Response to Bidders Queries for Tender No Revised/Roads/Kashmir/01

Refer Corrigendum No  03

Keeping in view the usual turmoil situation in the state of J&K and the process of billing and subsequent release of payments to the contractors by the departments in the fund deficient State is quite slow directly affecting to maintain a good Annual Turnover of the Contractor. Hence Demonstrating of annual Construction turnover of such a magnitude for these tenders by Majority of local contractors is not possible thus limiting their participation.

It is therefore requested to your goodself to kindly give some relaxation /rebate under such clauses to maximize the participation of the local contractors.

In this connection, we feel that the limit of INR 200 Crores for Annual Financial Turnover in Civil Engineering Construction Work is very High keeping in view the prevailing conditions in the valley during past five years. This limit will only prevent healthy competition in the bidding process and will not lead to healthy, fair and reasonable rates. We suggest that this limit may be lowered down to match with the past and present prevailing working conditions for ensuring fair competition to get fair and reasonable rates.

Here in Jammu and Kashmir among all top ranked contractors, who are technically and financially sound are not able to participate besides having sufficient equipments and manpower in hand. The tenders shall have been invited for single roads instead of merging multiple roads.

SO the packages may be kindly split/ fragmented and the tenders shall be invited individually for all roads in order to enable local participations.

Refer Corrigendum 03

Law does not created humans,

Humans created laws”- (Grain Nelson)

“Try to be Law Changer than law Follower”- (Stifen Horn)

The Specific Experience criteria seem to be very different and higher than other working/contraction Departments. Usually the similar Experience is 25% for all high magnitude Contracts of MoRTH, NHAI, NHIDCL, BRO, CPWD and PWD. No doubt the World Bank funded tenders are having totally different conditions that all other departments and the Circular in this regard is also in our knowledge. The Employer (ERA/JTFRP)/Executing Agency is also bound unto the guidelines  and instructions framed by World Bank but the guidelines and rules are framed for the welfare/betterment of Nation, society and all associates of the concerned not to make it complicated or against any community.

If Specific Experience will not be relaxed and will not be fixed like other Works Departments who have build all highways network and other Infrastructure of our country, then how come it is possible for a contractor/construction Company to increase its credentility and to bag higher contracts than he executed in the past as the specific Experience Criteria fixed by your department seems 100% of the invited Contract Value.

Moreover, higher value of “Specific Experience” is nothing to do with the quality and timely execution of the project. It is seeked to check that a person/company who is financially and technically sound is having idea of similar construction, idea of material used, idea of equipment used and other aspects.

So it is requested to make it convenient for all local contractors by fixing Specific Experience @ 25% of the Contract Value as like all other Construction Departments are fixing it.

And Please clarify, if this type of supremacy laws will be implemented in all working departments, then how a Construction Company can Increase its credentials and how can a company bag higher Contracts. This may also be clarified that high magnitude Contracts of Highways, ROB’s, RUB’s and Tunnels have been successfully completed by the Departments who are entertaining similar experience of 25% only, then why what is more special with World Bank Project, when the difference is only in terms of Funding source not by specification and working procedure.

Refer response to query No 4.

Refer response to query No 4.

The financial turnover of the local contractors is not that much in order to meet the requirements in the said contracts and in order to provide employment in the region. It is requested to bifurcate the tenders.

It is once again requested to bifurcate the said contracts so that these works will be completed well within the available time frame, when executed by different contractors at the same time. This will also result in healthy competition and maximum participation which in turn is beneficial to the Govt. Exchequer.

Clause No. 2.3.2 Annual Construction Turnover  Page No. 43

“Achieved in at least two financial years ( in the last five years) a minimum annual financial turnover in Civil Engineering Construction Work of INR 200 Crores ( Two hundred crore rupees calculated as total certified payments received for Contracts in Progress or Completed”.

2.       It is submitted that the required turnover be demanded from last 7 financial Years instead of 5 financial years as required in Bid Document.

2.       Accepted, may refer Corrigendum 03.

Clause No: 2.4.2 (a) Specific Construction Experience Page No 45

2.       It is submitted that the required turnover be demanded from last 7 financial years instead of 5 financial years as required in the bid document.

2.       Accepted, may refer Corrigendum 03.

If we have achieved such turnover in any one year from last 5 years do we fulfill the criteria.

If any bidder has achieved the Specified Annual Financial turn over only in any one year from the  Last Seven  Years, the bidder  does not fulfill the criteria.

(Besides, Last Five Years as mentioned in the bid document may now be read as Last Seven Years, Refer Corrigendum No 03 )

must meet requirement.

Refer Corrigendum No. 03.

Refer Corrigendum 04.