Two Packet system of Tendering - Works

TWO PACKET SYSTEM OF TENDERING

• (clause 7 A of GCC - General Conditions of Contract )

  

• Main Object: To assess the tenders technically without being influenced by the financial bids  

 

• Shall be adopted wherein tender documents provide for the same.  

•  In the case of the Two Packet system - The Tenderers shall keep the offer open for a minimum period of 90 days from the date of closing of the Tender. (Single Packet, it was 60 days only) 

How: 

• Tenderers submit their offers/quotations in two sealed envelopes.  

1) First cover - Technical and Commercial offer  - for scrutinizing the capability, possession of appropriate plant & machinery, financial strength, and experience, etc, 

2) Second Cover - Financial offer

• Both individually sealed packets i.e., technical and financial should be sealed in one envelope.

• If the offers of the first packet are found acceptable by the Competent Authority, the second packet shall be opened and the tenders shall be processed for finalization in the normal manner. 

 

• If the first packet is not acceptable for the Tender Committee, the second packet (financial bid) of such tenderer will be returned to the party without open.

 

• However if the Tender committee feels clarifications regarding designs, specifications, etc required based on the first packet, discussions shall be held with each tenderer separately,   after obtaining approval of the competent authority. 

 

When  - Two packet system is adopted 

1. Techno-economic- evaluation: For all works contract tenders requiring Techno-economic evaluation

2. Above Rs. 10 Crores - Mandatory - If the works contracts tender is valued over and above Rs. 10 Crores.  Exceptions are 

1. In cases, where reasons for not following two packet system should be recorded with approval of not below of SAG level Officer and the concurrence of associate finance.

2. For Tenders valued beyond the tender acceptance powers of SAG/DRM/ADRM/CWM, a decision of the Executive not below HAG in consultation with FA&CAO shall be required. 

 

3. Below Rs. 10 Crores - Optional - Decided by the Tender Inviting authority with the concurrence of associated finance but keeping in mind item No.1 supra.

• Not applicable -  to the projects covered by the World Bank loan (for which a separate procedure is prescribed)

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PL Number - Price List Number

 

• PL Number stands for Price List Number 

• Object: To recognize the material distinctly 

• Applicable for All Stock items  (Not for Non-Stock Items)

• Unified PL - Common for all Zonal Railways & Production Units  

• Codification - 3 types. Fully Significant, Semi-Significant, and Non Significant  

• Fully Significant - All digits signify some property of the material - To adopt it, requires a large number of digits which may not be manageable.  

• Semi-Significant - The first group signifies the property of the material and the Second group has no significance - Indian Railways Follows it - 8 Digits

• Non-Significant - All digits have no significance.  

8 Digits - SN	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Parts	Part A		Part B		Part C			Part D
Groups	Main Group		Sub Group		Serial Number			Check Digit
Semi-Significant	Significant				Non-Significant
PL Number	2	5	1	6	1	0	4	0

 

MODULAS 11 - To find the Check Digit of PL Number 25161040

Step 1	PL No- First 7 digits	2	5	1	6	1	0	4
Step 2	Write 2 to 8 below each digit (from Right to Left)	8	7	6	5	4	3	2
Step 3	Multiply the digits vertically	16	35	6	30	4	0	8
Step 4	Add products horizontally	16+35+6+30+4+0+8 = 99
Step 5	Divided the sum by 11	99/11 = 0
Step 6	The remainder is the check digit	Check Digit is 0

• In case the remainder is two digits, the rightmost digit is the Check Digit.    

• Above example, If the last digit ‘0’ is correct, the computer will accept it, otherwise, it is rejected.  

• Modulus 11 - adopted to check the digit of the PF number - Provident Fund number too.  

Classification of Stores

 

Classification of Stores		Features
Ordinary		In General - Regular Turnover & constant Demand
Emergency		To meet Emergencies -Occasional Demand -  Not readily available in the Market - Do not ordinarily wear out - Not require Renewal
Surplus		Moveable Surplus - Not issued in past 24 months - Likely Demand in next 24 Months (initially declared as Moveable Surplus) Dead Surplus - Not issued in past 24 months - Not likely demand in next 24 Months.
Special		Required for Works & Special Purposes (other than Operation/Maintenance/Repairs)  Normally, such stores are directly dispatched to the Executives (without stocking in Depot)
Custody		For Special works and charged for such works  But keep with the Stores Department for safe custody  Maintains numerical records by Stores Dept.   Example: Items obtained by the Mechanical Dept for construction of Rolling Stock
Inactive		Items that had no issues for the last 12 months
Imprest		Standing advance of items to meet day-to-day operation/maintenance/repairs.    Charged off to Revenue Working expenses Final Heads Supervisors such as SSE, Signal Inspector, IOW, etc are allowed to maintain the Stock Imprest of nominated stores.  The limits up to which stocks are to be kept - 2 to 3 months of consumption. Examples: Consumable Stores like Cotton waste, oil, grease, etc.

Chenab - World’s Highest Railway Bridge

 

Chenab - World’s Highest Railway Bridge 

• Part of USBRL - The Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link Project (345 kms)  

• 1.3 KM length 

• Height 359 Meters - Taller than Eiffel Tower (330 Meters) - Similar to 85 storey tower

• Expected to run the Trains in 2024 

• The connector between Kashmir and the rest of India  

• Built to sustain earthquakes measuring up to 8 on the Richter scale. 

• Executed by the KRCL - the Konkan Railway Corporation Limited