65 TPD MSW Processing Facility EPC plus O&M

Tender calendar is incomplete in the RFP

No document-grounded final publication/download date, pre-bid date, clarification deadline, bid-submission deadline, or technical-bid opening date can be stated because every day field is blank ('-09-2026'); financial-bid opening is expressly 'to be informed later'.

• The RFP itself is dated 24.08.2026, but it does not label that date as the publication date.
• The database dates supplied in the prompt are not tender-document evidence and therefore are not used as final dates.

Bid validity

120 days from the Bid Due Date; the offer may remain valid for a further mutually agreed period.

Indicative project cost

Approx. Rs. 5.50 crores for the 65 TPD facility; the document calls this indicative, not a fixed tender value.

Tender document fee

Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten thousand), non-refundable. The tender data sheet directs payment on the e-procurement portal, while older clauses demand a DD; online treatment is the more specific modification, but the bidder should obtain portal confirmation.

EMD / bid security

Rs. 3,00,000/- (Rupees Three Lakhs only), through online payment or BG in favour of the Commissioner, Adilabad Municipality. The data sheet requires validity for 04 months from bid submission; the body states at least 120 days from Bid Due Date plus/with a 60-day claim period, creating an instrument-validity ambiguity.

• Unsuccessful bidders' EMD is released after finalisation; the successful bidder's EMD is adjusted toward Performance Security.
• No interest is payable on bid security.

Performance security

2.50% of the Quoted Amount, where Quoted Amount = Civil Cost + Machinery Cost + 1st Year O&M Cost. The Rs. 3,00,000 EMD is adjusted and the balance is a BG submitted within the LOA/Work Order time and before agreement execution.

• The substantive clause requires BG validity for 5½ years from agreement execution and extension if the contract is extended.
• Appendix X instead notes 60 months + 3 months; this conflict is separately recorded.
• Released after successful completion of the 5-year O&M period, satisfactory performance, rectification and No-Dues/Completion Certificate; no interest.

Further Security Deposit (FSD)

7.50% is deducted from each RA Bill: 5.00% is released after certified completion/commissioning/trial operation, and the remaining 2.50% after the DLP and defect rectification.

CAPEX milestone payments

Authority-financed CAPEX is paid only against actual, measured, inspected and certified progress. Civil/PEB milestones are 5%, 15%, 25%, 15%, 15%, 20%, 5%; machinery/mechanical milestones are 5%, 50%, 15%, 20%, 5%, 5%.

• The final 5% of each Civil/PEB and Machinery/Mechanical component is held through the 2-year DLP.
• Defective, incomplete or unsupported work may be withheld; statutory deductions, recoveries and any LD/penalties apply.

O&M payment and escalation

The annual lump-sum O&M cost is divided by 6; within 30 days of the O&M Fee Statement, 90% is paid and 10% depends on performance. Bid only the 1st-year O&M cost; subsequent years escalate 5% over the immediately preceding year.

• The RFP also says execution-stage O&M payment is based on actual tonnes processed per day when operation is below 65 TPD.
• Delayed payment attracts interest at the prevailing medium-term prime lending rate of SBI.
• GST is excluded from quoted prices and stated to be paid extra by the Municipality.

Legal status and basic pre-qualification

Bidder must be a legally registered company, partnership, proprietorship or Class-III-or-above civil contractor, with GST, PAN and latest IT return. Clause 2.2.1 narrows the financial criterion to a Companies Act company or proprietary concern, an unresolved entity-form conflict.

Turnover, profit, solvency and net worth

Pass/fail thresholds are: minimum annual turnover of Rs.3.00 Crore for the last 10 years ending FY 2025-26; declared net profit in FY 2025-26; bank solvency of at least Rs.1.00 Crore valid on bid closing; and positive net worth of Rs.1.00 cr in any one of the last 3 financial years.

MSW project experience

At least one project commissioned in the last 10 years, or satisfactory implementation and O&M of a minimum 20 TPD MSW-processing project in India for a ULB/semi-government/government/public-sector organisation during the last 10 years as prime contractor. JV/consortium is allowed for this route.

Telangana 50,000 MT experience route

Alternatively/also stated: prior development/design/construction/operation experience in waste processing, scientific landfill, biomining or waste-to-energy; plant operational during the last 5 years and at least 50,000 MT processed in one year in Telangana only, with treated-output disposal tie-ups. JV/consortium is not allowed for this route.

Technical qualification threshold

Only pre-qualified bidders proceed. Technical proposals are scored out of 100 and at least 70 marks are required for financial-bid opening.

• Scoring covers similar-project experience (35), turnover (20), net worth (20), proposed system (5), personnel (5), facilities/support (5), ISO certifications (5), and presentation (5).

Technical capability and resources

Bidder must provide a detailed compliant 65 TPD technical proposal; key personnel include Project Manager, Environmental, Mechanical, Electrical and Civil Engineers, O&M Manager and Safety Officer. Facilities, equipment, service infrastructure and spares support must cover the 5-year O&M period.

Certifications

ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 are scored qualifications: one valid certification earns 1 mark, any two earn 3, all three earn 5. Because 70/100 is the overall pass threshold, these certificates are not individually stated as absolute pass/fail requirements.

JV / consortium conditions

JV is capped at 3 members; bid must be in the lead member's name. A project-specific MoU/JBA and member POA are required; lead member must hold at least 51% and each other member at least 20% throughout the concession/contract period; members are jointly and severally liable and must define roles.

Debarment, past performance and integrity

Bidder/JV members and associates must not be barred or blacklisted by Central/State Government or a controlled entity during the last 7 years, with no subsisting bar on Bid Date. In the last 3 years the bidder must not have failed to perform, been expelled, or had a public contract terminated for breach. False/misleading evidence, poor performance, corruption or conflict of interest can cause rejection, security forfeiture and termination.

Conflict of interest and ownership

No common-control, cross-financing, common-representative, influencing relationship, or prior project-document/design consultant conflict is permitted. The pre-qualified bidder must retain at least 51% of the contractor's subscribed and paid-up equity throughout the Contract Period.

65 TPD EPC plus five-year O&M

Design, engineer, procure, construct/install, test, commission, operate and maintain a 65 TPD MSW processing facility at Bangariguda Dumping Yard, Adilabad. EPC completion is within 4 months of agreement signing; O&M runs 5 years from successful commissioning/handover.

Process and exclusions

Closed-environment processing must include MRF, compost and RDF facilities or another suitable technology; an MSW incineration plant is expressly excluded. Maximum fresh-waste reject dumping is 20%, at a Municipality-identified location.

Civil works and principal dimensions

Detailed scope specifies an 85 m × 18 m (1,530 m²) clear-span PEB processing building with parabolic/curved roof and no conventional trusses; 600 m² MRF platform; 1,250 m² windrow platform; RCC floors/foundations; 50 KL leachate sump, drains, roads/hardstand, utilities, safety and ancillary buildings.

• An earlier broad-scope clause says not less than 1,500 m², approximately 100 m × 15 m, and 8.0 m eaves; the detailed 85 m × 18 m requirements are more specific but the conflict needs written confirmation.

Plant and machinery

Supply, transport, install, test and commission: one 40 mm trommel, one 4 mm trommel, one sorting conveyor, two balers, two air blowers, two 10 TPD shredders, one 50 TPD twin-shaft shredder, one electric self-propelled compost turner, one magnetic separator, one forklift, one air-density separator/classifier and one low-density cage, with associated conveyors, foundations, electrical/mechanical accessories and trial runs.

Surveys, design and handover deliverables

Contractor performs total-station/topographic survey, soil-bearing tests and MSW analysis; submits design calculations, shop/GA/foundation/PEB drawings, methods and programme; and at handover provides as-builts, O&M manuals, test/commissioning reports, warranties, spare-parts list and training.

O&M duties

Operate and maintain all processing assets and the existing 40-tonne weighbridge; provide preventive/routine/emergency maintenance, technical manpower, PPE, housekeeping, odour/fire/environment controls, records and annual O&M plans. Municipality provides unskilled labour.

Authority inputs and commercial outputs

Municipality supplies encumbrance-free land, JCB/tractors/loader, minimum assured MSW, access/internal roads, drainage/green belt, external water/electricity, unskilled labour, and statutory permissions/clearances (with contractor technical assistance). Revenue from compost/recyclables belongs solely to the Municipality.

Applicable standards

The detailed technical section requires current Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026 and latest amendments, NBC 2016 (SP 7), IS 800:2007, IS 801:1975, IS 875 Parts 1-3, IS 1893, IS 456:2000, IS 2062, IS 808, IS 1786, IS 10262, IS 3370 and applicable CPHEEO/MoHUA guidance; stricter statutory requirements prevail.

Submission mode

Submit pre-qualification and technical evidence by upload on the e-procurement platform; enter the financial bid only in the portal and do not upload it as a document. A specific modification dispenses with physical technical proposals, bid security and bid-processing fee and converts conventional offline references to online.

Covers and physical originals

The RFP still describes four inner envelopes (Eligibility, Technical, Financial and Copy) inside an outer envelope, one original plus two copies, delivered to the Commissioner; those conventional offline instructions conflict with and are superseded by the page-25 online modification. No post-upload physical-original deadline is stated.

Signing and attestation

All certificate copies must be bidder-attested. The offline instructions require authorised-signatory signature and blue-ink initials on every page, with alterations authenticated; printed publications require only cover initials. The tender does not specify a digital-signature certificate class or token requirement.

Online submission versus physical envelopes

Page 25 dispenses with physical submission and modifies offline references to e-procurement, but pages 28-29 require original/copies, five sealed envelopes and hand delivery. The online modification should prevail; bidder should follow the live portal and seek confirmation.

Three envelopes versus four

The overview says single-stage three-envelope bidding; detailed instructions say four envelopes. Under the online modification, neither physical count should govern portal cover configuration; confirm live portal covers.

Fee and EMD payment forms

Tender Data Sheet allows online fee payment and online EMD/BG, while the body requires DD for fee and DD/BG for EMD. Page 25's online modification and portal fields are more specific and should prevail, subject to portal confirmation.

Bid-security return period

The overview says refundable not later than 120 days from Bid Due Date; detailed clauses say no later than/within 90 days. The detailed 90-day return clause is more specific, while the instrument itself must remain valid as required.

Performance BG duration

The substantive security clause requires 5½ years from agreement execution; Appendix X footnote specifies 60 months + 3 months (5 years 3 months). The substantive 5½-year requirement is longer and safer, but written confirmation is required.

PEB dimensions and eaves height

Broad scope specifies at least 1,500 m², approximately 100 m × 15 m, minimum 8.0 m eaves; detailed scope/BOQ specifies 85 m × 18 m = 1,530 m² and minimum 7.50 m eaves. The detailed 85 m × 18 m BOQ is more specific, but height and geometry need approval.

O&M escalation formula

Clause 16 compounds 5% annually over the immediately preceding year; page 24 lists simple multipliers Y, 1.05Y, 1.10Y, 1.15Y, 1.20Y. The explicit immediately-preceding-year clause implies compounding, but the price/payment formula must be clarified.

Tie-breaker

Page 24 selects the bidder with highest turnover in any 3 consecutive years; page 32 selects the bidder with highest technical marks. No precedence rule resolves this; Authority clarification is essential.

Applicable SWM Rules

Many clauses mandate SWM Rules, 2016, while the later detailed technical section states the 2026 Rules took effect on 1 April 2026 and superseded 2016. The current 2026 Rules and preserved provisions/latest amendments should prevail.

Machinery capacity and quantities

Financial schedule calls the sorting conveyor 65 TPD and two air blowers; detailed machinery specification calls sorting conveyor 50 TPD, while the Project Information Memorandum lists five air blowers. The priced Appendix IV quantities are bid-critical but should be reconciled before pricing.

Eligible entity forms

Pre-qualification permits company, partnership, proprietorship and Class-III-or-above civil contractor; financial criterion 1.1 names only a Companies Act company or proprietary concern. No express precedence resolves whether partnerships/contractors can pass.

Issue a complete bidding calendar

Please issue a corrigendum filling the missing September 2026 day numbers for download/publication, query deadline, pre-bid, submission and technical opening, and confirm the financial-opening date and exact portal closing time.

Confirm portal covers and payment instruments

Please confirm the live e-procurement cover structure, whether any physical originals are required, accepted online modes for Rs.10,000 fee and Rs.3,00,000 EMD, and whether DD is prohibited/optional given the conflicting offline clauses.

Provide the referenced contract agreement

Please provide the draft Contract/Concession Agreement, GCC/SCC and schedules referenced throughout, including LD/penalty rates, termination, indemnity, insurance, force majeure, dispute, change-order and payment provisions. The RFP says it is part of the bid but it is not printed in the 86-page document.

Resolve eligibility and JV route

Please confirm eligible legal forms, whether experience criterion 2.1(1) and 2.1(2) are alternatives or cumulative, which experience may be pooled in a JV, and whether every non-lead member must independently meet turnover/net-worth/solvency requirements.

Freeze PEB and civil quantities

Please confirm the governing PEB footprint/eaves height and issue final BOQ/GFC basis for platforms, sump, drainage and roads. Current 100 m × 15 m/8.0 m and 85 m × 18 m/7.5 m requirements materially alter steel and civil pricing.

Reconcile machinery schedule

Please issue one final equipment schedule and guaranteed capacities, especially sorting conveyor (50 vs 65 TPD), air blowers (2 vs 5), and Appendix VII items absent from the priced schedule (receiving conveyor, auto feeder and vibratory sieve).

Clarify O&M revenue and quantity risk

Please state the guaranteed minimum daily/annual tonnage, deemed-payment/shortfall mechanism when Municipality supplies less waste, exact performance KPIs for the withheld 10%, payment frequency, and whether 5% escalation compounds. Bidder receives no by-product revenue while payment is tonnage-linked.

Confirm security durations and tie-breaker

Please confirm the exact bid-BG validity and claim tail, performance-BG expiry (5½ years vs 63 months), and governing tie-breaker (turnover vs technical marks).

Missing contract conditions and undefined penalties

The RFP calls for a draft agreement with GCC/SCC and penalty clauses, but none is included. Payments remain subject to unspecified liquidated damages/penalties, leaving material legal and pricing exposure.

Very short EPC timeline

Complete civil works, machinery installation and commissioning within 4 months of signing, while surveys, geotechnical verification, detailed designs, approvals, fabrication and trial run are contractor obligations.

Payment retention and working-capital load

CAPEX is paid only after certified actual progress; 7.5% FSD is deducted from RA bills; final 5% is held through a 2-year DLP; performance security remains through five-year O&M without interest. Defective or unsupported work may be withheld.

O&M volume and performance risk

O&M payment is linked to actual processed tonnage below 65 TPD and 10% is performance-dependent, but the minimum assured quantity and performance criteria are not quantified. Six annual instalments are paradoxically called 'quarterly'.

No resource-recovery upside

All by-product revenue belongs to the Municipality although the contractor must store/package outputs and assist sales/distribution; price O&M without compost/recyclable revenue.

Broad deemed-scope and site-information risk

Inherent, necessary or customary services are deemed included even if not described. By bidding, contractor accepts risks of inadequate/incorrect information and waives compensation, time-extension, lost-profit and termination claims on that basis.

Design and lifecycle liability

Contractor bears full structural adequacy and stability despite Authority approval, must rectify design/material/workmanship defects at own cost, maintain assets for five years and support a 2-year DLP.

Security forfeiture and termination exposure

Bid security may be forfeited for a non-responsive bid, withdrawal, corrupt/restrictive practice, or failure to acknowledge LOA, sign agreement or provide performance security. Misrepresentation can terminate an already-awarded contract and forfeit performance security.

Scope conflicts create change/underpricing risk

PEB geometry, machinery quantities/capacities, applicable SWM Rules, escalation and tie-breaker are internally inconsistent. Without a pre-bid addendum, bidders risk non-compliance or unrecoverable scope growth.

Inviting authority and bid contact

Municipal Commissioner, Adilabad Municipality. Named contact/addressee: A. Jagadishwar Goud, Commissioner, Adilabad Municipality, Adilabad - 504 001, Telangana. Clarifications/site-visit contact email: [email protected]. No phone number is stated.

• The same address is printed for conventional physical submission, but page 25 dispenses with physical submissions and moves the tender online.