Right of Use Leasing of Spare Dark Fibers for Paradip to Raipur and Korba Optical Fibre Cable Pipelines

Work Description - Group-2-right Of Use (leasing) Of Spare Dark Fibres Of Optical Fibre Cable (ofc) In Various Pipelines Of Iocl &#x0d Group-2-paradip To Raipur And Korba

IndianOil, a Central Government Ministry/Department, is seeking bids for the leasing of spare dark fibers of Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) under Group-2, specifically for the Paradip to Raipur and Korba pipelines. This open tender, with Tender ID 2026_PLHO_190340_2 and reference number PLCC/OFC Leasing/TI/26035, invites applications from qualified entities for the right of use of these crucial telecommunication infrastructure components. The contract type is a Tender cum Auction, with a proposed work period of 3650 days. Key critical dates include the document download and bid submission period commencing on July 2, 2026, at 2:00 PM and concluding on August 26, 2026, at 2:30 PM. Bids will be opened on August 27, 2026, at 3:00 PM, with a bid validity of 120 days. A pre-bid meeting is scheduled for July 9, 2026, at 3:00 PM, to be conducted online. The Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) is fixed at ₹6,72,000, with options for EMD through BG/ST or exemption allowed. The tender involves four distinct covers for submissions: Cover 1 for EMD proof/exemption, Cover 2 for pre-qualification documents including audited financial statements and commercial annexures, Cover 3 for technical qualification documents, and Cover 4 for financial bids and the Bill of Quantities (BoQ). Interested parties can download tender documents from July 2, 2026, to August 26, 2026. The Tender Inviting Authority is GM (Contracts) at Indian Oil Corporation Limited (Pipelines Division), A-1, Udyog Marg, Sector-1, NOIDA (UP) 201 301, INDIA.