Rural Development Department Tender

The required prior work experience for the bidder includes experience in similar nature of projects such as road works, bridge works, building works, irrigation works, and other similar projects. The bidder needs to provide information on similar projects completed or substantially completed during the last eight years, as well as projects in progress during the last five years. The information to be provided for completed projects includes the name of the employer, name of the project, agreement amount, agreement number, date of starting the work, stipulated date of completion, actual date of completion, year-wise expenditure incurred, and reasons for delay in starting or completion, if any. For projects in progress, the bidder needs to provide the name of the employer, name of the project, agreement amount, and agreement number. The bidder also needs to provide a certificate from the Engineer-in-Charge not below the rank of S.E./E.E for the completed projects. The value and percentage of similar works completed are not explicitly mentioned, but the bidder needs to provide the agreement amount and the actual expenditure incurred on these projects, which can be used to calculate the value and percentage of work completed. The values like amount and percentage mentioned include 5% and above and below 10% difference between estimated cost and bid amount, 50% of the difference between estimated cost and bid amount as additional performance security, 10% and above difference between estimated cost and bid amount, 150% of the difference between estimated cost and bid amount as additional performance security, 1.5% per month compensation for delay, and 10% of the tendered value of work as the maximum compensation for delay. Additionally, the bidder's experience in similar nature of projects will be evaluated as part of the bid evaluation process, and the bidder needs to have executed works worth 50% of the estimated cost put to tender during any three financial years taken together of the last preceding eight years. The minimum value of the project for availing the incentive clause is also mentioned, which includes Building work/PH work: Rs. 40.00 lakhs, Road work: Rs. 3.00 crores, and Irrigation work: Rs. 10.00 crores. The incentive for timely completion is on a graduated scale of 1% to 5% of the contract value, based on the percentage of the contract period completed before the stipulated date.