PRE QUALIFICATION OF TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS TO CONSTRUCT EARTHWORK IN CUTTINGS /EMBANKMENT AND MINOR BRIDGES  ON KATRA – LAOLE SECTION OF JAMMU – SRINAGAR - BARAMULLA NEW B.G. RAILWAY LINE

 

The Construction of above line from Km. 30 to Km. 120 between Katra – Laole shall be undertaken by Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd., which includes construction of tunnels, major bridges and other civil engineering work such as Earthwork in cuttings / embankments and minor bridges. The entire Railway line has to be completed in the tight target period. For the purpose of convenience and easy handling, work of earthwork in cuttings / embankment and construction of minor bridges is grouped into number of packages. 

 

Salient features of the proposed works of Earthwork and minor bridges will be:

 

1.                  The work includes earthwork in cuttings / embankments for 90 lacs cum (approx.) and construction of 30 minor bridges (approx.).

 

2.                  Earthwork in cutting is to be carried out in all types of soils / rock and as per the slope design.

 

3.                  The work may include slope protection works depending on the soil strata, such as shotcreting, boulder netting, rock bolting, soil nailing and concrete retaining wall etc.

 

4.                  The earthwork in embankment will be with compaction layer by layer.

 

5.                  Minor bridges may be with RCC/slab / hume pipe / any other type.

 

6.                  The bridge foundations can be either with piling / open foundation depending on the strata available.  However, foundations will be standardized for the variable geological conditions.

 

7.                  As this is an earthquake prone zone, all structures will be designed for earthquake resistance.

 

8.                  Method of construction will be standardized.

 

It is proposed to select Contractors who are prepared to take the challenge and work along with us as empowered technical partner, who will be selected on the basis of information to be submitted along with supporting documents in prescribed format for pre-qualification of contractors for undertaking proposed works.

 


Following information for screening has to be submitted without fail:

 

a)     Details of earthwork and minor bridges carried out and completed / in progress during last 5 years.

 

b)     Number of projects where work is completed in time with clients’ certificates.

 

c)      List of machinery owned by the Contractors.

 

d)     Details of professional organization - man power with bio-data of professional staff.

 

e)     Capability to design the structures.

 

f)        Financial status of the company including balance sheet for last 5 years. Turnover of the company during the last 5 years (cumulative) should be Rs.50 Crores.

 

g)     Details of Arbitration cases, Court cases/ disputes for the works executed during last 5 years.

 

h)      Experience if any, for executing the works in Himalayas.

 

The above details should be submitted in the prescribed format on Excel Sheet, on a CD/Floppy and one set of hard copy duly signed by the authorized signatory.

 

For pre-qualifying the contractors following weightages will be given against each item/strength of the contractors:

 

 

Sr. No.

Items

Unit for Assessment

% Weightage

1

 

 

i.

Work done experience during last 5 years-

 

A)Minimum two works of earthwork or minor bridges or combined together completed each costing not less than Rs. 3.0 Crores

Or

B) One work of earthwork or minor bridges or combined together completed costing not less than Rs 6.0 Crores.

 

 

 

 

No. of works

 

 

 

40

ii.

Works in Progress:

A)Minimum 2 works of earthwork or minor bridges or combined together in progress costing not less than Rs.3 Crores each or Rs 10.0 crores cumulative.

 Or

 B) Single work of earthwork or minor bridges or combined together costing not less than Rs.10.0 Crores.

No. of works

15

2

 

 

i.

 

Capability to design the structure – 

 

 In house design organization consisting minimum of competent 1 post-graduate Engineer (structures) and 2 graduate Engineers.

 

 

 

No. of Design engineers.

 

 

 

05

3

Availability of machinery – minimum number of plant and equipment to be owned by contractor is as per Annexure…… 

No. of machinery.

10

 

4

Availability of professional man power – minimum number of key personnel required is as per Annexure ……

No. of Personnel

10

5

Financial status. Turnover during last 5 years  Rs.100  Crores (Cumulative)

In Crores

10

6

Number of Arbitration/ disputes/ court cases in the last 5 years.

Number of cases :

i.                    Nil Case

ii.                  Upto 2 cases

iii.                More than 2 cases

 

0

-5

-10

7

Experience of any work in  Himalayan region including works in progress.

No. of works & their value in Crores

10

TOTAL

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTES:

 

  1. The Contractors  fulfilling the criteria of 1 (i) above with cumulative weightage of 60% only will be considered for pre-qualification.

 

  1. Processing charges of Rs.10,000/- will have to be deposited along with the pre-qualification documents in the form of a Demand Draft drawn in the favour of Dy. FA & CAO, KRCL, payable at Navi Mumbai.

 

c.   The applications for pre-qualification shall be submitted at the following address.

 

The General Manager (Projects)

Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd.

Raigad Bhavan, 8th Floor

Plot No. 4, Sector 11

CBD, Belapur

Navi Mumbai – 400 614  

 

  1. Joint Ventures (JV) are permitted. JV documents shall accompany the notarized copy of the JV.

 

  1. In case design capability is outsourced, the letter of association from the agency proposed for out sourcing shall be submitted. The design firm shall furnish details of their capability in similar works.

 

  1. The value of the work executed as a sub contractor will be considered  for assessment provided the certificates are issued by the Clients.

 

g.   Base Year and Escalation

 

For the purpose of evaluation of the works executed  in the past suitable indexing / enhancement factors shall be applied. The base year shall be taken as 2001-02. The enhancement factors shall not be applied on annual turnovers.

 

Applicant should indicate contract value (completion cost) and date of completion for the works executed by them without indexing / enhancing factor.

 

h.  The Agency is informed that only factually correct information is to be furnished. In the event of detection of incorrect information, the Agency is liable to be summarily disqualified or terminated or black-listed.

 

Note :   Please see the Annexures.