Bid publication date
Bid document is dated 11-08-2026 (GeM bid GEM/2026/B/7903820).
- No separate bid start date is printed beyond this document date.
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Operation and Maintenance of Effluent/Sewage Treatment Plant - As per ATC of tender document; As per ATC of tender document; As per ATC of tender document
Indian Council Of Medical Research · Bengaluru Rural, Karnataka9740445
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11 Aug 2026
1 Sept 2026
₹6.8 L
All important dates as they stand after corrigenda: publication, pre-bid/clarification deadline, bid submission deadline, bid opening, and bid validity period.
Bid document is dated 11-08-2026 (GeM bid GEM/2026/B/7903820).
Bid End Date/Time is 01-09-2026 16:00:00.
Bid Opening Date/Time is 01-09-2026 16:30:00.
Bid Offer Validity is 180 days from the bid end date.
Contract Period is 1 Year(s); consignee table states O&M service is required for 12 months during the contract period.
Tender value or estimated cost, EMD/bid security (amount, acceptable forms, validity), tender document fees, performance security, and key payment terms.
Estimated Bid Value is INR 6,75,000 (inclusive of all taxes).
EMD is not required for this bid (EMD Detail: Required — No).
ePBG/Performance Bank Guarantee is not required for this bid (ePBG Detail: Required — No).
Two-stage payment: 90% after KSPCB site inspection and related documentation/coordination/compliance steps for CFO; 10% only after receipt of final CFO from KSPCB.
MSE purchase preference is enabled: MSEs within L1+15% may be invited to match L1 for 100% of bid quantity/amount.
Buyer may increase or decrease contract quantity or duration up to 25% at award; after award, only increase up to 25% is allowed; for lumpsum service contracts, scope/value may increase up to 25% with service provider consent.
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.
ATC Technical Eligibility Criteria require Valid PAN, Valid GST, Valid MSME, Organisation Chart, Similar Work Experience in 3-4 Govt Offices in Bangalore, Solvency Certificate, Site visit Certificate, and Acceptance of Tender conditions letter.
Bid requires Experience Criteria, Bidder Turnover, and Certificate (Requested in ATC) from the seller; buyer terms also ask for an experience certificate for same supply to any Govt/PSU/renowned private organisation with Supply/Purchase Order.
Complete MSE and Startup relaxations from Years of Experience and Turnover are enabled, subject to meeting quality and technical specifications and uploading supporting exemption documents.
MII Compliance is marked Yes for this bid.
Any bidder from a country sharing a land border with India is eligible only if registered with the Competent Authority; false declaration/non-compliance can lead to immediate contract termination and legal action (GeM GTC clause 26).
Bidders must disclose actual/potential conflict of interest; non-disclosure may lead to bid rejection or contract termination. Buyer reserves absolute right to accept or reject any/all bids without assigning reason.
No consortium or joint-venture eligibility rules are stated in the bid or ATC.
What is being procured: the work, supplies or services, deliverables and quantities, locations, phases, completion or delivery timelines, applicable standards, and notable exclusions.
Despite the GeM item category title 'Operation and Maintenance of Effluent/Sewage Treatment Plant', the ATC scope is consultancy/support to obtain Consent for Operation (CFO) from KSPCB for ICMR-NINE, Bengaluru.
Scope includes preparation of application documents; site visit and information collection; online application on KSPCB XGN portal; coordination for Board acceptance; and follow-up with KSPCB regional office to forward the consent application to Head Office.
Contract period is 1 year / 12 months O&M duration on GeM; ATC does not fix a separate day-count for CFO completion beyond referring to a 'stipulated timeline' for delay penalty.
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.
Bids are to be submitted on GeM as a Two Packet Bid; price elements must go only in the financial bid.
GeM user verification/e-sign is treated at par with digital signatures under the IT Act Amendment 2008 (Aadhaar-based e-sign).
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 downloaded tender set contains no corrigendum or addendum document; original bid dated 11-08-2026 and ATC values apply as published.
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.
GeM item/category and consignee fields describe 12-month Operation & Maintenance of Effluent/Sewage Treatment Plant, while ATC Name of work is consultancy for obtaining KSPCB Consent for Operation with milestone CFO payments.
Bid header Office Name is National Centre For Disease Informatics And Research, Bengaluru, while ATC work title and terms repeatedly refer to ICMR-NINE (National Institute of NCD Epidemiology).
Bid Details set Arbitration Clause to No, but ATC Dispute Resolution mandates sole arbitration by the Director, ICMR-NINE, Bengaluru under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, with Bengaluru courts' exclusive jurisdiction.
EMD Detail is Required: No, yet Buyer Added Terms instruct MSME/NSIC agencies to enclose an EMD exemption certificate.
ATC requires similar work experience in 3-4 Govt Offices in Bangalore, while Buyer Added Terms accept experience certificate for the same supply to any Govt/PSU/renowned private organisation with PO.
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 buyer to confirm whether the contract is 12-month STP O&M, one-time CFO consultancy, or both, and which documents govern billing/deliverables.
Clarify whether the bidder must design/execute physical infrastructure or only prepare documents and coordinate, given Stage-1 payment requires completion of necessary infrastructure/compliance works at KSPCB for obtaining CFO.
Seek precise definition of 'Similar Work', whether '3-4 Govt Offices in Bangalore' means minimum 3 works, acceptable proof, solvency amount, and the missing Bidder Turnover quantum.
Ask for the stipulated completion timeline for CFO, how LD applies if delay is solely at KSPCB, and whether Stage-2 10% remains unpaid indefinitely if final CFO is not issued.
Request site-visit appointment process, certificate issuer/format, and confirmation whether contracting office is NCDIR or ICMR-NINE.
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.
Category/title O&M STP for 12 months versus ATC CFO consultancy creates risk of buyer expecting plant O&M while payment is tied only to CFO milestones, or vice versa.
90% depends on KSPCB inspection plus 'infrastructure/compliance works'; final 10% only after KSPCB issues CFO — cash-flow and non-payment risk if Board delays or refuses consent.
On failure, ICMR-NINE may get work done at bidder's risk and cost and recover additional expenditure and consequential loss; contract may be terminated wholly/partly for non-performance with no compensation claim.
ATC imposes LD for delay against an unspecified 'stipulated timeline'; GeM GTC LD is 0.5% of contract value of delayed quantity per week (or part), capped at 5% normally and 10% for inordinate delay (>25% of completion period).
ATC names Director, ICMR-NINE as sole arbitrator and Bengaluru courts for exclusive jurisdiction — potential independence concern; also conflicts with Bid Arbitration Clause = No.
Quantity/duration can change ±25% at award and +25% after award; lumpsum scope/value may rise 25% with consent; work is also 'as directed by Engineer-in-charge', increasing change-order risk.
Requiring 'Valid MSME' for all bidders and '3-4 Govt Offices in Bangalore' experience may exclude otherwise capable bidders and sits near GeM-prohibited ATC patterns (specific experience sources), creating award-challenge risk.
Successful bidder must keep all obtained information/drawings confidential without prior written approval and comply with all Central/State/Local laws during the contract; labour-code compliance is also mandated under GeM bid text.
The inviting authority and relevant contacts: office, person, designation, address, phone and email — and which address receives physical submissions, if any.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare — Department of Health Research — Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR); bid Office Name: National Centre For Disease Informatics And Research, Bengaluru; ATC entity: ICMR-NINE.
HOD grievance redressal email: [email protected]; Buyer email: [email protected].
Consignee/Reporting Officer Harish Siddaraju at Nirmal Bhavan, ICMR Complex, 2nd Floor, Poojanahalli Road, Off N.H.7, Adjacent to Trumpet Flyover of BIAL, Kannamangala Post, Bengaluru 562110.