OFC Laying Works: Trenching and HDD along Palacode - Denkanikottai Route

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), a Government of India Enterprise, invites eligible contractors to participate in an open tender for comprehensive trenching, Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD), and other allied works. This tender, referenced as DE CN Tx Projects/MA/NIT/ 2026-27/11, pertains to the OFC Laying Works for Section No. DE/OFC/SLM/ OT-03/26-27 along the Palacode - Denkanikottai 48F LD OFC Route, with a specified work period of 70 days and a bid validity of 240 days. The tender is being issued by the Divisional Engineer, Core Network Transmission-South, BSNL, Madurai. Prospective bidders are required to submit a Tender Fee of ₹590 and an Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) of ₹75,000, payable to AO (HQCO) O/o CGM, STR, BSNL, Chennai-32. The tender documents will be available for download from 08-Oct-2026, 10:00 AM, until 29-Oct-2026, 05:00 PM. The bid submission deadline is also 29-Oct-2026, 05:00 PM, with the bid opening scheduled for 03-Nov-2026, 11:00 AM. Bidders must adhere to the two-cover submission system, with Cover 1 encompassing fee/pre-qualification/technical documents and Cover 2 containing the financial bid. Further details regarding eligibility criteria and submission requirements are available within the tender documents.