Department Of Higher Education Tender

Work Description - Passive Network Infrastructure Upgradation In Azad, Patel, Nehru And Zakir Hussain Hall Of&#x0d Residences

The Department of Higher Education, a Central Govt. Ministry/Department, invites open tenders for the crucial project of Passive Network Infrastructure Upgradation within Azad, Patel, Nehru, and Zakir Hussain Halls of Residence at IIT Kharagpur. This significant works contract, with a Tender Value of ₹2,47,80,00,000, necessitates experienced contractors. The tender, referenced as IIT/CIC/NW/PASSIVE/2025-26/10 and Tender ID 2025_DoHE_812223_1, requires submission in two covers: a Fee/PreQual/Technical cover and a Finance cover. Key dates include a document download and bid submission deadline of October 9th, 2025, at 03:00 PM, and a bid opening date of October 9th, 2025, at 04:30 PM. A pre-bid meeting is scheduled for September 18th, 2025, at 03:00 PM at the Computer and Informatics Centre, IIT KHARAGPUR, where the Bid Inviting Authority, Head, Computer and Informatics Centre, will address queries. Interested bidders must pay a non-refundable tender fee of ₹2,500 and provide an Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) of ₹5,00,000, payable offline to the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur. The project completion timeframe is 120 days, and bid validity is also 120 days. Tender documents, including the NIT (Tendernotice_1.pdf), are available for download. Bidders must adhere to the specified payment instrument guidelines, including Demand Draft and Bank Guarantee options, as detailed in the tender document.