, Rourkela Steel Plant, Rourkela 769011,

Tender No : RSP/CP/Forged Rolls/2014-17/02

STEEL AUTHORITY OF INDIA LIMITED

CONFIDENTIAL Request For Quotation (RFQ) For Forged Rolls Tender Specification No. RSP/CP/Forged Rolls/2014-17/02 DATED 22 01 2014

: Important Dates for Tender: Last date of submission of Tender : Before 04.00 PM (IST) Tender opening date : 11.00 AM (IST) on 04 03 03 2014 03 2014

Please note that the quotations received after due date & time of tender submission will be rejected. The techno-commercial offers shall be opened in presence of such tenderers who choose to be present at the time of opening of tender. ADDRESS FOR SUBMISSION OF TENDERS: TO, IN-CHARGE, TENDER OPENING CELL, ROOM NO. 001, GROUND FLOOR, ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING, ROURKELA STEEL PLANT ROURKELA-769011 ODISHA, INDIA.

: Documents enclosed along with this tender :

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. . Appendix 1 : Details of items quantity, tonnage guarantees, specification, drg. reference, Appendix 2 : Forms to be filled and sent with offer Appendix 3 : Price variation formula and terms Appendix 4 : Form for Registration of Indian Agents Appendix 4a and 4b : Criteria for UST acceptance Appendix 5 : Standard Document for RA and submitting price bid via on line mass bid Appendix 6 : Tech Specification for BSP PM Back Up Roll Appendix 7 : Eligibility Criteria Integrity Pact Soft Copy Drawings

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Section I Overview of RFQ and Instruction to Bidders 1.1 SAIL introduction Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) is the largest Indian producer of steel. It produces a variety of steel and iron products including pig iron, flat and long products and special steels at its various plants spread over India. 1.2 Key features of rolls purchase process Co-ordinated purchase by RSP for SAIL PLANT UNITS. Requirement of THREE years with a provision to increase or decrease the quantity by 25 %. Definition of L1 (lowest price bid) item-wise on landed cost net of set off basis. Minimum performance guarantee and bonus thresholds (wherever applicable) specified. Tenders are invited on Price Variation Formula basis as specified in Appendix 3. Implications for current and future suppliers SAILs aim is to develop a long term, win-win relationship with key suppliers. For suppliers the opportunity is to Increase capacity and capacity utilisation Achieve better economies of scale in raw material buying Improve performance of rolls to avail bonus. Requirement for 2014-17 (April14 to March17) Detailed, item-wise requirement is indicated in Appendix 1 in excel file with multiple worksheets showing separately the quantity, mill, guarantee & bonus threshold, drawing reference, and specifications. How to fill up the bid Tender is to be submitted in THREE parts EMD BID, Techno-commercial bid and price bid as under : EMD & Techno-commercial Bid (comprising technical & commercial bids) Techno-Commercial Bid - As part of the technical bid, suppliers are required to fill up Forms 1 & 2 (included in Appendix 2) to indicate technical details of rolls to be supplied. As part of the commercial bid, suppliers are required to fill up Forms 3 TO 8 (included in Appendix 2) to indicate that they accept the commercial terms specified in this RFQ document and specify applicable duties, taxes and delivery. EMD BID Please refer Clause No. 1.8.1 for submission of EMD & EMD BID Along with above the Integrity Pact enclosed with the RFQ is to be signed and stamped(by authorized person ) with and sent back. All pages of Integrity pact should be signed. This shall form a part of contract.The Independent External Monitor of SAIL are Ms Chitra Chopra, Mr. S.K.Tuteja and Shri Janki Ballabh. Integrity Pact secretariat is th functioning in 16 Floor, Scope Minar, Laxmi Nagar District Centre, Delhi-110092. 1.5.2 Price Bid - Item wise online price bids shall be taken on Mjunction platform instead of physical bids ( Refer Appendix-5 for Details) For mode of price discovery ,SAIL reserves the right to finalize the order either on the basis of online sealed Price Bids submitted along with the Techno-Commercial bids or by conducting Reverse Auction. In case the Revere Auction is not conducted , the techno-commercially acceptable bidders shall be asked to submit sealed decrement over online quoted sealed price and online sealed price bids and sealed decrement shall be opened together for evaluation purpose. SAIL reserves the right to restrict participation in the online price bidding (Reverse Auction) process depending on partys status (Ranking) in the online sealed bid taken along with Techno-commercial bid. For Indian suppliers, base price is defined as ex-works price + packing & forwarding costs. Insurance and freight amounts are to be shown separately. All foreign vendors are required to quote prices on FOB as well as CFR basis. Ex-works prices are not acceptable. 1.5.3 Submission of Offers: The offers are to be submitted in three-bid system . EMD BID & Techno-Commercial bid are to be submitted in hard copy . Price bid is to be submitted on line as per appendix 5 . EMD BID and TC bid should be put in separate sealed envelops and both the Envelopes to be put in another envelop for which should be sealed properly and the name of the supplier should be mentioned on the top of envelope.

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1.4

1.5 1.5.1

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1.5.5 1.6

The EMD BID ( in duplicate) put in a sealed envelop & techno-commercial bid along with signed Integrity Pact ( in duplicate) put in a separate sealed envelop should be placed in the envelope with the superscription - EMD bid and Techno Commercial Bid for supply of Forged rolls against SAIL tender no .. All forms pertaining to the techno-commercial bid (i.e. forms 1 to 8 as per Appendix 2) are to be submitted in hard copy only (2 copies each for every form). The techno-commercial bid should not contain prices or any indication of prices. If prices are indicated in techno-commercial bid the offer will be rejected. Tenders are invited on Price Variation Formula basis as specified in Appendix 3. All tenderers should clearly specify either the range or the minimum percentage of the elements for the roll to be supplied by them. Such range or minimum percentage must satisfy the criteria as given in the specification for the relevant item. Where PVC formula specifies percentage of alloying elements such percentage shall be considered for calculating variation. Where PVC formula does not specify fixed percentage the minimum percentage as offered by the firm and acceptable to SAIL shall be used in calculating variation as per PVC formula given in this tender. For international suppliers who submit offer through an authorized agent, letter of authorization for this offer is to be submitted separately at the time of submission of bid. The authorization should specifically mention the tender number and a copy should be sent directly to SAIL at address below or by fax or by email. Any unsolicited modification to the original offer, after due date of opening, shall be treated as unsolicited and rejected. Tender Submission The following shall be the recognized methods for receipt of tender: Tenders received by post(EMD BID & Techno-commercial and Integrity Pact) Tenders received by courier service(EMD BID & Techno-commercial and Integrity Pact) Tenders received through Tender Box( EMD BID & Techno-commercial and Integrity Pact) And Online Price Bid through M Junction Platform before due date of Tender Submission Summary of evaluation process The bid evaluation process will comprise of two steps Step1: Techno-commercial evaluation Step 2: Price bid evaluation Step 1: Techno-commercial evaluation The techno-commercial evaluation process will comprise of two steps to be carried out simultaneously technical evaluation & commercial evaluation

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1.7.1

1.7.1.1- Technical evaluation The technical evaluation process will comprise the following steps The sourcing team will study specifications submitted by each supplier and check for any deviation from tender specifications (as specified in Section II). In case of deviation, the team may ask for clarifications on the same. In case the clarifications are not acceptable to the team, the bid shall not be accepted. Wherever chemical compositions are not specified, the firms shall offer the chemical composition for acceptance and same shall be used for Price Variation formula. Firm shall supply rolls as per the chemical composition accepted. 1.7.1.2- Commercial Evaluation As part of the commercial evaluation process, SAIL sourcing team will check whether suppliers have agreed to the commercial terms specified in the RFQ. In case of non-agreement, clarifications may be sought from the supplier. If the clarification is not found acceptable, the offer will be liable for rejection. 1.7.2 Step 2: Evaluation of price bids Price bid evaluation process comprises two elements L1 definition & order splitting wherever required. 1.7.2.1 - L 1 Definition L1 evaluation will be done item-wise on landed cost net of CenVAT basis. Where more than one item is specified in the RFQ document as forming a set, then L1 evaluation for such items will be done on set basis considering the specified quantity of each item that comprises a set and order shall also be placed on set basis for such items. No change in prices in lieu of change in Tax & Duty Structure /VAT SET OFF/ ET , shall be allowed AFTER SUBMISSION OF OFFER For individual item, L1 will be computed as follows - For Indian suppliers, base price is defined as ex works price (including packing & forwarding costs). In addition insurance and freight amounts shall be shown separately. Packing, forwarding, freight and insurance is to be borne by suppliers.

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- For international suppliers, base price is defined as FOB cost. However for the purpose of evaluation, CFR price quoted shall be taken. Order shall be confirmed on FOB or CFR basis based on clearance from Department of Shipping, Ministry of Road Transport, Shipping & Highways, Government of India. The RBI reference rate ascertained from Reserve Bank of India on previous date of price bid opening shall be adopted for conversion of exchange rate for evaluation.

(The RBI exchange rate of the working day previous to conduct of RA for a lot shall be the exchange rate for that lot. If L1 is finalised through on-line price bid for any lot, the exchange rate of the previous working day shall be taken for that lot. There may be different exchange rates for different lots. ) - Forward Premium Rate - For evaluation of offers of foreign bidders, RBI reference rate as on previous date of opening of price bid shall be considered for exchange rate conversion. Also forward premium rate as on previous date of opening of price bid shall be added to exchange rate. This rates shall be as per Reuters screen or NW18 screen. ( The opening rate of forward premium of the working day previous to conduct of RA for a lot shall be the forward premium rate for that lot. If L1 is finalised through on-line price bid for any lot, the forward premium rate of the previous working day shall be taken for that lot. There may be different forward premium rates for different lots. ) The period of forward premium rate for different items of RFQ shall depend on which year the items are required and shall be as follows : Forward Premium rate shall be applicable for 12 months for item sl. no. 1 to 5, 18 months for item sl. no. 6 and 24 months for item 7 for price evaluation purpose . Suitable Loading for evaluation shall be done for quoted Payment terms of LC/CAD as compared to GARN . Entry Tax for BSP at present is 1 % & for BSL 1%. Actual rate prevailing at the time of evaluation shall be taken.

Order on one or more than one parties will be placed on basis of item-wise L1 price and, if required, negotiations may be held with item wise L1 Tenderers only. Price matching by other than L1 firms, is to be done on L1 price/ negotiated L1 price as the case may be on LCNC/LCNS basis 1.7.2.2 - Order splitting SAIL may place order on one source or distribute the qty. on more than one sources for each item/set. In case where Reverse Auction is conducted and has not failed, matching of L1 prices shall be offered to only those firms who have participated in bidding process of RA and have put at least one valid bid. The distribution of order will be in descending order as per the quoted item wise price ranking of Tenderers. 1.8 Ground rules for participation : Earnest Money Deposit : EMD shall be INR 30,00,000/- ( Thirty Lakhs) or USD 50000/- ( Fifty Thousand) Bids must be accompanied by Earnest Money Deposit as specified above inclusive of all taxes and duties, in the form of a demand draft/pay order in favor of SAIL, Rourkela Steel Plant, Rourkela, payable at Rourkela, in a separate envelope. The DD/Pay Order shouldbe drawn on any nationalized / scheduled bank (except cooperative & Gramin bank) in India with a branch at Rourkela. Foreign Suppliers can either submit the Earnest Money as mentioned above in INR through their authorized Indian Agents/representative or directly by way TT in USD.

1.8.1

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In Favor of : ROURKELA STEEL PLANT Name of Bank : STATE BANK OF INDIA COMMERCIAL BRANCH, ROURKELA CC A/c No. : 10607498956 Swift Code : SBININBB137 The proof of TT (SWIFT MESSAGE) should be submitted in EMD BID. While doing TT , it should be clearly indicated the purpose as EMD against SAIL/RSP Tender No..dated. so as to appear in the SWIFT message. However it should be ensured that Bank Charges are not deducted from RSP and full earnest money is credited to RSPs account. Also it may be noted that (if EMD is submitted in USD) while returning the EMD to unsuccessful bidders, the impact of Exchange rate Variation and Bank Charges for TT shall be on suppliers account. In EMD bid it should be specified clearly in favor of whom the EMD is to be returned and complete Bank Details for returning the EMD should be provided. The EMD submitted by the successful tenderes who secures orders against this tender will be retained as security deposit & will be returned after successful execution of the contract/supplies. EMD in any other form will not be accepted. BIDS NOT ACCOMPANIED BY REQUISITE EMD IN PROPER FORM SHALL BE REJECTED. The following categories of Firms (Only Indigenous) are exempted from submission of submission of document of exemption. i) Small scale units who are specifically registered for the item ii) PSUs, Centre/State Govt undertakings & co-operative societies Any sum of money due from SAIL, RSP on account of pending bills or security deposit or earnest money paid against another tender shall not be adjusted against this EMD. Subject to adjustment of dues, if any, the EMD will be refunded to the unsuccessful bidders within one month from the date of finalization of the tender or cancellation of the tender(as the case may be ) No interest will be payable on the EMD. The EMD shall be forfeited if the bidder withdraws his offer. The EMD shall also be liable to forfeiture in case of failure on the part of the successful tenderer to complete all the commercial formalities within the specified time as mentioned in the offer letter. The EMD shall also be forfeited and the tender rejected if the tenderer resiles from the offer or varies the terms & conditions / rates after submission of tender unless specifically asked for by RSP. This is in addition to any other action that RSP may take on this account . 1.8.2 ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA : Please refer appendix-7 for eligibility criteria for participating in this Tender . Firms have to satisfy the eligibilty criteria ( for the items being quoted against this tender ). Offers of firms not satisfying / non submission of documents towards satisfying the eligibilty criteria shall be summarily rejected. 1.8.3 GENERAL Suppliers should provide complete, clear & thorough responses to all information requested in RFQ. If any one of the forms attached in Appendix 2 of RFQ document is not submitted or is incomplete in any respect, the bid is liable to be rejected. The bid is also liable to rejected if any of the tenderer does not agree to sign Integrity Pact. It shall be 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 herein before submission of their tender. In the event of any doubt regarding the terms and conditions/format, the person concerned may seek clarifications from the authorized officer of SAIL. In case any 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 other- wise of SAIL. Such proposed deviation will not be treated as tampering for the purpose of application of this clause. EMD for this tender subject to

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1.9

Validity of offer :Each supplier shall keep the offer firm and valid for acceptance by SAIL for a period of minimum 90 days from opening of TC bids for opening the price bid/conducting RA and 60 days from opening of price bid/conducting the RA for Placement of LOA. VALIDITY OF CONTRACT : 42 MONTHS FROM PLACEMENT OF LETTER OF ACCEPTENCE.

1.10

Key contact PERSON : Name & Designation R. K. PARMAR Deputy General Manager (MM) PURCHASE

Address MATERIAL MANAGEMENT (PURCHASE), TH 6 FLOOR , ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING, ROURKELA STEEL PLANT, ROURKELA-769011 ODISHA, INDIA Phone : +91-661-2445564 / 2446379 Fax : +91-661-2510028 , MOB : +91-8895501048 Email : rkparmar59@gmail.com

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Instructions to Bidders / Tenderers : a) The bidder should sign each and every page of the offer submitted by them. Signed Intergrity Pact shall form a part of offer. b) SAIL reserves the right to accept any tender in whole or in part, or reject any or all tenders without assigning any reason, whatsoever. Bids not conforming to specification and/or terms and conditions of RFQ are liable for rejection. c) The purchase preference to Indian Public Sector Undertakings / Government Organizations shall be based on the extant guidelines issued by Government of India/SAIL. d) The tenderer must declare whether the proprietor or any partner of the firm, or director of their company, has any relation with any employee working is SAIL, if so give the name of the employee and the relationship and also whether any of them has a relationship within the meaning of section 6 of Companies Act, 1956 with any directors of SAIL and, if so, give details. e) The bidder is expected to examine all instructions, forms, terms and specifications given in the RFQ. Failure to furnish all information or submission of a bid not substantially responsive to the RFQ will be at the bidders risk and may result in rejection of the bid. f) SAIL reserves the right to ask for further proof regarding the status/position of supply as well as establishment of an acceptable source, if required, during the finalization of the tender. SAIL further reserves the right to assess previous delivery commitment / performance for consideration of offer before opening of price bid. g) Cost of Bidding The bidders shall bear all costs associated with the preparation and submission of bids, and SAIL will, in no case, be responsible or liable for those costs, regardless of the conduct or outcome of the bidding process . h) Language of bid and units The bid prepared by the bidder and all correspondences and supporting documents as well as the performance certificates relating to the bid exchanged by the bidder and the purchaser shall be written only in English language and in M.K.S. units. Any document submitted to the purchaser regarding the credentials of the bidder in other than English language should be accompanied by an English translation of its pertinent passages, which should be self-certified by the bidder. In such a case, for the purpose of interpretation of the bid, the English translation and the units given in M.K.S. unit shall govern. i) The vendors are requested to visit to see the operation parameters etc of the mill,if so required by them,prior to submission of techno-commercial offers. j) SAILs standard terms and conditions governing supply contracts - SAIL P-1 will apply for any orders placed against this tender. SAIL P-1 can be downloaded from our Website https:\\sailtenders.co.in.

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SECTION-2 2.0 Basic Commercial Terms (Applicable to both Indian & Overseas Manufacturers) 2.1 Basis for Payment 2.1.1 Payments shall be made on the basis of unit price per roll. Prices for the quantity scheduled for delivery in first year i.e. 2014-15 shall be fixed price ( ordering price). Prices for quantities to be delivered in 2015-16 and 2016-17 shall be determined as per price variation formula given in Appendix 3. PVC calculations shall be endorsed by Plant Units before dispatch of materials. Offers of firms not agreeing to Price Variation Clause are liable to rejected. 2.1.2 There shall be bonus (wherever applicable) and penalty as described in clause 2.2 and 2.3 herein below. Penalties will be with regard to a minimum performance guarantee and bonus will be with regard to minimum threshold for bonus [refer data-sheets 1a , 1b1, 1b2 for item-wise thresholds]. 2.2 Guarantee and Penalties 2.2.0 The rolls supplied should be ultrasonically sound and free from all manufacturing defects such as blowholes, cavities, non-metallic inclusions, pipes segregation, cracks, hard spots, hard patches, flakes etc. which may adversely affect the life of rolls or hinder attaining of surface finish during turning. UST ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA SHALL BE AS PER APPENDIX 4A AND 4B. 2.2.1 The Supplier shall stand guarantee for a minimum performance for every roll supplied. Please refer data-sheets 1a of Appendix-1 the RFQ for guarantee figures for individual items. The guarantee shall be for the following time period from the date of B/L for foreign Vendors and date of receipt for Indigenous vendors. For BSP rolls, the guarantee shall be for 5 years for full free replacement as well as for pro-rata penalties. FOR BSL and RSP rolls, the guarantee for full free replacement as well as for pro-rata penalties shall be for 3 years for work rolls and 5 years for backup rolls. As part of the techno-commercial bid, the offer must specifically confirm the required guarantee. Offer not confirming this clause is liable to be rejected Guarantee and Penalty: 2.2.4.1 For rolls with latent defect, (e.g. blowholes, bonding defect, cavities, non-metallic inclusions, pipes segregation, cracks, hard spots, hard patches, flakes etc) and for rolls which do not conform to drawing or mutually acceptable specifications, the supplier will replace the roll free of cost on landed cost basis at Stores of respective SAIL Plants . The supplier should settle the claim for replacement within 90 days (ninety days) of intimation of the defect by the purchaser and effect replacement within, the first delivery time required, as indicated in the offer, and arrange for the disposal of the defective rolls from the purchaser's premises. Beyond this period, it will be SAIL/ respective plants prerogative to take action as deemed fit. 2.2.4.2 Roll fails within 0-10% of guaranteed life : Supplier shall replace the roll free of cost on F.O.R Stores of respective plants ( DDP respective plant stores for foreign suppliers ) within the first delivery time required as indicated in the offer. Defective roll shall be returned. Supplier to arrange for lifting of defective roll within 30 days of replacement. If Roll fails at more than 10% but less than guaranteed life : Pro-rata compensation for the non-performed life shall be recovered on landed cost FOR-Stores at respective plant basis ( DDP at respective plant basis for foreign suppliers ) excluding any amount against which CenVAT / Input Tax credit has been claimed. A record of rolling for each roll and the defects observed shall be maintained by individual plants. Should the rolls fail prematurely the matter will be investigated in consultation with the R&C laboratory of the plant.Copy of the report will be made available to the supplier along with the claim, if the failure is attributed to manufacturing defects. Based on this report, pro-rata compensation / replacement will be effected. The right to final decision on compensation / replacement will lie with the SAIL plants. In case the suppliers dispute the analysis report of the respective Steel Plant, the supplier will be given an opportunity to depute their representative for witnessing joint sampling against which a fresh analysis will be carried out in the R&C Lab of the respective Steel Plant. The deputation of the Sellers representative has t o be effected within 30 days of intimation given by the respective steel plants failing which it will be presumed that the original analysis as reported by the steel plants is acceptable to the seller. In case the roll has reached scrap diameter and failed to give guaranteed life because of quality problem attributed to the roll, penalty shall be imposed for the difference between the guaranteed life quantity (minimum guaranteed tonnage) and the total tonnage rolled. In case of roll for which the failure to give guaranteed life cannot be

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2.2.3 2.2.4

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2.2.5 2.3 2.3.1 2.3.2 2.3.3

attributed to any quality problem of the roll, the performance will be analysed as per the roll performance analysis methodology/procedure for roll performance assessment formulated for different mills. Intimation shall be given to the manufacturer, after roll performance analysis, against such rolls which are found to have underperformed. The right to final decision on compensation will lie with respective plant unit. As a part of the commercial bid, all International Suppliers will have to give an undertaking that recoveries against failures of rolls shall be reimbursed through demand drafts within 30 days of settlement of claim. Similarly, Indian Suppliers will have to give an undertaking to allow recovery of price of replacement roll/ pro-rata payment from running bills. In case there is no pending/running bill of Indian suppliers, the claim will be settled by way of demand drafts within 30 days of communication of decision to suppliers. In case of roll breakage, replacement/pro-rata compensation will be charged after metallurgical testing attributes failure to material / manufacturing defect as stated above. For all other cases where the guaranteed life has not been achieved, free replacement/compensation as mentioned above, will be applicable without any metallurgical investigation In the event the claim is not accepted by the supplier, at the first stage, then discussion shall be held with the supplier as per facts given in the roll performance analysis and as per R&C Lab reports (where applicable). In case of dispute where sampling is to be done again the supplier will be given an opportunity to depute their representative for witnessing joint sampling against which a fresh analysis will be carried out in the R&C Lab of the respective SAIL steel plant. The deputation of the sellers representative has to be effected within 30 days of intimation given by respective Steel Plant and for resolving the claim through discussion based on R&C Lab report. In the event of dispute not being resolved as above then a mutually agreed third party agency shall be engaged for assessing the liability of claim. The cost of engaging third party shall be borne by the party whosoever at fault. The decision of individual steel plants as to the performance of rolls as per roll performance evaluation shall be final and binding and must be accepted unconditionally by suppliers. Bonus Bonus ( wherever applicable) will be paid on individual rolls, on reaching scrap diameter, if the actual tonnage rolled as per Mill record exceeds the threshold specified in data-sheets 1a, 1b1,1b2 Out of the incremental actual tonnage rolled achieved, 50% will be paid to suppliers as bonus as specified in 2.3.3. Bonus value will be computed as follows The ratio of the Ex-works/FOB price and the bonus threshold level will be computed (e.g. let the ratio be a ) For each roll, the actual incremental tonnage rolled beyond the bonus threshold will be computed (e.g. let the incremental tonnage be b tons) 50% of the incremental performance will be paid as bonus [e.g. in this case bonus = (0.5 * a * b)] EXAMPLE : Minimum Tonnage Guarantee say 80,000 T Threshold For Bonus say 1,00,000 T FOB Price say USD 60,000 Total Tonnage Achieved say 1,80,000 T a = 60000/100000 = 0.6 USD/Ton b= 80000 T Bonus = 0.5 x 80000x0.6 = 24000 USD

2.4 2.4.1

Note : Taxes and duties (statutory levies only) shall be reimbursed for bonus amount, as above, against submission of documentary evidence Performance Evaluation of rolls shall be done by each plant minimum once in a year. Delivery Delivery schedules shall be provided to each supplier at the time of backup order placement by the respective SAIL plant. Tentative annual quantities have been mentioned.

2.4.2

Rolls will be delivered during the year 2014-17 as per requirements of Plants. However the delivery can be rescheduled considering the requirements of the plants within the validity of contract by giving 9 months notice. However such instances shall be rare. SAIL Plant Units shall reserve the right to increase or decrease the ordered quantity by 25 % as per below :

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For reduction in quantity , there will be minimum 9 months notice w.r.t. Schedule Delivery period of quantity being reduced. Increase in qty. / decrease in qty maximum UPTO 25% ROUNDED OFF TO NEXT WHOLE Number. For example if ordered quantity is 5 nos. , 25% = 1.25, rounded off to 2. Amendment to Increase in quantity will not be issued after 31.3.2016 for BSL Rolls and 31.03.2017 for BSP Rolls. . Suitable extension of delivery period for increased quantity in line with the delivery period offered in quotation shall be given.

2.4.3

If for any reason, suppliers cannot deliver rolls as per schedule, advance intimation should be sent to plants citing reasons for delay Delivery for the purpose of PVC shall be taken as the date of B/L as evidence by the Bill of Lading .In case of FOB deliveries, if vessel is not made available in time, the date of readiness of cargo at port as indicated in Notice of Readiness sent to freight forwarder and purchaser shall be considered as date of delivery for PVC. In case of Indigenous supplies delivery date shall be taken as date of L/R Delivery for the purpose of LD ( for both FOB AND CFR ORDERS ) the date of B/L shall be taken as date of delivery. In case of failure to provide ship in time by the buyer( FOB ORDERS), then the date of readiness of cargo at port as indicated in Notice of Readiness sent to freight forwarder and purchaser shall be considered as date of delivery In case of Indian Suppliers the date receipt of rolls at stores of respective SAIL plant/unit shall be considered as date of delivery for the purpose of LD. Liquidated Damages (LD) : Timely delivery is the essence of contract. In the event of supplies not being effected within the contractual delivery schedule given in the order, LD @ 1%, not by way of penalty, of the value of material, per month of delay or part thereof, subject to a maximum of 5%, is recoverable from the supplier, without prejudice to the right of SAIL to procure the balance material at the risk and cost of supplier. LD shall be applicable on FOB

2.5

value . ( For Indian suppliers, on Ex-works value) LD shall be applicable as per FOB dispatch schedule even if PO is amended to CFR basis.
Inspection: Pre despatch inspection not required. Rolls are to be dispatched along with TC/GC. Additionally, ultrasonic test reports are to be submitted for steel rolls only. However, the purchaser may inspect the rolls on receipt or at the supplier site with prior intimation. SAIL reserves the right to inspect the materials at destination. Materials not conforming to the specifications shall not be used and shall lie rejected at the risk and cost of seller and the seller shall be informed of such rejection for action as per standard practice of respective SAIL, plants; including replacement of rejected rolls, The supplier shall lift the rejected material within sixty days of intimation, failing which SAIL may dispose off the rejected material at its discretion and will stand absolved of all responsibilities towards the supplier for rejected material.

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2.7

Rescinding of Contract: SAIL reserves the right to suspend/terminate/short close the order if any suppliers performance is found unsatisfactory. The supplier will not be entitled to and claim any loss or damage because of and owing to such suspension / cancellation / termination / short closure and SAIL or its respective plants will not be liable for the same. The quantity short closed can be diverted at same price, terms and conditions to other proven supplier of same item in same cycle on which order has been placed.

2.8 Risk Purchase: In case a supplier fails to supply as per allocation or delivery schedule, the steel plants reserve the right to cancel the contract, or part thereof, and if so desired to purchase the goods from alternate source at the risk and cost of defaulting supplier. The price differential in case of higher cost to SAIL, if any, shall have to be borne by the defaulting supplier. Moreover the defaulting supplier shall have no claim over the quantity, which they failed to supply.

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2.9 Force Majeure: As per relevant clauses of General commercial terms & conditions for Purchase contracts (SAIL P-1) applicable for indigenous as well as overseas suppliers (Refer www.sailtenders.co.in). 2.11 Legal Jurisdiction As per relevant clauses of General commercial terms & conditions for Purchase contracts (SAIL P-1) applicable for indigenous as well as overseas suppliers (Refer www.sailtenders.co.in) Domestic Suppliers: All suits and legal proceedings by or against steel plants in any matter arising out of the tender shall be applicable only by the appropriate civil court at the place where the steel plants are located. Overseas Suppliers: In case the contract/order is finalised on overseas suppliers, the contract shall, in all respect, be governed and interpreted according to the laws of Republic of India. In case of any legal dispute, jurisdiction shall be appropriate civil court at the place where the steel plants are located.

2.12

Exception to the Tender Document: SAIL, in its sole discretion, unconditionally and without having to assign any reason, reserves to itself the right: i) To accept or reject the lowest offer or any other tender or all the tenders; ii) To accept or reject any bid in full or in part; iii) To apportion the total quantity amongst different suppliers. May place order for part quantity and seek price bid for subsequent period; iv) To amend/modify techno-commercial terms & conditions if any, while seeking price bids for next period. v) To foreclose the tender.

2.13 General Terms & Conditions: The RFQ shall be read in conjunction with the General Conditions of Contract and Invitation to Tender published by the purchaser together with any other document issued and forming part of this tender. All these documents shall form the complete set of documents. They are complementary and anything called for by one and not called by the other shall be considered as binding, as though called for by all. Wherever the clauses stipulated in the General Conditions of Contract are contradictory to those stated herein, terms indicated in this RFQ, shall have precedence. The general conditions of the contract governing supply contracts of SAIL (SAIL-P1) shall apply except to the extent it is amended herein. If any trend of cartel formation is observed in the tender process, bids of all suppliers involved will be summarily rejected and SAIL will blacklist all such suppliers for future purchases/ or take any other suitable commercial / administrative action deemed fit. 2.14 The respective steel plants shall issue formal purchase orders indicating the delivery, consignee, paying authority, submission of bills, etc.

2.15 Arbitration & Conciliation: Conciliation: All disputes or differences whatsoever arising between the parties relating to or arising out of contract, shall be settled first by conciliation in accordance with the Rules of Conciliation & Arbitration 2003 of SCOPE Forum of Conciliation & Arbitration (available at www.scopeonline.in/Farb.htm) and the settlements so rendered between the parties in pursuance thereof shall be final and binding on the parties. In case of failure of Conciliation, the issue shall be settled as per Arbitration procedure detailed hereafter. Arbitration : Any dispute or difference whatsoever arising between the parties and / or relating to the construction, interpretation, application, meaning, scope, operation or effect of this contract or the validity or the breach thereof, shall be settled by arbitration in accordance with the Rules of Conciliation & Arbitration 2003 of SCOPE Forum of Conciliation & Arbitration ( available at www.scopeonline.in/Farb.htm) and the award made in pursuance thereof shall be final and binding on the parties. The venue shall be Purchasers premises or as decided by the arbitrator. For Import cases all disputes and differences whatsoever arising between the parties and/ or relating to the construction, meaning, and operation or effect of this contract or the breach thereof, shall be settled by arbitration in accordance with the provisions of Conciliation & Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce, Paris. Arbitration and award made in pursuance thereof shall be binding on the parties. The venue of arbitration shall be at New Delhi.

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2.16 Performa in case of Placement of Order on Marketing Associate

Proforma for authority from roll manufacturer

REF.No...................dated....../ .../ To, M/s Steel Authority of India Limited Rourkela Steel Plant, ROURKELA-769011 Odisha, INDIA

Dear Sir, SUB: Your RFQ for requirement of FORGED Rolls vide RFQ ref. No. .............................................................................................................. We (Name & Address of the Roll Manufacturer) ..an Forged/Forged Roll Manufacturer do hereby authorize our marketing Associate M/s ..(Name and address of Supplier) to make an offer in response to this Invitation to bid. No company/ firm or individual other than M/s ( Name and address of Supplier) is authorized to represent us in regard to this business against this specific bid. We undertake to supply the rolls if order is placed on M/s . We confirm that payment is to be made to M/s ... We hereby extend our full guarantee and warranty for the goods offered for supply against this RFQ by the above firm and also confirm that other terms & conditions agreed by our Marketing associate against this RFQ will be acceptable to us. This authorization will remain valid till completion of contract. Any claim arising out of terms of this contract will be settled by M/s. and shall be owned by us. Yours Faithfully,

(NAME) (Designation) for& on behalf of M/s. (Name &Address of the Roll Manufacturer)

Note: This Letter of Authority should be on the Letter- Head of the Roll manufacturer and should be signed by the person competent and having the power of attorney to bind the producer.

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3.0 3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.5 3.6 3.7

3.8

3.9 3.10

Basic Commercial Terms (for Indian suppliers only) Payment Terms for Indian suppliers Payment of 95 % of order value along with 100 % of ( Taxes, duties , freight & Insurance) will be made by the respective plants against GRN/GARN/SRV, within 30 days from GRN/GARN/SRV. Balance 5 % of order value shall be released after completion of Guarantee terms successfully.. Firm shall submit the bills within 7 days of GARN (Acceptance of Material) The respective steel plants will indicate the paying authority. Excise duty : Excise duty shall be payable extra at the rate ruling on the date of dispatch. The supplier has to provide the duplicate for the transporter copy of invoice along with the material to enable the concerned steel plant to avail CenVAT benefit. The necessary formalities and rules of excise must be followed for preparing CenVAT invoice to avoid any discrepancy at the time of receipt of material. In the event of CenVAT not being availed due to faulty invoice, the amount so claimed shall be recoverable from the suppliers pending or forthcoming bills. In case bills are not supported by excise paid documents, the claim for excise duty shall be withheld and the same shall be released on presentation of the requisite documents. Sales Tax / VAT :Sales tax/VAT as applicable on the date of scheduled despatch will be payable extra but at concessional rate against issuance of appropriate sales tax declaration form by the respective steel plants If sales tax/VAT is not applicable, the same should be clearly indicated by the supplier. In case of penalties, the C Form will be issued by the individual steel plants for the original invoice value. Packing Suppliers shall include and provide for security protecting and packing the material so as to protect the contents from damage during transit from point of manufacture until after arrival at plant site. All packing shall allow for easy removal at plant site. Dispatch By road, freight paid by supplier. Insurance To be arranged by supplier and reimbursed by respective plant units. Delivery Term Suppliers have to deliver rolls at no extra cost at individual SAIL plant store site. For other terms specific to delivery, please refer to clause 2.4. Claims: In case any package is found damaged externally at the time of receipt at respective plant sites, such package would be opened for detailed checking by a SAIL representative and the report would be sent to the supplier who should arrange for immediate replacement in case any item is found missing or damaged. If damage / defect stated above are found due to improper and inadequate packing before shipment, the cost of shipment would be borne by the supplier In case materials are found short supplied or in damaged condition for reasons attributable to the supplier, claim in this regard will be intimated to the supplier within 90 days from the date of receipt of materials at the place of destination. The supplier shall arrange for replacement free of cost at SAIL plant stores within ninety days of intimation The claim will be corroborated by the investigation report made by the authorised representative of the purchaser with the participation of the suppliers representative who may like to be present. The purchaser will give sufficient advance notice to the supplier for deputing his representative. Arbitration - REFER Clause 2.13

Transit Damage No transit damage will be paid by SAIL since the suppliers have the full responsibility of delivering the complete sets to plants/sites. 3.11 Marking 3.11.1 Roll markings All marking to be as per drawings provided with this RFQ. Manufacturers name is to be marked in short on every roll. In case the supplier is covering the right parts of roll neck with some protective paint, the solvent to be used to wipe out the same should be intimated to respective plants before commencement of supplies. In case the supplier is following any colour code for identification of roll material, it should be intimated to respective plants before commencement of supplies. Alternatively, the supplier should be prepared to flash the ends with any colour in case the plants have a preferred colour coding. Marking must be indelible and indicate consignees name and address, purchase order number and date, LC details, gross and net weight, dimensions of each package, name of supplier and import license details.

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Engraving: Drive end face should be engraved with D. Catalogue number should be engraved on idle end surface. Manufacturers no. should be engraved on the drive end surface . Size of the letter or digit should be suitably determined by the supplier. 3.11.2 Marking on packages All packages should be marked and labelled clearly from outside with the following information: Item : Rolls Purchase order number and date Catalogue number/ Item code number Gross weight (kilograms): Net weight (kilograms): Suppliers name: Place of delivery: Consignee: Roll description Mill A red vertical line showing the centre of gravity of the package 4.0 4.1 4.1.1 Basic Commercial Terms (for International suppliers only) Payment Terms 95% of the value of materials (FOB/CFR) shall be paid against dispatch documents (B/L and other negotiable documents) through LC. All bank charges within India will be on the buyers account. Bank charges of the suppliers Bank will be to the suppliers account. Confirmation charges, if any, shall be to suppliers account. Firms shall raise invoice for 100 % value and amount claimed shall be 95 % of value. Payment of rest 5 % value of material (FOB/CFR) shall be released after completion of Guarantee terms successfully. In case of payment through LC, LC shall be opened as per base price of the contract. Any extra amount payable for PVC shall be made through TT. However the invoice shall be prepared including any extra amount ( instructing that extra amount shall be paid separately through TT , claim amount being the same as LC value.) In case the rate of roll after application of PVC is lower than base price the supplier shall raise bill for such reduced value only. 4.1.2 Agency commission due to Indian agent, if any, shall be payable in equivalent Indian Rupees at the exchange rate as per the telegraphic transfer (market) rate of buying, ruling on date of award of contract. This rate will not be subject to any further exchange rate variation. LC will be opened for the price minus Indian agency commission if any. Agency commission will be payable to the Indian agent after receipt of the cargo in plant stores and issue of GRN. This payment is subject to fulfillment of condition as per para 4.9. 4.2 Invoice preparation The invoice will be prepared in accordance with instructions spelt out in the backup purchase order issued by respective plant/unit of SAIL. 4.3 Negotiable documents Negotiable documents must comprise 3/3 original BL, 2 signed invoice, packing list, certificate of country of origin, works test certificate, copy of intimation to insurance and certificate of document distribution in accordance with purchase order terms 4.4 Bill of Lading The Bill of lading preparation should take into account: Order number and date LC number and date Gross weight and net weight Import license details At present rolls are covered under OGL. 4.5 Despatch Procedure 4.5.1 Shipping arrangements Containerized Rolls should be dispatched in open top type containers. For CFR cases, shipper shall ensure free detention period of containers as 14 days. The Supplier shall make Shipping arrangements through the Shipping Corporation of India and Department of Shipping, Ministry of Road Transport, Shipping &Highways, Government of India and through the respective forwarding agents/nominees as given by the respective steel plant in the backup order. Adequate notice, of not less than 6 weeks, about readiness of the material for shipment must be given to them for finalising the shipping arrangements

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The supplier shall arrange shipment by India flag vessels and/or through any 22 shipping companies who are members of IPBC 4.5.3 In case of any delay in shipping through the respective forwarding agents/nominees as mentioned above or in case of CFR Contract, the supplier shall make alternative shipping arrangement through his forwarding agent after intimation to the purchaser. 4.5.4 The bills of lading should be drawn so as to show: Shippers : SUPPLIER Consignee : As per individual plants orders 4.5.5 The supplier shall forward the non-negotiable copies of the bills of lading indicating the gross freight amount and rebate allowed to the Shipping Co-ordination Officer, Department of Shipping, Ministry of Road Transport, Shipping & Highways, Government of India - New Delhi immediately after the shipment of each consignment is effected. 4.5.6 Shipping Documents For Imported Material The supplier shall send the following shipping documents through banks to the purchaser: Three (3) original and 6 (six) copies of clean bill of lading or one (1) clean Airway Bill & 3 (three) copies, in case of airfreight Two (2) original &Four (4) copies of suppliers signed invoices Six (6) copies of packing list Six (6) copies of certificate of country of origin Six (6) copies of certificate from the supplier to the effect that drawings and catalogues for customs clearance purposes have been kept with the packages for shipment Six (6) copies of certificate from the supplier to the effect the contents in each case are not less than that entered in the invoices and packing lists and the quality of goods are guaranteed as new and as per the relevant technical specifications 4.5.7 The supplier shall send by courier to the purchaser the following non-negotiable documents within 15 days after the date of vessel sailing as per the mailing list to be provided by respective plants : Bill of lading (two copies) Shipping specification (one copy) Quality certificate (one copy) Invoice Copy (one copy) Packing List (one copy) Roll certificate (six copies; one copy to be mailed directly to the Roll Shop) 4.5.8 The shipping documents must reach to the purchasers Kolkata / Mumbai Office, fifteen days prior to the arrival of the vessel at Kolkata/Mumbai Port. Original Documents should be presented in foreign Bank ( Beneficiarys Bank) within 21 days of date of Bill of Lading. Bill of lading (two copies) Shipping specification (one copy) Invoice copy (one copy) With the Cargo Quality certificate (one copy) Packing list (6) copies comprises 2 copies in case No.1 of each consignment of the goods and 4 copies in each case (three inside the Box and one copy in a special packet at the outer side of the Box) 4.5.9 CFR Delivery: In case of transhipment , the Delivery Order shall be issued at discharge port by the firm's nominated freight forwarder or by his agent or by the shipping line on the submission of Bank endorsed Bill of Lading by the buyer. 4.6 Marking & Packing 4.6.1 Marking Roll marking as per drawings / order Marking must be indelible and indicate consignees name and address, purchase order number and date, LC details, gross and net weight, dimensions of each package, name of supplier and import license details Where necessary the package shall be marked with special markings such as Top, Bottom, Do not overturn, etc. as well as a special symbol indicating the top Manufacturers number is to be engraved on every roll on the drive end surface. Drive end surface should be engraved with D. Catalogue number should be engraved on the idle end surface. In case the supplier is covering the right parts of roll neck with some protective paint, the solvent to be used to wipe out the same should be intimated to respective plants before commencement of supplies In case the supplier is following any colour code for identification of roll material, it should be intimated to respective plants before commencement of supplies. Alternatively, the supplier should be prepared to flash the ends with any colour in case the plants have a preferred colour coding

4.5.2

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4.6.2

Packing

4.7

4.8 4.9

4.10

4.11

The packing must be of export standard. The packing must be strong and should be able to withstand the hazards of ocean voyage and multiple handling at ports. The packing must be suitable for tropical conditions. Transit Insurance Transit Insurance from point of FOB to respective plant site for international supplies will be arranged by individual plants at own cost. On shipping, the supplier will intimate by fax, advice to the purchaser and purchaser's insurance agent with the following details o Purchase order number and date o Description of material o Bill of Lading/ Airway Bill number and date o Name of Vessel / Flight o Value of goods for the purpose of Marine Insurance, CIF value o Number of packages The Supplier shall indicate to the purchaser for the purpose of taking insurance policy, the replacement cost of all supplies & services with the consideration of escalation and incidental expenses. Arbitration -- REFER Clause 2.13 Agency Commission: It is not the policy of SAIL, per se, to encourage or engage agents. Hence, as far as practicable, engaging agents be avoided. However where it is necessary to engage/employ Indian agents by the supplier, the following requirements shall have to be complied with: The Indian agent should necessarily have to get registered with respective SAIL plant. Proforma for application for registration is provided in Appendix 4 to RFQ.. The details of agent such as name, postal address, contact phone, FAX, e-Mail numbers should be provided in the offer. All particulars relating to agency commission should be reported to Enforcement Directorate. It may be noted that unless the Indian agent gets itself registered, as stated above, the agency commission will not be payable. Authenticated Photostat copies of agency agreement giving status being enjoyed by agent and the commission/remuneration/salary/relationship with the principal is to be compulsorily enclosed with the offer. The amount of agency commission / remuneration, if any included in the price for such agent / representative in India should be furnished in the offer (at Form 3b of appendix2) It should be confirmed that the agency commission / remuneration, if any, shall be paid separately to the Indian agent, after receipt of materials in good condition as evidenced by GRN, in Indian currency as per the exchange rate prevailing on the date of the order at TT buying rate. No agency commission will be payable on partial shipment. As such, while opening LC, the amount in the LC will be order value minus the agency commission. In case of failure to furnish correct and detailed information as called for in the tender, the concerned offer shall be liable for rejection or in the event of contract materialising the same shall be liable to termination by SAIL plant and actions as per practice followed in SAIL plants will be taken. SAIL reserves the right to conclude the contract on FOB / CFR basis, or part FOB and part CFR basis; and also to take the rolls at either Vishakhapatnam seaport (Disport for BSP rolls) or Kolkata seaport (Disport for RSP, BSL, DSP & ISP) or Chennai Seaport (Disport for SSP). Also SAIL/Plant Units reserve the right to amend the purchase orders from FOB to CFR basis. While amending the P.O. from FOB to CFR, Delivery Schedule shall be extended by 2 months to accommodated shipping time. Despatch month for the PVC shall remain as it is in FOB case. The bidders price quotation in accordance with the Para 4.10 above will be solely for the purpose of facilitating the comparison of bids by SAIL and will not in any way limit the purchasers right to contract on any of the terms offered.

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5.0

Explanation of Forms to be filled up :

Form 1 : Basic Information about your company Please use this form to provide basic information about your company - Please submit this form as a part of the techno-commercial bid Form 2 : Technical details of rolls to be supplied Please use this form to provide basic information on the technical specifications of the rolls that you will supply. If the specifications are as per tender specifications then under each column specify as per tender. If there is deviation in any one or more of the technical parameters, then please explain the deviation. Also mention the potential impact of this deviation on the price and performance of the rolls. Use additional sheets, if required - Please submit this form as a part of the techno-commercial bid. Form 3 : Commercial Terms for the tender Please use this form to indicate the commercial terms and conditions specified in RFQ. Form 3(a) is for Indian manufacturers and Form 3(b) is for overseas manufacturers. Kindly fill in all information as required in the format. The relationship certificate as mentioned in the form is to be submitted separately. - Please submit this form as a part of the techno-commercial bid Form 4: Packing Details Please use this form to indicate packing details of individual rolls.. - Please submit this form as a part of the techno-commercial bid Form 5: Delivery schedule Please use this form to specify the delivery schedule of rolls. Kindly refer SAIL delivery requirement as per datasheet and give your best schedule accommodating the requirement of respective plant/unit of SAIL. - Please submit this form as a part of the techno-commercial bid Form 6 : Item-wise base prices : ( FOR ONLINE PRICE BID ) Form 6(a): Item-wise base prices (FOR INDIAN MANUFACTURERS ONLY) This form is to be submitted in blank along with TC bids. Prices are to be submitted online as per details in Appendix5. The base price is to include ex-works price, packaging & forwarding costs. The freight and insurance costs have to be mentioned separately. The delivery term for Indian suppliers is FOR Stores of respective plant/unit of SAIL. -

Please submit this form as a part of the on line price bid

Form 6(b): Item-wise base prices (FOR OVERSEAS MANUFACTURERS ONLY) This form is to be submitted in blank along with TC bids. Prices are to be submitted online as per details in Appendix5. FOB and CFR price of each item are to be submitted online in the currency as mentioned in Form 3(b) only. Kindly note that CFR prices are on CFR-Kolkata basis for BSL, DSP, ISP & RSP and on CFR-Mumbai basis for BSP and CFR Chennai basis for SSP. -

Please submit this form as a part of the on line price bid

Form-7 : This form is to be filled up for declaration to participate in RA. Form-8 : This form is to be submitted as LIST OF DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED TOWARDS ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA.

Note : ALL FORMS SHOULD BE DULY SIGNED & THE SEAL IS TO BE PUT BY AUTHORIZED PERSON AS MENTIONED IN FORM 1. ANY HAND WRITTEN ENTRIES ON ANY FORM WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

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6.0 Glossary of terms and abbreviations : Abbreviation BIM BLM BSL BSP CenVAT DSP GARN GRN HSM HeSM ISP ITC LR LSM MRM PM RFQ RR RSM RSP SM SRV DDP SSP TM Explanation Billet Mill Blooming Mill Bokaro Steel Plant Bhilai Steel Plant Central Value Added Tax Durgapur Steel Plant Goods Acceptance & Rejection Note Goods Receipt Note Hot Strip Mill Heavy Structural Mill IISCO Steel Plant Input Tax Credit against VAT Lorry Receipt Light Structural Mill Merchant & Rod Mill Plate Mill Request for Quotation Road Receipt Rail & Structural Mill Rourkela Steel Plant Section Mill Stores Receipt Voucher Delivery duty paid Salem steel plant Tandem Mill

(R. K. PARMAR) DGM(MM) PURCHASE SAIL, RSP, ROURKELA

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