Summary:
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### Key Business Points
#### 1. Project Overview & Scope
– **Organization:** Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam (Urban) / Construction & Design Services (C&DS).
– **Project:** Installation of a 100 kW Solar Panel System.
– **Location:** C&DS Headquarters, Vibhuti Khand, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow.
– **Estimated Cost:** ₹55.64 Lakhs (exclusive of GST, inclusive of labor).
– **Contract Type:** e-Tender (online bidding).
#### 2. Critical Dates & Timeline
– **Tender Document Availability:** February 28, 2026, to March 27, 2026.
– **Bid Submission Deadline:** March 27, 2026, by 4:00 PM.
– **Technical Bid Opening:** March 28, 2026, at 4:30 PM.
– **Financial Bid Opening:** Date to be communicated later to technically qualified bidders.
#### 3. Financial Requirements & Security
– **Tender Fee:** A non-refundable fee to be paid separately via RTGS/NEFT. The specific amount is detailed in the document’s bank account table.
– **Earnest Money Deposit (EMD):** A mandatory security deposit to be paid separately via RTGS/NEFT.
– For this project (estimated cost < ₹5 Cr.), the EMD is **2% of the estimated cost**.
– EMD can be paid via RTGS or as a Fixed Deposit Receipt/Bank Guarantee from a scheduled commercial bank.
– Failure to deposit the fee and EMD correctly will render the bid invalid.
– **Performance Guarantee:** 10% of the final contract cost must be submitted as a Bank Guarantee or FDR upon signing the contract.
– **Additional Performance Security:** Applicable if a bidder quotes prices significantly below the estimated cost.
– Up to 10% below estimate: No additional security.
– 10-15% below estimate: 1% additional security for each 1% quoted below.
– Beyond 15% below estimate: 2% additional security for each 1% quoted below.
#### 4. Bidder Eligibility & Qualification
– **Registration:** Bidders must be registered with C&DS, UP Jal Nigam, in the appropriate class.
– **Turnover & Capacity:**
– Bidders must have a minimum annual turnover, corrected for inflation using specified updation factors for the last five financial years.
– The “Assessed Available Bid Capacity” must be greater than the estimated project cost. The capacity is calculated using the formula: `2 x A x N – B`, where A is average annual turnover, N is project duration in years, and B is current project commitments.
– **Experience:** Bidders must provide details of similar works executed.
– **Exclusions:**
– Bidders who have had a contract rescinded in the last five years are ineligible.
– Bidders cannot participate if a near relative is posted in the supervisory chain of command.
– Retired government engineers must have permission from the state government to contract.
#### 5. Bid Submission Process
– **Platform:** All bids must be submitted online through the official e-procurement portal: `https://etender.up.nic.in`.
– **Document Upload:** Bidders must upload digitally signed copies of all required documents (see list in point 6 below). Original documents (except for Bank Guarantees) are not to be submitted unless specifically requested.
– **Bank Guarantee:** Original Bank Guarantees (if used for EMD) must be physically submitted to the Project Manager’s office by the next working day after the technical bid opening.
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