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The bid remains open for acceptance for 60 days from the bid submission due date.
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Military Engineer Services · Girinagar Pune, Maharashtra2026_MES_778098_1
Written by TenderKart AI from the documents published when it was generated. Check the tender for later corrigenda before you bid.
13 Jul 2026
10 Aug 2026
₹35.0 L
₹69,980
All important dates as they stand after corrigenda: publication, pre-bid/clarification deadline, bid submission deadline, bid opening, and bid validity period.
The bid remains open for acceptance for 60 days from the bid submission due date.
The tender documents do not print the publication date, clarification/pre-bid deadline, bid submission deadline, or bid opening date; they direct bidders to the portal critical dates. These dates must therefore be verified on defproc.gov.in before submission.
Tender value or estimated cost, EMD/bid security (amount, acceptable forms, validity), tender document fees, performance security, and key payment terms.
Estimated cost is Rs 34.99 Lakhs (at par market); the NIT states that this is only a rough guide and is not guaranteed.
Rs. 500/- by DD/Banker's cheque from any Scheduled Bank, in favour of GE (I) R&D Girinagar Pune-25 and payable at Pune-25. A bidder that quoted in a previous call need not pay again in a retender.
EMD is Rs. 69,980/-. MES-enlisted contractors are exempt only where the Standing Security Bond has been executed; unlisted bidders and enlisted bidders without that bond must furnish EMD. The tender-specific Appendix A calls for DD/Banker's cheque, but other clauses prescribe Deposit-at-Call receipt or Treasury Challan; this conflict requires written confirmation before procurement of the instrument. No separate EMD validity or claim period is stated.
The successful bidder must lodge 5% of the contract sum within 28 days after receipt of the acceptance letter, as FDR, bank guarantee bond, or Government securities. A bank guarantee must be from a Nationalized/Scheduled Indian bank and confirmed by its head office. Its validity must cover the stipulated expiry of the 24-month defects-liability period plus at least 60 days, and be extended until final-bill payment if needed.
Payment is for net measured quantities and is made by e-payment or cheque. Quoted rates include labour, materials, GST and other taxes/levies. No payment is released without proof of wage payment, and original manufacturer/authorized-agent vouchers are required before RAR claims for materials. Direct contract-value tax-rate changes after bid closing are reimbursable/refundable under Special Condition 25, despite broader no-reimbursement wording elsewhere.
For a deviation requiring a special (star) rate, the GE sets a draft rate; it cannot support final payment during execution, but 80% part payment is allowed. The final rate is targeted within one month after the contractor submits vouchers/product literature/test certificates.
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.
Must be enlisted with MES in Class 'D' and above, category 'a(ii)', with satisfactory performance remarks for works in hand in the Work Load Return or other competent-authority report.
An unlisted bidder must satisfy the MES Manual on Contracts 2020 enlistment criteria for Class 'D', category 'a(ii)': requisite-value completed works for the listed government/public bodies, annual turnover, bank solvency, working capital, and all other requirements in Section 1, paras 1.4 and 1.5. The tender itself does not reproduce the numerical thresholds.
Unlisted bidders already working for MES must have no adverse workload report. An unlisted contractor is ineligible where its current MES works exceed twice the tendering limit of its eligible MES class. An unlisted contractor that has secured two MES works must obtain appropriate enlistment before further participation.
One class below (two in designated remote/difficult areas) may bid, but is considered only if fewer than seven otherwise eligible bidders remain. Such a bidder is excluded if residual work exceeds five times its current tendering limit, unless it independently meets the upgrade criteria. If seven or more eligible bidders remain, a one-class-below bidder is considered only with satisfactory similar work and full upgrade-level experience/financial soundness.
As of bid submission closing, an unlisted bidder must not be suspended, debarred, or blacklisted, permanently or temporarily, by any Central/State government department, PSU, autonomous body, or local body.
Foreign firms are ineligible. Indian firms with foreign-national directors, Indian directors staying abroad, or Indian directors who acquired foreign citizenship may be considered only after security clearance. During execution, representatives and workers must be Indian nationals unless unavoidable foreign employment was disclosed with full particulars at bid submission.
Only one bid may be uploaded per firm. Related firms with a common proprietor/partner/director, or close relations having business dealings, cannot compete separately; breach makes both bids liable to rejection.
The work cannot be sublet or executed through power of attorney to a third party/another firm. Execution through power of attorney is limited to specified close family or the firm's own personnel, provided they do not separately own/operate an MES-enlisted firm.
The contractor must be registered with the sales-tax department and hold a sales-tax clearance certificate in Form XI.
What is being procured: the work, supplies or services, deliverables and quantities, locations, phases, completion or delivery timelines, applicable standards, and notable exclusions.
Repair/replacement of external water-supply pipelines, valves and valve-pit chambers, installation improvements and allied works at DIAT (DU) and MILIT, Girinagar, Pune-25. Actual places and extent are ordered by the Engineer-in-Charge.
The BOQ includes dismantling 1,100 RM of old GI pipes (20-50 mm), refixing 300 RM, supplying/fixing 350 RM GI pipe, 290 RM CPVC pipe, taking up 248 RM old CI/DI mains (80-300 mm), and supplying/laying/testing 248 RM of Class K-9 DI pipe in corresponding diameters.
Major BOQ deliverables include 33 CI sluice valves (80-300 mm), 150 gunmetal valves (20-50 mm), 80 lead-joint repair jobs, 1,700 water-supply complaint jobs, leakage/cleaning of 35 CI/DI mains, 65 sluice-valve leakage repairs, eight non-return valves, four air-release valves, two DN-100 smart water meters, 1,200 kg calcium hypochlorite, 2,100 kg non-ferric alum, and two each of chlorine, pH, iron and hardness test kits.
Associated work includes 220 CUM trench excavation, 198 CUM return filling, concrete foundations, 20 RM road/hardstanding cutting and reinstatement, and 20 RM horizontal boring under roads. BOQ quantities are approximate rather than guaranteed.
Complete within 09 (NINE) months from site handover; all work fronts are handed over simultaneously. The NIT anticipates handover about two weeks after acceptance.
Work follows the BOQ, Particular Specifications, DSR/MES specifications and relevant latest Indian Standards. Materials must generally be ISI/BIS marked; samples are due for GE approval within seven days of Work Order, and bulk materials cannot be procured before written approval. CI/DI pipeline jointing and testing are specified, and approved makes are listed for valves, pipes, fittings and water meters.
Schedules B, C and D provide no Government-issued materials, hired plant, or hired transport. Dismantled materials listed in the schedule of credit are returned to MES; the General Summary deducts Rs. 1,05,958.00.
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 at defproc.gov.in using the single-stage, two-cover system. Cover 1 is the technical/eligibility PDF set; Cover 2 is the priced BOQ Excel file. No bid submitted by email, fax, hand, post, or other physical/electronic mode is accepted.
The bid must use an authorised DSC. The digital signatory must have constitutional authority to bind the bidder in all contract matters including arbitration, evidenced in Cover 1. After acceptance, the lowest bidder signs/initials every tender page, drawings, corrections and alterations; the tender is signed, dated and witnessed where provided.
Original tender-fee and EMD instruments must reach the Accepting Officer's office within seven days after bid submission closes. For unlisted eligibility evidence, the NIT also says original/attested supporting copies are due offline before Cover 1 opening. Failure can prevent Cover 2 opening and trigger a six-month bidding restriction depending on bidder/instrument type.
Enter rates only in the supplied BOQ Excel file and upload it in Cover 2 without changing or replacing the template. Use any revised BOQ issued before bid submission; a pre-revision or altered BOQ is non-bona-fide/disqualified.
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.
Appendix A prescribes DD/Banker's cheque, while the instructions and NIT body prescribe a Deposit-at-Call receipt or Treasury Challan and say cheque/bank guarantee is unacceptable. Appendix A is the tender-specific schedule and is treated as prevailing, but the bidder should obtain portal/Accepting Officer confirmation before issuing the instrument.
Appendix A broadly says MES-enlisted contractors are exempt, but the NIT body and instructions require EMD from an enlisted contractor that has not executed the Standing Security Bond. The specific SSD condition prevails: exemption applies only where the Standing Security Bond exists.
The NIT and submission instructions consistently specify defproc.gov.in, while the item-rate tender page says eprocuremes.gov.in. Use defproc.gov.in because it is the repeated submission instruction and the stated portal in Appendix A.
Schedule A says quoted rates include all taxes and no reimbursement/refund for tax variation is made, but Special Condition 25 expressly reimburses/refunds post-closing changes in taxes directly related to contract value. The later, tax-specific Special Condition 25 prevails for that defined subset; the no-reimbursement rule remains for other taxes/levies.
The forwarding letter gives Tele/Fax 020-24389660, while the item-rate tender page gives Tele 25865886. Neither clause states which replaces the other; use the email or verify the current telephone through the portal.
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 in writing whether the Rs. 69,980/- EMD must be a DD/Banker's cheque or a Deposit-at-Call receipt/Treasury Challan, and confirm that an MES-enlisted bidder is exempt only if its Standing Security Bond is executed. A wrong form is a Cover 2 disqualification risk.
Please confirm the current bid-submission start/end, Cover 1 opening and any pre-bid/clarification deadline, and confirm defproc.gov.in as the submission portal. The supplied documents print no calendar critical dates and one page names a different portal.
Please provide or identify the exact incorporated editions/amendments of IAFW-2249, MES SSR/DSR, wage schedule and MES Manual enlistment criteria, and confirm the applicable LD/compensation and retention provisions. They are binding but are not enclosed, while unlisted-bidder financial/experience thresholds are not reproduced.
Please provide the site-wise allocation, condition survey and shutdown/access plan for DIAT(DU) and MILIT, including which approximate BOQ quantities will be ordered at each location. The Engineer-in-Charge controls the places/extent, all sites are nominally handed over simultaneously, and restricted-area hours reduce productive time; this materially affects mobilization and pricing.
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.
IAFW-2249, its amendments/errata, minimum-wage schedule and MES SSR are incorporated but not enclosed. Material liabilities such as GCC compensation/LD and termination provisions therefore cannot be quantified from this folder alone and must be reviewed before bid.
Failure to lodge 5% performance security within 28 days permits cancellation and EMD forfeiture/equivalent recovery. Cancellation under GCC Conditions 52, 53 or 54 forfeits the performance security in full; any deduction must be replenished within ten days.
BOQ quantities are approximate; unit rates cover all labour/material and minor or essential details not expressly described. The Accepting Officer's decision on whether a detail was included is final, and repeated BOQ items are paid at the lowest quoted repeat rate. This creates quantity-mix and scope-gap risk.
Both sites are in a restricted area. Police-verified passes, repeated searches, controlled gates, reduced working hours, holiday restrictions and limited outbound material movement can impair the nine-month programme, yet the contractor is deemed to have priced these restrictions.
MES water and electricity are chargeable and not guaranteed continuously. The contractor must provide storage, meter, connections and related arrangements at its own cost, with no compensation for interruption.
Works payments require wage-payment proof; material RAR claims require original manufacturer/authorized-dealer invoices. Missing documentation can delay cash flow. Star-rate work receives only 80% during execution until final rate approval.
The contractor bears the cost of damage to existing assets, all material testing to current IS codes, site-condition assumptions, legal-source materials and reinstatement. Site inspection is deemed complete whether actually undertaken.
After Cover 2 opens, revoking the offer, raising rates or offering a voluntary reduction by the lowest bidder is willful default: EMD is forfeited/equivalent amount recovered, the work is retendered, and the defaulting bidder and related firm are barred from later calls of this tender.
The inviting authority and relevant contacts: office, person, designation, address, phone and email — and which address receives physical submissions, if any.
Garrison Engineer (I) R&D, Military Engineer Services, Girinagar, Pune-411025. Appendix A identifies the office as GE (I) R&D Girinagar, DIAT, Pune-411025. This is also the executing agency and the office for required physical originals.
[email protected] is the GE office contact email. Eligibility appeals go to Chief Engineer R&D Secunderabad at [email protected], copied to the Accepting Officer before the scheduled Cover 2 opening.
The forwarding letter lists Tele/Fax 020-24389660. Another tender page lists Tele 25865886, so the current number should be verified.