Invitation / publication
Invitation of RFP (NIT): 31.08.2026. The bid documents were available online from 10:00 AM on 08.09.2026.
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CE RW I · Cuttack, Odisha2026_CERWI_141025_1
Written by TenderKart AI from the documents published when it was generated. Check the tender for later corrigenda before you bid.
12 Sept 2026
9 Oct 2026
₹56.4 Cr
₹56.4 L
All important dates as they stand after corrigenda: publication, pre-bid/clarification deadline, bid submission deadline, bid opening, and bid validity period.
Invitation of RFP (NIT): 31.08.2026. The bid documents were available online from 10:00 AM on 08.09.2026.
Queries: 29.09.2026 up to 17:00 IST; pre-bid meeting: 30.09.2026 at 12:30 PM; authority response targeted by 07.10.2026 up to 17:00 IST.
Online Technical and Financial Bids are due by 5:00 PM IST on 09.10.2026. The specified physical originals/documents are due by 5:00 PM IST on 12.10.2026.
13.10.2026 at 11:00 AM IST at the office of the Engineer-in-Chief, Rural Works, Odisha, Unit-IV, Bhubaneswar.
At least 120 days from the Bid Due Date; extendable by mutual consent.
Tender value or estimated cost, EMD/bid security (amount, acceptable forms, validity), tender document fees, performance security, and key payment terms.
Rs. 56.36 Crore excluding GST (BOQ estimated rate: INR 563,600,000).
EMD is 1% of the indicated cost put to tender (arithmetically Rs. 56.36 lakh on Rs. 56.36 crore). It is payable online in favour of Superintending Engineer, R.W. Division, Cuttack; if furnished as BG, use Appendix-II from a Scheduled Bank counter-guaranteed by its Bhubaneswar branch and submit it by 5:00 PM on 12.10.2026. BG validity must be at least 180 days from Bid Due Date, inclusive of a 60-day claim period.
Rs.10,000.00, payable online through the prescribed process; non-payment causes rejection.
7.5% of Contract Price as an irrevocable unconditional bank guarantee, furnished within 10 days of the Agreement and valid until 60 days after the Defects Liability Period; it may initially be issued for two years but must be extended at least two months before expiry.
For low bids, the latest table printed in Clause 2.20.7(iii) applies incrementally: no APS for a bid below 0% but not below 10%; from 11% below, add 0.1% for every percentage below 10%, applied to bid price; at 20% or more below, add 0.2% for every percentage below 20% in addition to 1% of bid price. APS forms part of Performance Security; abnormally low bids may require price analysis and can be rejected.
The Authority deducts 6% from each Works payment as retention, capped at 5% of Contract Price. Stage statements are due by the 7th; the Engineer recommends 90% part-payment within 10 days and the Authority pays that recommendation within a further 10 days; the IPC is determined within 15 days. Certified payments are due within 30 days, with Base Rate + 2% interest for delay.
The payment clause states a 10% interest-bearing mobilisation/equipment advance at 10% p.a., listing four instalments of 2% + 3% + 3% + 2%, each backed by a 110% BG and repayable within 365 days; delayed repayment bears 18% p.a. Maintenance is paid separately for five years, stated as 0.25% for the first year and 0.50% of Contract Price for each later year, inclusive of taxes, with WPI adjustment; maintenance IPCs are paid quarterly within 30 days of the last IPC for the quarter. The advance form materially conflicts with these terms—see contradictions.
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.
Only a single entity may bid. Joint Venture participation is expressly not allowed, and all later JV conditions/forms are invalid for this procurement. No bidder may submit more than one bid.
Available bid capacity must exceed total bid value. It is assessed as A×N×2−B, with N as the completion years, A as the maximum annual civil-engineering works executed in any one of the last five financial years (updated), and B as commitments/LOAs/on-going works to be completed in the next 30 months. The commitments statement must be countersigned by the client/Engineer-in-charge not below Executive Engineer/equivalent and verified by the statutory auditor.
During the past five financial years preceding Bid Due Date, eligible construction receipts/work must total more than 2.50 times estimated cost: Rs. 140.90 Crore. At least one similar Category 1 and/or 3 work of 50% of estimated cost—Rs. 28.18 Crore—must be completed; over 90% completion counts if completed value is at least that threshold.
Minimum Net Worth is 10% of estimated project cost, i.e. Rs. 5.64 Crore, at the close of the preceding financial year. No separate turnover threshold is stated.
Bridge-sector experience has factor 1; core-sector experience factor 0.50. Bridge sector includes stand-alone river bridges, barrage bridges, aqueducts, flyovers, underpasses, ROBs/RUBs and elevated road-connectivity structures. Maintenance/repair/rehabilitation, earthwork-only and building works are excluded. Category 3/4 receipts below Rs. 5.64 Crore are ignored, and supply-only work is excluded unless part of turnkey/EPC/civil construction.
An entity barred by Central/State Government or a controlled entity is ineligible while the bar subsists on Bid Due Date. In the last three years the bidder must not have failed to perform as evidenced by arbitral/judicial penalty or award, been expelled by a public entity, or had a public contract terminated for breach. Ongoing litigation and blacklisting processes must be disclosed; the Authority may reject on that information.
No conflict of interest is permitted, including common control/constituents, common legal representative, influential relationships, or participation as Authority consultant; material misrepresentation or failure to supply verification material triggers disqualification and security forfeiture. Portal registration requires original PAN and Registration Certificate verification, and the DSC must belong to the authorised signatory.
What is being procured: the work, supplies or services, deliverables and quantities, locations, phases, completion or delivery timelines, applicable standards, and notable exclusions.
Design and construction of the H.L. bridge over river Luna at 5th km on Ranipada–Tentalpur Road connecting Sahadevpur village, Cuttack district, on EPC basis. The scope includes a twin-box-girder bridge, 300 m of approach roads, retaining wall, VUP, gabion wall, road furniture and pedestrian facilities.
The coherent project dimensions are a bridge not less than 510.30 m plus 300 m of approaches (810.30 m overall), with 11.00 m bridge carriageway and 7.50 m approach formation/carriageway. Schedule-B separately says 861.86 m and must be clarified before pricing. Facilities include specified regulatory/warning/information signs, 1,862 road studs and two gantry boards.
Contractor must perform hydraulic/hydrological, topographic, geotechnical and other investigations; prepare detailed designs/drawings and reports; obtain vetting/approval from IIT, CRRI or another National Institute of Repute at its own cost; and furnish five copies each of inception, survey/lab, draft engineering and final engineering reports. As-built drawings are due within 90 days of Project Completion Date in two hard copies plus microfilm/acceptable medium.
Scheduled completion is 912 days from Appointed Date, with milestones on days 290, 505 and 720. Maintenance and Defects Liability each run for five years from Provisional Certificate (or Completion Certificate if none is issued). Rehabilitation/augmentation is expressly not applicable.
Bridge and approach works must comply with IRC:SP:87-2019, IRC:5-2015, IRC:78-2014, IRC:83-2002 Part III, IRC:SP:69-2011, IRC:SP:67-2005, MoRTH Specifications for Road and Bridge Works 5th Revision, relevant latest codes and Good Industry Practice. Materials include Fe 500D anti-corrosive/stainless steel from primary producers, OPC cement, and IOCL/HPCL bitumen/emulsion meeting BIS.
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.
Submit through https://tendersodisha.gov.in in a single-stage, double-cover system: Cover-I Technical Bid and Cover-II Financial Bid; only qualified bidders' financial covers are opened. Upload separate PDF/JPEG files not exceeding 5 MB and the prescribed Excel BOQ.
Project-specific instructions require a compatible Class III DSC in the authorised signatory's name. The bid must be typed and signed in indelible blue ink; every alteration/addition/omission/amendment must be initialled by the signer.
By 5:00 PM on 12.10.2026 submit the Clause 2.11.2 originals in a sealed envelope marked with project identification, bidder name/address and Bid Due Date, addressed to Dr. Pravakar Behera, Chief Engineer (Buildings & Bridges), Office of the Engineer-in-Chief, Rural Works, Odisha, Unit-IV, Bhubaneswar-751001; obtain a receipt. The NIT's broader 'one set of hard copy' wording should be clarified.
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.
The AI found nothing to report for this question.
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.
The NIT refers to selection of parties/JVs and evaluates a sole applicant/JV, but Clause 2.1.1 expressly says JV participation is not allowed and all later JV conditions are invalid. The specific instruction in Clause 2.1.1 prevails: bid as a single entity only.
Schedule-A and the main Schedule-B particulars support 510.30 m bridge plus 300 m approaches (810.30 m total), while another Schedule-B line requires a bridge not less than 861.86 m. No corrigendum resolves it. The internally coherent 510.30 m + 300 m values are the best reading, but written clarification/GAD confirmation is essential before pricing.
The NIT and Schedule-S say 30 calendar months, while the operative construction clause and Schedule-J specify 912 days. Because the Agreement overrides RFP details and Schedule-J is the specific completion schedule, 912 days from Appointed Date prevails.
Clause 19.2.1 says the 10% advance is paid in 'three instalments' but lists four instalments (2%+3%+3%+2%) at 10% p.a.; the Schedule-G guarantee form instead says two instalments at Bank Rate + 3%. The substantive payment clause should govern over the form, but the number/timing and interest rate require pre-bid confirmation.
The bidding schedule prints 13.10.2026 at 11.00 PM, but the NIT and opening clause both say 11.00 AM. The repeated detailed provisions prevail: 11:00 AM IST.
The NIT and bid form call for Class III DSC, whereas the generic portal clause allows Class II or Class III. Use Class III, the stricter project-specific requirement.
The NIT asks for one full hard copy of the uploaded application, while Clauses 2.11.2/2.12 limit physical submission to original POA and the applicable BG/security/fee items. As physical receipt is a bid-opening condition, seek written confirmation; absent clarification, submit the full uploaded set plus the specified originals.
The main RFP repeatedly cites Works Department OM No.4909 dated 12.03.2026; Appendix-IA instead cites OM No.1499 dated 01.02.2023. The later, repeated OM No.4909 dated 12.03.2026 prevails.
Clause 2.20.7 first reproduces the 2021 APS table (50%/150% of price difference), then prints a 2026 incremental APS table. The later sub-clause expressly tied to January 2026 memoranda prevails; bidders should price security using the page-29 incremental method and obtain portal confirmation.
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.
Please confirm whether the minimum main-bridge length is 510.30 m or 861.86 m, confirm the 810.30 m overall bridge-plus-approach length, and issue a single controlling GAD/quantity basis for lump-sum pricing.
Please amend Clause 19.2 and Schedule-G to confirm whether the 10% advance has two, three or four instalments; the timing of the fourth instalment; and whether interest is 10% p.a. or Bank Rate + 3%.
Please confirm whether the 12.10.2026 physical package is the entire uploaded bid or only Clause 2.11.2 originals, and whether proof of online fee/EMD payment must be included physically.
Schedule-S leaves every design deliverable deadline as '[Insert period]'. Please issue binding deadlines for inception, surveys/labs, draft design and final vetted design, plus the Authority/Authority's Engineer review periods, because these affect the 290-day first milestone.
Please restate the five annual maintenance percentages in a year-by-year table; Clause 14.1.1's punctuation makes the first-year and later-year rate allocation ambiguous.
Please confirm that the January 2026 incremental APS table supersedes the preceding 2021 50%/150% table and provide a worked example for bids 11%, 15% and 20% below project cost.
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.
After a 30-day milestone/completion grace period, contractor delay damages accrue at 0.05% of Contract Price per day, capped at 10%; termination rights remain. Failure to furnish Performance Security also costs 0.05% per day during the limited extension and can terminate the Agreement with bid-security encashment.
Bidder must conduct its own site visit, surveys, investigations, preliminary design and cost estimate; inadequacy/errors in Authority information do not support compensation, damages, time extension or termination. Contract Price also does not adjust for unforeseen difficulties unless expressly allowed.
Conflicting bridge lengths, placeholder design deadlines, and contractor-funded IIT/CRRI vetting create major quantity, programme and approval risks under a lump-sum EPC price. Schedule-B also states actual investigated lengths may vary without Change of Scope.
Performance Security remains through 60 days after the five-year DLP; maintenance also lasts five years. Unrectified defects can be completed by the Authority at contractor cost plus 20% damages, and identified defects extend the DLP until remedied.
Retention is 6% per Works payment up to 5% of Contract Price, in addition to 7.5% Performance Security and possible APS. The 10% advance requires 110% BG cover and repayment within 365 days; delayed repayment bears 18% p.a. Maintenance payments are quarterly and non-compliance deductions are not restored after cure.
Contract Price includes duties, taxes, royalty and fees at Base Date and all necessary Works/defect obligations; price adjustment excludes work delayed for contractor-attributable reasons. Royalty/DMF/EMF and related charges must be evidenced with bills or recovered, and GST applies as amended.
The inviting authority and relevant contacts: office, person, designation, address, phone and email — and which address receives physical submissions, if any.
Chief Engineer (Buildings & Bridges), Rural Works, Odisha, Office of the Engineer-in-Chief Rural Works Odisha, Unit-IV, Sachivalaya Marg, Bhubaneswar-751001, Odisha, India. Fax: +91-674-2394705; email: [email protected].
Dr. Pravakar Behera, Chief Engineer (Buildings & Bridges), Odisha, Bhubaneswar; Office of the Engineer-in-Chief Rural Works, Odisha, Unit-IV, Bhubaneswar-751001. This is the Clause 2.11.4 address for the sealed physical package.