Additional grace period for the purpose of penalty computation, as given hereunder shall be allowed on documentary substantiation in following cases. Additional transit time shall be allowed over delivery time in the following cases: At each Railway Crossing Minimum 6 Days with permission letter or actual on evidence From / to hill regions/ N.E.Regions 5 days maximum Over dimensional consignment having width or height more than 4 m Additional transit time for ODC consignment will be as follows Consignment Height/Width Additional transit time 4000 mm – 5000 mm 20% of the basic transit time 5000 mm – 6000 mm 30% of the basic transit time >6000 mm 40% of the basic transit time Permissions at state borders/ MoRTH /state authorities Actual on evidence basis Dispatches from & To during Kanwad Mela /Kumbh Mela As per BHEL/Government notification, proof submission by transporter
i) For typical designs requiring slow movement in the interest of safety of the consignment, Logistics of concerned BHEL unit shall decide additional transit time in consultation with the concerned departments of BHEL. The contractor has to abide by the maximum speed allowed and should take necessary precautions for safe delivery.
ii) Additional transit time other than above shall be allowed with the approval of BHEL based on the representation received from the transporter on case-to-case basis.
iii) Date of dispatch of consignments from the loading point and the date of reporting of vehicle at the unloading point will be excluded from the transit time.
iv) For determining the number of days for delivery, for the leftover distance which is below the km fixed per day, one additional day will be counted. Say, if the distance is 500km and the permitted travel per day is 200km per day. Accordingly, the transit time is 2.5 days (500/200). Hence 3 days shall be considered as transit time
v) In case the due date of delivery falls on Sunday/Public holiday, next working day will be treated as due date of delivery.
