Limited RFPfinal
Limited RFPfinal
Limited RFPfinal
(IHMCL)
Limited RFP for Selection of System Integrator for
implementation of ETC System at Toll Plaza on
National Highways
Regd Office: G-5&6, 1st Floor, NHAI HQ, Sector-10, Dwarka, New Delhi-110075
(CIN- U74140DL2012PLC246662)
Website : www.ihmcl.co. in
Email Id - [email protected]
Limited RFP for Selection of System Integrator for implementation of ETC System at Toll Plaza on National Highways
Contents
DISCLAIMER 3
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DISCLAIMER
The information contained in this Request for Proposal document (the “RFP”) or subsequently
provided to prospective Bidder(s), whether verbally or in documentary or any other form by or on
behalf of IHMCL or any of its employees or advisors, is provided to Bidder(s) on the terms and
conditions set out in this RFP and such other terms and conditions subject to which such
information is provided.
This RFP does not constitute an Agreement between IHMCL or prospective Bidders or any other
Party and is neither an offer nor invitationby IHMCL to the prospective Bidders or any other person.
The purpose of this RFP is to provide interested parties with information that may be useful to them
in preparation of Technical and Financial qualification and making their financial offers (the “Bids”)
pursuant to this RFP. This RFP includes statements, which reflect various assumptions and
assessments arrived at by IHMCL in relation to the project
The assumptions, assessments, statements and information contained in the RFP, may not be
complete, accurate, adequate or correct. Each Bidder should, therefore, conduct its own
investigations and analysis and should check the accuracy, adequacy, correctness, reliability and
completeness of the assumptions, assessments, statements and information contained in this RFP
and obtain independent advice from appropriate sources.
Information provided in this RFP to the Bidder(s) is on a wide range of matters, some of which may
depend upon interpretation of law. The information given is not intended to be an exhaustive
account of statutory requirements and should not be regarded as a complete or authoritative
statement of law. IHMCL accepts no responsibility for the accuracy or otherwise for any
interpretation or opinion on law expressed herein.
IHMCL, its employees and advisors make no representation or warranty and shall have no liability
to any person, including any Bidder under any law whether written or otherwise , statute, rules or
regulations or tort, principles of restitution or unjust enrichmentor otherwise for any loss, damages,
cost or expense which may arise from or be incurred or suffered on account of anything contained
in this RFP or otherwise, including the accuracy, adequacy, correctness, completeness or reliability
of the RFP and any assessment, assumption, statement or information contained therein or
deemed to form part of this RFP or arising in any way for participation in this Bid.
IHMCL also accepts no liability of any nature whether resulting from negligence or otherwise
howsoever caused arising from reliance of any Bidder upon the statements contained in this RFP.
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IHMCL may in its absolute discretion, but without being under any obligation to do so, update,
The issue of this RFP does not imply that IHMCL is bound to select a Bidder or to award the project
to the Successful Bidder.
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1.1 Bids are invited in continuation to RFQ with Tender no. IHMCL/HETC/2020/01 released on 08-
Jan-2020 by Indian Highways Management Company Limited (IHMCL) for eligible Bidders who
have been empaneled by IHMCL via Tender no. IHMCL/HETC/2020/01,dated 08-Jan-2020
.The bid details are as follows: -
1.2 All Terms and Condtions or any other information unless specifically mentioned in this Limited
RFP ref: - IHMCL/LTE-RFP/HYBRID ETC/2021/03 published on 01-07-2021 shall be considered
as in the previous RFQ Ref IHMCL/HETC/2020/01 published dated 08-01-2020.
1.3 The complete Bidding documents can be viewed / downloaded from e-tender portal i.e.
https://etenders.gov.in. The Bids shall be liable for summarily rejection unless accompanied by
the requisite documents as specified in this RFP. No Bids submitted after the closing date/time
shall be considered.
1.4 All clarifications/corrigendum, if any, shall be published only on the e-procurement portal
https://etenders.gov.in and IHMCL website www.ihmcl.co.in
1.5 IHMCL reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids received before signing of Contract
Agreement without thereby incurring any financial or other liability to the affected Bidders.
1.6 Address for communication:
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In this document, the following terms shall have respective meanings as indicated:
“Applicable Law” means the laws, rules or regulations and any other instruments, having the
force of law in Republic of India, as in force from time to time.
“Bidder” means, a company which participates in the Bid process and submits its proposal
pursuant to this RFP.
“Commencement date” means the date upon which the Service Provider receives the notice to
commence the work issued by IHMCL.
“Contract” shall mean & include RFQ, RFP, Notice for Inviting Tender (NIT), the tender
documents, Letter of award and Letter of acceptance thereof and the formal agreement, to be
executed between IHMCL and the Service Provider together with the complete documents referred
to therein including the conditions with appendices and any special conditions, the specifications,
designs, drawings, bill of quantities with rates and amounts. All these documents taken together
shall be deemed to form one Contract and shall be complementary to each other
“Law" or "Legislation" - shall mean any Act, notification, bye law, rules and regulations, directive,
ordinance, order or instruction having the force of law enacted or issued by the Government of
India or State Government or regulatory authority.
“Letter of Award (LOA)” means the issue of a signed letter by IHMCL to Sucsessful Bidder
conveying its intention to accept the offer of Successful Bidder and awarding the work mentioning
the total Contract Value.
“Party” shall mean IHMCL or Bidder individually and “Parties” shall mean IHMCL and Bidder
collectively.
"Personnel" means persons hired by the Service Provider as employees and assigned to the
performance of the Services or any part thereof.
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“RFP” shall mean this Request for Proposal dated 01-07-2021, including the written clarifications
& Corrigendum/Addendum issued by IHMCL in respect of the RFP from time to time.
“Services” means requirements defined in this RFP including all additional services associated
thereto to be delivered by the Successful Bidder.
“Successful Bidder” means the Bidder, who, after the complete evaluation process, has been
issued the Letter of Award by IHMCL
“Service Provider” means the Successful Bidder who has executed the contract with IHMCL and
has complied with other requirements as specified in this RFP to the satisfaction of IHMCL
Any other term(s), not defined herein above but defined elsewhere in this RFP shall have the
meaning(s) ascribed to such term(s) therein and shall be deemed to have been included in this
Section.
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SI.
Event Description Date
No.
3.2 Bid Due Date (Online Submission) 08-07-2021 (Upto 16:00 Hrs IST)
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Only the bidders who have been empanelled via Tender no. IHMCL/HETC/2020/01 released
on 08-Jan-2020 are eligible to participate in the Bid. Bidders are required to submit Letter of
Empanelment as proof with the application (Letter issued from IHMCL of empanelment, dated 18
February, 2020) . Empanelled Bidders are as mentioned below: -
2 M/s Vara Infrovate Pvt Ltd and M/s Essae Digitronics Pvt Ltd
5 M/s BISOTECH India Pvt. Ltd. & M/s Radiant X-Ways Logistics Pvt Ltd
6 M/s Rajdeep Info Techno Pvt. Ltd. & M/s Rajdeep Buildcon Pvt. Ltd.
9 M/s Comvision India Pvt Ltd & M/s CBM Industrie Pvt Ltd
10 M/s Bhari Infra & M/s V.R Techniche Consultants Pvt Ltd
a) The RFP should be read in conjunction with any addenda or clarifications issued subsequent
to publication of RFP.
b) Bidders are advised to study the RFP carefully. Submission of the Bid will be deemed to have
been done after careful study and examination of all instructions, eligibility norms, terms and
requirement specifications in the RFP with full understanding of its implications. Bids not
complying with all the stipulations and requirements as set forth in this RFP are liable to be
rejected at the sole discretion of IHMCL. Failure to furnish all information required in the RFP or
submission of a bid not substantially responsive to the RFP in all respects will be at the Bidder’s
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The Bidder shall bear all costs associated with the preparation and submission of the Bid and
IHMCL will in no case, be responsible or liable for those costs, regardless of the conduct or
outcome of the bidding process.
At any time prior to the closure of time for submission of bids, IHMCL , for any reason, whether
at its own initiative or in response to the clarifications requested by prospective Bidders may
modify the RFP by issuing amendment(s) or Corrigendum.
Any Corrigendum /Addendum issued as aforesaid shall be part of the RFP and shall be
displayed /communicated on e-tender portal. No separate information will be passed to any
Bidder in this regard.
The Bid prepared by the Bidder, as well as all correspondence and documents relating to the
Bid exchanged by the Bidder and IHMCL shall be written in English language only.
a) Bids shall remain valid for a period of 180 days from the last date of Bid due date. Any Bid valid
for a shorter period shall be rejected as non-responsive. IHMCL has sole discretion to extend
the period beyond 180 days.
b) In exceptional circumstances, IHMCL may solicit Bidder's consent to an extension of the period
of validity. The request and the responses thereto shall be made in writing; however, no
modification to such bid shall be permitted.
The Bidder, as part of bid, shall submit Bid Security Declaration Form as per format provided in
Clause 7.5.
Bidder shall submit only one bid/offer for this RFP that fully complies with the requirement of the
RFP including conditions of Contract. Conditional offer or alternate offer will not be considered
further in the process of tender evaluation.
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a) Complete Bid documents as specified in the RFP must be received as specified on or before
the date and time specifed under “Key Dates”. In the event of the specified date for the
submission of Bids being declared a Non-working day for IHMCL, the Bids will be received
up to the specified time on the next working day.
b) IHMCL may, at its discretion, extend the deadline for submission of Bids by issuing an
amendment in which case all rights and obligations of IHMCL and the Bidders previously
subject to the original deadline will thereafter be subject to the deadline extended.
c) Offer by fax / e-mail will not be accepted and shall be treated as void ab-initio.
Bids received after the deadline shall not be considered and shall be rejected and returned to the
Bidder unopened. No representation or communication would be entertained in this regard from
any Bidder.
a) Opening of Bids
i. The documents submitted on e-tender portal such as Bid Form, PoA (in case of re-
submission) & Undertaking (in case of re-submission), Bid Security Decalaration form
and Financial Bids will be opened at G 5 & 6, Ground Floor , NHAI HQ Building, Sector
-10,Dwarka,New Delhi-110075 as per schedule defined under “Key Dates”.
ii. Bidder’s authorized representative may attend the opening, and those who are present
shall sign the Attendance Sheet evidencing their attendance.
iii. The Bidder’s names, Bid modifications or withdrawals and such other details as IHMCL
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at its discretion, may consider appropriate, will be announced at the time of opening.
b) Evaluation of Bids (Single Stage):-
Phase-1:- Test of responsiveness
Submission status of following documents shall be checked before consideration of financial bids:
As part of Bid evaluation process, IHMCL shall first determine whether each Bid is responsive to the
requirements of this RFP. A bid shall be considered responsive only if:
i. Requisite Documents and the Financial Bid are received as per the format provided under
this RFP;
ii. Bid is accompanied by Bid Security Decalaration Form as specified in this RFP;
iii. Bid is accompanied by Power of Attorney and Undertaking as specified under this RFP;
iv. Bid contains all the information as required (complete in all respects);
vi. The total amount indicated in the Financial Proposal shall be without any condition attached
or subject to any assumption, and shall be final and binding.
vii. If equipment name is mentioned but quantity is not mentioned, bidder has to provide cost
for the equipments.
IHMCL reserves the right to reject any bid which is non-responsive and no request for alteration,
modification, substitution or withdrawal shall be entertained by IHMCL in respect thereof. Any non-
responsive bid shall not be considered for financial evaluation.
If during evaluation, any of such documents are not submitted or not submitted in prescribed
format, then the Financial bids shall be summarily rejected at sole discretion of IHMCL.
The Financial Bids of ONLY the Bidders who are declared as qualified in Phase 1 will be evaluated.
The Financial Bid Evaluation will be based on the “Total Price” quoted by the bidder which would be
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the total payouts inclusive of all levies and taxes like Excise Duty, Custom Duty, packing, forwarding,
freight and insurance, Octroi/Entry Tax, etc. or as applicable taxec, but exclusive of GST.
If there is a discrepancy between the unit price & the total price, the unit price shall prevail and
IHMCL shall correct the total price. If there is a discrepancy between words & figures, the amount in
words shall prevail. If the bidder does not accept the correction of errors, its Bid shall be rejected
and action shall be initiated as mentioned in Bid Security Decalarion form .
The Evaluation Committee shall determine if the financial bid is complete and without computational
errors. The Bid with the lowest price will be selected.
4.13 Imbalanced Bid
If the Bid of the Successful Bidder is seriously imbalanced in relation to IHMCL's estimate of the cost
of work to be performed under the Contract, IHMCL may require the Bidder to produce detailed price
analysis for any or all items of the Bill of Quantities, to demonstrate the internal consistency of the
proposed System. After evaluation of the price analyses and depending on the nature of the
unusually low or high bid, IHMCL may solicit, at its discretion, seek an additional amount as
performance security to a level sufficient to protect IHMCL against financial loss in the event of
default of the Successful Bidder under the Contract.IHMCL may require that the amount of the
Performance Security set forth in the RFP be increased and an additional Performance Security may
be obtained at the expense of the Successful Bidder to a level sufficient to protect IHMCL against
financial loss in the event of default of the Successful Bidder under the Contract. The amount of the
additional increased Performance Security shall be equal to the seriously imbalanced amount, which
shall be final, binding and conclusive on the Bidder.
Information relating to the examination, clarification, evaluation, and comparison of Bids and
recommendations for the award of a Contract shall not be disclosed to Bidders or any other persons
not officially concerned with such process until the award to the Successful Bidder has been
announced. Any attempt by a Bidder to influence IHMCL’s processing of Bids or award decisions
may result in the rejection of his Bid.
a) IHMCL will award the Contract to the Bidder whose Bid has been determined to be responsive in
terms of this RFP and the Bid price has been found to be lowest exclusive of taxes, duties, cess
or other statutory levies.
b) IHMCL reserves the right to order for increased or decreased quantity, as per requirement without
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Nothwithstanding anything contained herein, IHMCL reserves the right to reject any Bid, and to annul
the bidding process and reject all Bids at any time before signing of Contract Agreement, without
thereby incurring any liability to the affected Bidder(s) or any obligation to inform the affected
Bidder(s) of the grounds for such decision.
a) Prior to the expiration of the Bid validity, IHMCL will notify the Successful Bidder that his Bid has
been accepted. IHMCL will mention the contract value in the LOA. IHMCL will issue notice to
commence the work with issuance of LOA.
b) The Contract will incorporate all agreements between IHMCL and the Successful Bidder. It will
be signed by IHMCL and the Successful Bidder after the performance security is furnished by the
Sucsessful Bidder.
c) Upon furnishing of the Performance Security by the Successful Bidder, IHMCL will promptly notify
the other Bidders that their Bids have been unsuccessful.
4.18 Confidentiality
a) The Bidder shall keep confidential any information related to this tender with the same degree
of care as it would treat its own confidential information. The Bidders shall note that the
confidential information will be used only for the purposes of this tender and shall not be
disclosed to any third party for any reason whatsoever.
b) Information relating to the examination, clarification, evaluation and recommendation for the
Bidders shall not be disclosed to any person who is not officially concerned with the process or
is not a retained professional advisor advising IHMCL in relation to, or matters arising out of, or
concerning the bidding process. IHMCL will treat all information, submitted as part of the Bid, in
confidence and will require all those who have access to such material to treat the same in
confidence. IHMCL may not divulge any such information unless it is directed to do so by any
statutory entity that has the power under law to require its disclosure or as may be required by
law or in connection with any legal process or such information which would be available in
public domain.
c) At all times during the performance of the Services, the Bidder shall abide by all applicable
IHMCL ,NHAI/ MoRTH’s security rules, policies, standards, guidelines and procedures. The
Bidder should note that before any of its employees or assignees is given access to the
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Confidential Information, each such employee and assignees shall agree to be bound by the
term of this tender.
d) The Successful Bidder should not disclose to any other party and keep confidential the terms
and conditions of this Contract, any amendment hereof, and any Attachment or Annexure
hereof.
e) The obligations of confidentiality under this section shall survive termination of the Contract.
f) Bidders shall not be under a declaration of ineligibility or blacklisting for corrupt and fraudulent
practices by the Central Government, the State Government or any public undertaking,
autonomous body, authority by whatever name called under the Central or the State
Government.
IHMCL shall ask the Successful Bidder to furnish the Performance Security and also to execute the
Contract Agreement as per timelines mentioned in “Key Dates”.
a) Within 07 (Seven) working days of the receipt of the Letter of Award, the Successful Bidder shall
submit a Performance Security amount in form of Demand Draft or an irrevocable and
unconditional Bank guarantee issued in the name of IHMCL for an amount equal to 3% of the
Total Bid Price (value of awarded work), issued by a Bank described under this RFP which
shall be verified at any branch located in the National Capital territory of Delhi and through
SFMS mode as performance security for the due performance of its obligations under the
Contract.
b) The aforesaid Bank Guarantee shall be as per the format given in format provided in this RFP
and will be valid for a period of 180 days after the expiry of Contract period and shall also have
a minimum claim period of 1 year.
a) The Bank Guarantee in the name of IHMCL issued by the following banks would only be
accepted:-
ii. Any Scheduled Commercial Bank approved by RBI having a net worth of not less than Rs.
500 crore as per the latest Audited Balance Sheet of the Bank. In the case of a Foreign
Bank (issued by a branch in India), the net worth in respect of the Indian operations shall
only be taken into account
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iii. A Foreign Bank (issued by a branch outside India) with a counter guarantee from any
Indian Nationalized Bank.
b) The acceptance of the Bank Guarantees shall also be subject to the following conditions:-
i. The capital adequacy of the Bank shall not be less than the norms prescribed by RBI
ii. The bank guarantee issued by a Cooperative Bank shall not be accepted.
IHMCL will reject a proposal for award and appropriate the Performance Security, as the case may
be, if it determines that the Bidder recommended for award has engaged in corrupt or fraudulent
practices in competing for the contract in question.
IHMCL will declare the Bidder ineligible, either indefinitely or for a stated period of time, to be
awarded a contract by IHMCL if it at any time determines that the Bidder has engaged in corrupt or
fraudulent practices in competing for the contract, or during execution.
“Corrupt practice” means the offering, giving, receiving, or soliciting of anything of value to influence
the action of a public official or employee of IHMCL in the procurement process or in Contract
execution.
4.23 Miscellaneous
a) The Bidding Process shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of India
and the Courts at New Delhi shall have exclusive jurisdiction over all disputes arising under,
pursuant to and/ or in connection with the Bidding Process.
b) IHMCL, in its sole discretion and without incurring any obligation or liability, reserves the right,
at any time, to;
i. suspend and/ or cancel the Bidding Process and/ or amend and/ or supplement the Bidding
Process or modify the dates or other terms and conditions relating thereto;
ii. consult with any Bidder in order to receive clarification or further information;
iii. retain any information and/ or evidence submitted to IHMCL by, on behalf of, and/ or in
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iv. independently verify, disqualify, reject and/ or accept any or all submissions or other
information and/ or evidence submitted by or on behalf of any Bidder.
c) It shall be deemed that by submitting the Bid, the Bidder agrees and releases IHMCL, its
employees, agents and advisers, irrevocably, unconditionally, fully and finally from any and all
liability for claims, losses, damages, costs, expenses or liabilities in any way related to or arising
from the exercise of any rights and/ or performance of any obligations hereunder, pursuant
hereto and/ or in connection with the Bidding Process and waives, to the fullest extent permitted
by applicable laws, any and all rights and/ or claims it may have in this respect, whether actual
or contingent, whether present or in future.
d) If the Bidder has committed a transgression under this RFP such as to put its reliability or
credibility into question, IHMCL shall be entitled to blacklist and debar such Bidder for any future
tenders/contract award process in its sole and absolute discretion.
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5.1 Bid must be submitted online only at https://etenders.gov.in during the validity of registration
with the e-Tender Portal being managed by National Informatics Centre (NIC), i.e.
https://etenders.gov.in. To participate in e-tender, the intending participants shall register
themselves in the website of URL.
5.2 Bidders/Applicants are advised to go through the FAQs, guidelines, instructions, manuals,
policies, system setting procedures etc. as provided in the e-Procurement portal.
5.3 Tender form and relevant documents will not be sold /issued manually from offices.
5.4 Bidders are required to upload scanned copies of Bid Security Decalaration form, Bid Form,
Power of Attorney and other relevant document on the e-Tender portal.
5.5 The date and time for online submission as mentioned in the section RFP document shall be
strictly followed in all cases. The bidder/Applicants should ensure that their tender is submitted
online before the expiry of the scheduled date and time. No delay on account of any cause will
be entertained. Tender(s) not submitted online will not be entertained.
5.6 If for any reason, any interested bidder fails to complete any online stages during the complete
tender cycle, IHMCL shall not be responsible for that and any grievance regarding that shall not
be entertained.
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These Conditions shall supplement or amend the other parts of the Bidding Documents and
whenever there is a conflict; provision herein shall prevail over those in the other parts of the
Bidding Documents.
All correspondence and other documents to be exchanged by the parties shall be written in the
English language. The version written in English language shall govern its interpretation.
6.4 INTERPRETATION
In interpreting these Conditions of Contract, singular also means plural, male also means female
or neuter, and the other way around. Headings have no significance. Words have their normal
meaning under the language of the Contract unless specifically defined.
The Bidders are expected to examine all terms and instructions included in the RFP Document.
During preparation of the technical proposal, the bidders shall make their own assessment of staff
to undertake the assignment.
a) At the time of award of contract or during the Contract Period, the quantity of goods, works,
scope or services originally specified in the bidding documents may be changed by IHMCL by
a written order to the Succesful Bidder.It shall be without any change in the unit prices or other
terms and conditions of the Bid and the bidding documents.
b) If IHMCL does not procure any line item(s) as specified in the Bill of Materials for procurement
or procures less than the quantity specified in the RFP Document due to change in
circumstances, the Succesful Bidder shall not be entitled for any claim or compensation except
otherwise provided in the bidding document.
c) Repeat orders for extra items or additional quantities may be placed on the rates and
conditions given in the contract.
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d) IHMCL may choose to procure additional material for any of the line item specified in Bill of
Materials of the quantities per line item during the Contract Period.The Succesful Bidder shall
hold the same prices quoted herewith.
IHMCL retains the right to amend the Project Scope without assigning any reason at any time
during the Contract Period. IHMCL makes no commitments, express or implied, that the full scope
of work as described in this RFP will be commissioned.
In case of descoping of toll plaza before expiry of Contract Agreement, IHMCL shall release the
pending Capex amount of the toll plaza. However, O&M payment shall be made as per actual till
descoping date.
Payment Milestones
Capex Payment
Upon delivery of equipment at site 50% of Total Capex Price for the
Milestone 1
location (Refer point (e) below) Toll Plaza
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Payment Milestones
O&M Payment
c) Payment may be claimed for any particular site, on achievement of above said milestones.
d) IHMCL shall issue the instruction for the supply & installation of main component as per BOQ
for each toll plaza, basis which service provider shall be responsible to deliver and install the
equipments and accordingly payment shall be released.
e) In Milestone -1: -
i. List of BOQ items supplied should be certified by IHMCL/ PIU before submission of invoices
to IHMCL. Material Verification report shall be submitted with IHMCL on delivery of BOQ
items.
ii. Service provider shall also submit Technical System Specification Delivery Complaince
Report as per format mentioned in Annexure-C along with equipment specification sheet
from OEM.
iii. No payment shall be released on the basis of partial delivery of equipment as specified in
Annexure-A except for special case at IHMCL discretion.
f) In Milestone 2:-
i. Go-Live confirmation from NPCI/bank
ii. Request received for conducting Site Acceptance Test by Service Provider
g) In Milestone 3: -
Site Accpetance Test has to be conducted and certified by concerned IHMCL upon
completion of all Punch Points before submission of invoices to IHMCL.
h) Operation & Maintenance (O&M) Period: -
i. Defect Liability Period (DLP) shall be for a period of two years (24 month) start from date of
Go Live with CCH server.
ii. The O&M period shall commence from completion of Milestone 2 for the Toll Plaza. IHMCL
shall release the equal quarterly payment to the Successful Bidder from Go Live date but
after conducting SAT.
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i. Service Provider shall submit the following reports with IHMCL to claim for O&M payment
Monthly Preventive Maintenance report
Equipment Status Report(Daily)
Equipment repair/replacement report for the claimed quarter( Daily)
Monthly Lane Wise Equipment Downtime Report(System Generated)
Monthly Lane Wise AVC Accuracy Report (System Genegarted)
Monthly Lane Wise ETC and Non-FASTag traffic and Revenue report(System
Genegarted)
Invoice submission to IHMCL without above mentioned reports shall not considered.
i) The quantities of some items may increase or decrease depending upon individual plaza
conditions. Payments would be made for actual quantities of items used at unit price indicated
in the Financial Bid.
j) All payments shall be made subject to adjustment of applicable penalties.
k) All Payments will be processed within 60 days of submission of undisputed invoice.
6.8 PRICES
a) GST as applicable, which will be levied on the goods and services invoiced by the Service
Provider to IHMCL, will be reimbursed on actual basis.
b) IHMCL reserves the right to ask the Service Provider to submit proof of payment against any
of the taxes, duties, levies indicated.
c) All payments shall be made subject to adjustment of applicable damages.
d) No amount or cost shall be payable for holding discussion, as considered necessary by IHMCL,
for any purpose with IHMCL’s Officials at IHMCL’s Head Office or elsewhere, prior, during or
after the conduct of an assignment.
Prices quoted by the bidder shall be excluding GST and fixed for the entire Contract period.
The following table captures the key events and their associated timelines
1. Submission of detailed report based Within 10 days from the date of Issuance of
on site assessment survey Letter of Award (LoA), or date of issuance of
instruction for commencement notice issued by
IHMCL, whichever earlier.
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2. Submit schedule for work execution Within 5 days of submission of Site Survey
plan for each toll plaza Report
3. Supply, install and commission all In case Site is FIT for Implementation:-
the items including Go-Live with
Within 45 days* (inclusive of Sl. no. 1 & 2)
CCH
from the of date of Issuance of Letter of
Award (LoA) or date of issuance of
instruction for commencement notice issued
by IHMCL, whichever is earlier. SI shall have
to carry out site survey and report site-
readiness status to IHMCL.
6.10 DAMAGES
a) Failure of the service provider to adhere the timelines specified in the RFP shall attract
liquidated damages @ 0.1 % of the Total Price of the toll plaza (as per financial proposal
submitted by the bidder) for each day of delay in implementation. The total levied penalty,
however, shall not exceed 10% of the assignment cost.
b) In case IHMCL is of the view that the delay is due to reasons beyond the control of the Service
Provider , suitable extension of time may be granted to the Service Provider with or without
imposing any Damages on such Service Provider in the absolute discretion of IHMCL.
c) Damages shall be payable by the Service Provider within 5 days of imposition thereof by
IHMCL, failing which the same shall be deducted from the payments to be made to the Service
Provider or from the Performance Security as deemed appropriate by IHMCL.
d) The Damages payable, as set forth in this Contract, are mutually agreed genuine pre-
estimated loss and damage likely to be suffered and incurred by the Party entitled to receive
the same and are not by way of penalty (the “Damages”).
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The scope of work as specified in PART V of RFQ Tender No. IHMCL/HETC/2020/01, dated
08.01.2020 shall remain same. However, following additional activites are added under the
scope of Service Provider: -
a) Service Provider shall ensure to keep a proper inventory of the ETC infrastructure installed
at fee plazas throughout the Contract period.
b) The Service Provider shall provide 03 Site Engineers (03 shifts) at each fee plazas to ensure
24*7 onsite support. The site engineer shall be at least Graduate or Diploma in Engineering,
preferably in Electrical/Electronic/IT/Computer Science or equivalent.
c) The Service Provider shall adhere to the maintenance of ETC & TMS Equipment, Periodic
Preventive Maintenance of equipment, Timely Corrective Maintenance, Software
Maintenance, Remote Software support for the ETC & Toll System.
d) The Service Provider shall take prior approval from respective PIU/IHMCL before updating
any version of Lane / Plaza application, for which, a software modification request shall be
submitted to PIU/ IHMCL for seeking approval.
e) The Service Provider shall take adequate measures to protect ETC system from any
Malware/Ransomware attack at fee plazas.
f) The Service Provider shall provide license-based software/application like Operating System,
database, Antivirus etc. The cost of the same shall be included in the equipment cost.
g) The Service Provider shall ensure to provide hardware firewall device to protect against
Malware entering the network.
h) Service Provider shall provide full support in plaza handover to new Service Provider
engaged by IHMCL at the allocated toll plazas during the O&M period. The Servive Provider
shall be involved in transition process till toll plaza take over by new Service Provider.
i) Service Provider shall ensure to supply additional Capex equipment or any equipment as
replacement of exisiting equipment of specification as mentioned in RFQ Tender No.
IHMCL/HETC/2020/01, dated 08.01.2020 and in this tender.
j) The Service Provider shall ensure to make all allocated toll plazas live with ICD 2.5
specification which includes provision of all certificates like SSL, firewall, domain etc.
k) In addition to the internet with static IP (02 Qty), service provider shall ensure to provide
internet connectivity through dongle device as a backup solution and cost of the same shall
be the part of quarterly O&M charges.
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l) Service Provider shall be responsible for repair/ replacement of equipment as per SLA for
the equipment which get faulty due to reasons like Short Circuit, Thudering/Lightening and
Voltage Fluctuation. Service Provider shall take all preventive measures to upkeep the
equipment.
m) Service Provider shall be responsible for providing Pest Control services at the toll plaza to
prevent equipment for getting faulty. Service Provider shall be responsible for repair/
replacement of equipment within the defined SLA which have got faulty due to
cable/equipment damaged by Rodent. The cost of the same is the part of Total O&M Price.
o) Any equipment which gets accidentally faulty/damaged during the Contract Period shall be
repaired/replaced by Service Provider in order to comply with the SLA. Any accidental
damage not attributable to Service Provider as per RFP shall be repaired/replaced upon
verification and duly recommendation by repective PIU. After recommendation by respective
PIU, Service Provider shall ensure to repair/replace such equipment in order to comply with
the SLA. The payment for recommendation from repective PIU shall be made as follows: -
ii. Repairing cost shall be made as per actual on case to case basis
a) The SLA as specified in Clause 5.7 of RFQ Tender No. IHMCL/HETC/2020/01, dated
08.01.2020 shall remain same. However, following SLA parameters are also added in scope
of Service Provider: -
i. Manpower
The successful bidder shall ensure availability of manpower at the toll plazas 24*7. In case of
unavailability of manpower or shortfall in attendance (in shift) at site is brought to the notice of
IHMCL, penalty shall be imposed as under:
Absence of shortfall in attendance - Rs 1000/- per shift per fee plaza
(Day shall have 3 shifts of 8 hours each)
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The successful bidder shall ensure for efficient functionality of RFID readers in lanes, a single
FASTag should not have two successful transactions within time difference (as latest specified
by IHMCL/NHAI). There should not be any case of double/multiple deduction of FASTag
account owing to multiple processing of transaction through RFID reader/ ETC application to
Acquirer Bank.
In case of any deviance, penalty shall be imposed as below –
Up to 100 cases of double deduction/over-charging reported in a calendar month – Rs
500 per case
More than 100 cases of double deduction/over-charging reported in a calendar month –
Rs 1000 per case
In addition to above, Service Provider shall also be liable to pay for all the losses incurred by
the concessionaire/toll plaza operators.
The Toll Plaza equipment and Software Specification as specified in Annexure-A of RFQ
Tender No. IHMCL/HETC/2020/01, dated 08.01.2020 shall remain same except some below
changes for following equipment/for new equipment: -
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i. Functional Requirements
The Toll Lane Controller (TLC) is situated in the tunnel only underneath the toll lane or in
case there is no tunnel then TLC is situated in the booth itself and has the principal task of
controlling the toll collection function and all the peripheral equipment, transmitting
information and data on all lane activities to a local ETC Server and receiving other control
information and data from the ETC server. It also has the function of controlling all the
peripherals connected to it.
All hardware, software, TLC interface to peripherals and local ETC Server shall be supplied
by the equipment supplier.
The TLC software shall be developed to operate as ETC toll lanes as is defined under earlier
section of this document.
All lane operating data shall be stored in the local Solid State drive in the lane. Adequate
RAM shall be provided to prevent “Thrashing” of the Solid State drive. The Solid State Drive
shall have enough memory to load and maintain all necessary program tables (like ETC black
list, white list, discount list etc.) and data in memory, to optimize the toll collection
functionality. Each transaction data collected from the lane peripherals shall be stored in the
Solid State Drive of the TLC in a separate encrypted file placed in a folder automatically
created with the month’s name at the start of each month, before being transmitted to the
master database in the local ETC server. This data shall remain in the Solid State Drive
irrespective of transmission to the local ETC server until a period of 1 month. At the start of
the 7th month, the 1stweek’s data shall be deleted from the Solid State Drive on the basis of
FIFO logic.
Further, there should be a mechanism for auditing the real time data transmission (including
incidents) over a predetermined time period (say 30 minutes) and automatic data retrieval
from the lane in case of data mismatch.
The TLC must be capable of storing the following minimum information:
1 month of Transaction data including image associated with incidents
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A transaction record shall contain all the necessary information to enable complete control
and auditing of the system.
Date
Time
Plaza
Lane
Shift
Tag Id
VRN no.
The transaction time shall be the time when a Tag is detected at transaction area.
The TLC shall be capable of interfacing with at least the following peripheral equipment:
RFID Transceiver
Exit Loop
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The TLC shall be capable of communicating with the local ETC server. The Communication
shall consist of data necessary to build a complete database in the local ETC server, from
which the required financial and operating reports and statistics can be generated. The local
ETC server shall also receive and log any reportable incidents occurring in the lane, which
shall be transmitted real-time to the Incidents Computer (IC) for action by the toll supervision
staff. In terms of incidents, real-time shall mean the time from the occurrence of the incident
to the storage of the incident and the subsequent display of the incident on the IC; shall not
be greater than 2 seconds.
As described above, all data entries shall be sequentially numbered and referenced to other
related entities. The incidents that occur during a transaction shall refer to that transaction.
Transactions and incidents shall refer to the applicable financial entity in which they occur.
An automatic / manual data validation process is required to check for data continuity and
missing/duplicate data. An audit trail of manual corrections is required. The data validation
process shall be linked to a “data not complete” message that will be indicated on reports if
data is missing / pending validation / consolidation.
Further, the TLC (via the AVC) shall monitor the lane at all times for any traffic violation or
incident; and for failure of any of the toll equipment. Any failure of equipment shall generate
alarm / event at Lane application and it shall also be displayed at LSDU and EVENT/ALARM
history module. The level of incident reported to plaza via the peripherals in the toll lane, or
reported to the LOCAL ETC SERVER shall be configurable through a parameter setting in
the software application available at a definable user level.
The TLC shall also be capable of receiving messages from the local ETC Server. These
messages will contain data on the Tariff tables, classification table, whitelist, tag blacklists,
ETC account balance, etc. Should the link between the TLC and the LOCAL ETC SERVER
fail, a system to download such information locally into either end (TLC &LOCAL ETC
SERVER) is to be made available.
The CCH maintains a vehicle class description that is generic to all toll plazas. However, as
the vehicle class description at each toll plaza for the same vehicle may be different, the TLC
shall maintain a mapping of the CCH Vehicle class to the Plaza Vehicle class. The TLC
generated transaction shall always refer to the Plaza vehicle class.
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Extended operation of the TLC in the Local Mode must be possible. The system shall manage
its data storage capacity to ensure adequate free space for the operating system, application
and data. The system shall provide warnings regarding free-space when the storage capacity
reduces to predefined critical limits. If the data storage on the TLC reaches this critical limit,
it shall immediately instruct the plaza to stop processing of transactions any further and inform
the supervisory staff to initiate a data extraction procedure. The data extraction shall be
carried out via a thumb drive or portable computer and restored in the LOCAL ETC SERVER.
Door monitoring: The cabinet door shall be monitored utilizing proximity / limit switch. Door
open /close events shall be recorded as event / alarm incidents identified by time and Lane
identification. The incidents are to be displayed on the LSDU at plaza level.
TLC Panel Temperature Monitoring: The cabinet temperature shall be monitored utilizing
thermostat Switch. Higher Temperature events shall be recorded as event / alarm incidents
identified by time and Lane identification. The incidents are to be displayed on the LSDU at
plaza level.
The Equipment Supplier shall provide the details on the TLC data management strategy.
Time throughout the entire toll collection system shall be synchronized with reference to the
LOCAL ETC SERVER.
The TLC shall receive UPS power from the UPS distribution panel. Any special electrical
protection / interface unit shall be provided by the Contractor, if required, based on the needs
of the device. The power distribution to the lane peripherals from the TLC shall be adequately
protected with the help of surge arresters, lightning protection, circuit breaker, fuses, Over-
voltage, under-voltage, over-current, and short circuit protection to provide maximum safety
for all system components etc.
ii. TLC PC Specification:
Descriptions Remarks
Processor Board ATX / Micro ATX / Mini -ITX Industrial Mother Board
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modularity of construction
C (non-condensing)
IPC Design Criteria Minimum 01 PCIe expansion slots, 4 x USB 3.0, 2 x USB 2.0
i. Accuracy Level:
The AVC system shall be 100% auditable and accuracy of vehicle counting should be 100%
and classification accuracy shall not be less than 98%.
ii. Auditability:
The AVC System shall comply with the following auditability criteria:
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Each transaction recorded by the system shall be uniquely and sequentially numbered.
The AVC System shall be able to provide information to a laptop or to any computer
connected to the same network. AVC computer shall be used for auditing the classification
of the AVC as well as the classification of the lane operator without interruption to Toll
Collection operation. The audit function shall be done in the following manner:
The auditor shall
connect to the AVC computer through network or RS-232 port or latest of the
AVC computer.
Press enter to start data extraction (any time the auditor shall be able to cancel current
command to start with other specific duration).
Obtain output of the audit report in XLS format and it shall contain at least the following:
Transaction sequence number
Lane ID
Shift ID
TLC class
AVC class
MOP
iii. The Contractor shall provide a data extraction tool to IHMCL, it shall be possible to extract the
AVC/TLC data for a user defined period in XLS format using that tool.
iv. For audit purposes, it shall be possible to enable all transactions as incidents in order to grab
LPIC images and ICS image for Supervisor / Auditor review per lane / direction / all lanes.
The automatic vehicle classification equipment shall be installed in the lane after pay-axis.
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The purpose of the AVC is to sense the presence of a vehicle (differentiate it from non-
vehicular crossing), to measure and interpret certain physical characteristics of the vehicle
as it passes through the AVC.
The AVC system shall be able to generate profile image of the vehicle which shall be used
for auditing purpose.
The AVC system shall be able to distinguish between classes as per the applicable
notifications of MORTH
This class information shall be stored locally at AVC level and communicated to the TLC.
Simultaneously a still image of the vehicle shall be captured / grabbed by the Incident Capture
System (ICS) Camera as the vehicle triggers the AVC sensors. The TLC shall then check
whether this AVC class matches the vehicle class (the CCH Class mapped to the Toll Plaza
class) as read from the tag. If there is a discrepancy between the two classifications, the
license plate image (captured when the vehicle passed through the ETC exit) and the ICS
camera image shall be saved and stored with all transaction and incident information
watermarked on them. The images and discrepancy information shall be communicated to
the Local ETC server for further action and processing by the toll supervision staff.
The Equipment Contractor shall submit details of the performance of existing AVC systems
duly validated by the existing operators of the systems.
The AVC shall be capable of detecting and reporting the following vehicle movements and
incidents in the lane to the TLC:
The AVC system must be able to count and distinguish two wheelers, autos rickshaw,
three-wheeler and four-wheelers separately.
Vehicle Standing – the vehicle presence sensing equipment stays active for longer than a
preset time. The preset time shall be parameter settable.
All AVC elements (loops, Profiler based sensor, cameras, etc.) shall be fully weatherproof
and installed in a location where vehicle damage by accident is not possible.
When the TLC is inoperative, or communication between the TLC and the AVC is severed,
the AVC shall record the last transaction number transmitted and shall be able to
independently count and record (store) vehicle classes passing through or over it. A
sequential vehicle counter at AVC level shall be implemented to reconcile. The AVC shall
have its own battery backup and data extraction facility on to a external storage media to a
laptop computer.
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The AVC shall be able to generate violation if the ETC lane is not logged- in and a vehicle
passes through it.
The AVC shall be able to generate violation if the ETC lane is logged- in and a vehicle passes
through it without paying.
In following cases, the AVC shall generate an alarm on the plaza level and send record to
incident control system for supervisory action apart from the incidents defined:
Degraded classification (in case of any single Transmit / Receive failure)
Unable to classify
The accuracy of the AVC shall not be affected by temperature or any weather /environmental
conditions and shall be independent of vehicle speed / weight.
c) AVC System Design
i. Functional requirements:
The AVC shall be able to automatically classify the classes of vehicles as indicated in the
vehicle class table to an accuracy of 98% without manual intervention and class correction
or validation. Unless, the above criteria is achieved, the AVC shall never classify a vehicle
to any defined category in the Classification table; it shall be categorized as unable to classify
so that it triggers an incident and there is no chance for revenue loss. This can be used to
fine tune the AVC to improve the accuracy later.
The functional specification for the AVC shall include the hardware, software and operational
requirements. The design requirements of the AVC are to be seen as a system in which all
failures, events and other events are logged, stored and managed. The following design
criteria shall be used in the AVC:
AVC Classification Table
AVC Configuration
AVC Interfaces
Data Storage
All operating data shall be stored on the local Solid State Drive of the AVC computer.
“Thrashing” of the Solid State Drive shall be prevented. The AVC shall have enough memory
to load and maintain all necessary program tables and data in memory. All other transaction
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data shall be stored on the local hard drive of the AVC and a copy to be transmitted to the
LOCAL ETC SERVER.
The following minimum information is to be stored at AVC level:
Classification table
AVC configuration
Data of at least one year (transaction, event, AVC centric incident etc.)
Two separate streams of data, carrying vehicle classification information from TLC and AVC
shall be copied at LOCAL ETC SERVER level for comparison, evaluation and audit purposes.
There shall be provisions for drawing separate reports for TLC and AVC classifications at
LOCAL ETC SERVER level. An AVC accuracy and reconciliation report shall be present in
the toll system.
The performance of the AVC shall form the basis for the accuracy checks, functional tests,
installation, commissioning and handover to achieve the required accuracy and performance.
All design and installation approvals shall be obtained from IHMCL before installation and
commissioning. The Contractor shall submit a detailed list of vehicles with photographs and
Indian RTO authorized classification category of all models of vehicles found in India as part
of Technical specifications delivery. The configuration of AVC classification table into the
system shall be done in the presence of the authorized representative of NHAI.
The plaza lane area detailed AVC layout including the following items shall be provided at
the time of technical specifications delivery by the Contractor so that the design process can
be implemented at site. The Contractor shall ensure that the equipment layout is in
conformance with the Lane Design Drawings as provided by IHMCL.
The system architecture shall provide the details of the equipment layouts and the physical
location of each component of the system in the ETC toll lane.
The loop detector units/cards shall conform to the following minimum requirements: -
The unit shall be easily removable and shall be fitted with at least two (2) loops per
card.
The unit shall have a minimum of 4 separate adjustable sensitivity and frequency
levels.
The unit shall have indicators for vehicle presence, loop on/off and failure.
The AVC Profiler shall comply with the following specification and are mounted in a manner
as to ensure that the following minimum specifications are adhered to at all times.
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Ensure that no vehicle can pass through the AVC and miss axle counting.
Number of Axles per vehicle is accurately counted for every vehicle passage
It shall be noted that the equipment enclosures shall be mounted in the tunnel/booth at the
toll plaza, sufficient ventilation shall be provided by the equipment Service Provider for this
enclosure and the enclosure shall have IP65 protection.
The AVC enclosure shall be mounted in the tunnel/booth. The AVC enclosure shall be
secured using suitable corrosion resistant fixtures, and all fixtures shall be approved before
the mounting of the AVC can take place.
The AVC enclosure shall be provided with a switch to detect that the AVC door is open or
closed, and the status shall be updated at plaza level in real time.
All mounting shall be done in a neat and professional manner and shall be approved by
IHMCL.
All AVC cables that enter the enclosure shall be protected between the enclosure and the
sensors, using a suitable flexible steel re-enforced trunking / cable tray / ducting as approved
by IHMCL to reduce the risk of tampering. All the cable entries to the AVC enclosure shall be
sealed properly with glands / sealant, as approved.
The quality control procedure manual shall be provided with the proposal by the equipment
Contractor, which shall include a minimum of:
AVC Installation Log Sheet
Descriptions Remarks
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Processor Board ATX / Micro ATX / Mini -ITX Industrial Mother Board
modularity of construction
C (non-condensing)
6 x USB 2.0
IPC Design Criteria
4 x COMs ports Serial port support RS-485 auto flow control
e) AVC Enclosure
The AVC and all related peripheral controllers should be enclosed in an IP65 compliant cabinet.
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i. Locking System: Each cabinet shall have a unique key allowing access to the AVC.
ii. Door monitoring: The cabinet door shall be monitored utilizing proximity / limit switch. Door
open / close events shall be recorded as Event / Alarm incidents identified by time and Lane
identification. The incidents are to be displayed on the LSDU at plaza level.
iii. TLC Panel Temperature Monitoring: The cabinet temperature shall be monitored utilizing
thermostat Switch. Higher Temperature events shall be recorded as event / alarm incidents
identified by time and Lane identification. The incidents are to be displayed on the LSDU at
plaza level.
iv. Cabling Layout: All external cables shall be protected against the effects of lightning and
shall comply with all requirements for the control of interference from EMI. All data cables
shall be screened and shall be properly separated and shielded from all power cables.
v. Ventilation and internal temperature: All equipment endorsed by the cabinet shall be kept
at a temperature consistent with manufacturers recommendations.
vi. Finishing: The cabinet surfaces shall be protected from the environment in which it shall be
used and the Equipment Contractor shall specify the surface treatments to be applied. Each
cabinet shall be painted and numbered in a manner consistent with the toll lanes and
consistent with all equipment related functions (e.g. reporting to the plaza software
subsystem).
vii. Cable dressing: All cables (power & signal) shall be properly routed and dressed with
suitable railings inside the enclosure and ties.
viii. Cable numbering: The signal & power cable terminations shall be identified by proper
numbering. In addition to the termination at the controller end, this numbering shall also be
maintained at locations where the cables are exposed (like manholes, junctions) and at the
peripheral end. Further, all the individual component boards shall be properly identified by
labelling.
ix. Cable terminations: The signal & power cable (from the peripherals) terminations shall be
kept separated inside the cabinet. The cable routing inside the enclosures shall be done in
a proper manner, so that, aesthetics apart, the cable faults can be traced and faulty cables
replaced, easily and less time consuming.
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i. The local ETC server is responsible for the control, data storage, processing and
administration of the toll operation. It shall be the responsibility of toll management server
to synchronize all activities of toll collection process, data and time of all workstations.
ii. There shall be a separate partition for Operating System. All Data files shall be stored in a
separate partition. Image files shall have a separate 3rd partition. This scheme is applicable
not only for the LOCAL ETC SERVER but in all levels of Toll System.
iii. Storage sizing at each level shall be backed up with corresponding file size per transaction
/ record as part of technical specifications delivery. If required, the HDD finalized as part of
BOQ shall be revised to handle the data storage capacity requirement as per the
requirement without any additional cost to the Purchaser.
v. Platform
vi. Configuration
Processor board: shall have the capacity to accept up to 2, 64-bit central processor
units.
Central Processor Unit/s: shall be 64-bit, Xenon 3 GHz or superior latest available
speed at the time of delivery to the site.
Number of Processors: 2
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RAM: Min. 64 GB
RAID (Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks): shall use RAID5 with hardware
RAID controller.
HDD: Min. 3 x 2 TB x 7.2K SATA 6Gb Hot Swap 512n HDD; capacity shall be
based on data retention of all data for a period of 5 years
Power Supply: shall have a dual hot swap power supply to provide redundancy
Connectivity:, Four USB (Universal Serial Bus) ports (High Speed USB 2.0), SVGA
Screen port
vii. The server including all accessories listed above shall be installed in rack.
Operating System:
Windows
UNIX
Database:
Industry standard
ix. Licensing
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License for each server, workstation operating system, Database management system
software, database maintenance software (like TOAD, etc.) or any other software (MS-
OFFICE package, Adobe, GHOST etc.) used in toll system, which requires a license,
shall be provided by the Service Provider in the name of the Authority without any
additional cost to the Authority.
Lane system shall not have any direct database access. Data from the lane going
to the database shall be through dedicated software that runs on database server.
g) FIREWALL HARDWARE
i. Physical Interfaces
LAN ports: Four (4) 10/100/1000 Mbps auto-sensing, Auto Uplink RJ-45 ports
WAN ports: Two (2) 10/100/1000 Mbps auto-sensing, Auto Uplink RJ-45 ports to connect
to any broadband modem, such as DSL or cable
ii. Network Requirements
Should have the ability to prevent data loss through SMTP, FTP, HTTP, HTTPS & IM
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Should support at least 20 SSL VPN users with at least 10 users from day 1.
Should support two factor authentications with LDAP, Radius and using
tokens/email/SMS.
Support for clientless or client-based VPN in Full Tunnel and Split Tunnel mode.
Should support HTTP/HTTPS proxy, FTP, RDP, SSH, VNC, SMB service access
provision through portal.
Support on 32 bit and 64-bit OS.
Certified by ICSA preferred.
Support for all major browsers like Firefox/IE/Chrome etc. Java Script, Basic and
Advanced Network Extensions.
Management over GUI using HTTPS or equivalent secure mechanism, SSH and console
access.
Generate GUI based reports categorized on IP, user etc.
The Firewall should support for TWO modes of SSL VPN:
Web-only mode: for thin remote clients equipped with a web browser only and support
web application such as: HTTP/HTTPS PROXY, FTP, SMB/CIFS, SSH, VNC, RDP
Tunnel mode, for remote computers that run a variety of client and server applications
The system shall provide SSL VPN tunnel mode that supports 32 and 64-bit Windows
operating systems
The proposed solution shall allow administrators to create multiple bookmarks to add to a
group and make these bookmarks available for SSL-VPN users.
v. Support IPS with following requirements
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Support web content filtering up to layer 7 traffic like HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, DNS, SMTP,
IMAP, POP3 etc., with Application identification like IM, torrent etc., Allow/Deny traffic
based on Src / Dst IP / Networks, Web URLs, Regular expressions, Web plug-ins such as
ActiveX , Java Applet & Cookies, Regular file extensions, Spy wares, Ad wares, Time/Day.
Should have URL database of 20 million or more for web content filtering based on
categories.
Data leak prevention for up to layer 7 traffic.
Should provide an option to send customized Access denied message to the end user.
The proposed solution must block HTTP or HTTPS based anonymous proxy request
available on the Internet.
Support for geographical based filtering like country level TLD etc.
vii. Gateway Antivirus
Should provide protection against viruses, worms or any other malicious content in traffic
like SMTP, POP3, IMAP, HTTP/S, FTP etc. and must be configurable/applicable on
specific firewall Policy.
Should be able to scan the file either on the basis of flow or buffering.
Should have option to respond to virus detection in several ways like delete/quarantine
the file And send notification via e-mail/SMS.
Antivirus signature updates must be done automatically/schedule and should not require
reboot of the appliance.
Management over GUI using HTTPS or equivalent secures mechanism, SSH and console
access.
Support at least 1 million or more signatures
The antivirus signature database of proposed solution should comprise of up to date list
of signatures of virus, malwares, spyware etc.
Support on quarantined facility on the appliance or on a remote system.
Allow/Block/quarantine file type extensions
Generate GUI based reports categorized by virus signatures, host/user infected etc.
viii. Logging and Reporting
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Grade : Workstation
RAM : 4 GB or latest
Mouse : Optical
Keyboard : Standard
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The initial period of engagement shall be 03 years from date of signing of Contract Agreement. The
period of engagement may be further extendable by additional 1 year at the sole discretion of
NHAI/IHMCL. In case of extension in Contract period, Service Provider shall furnish the extended
PBG as per Clause under RFP.
6.15 INSURANCE
The Service Provider shall effect and maintain the insurance of ETC system at its own cost, during
the Contract period, such insurances for such maximum sums as may be required under the
Applicable Laws, and such insurances as may be necessary or prudent in accordance with Good
Industry Practice to cover third party claims, theft, accidental damage, vandalism, fire, flood, and
Force Majeure events. The insurance document shall be submitted after the completion of
implementation work at each toll plaza.
a) Neither party shall be responsible to the other for any delay or failure in performance of its
obligations due to any occurrence of a Force Majeure event which is beyond the control of any
of the Parties, including, but without limited to, fire, flood, explosion, acts of God or any
governmental body, public disorder, riots, embargoes, or strikes, acts of military authority,
epidemics, strikes, lockouts or other labour disputes, insurrections, civil commotion, war,
enemy actions.
b) If a Force Majeure arises, the Service Provider shall promptly notify IHMCL in writing of such
condition and the cause thereof. Unless otherwise directed by IHMCL, the Service Provider
shall continue to perform his obligations under the Contract as far as is reasonably practical,
and shall seek all reasonable alternative means for performance not prevented by the Force
Majeure event. The Parties shall be excused from performance of their respective obligations
in whole or part as long as such Force Majeure event continues to prevent or delay such
performance by the Parties. However, in case such Force Majeure event lasts for a continuous
period of 60 days, either Party may terminate the Contract.
6.17 INDEMNIFICATION
a) The Service Provider shall indemnify, defend, save and hold harmless, IHMCL,NHAI and
MoRTH and their officers, servants, agents (hereinafter referred to as the “IHMCL Indemnified
Persons”) against any direct loss, damage, claims, cost and expense of whatever kind and
nature (including without limitation, legal fees, claims and expenses incurred in connection with
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any suit, action or proceeding or any claim asserted, as such fees and expenses are incurred),
joint or several, that arise out of or are based upon any order passed by any statutory authority
including Courts, tribunals or other judicial/quasi judicial authorities, on account of breach of
the Service Provider’s obligations under this Contract or any other related agreement or
otherwise, any fraud or negligence attributable to the Service Provider or its Agents under
contract or tort or on any other ground whatsoever, all eventualities of theft, dacoity, robbery,
etc., except to the extent that any such suits, proceedings, actions, demands and claims has
arisen due to any breach or default of this Contract on the part of IHMCL Indemnified Persons.
b) The Service Provider shall indemnify IHMCL Indemnified Persons from all legal obligations in
respect of professionals deployed by the Service Provider. IHMCL Indemnified Persons also
stand absolved of any liability on account of death or injury sustained by the Service Provider’s
staff during the performance of their work and also for any damages or compensation due to
any dispute between the Service Provider and its staff.
c) In addition to the aforesaid, the Service Provider shall fully indemnify, hold harmless and
defend IHMCL Indemnified Persons from and against any and all direct loss, damage, cost
and expense of whatever kind and nature (including, without limitation, legal fees and other
expenses incurred in connection with any suit, action or proceeding or any claim asserted, as
such fees and expenses are incurred), joint or several, that arise out of, or are based upon any
demands, claims, suits or proceedings arising out of claims of infringement of any domestic or
foreign patent rights, copyrights or other intellectual property, proprietary or confidentiality
rights with respect to any materials, information, design or process used by the Service
Provider or by the Agents in performing the Service Provider’s obligations or in any way
incorporated in or related to this Contract. If in any such suit, action, claim or proceedings, a
temporary restraint order or preliminary injunction is granted, the Service Provider shall make
every reasonable effort, by giving a bond (of the type and value as required) or otherwise, to
secure the revocation or suspension of the injunction or restraint order and continue to perform
its obligations hereunder. If the Service Provider is unable to secure such revocation within a
reasonable time, it shall, at its own expense, and without impairing the Specifications and
Standards, shall rectify such defaults and shall also be liable for damages to IHMCL for the
corresponding loss during the interim period on this account.
d) The provisions of this Clause shall survive Termination.
e) The remedies provided under this Clause are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or
remedies that may otherwise be available to IHMCL Indemnified Persons at law or in equity.
6.18 TERMINATION
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a) ON EXPIRY OF THE CONTRACT: Subject to the condition mentioned under Clause 6.14, the
Agreement shall be deemed to have been automatically terminated on the expiry of the
Contract Period unless IHMCL has exercised its option to further renew the Contract Period in
accordance with the provisions, if any, of the Contract.
b) ON ACCOUNT OF FORCE MAJEURE: Either party shall have the right to terminate the
Contract on account of Force Majeure, as set forth in Clause 6.16.
c) ON BREACH OF CONTRACT: IHMCL may terminate the Contract if the Service Provider
causes a fundamental breach of the Contract. Fundamental breach of Contract include, but
shall not be limited to, the following:
i. The Service Provider fails to carry out any obligation under the Contract.
ii. The Service Provider without providing any justifiable reason fails to commence the work
in accordance with relevant clauses or, and the performance of the Service Provider is not
as per requirements specified in the Contract/RFP.
iii. Has failed to furnish the required securities or extension thereof in terms of the Contract.
iv. the Service Provider stops work and the stoppage has not been authorized by IHMCL;
v. the Service Provider at any time during the term of the Contract becomes insolvent or
makes a voluntary assignment of its assets for the benefit of creditors or is adjudged
bankrupt
vi. If the Service Provider, in the judgment of the Employer, has engaged in the corrupt or
fraudulent practice in competing for or in executing the Contract.
d) The Service Provider sub-contracts any assignment under this Agreement without approval of
IHMCL.
e) Any other fundamental breaches as specified in the RFP.
f) Notwithstanding the above, IHMCL may terminate the Contract in its sole discretion by giving
30 days prior notice without assigning any reason.
g) Upon Termination (except on account of expiry of Term of this Agreement, Force Majeure),
IHMCL shall be entitled at the sole discretion to:
i. Appropriate the entire Performance Security or part thereof as Damages; and
ii. Debar/Blacklist the Service Provider from participating in any other project/assignment/work
of IHMCL for a period as determined by IHMCL in its sole discretion.
a) Any dispute, difference or controversy of whatever nature howsoever arising under or out of
or in relation to the Contract (including its interpretation) between the Parties, and so notified
in writing by either Party to the other Party (the “Dispute”) shall, in the first instance, be
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attempted to be resolved amicably in accordance with the conciliation procedure set forth in
Clause 6.19(d).
b) The Parties agree to use their best efforts for resolving all Disputes arising under or in respect
of the Contract promptly, equitably and in good faith, and further agree to provide each other
with reasonable access during normal business hours to all non-privileged records, information
and data pertaining to any Dispute.
c) Mediation
In the event of any Dispute between the Parties, either Party may call upon the Chairman in
case of IHMCL or his nominee and the Managing Director/ /CEO/Director , as the case may
be, in case of the Service Provider to mediate in arriving at an amicable settlement thereof. If
after expiry of 30 days of receipt of the documents in relation to the Dispute or such extended
period as the Parties may agree in writing, the Dispute remains unresolved, the Parties shall
attempt to resolve the dispute through conciliation and/or Arbitration under the Arbitration and
Conciliation Act, 1996, in accordance with the procedure specified in Clause 6.19(d) and
Clause 6.19(e).
d) Conciliation
The Parties shall attempt to select one of the experts from the list of empanelled arbitrators of
the Society for Affordable Redressal of Disputes (“SAROD”) as the Conciliator to mediate and
assist the Parties in arriving at an amicable settlement thereof. If the Parties fail to agree on
nominating a conciliator within 15 (fifteen) days or the Dispute is not resolved as evidenced by
the signing of written terms of settlement within 60 (sixty) days of the notice in writing or such
longer period as may be mutually agreed by the Parties, either Party may refer the Dispute to
arbitration in accordance with the provisions of Clause 6.19(e).
e) Arbitration
Any Dispute which is not resolved amicably by conciliation, as provided in Clause 6.19(d), shall
be finally settled by arbitration as set forth below:
i. The Dispute shall be referred to the SAROD. The dispute shall be dealt with in terms of
Rules of SAROD. The detailed procedure for conducting Arbitration shall be governed by
the Rules of SAROD and provisions of Page 33 of 53 Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996,
as amended from time to time.
ii. The seat of Arbitration shall be New Delhi and the language for all documents and
communications between the parties shall be English.
iii. The expenses incurred by each party in connection with the preparation, presentation,
etc., of arbitral proceedings shall be borne by each party itself.
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a) Upon failure of the Service Provider to commence the services, for any reason whatsoever,
within the period set forth in this Contract or the extended period thereunder, IHMCL shall,
without prejudice to its other rights and remedies hereunder or in law, be entitled to levy
Damages as per Clause 6.10 hereinabove.
b) IHMCL shall, without prejudice to its other rights and remedies hereunder or in law, be entitled
to encash and appropriate the relevant amounts from the Performance Security as Damages or
any other amounts payable to IHMCL under this Contract as and when such Damages or other
amounts become due and payable. Upon such encashment and appropriation from the
Performance Security, the Service Provider shall, within 10 days thereof, replenish, in case of
partial appropriation, to its original level of the amount guaranteed under the Performance
Security, and in case of appropriation of the entire Performance Security, provide a fresh
Performance Security, as the case may be failing which IHMCL shall be entitled to terminate
this Agreement in accordance with clause 6.18 hereof.
6.21 MISCELLANEOUS
a) Standard of Performance
The Service Provider shall undertake to perform the services with the highest standards of
professional and ethical competence and integrity which are, amongst others, ESSENCE of this
assignment. Keeping in view the sensitivity involved in such assignments, the personnel
deployed should maintain confidentiality/integrity at all times and should work in a professional
manner to protect the interest of IHMCL. The firm shall promptly replace any personnel deployed
under this contract that IHMCL considered unsatisfactory
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i. Agrees that the execution, delivery and performance by it of this Contract constitute
commercial acts done and performed for commercial purpose;
ii. Agrees that, should any proceedings be brought against it or its assets, property or revenues
in any jurisdiction in relation to this Contract or any transaction contemplated by this Contract,
no immunity (whether by reason of sovereignty or otherwise) from such proceedings shall be
claimed by or on behalf of the Party with respect to its assets;)
iii. Waives any right of immunity which it or its assets, property or revenues now has, may acquire
in the future or which may be attributed to it in any jurisdiction; and
iv. Consents generally in respect of the enforcement of any judgment or award against it in any
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such proceedings to the giving of any relief or the issue of any process in any jurisdiction in
connection with such proceedings (including the making, enforcement or execution against it
or in respect of any assets, property or revenues whatsoever irrespective of their use or
intended use of any order or judgment that may be made or given in connection therewith).
d) Waiver
i. Waiver, including partial or conditional waiver, by either Party of any default by the other
Party in the observance and performance of any provision of or obligations under this
Contract:
Shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any other or subsequent default hereof or
of other provisions of or obligations under this Contract;
Shall not affect the validity or enforceability of this Contract in any manner.
ii. Neither the failure by either Party to insist on any occasion upon the performance of the
terms, conditions and provisions of this Contract or any obligation there under nor time or
other indulgence granted by a Party to the other Party shall be treated or deemed as waiver
of such breach or acceptance of any variation or the relinquishment of any such right
hereunder.
ii. IHMCL shall not be liable to the Service Provider by reason of any review, comment,
approval, observation or inspection referred to in Sub-clause (a) above.
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g) Survival
i. Termination shall:
not relieve the Contractor or IHMCL, as the case may be, of any obligations hereunder which
expressly or by implication survive Termination hereof; and
except as otherwise provided in any provision of this Contract expressly limiting the liability
of either Party, not relieve either Party of any obligations or liabilities for loss or damage to
the other Party arising out of or caused by acts or omissions of such Party prior to the
effectiveness of such Termination or arising out of such Termination.
ii. All obligations surviving Termination shall only survive for a period of 3 (three) years following
the date of such Termination
h) Entire Agreement
This Contract, the RFP and the Sections hereto together constitute a complete and exclusive
statement of the terms of the agreement between the Parties on the subject hereof and no
amendment or modification hereto shall be valid and effective unless such modification or
amendment is agreed to in writing by the Parties and duly executed by persons especially
empowered in this behalf by the respective Parties. All prior written or oral understandings, offers
or other communications of every kind pertaining to this Contract are abrogated and withdrawn.
For the avoidance of doubt, the Parties hereto agree that any obligations of the Contractor arising
from the Request for Proposals shall be deemed to form part of this Contract and treated as such.
i) Severability
If for any reason whatever any provision of this Contract is or becomes invalid, illegal or
unenforceable or is declared by any court of competent jurisdiction or any other instrumentality to
be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality or enforceability of the remaining provisions
shall not be affected in any manner, and the Parties will negotiate in good faith with a view to
agreeing to one or more provisions which may be substituted for such invalid, unenforceable or
illegal provisions, as nearly as is practicable to such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision.
Failure to agree upon any such provisions shall not be subject to the Dispute Resolution Procedure
set forth under this Contract or otherwise.
j) No partnership
This Contract shall not be interpreted or construed to create an association, joint venture or
partnership between the Parties, or to impose any partnership obligation or liability upon either
Party and neither Party shall have any right, power or authority to enter into any agreement or
undertaking for, or act on behalf of, or to act as or be an agent or representative of, or to otherwise
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k) Third parties
This Contract is intended solely for the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and
permitted assigns and nothing in this Contract shall be construed to create any duty to, standard
of care with reference to, or any liability to, any person not a Party to this Contract
This Contract shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective
successors and permitted assigns.
m) Notices
Any notice or other communication to be given by any Party to the other Party under or in
connection with the matters contemplated by this Contract shall be in writing and shall:
In the case of the Contractor, be given by facsimile or e-mail and by letter delivered by hand
to the address given and marked for attention of the person set out below or to such other
person as the Contractor may from time to time designate by notice to IHMCL; provided that
notices or other communications to be given to an address outside Delhi may, if they are
subsequently confirmed by sending a copy thereof by registered acknowledgement due, air
mail or by courier, be sent by facsimile or e-mail to the number as the Contractor may from
time to time designate by notice to IHMCL;
In the case of IHMCL, be given by facsimile or e-mail and by letter delivered by hand and be
addressed to the [•] of IHMCL with a copy delivered to the Authority Representative or such
other person as IHMCL may from time to time designate by notice to the Contractor; provided
that if the Contractor does not have an office in Delhi it may send such notice by facsimile or
e-mail and by registered acknowledgement due, air mail or by courier; and
Any notice or communication by a Party to the other Party given in accordance herewith shall
be deemed to have been delivered when in the normal course of post it ought to have been
delivered and in all other cases, it shall be deemed to have been delivered on the actual date
and time of delivery; provided that in the case of facsimile or e-mail, it shall be deemed to have
been delivered on the working day following the date of its delivery
n) Sub-Contracting
The Service Provider shall not sub-contract any assignment (excluding minimum civil work) to
a third party. The Service Provider shall remain solely responsible for all works under this
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Agreement.
The agency shall not, during the term of assignment and within two years after its expiration,
disclose any propriety or confidential information relating to the services, this assignment or
IHMCL’s business or operations without prior written consent of IHMCL.
p) Modification
Modification of the terms and conditions of this Contract, including any modification of the scope
of the Services, may only be made by written agreement between the Parties as the case may
be, has been obtained.
q) Language
All notices required to be given by one Party to the other Party and all other communications,
Documentation and proceedings which are in any way relevant to this Contract shall be in writing
and in English language.
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Date: ___________
From, To,
Subject: ___________________________________________
Dear Sir/Madam,
After examining/reviewing the Bidding Documents for _________________etc. the receipt of which
is hereby duly acknowledged, we, the undersigned, are pleased to bid to execute the whole of the
Job for the item in conformity with, the said RFP Documents, including Corrigendum / Addenda
Nos. ____________.
We confirm that this bid is valid for a period of 180 days from the date of opening of Bid, and it shall
remain binding upon us and may be accepted by any time before the expiration of that period.
If our bid is accepted, we will provide the required performance guarantee as per the tender
document.
Until a final Contract is prepared and executed between us, the bid together with your written
acceptance thereof in your notification of award shall constitute a binding Contract between us.
We undertake that, in competing for (and, if the award is made to us, in executing) the above
Contract, we will strictly observe the laws against fraud and corruption in force in India namely
"Prevention of Corruption Act 1988" and other applicable law. We understand you are not bound
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Yours sincerely,
Name and Designation of the Authorized signatory: Name and Address of Bidder:
7.2 UNDERTAKING
Bidders are required to resubmit the undertaking only if there have been changes in the statements
asserted in the RFQ No. IHMCL/HETC/2020/01, dated 08th Jan 2020. Bidders may refer to the same
RFQ for the format of the undertaking.
Bidders are required to resubmit the Power of Attorney only if there have been changes in the
statements asserted in the RFQ No. IHMCL/HETC/2020/01, dated 08th Jan 2020. Bidders may refer
to the same RFQ for the format of the same.
To
AND WHEREAS it has been stipulated by you in the said Contract that the Contractor shall furnish
you with a Bank Guarantee by a recognized bank for the sum specified therein as security for
compliance with his obligations in accordance with the Contract;
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AND WHEREAS we have agreed to give the Contractor such a Bank Guarantee; NOW THEREOF we
hereby affirm that we are the Guarantor and responsible to you, on behalf of the Contractor up to a
total of _____________________________(amount of
Guarantee)**________________________________(in words) , such sum being payable in the types
and proportions of currencies in which the Contract Price is payable, and we undertake to pay you,
upon your first written demand and without cavil or argument, any sum or sums within the limits of
______________________(amount of Guarantee)as aforesaid without your needing to prove or to
show grounds or reasons for your demand for the sum specified therein.
We hereby waive the necessity of your demanding the said debt from the Contractor before presenting
us with the demand.
We further agree that no change or addition to or other modification of the terms of the Contract or of
the Works to be performed there under or of any of the Contract documents which may be made
between you and the Contractor shall in any way release us from any liability under this guarantee,
and we hereby waive notice of any such change, addition or modification.
The liability of the Bank under this Guarantee shall not be affected by any change in the constitution
of the contractor or of the Bank.
Notwithstanding anything contained herein before, our liability under this guarantee is restricted to
Rs.__________(Rs._________________________________)and the guarantee shall remain valid till
_________.Unless a claim or a demand in writing is served on us on or before______________ all
our liability under this guarantee shall cease
Address_______________________________ 2._______________________
Date______________________________
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Address : _____________
Tel. No : ______________
Note:
** An amount is to be inserted by the Guarantor, representing the percentage of the contract price
specified in the Contract and denominated in Indian Rupees.
To,
I/We understand that, according to your conditions, bids must be supported by a Bid Securing
Declaration.
I/We accept that I/We may be disqualified from bidding for any contract with you for a period of one year
from the date of notification as well as may be delisted from list of empannelled SIs if I am /We are in
a breach of any obligation under the bid conditions, because I/We
b) having been notified of the acceptance of our Bid by the purchaser during the period of bid
validity (i)fail or reuse to execute the contract, if required, or (ii) fail or refuse to furnish the Performance
Security, in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders.
I/We understand this Bid Securing Declaration shall cease to be valid if I am/we are not the successful
Bidder, upon the earlier of (i) the receipt of your notification of the name of the successful Bidder; or (ii)
thirty days after the expiration of the validity of my/our Bid.
Signed: (insert signature of person whose name and capacity are shown)
in the capacity of (insert legal capacity of person signing the Bid Securing Declaration)
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Duly authorized to sign the bid for an on behalf of (insert complete name of Bidder)
It may be noted that the Capex Component of the Total Price shall not exceed 75% of the Total Price.
Any financial bid where the Capex component is more than 75% of the Total Price shall be summarily
rejected and not considered for evaluation.
7.7 Annexure-A
The key items to be covered within the project include the following table, Bidders may also refer
to the IHMCL/HETC/2020/01 dated 08 Jan 2020 for details regarding items minimum standards
and acceptable configuration of the item(s)
Lane Level
S.No Equipment Description Unit Qty
RFID ETC transceiver near Pay-axis – (mounted on canopy/Pole as
1 No (1 per lane)
per site feasibility)
2 Electronics Enclosure No (1 per lane)
3 Lane Controller with Industrial PC No (1 per lane)
4 AVC including sensors, Controller, loop and detector Set (1 per lane)
11 License Plate Image Capture Camera with mounting poles Set (1 per lane)
15 Violation light & Alarm (on existing pole) and Foot switch in booth No (1 per lane)
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7.8 Annexure-B
The subsequent table captures the list of toll plaza(s) within the scope of the project
7.9 Annexure-C
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We do hereby confirm and undertake that equipment delivered at toll plaza comply with specification
mentioned in Contract Agreement/RFP. Further, we acknowledge that in case of any deviation
found, we shall replace the equipment with those which are complying with specifications.
Yours sincerely,
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