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What
is the role of COFMOW ?
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COFMOW purchases
Machinery & Plant for the various Railways/Production Units/ Workshops.
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How
can the details of the tenders issued by COFMOW be known ?
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Through the
advertisement in the various leading newspapers of the country. These are also
displayed in the notice board in the Stores Department of COFMOW. (See
procedure to purchase tenders).
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Are
the tenders available free cost?
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No, non-transferable bid
documents are issued on the request. These are available at the cost indicated
in the tender notices, which are paid either in cash or through crossed demand
draft payable to FA&CAO/ COFMOW/New Delhi. The tender documents are given
free of cost to the bidders who are registered with NSIC for the tendered items
under ‘Single Point Scheme'.
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What
are the timings of sale of bid documents by COFMOW?
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Bid Documents are
available for sale in COFMOW from 10.30 hrs. to 15.00 hrs. excluding lunch
break from 13.30 hrs. to 14.00 hrs. on all working days. The tenders can be
purchased till one day prior to the date of opening of tender.
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What
is the time up to which tender can be submitted on the date of opening and when
it is opened? |
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The tender is to be
submitted up to 11.00 hrs. on the date of opening of tender and are opened in
public at 11.30 hrs. on the same day.
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What
are delayed and late tenders? |
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The delayed tenders are
those tenders, which are received after due date and time for submission of
tender but before the time of opening of tender. Late tenders are those
tenders, which are received after date & time of opening the tender.
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Whether
late/delayed tenders are considered ? |
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No, late/delayed tenders
are not considered by COFMOW.
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Are
the bidders required to submit earnest money along with their offer.
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Yes, all the bidders are
required to submit earnest money as indicated in the tender notices in the form
of Bank Guarantee or any other form indicated in the Bid Documents. However,
the bidders registered with NSIC for the tendered items are exempted from
submission of bid guarantee..
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Is
the cost of tender purchased by any bidder refunded in case of cancellation of
any tender by COFMOW ?
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In such cases the cost
of tender if purchased by any bidder is adjusted against any other tender on
the request of the bidder.
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Can
foreign firms participate in the advertised tender issued by COFMOW ? |
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Advertised tenders are
called only from indigenous manufacturers or their authorised agents. Foreign
firms are not considered against the advertised tender. However, against the
Global tenders issued by COFMOW the offers are considered from foreign firms
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Can
the date of opening of tender as indicated in the tender notices be extended on
the request of the bidders?
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Normally tenders are
opened on the date specified in the tender notices. However, the date of
opening of tender is extended only on valid grounds depending on the merit of
the individual case.
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What
is the amount of security deposit the successful bidders are required to pay?
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Successful bidders are
required to pay security deposit in the form of Performance Bank Guarantee
equivalent to 10% of the value of the order. However, Small Scale Industries
registered with NSIC for the specific items are exempted from payment of
security deposit up to the value of the monetary limit for which they are
registered.
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What
is the qualification criteria for the bidders ?
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The bidder/tenderer
should be a licensed manufacturer and should have adequate plant and
manufacturing capacity and a quality assurance programme. The bidder must have
manufactured the type of machine offered or similar during the last 3 years.
The quantity of machine manufactured is related to the type of procurement
being done in individual tender
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Are
Railways considering reconditioning of machines?
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Yes. Reconditioning of
machines is being considered in selected areas.
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What
type of machinery & plant generally procured by COFMOW ? |
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Air Compressor
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2
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Axle Shop Machines
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3
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Band Saws
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4
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Boring Machines
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5
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Cleaning/Washing Plants
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6
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Drilling Machines
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7
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Dynamic Balancing Machines
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8
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Electrical Equipments
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9
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Gear Manufacturing Machines
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10
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Grinding Machines
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11
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Hammers
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12
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Honing Machines (Vertical)
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13
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Machining Centres (Tooled up)
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14
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Material Handling Equipments
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15
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Metrology Equipments
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16
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Milling Machines
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17
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Painting Machines
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18
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Planing Machines
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19
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Presses
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20
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Printing Machines
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21
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Profile Cutting Machine
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22
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Shearing/Punching/Cropping/Nibbling
Machine
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23
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Spectrometers
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24
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Spring Manufacturing Machines
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25
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Surface Preparation system
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26
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Testing Machines
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27
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Threading Machines
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28
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traction Motor Shop Machines
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training Machines
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30
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Turning Machines
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Welding Machines
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Wheel Lathes
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33
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Wheel Press
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34
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Wheel Tyre Lip Rolling Machine
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35
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Simulators in motion type
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36
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Re-railing Equipment (imported)
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37
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Hydraulic Rescue Device (Imported)
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Furnace Direct Arc Melting
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Rail cum Road Vehicle
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40
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Tunnel Image Scanning and Thermal
Measuring System
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Semi Pit Type BG/MG Static Electronic
Weigh Bridge
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Oil Fired Furnace
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CNC Cam Shaft Milling
Machine for Diesel Loco.
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Is
there a system of Registering firm/supplier?
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There is no system of
registration of suppliers in COFMOW.
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How
are the offers involving payment in foreign currency evaluated?
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Offers for imported
articles, involving payment in a foreign currency shall, for the purpose of
comparison, be converted into Indian Currency at the official rate of B.C.
selling foreign exchange ruling on the date of opening of tender. Where the
time lag between the opening of the price bids and final evaluation exceeds 3
months the B.C. selling rate of SBI on date of final evaluation is to be
adopted for conversion.
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How
are the tenders Evaluated?
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The evaluation of
tenders is done in three stages. At stage one, tender is commercially evaluated
by Stores branch and verified by Accounts Branch. At stage two, the technical
evaluation is conducted. Finally the tender committee makes the recommendation
to the accepting authority.
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What
is the normal Constitution of Tender?
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Tender Committee
normally consists of minimum three members, one each from Stores, Accounts and
Mechanical department. The committee is appointed by competent authority to
accept the Tender.
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How
are the inspection Conducted?
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What
is the USP of the new HCL In-built technology for data safety ?
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Inspection of Machinery
& Plant procured by COFMOW is normally done by RITES. For imported items,
these inspections are carried out by Indian Railway representatives in Indian
Embassies at London, Berlin and Paris.
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