NH/RO-SLG/P&C/NIT-11/2026-2027/11                                                   Dated : 11/06/2026 SECTION-0: NOTICE INVITING E-TENDER (NIT)(Domestic Open Competitive Bidding) Online electronic bids (e-tenders) under two cover system are invited on behalf of NHPC Limited (A Public Sector Enterprise of the Government of India) from domestic bidders registered in India. Description of work: “R & M of Filtration Plant, Iron Elimination Plant and Overhead Tank along with supervision at Vidyut Nagar, Siliguri”. Tender Specification No.:  NH/RO-SLG/P&C/NIT-11/2026-2027/11  Dated: 11/06/2026 Tender document can be viewed and GeM portal at https://gem.gov.in.The bid is to be submitted online only on https:// https://gem.gov.in. up to last date and time of submission of bids. Sale of hard copy of tender document is not applicable. Brief Details & Critical Dates of Tender:1.1 Brief Details of Tender: Items R & M of Filtration Plant, Iron Elimination Plant and Overhead Tank along with supervision at Vidyut Nagar, Siliguri.Tender Specification No. Custom Bid Service via GeM PortalGeM Bid No. Not Applicable for GeMEstimated cost of work                              Rs. 74,000/- in the form of Crossed Demand Draft in favour of “NHPC Limited” payable at “SBI, Hill Cart Road, Siliguri” OR in the form of Bank Guarantee issued by an Indian Nationalised Bank or any Scheduled Bank in India for EMD excess of Rs. 50,000/-.Bank guarantee shall be valid up to three months beyond the Bid validity period as per format appended as Annexure-I of ITB or Insurance Surety Bond (refer clause 4.0 of ITB).Completion Period / Schedule Bid validity will be as per GeM PortalIndependent External Monitor GSM (M), Procurement & Contract Division, Regional office, Siliguri, NHPC Ltd., Vidyut Nagar, Distt-Jalpaiguri, WB Pin: 734015, Email-pnc-rosiliguri@nhpc.nic.in 1.2     Critical Dates of Tender: As per GeM Bid No.  GEM/2026/B/7651074    Eligibility Criteria for Bidders: Bids of those Bidders who have not submitted the requisite Cost of bidding document and EMD (as per Instructions to Bidders (ITB) Clause 3.0 & 4.0) shall not be considered for evaluation, except in case of exemption as per Clause No. 3.2 & Clause No. 4.1 of ITB. The bidders must fulfil the following minimum Qualifying Criteria: - Qualification Criteria: The bidder should have latest Income Tax challan/ return/ Income Tax exemption certificate, PAN No., GST Registration No., EPF Registration No., and ESIC Registration No. (If Applicable), Mediclaim Policy Undertaking (in case ESI is not available). Average annual financial turnover during the last three (03) financial years ending 31st March of previous financial year should be at least 30% of the Annualized Estimated Cost*Experience of having successfully completed similar works during last 7(Seven) years ending  last day of the month previous to the one in which applications are invited should have satisfactorily completed, or have satisfactory performance certificate issued by the employer for the work done/performed, for not less than one year as a Prime Contractor for at least 80% of Annualized Estimated Cost* for single work of ‘similar nature’# or 50% of Annualized Estimated Cost* for each two works of ‘similar nature#’ or 40% of Annualized Estimated Cost* for each three works of ‘similar nature’#.                                                                                               Total Estimated Cost*Annualized Estimated Cost =                                                                          Period of Completion in years (n) In case period of the completion is less than 1 year then value of (n) will be considered as 1.  # Similar nature of work is defined as “Running & Maintenance of Filtration Plant, Iron elimination plant & cleaning of overhead tank/water treatment plant” in NHPC Limited/ State Govt. /Central Govt/ Public sector undertaking/ any private organization”  (In case of experience of private organization, TDS certificate of the organization is required)  Self-attested copies of relevant documents such as ‘Letter of Award’ along with ‘Completion /Performance/work done Certificate’ mentioning date of completion or duration of Performance/work done and final executed / work done/performed amount’ (as the case may be) should be submitted by the bidders in this regard. In case of experience certificates produced by the bidder for having executed works for Private Organizations, TDS Certificates shall also be produced along with experience certificate.  All Start-ups (whether MSEs or otherwise), falling within the definition as per Gazette notification- G.S.R. 501(E) dt. 23.05.2017 or as amended from time to time are exempted from meeting the qualification criteria in respect of Prior Experience-Prior Turnover subject to their meeting the quality and technical specification. However, the Employer reserves the right to deny such exemptions to Start-ups (whether MSEs or otherwise) in case of circumstances like procurement of items related to public safety, health, critical security operations and equipments etc. Declaration in this regard is to be submitted by the Bidder as per Annexure-VIII. (Note: Udyam registration (Major activity-Service) shall be the ONLY valid MSME registration document.) All Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) are exempted from meeting the qualification criteria in respect of Prior Experience-Prior Turnover in public procurement subject to meeting of quality and technical specifications for which necessary documents shall be submitted by such bidders. (Note: Udyam registration (Major activity-Service) shall be the ONLY valid MSME registration document.)The reference date for considering the period for eligibility / qualification requirements above shall be the last day of the month previous to the one in which tenders are invited.Each bidder must also produce with their Bid – PAN, Goods & Services Tax Identification No. (GSTIN), EPF Registration No. and ESIC Registration No.The Bidder should not have been banned / de-listed / black listed / debarred from business or declared ineligible on the grounds mentioned in para 6 of Guidelines on Banning of Business Dealings (Annexure-A) to Integrity Pact [if applicable], ITB Clause 9.0. Self-declaration in this regard is to be submitted as per enclosed Annexure-III.To improve transparency and fairness in tendering process and/or during execution of work undertaken, the Employer is implementing Integrity Pact as per Clause No. 9.0 of the ITB. The bidder must submit the Integrity Pact as per Proforma (Annexure-II) duly signed [if applicable] as per Clause 9.0 of ITB.Pre-contract Integrity Pact [if applicable] is to be executed on plain paper with NHPC Ltd. at the time of submission of Bids. The successful bidder (Contractor) shall submit duly executed Integrity Pact on Non-Judicial Stamp Paper of appropriate value prior to signing of Contract Agreement. To oversee the compliance under the Integrity Pact, Sh. Prabhash Singh and Sh. Upendra Malik have been appointed as an Independent External Monitor (IEM) by the owner.The Contact Address of IEM is as under:- Sh. Upendra Malik.B-108, NSG Society, Plot-2, Pocket-6, Builders Area, Greater Noida- 201315 (UP) Email:Upendra.malik@gmail.com The Bidder, against whom proceedings for insolvency under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy code 2016, or as amended from time to time, have started, shall not be eligible for bidding. Self-declaration in this regard is to be submitted as per enclosed Proforma (Annexure-X of Section-I). Bids of only those Bidders who are meeting the Eligibility Criteria specified above will be considered for evaluation and award of the Contract. Bidders will submit self attested requisite supporting documents and testimonials with their Bids to prove their credentials and claim of meeting the Eligibility Criteria. NHPC reserves the right to reject any or all tenders and shall not be bound to assign any reason for such rejection.In case of any difference between wordings of English and Hindi version of ‘Notice Inviting Tender’, English version shall prevail.   For and on behalf of NHPC Ltd.    GSM (M), P&C Division,  Regional-office, SiliguriEmail: pnc-rosiliguri@nhpc.nic.inMob: - 8826455200