Canal Vegetation and Silt Clearance for Budhlada and Biroke Branches

This tender, initiated by the Department of Water Resources and invited by the Executive Engineer Lehal Canal Division Patiala, concerns a crucial civil works project for the internal clearance of various vegetative overgrowth and silts within specific canal sections. The scope of work encompasses the manual removal of weed, jalla, deela, sarkanda, jungle booti, dhora, and silts from the inner sections of Budhlada 0-24524, Minor No. 1 of Budhlada Branch, Biroke Branch, and Minor Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4 of Biroke Branch. This open tender, with a tender value of ₹9,30,000 and an Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) of ₹18,600, is presented in two covers, with the first cover for Fee/PreQual/Technical documents and the second for the financial bid. Key dates for interested parties include the document download start and end dates, and bid submission start and end dates, all falling between September 22, 2026, and October 5, 2026. The bid opening is scheduled for October 5, 2026. A pre-bid meeting will be held on September 30, 2026, at the Lehal Canal Division WRD Punjab Patiala. The contract will be based on an item rate for a period of 60 days, with a bid validity of 120 days. The tender fee is ₹1,500, comprising a ₹500 tender fee and a ₹1,000 processing fee, payable online. Bidders are reminded that this is a rate contract and EMD exemption through BG/ST is permitted.