Procurement Opportunity: IMPROVEMENTS TO THE ROAD TIRUVURU -TUNIKAPADU FROM KM 9/0 TO 28/0 IN NTR DISTRICT in NTR, ANDHRA PRADESH

GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH ROADS AND BUILDINGS DEPARTMENT E- NIT No. 35(1)/MDR Plan/ENC (MDR)/2026, Dt:12.06.2026 of Chief Engineer, (R&B) MDR & NABARD, Vijayawada Name of work: IMPROVEMENTS TO THE ROAD TIRUVURU -TUNIKAPADU FROM KM 9/0 TO 28/0 IN NTR DISTRICT Officer inviting bids: The Chief Engineer, (R&B) MDR & NABARD, Vijayawada. Bids are invited on the e-procurement platform for the above -mentioned work from the Contractors / Contracting firms registered with Government of Andhra Pradesh. The details of Tender conditions and terms can be downloaded from the electronic procurement platform of Government of Andhra Pradesh i.e., www.tender.apeprocurement.gov.in 1. Approximate Estimate Contract Value of work: Rs. 1,76,23,237/- 2. Contractors would be required to register on the e-Procurement Market place ?www.eprocurement.gov.in? and submit their bids online. The department will not accept any bid submitted in the paper form. 3. Tenders with an Excess of above 5% of the Estimate contract value shall summarily be rejected. 4. E.M.D. to be paid using Net banking/ RTGS/ NEFT from their registered bank accounts only / Bank Guarantee in favour of Superintending Engineer, (R&B), Vijayawada valid for 6 months at 1% of the estimated contract value of work for Rs.1,76,232/- (i.e., 1% of ECV) 5. Period of completion of work : 06 Months 6. The bidders can view/ down load the tender documents from the 'e? market place. 7. Form of contract - Lump sum contract 8. Class of Contractors eligible is as given below: Eligible class of contractor as per G.O. Ms. No: 178, I & CAD (PW-COD) Department, Dated: 27-09-1997 : Class I (Civil) & Above 132, T(R&B) Department, Dated: 11-08-1998 : Class I (Civil) & Above G.O.MS 8, T, R&B dated 8-1-2003 : Class II (Civil) & Above 94, I&CAD (PW&COD) Department, Dated: 01-07-2003 : Class II (Civil) & Above GOMS.No.63, WR Dept, Dt:13.11.2025: Class III (Civil) & above 9. Issue of Tender Documents : From 18.06.2026 at 03.00PM to 03.07.2026 up to 03.00 PM 10. Last Date & Time for Receipt of Bids : 03.07.2026 at 03.30 PM 11. Time and date of opening of tenders: (a) PQ Stage Date & Time : 03.07.2026 at 04.00 PM (b) Commercial Stage Date & Time : 05.07.2026 at 04.00 PM 12. Bid Validity Period : 90 Days Note: The dates stipulated above are firm and under no circumstances they will be relaxed unless otherwise extended by an official notification or happen to be public holidays. 7. Procedure for submission of Bids: a) Bidders need to contact Superintending Engineer (R&B) Circle, Vijayawada for information on e-Procurement. b) Bidders need to register on the electronic procurement market place of Government of Andhra Pradesh i.e., www.eprocurement.gov.in on registration on the e-Procurement market place they will be provided with a user id and password by the system using which they can submit their bids online. c) While registering on the e-procurement market Place, bidders need to scan and upload the required documents as per the Tender requirements onto their profile. The e procurement market place provides an on line self service Registration facility to such of the contractors or already Registered with respective participating departments for supply of specified goods and services. As an incentive for early Registration, Basic Registration by suppliers that allows them to participate in the e procurement process shall be enabled on the e procurement market place without levying of any Registration or subscription fee up to 31st March, 2003 or such later date as may be decided by the steering committee. However the e procurement market place may levy charges for such value added services as may be decided by the steering committee on the e procurement as laid down in the G.O.Ms.No. 2, Information and Technology & Communication Department, Dated: 15-01-2003. As per G.O. MS. No: 174, Dated: 01-09-2008 of I & CAD (PWD-R) Department: a) The bidders shall invariably upload the scanned copies of EMD paid in online statement in e-procurement system and this will be the primary requirement to consider the bid as responsive. b) The Department shall carry out the technical bid evaluation solely based on the uploaded certificates / documents, towards EMD paid in online statement of the e-procurement system and open the price bids of the responsive bidders. c) The department will notify the successful bidder for submission of original hard copies of all uploaded documents, Online payment towards EMD prior to entering into agreement. d) The successful bidder shall invariably furnish the EMD, original certificates / documents of the uploaded scanned copies to the Tender Inviting Authority before entering into agreement either personally or through courier or post and the receipt of the same with n the stipulated date shall be the responsibility of the successful bidder. The department will not take any responsibility for any delay in receipt / non-receipt of original Certificate / documents, from the successful bidder before the stipulated time. On receipt of documents, the Department shall ensure the genuinity of the all the certificates / documents uploaded by the bidder in e-procurement system in support of the qualification criteria before concluding the agreement. e) If any successful bidder fails to submit the original Hard Copies of uploaded certificate / documents, EMD with in the stipulated time or if any variation is noticed between the uploaded documents and the hard copies submitted by the bidder, the successful bidder will be suspended from participating in the tenders on e-procurement platform for a period of 3 years. The e-procurement system would deactivate the user ID of such defaulting successful bidder based on the trigger ? recommendation by the Tender Inviting Authority in the system. Besides this, the department shall invoke all processes of law including criminal prosecution of such defaulting bidder as an act of extreme deterrence to avoid delays in the tender process for execution of the development schemes taken up by the government. f) Successful (L1) tender shall furnish the original hard copies of all the documents / certificates / statement uploaded by him before concluding agreement to the Superintending Engineer, (R&B), Vijayawada. g) The tenderer shall be required to furnish a declaration in online stating that the soft copy supplied by them are genuine, any incorrectness /deviation noticed will be viewed seriously and apart from canceling the work duly forfeiting the EMD, criminal action will be initiated including suspension business. h) Steps for registration and submission of bids are described in detail in the ?Bidders Training Booklet? available with the department as well as at the above web site. 12. Qualification Requirements and submission of bids: The bidder should submit the following particulars invariably in formats specified in the tender schedule under Annexure-I along with necessary certificates, failing which his tender shall be treated as incomplete and summarily rejected. To qualify for consideration of award of the contract each tender should fulfill the following criteria and submit information in the form of certificates or statements issued by the competent authorities as prescribed: 1. Assessed available bid capacity as per formula (3AN-B) should be greater than the Estimate Contract Value as specified in the tender document. 2. The details and certificates are to be furnished as per the proforma/ formats available in the tender schedules vide Annexure-I for the following. 3. The bidder should have satisfactory completed similar works of value not less than Rs. 1,76,23,237 as a Prime Contractor in the same name and style in any one year during the financial years 2016-2017 to 2025 - 2026 updated to 2026-2027 price level. Sub contractor?s / GPA holder?s experience shall not be taken into account. 4. The Bidder should have executed the minimum quantities of items of work as given below in any one year during the last TEN financial years 2016-2017 to 2025 - 2026. The bidder should enclose certificate issued by the Engineer-in-Charge of the State/Central Government Departments undertakings not below the rank of E.E., or equivalent and countersigned by the officer of the rank of Superintending Engineer or equivalent. Certificate to be enclosed as prescribed in the format under Annexure-I. Sl. No. Item For this work 1 WMM/WBM/CRM (or Combined Quantity) 1444.00 Cum 2 BM/ DBM/ SDBC/ AC/ BC/ MSS (or Combined Quantity) 958.00 Cum ii) The tenderer should further demonstrate: I) The Contractor shall procure the Hot Mix Material to the work site duly maintaining the required laying temperature as per the specification and as per G.O. Ms. No. 46, T, R&B Department, Dated: 17-01-2005. Availability (either owned or leased) of the following key and critical equipment. A) Each bidder should further demonstrate : a) Availability [either owned or leased of the following key and critical equipment for this work)]. The bidder should submit the latest Certificate obtained from the Executive Engineer / Invoices for the owned machinery and lease deed along with proof of owning machinery for the leased machinery Sl. No Equipment type and characteristics Minimum Nos required 1 Batch type Hot Mix Plant 100-120 TPH (either Own or Lease ) within 100 km Distance 1 No 2 Hydro Static Paver Finisher with sensor 1 No 3 Smooth wheeled rollers 1 No 4 Vibratory Road Rollers 1 No 5 Front End Loader 1 No 6 Wet Mix plant/Pug mill 1 No The Key and Critical equipment certificate issued issued by any Executive Engineer should not be earlier than One year (ie., should not be earlier than 16.06.2025). The tenderer shall upload either a certificate issued by the Executive Engineer or self declaration on Non - judicial stamp paper worth Rs 100/- as prescribed in the statement V of the Bid document along with sufficient proof in support of owning the equipment such as invoice/certificate of Registration. In case of lease the tenderer should upload the lease deed executed on Non - judicial stamp paper worth Rs 100/- along with sufficient proof in support of owning the equipment by the Lessor such as invoice/certificate of Registration For all the works wherever the work involves the provisions of Dense Bituminous Mixes such as DBM and BC, the usage of 100/120 TPH batch mix plant is mandatory vide: G.O. Rt .No:180 T(R&B)(R.I) department dated 19-6-2017 and the tenderer should demonstrate either they own or lease the 100/120 TPH, HMP which is within a distance of 100 kms from the work site. The bidder has to produce documentary evidence of having owned/ Leased Hot mix plant 100-120 TPH within 100 KMs from the work site along with route map. Proof of Owning or Leasing of Batch type Hot mix plant of 100/120 TPH Capacity located with a distance of 100 Kms distance from the work site as per GO Rt No 180 T,R&B (R-I) department dated 19-06-2017 is made mandatory. The tenderer shall obtain and upload a certificate signed by the Executive Engineer certifying that the tenderer is having Batch type Hot mix plant of 100/120 TPH Capacity and it?s location and for leased Batch type Hot mix plant of 100/120 TPH, the tenderer shall upload a lease agreement and a certificate signed by the Executive Engineer certifying that the lessor is having Batch type Hot mix plant of 100/120 TPH Capacity and it?s location. Certificate issued by any Executive Engineer should not be earlier than One year (ie., should not be earlier than 16.06.2025). Further the tenderer shall upload an affidavit certifying that the said hot mix plant is located within 100 Km from the work site, along with route map which shall have to be confirmed by the Superintending Engineer during evaluation. Availability of the following key technical personal with adequate experience: a) Graduate Engineer: 1 No b) Diploma holder: 1 No II) Liquid assets and / or credit facilities of not less than Rs. 88,11,618.5 Credit facility/letter of credits/Solvency certificates from Nationalised/Scheduled Commercial Banks in the prescribed proforma and ((or) Net worth Certificate issued by the Charted Accountant for bidding purpose as per G.O.Ms.No.129, dt. 05.10.2015 of Water Resources (Reforms) Dept, Govt. of A.P. The solvency certificate / Net worth certificate shall not be earlier than ONE YEAR (ie., should not be earlier than 16.06.2026). III) E.M.D. to be paid using Net banking/ RTGS/ NEFT from their registered bank accounts only/ Bank Guarantee in favour of Superintending Engineer (R&B), Eluru valid for 6 months at 1% of the estimated contract value of work for Rs.1,76,232/- (i.e., 1% of ECV) 5. The tenderer is subjected to be black listed and the EMD forfeited if he is found to have misled or furnished false information in the forms / statements / certificates submitted in proof of qualification requirements or record of performance such as abandoning of work not properly completed in earlier contracts, inordinate delays in completion of the works, litigation history and / or financial failures and /or participated in the previous tendering for the same work and had quoted unreasonable high bid prices. 6. Even while execution of the work, if found that the contractor had produced false/fake certificates of experience he will be black listed and the contract will be terminated. 7. All participate bidders shall pay 0.03 % of Estimate Contract Value + 18.00% of service tax i.e. Rs.6239/- towards transaction fee at the time of bid submission through the Electronic payment Gateway to the Managing Director, A.P.T.S., Vijayawada and the successful bidder shall pay 0.04% of ECV i.e. Rs.7050/- towards corpus fund payable to the Managing Director, A.P.T.S, Vijayawada in online e procurement platform with the successful bidder login ID, at the time of concluding agreement and hand over payment details to the Superintending Engineer, (R&B), Vijayawada. 8. The bidder shall authenticate the bid with his Digital certificate for submitting the Bid electronically on e-procurement platform and the bids not authenticated by the digital certificate of the bidder will not be accepted on the e-procurement platform.

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The bidder shall submit his response through Bid submission to the tender on eProcurement platform at www.apeprocurment.gov.in by following the procedure given below. The bidder would be required to register on the e-procurement market place https://tender.apeprocurement.gov.in and submit their bids online. Offline bids shall not be entertained by the Tender Inviting Authority for the tenders published in e-procurement platform. The bidders shall submit their eligibility and qualification details, Technical bid, Financial bid etc., in the online standard formats displayed in eProcurement web site. The bidders shall upload the scanned copies of all the relevant certificates, documents etc., in support of their eligibility criteria/technical bids and other certificate/documents in the eProcurement web site. The bidder shall sign on the statements, documents, certificates, uploaded by him, owning responsibility for their correctness/authenticity. The bidder shall attach all the required documents for the specific tender after uploading the same during the bid submission as per the tender notice and bid document. The Bidder shall also ensure prior to Final Bid submission that the Encryption certificate present in the DSC Key token is the same as that mapped into his Profile page in the Eprocurement system. Service provider shall not be responsible for Non-submission of Bid in case there is a variance in the Encryption certificate between the Key token and the Uploaded certificate in the Bidders profile in the Eprocurement system. Registration with eProcurement platform: For registration and online bid submission bidders may contact HELP DESK. https://tender.apeprocurement.gov.in Digital Certificate authentication: The bidder shall authenticate the bid with his Digital Certificate for submitting the bid electronically on eProcurement platform and the bids not authenticated by digital certificate of the bidder will not be accepted on the eProcurement platform. For obtaining Digital Signature Certificate, you may please Contact: You may please Contact Registration Authorities of any Certifying Authorities in India. The list of CAs are available by clicking the link https://tender.apeprocurement.gov.in/digital-signature.html# 3. Hard copies: i) Vide ref. G.O.Ms.No.174, I&CAD dept dated:1-9-2008, submission of original hard copies of the uploaded scanned copies of Proof of online Payment (Remittance)/BG towards EMD by participating bidders to the tender inviting authority before the opening of the price bid is dispensed forthwith. ii) All the bidders shall invariably upload the scanned copies of Proof of online Payment (Remittance)/BG in eProcurement system and this will be the primary requirement to consider the bid responsive. iii) The department shall carry out the technical evaluation solely based on the uploaded certificates/documents, Proof of online Payment (Remittance)/BG towards EMD in the eProcurement system and open the price bids of the responsive bidders. iv) The department will notify the successful bidder for submission of original hardcopies of all the uploaded documents Proof of online Payment (Remittance)/BG towards EMD prior to entering into agreement. v) The successful bidder shall invariably furnish the original Proof of online Payment (Remittance)/BG towards EMD, Certificates/Documents of the uploaded scan copies to the Tender Inviting Authority before entering into agreement, either personally or through courier or post and the receipt of the same within the stipulated date shall be the responsibility of the successful bidder. The department will not take any responsibility for any delay in receipt/non-receipt of original Proof of online Payment (Remittance)/BG towards EMD, Certificates/Documents from the successful bidder before the stipulated time. On receipt of documents, the department shall ensure the genuinity of the Proof of online Payment (Remittance)/BG towards EMD and all other certificates/documents uploaded by the bidder in eProcurement system. In support of the qualification criteria before concluding the agreement. 4. The GO. Ms. No. 174 -I&CAD dated: 1-9-2008 Deactivation of Bidders If any successful bidder fails to submit the original hard copies of uploaded certificates/documents, Proof of online Payment (Remittance)/BG towards EMD within stipulated time or if any variation is noticed between the uploaded documents and the hardcopies submitted by the bidder, as the successful bidder will be suspended from participating in the tenders on eProcurement platform for a period of 3 years. The eProcurement system would deactivate the user ID of such defaulting bidder based on the trigger/recommendation by the Tender Inviting Authority in the system. Besides this, the department shall invoke all processes of law including criminal prosecution of such defaulting bidder as an act of extreme deterrence to avoid delays in the tender process for execution of the development schemes taken up by the government. Other conditions as per tender document are applicable. The bidder is requested to get a confirmed acknowledgement from the Tender Inviting Authority a proof of Hardcopies submission to avoid any discrepancy. 5. Payment of EMD: It is mandatory for all participant bidders to electronically pay EMD Online by utilizing the 'Payment Gateway Service on E-Procurement platform'. The Electronic Payment Gateway accepts all Master and Visa Credit Cards issued by any bank and Direct Debit facility/Net Banking/NEFT payment modes through ICICI Bank and/or Axis Bank Payment Gateways to facilitate the transaction. This is in compliance as per G.O.Ms. 08 dated 08.05.2016. A GST of 18.00% + Bank charges on the transaction amount payable to APTS shall be applicable. In addition to this, Bidders can also pay the EMD through Download of PDF format of RTGS Challan for respective Payment gateway and pay the EMD through their Parent Bank account. Once the EMD is received by the EProcurement application, Bidders can automatically continue with their Bid Submission online. IMPORTANT NOTE REGARDING EMD PAYMENT: 1. Bidders are encouraged to use only Net banking facility for payment of EMDs as far as possible for faster refunds in case of unsuccessful Bids for the Tender. 2. Bidders are advised not to use RTGS Challan downloads at the penultimate hour of Bid submission closing as any delay by their banker would not enable Bid submission on the platform. Please allow a minimum of 60 minutes for enabling 'Continuation of Bid Submission' from the time the Pool Account receives credit of the EMD from the Bidders Bank for both NEFT and RTGS Transfers. For RTGS Transfers, the Pool Account can get immediate credit whereas NEFT transfers would follow RBI Payment Cycle time. 3. Bidders are advised to pay EMD Online atleast T-1 or T-2 days before Bid submission closing date (T= Bid submission closing date) to avoid last minute delays and denials of successful Bid submission and to take care of any delays in Banking procedures. Un Successful Bidder EMD Refund process: - The bid is declared unsuccessful, under the following circumstances. Bid submitted by the bidder is not the lowest bid. Upon Finalization of the L1 Bid. Technical Disqualification of the Bid in case of 2 cover system. EMD paid but bid not submitted EMD refund will be initiated by the Tender Inviting Authority directly and through Online only and through the same payment channels as EMD received by the Department. (RTGS / NEFT /Credit Card /Debit Card refund), within 30 days from the date of publishing the Decision / Result. However, Service Provider /GoAP will not be held responsible for the delays occurring due to banking channels/procedures/processes of the respective vendor. IMPORTANT NOTE REGARDING EMD REFUNDS: Bidders are requested to use discretion in their choice of payment channel for remittance of EMD. Time taken for Refunds under Ideal conditions: 1. Net Banking / NEFT / RTGS Challan: One (1) Banking Business Day from time of initiation of refund by Tender Inviting Authority subject to RTGS/NEFT timings of RBI. 2. Credit card/ Debit card: 7-10 working days from time of initiation of refund by the Tender Inviting Authority. However, this may be longer in case of certain bank cards. In case of delays, bidders are requested to contact the Card issuing Bank for faster resolution. 6. Payment of Transaction Fee: It is mandatory for all the participant bidders from 1st January 2006 to electronically pay a Non-refundable Transaction fee to M/s. APTS , the service provider through 'Payment Gateway Service on E-Procurement platform'. The Electronic Payment Gateway accepts all Master and Visa Credit Cards issued by any bank and Direct Debit facility/Net Banking of ICICI Bank, Axis Bank to facilitate the transaction. This is in compliance as per G.O.Ms. 13 dated 07.05.2006. A GST of 18.00% + Bank charges on the transaction amount payable to APTS shall be applicable. The participating bidders will pay a transaction fee @ 0.03% of ECV (estimated contract value) with a cap of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand only) for all works with ECV upto Rs.50 crores, and Rs.25,000/- (Rupees twenty five thousand only) for works with ECV above Rs.50 crores, at the time of bid submission electronically. For tenders wherever ECV is not available i.e., for goods and services, the transaction fee shall be calculated on quoted value. GST as levied by the GOI on transaction fee, electronic payment gateway charges shall be borne by the bidders. 7. Corpus Fund: As per GO MS No.4 User departments shall collect 0.04% of ECV (estimated contract value) with a cap of Rs. 10,000 (Rupees ten thousand only) for all works with ECV upto Rs.50 Crores, and Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees twenty-five thousand only) for works with ECV above Rs.50 Crores, from successful bidders on eProcurement platform before entering into agreement / issue of purchase orders, towards eprocurement fund in favour of Managing Director, APTS . There shall not be any charge towards eProcurement fund in case of works, goods and services with ECV less than and upto Rs. 10 lakhs 8. Tender Document: The bidder is requested to download the tender document and read all the terms and conditions mentioned in the tender Document and seek clarification if any from the Tender Inviting Authority. Any offline bid submission clause in the tender document could be neglected. The bidder has to keep track of any changes by viewing the Addendum/Corrigenda issued by the Tender Inviting Authority on time-to- time basis in the E-Procurement platform. The Department calling for tenders shall not be responsible for any claims/problems arising out of this. 9. Bid Submission Acknowledgement: The bidder shall complete all the processes and steps required for Bid submission. The system will generate an acknowledgement with a unique bid submission number after completing all the prescribed steps and processes by the bidder. Users may also note that the bids for which an acknowledgement is not generated by the e-procurement system are treated as invalid or not saved in the system. Such invalid bids are not made available to the Tender Inviting Authority for processing the bids. The Government of AP are not responsible for incomplete bid submission by users.