Comprehensive Electrical Supply and Border Fencing Replacement with Acoustic Sensing System

The Central Public Works Department (CPWD), through its office of the Executive Engineer (E), Amritsar, is inviting bids for a composite tender encompassing significant electrical works and infrastructure development. This open tender, with Tender ID 172859 and NIT/RFP No. 07/CE/BFLZ/2026-27, seeks qualified contractors for the provision of permanent electrical supply to 196 Naka cum Machans and 349 Fixed Defence Posts (FDPs) within the Area of Responsibility (AOR) of Jammu Frontier BSF, specifically under Package-2 covering 134 Naka cum Machans and 233 FDPs. Additionally, the tender includes the critical work of replacing old and damaged fencing with a new design single-row fence across a length of 157.204 Kms in the AOR of Sri Ganga Nagar Sector, Rajasthan. This fencing replacement also entails the Supply, Installation, Testing, and Commissioning (SITC) of an Optical Fiber-based Distributed Acoustic Sensing system, spanning 3.5 Kms from BOP Pulmora to BOP Mullakot, under the jurisdiction of SHQ BSF Amritsar, Punjab. The estimated cost for these comprehensive works is ₹16,89,46,876, with an Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) of ₹26,89,469 required in the form of a Demand Draft, Banker's Cheque, FDR, Insurance Surety Bond, or Bank Guarantee favoring the Executive Engineer (E), Border Flood Lighting Division, CPWD, Amritsar, Punjab. Bidders are advised that tender documents can be downloaded from October 19, 2026, 04:08 PM, until November 3, 2026, 03:00 PM. The bid submission period also commences on October 19, 2026, 04:08 PM, and concludes on November 3, 2026, 03:00 PM, with the bid opening scheduled for November 3, 2026, at 03:30 PM. A pre-bid meeting will be held on October 23, 2026, at 11:30 AM at the CPWD East Block 4, Level 7, RK Puram, New Delhi. Prospective bidders must ensure they meet all mandatory eligibility criteria, including possessing an appropriate class enlistment order, a valid electrical contractor license or an undertaking to obtain one, GST registration for Jammu Kashmir and Punjab (or an undertaking to obtain it), and an undertaking for site inspection and structural stability. The time allowed for completion of the works is 180 days.