Tender Overview
The Cochin Port Trust in Ernakulam, Kerala invites bids for the supply of galvanized steel wire rope. The tender area covers Ernakulam 682001 with procurement under the Galvanized Steel Wire Rope category. The document indicates a flexible quantity clause allowing up to 25% increase/decrease in bid quantity at contract award and during the contract. Delivery timing references begin from the last date of the original delivery order, with a minimum extension period of 30 days and a proportional time formula for additional quantity. No start/end date, estimated value, or EMD details are provided in the available data. The absence of BOQ items suggests a potentially limited or placeholder specification. This tender emphasizes quantity fluctuation rights and delivery scheduling mechanics as critical bid considerations.
Technical Specifications & Requirements
- Primary item: Galvanized Steel Wire Rope (category implication only; no technical specs issued)
- BOQ: 0 items listed; no quantitative breakdown available
- Delivery terms: extended delivery time calculated as (Additional quantity รท Original quantity) ร Original delivery period, minimum 30 days
- Quantity flexibility: purchaser can alter up to 25% of contracted quantity during and after award
- EMD/Estimated value: not specified in the current data; no standards or certifications stated
- Location: Ernakulam, Kerala (682001); procurement category aligns to steel rope supply
- Key differentiator: explicit option clause governing quantity and delivery over the contract term
Terms, Conditions & Eligibility
- Option Clause: quantity may vary by up to 25% at contract placement and during currency at contracted rates
- Delivery schedule: commences from last date of the original delivery order; extended delivery time uses the stated formula with a minimum 30 days
- Compliance: bidders must adhere to the option clause and delivery methodology as described
- Documentation: no detailed EMD amount or qualification criteria provided in the available text; bidders should anticipate standard government bid documents
- Language: terms are presented in English with occasional non-Latin text artifacts
- Overall: bidders should prepare for a potentially flexible order volume and a delivery window that can extend beyond the initial order date
