RFP issue / publication
Fresh RFP No. HUD/SBM/MSW ISWM Project/2026-27/26 (2nd Call) issued on 20-08-2026.
- Portal listing and DNIT Clause 1.3 Sr. No. 2 both record Issued on: 20-08-2026.
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Selection of Agency for Establishment, Operation and Maintenance of 41 TPD Integrated Solid Waste Management (ISWM) Project in Kathua Cluster (Kathua, Lakhanpur, Parole and Hiranagar), UT of JK, on DBFOT basis under PPP mode
Jammu Municipal Corporation · Kathua, Jammu And Kashmir2026_HAUDD_321615_1
Written by TenderKart AI from the documents published when it was generated. Check the tender for later corrigenda before you bid.
20 Aug 2026
28 Sept 2026
₹267.6 Cr
₹50 L
All important dates as they stand after corrigenda: publication, pre-bid/clarification deadline, bid submission deadline, bid opening, and bid validity period.
Fresh RFP No. HUD/SBM/MSW ISWM Project/2026-27/26 (2nd Call) issued on 20-08-2026.
Pre-bid meeting on 27-08-2026 at 1400 Hours (hybrid); pre-bid queries by email by 27-08-2026 up to 1300 Hours.
Last date/time for online bid submission is 21-09-2026 up to 1600 Hrs (extended once by Corrigendum 1 from 10-09-2026 1600 Hrs).
DNIT schedules Technical Bid opening on 11-09-2026 at 1400 Hrs at the office of Mission Director, SBM; Corrigendum 1 did not amend this date (now conflicts with the extended submission deadline—see contradictions).
Proposals remain valid for 180 days from the last date of bid submission.
LoA acceptance within 15 days; Concession Agreement within 30 days of LoA; JV SPV within 30 days of LoA; household C&T within 45 days of agreement; Pre-COD construction within 24 months; Concession Period 20 years.
Tender value or estimated cost, EMD/bid security (amount, acceptable forms, validity), tender document fees, performance security, and key payment terms.
Estimated cost of Project is Total 267.60 Crores for Concession Period of 20 Years (INR only).
Non-refundable Tender/RFP Document Fee of ₹25,000/- payable online/Net Banking in favour of Mission Director, SBM; proof mandatory with Technical Proposal.
EMD ₹50,00,000/- (Rupees Fifty Lakh Only) prior to bid deadline, pledged to Mission Director, SBM; validity 45 days beyond bid validity.
3% of CAPEX during Pre-COD construction, plus 3% of annual OPEX during Post-COD O&M (1st-year OPEX BG to MD, SBM; later years to be notified), as unconditional irrevocable BG from Nationalized/Scheduled Commercial Bank.
Bidder quotes Tipping Fee/Processing Fee (ex-GST); VGF up to 30% of approved P&D CAPEX max ₹2.00 Cr; Concessionaire retains 100% by-product revenues; user charges collected by Kathua Municipal Council.
Every pass/fail eligibility and qualification requirement: experience and past performance, turnover/net worth, registrations and certifications, consortium/JV rules, and debarment or blacklisting conditions.
Indian legal entity (Company/LLP/Partnership/Proprietorship or JV/Consortium) with demonstrable SWM experience; existence not less than five (5) years as on 31st March 2025 (Clause 3.4). Checklist Annexure 7.2 wrongly states seven (7) years—Clause 3.4 prevails for evaluation.
End-to-end SWM (incl. processing/C&D/municipal sanitation) under PPP/DBFOT/BOT or similar for cumulative ≥3 years in last 10 years; plus 1/2/3 similar works at 80%/50%/40% of estimated project value or capacity.
Minimum average annual turnover ₹18.00 Crore for FY 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25; Positive Net Worth (latest audited); liquid assets/credit lines ≥15% of Estimated Project Cost = Rs.24.32 Cr.
Valid PAN, GST, EPFO and ESIC as on bid date (or self-declaration if not applicable/EPFO-ESIC to be obtained before Agreement); no blacklisting/debarment; no material adverse litigation; not classified NPA.
Max two members; Lead Indian firm ≥51% equity; other member ≥20% equity in SPV at all times; combined 100%; joint & several liability; SPV within 30 days of LoA.
Selection by QCBS 70% technical / 30% financial; only bidders with technical score ≥70 marks are technically qualified.
What is being procured: the work, supplies or services, deliverables and quantities, locations, phases, completion or delivery timelines, applicable standards, and notable exclusions.
DBFOT PPP concession for Establishment, Operation & Maintenance of 41 TPD ISWM Project for Kathua Cluster (Kathua, Lakhanpur, Parole & Hiranagar), UT of J&K, for 20 years under SBM (U) 2.0.
Door-to-door C&T with four-way segregation (wet/dry/sanitary/domestic hazardous), GPS/RFID/QR + ICCC monitoring; sweeping; drain cleaning; silt transport; C&D C&T (capped 20% of MSW for payment); special-event waste; processing plant + SLF.
Household D2D coverage 75% in 3 months and 100% in 6 months from C&T start; segregation 40% in 12 months and 100% in 36 months; collection efficiency 75% in 12 months and 100% in 24 months; complaints resolved within 24 hours.
User-charge levy/collection rests with Kathua Municipal Council; Concessionaire obtains statutory clearances (EC/CTE/CTO etc.) with Authority facilitation but without Authority liability; Project Assets vest with Authority/Kathua MC.
The complete checklist of documents to submit — mandatory vs conditional, with any prescribed formats, proformas or annexures — plus how to submit: portal and mode, envelope/cover structure, digital signature requirements, signing and attestation rules, and physical originals with their deadline.
Online-only Two-Cover e-bid on https://jktenders.gov.in/nicgep/app; no offline/manual bids accepted.
Bid documents must be signed, stamped and digitally authenticated; valid Power of Attorney for Authorized Signatory mandatory.
Every corrigendum/addendum in order — what changed (original vs amended value), its impact, and the action for the bidder — ending with the values that finally apply.
Extension of Tender Notice (1st) by Executive Engineer, Projects Division, Jammu Municipal Corporation extends last bid due date from 10-09-2026 1600 Hrs to 21-09-2026 1600 Hrs for Fresh RFP No. HUD/SBM/MSW ISWM Project/2026-27/26 (2nd Call).
After Corrigendum 1: bid submission deadline 21-09-2026 1600 Hrs; all other DNIT dates/fees/EMD/eligibility/scope remain as in original RFP unless later amended on portal.
Genuine conflicts within and across the documents (original vs corrigenda, clause vs annexure, tender document vs BOQ): both sides with citations, and which value prevails.
Corrigendum 1 moves bid submission to 21-09-2026 1600 Hrs, but DNIT still schedules Technical Bid opening on 11-09-2026 1400 Hrs—opening would fall before the new submission end. No amended opening date appears in Corrigendum 1.
Clause 3.4 Sr.1 requires existence not less than five (5) years as on 31st March 2025, while Annexure 7.2 checklist states seven (7) years. Section 3 prevails over ITB for evaluation (Clause 2.28); checklist is labelled indicative—use five (5) years as the stated eligibility criterion, and seek clarification on checklist typo.
Clause 5.2.3 assigns invoice verification and 15-day payment to Kathua Municipal Council, but Clause 5.2.5 names payment authority as Director, Urban Local Bodies, Kashmir (and concerned EO/CEO)—geographically inconsistent for a Kathua Cluster project.
Annexure 7.15 PoA format and parts of JV agreement text refer to ‘111 TPD ISWM Project in Anantnag Cluster’, while the tender is Kathua 41 TPD. TEFR body is Kathua but contains at least one stray Anantnag sentence.
Clause 1.3 lists Performance Security in shape of CDR/FDR/BG, while Clause 2.25.3 requires unconditional irrevocable Bank Guarantee only; Clause 2.25.3 cites Annexure 7.13 for PBG format but Annexure 7.12 is the PBG format (7.13 is single-bidder PoA).
Clause 3.11(a) refers to ‘Clause 2.15 (Bid Validity)’ but Bid Validity is Clause 2.16; Clause 2.15 is Bid Submission. Substance (180 days) is consistent.
Headline estimated project cost is 267.60 Cr over 20 years, while CAPEX used for VGF/liquid assets is ~11.04 Cr and 20-year O&M in TEFR is ~241.21 Cr. Not necessarily conflicting if 267.60 Cr is lifecycle cost, but bidders must confirm which base applies to the 80/50/40% similar-work value test.
Only critical, tender-specific pre-bid queries that could materially change bid/no-bid, pricing, eligibility or contractual risk. Skip generic or obvious questions the documents already answer clearly.
Ask Authority to publish the amended Technical Bid opening date/time after shifting submission to 21-09-2026, and confirm Financial Bid opening process.
Clarify whether ‘estimated project value’ means 267.60 Cr lifecycle cost, ~11.04 Cr CAPEX, or another approved DPR/CAPEX figure, and how capacity (41 TPD) is measured for ongoing works.
Confirm whether minimum existence is five (5) years per Clause 3.4/3.2.6 or seven (7) years per Annexure 7.2 checklist.
Request firm identification, area, encumbrance-free handover timeline for processing plant and SLF sites, and whether approach road/power/water are Authority-provided Condition Precedent items.
Reconcile Kathua Municipal Council payment process with ‘Director, Urban Local Bodies, Kashmir’ as payment authority; confirm escrow funding source, budget head, and remedies for delayed tipping-fee payments.
Confirm whether ₹2 Cr / 30% VGF is assured subject only to milestone certification, which CAPEX items are eligible, and treatment if approved CAPEX is below bidder’s actual investment.
Confirm whether 100% brand-new fleet is mandatory from day 1 for all primary collection/inert/desilting vehicles, acceptable delivery lead times within the 45-day C&T start, and if leased new vehicles qualify.
Clarify measurement of the 20% C&D cap versus total MSW and the exact payment mechanism when monthly C&D exceeds the cap (table note says paid by Kathua MC).
Commercial, legal and execution risks a bidder should weigh: liquidated damages and penalties, unusual or one-sided clauses, tight timelines, and payment or security risks.
Pre-COD delay LD: 0.5% of Contract Value (CAPEX) per week of delay, maximum 10% Contract Value (CAPEX), for missing milestones/COD within 24 months.
Post-COD performance deductions for KPI/SLA failures; aggregate deductions ≤20% of Monthly O&M Charges and ≤20% of Annual O&M Charges per Contract Year; persistent failure may be default/termination.
Household C&T must start within 45 days of signing, using brand-new vehicles, while processing COD is within 24 months—working-capital and supply-chain intensive.
10-year post-COD lock-in restricts Concessionaire convenience termination; Authority may terminate for convenience after lock-in with 180 days’ notice; all Project Assets vest with Authority/Kathua MC; limited use-rights only.
Tipping-fee payer identity is internally inconsistent; VGF is capped/conditional; dual PBG (CAPEX + rolling OPEX) must stay valid entire 20 years +60 days; EMD ₹50 Lakh at risk until PBG.
Concessionaire bears EC/CTE/CTO and other permits at own cost/risk; Authority facilitation without liability; 100% RDF scientific disposal obligation; technology changes need Kathua MC approval.
Anantnag/111 TPD text in annexures, 5 vs 7 year checklist clash, and unamended opening date create execution and rejection risk if forms are filled incorrectly or portal dates differ.
The inviting authority and relevant contacts: office, person, designation, address, phone and email — and which address receives physical submissions, if any.
Mission Director (MD), Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) 2.0, Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir issues the RFP and is the Authority for LoA/Concession Agreement.
Extension notice issued by Executive Engineer, Projects Division, Jammu Municipal Corporation; email [email protected].
Kathua Municipal Council is the day-to-day verification/payment release office for tipping-fee invoices; Clause 5.2.5 also names Director, Urban Local Bodies, Kashmir and concerned EO/CEO as payment authority.