Vaikom Ashtami Festival: Pandal, Pagoda, Queue Barricades, and Art Gallery Construction

This tender, Reference Number TDB/EEK/ET-63/2026-27, is being invited by the Executive Engineer, Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB), Kottayam, for the critical works related to the Ashtami Festival in 1202ME at Vaikom Devaswom, Vaikom group. The scope of work specifically includes the provision of a built-up pandal, pagoda, barricade for the queue system, and the establishment of an art gallery. This is an open tender categorized under "Civil Works - Others" with an estimated period of work of 45 days and a bid validity of 180 days. Bidders are required to submit their proposals through a two-cover system, with Cover 1 encompassing fee, pre-qualification, and technical documents, and Cover 2 dedicated to the financial bid. The Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) for this tender is ₹38,000, and the tender fee is ₹3,717, both payable online. Key dates for this tender include the document download start and end dates of October 1, 2026, 05:00 PM, and October 8, 2026, 10:00 AM, respectively. Bid submission will commence on October 1, 2026, 05:00 PM, and conclude on October 8, 2026, 10:00 AM. The bid opening is scheduled for October 9, 2026, at 10:00 AM at the office of the Executive Engineer, TDB, Kottayam. Prospective bidders are urged to carefully review all tender documents, including the Notice Inviting Tender (NIT), Preliminary Agreement, Integrity Pact Certificate, Affidavit, Form of Tender, e-payment requisition, Contract Data, SBD, and the BOQ, all of which are available for download. The project is located in Vaikom, with the office of the Executive Engineer situated at Kottayam - 686001.