Art Cafe and Creative Space Development, Operation, and Management in Panaji, Goa

The Entertainment Society of Goa (ESG), a State Government and UT organization, is inviting bids for an open tender categorized under Services, with the tender reference number ESG/26-27/Marketing/Cafeteria/14551. The core objective of this tender is the Appointment of an Agency for the design, development, establishment, operation, maintenance, and management of an Art Cafe / Curated Cultural and Creative Space located at the Multiplex Courtyard, ESG Complex, Panaji, Goa. This project falls under the Miscellaneous Services product category and requires an Item Rate form of contract.

Key dates for this tender process are as follows: the tender documents will be available for download from October 14, 2026, at 10:00 AM and will cease to be available on November 5, 2026, at 05:00 PM. Bid submissions are open from October 20, 2026, at 09:00 AM, with the final deadline for submission being November 5, 2026, at 05:00 PM. The bid opening is scheduled for November 6, 2026, at 03:00 PM. A pre-bid meeting will be held on October 19, 2026, at 03:00 PM at the ESG office, Maquinez Palace, Campal, Panaji - Goa, which is also the designated location for bid opening and the tender inviting authority.

Prospective bidders are required to submit a tender fee of ₹14,000, consisting of a processing fee of ₹6,000 and a tender fee of ₹8,000. An Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) of ₹1,20,000 is also mandatory, with exemptions allowed for those providing BG/ST. The tender involves two covers: Cover 1 for Fee/PreQual/Technical documents (including Annexures I-VII) and Cover 2 for the Bill of Quantities (BOQ) in Excel format. The tender is an open/advertised tender and is not subject to multi-currency allowances for fees or BOQ, nor does it allow for two-stage bidding or item-wise technical evaluation. The bid validity period is set at 90 days. The tender inviting authority is the CEO, ESG, with the office located at ESG, Maquinez Palace, Campal, Panaji - Goa.