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IGC/MMG/PIED/SFMAC/TR-10/2026
Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research · Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu2026_IGCAR_921840_1
Written by TenderKart AI from the documents published when it was generated. Check the tender for later corrigenda before you bid.
13 Aug 2026
23 Sept 2026
₹6.9 Cr
₹13.7 L
All important dates as they stand after corrigenda: publication, pre-bid/clarification deadline, bid submission deadline, bid opening, and bid validity period.
13/08/2026 at 10:00 hours.
Clarifications may be sought from 14/08/2026 at 10:00 hours until 21/08/2026 at 15:00 hours through CPPP or the stated email addresses; no separate pre-bid meeting is specified.
Online bid submission starts 24/08/2026 at 10:00 hours and closes 23/09/2026 at 10:00 hours.
Part-I (Technical Bid) opens on 01/10/2026 at 15:00 hours; the financial-bid opening date will be notified later.
Minimum 120 days from the online bid-submission closing date.
Tender value or estimated cost, EMD/bid security (amount, acceptable forms, validity), tender document fees, performance security, and key payment terms.
Rs. 6,85,39,220/- inclusive of 18% GST applies from the NIT; Section IIB and Schedule E instead print Rs. 6,85,39,200/-, a Rs.20 conflict recorded under contradictions.
Rs. 13,70,784/-. Accepted forms: Deposit at Call Receipt, Demand Draft, Banker's Cheque, Pay Order or Fixed Deposit Receipt, drawn in favour of Pay and Accounts Officer, IGCAR, Kalpakkam and payable at Kalpakkam. Cash, cheque and bank guarantee are not accepted. No separate instrument-validity period is stated.
Tender document cost: NIL. Tender processing fee: NIL.
3% of the tendered and accepted value, due within 15 days of LOI/LOA; Schedule F permits up to 7 further days with late fee at 0.10% of the guarantee amount per day. Accepted forms include scheduled-bank DCR/Banker's Cheque/DD/FDR or irrevocable bank guarantee. It must remain valid through the stipulated completion date plus 60 days and be extended with any time extension.
2.5% of tendered value, normally recovered at 2.5% of each gross running/final bill until the full deposit is reached. It is not refundable before 12 months after completion certificate or passage of the final bill, whichever is later.
No advance payment. Six paid milestones cover fabrication, inspection and delivery of the five modules for each lead cell, followed by successful erection and inspection of each cell. Running bills may be released monthly after certified measurement, but Schedule F requires at least Rs. 10 Lakh gross work for interim-payment eligibility. For this Rs.1-10 crore contract, undisputed final-bill items are targeted within 3 months of a complete bill.
Quoted rates are firm and inclusive of 18% GST, labour, transport, duties, supervision, overheads, profit and general risks. Security deposit, income-tax/GST TDS and other statutory recoveries apply; structural-steel price variation under Clause 10CA and escalation under Clause 10CC are marked applicable.
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.
Joint ventures are not accepted; the bid must be from a single eligible bidder.
During the seven years ending the day before bid closing, complete either 3 similar works each at least 40%, 2 each at least 60%, or 1 at least 80% of estimated cost under a single contract. Similar work is 'Fabrication and erection of steel or Lead structures'. Eligible works must be executed in India; back-to-back works are excluded. Private-sector credentials require TDS certificate and Form 26AS. Values are escalated 7% simple per annum to the eligibility cut-off.
Average annual turnover from works/goods/services must be at least 50% of estimated cost over the latest three consecutive financial years ending 31/03/2025, certified by a registered CA. Profit after tax must be positive in at least three of the available last five consecutive financial years ending 31/03/2025.
Bank solvency must be at least 40% of estimated cost and valid on bid closing or issued no more than one year before it. Bidding capacity must equal or exceed estimated cost using [A x N x 1.5] - B, accounting for ongoing commitments.
Valid GST registration on the online closing date and valid EPFO and ESIC registrations are mandatory.
Annexure 3 requires the bidder to state that it meets the mandatory local-content requirement for a Class I Local Supplier and declare the local-content percentage. A bidder from a country sharing a land border with India must be registered with the competent authority and certify compliance.
The bidder must have adequate machining/fabrication facilities, automated oxy-acetylene or equivalent cutting for 60-300 mm steel plate, material-handling cranes of at least 5 tonnes, calibrated measuring equipment, and separate storage/fabrication for structural and stainless steel.
False or suppressed information, canvassing, poor performance, failure to produce originals, breach of integrity, substandard supply/work, non-supply or abandonment can disqualify/debar the bidder. The bidder must not be under a declaration of ineligibility and Annexure 2 requires a declaration that the firm is not blacklisted/debarred by any government department or PSU.
Subcontracting is not preferred. If unavoidable, the bidder must disclose it at bidding with complete details and the subcontractor's facilities, qualifications and relevant experience; assignment/subletting later also requires written approval.
What is being procured: the work, supplies or services, deliverables and quantities, locations, phases, completion or delivery timelines, applicable standards, and notable exclusions.
Fabricate, assemble, inspect, pack, transport and erect two lead cells (LC#1 then LC#2) at RML, IGCAR, Kalpakkam. Each cell comprises five modules: lead-cell frame, shielding roof, two shielding doors, lead-wall belting and horizontal transfer system. Partial offers are not accepted.
Supply quantities include frame modules 14,000 kg each; roof modules 16,000 kg each; two-door modules 10,000 kg per cell; belting modules 3,250 kg per cell; and HTS modules 3,000 kg per cell. Erection is measured at 90,000 kg for each lead cell.
The contractor procures all fabrication materials and provides labour, tools, machinery, handling, loading/unloading and transport. IGCAR provides no fabrication FIM, but site-available lead bricks, RSGW and RSGWF are issued for erection; the deep foundation/steel embedment plate and departmental cranes for brick shifting/erection are also available. Power is chargeable and drinking/work water is free.
Complete within 24 months. Eight milestones run from drawing submission by 1.5 months and approval by 2 months, through LC#1 module delivery by months 7/12 and erection by month 14, then LC#2 module delivery by months 18/22 and erection by month 24. Departmental approval delay proportionately shifts the schedule without rate change.
Structural steel is IS 2062 E250; stainless steel is ASTM A240; plates require ASTM A578 Level B UT and plates over 25 mm additionally ASTM A770 through-thickness testing. Welding/NDT invokes ASME Sections II-C, V and IX plus relevant IS codes. Acceptance requires drawing-compliant materials/dimensions, frame levelling within 1/1000 or 1 mm, wall lean at most 2.5 mm/metre, IS 14688 chevrons, and at least 98% lead-fill volumetric efficiency in specified HTS shields.
Other sanitary, water, electrical, equipment and piping works may be executed by other agencies; the contractor must coordinate without compensation. Accommodation, contractor transport, stores/workshops and temporary facilities are at contractor cost. Minor departmental drawing changes remain within scope and are not extra work.
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 online only through CPPP in two parts: Part-I Techno-commercial and Part-II Financial. Financial information disclosed with EMD or Part-I causes summary rejection.
Use a valid Class III DSC with signing-key usage. Digitally sign and upload each required document; merely storing documents in 'My Documents' does not include them in the technical bid.
A firm's tender must be signed by each member, or by an authorised attorney whose power of attorney is produced with the tender; the POA must also disclose partnership registration. Annexures 2-4 are signed/sealed, and specified copies must be CA-certified, bank-issued, client-certified or attested as stated in their forms.
Deliver the original EMD in a sealed envelope marked 'Earnest Money' and labelled with IGCAR, tender number and work name to the Chief Engineer & Director's office by 29/09/2026 at 15:00; post/courier is acceptable only if received in time. Original eligibility credentials must be produced 05/10/2026-16/10/2026; outstation bidders may send original notary-certified documents by registered post.
Upload the supplied XLS without changing its filename or protected cells; fill every permitted sky-blue rate cell, using 0 only where a zero rate is intended. Any modified BOQ is rejected.
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 states Rs. 6,85,39,220/- inclusive of GST, while Section IIB and Schedule E state Rs. 6,85,39,200/-. With no corrigendum, the specific NIT tender-detail value Rs. 6,85,39,220/- should be used for bid planning and eligibility, but the authority should confirm.
NIT eligibility defines similar work as fabrication and erection of steel or lead structures, but SCC Clause 6 asks for past experience in carbon-steel pipe fabrication and erection. The NIT's express pass/fail definition should govern eligibility; nevertheless, bidders should provide all relevant structural experience and seek confirmation that pipe experience is not mandatory.
The NIT/SCC Clause 5 says 24 months from issue of work order; Schedule F and Section V say commencement is reckoned 15 days after work order; Table 17 measures milestones from award of contract. Schedule F's specific Clause 5 trigger (15 days after work order) should govern the contractual start, while milestone dates need written alignment at award.
Payment #5 refers to LC#3 and Payment #6 to LC#4 even though the entire tender, Table 18 and abstract cover only LC#1 and LC#2. These are evident drafting errors; the corresponding LC#2 modules and LC#2 erection in the scope/BOQ should prevail, but the bidder should obtain a corrected payment table.
SCC Clause 30 says an 18% GST deduction will be made from gross payments, whereas SCC Clause 31 and GCC practice specify GST TDS at 2%. The specific statutory TDS wording in Clause 31 should apply, but cash-flow pricing requires written confirmation that 18% will not be withheld.
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 that the only qualifying similar-work definition is fabrication and erection of steel or lead structures, and that carbon-steel piping experience in SCC Clause 6 is not an additional pass/fail requirement.
Please reissue Tables 17 and 19 confirming the common milestone origin (award date versus 15 days after work order), correcting LC#3/LC#4 to LC#2, and stating the exact value allocated to each milestone for 1% monthly milestone LD.
Please confirm that GST withholding is statutory GST TDS at 2%, not deduction of the full 18% GST stated in SCC Clause 30, and explain invoice/payment treatment for GST.
Please issue Tables 2 and 3/inventory for the lead bricks, RSGW and RSGWF to be issued, including quantities, condition, custody point, replacement liability and valuation basis for the Rs. 6,98,65,000/- insurance.
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.
Each missed milestone attracts 1% per month of that milestone's value; GCC compensation is computed up to 1% per month and capped at 10% of accepted tender/section value. Missed-milestone sums can be automatically withheld without notice or interest. Monsoon/inclement weather is not an extension ground, and acceleration ordered to recover delay is at contractor cost.
The contractor must insure departmental materials for at least Rs. 6,98,65,000/-, keep cover through completion, name the President of India as co-assured, indemnify the department and bear all-risk custody exposure. Cyclone, tsunami, rain and similar losses produce no contractor claim; CAR cover is also required for the whole contract value before commencement, and no running bill is released until its certificate is submitted.
No advance is available; the first two drawing milestones are unpaid, paid milestones require completed fabrication/delivery or erection, and interim bills require at least Rs. 10 Lakh progress. SD is retained through the 12-month defect period/final bill, and interim payments remain advances that may be corrected later.
Rates must cover all items needed for complete work even if not expressly mentioned, minor drawing changes are not extra work, site ambiguity/non-familiarity gives no extra claim, and coordination with concurrent contractors gives no compensation. This creates quantity, interface and constructability pricing risk.
Materials require lot/heat/thickness testing at bidder cost, strict dimensional traceability and departmental hold points. Nonconforming work may be reworked at bidder cost, accepted at reduced rates, rejected without payment or re-executed at contractor risk; defect failures can attract Clause 2 compensation.
Police clearance, passes, restricted working, confidentiality and possible emergency evacuation apply. Security inconvenience is uncompensated, contractor transport/accommodation is self-arranged, and work may need shifts/overtime without additional cost.
Poor progress or contractual defaults can lead to determination, forfeiture of EMD/SD/performance guarantee and completion at contractor risk and cost. Government may set off compensation and other sums against amounts due under this or other contracts.
The inviting authority and relevant contacts: office, person, designation, address, phone and email — and which address receives physical submissions, if any.
Chief Engineer & Director, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam - 603 102, Chengalpattu District, Tamil Nadu. This office also receives the physical original EMD. Phone: 044-27480500, extensions 22290/26425.
Clarification email addresses: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] and [email protected]; queries may alternatively be submitted through CPPP.
24x7 CPP Portal Helpdesk: (0120) 4001 002, (0120) 4001 005, (0120) 6277 787; [email protected]. Local helpdesk: Shri Bhushan / Shri Mayur, (022) 25487480.