Enhancing Lakshadweep Island Jetty Lighting for Safe Night Cargo and Passenger Handling

Work Description - Additional Electrification/ Improvement Of Jetty Area Lighting Facilities At Kavaratti, Agatti, Amini, Minicoy, Androth And Kalpeni For Handling Cargo And Passenger Movements During Night Hours

The Andaman Lakshadweep Harbour Works (ALHW), a Central Government Ministry/Department, through the Executive Engineer (Civil), ALHW, Kavaratti (Address: O/O THE DEPUTY CHIEF ENGINEER, ALHW, KAVARATTI), invites open tenders for "Additional electrification/ Improvement of Jetty area lighting facilities at Kavaratti, Agatti, Amini, Minicoy, Androth and Kalpeni for handling cargo and passenger movements during night hours." This crucial 'Works' project, specifically categorized under 'Electrical Works', aims to enhance operational safety and efficiency across these vital jetty areas in the Lakshadweep islands. The contract will be awarded on an 'Item Rate' basis, with an estimated Tender Value of ₹2,90,80,929 and a stipulated Period of Work of 270 days. The Tender Reference Number for this procurement is No.DCE/KVT/DB/T-22/26-27/1767 Dt.22.7.2026. Prospective bidders are required to submit an Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) of ₹5,81,620. This EMD can be paid via Demand Draft, FDR, Bankers Cheque, or Bank Guarantee, and should be payable to the DCE, LHW, KAVARATTI at CANARA/ SBI BANK, KAVARATTI. There is no Tender Fee for this bid. Key dates for this tender process are as follows: the ePublished Date is 22-Jul-2026 06:55 PM, with both the Document Download Start Date and Bid Submission Start Date commencing simultaneously on 22-Jul-2026 06:55 PM. The Document Download End Date and Bid Submission End Date are set for 12-Aug-2026 03:00 PM. Bids will be opened shortly thereafter on 13-Aug-2026 03:30 PM at ALHW, Kavaratti Island, UT of Lakshadweep. Bidders must submit their proposals in a two-cover system: Cover 1 (Fee/PreQual/Technical) must include the EMD, experience certificates, copy of PAN card/GST registration, scanned copy of Integrity Pact, and Power of Attorney, while Cover 2 (Finance) is reserved for the Price Bid. The primary tender document, "Tendernotice_1.pdf," along with other essential documents, is available for download.