Rebuilding of Minor Bridges

Publication and bidding start

Tender uploaded/published on 19/08/2026 at 17:45; online bidding starts 01/09/2026.

Pre-bid / clarification

No pre-bid conference is required; the date/time is stated as Not Applicable. No separate clarification deadline is stated.

Bid submission deadline

Online bids close on 15/09/2026 at 15:00 hours. Original/revised bids can be submitted only up to that time; manual offers are not allowed.

Bid opening

The tender documents do not state a bid-opening date or time.

Bid validity

Offer validity is 90 days from the date fixed for tender closing.

Advertised value and tender fee

Advertised value is ₹436,818,716.44; tender document cost is ₹0.00.

Bid security / EMD

Bid security is ₹8,736,400.00. It may be paid in cash through the e-payment gateway or by a scheduled-commercial-bank BG; the BG must remain valid 90 days beyond the 90-day bid validity.

• DIPP-recognized Startups are exempt and Labour Cooperative Societies deposit 50%, as stated in the Tender Form.

Performance guarantee

Successful bidder must provide PG equal to 5% of original contract value, plus Additional Performance Guarantee where Clause 16(4)(h) applies. PG is due within 21 days of LOA; extension up to 60 days attracts 12% p.a. penal interest from day 22. PG validity is completion date plus 60 days and must track extensions.

Security deposit

Security Deposit is 5% of contract value. Bid security is retained/encashed as part security; balance may be deposited by cash/TDR/BG or recovered at 6% from bills until the full SD is reached. A BG for SD runs through maintenance period plus 60 days.

Payments

RCC-box payment is 70% after casting with cement and steel and 30% after successful pushing. Other work is paid on certified measurements as on-account payments, subject to deductions and 6% SD retention until 5% of contract value. Final payment follows completion certification, final measurements and claim/no-claim documentation. LC payment is optional for this contract.

Technical experience

In the seven years ending the last day of the month before invitation, bidder must have completed/substantially completed either 3 similar works each ≥30%, 2 each ≥40%, or 1 ≥60% of advertised value. Similar work means any Rail/Road bridge work with opening over 3.0 m, and bidder must have experience working under running traffic.

Acceptable experience evidence

Government-organisation certificates are accepted. A qualifying public-listed-company certificate is accepted only where that company has average annual turnover ≥₹500 crore in the last 3 financial years, is NSE/BSE listed and at least 5 years old; such evidence must include work order, BOQ, CA-certified billwise receipts, all TDS certificates and final/last paid bill. Private-individual certificates are not accepted.

Financial turnover

Minimum average annual contractual turnover is the lesser of V/N and V, where V is advertised value in crore rupees and N is completion period in years. Average is based on total contractual payments in the previous 3 financial years from audited balance sheets; if the previous year is unaudited, use the fourth previous year.

Bid capacity

Because advertised value exceeds ₹10 crore, available bid capacity must be at least the total value of this tender. Formula: [A × N × 2] − 0.33 × N × B; CA-verified inputs and a NIL statement where there are no commitments are mandatory.

JV qualification

JV is allowed, maximum 3 members. Lead member must hold at least 51%; each other member at least 20%. JV/lead must meet full technical criterion; a non-lead not doing so must have one similar work ≥25% of advertised value. Lead must provide at least 51% of financial capacity; members’ bid capacities aggregate. Consortiums are not allowed.

Entity and registration requirements

Partnership must be legally valid, formed before bid, and registered or have a notarized deed; it must have its own PAN/TAN. EPFO and ESI registrations are mandatory before agreement execution. A Gujarat BOCW registration certificate is required for construction work.

Debarment and integrity

Bidder and all relevant constituents must not be blacklisted/debarred by Railways or any Government of India Ministry/Department on bid date. False/forged eligibility information causes summary rejection/termination and forfeiture; prohibited corrupt, fraudulent, collusive, coercive, conflict-of-interest, undue-advantage and obstructive practices can also lead to cancellation and debarment.

Land-border restriction

A bidder from a country sharing a land border with India must be registered with the competent authority and enclose valid registration evidence.

Works and locations

Rebuild 20 minor bridges in the Gandhidham–New Bhuj section at bridge nos. 9, 11, 17A, 17B, 19, 20, 22, 26, 31, 37, 39, 41–46, 49, 64 and 65, including all associated bridge works. Locations are tentative and Railway may alter them.

Construction method and deliverables

Cast M-35 precast RCC box segments, launch/delaunch steel relieving girders under full traffic blocks, push boxes below running track, restore/compact embankment and relink track. Associated works include M-25 approach/wing/return walls, CC/WBM roads, drainage pipeline, watertight joints, temporary protection and restoration.

Design, testing and standards

Work follows approved GAD. Contractor must supply IIT/NIT/Government Engineering College-approved structural design and obtain Railway approval for detailed box/thrust-bed drawings; contractor bears boring/soil-data and temporary-design costs. RCC work follows IS 456; sampling/testing follows IS 1192 and IS 516 at contractor cost.

Timeline and maintenance

Contract completion period is 18 months. Contractor remains responsible for bridge and associated-work defects and maintenance for 4 years after completion and handover.

Portal, mode and packets

Submit e-tender only through IREPS; manual offers are ignored. The tender uses a two-packet system, and uploaded eligibility/compliance documents open with the technical bid.

Signing and attestation

Tender pages/conditions are accepted and signed electronically; supporting qualification documents must be identified and self-attested/digitally signed. Constitution copies are to be attested, and tender documents must be signed by a legally competent signatory. No digital-signature certificate class is specified.

Physical BG delivery

If bid security is a BG, upload its scan on IREPS and deliver sealed original in person before the closing date, excluding the last submission date. The tender does not provide the promised officer/address; non-submission of either scan or original causes summary rejection.

Schedule/specification edition conflict

NIT general conditions repeatedly identify 2019 schedules/specifications, but the priced schedules are expressly WR-USSOR-2021 and CPWD DSR-2023. For priced items, the schedule/item description prevails under the tender-specific precedence clause, so bid against the 2021/2023 schedules.

Conflicting precedence hierarchies

GCC places BOQ first after LOA, then SCC, technical specifications and drawings. NIT’s own hierarchy places schedule footnotes/item descriptions first, then special specifications, additional special conditions, standard specifications, and only then SCC/GCC. The tender-specific NIT hierarchy should be followed for this bid, but Railway confirmation is advisable.

Physical BG recipient/address

Request the nominated officer’s name, complete delivery address, office hours and acknowledgment process for the original bid-security BG. The NIT makes timely physical delivery pass/fail but does not supply the promised recipient/address.

Traffic blocks and block-bursting penalty

Request bridge-wise assured traffic-block windows/durations, possession sequence, speed restrictions, cancellation notice/compensation rules and a defined block-bursting penalty matrix. Work must finish inside allotted blocks, with standby cranes, while penalty is left to Divisional Engineer discretion.

Design and site baseline

Request approved bridge-wise GADs, hydraulic/geotechnical data, existing utilities, box sizes/lengths and objective rules for changing the 20 tentative locations. Contractor must obtain designs and soil data at own cost, while Railway may alter locations.

Applicable specification hierarchy

Ask Railway to issue one definitive schedule/specification hierarchy confirming WR-USSOR-2021 and CPWD DSR-2023 over the NIT’s repeated 2019 references, and resolve the differing GCC/NIT precedence lists before pricing.

Delay and LD exposure

Time is of the essence. Contractor-delay extensions attract weekly LD: 0.01%–0.05% up to 25% extension, 0.10% above 25% to 50%, and 0.30% above 50%, capped at 5% of contract value. Failure after extension may lead to SD appropriation and rescission.

Operational block risk

All launching/delaunching work must fit Railway traffic blocks; contractor bears full plant/manpower and standby-crane burden. Block bursting attracts an undefined discretionary penalty, and Railway may restore traffic through temporary arrangements.

Four-year maintenance and security tail

Contractor bears all bridge/associated-work defects and maintenance for 4 years after handover. SD BG remains valid through the maintenance period plus 60 days, materially extending security and defect exposure beyond the 18-month construction period.

Unpriced site and utility obligations

No extra payment is due for dewatering, temporary protection, shoring, height/depth, removing/reinstating barriers/fencing, soil investigation/design, service relocation or final dressing. No Railway electricity is supplied.

Location and quantity uncertainty

All 20 listed locations are tentative and may be altered at Railway discretion without reason, creating mobilization, design, traffic-block and site-condition pricing risk.

PG/APG and cash-flow exposure

PG is 5% plus possible APG; late PG attracts 12% p.a. interest and failure by day 60 risks termination/EMD forfeiture. RCC-box payment withholds 30% until successful pushing; on-account bills also carry SD retention.

Damage and natural-event allocation

Contractor receives no compensation for tools, plant, materials or equipment lost/damaged by accident, flood, tide or natural causes, and must make good damage to Railway assets.

Tender inviting authority

Sr.DEN/NW/ADI, Ahmedabad Division–Engineering, Western Railway, acting for and on behalf of the President of India. The tender is signed by Nikhil Srivastava, Sr.DEN/NORTH-WEST/ADI. No phone, email or full postal address is stated.

Physical submissions

Original bid-security BG must be delivered in person to the nominated official before closing (excluding the last submission date), but no receiving office/person/address is supplied in the tender documents.