Chilled Water Infrastructure Development at BARC Visakhapatnam

Work Description - Supply Laying Installation Testing Of Underground Chilled Water Supply Line Alongside Of C- Road Towards Western Side Of Main Site, Barc (v), Atchutapuram, Near Visakhapatnam.

The Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), specifically its Visakhapatnam unit, through the Chief Engineer, BARC Visakhapatnam, extends an invitation for open tenders from eligible contractors for a significant works project. This tender, identified by Reference Number BARC (V)/TQS (M)/Chilled Water Pipe/22 Dated 13.07.2026, concerns the supply, laying, installation, and testing of an underground chilled water supply line. The critical infrastructure development will be undertaken alongside the C-road towards the western side of the main site at BARC (V), Atchutapuram, near Visakhapatnam. The estimated value of this item-rate contract is ₹14,27,11,864, with a stipulated period of work spanning 540 days. Bidders are required to submit an Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) of ₹26,84,000, payable to the Pay and Accounts Officer, BARC, at Visakhapatnam. Notably, there is no tender fee associated with this procurement, and the bid validity period is set for 180 days. Submissions will follow a two-cover system, encompassing Fee/Pre-qualification/Technical details in Cover 1 and the Financial Bid in Cover 2. Prospective bidders should note the key dates: the tender was ePublished and available for document download from 15-Jul-2026 at 05:00 PM. A mandatory pre-bid meeting is scheduled for 29-Jul-2026 at 11:30 AM at the UC-1 Meeting Room, UC-1 building, BARC(V) main campus, Gajuwaka - Yellamanchili Road, Maduturu Sub Post Office, Visakhapatnam-531 011. The bid submission window opens on 17-Aug-2026 at 03:00 PM and will close on 27-Aug-2026 at 03:30 PM, which is also the final date for document download. The technical bids will be opened on 10-Sep-2026 at 11:00 AM at BARC, Atchutapuram, Visakhapatnam. Interested parties are strongly encouraged to thoroughly review all tender documents, including the NIT (Tendernotice_1.pdf), Financial Bid (BOQ_964150.xls), and other supporting documents, available for download.