Ichamati River Water Hyacinth and Jungle Clearing in Gaighata

The IRRIGATION AND WATERWAYS DEPT., a State Government organisation, through the Tender Inviting Authority, SE ATTACHED TO CE SOUTH, located at the Office of the Chief Engineer, South, Jalasampad Bhavan, Salt Lake City, Kolkata, PIN-700 091, invites eligible bidders for an Open Tender under the Works category. The tender reference number is WBIW/SE/CE(S)/NIT-02e/2026-27 (Tender ID: 2026_IWD_1028620_1), with the tender title "WBIW/SE/CE(S)/NIT-02e/2026-27, SL 01". This procurement seeks to engage a contractor for the crucial work of clearing and removal of water hyacinth, including thick and thorny jungles, from a 31 km stretch of the Ichamati River, specifically from Gunarmath Bridge Ch 07.2 Km to Kalanchi BSF camp Ch. 138.2 Km, within Block Gaighata, N24 Pgs. This project has a tenure of 12 months (365 days) from the date of award, with an estimated tender value of ₹1,65,17,464. Bidders are required to submit an Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) of ₹3,30,349, which is 2.0% of the tender value and is exempt for eligible entities via BG/ST. The bid submission period commences on 18-Jun-2026 at 10:00 AM and concludes on 23-Jul-2026 at 02:00 PM, with the bids scheduled to be opened on 24-Jul-2026 at 11:00 AM at the Office of the Chief Engineer, South, IW Dte. The contract form will be on a Percentage basis, and the tender is structured with two covers, one for Fee/PreQual/Technical documents and another for Finance (BoQ).