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1 SAIL / BOKARO STEEL PLANT Purchase Department, Ispat Bhavan, Bokaro Steel City , Jharkhand GLOBAL TENDER NOTICE SAIL/BSL invites sealed tender from Indian/Foreign firms in duplicate in two bids along with a separate EMD cover for procurement of following material: Tender Number BSL/PUR/GT/ 31.4/0006 Name of Material CRANE RAILS Cost of Tender document Rs 3000/- or Equiv. US $ Sale of Tender (during working hours) Start Date End Date Other commercial details: Tender notice wise tender documents along with detailed specification, qualifying requirements, bid security(emd) & other details are available in the SAIL website For clarifications contact: Phone or Fax All Bokaro Steel Plant suppliers are requested to communicate their address at the earliest. General Manager(MM)

2 To, Date : / / Ref :1. Your letter number dated / /. 2. Cash Receipt Number dated / / for Rs 3000/- towards cost of document. Dear Sirs, Enclosed please find herewith tender documents containing the following : a) Section 1 Terms & Conditions b) Section 2 Item details c) Annexure 1(a)-Format for submission along with techno-commercial bid in offer (Indigenous Tenderer) Annexure 1(b)-Format for submission along with techno-commercial bid in offer (Foreign Tenderer) d) Annexure 2 - Format for submission of price bid in offer e) Annexure 3 Format for submitting information about the tenderer f) Annexure 4 - Format for submission of bank guarantee towards Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) g) Conditions of Contract (SAIL-P/1) h) Instructions to Tenderers Note : Documents at g and h are also available on our website The tender documents are non-transferable. Salient features relevant to tender are as under. Due Date & Time : upto 11:30 hours IST. Delivery Period (Quotation/Offer received after due date & time shall be rejected) : Immediate Item Category : CRANE RAILS Number of items : ( )NOS. Number of bids : Two (Techno-Commercial Bid and Price Bid, each separately) Contact Address : Purchase Department, Ispat Bhavan, Bokaro Steel City , Jharkhand, India Earnest Money Deposit : Rs 1,50, (Rupees two lakhs only) or US Dollars. Amount Earnest Money Deposit Validity : The bank guarantee for earnest money deposit (EMD) should be kept valid up to (six months) Please submit your quotation in duplicate in the enclosed formats in sealed cover superscribing enquiry number, date and due date and addressed to the undersigned for the item(s) mentioned as per section 2 maintaining the item serial number of this enquiry in your quotation to reach within due date and time. Tenderers are requested to read the tender document carefully and submit their quote as per terms & conditions given therein. Tenderers who submit their offers shall be deemed to have read, understood and accepted the terms and conditions of the tender document. Enclosed : As above ( M. Bakhla. ) Manager(PUR31.4) : Mob: Received the tender document including all enclosures. Name : Date : (Signature of Tenderer)

3 GLOBAL TENDER NOTICE SAIL/BSL invites sealed tender from Indian/Overseas firms in duplicate in two bid along with a separate EMD cover for procurement of the following material: - Tender Notice No.: 1) BSL/PUR/GT/31.4/0006 Name of the Material. Crane Rails. Other Technical & Commercial details along with drawings (wherever applicable) as per tender documents. 1. Tender notices wise tender documents along with detailed specification, Qualifying requirements, Bid security (EMD) and other details are available in the SAIL website under heading tenders and notices. The interested parties can download the tender documents from the website. The tender document cost (non refundable) in the form of demand draft in favor of "SAIL/Bokaro Steel Plant, payable at Bokaro Steel city, must be enclosed along with the quotation. In case of downloaded documents, without cost of tender documents the offer will not be considered for opening and the same will be rejected. The tender documents can also be purchased directly from the offices as mentioned below:- 2. Sale of Tender Documents to on all working days during working hours in the offices of the following: I. PK Ray,AGM (Pur- 31.2), SAIL-Bokaro Steel Plant, Purchase Department, Ispat Bhavan, Bokaro Steel City , Bokaro (Jharkhand). II. DGM (I&P), SAIL-Bokaro Steel Plant, Jeevan Vihar (5 th floor), Parliament Street, New Delhi III. DGM(F&A), SAIL-Bokaro Steel Plant, 13-Camac Streets, Kolkata IV. AGM (Insp & Progress), SAIL-Bokaro Steel Plant, Express Building, 3 rd floor, Church Gate, Mumbai Cost of tender documents: Rs or Equivalent USD. Cost of tender documents to be furnished in the form of cash or by demand draft drawn in favor of SAIL, BOKARO STEEL PLANT ", payable from where the documents are purchased. Cost of tender documents is non -refundable and nontransferable. 4. Receipt & Opening of Tenders: Tenders will be received up to a.m. in the following offices:- PK Ray,AGM (Purchase-31.2): on or before SAIL-Bokaro Steel Plant, Purchase Department, Ispat Bhavan, Bokaro Steel City , Bokaro (Jharkhand). Tenderers must submit their offer in a big sealed envelope containing three (four for those who submits cost of tender documents) separate sealed envelopes containing (1) Earnest Money (2) Techno-commercial bid & (3) Price bid. The tenders containing EMD of specified amount will only be considered for opening of technocommercial bid and the same will be opened immediately thereafter in presence of the tenderers who may choose to be present. Tenders received after due date or time or without EMD shall be summarily rejected. 5. SAIL, Bokaro Steel Plant reserve the right to accept or reject any or all tenders in whole or in part and to decide the quantity to be ordered without assigning any reason whatsoever. General Manager (MM)

4 Section 1 : Open Tender Terms & Conditions Unless otherwise specified General Conditions of Contract (SAIL-P/1), as modified from time to time, subject to the extent modified by Instructions to Tenderers, shall apply to this tender enquiry. Terms mentioned in section 1 hereunder shall be read with SAIL-P/1 and Instructions to Tenderers and the terms and conditions mentioned hereunder shall supercede those mentioned in SAIL-P/1 and Instructions to Tenderers. Copy of SAIL-P/1 and Instruction to Tenderers is available on and can be downloaded from our website I. Eligibility Criteria: 1) The intending tenderers shall have requisite experience of manufacturing & supplying crane rails as KP-120 & KP-140 to any of the Steel plant/ Govt organization /PSUs / Public Limited Company in any of the last 07 years. Copy of the Purchase Order & Excise Invoice or Bill of Lading in case of foreign firms in support shall be furnished along with the techno-commercial bid. 2) Average Annual Turn-over of the tenderer during the last three years ending 31 st March of the previous financial year shall be at least Rs 750 lakhs for both the items. Audited annual accounts for last three years shall be furnished along with the techno commercial bid in support of the same. 3) Party shall have infrastructure facilities for carrying out at least core activities like rolling required for the manufacturing of the item under procurement. 4) The tenderer is required to submit self attested photo copies of the documents in support of their eligibility criteria and experience along with the techno-commercial bid. In addition, bidder shall submit an affidavit in enclosed Format ( annexure A) declaring that the documents submitted by them are genuine. 5) BSL reserves the right to call for original documents for verification at any time during tendering, evaluation and / or the execution of the contract. In case of any documents/ information submitted by the bidder(s) found to be false or containing any misrepresentation of having any fraudulent declaration in it, then in such eventuality, legal action( including cancellation of contract, banning of business dealing, damages, criminal proceeding etc) as deemed fit may be initiated by BSL against the Bidder. Drawing : In case where tender document has been downloaded from our website and drawing (if applicable) is not available/posted on the website, the relevant drawing may be obtained from the office of the undersigned or from our outstation offices at Delhi (Jeevan Vihar, 5 th Floor, Parliament Street, New Delhi , Phone Fax : ), Kolkata (13, Camac Street, Kolkata , Phone : , Fax : ) or Mumbai (Express Building, 3 rd floor, Church Gate, Mumbai Phone : , Fax : ) on payment of cost of tender document. Proof of purchase of document: Tenderers must enclose proof of purchase of tender documents from SAIL/Bokaro Steel Plant. In case the tender document has been downloaded from our website the cost of document, in the form of demand draft / local banker s cheque drawn in favour of SAIL/Bokaro Steel Plant and payable at Bokaro Steel City, should be submitted along with your quotation. The proof of purchase/cost of document should be placed in a sealed envelope as detailed at point 6 below. Note : Techno Commercial bids of only those tenderers who have submitted valid proof of purchase or whose demand draft/local banker s cheque submitted in case of tenders downloaded from website are found to be in order shall be opened. Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) in the form of demand draft / pay order / local banker s cheque from any scheduled commercial bank in India except Cooperative and Gramin bank drawn in favour of SAIL/Bokaro Steel Plant and payable at Bokaro Steel City or bank guarantee from any scheduled commercial bank in India except Cooperative and Gramin bank as per proforma given in tender document shall be submitted. Bank guarantee is to be valid up to date as specified. Small scale Industries (SSI), Ancillary units (if registered for items/item category under procurement), Public Sector/Government Undertakings and Cooperative Societies are exempted from submission of EMD against production of documentary evidence. As per Government policy small scale units registered with NSIC or SSIC (if registered for items/item category under procurement) will be eligible for following facilities: 1. Issue of tender documents free of cost. 2. Waiver of security deposit up to the monetary limit for which the unit is registered. (To avail the above exemptions requisite certificates will have to be provided)

5 Units claiming exemption from submission of EMD are therefore required to submit notarized copy of their registration certificate, indicating clearly the item for which they are registered and the validity of the same, in the sealed envelope meant for EMD. Note: Techno Commercial bids of only those tenderers who have submitted valid EMD or proper documents for exemption shall be opened.\ 6. Special terms & conditions of Contract: i) Bank Guarantee/s required to be submitted as per terms of order / contract must be operable by SAIL-Bokaro Steel Plant at branches of the issuing bank at Bokaro Steel City or Kolkata. ii) Original Bank Guarantees should be sent by the issuing banks directly to DGM (F & A) C, SAIL-Bokaro Steel Plant, Ispat Bhavan, Bokaro Steel City , Bokaro, Jharkhand, India under registered post (A.D). iii) In exceptional cases where the guarantee is handed over to the supplier / contractor by the issuing bank for any genuine reason/s, the branch should immediately send by Registered Post (A.D.) an unstamped duplicate copy of the guarantee directly to DGM (F & A) C, SAIL-Bokaro Steel Plant, Ispat Bhavan, Bokaro Steel City , Bokaro, Jharkhand, India with a covering letter requesting to compare with the original receipt from the supplier / contractor and confirm that it is in order. iv) In case Bank Guarantee for EMD submitted directly to DGM (F & A) C, SAIL-Bokaro Steel Plant, Ispat Bhavan, Bokaro Steel City , Bokaro, Jharkhand, India under registered post (A.D), this should be indicated in EMD bid envelope submitted along with techno-commercial bid by the tenderer on due date of tender opening. The supplier shall ensure the same. 7. Submission of bids : The tender should be submitted in sealed envelopes as under a) In case of 2 bid (Techno-Commercial and Price, each separately) Envelope Envelope to Contain Envelope to be superscribed Number 1 Proof of Purchase of Document or Cost of document if document is downloaded Tender number & date, due date and the words Cost of Tender Document. 2 Earnest Money Deposit or documents in Tender number & date, due date and the support of claim for exemption as required. words Earnest Money Deposit. 3 Techno-Commercial Bid Tender number & date, due date and the words Techno-Commercial Bid. 4 Price Bid Tender number & date, due date and the words Price Bid. All the above sealed envelopes should then be placed in a bigger envelope, which is to be sealed and superscribed with Tender number & date, due date and the words Tender Document. 8. Validity: Your techno commercial offer should remain open for our acceptance at least for 180 days from the date of tender opening and validity of Price bid should be also mentioned in the Price Bid and in the techno commercial offer. 9. The techno-commercial/commercial offer should confirm/indicate the following : Applicable for all tenderers : Price To confirm Firm price for the duration of the contract Delivery Period Kindly mention the period from which first supply can start and in case of capacity limitation the maximum quantity that can be supplied per quarter. Payment Term As per clause 16 of Instructions to Tenderers Validity Packing Weight & Dimensions Inspection Plan To confirm offer validity at least for period as specified in clause 7 above. To indicate the packing weight (gross & net) and dimensions for each item specified in the tender document unless specific packing instructions are given for the item. Acceptance of inspection plan as enclosed and confirmation that all documents required as per inspection plan shall be submitted.

6 Applicable only in case of Indigenous Tenderers : Delivery Term FOR-BS City (for rail) or FOR-BSL Store, BS City (for road) Packing Extra / Inclusive (Applicable amount to be mentioned in percentage and/or Rupees) Forwarding Extra / Inclusive (Applicable amount to be mentioned in percentage and/or Rupees) Excise Duty Extra / Inclusive / Exempted (Applicable rate to be mentioned in percentage and/or Rupees) Sales Tax, Additional Tax, Entry Tax Extra / Inclusive / Exempted (Applicable rate to be mentioned in percentage) Freight Extra / Inclusive (Applicable amount to be clearly mentioned in Rupees) Insurance Extra / Inclusive (Applicable amount to be clearly mentioned in Rupees) Excise Registration To indicate ECC Number Sales Tax Registration To indicate Sales Tax Registration number (Central & State) Applicable only in case of Foreign Tenderers : FOB & CFR (Kolkata) To confirm that FOB and CFR prices have been submitted in the price bid. Country of Origin To clearly indicate the country of origin. Port of Shipment To clearly indicate the port of shipment. Currency To clearly indicate the currency in which offer is submitted. Agent details To indicate name, address and contact details of Indian agent, if any. Agency Commission To clearly indicate the agency commission (percentage) included in FOB price. Price or any indication of price should not be mentioned in the techno-commercial offer. 10. Security Deposit : In the event of placement of order, the successful tenderers shall furnish security deposit to the extent of 5% (five percent) of the value of order within 7 (seven) days, either in the form of demand draft favoring SAIL/Bokaro Steel Plant and payable at Bokaro Steel City or in the form of bank guarantee from any scheduled commercial bank in India except Cooperative and Gramin bank, which must be kept valid for covering the contractual delivery period plus six months for lodging claims, if any. 11. It shall be the responsibility of the persons submitting the tender to ensure that the tenders have been submitted in the formats and as per the terms and conditions prescribed in the SAIL website and no change is made therein before submission of their tender. In the event of any doubt, regarding the terms and conditions/formats, the person concerned may seek clarification from the authorized officer of SAIL. In case tampering / unauthorized alteration is noticed in the tender submitted, from the tender document available on the SAIL website, the said tender shall be summarily rejected and the company shall have no liability whatsoever on the matter. However, deviation if any proposed by the tenderer may be separately indicated for acceptance or otherwise of SAIL. Such proposed deviation will not be treated as tampering for the purpose of application of this clause. 12. Section 2 : Item Detail : Table 1 : Item Details and Quantity Sl Cat Number Brief Description Unit Quantity CRANE RAIL NO. 250 NOS CRANE RAIL NO. 150NOS. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION: 1. RAIL-KP-120 CRANE RAILS AS PER GOST: , STEEL GR -63 SIZE: KP-120 LENGTH 11MTRS & ABOVE. 2. RAIL KP-140 GOST CRANE RAIL AS PER GOST: , STEEL GR-63 SIZE-140 MFG LENGTH =11 MTRS &ABOVE NOTE: 1> THE RAILS SHALL BE DULY TESTED AS PER GOST:

7 2> THE RAILS SHALL BE IN STRAIGHT CONDITION WITHOUT ANY TWIST AND BEND. BSL reserves the right to call for original documents for verification at any time during tendering, evaluation and/ or the execution of the contract. In case of any documents/ information submitted by bidder(s) found to be false or containing any misrepresentation of having any fraudulent declaration in it, then in such eventuality, legal action(including cancellation of contract, banning of business dealing, damages, criminal proceedings etc.) as deemed fit may be initiated by BSL against the bidder. AFFIDAVIT Annexure A I son /daughter of Sri Aged years, resident of PS District State do hereby solemnly affirm that : i. I am (designation /authority ) in M/s. (name of the firm/ company). ii. I confirm that all documents submitted against Enquiry No. dtd. in support of eligibility criteria are genuine. iii. I undertake to produce all documents in original for verification as and when asked for the same by BSL. Solemnly affirmed and declared and before me by the Deponent(s) who is/are identified by The declarations made herein above are true to the best of our knowledge, information and belief. Signed at on (Deponent(s) INSPECTION: Pre despatch inspection is waived and material shall be accepted on receipt at BSL stores on the basis of visual inspection, Firm s Guarantee certificate, material test certificate/manufacturer s certificate of quality. The firm shall send this documents along with the consignment. Special Instruction to the Tenderers a) THE TENDERER SHALL CAREFULLY GO THROUGH THE SPECIFICATION BEFORE SUBMITTING THE QUOTATION AND IN CASE OF ANY CLARIFICATION FROM THE PURCHASER; THE TENDERER MAY VISIT THE SITE AT THEIR OWN COST TO GET ACQUAINTED WITH THE ITEM. b) ALL THE COMMUNICATION, INCLUDING QUOTATIONS, DRAWING ETC. SHALL BE IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE. c) INCOMPLETE TENDERS ARE LIKELY TO BE REJECTED. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS TO TENDERERS A. ANNEXURE 1 (a) SHOULD BE SUBMITTED IN FILLED UP CONDITION ALONG WITH TECHNO COMMERCIAL OFFER----For Indigenous tenderers or authorized dealer/subsidiary of foreign manufacturer intending to quote in Indian Currency -----If this form is not submitted along with offer in filled up condition, then SAIL/BSL reserve the right to reject the offer without any further reference or clarification. B. ANNEXURE 1 (b) SHOULD BE SUBMITTED IN FILLED UP CONDITION ALONG WITH TECHNO COMMERCIAL OFFER----For Foreign Tenderers or authorized dealer/subsidiary of foreign manufacturer intending to quote in Foreign Currency ---- If this form is not submitted along with offer in filled up condition, then SAIL/BSL reserve the right to reject the offer without any further reference or clarification. C. ANNEXURE 3 SHOULD BE SUBMITTED IN FILLED UP CONDITION ALONG WITH TECHNO COMMERCIAL OFFER----For Foreign and Indigenous Tenderers -- If this form is not submitted along with offer in filled up condition, then SAIL/BSL reserve the right to reject the offer without any further reference or clarification.

8 Annexure 1(a) Format for Submission of details along with techno-commercial bid. (Applicable in case of Indigenous tenderers or authorized dealer/subsidiary of foreign manufacturer intending to quote in Indian Currency) Please use 1. Details as called for point-wise. this sheet 2. Refer point 8 of Section 1of terms and conditions for any clarification to specify 3. Use additional sheets, if required Price Delivery Period Payment Term Validity of offer Packing Weight & Dimensions Inspection Plan Firm during the currency of the contract First supply period: week(s). Maximum quantity per quarter : (For multiple items use additional sheets) up to / / Agreed. Documents as required shall be submitted. Guarantee Term Agreed as per tender i.e. 12 months from date of use or 18 months from date of supply, whichever is earlier. Security Deposit Agreed. In the event of placement of order, we agree to provide security deposit of 5% of value of order as stipulated in point 9 of Section 1 of this tender document. Delivery Term FOR-BS City (for rail) [ ] FOR-BSL Store, BS City (for road) [ ] Packing Extra [ ] / Inclusive [ ] Applicable amount : Rs / Applicable percentage : % Forwarding Extra [ ] / Inclusive [ ] Applicable amount : Rs / Applicable percentage : % Excise Duty Extra [ ] / Inclusive [ ] / Exempted [ ] Applicable amount : Rs / Applicable percentage : % Sales Tax / VAT Enter Central Sales Tax or VAT as applicable Central Extra [ ] / Inclusive [ ] / Exempted [ ] Applicable percentage : % VAT Extra [ ] / Inclusive [ ] / Exempted [ ] Applicable percentage : % In case of VAT we hereby confirm that tax invoice as per VAT rules will be submitted to enable BSL to avail Input Tax Credit. Entry Tax Extra [ ] / Inclusive [ ] / Not Applicable [ ] Applicable percentage : % Freight Extra [ ] / Inclusive [ ] Applicable amount : Rs / Applicable percentage : % Insurance Extra [ ] / Inclusive [ ] Applicable amount : Rs / Applicable percentage : % Excise Registration ECC Number : Sales Tax Registration Central Sales Tax : State Sales Tax : Bank Details : Account Number : Bank Name : Branch Name : Branch Code : Bank City : Signature & Seal of authorized person Date : / /

9 Annexure 1(b) Format for Submission of details along with techno-commercial bid. (Applicable in case of Foreign Tenderers or authorized dealer/subsidiary of foreign manufacturer intending to quote in Foreign Currency) Please 1. Details as called for point wise. use this 2. Refer point 8 of Section 1 of terms and conditions for any clarification sheet to 3. In case agency commission is payable, form for registration of Indian agent may be obtained specify from the office of the undersigned. For further details refer point g of Instructions to Tenderer under Terms & Conditions Specific to Import 4. Use additional sheets, if required Price Delivery Period Payment Term Validity of offer Inspection Plan Guarantee Term Security Deposit Packing Weight & Dimensions FOB & CFR(Kolkata) Country of Origin Port of Shipment Currency Agent Name Agent Address and contact details Firm during the currency of the contract First supply period : week(s). Maximum quantity per quarter : (For multiple items use additional sheets) up to / / Agreed. Documents as required shall be submitted. Agreed as per tender i.e. 12 months from date of use or 18 months from date of supply, whichever is earlier. Agreed. In the event of placement of order, we agree to provide security deposit of 5% of value of order as stipulated in point 9 of Section 1 of this tender document. We confirm that FOB and CFR (Kolkata) prices have been submitted in the format for price bid. Agency Commission % included in FOB price Bank Details : Account Number : Bank Name : Branch Name : Branch Code : Bank City : Swift Code : (for foreign banks) Signature & Seal of authorized person Date : / /

10 (To be submitted on the letter-head of the tenderer) Annexure 2 Format to submit Price Bid. (Please use the format to submit price per unit of the item) Form A : Indigenous Tenderers ( Indian Currency) Item Sl Catalogue Number Brief Description Unit of Procurement Offered Quantity Unit Price (Rupees) Form B: Foreign Tenderers( Foreign Currency) - In currency as given in techno-commercial / commercial bid. Item Sl Catalogue Number Brief Description Unit of Procurement Offered Quantity Unit FOB Price Unit CFR(Kolkata) Price Signature & Seal of authorized person Date : / /

11 Annexure 3 Format for Basic Information of Tenderer : Instructions to fill up the Basic Information: 1. Please use this worksheet to specify basic financial/ Contact information; an authorized person should sign the document at relevant section. 2. Use this form as Proforma / Format. Use additional sheets to provide relevant information. 3. Kindly provide all the certified relevant documents w.r.t claims made in this Form. 4. FY1=Previous Financial Year, FY2=Financial Year before FY1, FY3= Financial Year before FY2 1 Company Name 2 Ownership Details 3 Manufacturer/ Distributor/ Dealer 4 Mention, if PSU/ Joint venture with PSU 5 In case of PSU - Central or State PSU 6 In case of Joint Venture % wise equity holding 7 ISO Status 8 Contact Person Name & Address 9 Phone (with STD/ISD code) 10 Fax (with STD/ISD code) Financial Detail for last 3 years (Rs Lakhs) : Turnover : Profit : FY1 FY2 FY3 13 MSl. j MLocation f i CInstalled bili i Capacities C FY1 i Uili d FY2 FY3 Orders Pending for Supply 14 The year of inception of the company / business 15 Stocking points w.r.t. Bokaro Steel Plant I hereby certify that all information provided above is correct to the best of my knowledge. Name : Designation : Details of person signing tender Place : Signature & Seal of authorised person Date : / /

12 Annexure 4 Format to Submit Bank Guarantee toward Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) (To Be Established through any scheduled bank except Cooperative and Gramin Bank) To, Steel Authority of India Limited Bokaro Steel Plant Ispat Bhavan, Bokaro Steel City Jharkhand (India) Bank Guarantee No: Date : / / Letter Of Guarantee Whereas Steel Authority Of India Limited, Bokaro Steel Plant (hereinafter referred to as BSL) have invited Open Tender vide Tender No BSLPUR/ (hereinafter referred to as the said Invitation to Tender) for purchase of <mention item>. And whereas the said invitation to tender requires that any eligible tenderer wishing to make an offer in response thereto shall establish an irrevocable Earnest Money Deposit (Bid Bond) in favour of SAIL/Bokaro Steel Plant in the form of Bank Guarantee for an amount of Rs (Rs ) valid up / / as a guarantee that the tenderer : (a) Shall keep his offer firm and valid for acceptance by SAIL/Bokaro Steel Plant upto / /. (b) And whereas, M/s <name of tenderer> (hereinafter referred to as the said Tenderer) wish to make an offer in response to the said invitation to tender for supply of <mention item>. Now this bank hereby guarantees that in the event of the said Tenderer failing to abide by any of the conditions referred to in any of the preceding paragraphs, this bank shall pay to SAIL/Bokaro Steel Plant on demand, without BSL having to substantiate its demand, and without protest or demur Rs. (Rs. ). This bank further agrees that the decision of SAIL/Bokaro Steel Plant as to whether the said tenderer has committed a breach of any of the conditions referred to in the preceding paragraphs, shall be final and binding. This bank further undertakes that this guarantee shall remain irrevocably valid and in force initially up to / / and the same shall be extended further according to the provisions contained therein above. Signature Name Designation : : : For and on behalf of (Name of the Bank ) Name and address of Bank : Duly constituted attorney and authorised signatory

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