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Hiring of Consultants - Milestone/Deliverable Based - Technology Consultants; SOIL INVESTIGATION LAB; Yes; Hybrid(As specified in scope of work)
Indian Army · Tezpur9853097
Written by TenderKart AI from the documents published when it was generated. Check the tender for later corrigenda before you bid.
6 Sept 2026
12 Sept 2026
₹4.5 L
All important dates as they stand after corrigenda: publication, pre-bid/clarification deadline, bid submission deadline, bid opening, and bid validity period.
Bid submission closes 12-09-2026 at 16:00:00; bid opening is 13-09-2026 at 16:00:00; offer validity is 90 days from the bid end date.
Tender value or estimated cost, EMD/bid security (amount, acceptable forms, validity), tender document fees, performance security, and key payment terms.
Estimated bid value is INR 450000 inclusive of all taxes; quoted rates must include GST, labour, materials, levies and all expenditure needed to complete the consultancy and submit the report.
The bid-detail field says EMD is not required. This is reinforced by GeM GTC clause 4(xiii)(m), which prohibits bid security below INR 5 lakh; therefore the buyer ATC request for INR 10,000 EMD/DD is inoperative. No EMD form or validity applies.
The successful bidder must provide ePBG/performance security at 3.00% for 3 months, in favour of Chief Engineer Siliguri Zone. It is due within 15 days of GeM award; payment becomes due only after receipt and verification.
100% of the accepted amount is payable only after completion of the soil investigation and approval of the report by HQ CESZ; no interim payment is allowed.
No tender document or bid-participation fee is payable; GeM expressly treats an ATC asking for such a fee as prohibited.
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 have 5 years' experience in similar services for Central/State Government or PSU and must show successful similar-service completion through one of the stated value tests over the specified prior financial-year window.
Minimum average annual turnover is INR 4 lakh over the last three years ending 31 March of the previous financial year, supported by certified audited balance sheets or a CA/Cost Accountant certificate.
Bidder must either hold CE Zone enlistment in Group III, Category 'K', or, if un-enlisted, prove the prescribed consultancy and lab staff are on payroll.
The lab must be NABL accredited and the bidder must submit the equipment/apparatus list with ISO/IEC-17011 or ISO/IEC-17025 evidence; alternatively, submit an NABL partner arrangement, the partner's accreditation, and a duly notarised consent letter/MoU.
Bidder must hold ISO 9001 certification in Category 'K' (Soil Investigation), furnish the applicable partnership deed or Registrar of Companies certificate, and provide the requested GST-return evidence.
Bidder must upload a no-blacklisting declaration on INR 100 non-judicial stamp paper, notarised and not more than six months old, and must not currently be debarred from bidding under Rule 151 of GFR 2017.
A bidder from a country sharing a land border with India, or a bidder with the specified transfer-of-technology arrangement with such an entity, is eligible only if registered with the Competent Authority; registration must be valid at bid submission and acceptance.
What is being procured: the work, supplies or services, deliverables and quantities, locations, phases, completion or delivery timelines, applicable standards, and notable exclusions.
Soil-investigation consultancy for provision of a 3.0 m high-security wall with concertina coil and entrance gate at 19 WEU under GE (North) Tezpur, to support detailed design and tender-document preparation.
Contractor must mobilise all labour, plant, digital survey instruments and equipment; set out levels; sink boreholes by boring/chiselling/drilling; conduct SPT; collect disturbed/undisturbed soil, block, rock-core and water samples; preserve/transport samples; and conduct required laboratory tests.
Submit a draft for comments, then six ink-signed English copies plus soft copy of the final soil-investigation report, duly vetted by IIT/NIT and recommended by GE and CWE before HQ CE Siliguri Zone approval.
Site assignment is at GE (North) Tezpur. Consultant must arrange local conveyance, office/facilities and other resources; access will be facilitated. Deliverables are due in 30 days, subject to the conflicting commencement triggers noted separately.
Services must follow sound engineering practice and current Indian Standards, including IS-1892-2021, IS-2131 and IS-2720. Consultant must provide advice/clarifications through completion of the main project and correct design/report deficiencies without extra cost.
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 technical and commercial bids online on GeM before closure; the bid is configured as a Two Packet Bid and then proceeds to reverse auction after technical evaluation.
Submission is through the GeM electronic workflow; Aadhaar-based e-sign used by GeM is legally at par with a digital signature. No separate class of DSC is specified in the tender documents.
No physical bid documents are validly required for this sub-INR-5-lakh tender. The buyer ATC nevertheless asks for physical DD delivery within 5 days of bid end/opening; because EMD is prohibited here, obtain written resolution before sending funds or an original.
The no-blacklisting declaration and any partner-lab consent/MoU require notarisation; the compliance certificate must be on bidder letterhead. Buyer states that omission of any requested certificate/document may cause rejection.
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.
Bid details say EMD is not required and GeM GTC prohibits EMD for bids below INR 5 lakh, but the buyer ATC asks for INR 10,000 by DD and physical delivery. The no-EMD position prevails because the estimate is INR 450000 and buyer ATC cannot contradict bid details/GTC.
Bid summary states a contract period of 1 month 2 days, while the detailed documents require 30 days. The payment attachment further starts the 30 days once from site handover and elsewhere from work-order placement. The more specific 30-day requirement should govern duration, but the commencement event is unresolved and needs written clarification.
The detailed scope allows vetting by IIT/NIT/Government Engineering College, whereas the ToR, payment terms and other scope text repeatedly require IIT/NIT. The repeated, more restrictive IIT/NIT requirement should be followed unless the buyer confirms Government Engineering College vetting is acceptable.
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 through the GeM representation response that no EMD/DD or physical original is required, and withdraw buyer ATC clause 12, because the bid is INR 450000, the bid-detail field says EMD 'No', and GTC prohibits EMD below INR 5 lakh.
Please issue the definitive number of boreholes and total drilling metres, with locations or a measurement/payment rule. The specifications state 150 mm boreholes to 6 m/refusal and the schedule mentions a 2,800 RM wall at 250 m centres, but the displayed schedule shows 'Total BH 0'; this materially affects mobilisation, testing and price.
Please confirm whether the 30 days runs from GeM work order, physical site handover, or another event, and state the site-handover/access date. The conflict affects mobilisation and exposure to 1% per-week LD.
Please confirm whether a Government Engineering College is acceptable or vetting is restricted to IIT/NIT, and define whether buyer review/vetting time extends the 30-day period. This affects availability, cost and schedule risk.
The bid marks Proof of Concept as required but gives no POC content, evaluation criteria, timing or cost treatment. Please define the POC or delete the requirement because it can affect technical responsiveness and bid cost.
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.
Consultant-attributable delay attracts liquidated damages at 1% of total contract fees per week or part, capped at 10%. Breach or deficient/delayed submissions can lead to cancellation, 10% deduction from assessed earned fees and completion of the balance at consultant's risk and cost.
No interim payment is available; 100% payment depends on full completion and HQ CESZ report approval. Payment is also held until performance security is received and verified, creating working-capital and approval-delay exposure.
Quantities are approximate minimums with no guarantee; the Accepting Officer may change the site without extra payment, locations may shift, and additional site information required for the report is at consultant cost. Price a contingency or obtain a firm borehole schedule.
Consultant must answer clarifications within five days or immediately, visit site at own included cost when necessary, support the main project through completion, correct deficiencies free of charge and make good premature structural failure attributable to design deficiency at own cost.
Inadequate deployment of engineers, plant/machinery or transport is designated a serious lapse and may attract ban, removal, downgrading or debarment; missing or false bid documents can also trigger rejection and GeM administrative action.
The buyer identifies this as a short-duration emergency bid, allows only 30 days for investigation, testing, report, vetting and approvals, and reserves an option to vary contract quantity/duration or lumpsum scope/value by up to 25%; this may strain specialist and vetting availability.
The inviting authority and relevant contacts: office, person, designation, address, phone and email — and which address receives physical submissions, if any.
Buyer organisation is Indian Army, Department of Military Affairs, Ministry of Defence. Grievance contact shown is HOD email [email protected]; buyer email is printed as [email protected] in the supplied bid document.
Inviting/accepting zone is HQ Chief Engineer Siliguri Zone. Site and day-to-day assignment authority is GE (North) Tezpur; report chain is GE (North) Tezpur, HQ CWE Tezpur and HQ CE Siliguri Zone, with E2 (Design), HQ CESZ identified to receive deliverables.
The conflicting EMD ATC names HQ Chief Engineer Siliguri Zone and says the DD is payable at Sevoke Road, Salugara, but only says deliver hardcopy 'to the Buyer' and gives no complete delivery address. As no EMD legally applies, no valid physical-submission address is established.