V.o. Chidambaranar Port Trust Tender

Work Description - Allotment Of Open Space To Vocpa Licensed Stevedoring And Shore Handling Agents Inside Custom Notified Area Zone A For Parking Of Cargo Handling Equipments On Short Term License Basis For A Period Of 5 Years With 2 Percentage Annual Escalation Throug

V.O.Chidambaranar Port Trust, a Public Sector Undertaking, invites open tenders for the allotment of open space to VOCPA Licensed Stevedoring and Shore Handling Agents inside the Custom Notified Area zone A. This allotment is for parking of cargo handling equipment on a short-term license basis for a period of 5 years, with a 2% annual escalation. The Tender Reference Number is TRA/WCRE/7/23-TRA/E4543/D-1094, and the Tender ID is 2025_VOCPT_261169_1. The ePublished Date and Document Download Start Date are both December 31, 2025, at 06:30 PM. Interested parties can download the tender document until January 21, 2026, at 03:00 PM, with the Bid Submission End Date also set for January 21, 2026, at 03:00 PM. The Bid Submission Start Date is January 8, 2026, at 03:00 PM, and the Bid Opening Date is January 22, 2026, at 03:30 PM. A fixed EMD of ₹2,34,123 is required, though EMD exemption is allowed through BG/ST or EMD Exemption. A Pre-Bid Meeting will be held on January 8, 2026, at 11:00 AM at the VOCPA Admin Building. The tender documents, including the NIT and BOQ, are available for download. The Tender Fee is ₹0.00. Bidders must submit their offers in two covers, including technical and financial details. The tender validity period is 180 days, and the period of work is 1825 days. The Traffic Manager, VOCPA, serves as the Tender Inviting Authority.