New Chengalpet-Kancheepuram OFC Route Construction via HDD and Open Trenching

Work Description - Optical Fiber Cable Construction Work Includes Open Trench,hdd And Other Allied Works In Section No De/cntx/cni/cpt-kcm/26-27/sec-02 From Km 33/0 On Sh-58 To Km 39/0 On Sh-58 Of Chengalpet-kancheepuram-48f New Ofc Route

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (a Government of India Enterprise), through its Divisional Engineer located at Third Floor, Annex Building, East Masi Telephone Exchange, Madurai, invites eligible bidders for an Open Tender (Reference Number: DE CN Tx Projects/MA/NIT/ 2026-27/09 Dated at Madurai the 09.07.2026) for Optical Fiber Cable (OFC) construction work. This critical project involves OFC laying, including open trench, Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD), and other allied works, specifically for Section No. DE/CNTX/CNI/CPT-KCM/26-27/Sec-02, covering the route from KM 33/0 to KM 39/0 on SH-58 of the Chengalpet-Kancheepuram-48F new OFC route in Chennai. The tender process is structured with a two-cover system (Technical and Financial) under the 'Works' category for OFC Laying Works. The tender document download and bid submission commenced on July 9, 2026, at 10:00 AM. The last date for document download and bid submission is July 30, 2026, at 05:00 PM. Bids will be opened on August 4, 2026, at 11:00 AM, in Madurai. A non-refundable Tender Fee of INR 590/- and an Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) of INR 80,100/- are required. Both the Tender Fee and EMD are payable to "AO (HQCO) O/o CGM, STR, BSNL, Chennai-32" at Chennai, with exemptions allowed for eligible bidders. Payment can be made via Demand Draft, ECS, Bank Guarantee, NEFT, or RTGS. The estimated period of work is 42 days, and the bid validity period is 240 days.