendering can be abandoned by OWNER without assigning any reason. No
compensation is paid for the efforts made by the contractor.
17. In case any Bidder is found to be involved in cartel formation, his Bid will not be
considered for evaluation / placement of order. Such Bidder will also be debarred from
bidding in future.
18. Canvassing in any form by the Bidder or by any other agency on their behalf may lead
to disqualification of their Bid.
19. Unsolicited clarifications to the offer and / or change in the prices during the validity
period would render the bid liable for rejection.
20. Techno-commercial part of the Bids shall be opened at 15.00 Hrs. (IST) on the due
date. Time and date of opening of Price Bids shall be notified through e portal to the
qualified and acceptable bidders at a later date. Bidders may view the Bid opening
through IOCL e-Tendering portal-https://iocletenders.gov.in.
21. Bidders are to quote their most competitive rates. Negotiations will not be conducted
with the bidders as a matter of routine. However, Owner reserves the right to conduct
negotiations.
22. Legal dispute, if any, shall only be within the jurisdiction of Local Court in DELHI.
23. All communication will be made through e-Tendering web site
(www.iocletenders.gov.in). However, IOCL reserve the right to take cognizance of
the communication made outside e-Tendering Portal under exceptional circumstances.
24. Bidder cannot make any claim against IOCL towards its expense incurred in connection
with the preparation and delivery of their bids, site visit, participating in the discussion
and other expenses incurred during bidding process.
25. Bidder should make sure that their priced bid contains only prices. Rates mentioned
elsewhere shall not be taken into cognizance. Offer shall be liable for rejection if any
condition directly or implied, recorded in Priced Bid.
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26. After opening of the technical bids but before the opening of the price bids, the bids
may be rejected for unsatisfactory performance or adverse comments which have come
to the notice after the issue of the tender enquiry.
27. Offers not meeting statutory requirement are liable for rejection.
28. Bidders are advised to visit Announcement section/ Information for DSC/ Bidders
Manual Kit/ FAQ of e-Tender Portal before bidding.
29. Notwithstanding any other condition /provision in the tender documents, in case of
ambiguity or incomplete documents pertaining to Bidder Qualification Criteria (BQC),
bidders shall be given maximum one opportunity with a fixed deadline after bid opening
to provide complete & unambiguous documents in support of meeting the Bidder
Qualification criteria (BQC). In case the bidder fails to submit any document or submits
incomplete documents within the given time, the bidder’s tender is liable to be rejected.
However, IOCL reserves the right to make any further queries.
30. Refer ITB of the tender document /Special Instruction to Bidder (SITB) of e-tender web
site for more details.
31. Any Addendum/Corrigendum/Sale date extension in respect of above Tender shall be
issued on our website: https://iocletenders.gov.in only and no separate notification shall
be issued in the press. Bidders are therefore requested to regularly visit our website to
keep themselves updated. Failure of Bidder to submit tender without taking cognizance
of Corrigendum / Amendment (if any) issued by IOCL shall make bid liable for rejection.
32. IOCL does not take any responsibility for the correctness of tender documents obtained
from any other source. Bidders are advised to visit above mentioned website before
submitting their offer for official version of the tender document including any
corrigendum / amendment if any, which shall be binding to the bidder.
33. Owner reserves its right to allow Public Sector Enterprises (Central/State), purchase
preference as admissible/applicable from time to time under the existing Govt. policy.
34. For detailed specifications, terms and conditions and other details, refer complete
Bidding Document.
35. Tendering can be abandoned by OWNER without assigning any reason. No
compensation is paid for the efforts made by the contractor.
36. Consultant appointed for the project / work shall not be allowed to participate in the
tender either directly or indirectly. An indirect participation shall include participation
through an affiliate or as subcontractor, consultant or supplier with the exception of
participation as TPIA for the same job. The expression ‘affiliate’ for the purpose of this
clause will include any person, or company or association (howsoever designated)
who/which is a member of the consultant (if the consultant is a joint venture or
consortium or who or which directly or indirectly holds 10% (ten percent) or more of the
capital or voting capital of consultant (if the consultant or any of its members is a
company or a body corporate) or who or which is consultant or sub-contractor of the
consultant with regard to the project.
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37. A Memorandum of understanding has been signed by IOCL with Transparency

International for adoption of integrity pact in major tenders.
38. Bidder shall submit the integrity Agreement & the covering letter in the prescribed formats
(Attachment I to ITB) duly signed along with the technical offer.
39. Fax/ e-mail bids shall not be accepted.
40. The offer of the Bidder shall remain valid for 4 (Four) months from the from the date of
opening of Unpriced Techno Commercial Bid. On account of exigencies if bidders are
asked to extend their validity, the same should be without any deviation including
change in the prices. However, the bidders would be allowed to withdraw the tender. If
a bidder still deviates or changes price, its offer would likely to be rejected
41. The terms “Pre-qualification Criteria (PQC)” and “Bidder Qualification Criteria (BQC)”
shall have the same meaning in the Bidding Document.
42. Bidder to quote the NIT/Bidding Doc. no. in all Correspondences.
43. Clarification, if any, can be obtained from TPIL / IOCL.
44. All documents submitted by the bidder towards meeting BQC shall be furnished in a
separate booklet titled as "Documentation against Bidder Qualification Criteria" with
proper indexing Evaluation for Pre-Qualification of bids shall be carried out as specified
in Pre-Qualification Booklet.
45. Purchase Preference to MSME will not be applicable for this tender.
46. Not used.
47. Bidders from a country which shares a land border with India will be eligible to bid in
this tender only if the bidder is registered with the Competent Authority in line with
requirements specified by Government of India. Broad Guidelines in this regard is
specified in Annexure-I of NIT. The bidder shall complete the registration process
before last date of bid submission and submit documentary evidence in this regard,
failing which their bids will be rejected.

48. Bidder shall submit the undertaking as provided in Annexure-I on their company letter
head duly signed by their authorised representative along with the bid.
49. Fax of Acceptance (FOA) /LOA (Letter of Acceptance) will be issued by the OWNER to
the successful BIDDER.

J. Moris Christopher – Project Manager

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For and on behalf of
Technip India Limited.
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Signature Not Verified
Digitally signed by ANANTH T SAHAYA
JOSEPH
Date: 2020.11.21 17:13:05 IST
Location: Indian Oil Corporation Ltd-IOCL