Key Tender Details

Scope of Work

The scope covers construction of a BT road stretch at Village Karmala, Olpad, Surat. The Bill of Quantities includes road preparation, earthwork, granular sub-base, WBM layers, bituminous work, drainage/culvert pipe work and road safety signage. Key work items include clearing and grubbing, earthwork cutting, box cutting, embankment preparation, hard murrum spreading, granular sub-base construction, WBM Grade I and Grade II layers, bitumen primer coat, NP3 RCC pipe installation, bituminous base course, premix carpet, seal coat, asphalt painting, kilometre/hectometre stones and traffic sign boards.

The technical specifications require execution as per MORT&H specifications, General Technical Specifications for Road Works and relevant IRC/BIS standards wherever applicable. The contractor must ensure proper site preparation, road surface preparation, quality control, material testing, traffic arrangements and work execution as directed by the Engineer-in-Charge.

Pre-Qualification / Eligibility Criteria

Eligible bidders must be registered contractors of Category E-2 & above and must submit a valid registration certificate, GST number, tender fee, EMD or valid exemption certificate and other required documents in the prescribed format. Physical offers are not accepted; the bid information must be submitted electronically through the tender platform.

The bidder must not be associated directly or indirectly with any consultant or entity involved in preparing the design, specifications or project documents. The bidder is also expected to provide a work methodology, construction programme, equipment deployment plan and quality assurance approach to demonstrate capability to complete the work within the stipulated period.

Financial Criteria

The SBD states that bidders should demonstrate minimum annual financial turnover in any one year during the last five years, linked to the annual value of the contract or contracts applied for. For this tender, the estimated contract value is ₹8.25 lakh; bidders should verify the final turnover requirement from the online NIT/departmental appendix if separately specified.

The bidder should also show access to liquid assets and/or credit facilities up to 25% of the contract value. Based on the stated estimate of ₹8,25,000, this works out to approximately ₹2,06,250. The document also requires audited balance sheets for the last five years to demonstrate financial soundness and long-term profitability.

Minimum Experience

For post-qualification, the bidder should have experience in successfully completing or substantially completing at least one highway/road/bridge/airport runway work of at least 40% of the proposed contract value within the last five years. Based on the estimated value of ₹8,25,000, the indicative similar work value is approximately ₹3,30,000. Substantially completed work means at least 90% completed as on the bid submission date, supported by employer certificate.

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Important Dates and Deadlines

Note for website publishing: Exact publishing date, bid submission deadline and opening date should be updated after checking the live online NIT on nProcure, as these dates are not filled in the uploaded SBD.

Submission Guidelines

Bidders must submit the tender online through the nProcure portal. The bid is to be submitted in two parts: Technical Bid and Financial Bid. The Technical Bid must include bid security, qualification information, certificates, undertakings, affidavits and other documents required under the qualification clauses. The Financial Bid must include the Form of Bid and priced Bill of Quantities.

The tender document clearly states that physical offers will not be accepted. However, the original Demand Draft for tender fee and original FDR/Bank Guarantee or EMD-related document must be sent to the Executive Engineer through RPAD within the prescribed period. Conditional tenders, altered formats, insufficient information or blank information may lead to disqualification.

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