Two-Year Rate Contract for Crane Hiring Services for National Institute of Ocean Technology

This tender, reference number NIOT/HVT/1487/2026-27, is issued by the National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), a Central Government Ministry/Department, for the "Hiring of Crane, Rate contract for two years (2026-28)". The work, as detailed in the accompanying Tender Document, falls under the Miscellaneous Works product category and is a rate contract for a period of 730 days. The estimated tender value is ₹1,89,00,000, with an Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) of ₹3,78,000 payable to NIOT OTHER RECIPIENT ACCOUNT and at DIRECTOR, CANARA BANK, NIOT BRANCH, CHENNAI. This is an open tender with two covers: Cover 1 for Fee/PreQual/Technical documents including Mandatory Documents, and Cover 2 for the Finance/Price Bid Sheet. The tender document download period spans from October 15, 2026, 10:00 AM to November 5, 2026, 11:00 AM, with bid submissions accepted from November 2, 2026, 09:00 AM to November 5, 2026, 11:00 AM. The bid opening is scheduled for November 5, 2026, at 11:30 AM at NIOT Chennai. A pre-bid meeting will be held on October 23, 2026, at 11:00 AM at the NIOT Chennai address: Velachery - Tambaram Main Road, Narayanapuram, Pallikaranai, Chennai - 600 100, Tamil Nadu, INDIA. Clarifications can be sought between October 16, 2026, 09:00 AM and October 22, 2026, 05:00 PM. The Director, National Institute of Ocean Technology, is the Tender Inviting Authority.