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Consultancy Services for Upgradation of Class A Loading Bridges in Place of previously Constructed Class B Loading Bridges at Km 126,127,132,147 and 158 of Berinag Askot Motor Road SH-03 of Almora in Pithoragarh District Under State Sector
PWD · Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand2026_pwd_98434_1
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3 Aug 2026
24 Aug 2026
₹50,000
All important dates as they stand after corrigenda: publication, pre-bid/clarification deadline, bid submission deadline, bid opening, and bid validity period.
RFP documents are available for download on www.uktenders.gov.in from 03-08-2026 to 18-08-2026 up to 5:00 PM IST.
No pre-proposal meeting date/place is fixed (shown as blank). Clarifications may be sought online/by email, but the Data Sheet only commits the Client to respond to requests received earlier than 21 days before the bid deadline.
Online proposals must be submitted on the E-Procurement Portal by 18-08-2026 up to 5:00 PM IST.
Proposals open on the E-Procurement Portal on 19-08-2026 at 3:30 PM IST.
Proposals remain valid for 90 days from the last date for submission of Proposals; LOA is to be issued before this period expires.
Period of Consultancy Agreement is 06 months; services are expected to commence as per LOA at EE, PD PWD Didihat.
Tender value or estimated cost, EMD/bid security (amount, acceptable forms, validity), tender document fees, performance security, and key payment terms.
Data Sheet states Estimated Project Cost of Rs. 29.08 Lakh (exclusive of taxes). The portal BOQ separately shows an item-rate estimate of 134 Metre × Rs. 18,389.83.
EMD is Rs. 0.50 Lakh, to be pledged/submitted in favour of Executive Engineer, PD PWD Didihat, payable at Didihat from a Scheduled Bank.
Non-refundable RFP fee of Rs. 2,000.00 plus GST Rs. 360.00 (18%), total Rs. 2,360, payable by e-Challan and uploaded with the Technical Proposal.
Successful consultant must furnish Performance Security Deposit of 5% of Order value/Consultancy Fee within 14 days after receipt of notification of award.
Lump-sum milestone payments against approved deliverables per TOR Table 3; survey/sub-soil investigation paid on quoted rates as per actual after report acceptance; invoices payable within 60 days of receipt.
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.
Consultant must not be debarred; must not have had contracts terminated in last 36 months for non-fulfilment with penalty/award; must not be insolvent/bankrupt; and must not have criminal convictions related to professional conduct/false statements in last 36 months.
Joint Ventures/Consortiums are not allowed; subcontracting is not allowed.
Consultant needs legal business registration, active GST registration, and PAN. MSE registration under Uttarakhand MSE policy is required only to claim MSE benefits.
At least 2 completed similar assignments in the past 5 years preceding the last date of submission, with satisfactory performance.
Average professional fee of Rs. 12.50 Lacs per annum from consultancy services during last 3 financial years, and positive net worth in the last FY.
Seven named Key Personnel positions must be offered with prescribed education, total experience and Himalayan-hills bridge-specific expertise; CVs may be replaced only after Client approval within 15 days of notice if they do not meet expectations.
Government-owned enterprises may participate only if legally/financially autonomous and not dependent agencies of the Client; Client-State government officials/civil servants may be Experts only on leave without pay/resigned/retired with cooling-off and no conflict.
What is being procured: the work, supplies or services, deliverables and quantities, locations, phases, completion or delivery timelines, applicable standards, and notable exclusions.
Consultancy for upgradation of Class A loading bridges in place of previously constructed Class B loading bridges at Km 126, 127, 132, 147 and 158 of Berinag–Askot Motor Road (SH-03), Almora/Didihat Constituency, Pithoragarh District, under State Sector.
Full survey–investigation–design–DPR package including topo/geo/geotech/hydrology surveys, road and two-lane bridge/culvert design to MoRTH/IRC standards, IIT vetting, forest and Naap land acquisition proposals through in-principle GOI approval, utility shifting proposals, and civil-work bid documents.
Project preparation is split into Stage 1 PPR and Stage 2 DPR within an overall 6-month agreement; intermediate submissions include strip plans/clearances in 3 months and final PPR within 1 month of commencement.
Bidders must visit the whole alignment before bidding; rates for road works are per km and bridge works per Rm inclusive of all respects as per TOR/BOQ framing; small scuppers/culverts design or extension is deemed within original scope.
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.
Single-stage two-cover e-procurement on www.uktenders.gov.in: Part 1 Technical Proposal and Part 2 Financial Proposal uploaded separately with DSC; hard-copy Technical Proposal also required at EE, PD PWD Didihat by the same deadline.
Documents typed/written in indelible ink, signed by Authorized Signatory holding PoA/Board Resolution; each page initialled in blue/black ink with stamp; alterations initialled; uploaded under DSC.
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 folder contains only the RFP, BOQ and tender notice; no corrigendum, addendum or pre-bid reply document is present, so original schedule and conditions stand 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.
Data Sheet and evaluation N/A for QCBS prescribe Least-Cost Selection, but NIT para 6 still says the consultant with highest combined score is selected.
Data Sheet Estimated Project Cost is Rs. 29.08 Lakh exclusive of taxes, while BOQ estimated rate × quantity equals about Rs. 24.64 Lakh.
Data Sheet 10.3(e) says prevailing GST will be paid by the Consultant, while Data Sheet 26.1 says the Client will pay prevailing GST on consulting services.
SCC caps delay LD at 0.05% of Consultancy Fee per day up to 10%, while TOR Deficiency in Service caps delay penalty at 0.05% per day up to 5% of contract value, and also allows broader fines up to 10% plus design-accuracy penalties.
ITC 10.1 B still requires Annexure O Forms 1 and 2, but Section V and Annexure N mark those financial forms/documents as Deleted, while a BOQ is issued for portal quoting.
Data Sheet retains both 'downloaded free of cost' template text and a specific non-refundable Rs. 2000 + GST Rs. 360 fee requirement; NIT confirms the paid fee.
Data Sheet says the Assignment is not phased, but TOR requires Stage 1 PPR then Stage 2 DPR with stage-gate payments.
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 Client to delete/confirm residual NIT wording on 'highest combined score' and confirm award is lowest evaluated among technically qualified under LCS.
Seek clarification whether official estimate is Rs. 29.08 Lakh or BOQ 134 m × Rs. 18,389.83, and whether quoting is only portal BOQ item-rate (per metre) with Annexure O deleted.
Ask whether Client pays GST over the quoted fee (Data Sheet 26.1) or consultant must bear GST within the quote (Data Sheet 10.3(e)).
Request a practical last date for pre-bid queries and responses, because the stated response rule (only requests earlier than 21 days before deadline) is impossible inside a ~15-day tender window and no pre-proposal meeting is scheduled.
Confirm exact contents/order of hard-copy Technical Proposal required at EE PD PWD Didihat, whether fee/EMD originals must accompany it, and how receipt will be acknowledged for a remote hill location by 18-08-2026 5:00 PM IST.
Ask which IIT(s) are acceptable for mandatory vetting, whether consultant or Client pays IIT fees, and expected timeline inside the 6-month contract given 25% payment is tied to final IIT-vetted deliverables.
Seek relief or shared-responsibility wording for delays in forest/GOI in-principle approval and for execution-stage quantity/cost variation beyond +/-15%, because both are largely outside pure design control yet carry payment hold-up and 5% forfeiture.
Clarify whether use of PWD-empaneled geotechnical investigation agencies is permitted despite Data Sheet stating Sub-Contracting is not allowed.
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.
Only about 15 days from portal availability to submission, with hard-copy Technical Proposal also due at Didihat by the same 18-08-2026 5:00 PM IST deadline.
Full surveys, designs, IIT vetting, LA/forest proposals through GOI in-principle approval, utility proposals and bid documents must fit a 6-month agreement with intermediate 1-month PPR and 3-month strip-plan deadlines.
Delay LD/penalties, deficiency fines up to 10%, debarment ≥5 years, design/survey/forest accuracy penalties, key-expert replacement penalty 0.5%, and 5% forfeiture if execution quantities/cost vary beyond +/-15%.
Payments are approval-linked milestones with up to 60-day invoice settlement; 5% performance security locked; last 5–30% depends on external approvals; no price adjustment.
Consultant liability can reach the Consultancy Fee (or insurance proceeds if higher) for Client property damage, and up to 3× Consultancy Fee for third-party damage; post-contract debarment from related works/services; Client may cancel process at will.
Five bridge sites on SH-03 in Pithoragarh hills require alternative site studies, deep investigations, utility/forest/Naap land work and design for Class A upgrade of existing Class B bridges; bidder must visit alignment before bid.
The inviting authority and relevant contacts: office, person, designation, address, phone and email — and which address receives physical submissions, if any.
Executive Engineer, Provincial Division (PD), PWD Didihat, Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand is the Client and tender inviting authority.
Clarification contacts named in Data Sheet: EE Ajay Thapliyal (9897548836) and AE Tara Singh (9412409983); email [email protected] via portal and/or email.
Office of the Executive Engineer, PD PWD Didihat (Uttarakhand) is the address for communications, negotiations and hard-copy Technical Proposal submission.