Turnkey Mining Operation at Umarsar Lignite Project, Kutch

Item wise Quantity removal, Excavation and/or Loading of Lignite from mines

face/surface stack, Transportation & unloading, Work of Loading and

Combined work of transportation of lignite from mine face to surface

stack yard and re-loading of lignite from surface stack yard to

consumer trucks/dumpers and other ancillary activities at Umarsar

Lignite Project, Kachchh.

Lignite Excavation & Loading = 122.5 Lakh T

OB/IB Removal = 2301.2 Lakh m3

*Above OB/IB includes OB for rerouting of nalla diversion of ~1.2 Lakh

Above quantities are tentative and indicative only and may vary at the

time of execution of actual work.

Period of contract 13 years or till the exhaustion of total lignite quantity in the allotted

contract boundary whichever is earlier.

EMD Rs. 3 Crores

 In form of DD in favor of GMDC Ltd. payable at Ahmedabad from

banks approved by Govt. of Gujarat from time to time (except Co-

Operative bank) (Listed at Annexure-I) or

 Fixed Deposit from Banks approved by Govt. of Gujarat (except Co-

operative Bank) duly lien/pledged in favor of GMDC for a period of

not less than 10 (ten) months from the date of opening of

preliminary bid and shall be renewed from time to time in case of

 A Bank Guarantee issued by banks approved by Govt. of Gujarat

from time to time (except Co-Operative bank) (Listed at Annexure-

I). in the form and manner acceptable to GMDC It should be valid

for a period of not less than 10 (ten) months from the date of

opening of the bids.

Note: Compulsory e-Bank Guarantee Confirmation through SFMS

procedure under below mentioned bank details:

Bank Code: IFS Code: ICIC0000024 and UIC GMDC530265584 for

Field 7037. Bank Name: ICICI BANK LTD.

 Payment through Digital Mode. If payment is made through Digital

Mode, kindly submit the receipt of the same in the attached

RTGS details for payment

ICICI Bank, Ahmedabad Branch, Ahmedabad

Account Number:

IFSC: ICIC0000024

 GMDC reserves the right to accept EMD/SD as per the acceptable

mode. Change in constitution of Bank or change in Govt. directives,

the bidder may be required to submit the EMD/SD in the format

and manner acceptable to GMDC.

Relaxation in terms of submission of Earnest Money Deposit shall

be given to the bidder who is holding valid Certificate issued under

the MSME Act, 2006 on the date of submission of Tender.

Cost of tender Rs. 1,00,000/- (Rs. One Lakh only) plus GST @ 18% Rs. 18,000/-

documents aggregating to Rs. 1,18,000/- (Rs. One Lakh Eighteen Thousand only)

payable through online/DD.

Relaxation in terms of submission of Tender Purchase Fee shall be given

to the bidder who is holding valid Certificate issued under the MSME Act,

2006 on the date of submission of Tender.

Availability of NIT On web site www.gmdcltd.com, https://gmdc.nprocure.com,

https://tender.nprocure.com

Chapter II: Bidding Schedule

Sl. Schedule of

No. Bid Process

1. Publication of advertisement in newspapers and uploading of Mon, 02 Nov,

NIT on GMDC website and (n)Procure portal

2. Date of issue Bid Documents Tue, 03 Nov,

4. Umarsar site visit Tue, 03 Nov,

T+1 to T+15 2026 to Tue,

5. Last date for receipt of pre-bid queries (queries to be

submitted by bidder to GMDC through emails T+15

[email protected] & [email protected]

6. Pre-bid meeting

(At GMDC Corporate Office, Ahmedabad (Interested Bidders,

who have purchased Bid document will only be allowed to T+20

attend pre-bid meeting. Maximum two members per bidder

may be allowed.)

7. Last date and time for submission of Technical Proposal in hard Thu, 17 Dec,

copies at the provided address and online submission of 2026 at

Financial Proposal at the online portal 14:00 Hrs

8. Opening of Technical Proposals and envelopes submitted by Thu, 17 Dec,

bidders - containing the original documents related to bid 2026 at 17:00

submission (in presence of bidders who choose to attend) Hrs

9. Demo of online reverse Bidding Process To be intimated to bidders

who have purchased the Bid

10. Opening of Initial Price Offer of the Eligible Bidders To be intimated later to

Eligible Bidders

11. Intimation to the Qualified Bidders for second round of bidding To be intimated later to

(online reverse bidding) Qualified Bidders

12. Reverse Bidding (E-Bidding) at service provider’s online portal

To be intimated later

& finalization of preferred Bidder

13. Finalization of Selected Bidder To be intimated later

14. Issue of Letter of Intent (LoI) To be intimated later

2.1. GMDC reserves absolute right/discretion to accept and/or reject any or all the bids received or

invite fresh bid at any stage.

2.2. The Bidders are required to quote the rate strictly as per the terms and conditions mentioned in

the Tender document. The conditional tender shall not be entertained and will be liable for

outright rejection.

2.3. GMDC may issue amendments/corrigendum in the tender documents, schedule, forms etc. at

any time during the period between publication of notice and submission of bids of the tender

on website. The Bidders in their own interest are advised to visit the website regularly till the last

date of submission of the bid.

2.4. GMDC reserves the rights to modify or alter any condition of the tender.

2.5. The Bidders are advised to submit their bids online on https://www.gmdc.nprocure.com or

https://tender.nprocure.com

2.6. Failure to submit bid online in stipulated time due to any reason whatsoever by any Bidder shall

result in disqualification of bid. In such circumstances, bid submitted physically along with

supporting documents, tender processing fees, EMD amount etc. shall not be considered as bid

Submitted and same will be returned to Bidder without opening the same. GMDC reserves the

right to take suitable decisions as deemed fit.

Qualification requirements are provided as Annexure-I.

Interested bidders may download the NIT from website: https://gmdc.nprocure.com or

https://tender.nrpocure.com & www.gmdcltd.com But for detailed tender document, bidder has to

pay the tender purchase fee through digital mode/DD. After paying the amount, request for tender

document has to be raised by bidder through mail or through letter addressed to below address.

Tender document will be provided through e-mail only.

Sr. General Manager (Tech-I)

GUJARAT MINERAL DEVELOPMENT CORP. LTD.

(A Govt. of Gujarat Enterprise) CIN: L14100GJ1963SGC001206

KHANIJBHAVAN, 132’ RING ROAD, UNIVERSITY GROUND, VASTRAPUR, AHMEDABAD -

E-Mail : [email protected] & [email protected],

Visit our web-site: www.gmdcltd.com

3.1. Qualification Routes:

1. Bidder may participate through the following route as provided below:

a. Route: The Bidder who would be sole Bidder, should be a bidding company or individual,

proprietorship firm or partnership firm.

3.2. Route: The Sole Bidder

1. Under this route, the Bidder (Sole Bidder) meets the Technical and Financial Criteria on its own,

on standalone basis.

2. If the Selected Bidder is a Bidding Company, and if it forms a special purpose vehicle (SPV) to act

as the contractor, it shall hold 100% of the equity in the contract throughout the Contract period.

Notwithstanding the formation of the SPV, the Selected Bidder shall be jointly and severally

responsible with the SPV for performance of the obligations contemplated under the Tender

3.3. Other conditions for Bidders

1. The Bidder should designate maximum two persons to represent the Bidder in its dealings with

the GMDC. The person(s) so designated shall be authorized to perform all tasks including, but

not limited to providing information, responding to enquiries, entering into an agreement on

behalf of the Bidder.

2. The Bidder should submit the power of attorney (s), authorizing the signatory of their Proposal

to bind the Bidder, along with submission of Proposal.

3. A Bidder can submit only one Proposal.

4. Conditional bids will be treated as non-responsive.

3.4. Technical Criteria:

1. The Bidders should have following minimum experiences of having successfully completed

similar works during last 7 (seven) years of continuous twelve months ending last day of month

March 2026 (i.e., period from 01/04/2019 to 31/03/2026):

(a) Three similar completed works having quantity of 73 Lakh M3 (or equivalent tonnage)

(b) Two similar completed work having quantity of 92 Lakh M3 (or equivalent tonnage)

(c) One similar completed work having quantity of 147 Lakh M3 (or equivalent tonnage)

2. Similar works means the Bidders should have experience in successful opencast mining

operations such as excavation, overburden/ inter-burden removal and/or mining of minerals only

carried out under the single LoI/Work Order/Agreement. Year here means twelve continuous

3. The bidder shall submit the details of work completed to clause No.1 of section 3.4 as per FORM

C-1 and FORM C-2 as provided in the Tender Document.

1. Separate year wise Statement of continuous twelve months experience with work orders and

work executed certificates duly certified by the certificate issuing authority shall be submitted

with the supporting certified documents.

2. Completed work means work executed during the year of twelve continuous months during the

period from 01/04/2019 to 31/03/2026.

3. Similar work means opencast mining operations such as excavation, overburden/interburden

removal and/or mining of minerals only carried out under the single LoI/Work Order/Agreement.

However, work relating to mining operations executed under different LoI/Work

Order/Agreement during the same year of twelve continuous months at the same mine will be

considered collectively for technical qualification.

4. Experience as a Sub-Contractor shall not be considered for technical qualification.

5. If the work for removal of OB and Coal/Lignite both are executed under the similar

LoI/WO/Agreement, the equivalent quantities of volume of Coal/Lignite may be added and total

quantity may be shown under single work. Conversion of Tonnage into Cu. Mtr. made with

respect to specific gravity shall be certified by the certificate issuing authority and Charter

B. Ownership of Machinery/Equipment

1. The Bidder should provide the details of owned heavy earthmoving machinery as per the criteria

provided below while submitting the technical proposal as per the format provided in FORM C-

3 of the Tender Document/Corrigendum of the Tender Document. Also, Affidavit regarding

deployment of required machinery shall be submitted as per the format provided in the Tender

i) The total capacity in combination of hydraulic excavators of 1.0 M3 and above bucket capacity

should not be less than 32 M3.

ii) The total capacity in combination of dumpers of 35T and above capacity should not be less

3.5. Financial Criteria

(a) Bidders must have a Minimum Net Worth of Rs. 113 Crore as on 31/03/2026 (Audited Financial

(b) Bidders must have a Minimum Average Turn Over of Rs. 378 Crore for three financial years

starting from 2023-24 to 2025-26.

(c) Bidders must provide evidence of adequate working capital of Rs. 39 Crores inclusive of access

to lines of credit and availability of other financial resources to meet the requirement. The Bidder

should possess the working capital within three months prior to the date of uploading of NIT.

A certificate from Chartered Accountant regarding Financial criteria shall be submitted as per

format provided in FORM E of the Tender Document

3.6. Disqualification:

Even if a bidder meets the eligibility or qualification criteria, it shall be subject to disqualification

if it or any of the constituent partners is found to have:

1. Made misleading or false representations in the forms, statements, affidavits and attachments

submitted in proof of the qualification requirements; and/or;

2. Records of poor performance during the last three years, prior to the submission of its bid (i.e as

on last date of submission of bid), such as abandoning the work, rescission of the contract for

reasons which are attributable to non-performance of the contractor, inordinate delays in

completion, consistent history of litigation resulting in awards against the contractor or any of

the constituents, or financial failure due to bankruptcy, and so on. The rescission of a contract of

venture JV on account of reasons other than non-performance, such as the most experienced

partner (lead partner) of JV pulling out. The bidder should submit the declaration regarding the

same as per Form-J.

3.7. Acceptance of general terms and conditions:

The bidder should submit the declaration regarding unconditional acceptance of all the terms

and conditions of the Tender document including Annexure and corrigendum if any as per FORM

I provided in the Tender Document.

3.8. Earnest Money Deposit (EMD)

1. A non-interest-bearing Earnest Money Deposit of Rs. 3.00 Crore (Rupees Three Crore only) shall

be paid along with the tender, enclosed with Technical Tender documents in sealed cover super

scribed “TECHNICAL BID”, in the form of Crossed Demand Draft in favour of GMDC Ltd. payable

at Ahmedabad from banks approved by Govt. of Gujarat from time to time(except Co-Operative

bank) or Fixed deposit receipt issued by banks approved by Govt. of Gujarat from time to

time(except Co-Operative bank), duly pledged to GMDC valid for a period of not less than

(ten) months from the date of opening of preliminary bid or Bank Guarantee issued by banks

approved by Govt. of Gujarat from time to time (except Co-Operative bank) in the form and

manner acceptable to the GMDC valid for a period of not less than 10 (ten) months from the

date of opening of preliminary bid or through digital payment mode. Any tender submitted

without Earnest Money Deposit in the desired FORM or inadequate amount of EMD shall be

summarily rejected and no claim shall be entertained on such rejected tenders. List of the banks

approved by Govt. of Gujarat is as per Annexure-I of the Tender Document.

2. GMDC reserves the right to accept EMD/SD as per the acceptable mode. Change in constitution

of Bank or change in Govt. directives, the bidder may be required to submit the EMD/SD in as

per requirement of GMDC.

3. Relaxation in terms of submission of Earnest Money Deposit shall be given to the bidder who is

holding valid Certificate issued under the MSME Act, 2006 on the date of submission of Tender.

3.9. Declaration: The bidder should give a declaration that it has not enclosed any conditional offer

as per the format provided in FORM I of the Tender Document.

3.10. Blacklisting of the bidder: The bidder shall furnish an undertaking in the manner prescribed at

Form-J of the Tender Document to the effect that it has not been blacklisted, debarred, banned

or put on holiday list by the Central Govt. or the State Govt. or its undertakings for a period of

three years prior to the submission of its bid (i.e as on last date of submission of bid). If at any

time such declaration is found false, the bid will be rejected or if the contract work is already

awarded, it will be terminated forthwith without payment of any compensation, and the EMD/SD

will be forfeited.

3.11. Site visit certificate: The site visit to the Umarsar Lignite Mine is mandatory. The bidder should

submit the certificate duly signed by GMDC's project authority as a proof of site visit in Form H

of the Tender Document.