South Western Railway Tender

Cutting, grinding, milling and providing metal/GFN liner at joints with contractor's tools, grinder,labours consumables etc.,complete and as directed by the Engineer-in-charge.

Providing skilled persons (man) who is well experienced in railway track related works to man the caution spot/stretch for continuous vigil for a period of 8 (eight) hours during day/night and to exhibit necessary signals to the trains for their safe passage over the caution spot and protecting track in case of emergencies as directed with a three cell electric torch (including one standby), two banner flags and four hand flags of specified 5 colour etc. as directed with all incidental charges and in all kinds of weather conditions and site conditions including crossing of tracks wherever required duly observing all safety precautions and including all taxes, duties, cess, surcharges, fees, etc., completely as per the special conditions/ specifications/ regulations, as directed by the engineer in charge and as per the note(s) below. Notes 1. The skilled personal shall be on duty at the caution spot/stretch for a period of 8 (eight) hours during ay/night and shall be continuously vigilant. The location could also be stretch for a a maximum length of 2.5 km in which case, he shall continuously move in the stretch back and forth from one end to other end. He shall take immediate action to protect track etc., as directed in case of an emergency; 2. Payment shall be made on the basis of daily attendance and other records maintained by the representative of engineer in charge of Railway at site. Payment shall be made for the number of days actually worked and not for rest days; 3. The skilled person available shall be physically fit and shall be able to do all types of hard work; 4 If the skilled person deputed is unable to turn up for work as scheduled, alternative arrangement shall be made with prior intimation to and with prior approval of the Railway officials concerned. Otherwise, deduction (in the form of penalty) shall be made by operating the relevant item of this schedule duly not making payment in this item for the day. 5. A cell phone in working condition with a SIM card, which has a good reach at the caution spot, shall be provided to the skilled person and the number shall be provided to the representative of the engineer in charge. 6. Any disregard by the skilled person of the call made by the concerned railway official to inquire the situation at the caution spot during the duty hours of the person shall be viewed seriously and the engineer in charge may impose penalty commensurate with the gravity of the issue. The decision of the engineer in charge is final in this regard; 7. Any emergency situation at the spot shall be communicated by the skilled person to the concerned railway official timely and promptly. Any failure of the skilled person to inform any emergency during the duty hours of the person shall be viewed seriously and the engineer in charge may impose penalty commensurate with the gravity of the issue. The decision of the engineer in charge is final in this regard. (Please see Annexure for full item description)(Unit: Per Person per day)

(i) Maintenance of newly laid track on main line / loop line including points & crossings etc. during day / night without rail traffic block including special attention of section by deploying for a period of approximately eight hours a day (except on emergencies as given below) a minimum of 10 (ten) skilled personnel who are well experienced in railway track related works and 1 (one) skilled P Way supervisor who is well experienced in supervising railway track works to carry out various maintenance works listed in IRPWM / IRBM / IR LWR manual such as through packing, joint packing, sleeper packing, lifting / lowering of track, picking up slacks, renewal of fittings, greasing of ERCs / fish plates / gauge faces of outer rails on sharp curveswith contractor's grease no. 0, graphited (conforming to IS: 408 - 1981 and procured from RDSO approved firms); (ii) Loading / unloading of all 4 types of all kinds of P Way and other materials including rails etc. into / from dip lorries / road vehicles / railway wagons of any type during day / night as directed; (iii) Special attention such as clearing of silted side drains / weep holes, clearing vegetation from drains / weep holes / track / top of formation, removal of slipped earth / boulders / trees, renewal of broken sleepers / rails, screening of ballast and any other incidental / related / associated work etc. wherever required in section during day / night as directed and; (iv) Carrying out all types of emergency track-related and associated works during breakdowns, urgencies, emergencies etc. during day / night for safe running of goods trains and passenger trains. All of the above shall be executed in a section 8 km to 10 km long with contractor's tools and plant, vehicles, machinery, fuel, consumables, loading, unloading with all incidental charges and in all kinds of weather conditions and site conditions including crossing of tracks wherever required duly observing all safety precautions and including all ascent, descent, taxes, duties, cess, surcharges, fees etc. completely as per the special conditions / specifications / regulations, as directed by the Engineer-in- Charge and as per the note(s) below. (Please see Annexure for full item description)(Unit: Per Person per day)