Kathua Forest Nursery Sapling Maintenance and Care Services 2026-27

The FOREST DEPARTMENT, through the office of the Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Kathua, is inviting open tenders for the critical work of maintaining 14,500 nos. of poly-bagged saplings under CAMPA NPV and 2,000 nos. of poly-bagged saplings under CAMPA CA. This essential nursery maintenance will take place at Chak Sona Nupa Nursery within the Kathua Forest Range of the Kathua Forest Division for the fiscal year 2026-27. The tender, designated as Tender Reference Number 51 of 2026-27 and Tender ID 2026_FD_328566_1, is valued at ₹43,890. Bidders are informed that tender documents can be downloaded starting from October 17, 2026, at 02:10 PM, with the download window closing on October 23, 2026, at 06:00 PM. The bid submission period commences on October 17, 2026, at 03:00 PM and concludes on October 23, 2026, at 06:00 PM. The bid opening is scheduled for October 24, 2026, at 01:30 PM at the office of the DFO Kathua. An Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) of 3.0%, amounting to ₹1,317, is required, payable to DFO Kathua at Kathua, with exemptions allowed through BG/ST. A tender fee of ₹600 is also stipulated, payable to DFO Kathua at Kathuar, with exemptions being permitted. The contract will be of the Item Rate form, and the work is expected to be completed within 45 days. The bid validity period is 90 days. This is a two-cover tender system, with Cover 1 for Fee/PreQual/Technical documents and Cover 2 for Finance/BOQ.