Architectural Design Services e-Tenders

The cumulative period for engagement, from pre-concept inception report to completion, is approximately 16 weeks for tendering, with construction stage supervision and completion following.

Payment is milestone-based, with specific percentages allocated to each stage: Concept Design (10%), Preliminary Design (10%), Statutory Approvals (10%), Detailed Design (25%), Bid Process Management (10%), Construction Stage (15% for working drawings/commissioning, 10% for supervision), and Completion (10%).

The architect agrees to redesign at their cost any portion of their engineering design work found defective within six months from the start of regular use, due to a failure to use reasonable design skill.

For projects above Rs. 3. 0 Cr, selection is based on Quality Cost Based Selection (QCBS), combining technical and financial scores. For projects up to Rs. 3. 0 Cr, the award goes to the bidder with the least financial quote after qualifying initial eligibility criteria.

Architects must be empanelled with HSIIDC under Category I or above. They must not have any structural failures in buildings designed, nor be barred or blacklisted. They should not have pending litigations and must meet average annual turnover and project experience requirements.

If the architect abandons work or becomes incapacitated, they may be liable to pay damages assessed by the municipality, up to 10% of the total fee. If the architect is in breach of agreement terms, the municipality can determine or rescind the contract and engage another architect, debiting the original architect for excess costs.

The scope of work includes carrying out site analysis and furnishing a site appraisal report. The architect is responsible for periodic site visits during the construction stage for clarification and to ensure the project proceeds according to contract conditions.

The last date for receiving queries is not explicitly stated, but the bid submission end date is August 10, 2026.

Architects are liable for disqualification if they make misleading or false representations, suppress information, have a record of poor performance (e. g. , barred, blacklisted, financial failure), or resort to unethical means like influencing the evaluation committee.

The bid submission end date is 22 August 2026, 14:00.

Payment of INR 425 for tender fee is to be paid separately against each type of building through online payment option available at e-procurement portal.

Eligible architectural consultants/firms registered under Council of Architecture are invited. Please refer to tender documents for pre-qualification details.

Bidders who seek to appeal against any decision, action or omission regarding this particular procurement may do so as per Section 38 of the Assam Public Procurement Act, 2017 and Rule 26 of the Assam Public Procurement Rules, 2020.