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Bid document dated 28-07-2026; no corrigendum is present in the supplied tender folder.
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Hiring of Consultants - Milestone/Deliverable Based - - Soil Investigation and Topographical Survey; Engineering Design
Indian Army · Kamrup, Assam9666314
Written by TenderKart AI from the documents published when it was generated. Check the tender for later corrigenda before you bid.
28 Jul 2026
6 Aug 2026
₹2.9 L
All important dates as they stand after corrigenda: publication, pre-bid/clarification deadline, bid submission deadline, bid opening, and bid validity period.
Bid document dated 28-07-2026; no corrigendum is present in the supplied tender folder.
06-08-2026 14:00:00.
06-08-2026 14:30:00.
60 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.
₹289070 inclusive of all taxes; stated as guidance for EMD and eligibility only, not as a pricing or reasonableness benchmark.
Not required.
The bid-specific ePBG setting is ‘Required: No’; bidders should nevertheless obtain written confirmation because generic GTC clause 7 ordinarily calls for performance security after e-bidding/RA.
Quote a firm, all-inclusive INR price with the required breakup. For services, 100% payment is due against monthly bills within 10 days after SDAC and online bill submission, unless the STC/ATC provides otherwise; rejected services are unpaid.
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.
Minimum average annual bidder turnover: ₹6 lakh over the relevant three financial years, GeM-verified. No separate turnover document is required because GeM derives and validates the figures.
Three years’ experience providing similar services to a Central/State Government organisation or PSU, ending in March before bid opening, supported for each financial year.
Within the stated look-back, complete either three similar services each at least 40% of estimated cost, two each at least 50%, or one at least 80%.
Award is restricted to sellers registered/empanelled/approved/enlisted with Military Engineer Services in Category ‘K’ (Soil Investigation/Geotechnical Services) on the bid-opening date.
Bidder must not be under liquidation, court receivership or similar proceedings and must not be bankrupt.
Consultant’s past performance must be satisfactory; no objective scoring threshold is supplied.
Eligible MSEs and DPIIT-recognised Startups receive complete relaxation from the experience and bidder-turnover criteria, subject to meeting quality/technical specifications and proving eligibility. This does not state a waiver from the MES Category K registration condition.
By bidding, the seller undertakes that it is not debarred under Rule 151 of GFR 2017. A bidder from a country sharing a land border with India is eligible only if registered with the Competent Authority; false declaration/non-compliance can cause immediate termination and legal action.
What is being procured: the work, supplies or services, deliverables and quantities, locations, phases, completion or delivery timelines, applicable standards, and notable exclusions.
Project/lumpsum consultancy at Kamrup for soil investigation and topographical survey, with engineering-design/building-and-construction consultant profile and hybrid deployment. Contract period is 1 month and 1 day.
Five 150 mm boreholes, nominally 10 m each (N>50 or earlier refusal), including repeat bores for local refusal at no extra cost; one plate-load test; and two 3 m × 3 m × 4 m trial pits with sampling/testing, dewatering and backfilling.
Carry out SPT, disturbed/undisturbed sampling and the listed physical, shear, consolidation, chemical, groundwater and soil tests. Governing references include IS 1892:2021, IS 10042:1981, IS 2131:1985, IS 1888, IS 9214, IS 2720, IS 1904-1966 and IS 8009 Parts I & II, or latest amendments where stated.
Report must include bore/trial-pit logs, test-location plan, geology/topography, test results, corrected and uncorrected N-values, strata/soil properties, SBC and settlement calculations at specified depths/foundation types, pile recommendations where needed, liquefaction analysis, backfill suitability, photographs and a detailed borehole/site plan.
Submit six ink-signed soil-investigation reports vetted by IIT/NIT/Government-approved college. Final soil and topographical reports require institutional vetting and approval by GE (AF)/HQ CWE (AF) Borjhar; provide corrections, amendments and clarifications without extra payment through construction completion.
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 through GeM as a Two Packet Bid. Keep every price element in the financial bid only; putting price in the technical bid makes the offer non-responsive. Participation constitutes acceptance of GTC, STC and ATC.
GeM uses Aadhaar-based e-sign for portal documents; the GTC states that it is at par with a digital signature under the Information Technology Act Amendment 2008. No physical original is required for this bid because EMD is not required.
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 bid-specific clause says award is only to MES Category K registered/empanelled/approved/enlisted sellers, while the ATC separately prescribes five years’ Government soil-investigation experience for an ‘Un-Enlisted consultant’. The mandatory award restriction is the more specific pass/fail rule and should prevail; an un-enlisted bidder should not rely on the ATC route without written buyer confirmation.
The bid explicitly sets ePBG to ‘Required: No’, but GTC clause 7(ii) says performance security will be obtained after e-bidding/RA and specifies validity/submission. The bid-specific ‘No’ is the value to price on, but the buyer should confirm it because the generic clause points the other way.
The ATC asks for soft and hard copies ‘(02 on Nos)’ for each job, whereas the detailed SOW requires six ink-signed soil-investigation reports. For the soil report, the detailed item-specific SOW quantity of six is more specific and should prevail; obtain confirmation for the topographical report and electronic-copy counts.
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.
Will only MES Category K enlisted firms be evaluated, or may an un-enlisted consultant qualify by showing five years’ Government soil-investigation experience? Also confirm whether MSE/Startup relaxation affects only turnover/experience or the enlistment requirement.
Provide survey limits/area, accuracy, benchmarks, contour interval, utilities/features, drawing list, coordinate system and measurable quantities. The bid and ATC require a topographical survey, but the attached detailed SOW prices only boreholes, plate-load testing and trial pits.
The bid marks Proof of Concept as required but gives no POC content, acceptance test, timing or cost treatment. The SOW also says a sample report proforma is attached, but none is printed in the supplied attachment; issue both before bid close.
Confirm that no performance security/ePBG will be taken, and reconcile two hard/soft copies in the ATC with six ink-signed soil reports in the SOW, including exact CD/CAD deliverables for each report.
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.
The 1 month and 1 day contract period must absorb mobilisation, five bores, plate-load and trial-pit work, laboratory testing, institutional vetting, revisions and approvals. Delay LD is 0.5% per week/part week on delayed value, normally capped at 5% but up to 10% for inordinate delay over 25% of the completion period.
Any discrepancy detected in the soil/topographical report exposes the bidder to a penalty of 10% of total project cost, separate from delay LD; ‘discrepancy’ is not objectively defined.
All amendments/corrections and clarifications are free, including support through completion of the construction work; bidder visits to HQ CWE/GE (AF) Borjhar are also non-reimbursable. Price for a potentially long post-report support tail.
Buyer may change contract quantity or duration by up to 25% at award and may later increase it by up to 25%; bidders are bound to accept. For lumpsum services, scope and value may rise up to 25% with provider consent.
Payment depends on service acceptance/SDAC and online billing; rejected services receive no payment. External IIT/NIT/Government-college vetting and buyer scrutiny can therefore delay acceptance and cash flow within the short contract period.
Force majeure expressly excludes predictable/seasonal rain, material for field investigation during the Assam monsoon. The bid also disables both arbitration and mediation, leaving the GTC dispute mechanism/courts rather than those streamlined routes.
Failure to meet declared local content can attract a penalty up to 10% of contract value; false declarations can lead to debarment for up to two years and other legal action.
The inviting authority and relevant contacts: office, person, designation, address, phone and email — and which address receives physical submissions, if any.
Buyer email: [email protected]. HOD grievance email: [email protected]. The bid masks the office name, reporting officer and street address.
Final reports are submitted to GE (AF) Borjhar for scrutiny/final approval, with technical discussion/approval involving HQ CWE (AF) Borjhar and its E2 section. No postal address or phone number is stated, and no physical bid-stage submission is required because EMD is not required.