Puducherry Industrial Promotion Development and Investment Corporation (PIPDIC) seeks a consultancy firm for end-to-end advisory and implementation support for developing a multi-sector SEZ in Karasur. The assignment duration is 18 months. Bids are submitted in two parts: technical and financial. The selection process is Quality Cum Cost Based Selection (QCBS) with an 80:20 ratio. Key evaluation criteria include entity experience (50 marks), team profile (25 marks), and presentation (25 marks). A minimum technical score of 50 out of 100 is required for financial bid opening. The deadline for bid submission is September 3, 2026, by 5:00 PM. An Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) of INR 2,50,000 is required.
The assignment duration is 18 months, with deliverables spread across this period, starting from the inception report at month 2 and concluding with the final completion report at month 18.
Payments are deliverable-based, released upon successful submission, review, and written acceptance of each deliverable by PIPDIC. Activities like consultations and site visits are integral to deliverables, with no separate payment.
The award will be based on a Quality Cum Cost Based System (QCBS) with a quality-to-cost ratio of 80:20. The final ranking is determined by a composite score combining normalized technical and financial scores.
Bidders must be a Transaction Advisor empanelled by the Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) under Panel A, have an average annual turnover of at least INR 6 crores in the last 3 financial years, and possess a positive net worth. Consortiums or subcontracting are not permitted.
Liquidated damages (LD) will be levied at 0. 5% of the payment value for each week or part thereof of delay in submission or acceptance of a deliverable, capped at 10% of the deliverable's payment value.
Pre-bid queries can be submitted by August 10, 2026.
Bids may be rejected if EMD is not submitted, if financial information is included in the technical bid, or if bidders fail to submit specified pre-qualification or technical proposal documents.