Supply and Installation of Photoelastic Stress-Strain Experimental Setup

This tender is issued by the National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli, a Central Government Ministry/Department, for the supply and installation of a STRESS-STRAIN EXPERIMENTAL SETUP, specifically a PHOTOELASTIC STRESS-STRAIN system. The tender, identified by reference number 037/CAPEX(OH-35)/2026-27/MEC and Tender ID 2026_NITT_929365_1, is an open tender categorized under "Miscellaneous Goods" with a contract form of "Supply." The work is expected to be completed within 42 days. Key dates for this tender are as follows: Document download and bid submission commenced on October 8, 2026, at 05:30 PM. The bid submission deadline is October 29, 2026, at 05:30 PM, which is also the document download end date. The bid opening will take place on October 30, 2026, at 05:30 PM at the Stores and Purchase Section, NIT, Tiruchirappalli (Pincode 620015). The Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) required is ₹9,000, payable as per the tender document, with EMD through BG/ST or exemption being allowed. The tender involves four covers: Cover 1 for Fees (including scanned copy of EMD/Bid Security), Cover 2 for Pre-qualification documents (including declaration of no blacklisting, bidder profile, past experience, land border sharing declaration, manufacturer's authorization, checklist, audited balance sheets, and EMD returning/mandate forms), Cover 3 for Technical documents (including techno-commercial un-priced bid, tender acceptance letter, completion schedules, technical bid brochures/pamphlets, confirmation authorizing signatory, and technical bid forms in Excel and PDF), and Cover 4 for Finance (including scanned copy of the priced bid, Bill of Quantities (BOQ), and item-wise price bid breakup). The tender fee is ₹0.00. The tender is for goods and the duration of bid validity is 180 days. Dr. Raghu Ram Karthik Desu, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, is the Tender Inviting Authority.