Bidders must submit a bid for all works mentioned in the notice. Bidders must fulfill qualifying criteria, including experience of having successfully completed similar works in the last seven years, and average annual financial turnover during the last three years. Joint ventures are allowed with specific participation requirements. Bids must be submitted online on the eprocurement portal of CIL with a valid digital signature certificate (DSC). Bid validity is 120 days from the end date of bid submission. Earnest money deposit (EMD) is required. The employer reserves the right to accept, negotiate, or reject any bid, and to cancel the bidding process at any time prior to the award of the contract. The contract will be awarded to the lowest evaluated acceptable bid. The successful bidder will be notified electronically on the eprocurement portal of CIL. The contract agreement will be executed on non-judicial stamp paper within 30 days of the notification of award. The contractor is responsible for employing local project-affected people and paying wages not less than the minimum wages. The contractor must register on the contract labour payment management portal (CLPMP) within 30 days of the work order. Legal jurisdiction for disputes is Bilaspur court for SECL HQ and local court for area works. Additional documents may be required, and the bidder should carefully fill the bid document and avoid quoting absurd rates. The tender documents are available online.
The bid notice states The successful bidder will be expected to complete the works by the intended completion period specified in the bid document notice.
The bid notice states he employer will award the contract to the bidder whose bid has been determined to be substantially responsive to the bidding documents and who has offered the lowest evaluated acceptable bid price, provided that such bidder has been determined to be: a. eligible in accordance with the provisions of clause 2 and b. qualified in accordance with the provisions of clause 3.
The bid notice states he bidders shall be eligible to participate only if they fulfill the qualifying criteria laid down separately hereinafter.
The bid notice states he emd of rejected bidders will be refunded at any stage directly to the account from where it had been received except the cases where emd is to be forfeited.
The bid notice states he bidder, at the bidders own responsibility, cost and risk, is encouraged to visit and examine the site of works and its surroundings, approach road, soil condition, investigation report, existing works, if any, connected to the tendered work, drawings connected to the work, if as available and obtain all information that may be necessary for preparing the bid and entering into a contract for execution of the works.
The bid notice states The estimated cost put to tender is Rs. 45,66,807.