Publication / document availability
Tender documents are available on the portal from 21.08.2026 to 21.09.2026. The notice itself is dated 13.08.2026; no separate publication time is stated in the tender documents.
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Tambaram City Municipal Corporation · Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu2026_DMA_696908_2
Written by TenderKart AI from the documents published when it was generated. Check the tender for later corrigenda before you bid.
21 Aug 2026
21 Sept 2026
₹3.9 Cr
₹3.9 L
All important dates as they stand after corrigenda: publication, pre-bid/clarification deadline, bid submission deadline, bid opening, and bid validity period.
Tender documents are available on the portal from 21.08.2026 to 21.09.2026. The notice itself is dated 13.08.2026; no separate publication time is stated in the tender documents.
Pre-bid meeting: 07.09.2026 at 11.00 AM at Tambaram Corporation Main Office. Written clarifications must be received earlier than 4 working days before tender opening.
21.09.2026 at 3.00 PM (15:00 hours), online through the Tamil Nadu e-tender portal.
21.09.2026 at 3.30 PM at Tambaram City Municipal Corporation office.
At least 90 days after the 21.09.2026 bid-submission deadline; TCMC may request one specified extension not exceeding 30 days.
Tender value or estimated cost, EMD/bid security (amount, acceptable forms, validity), tender document fees, performance security, and key payment terms.
Rs. 390.40 Lakh for 18 months. The bidder quotes one Year-I monthly rate; Months 13–18 are automatically enhanced by 5%, and evaluation is on the quoted Year-I monthly rate.
Rs. 3,90,400 (1% of estimate), accepted only by online payment. No separate EMD validity or claim period is stated; it is forfeitable for withdrawal during bid validity, failure to sign/furnish security, or refusal of error correction.
Rs. 10,000, to be remitted online through the e-tender payment gateway; other modes are not accepted.
ITB requires 2% of tendered value as an Irrevocable Bank Guarantee within 7 days of LOA. The model LOA instead states Rs. 7,80,800 including EMD, allows security deposit or BG, requires it within 15 days, and says it must remain valid through 15 days after the Defects Liability Period. This conflict must be clarified before bid/award.
Payment is monthly, not linked to measured tonnage, after verified trip/tonnage and maintenance reports; penalties are deducted monthly. Reports are deemed accepted if not objected to within 7 working days, and payment is due within 30 days of report/invoice submission.
Additional Conditions retain 2.5% from each monthly payment, released within 60 days after satisfactory completion, subject to no outstanding defects/LD. Rates exclude GST, but Clause 41 treats this pure municipal SWM service as GST-exempt while the exemption conditions continue. The model agreement incorrectly states 5% retention.
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.
Bidder must be a registered manufacturer or O&M service provider for static compactors, hook loaders and containers, hold valid Government registration and at least a Class II licence, have Tamil Nadu GST registration, and have maintained a registered/branch office in Tambaram or Tamil Nadu for the preceding 6 months.
Bidder must demonstrate satisfactory O&M of transfer station(s) with 2 static compactors/changeover systems, 3 hook loaders and 5 × 22 cum containers, up to 150 TPD and at least 30,000 tonnes cumulatively, under no more than two transfer stations, continuously for at least 12 months in the last 3 years for Government/ULB/PSU. Ongoing work counts only after commissioning and during O&M.
The checklist and Annexure C additionally demand transfer-station O&M work of at least 80% of tender value under one agreement, 50% under two agreements, or 40% under three agreements, in any one of FY 2023-24, 2024-25 or 2025-26, for Government/Board/Government Undertaking. This is not reconciled with the equipment/tonnage criterion and should be treated as an additional pass/fail requirement unless clarified.
Positive net worth at the close of the preceding financial year and transfer-station O&M turnover of at least Rs. 256.00 Lakh are required, supported by statutory auditor/CA evidence and audited statements for FY 2023-24 to 2025-26. The tender conflicts on whether turnover must be met in one year or any two years.
A current nationalized-bank credit-limit certificate is required, no older than 30 days. Clause 4.3 says working capital equal to the tender value, whereas Annexure B specifies 15%, Rs. 58,56,000, obtained after publication; this material conflict requires clarification.
Submit GST, ESI and PF registrations; Tamil Nadu GST must have been active continuously for 12 months. Submit current GST return/clearance and paid certificates, equipment availability with invoices, and the prescribed technical team/driver qualifications and employment proof.
Consortium/JV and subcontracting are prohibited. Bidder must not be blacklisted/barred, subject to a subsisting termination/bar, or have foreclosed an SWM agreement with Government/PSU in the last 5 financial years. False statements, abandonment/poor performance, serious delay/litigation/financial failure, or LD over 5%/other SWM execution penalty in the last 5 years are disqualifying.
What is being procured: the work, supplies or services, deliverables and quantities, locations, phases, completion or delivery timelines, applicable standards, and notable exclusions.
Operate, maintain and manage the Mangalagiri Secondary Refuse Collection/Transfer Station in Zone I, Tambaram City Municipal Corporation, designed for 150 TPD with stated operating capacity of 135 TPD, and transport compacted MSW to Appur.
Receive, weigh and record MSW; mechanically load/unload; transport in closed containers to Appur over a 71.6 km to-and-fro lead, on an up-to-9-trips/day basis; control queues/safety and maintain sanitation.
Operate and maintain 2 static compactors/changeover systems, 3 hook-loader trucks, 5 × 22 cum containers, weighbridge and utilities; provide preventive/breakdown maintenance, tyres/spares/lubricants, truck and DG fuel, odour control, plant insurance, CCTV/RFID/GPS subscriptions, and reporting.
Deploy plant/project management, 3 compactor operators with standby coverage, drivers/helpers with standby, security, computer operator, housekeeping and required technical personnel. Maintain daily operational/maintenance logs, report incidents within 24 hours, and submit monthly trip/tonnage and maintenance reports.
Initial term is 18 months from Work Order, with up to two mutually agreed 18-month extensions on satisfactory performance, each at 5% escalation over the immediately preceding period. TCMC bears electricity/water, moving-fleet insurance and Appur dumpsite excavator/operator, and pays approved quantities above Annexure J.
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.
E-submission only through https://tntenders.gov.in. Cover 1 “Technical Bid” contains bid security, pre-qualification/qualification documents and the tender document; Cover 2 “Price Bid” contains the priced BOQ. The price cover opens only for technically responsive bidders.
Register a DSC e-token from an authorized Certifying Authority, digitally sign submissions with that token, keep each uploaded file below 2 MB (zip larger files), follow portal server time, and retain the generated acknowledgement as proof.
Bid documents must be in English, typed or indelibly written, signed by an authorized person, with all entered/amended pages initialled. All supporting certificates and agreements must be notarized. No physical-original submission is specified; the tender expressly accepts e-submission only.
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.
Tendernotice_1.pdf page 5 prints 07.08.2026, which predates publication, while its English NIT page 4 and the bid document repeatedly state 07.09.2026. The repeated, feasible date 07.09.2026 at 11.00 AM prevails.
Checklist/Annexure C uses the 80%/one, 50%/two or 40%/three agreement value test, whereas Clause 4.4 uses equipment configuration, 30,000 tonnes, up to two stations and 12 continuous months. Because the checklist says all conditions must be met, bidders should evidence both pending clarification.
Checklist requires Rs.256 Lakh turnover in any two of three years; Clause 4.3 ambiguously says average turnover for any one year. Clause 4.3 also demands working capital equal to tender value, while Annexure B asks 15% (Rs.58,56,000). No hierarchy cleanly resolves these qualification conflicts; meet the stricter readings or obtain written clarification.
ITB says 2% of tendered value, irrevocable BG, within 7 days; model LOA says Rs.7,80,800 including EMD, deposit or BG, within 15 days. ITB is the operative bidding clause, so use 7 days and irrevocable BG unless the issued LOA expressly resolves composition/validity.
Clause 31 states uptime/record accuracy of 90%/90%, but Clause 13.1 and the model agreement state 95%/98%. The contract-form and scope references impose the stricter 95% uptime and 98% record accuracy, which should be priced pending written correction.
Additional Conditions Clause 30.1 states 2.5%, but the model agreement states 5% while incorrectly citing that clause. Under Clause 44.II, Special/Additional Conditions prevail; therefore 2.5% applies, but the agreement must be corrected before signing.
Tender scope and Annexure J use up to 9 trips/day (3 vehicles × up to 3), while the price BOQ says 10 trips/day. Particular specifications and Annexure J prevail under Clause 44.II, so 9 trips/day is the documented basis; seek BOQ correction before pricing.
Annexure J states diesel basis 3 trips/vehicle/day × 71.6 km × 365 ÷ 3.4 km/l but gives only ≈7,686 litres/year; the printed inputs do not produce that quantity. It also states AdBlue at 35 ml/litre of diesel but gives ≈2,690 litres, ten times 35 ml × 7,686. These quantities are internally inconsistent and no reliable value prevails.
Clause 3.9 and the checklist call the technical-team declaration “Annexure T”, but the only printed declaration is Annexure I on page 44. Submit the printed Annexure I and label/cross-reference it as the Clause 3.9 / “Annexure T” declaration.
The tender consistently uses Roc. No.027/2026/E1, while the BOQ states Contract No.365/2026/E1. The tender reference 027/2026/E1 prevails for this procurement; do not alter the BOQ template, but seek 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.
Ask TCMC to issue one consolidated eligibility table confirming whether both experience tests apply, whether Rs.256 Lakh turnover is required in one or two years, and whether working capital is 100% of tender value or 15% / Rs.58.56 Lakh.
Ask for a corrected Annexure J/BOQ stating binding trips/day and annual diesel/AdBlue quantities. The 9-versus-10 trip conflict and arithmetic errors materially change fuel, tyre, manpower and fleet pricing.
Ask TCMC to reconcile 90% versus 95% uptime, 90% versus 98% record accuracy, and 2.5% versus 5% retention, and to amend the model agreement before bid submission.
Ask whether the 2% security is additional to or inclusive of EMD, whether only irrevocable BG is acceptable, whether the deadline is 7 or 15 days, and define the Defects Liability Period because BG validity is tied to it but Contract Data defining it is absent.
Ask TCMC to confirm whether bidders must enter 0% GST in the BOQ and whether any future loss of exemption is paid over and above the accepted monthly rate, since Clause 41 says GST exempt but the BOQ contains GST fields.
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.
Waste backlog beyond 24 hours attracts Rs.1,000/day; records/safety failures Rs.500/instance; machine outage over 7 consecutive days due to bidder fault attracts twice the per-day monthly rate for outage days plus substitute clearance at contractor cost. Monthly LD is capped at 10%, but repeated/continuous failure can terminate the contract and forfeit security and retention.
Contractor bears essentially all property, injury and death risks other than narrow Employer risks, must insure station plant/equipment, and cannot subcontract. Natural-calamity loss remains at contractor risk and Government disclaims payment.
Fixed monthly price includes Annexure J quantities, but the annual diesel/AdBlue calculations are inconsistent. Excess spares, tyres, DG use and leachate are reimbursable only with records and prior approval/agreements, creating cash-flow and approval risk.
Invoices are due in 30 days, but TCMC can later recover amounts after deemed acceptance; 2.5% retention is held until completion and potentially 60 more days. The conflicting 5% model-agreement wording and security terms create additional blocked-cash risk.
Employer may direct delays and change how work is performed; compensation events generally grant time only and expressly no financial claim. Document discrepancies are decided finally by the Employer, increasing variation/interpretation risk.
Contractor must clear waste the same day/within 24 hours even during machine failure using other resources at own cost. The service starts on the Work Order date and runs continuously for 18 months, leaving no stated mobilisation period.
The inviting authority and relevant contacts: office, person, designation, address, phone and email — and which address receives physical submissions, if any.
Thiru Balachander IAS, Commissioner, Tambaram City Municipal Corporation, 1 Muthuranga Mudali Street, West Tambaram, Tambaram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600045. The same Corporation main office is the stated bid-opening and pre-bid venue. No phone number or email is printed.
Clarifications are addressed in writing to the Commissioner at the Employer address above or through the e-tender site. No address for physical bid originals is specified because e-submission only is accepted.