JP Gen- Provision of fire detection & suppression system in IIIrd floor Central Railway Hospital -Jaipur building & entire DRM office building Jaipur
Ministry of Railways
Electrical Department, DRM Office Power House Road, Near Jaipur Railway Station Jaipur
Delivers to
Jaipur, Rajasthan
Overview
22 facts from the tenderMinistry of Railways published this works tender on eProcure on 10 Oct 2026, for Jaipur, Rajasthan. The estimated value is ₹2.4 Cr and the EMD is ₹4.9 L. It closes on 4 Nov 2026, 3:00 pm IST. Tender ID 92232636 · Ref EL-JP-17R-III-2025-26.
Timeline
- Published10 Oct 2026 · 3:38 pm
- Bidding startsin 7d 12h21 Oct 2026
- Closes4 Nov 2026 · 3:00 pm
Bidding
- Bid type
- Open/Advertised
- Contract type
- Works - General · Expenditure
- Tender type
- Open
- Tendering section
- POWER
- Bidding system
- Single Packet System
- Bidding style
- Single Rate for Tender
- Validity of offer
- 90 days
- Completion period
- 12 Months
- Tender document cost
- None
- JV / consortium
- Not allowed
- Ranking order
- Lowest to Highest
- Expenditure type
- Capital (Works)
- Pre-bid meeting
- None
Buyer
- Inviting authority
- JAIPUR DIVISION-ELECTRICAL/NORTH WESTERN RLY
- Organisation type
- Central Govt. Ministry/Department
- Product category
- Railway related Products
- Location
- Jaipur, Rajasthan · the inviting office's place
- Portal
- eProcure
- Inviting officer
- DRM/Electrical/JaipurJAIPUR DIVISION-ELECTRICAL/NORTH WESTERN RLY
Important dates
- Published
- 10 Oct 2026, 3:38 pm IST
- Bidding starts
- 21 Oct 2026
- Closes
- 4 Nov 2026, 3:00 pm IST
Declarations by the buyer
- Complies with the Public Procurement (Make in India) Order 2017
- The tender inviting authority confirms this tender does not violate the GFR rules on procurement through GeM
- Bidders from a country sharing a land border with India must be registered with the competent authority
Schedule of work
95 items| Item | Quantity | Railways’ estimated rate | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1As per tender documents attached | 300 Metre | ₹985.95 | ₹2,95,785 |
| 2As per tender documents attached | 500 Metre | ₹1,362.99 | ₹6,81,495 |
| 3As per tender documents attached | 250 Metre | ₹2,000.92 | ₹5,00,230 |
| 4As per tender documents attached | 125 Metre | ₹2,397.26 | ₹2,99,657.50 |
| 5As per tender documents attached | 300 Metre | ₹1,360.03 | ₹4,08,009 |
| 6As per tender documents attached | 500 Metre | ₹1,946.64 | ₹9,73,320 |
| 7As per tender documents attached | 2 Numbers | ₹20,041.64 | ₹40,083.28 |
| 8As per tender documents attached | 2 Numbers | ₹16,396.61 | ₹32,793.22 |
| 9As per tender documents attached | 13 Numbers | ₹10,365.09 | ₹1,34,746.17 |
| 10As per tender documents attached | 4 Numbers | ₹6,815.95 | ₹27,263.80 |
| 11As per tender documents attached | 2 Numbers | ₹4,271.29 | ₹8,542.58 |
| 12As per tender documents attached | 38 Numbers | ₹3,967.04 | ₹1,50,747.52 |
| 13As per tender documents attached | 18 Numbers | ₹5,287.74 | ₹95,179.32 |
| 14As per tender documents attached | 13 Numbers | ₹7,127.06 | ₹92,651.78 |
| 15As per tender documents attached | 5 Numbers | ₹12,255.06 | ₹61,275.30 |
| 16As per tender documents attached | 4 Numbers | ₹1,48,353.94 | ₹5,93,415.76 |
| 17As per tender documents attached | 25 Numbers | ₹6,139.82 | ₹1,53,495.50 |
| 18As per tender documents attached | 70 Numbers | ₹4,250.52 | ₹2,97,536.40 |
| 19As per tender documents attached | 35 Numbers | ₹1,967.96 | ₹68,878.60 |
| 20As per tender documents attached | 20 Numbers | ₹6,892.76 | ₹1,37,855.20 |
| 21As per tender documents attached | 5 Numbers | ₹11,324.35 | ₹56,621.75 |
| 22As per tender documents attached | 4 Numbers | ₹5,399.17 | ₹21,596.68 |
| 23As per tender documents attached | 15 Numbers | ₹6,214.39 | ₹93,215.85 |
| 24As per tender documents attached | 20 Numbers | ₹16,071.68 | ₹3,21,433.60 |
| 25As per tender documents attached | 8 Numbers | ₹14,754.75 | ₹1,18,038 |
| 26As per tender documents attached | 16 Numbers | ₹2,225.31 | ₹35,604.96 |
| 27As per tender documents attached | 5 Numbers | ₹12,667.17 | ₹63,335.85 |
| 28As per tender documents attached | 15 Numbers | ₹2,884.67 | ₹43,270.05 |
| 29As per tender documents attached | 20 Numbers | ₹1,216.35 | ₹24,327 |
| 30As per tender documents attached | 20 Numbers | ₹4,743.27 | ₹94,865.40 |
| 31As per tender documents attached | 550 Metre | ₹385.88 | ₹2,12,234 |
| 32As per tender documents attached | 100 Metre | ₹431.76 | ₹43,176 |
| 33As per tender documents attached | 550 Metre | ₹533.36 | ₹2,93,348 |
| 34As per tender documents attached | 400 Metre | ₹644.78 | ₹2,57,912 |
| 35As per tender documents attached | 400 Metre | ₹822.57 | ₹3,29,028 |
| 36As per tender documents attached | 500 Numbers | ₹407.46 | ₹2,03,730 |
| 37As per tender documents attached | 250 Numbers | ₹541.38 | ₹1,35,345 |
| 38As per tender documents attached | 20 Numbers | ₹4,285.78 | ₹85,715.60 |
| 39As per tender documents attached | 525 Numbers | ₹1,285.73 | ₹6,75,008.25 |
| 40As per tender documents attached | 18 Numbers | ₹39,242.75 | ₹7,06,369.50 |
| 41As per tender documents attached | 2 Numbers | ₹3,00,924.43 | ₹6,01,848.86 |
| 42As per tender documents attached | 2 Numbers | ₹5,00,014.32 | ₹10,00,028.64 |
| 43As per tender documents attached | 2 Numbers | ₹95,983.37 | ₹1,91,966.74 |
| 44As per tender documents attached | 2 Numbers | ₹19,985.26 | ₹39,970.52 |
| 45As per tender documents attached | 5 Numbers | ₹2,793.45 | ₹13,967.25 |
| 46As per tender documents attached | 5 Numbers | ₹17,143.12 | ₹85,715.60 |
| 47As per tender documents attached | 2 Numbers | ₹2,58,795.21 | ₹5,17,590.42 |
| 48As per tender documents attached | 11 Numbers | ₹3,320.93 | ₹36,530.23 |
| 49As per tender documents attached | 20 Numbers | ₹8,758.72 | ₹1,75,174.40 |
| 50As per tender documents attached | 40 Numbers | ₹2,671.47 | ₹1,06,858.80 |
| 51As per tender documents attached | 6 Numbers | ₹4,729.51 | ₹28,377.06 |
| 52As per tender documents attached | 2 Numbers | ₹3,51,201.04 | ₹7,02,402.08 |
| 53As per tender documents attached | 2 Numbers | ₹70,858.24 | ₹1,41,716.48 |
| 54As per tender documents attached | 625 Numbers | ₹3,340.71 | ₹20,87,943.75 |
| 55As per tender documents attached | 400 Numbers | ₹140.64 | ₹56,256 |
| 56As per tender documents attached | 54 Numbers | ₹5,498.99 | ₹2,96,945.46 |
| 57As per tender documents attached | 40 Numbers | ₹3,855 | ₹1,54,200 |
| 58As per tender documents attached | 38 Numbers | ₹4,231.93 | ₹1,60,813.34 |
| 59As per tender documents attached | 26 Numbers | ₹3,516.54 | ₹91,430.04 |
| 60As per tender documents attached | 7 Numbers | ₹5,274.81 | ₹36,923.67 |
| 61As per tender documents attached | 5,600 Numbers | ₹161.63 | ₹9,05,128 |
| 62As per tender documents attached | 60 Numbers | ₹1,546.92 | ₹92,815.20 |
| 63As per tender documents attached | 1 Numbers | ₹35,53,171.55 | ₹35,53,171.55 |
| 64As per tender documents attached | 2 Numbers | ₹31,178.42 | ₹62,356.84 |
| 65As per tender documents attached | 4 Numbers | ₹19,856.71 | ₹79,426.84 |
| 66As per tender documents attached | 240 Metre | ₹2,783.35 | ₹6,68,004 |
| 67As per tender documents attached | 2 Numbers | ₹1,97,738.81 | ₹3,95,477.62 |
| 68As per tender documents attached | 1 Numbers | ₹2,10,976.46 | ₹2,10,976.46 |
| 69As per tender documents attached | 3,800 Metre | ₹20.08 | ₹76,304 |
| 70As per tender documents attached | 300 Metre | ₹112.01 | ₹33,603 |
| 71As per tender documents attached | 300 Metre | ₹40.43 | ₹12,129 |
| 72As per tender documents attached | 500 Metre | ₹1,181.65 | ₹5,90,825 |
| 73As per tender documents attached | 200 Metre | ₹420.21 | ₹84,042 |
| 74As per tender documents attached | 200 Metre | ₹137.43 | ₹27,486 |
| 75As per tender documents attached | 400 Metre | ₹98.40 | ₹39,360 |
| 76As per tender documents attached | 10 Numbers | ₹4,886.97 | ₹48,869.70 |
| 77As per tender documents attached | 10 Numbers | ₹9,990.65 | ₹99,906.50 |
| 78As per tender documents attached | 30 cum | ₹1,923.73 | ₹57,711.90 |
| 79As per tender documents attached | 398 Kg | ₹53.62 | ₹21,340.76 |
| 80As per tender documents attached | 3 Numbers | ₹66,535.59 | ₹1,99,606.77 |
| 81As per tender documents attached | 3 Numbers | ₹80,183.28 | ₹2,40,549.84 |
| 82As per tender documents attached | 3 Numbers | ₹37,651.81 | ₹1,12,955.43 |
| 83As per tender documents attached | 3 Numbers | ₹61,288.97 | ₹1,83,866.91 |
| 84As per tender documents attached | 6 Numbers | ₹19,532.96 | ₹1,17,197.76 |
| 85As per tender documents attached | 6 Numbers | ₹28,122.64 | ₹1,68,735.84 |
| 86As per tender documents attached | 6 Numbers | ₹4,830.20 | ₹28,981.20 |
| 87As per tender documents attached | 6 Numbers | ₹5,610.44 | ₹33,662.64 |
| 88As per tender documents attached | 500 Metre | ₹320.92 | ₹1,60,460 |
| 89As per tender documents attached | 12 Numbers | ₹12,858.84 | ₹1,54,306.08 |
| 90As per tender documents attached | 12 Numbers | ₹8,400.78 | ₹1,00,809.36 |
| 91As per tender documents attached | 12 Numbers | ₹6,857.66 | ₹82,291.92 |
| 92As per tender documents attached | 1,000 Metre | ₹112.03 | ₹1,12,030 |
| 93As per tender documents attached | 20 Numbers | ₹1,753.79 | ₹35,075.80 |
| 94As per tender documents attached | 19 Numbers | ₹6,160.35 | ₹1,17,046.65 |
| 95As per tender documents attached | 202 Metre | ₹265.89 | ₹53,709.78 |
| Total | ₹2,43,54,016.11 |
The total matches the advertised value.
Documents
5 files- PDFNotice inviting tenderviewNitPdf_5558632.pdf (opens in a new tab)
- PDFGCC 2022GCC_April-2022_2022_CE-I_CT_GCC- 2022_POLICY_27_04_222.pdfNo direct link in the notice; see the notice, page 19
- PDFAdvance correction slipsAdvanceCorrectionSlipsNo1to12GCC- 20221.pdfNo direct link in the notice; see the notice, page 19
- PDFTender DocumentsESTD-17R-III_merged.pdfNo direct link in the notice; see the notice, page 19
- PDFAnnexure-V(A)Annexure-V(A).pdf (opens in a new tab)
Documents to submit
Commercial-Compliance
- Document required
DOCUMENT REQUIRED FOR Sole Proprietorship Firm All documents in terms of Para 10 of the Tender Form (Second Sheet) of GCC APRIL-2022 with including correction slip upto date.
- Document required
DOCUMENT REQUIRED FOR HUF
- A copy of notarized affidavit on Stamp Paper declaring that he who is submitting the tender on behalf of HUF is in the position of 'Karta' of Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) and he has the authority, power and consent given by other members to act on behalf of HUF.
- All other documents in terms of Para 10 of the Tender Form (Second Sheet) of GCC APRIL-2022 with including correction slip up to date
- Document required
DOCUMENT REQUIRED FOR Partnership Firm All documents as mentioned in para 18 of the Tender Form (Second Sheet)of GCC APRIL-2022 with including correction slip up to date
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DOCUMENT REQUIRED FOR Company registered under Companies Act2013 :
- The copies of MOA (Memorandum of Association) / AOA (Articles of Association) of the company.
- A copy of Certificate of Incorporation
- A copy of Authorization/Power of Attorney issued by the Company (backed by the resolution of Board of Directors) in favour of the individual to sign the tender on behalf of the company and create liability against the company.
- All other documents in terms Para 10 of the Tender Form (Second Sheet) of GCC APRIL-2022 with all correction slip
- Document required
DOCUMENT REQUIRED FOR LLP (Limited Liability Partnership)
- A copy of LLP Agreement
- A copy of Certificate of Incorporation
- A copy of Power of Attorney/Authorization issued by the LLP in favour of the individual to sign the tender on behalf of the LLP and create liability against the LLP.
- An undertaking by all partners of the LLP that they are not blacklisted or debarred by Railways or any other Ministry / Department of the Govt. of India from participation in tenders / contracts as on the date of submission of bids, either in their individual capacity or in any firm/LLP or JV in which they were / are partners/members. Concealment / wrong information in regard to above shall make the contract liable for determination under Clause 62 of the Standard General Conditions of Contract.
- All other documents in terms of Para 10 of the Tender Form (Second Sheet)of GCC APRIL-2022 with including correction slip up to date.
- Document required
DOCUMENT REQUIRED FOR Registered Society & Registered Trust :
- A copy of Certificate of Registration
- A copy of Memorandum of Association of Society/Trust Deed
- A copy of Power of Attorney in favour of the individual to sign the tender documents and create liability against the Society/Trust.
- A copy of Rules & Regulations of the Society
- All other documents in terms of Para 10 of the Tender Form (Second Sheet)of GCC APRIL-2022 with including correction slip upto date.
- Document optional
Please enter the percentage of local content in the material being offered. Please enter 0 for fully imported items, and 100 for fully indigenous items. The definition and calculation of local content shall be in accordance with the Make in India policy as incorporated in the tender conditions.
Eligibility
Special Financial Criteria
- Document required
FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AS PER ADVANCE CORRECTION SLIP NO. 1 OF GCC DATED 14.07.22 : The tenderer must have minimum average annual contractual turnover of V/N or Vwhichever less; where V= Advertised value of the tender in crores of Rupees N= Numberof years prescribed for completion of work for which bids have been invited. The averageannual contractual turnover shall be calculated as an average of "total contractualpayments" in the previous three financial years, as per the audited balance sheet.However, in case balance sheet of the previous year is yet to be prepared/ audited, theaudited balance sheet of the fourth previous year shall be considered for calculatingaverage annual contractual turnover. The tenderers shall submit requisite information asper Annexure-VIB, along with copies of Audited Balance Sheets duly certified by the Chartered Accountant/ Certificate from Chartered Accountant duly supported by Audited Balance Sheet.
Special Technical Criteria
- Document required
FOR ALL TYPE FIRM AND ALL VALUE OT TENDER The contractor should have validElectrical contractor license issued by Govt. and submit along with tender document.
- Document required
DEFINATION OF SIMILAR NATURE OF WORK FOR THIS TENDER Work of Fire Fighting System.
- Document required
Experience in similar nature of work The tenderer must have successfully completed orsubstantially completed any of the following during last 07 (seven) years, ending last dayof month previous to the one in which tender is invited: Three similar works each costingnot less than the amount equal to 30% of advertised value of the tender, or Two similar works each costing not less than the amount equal to 40% of advertised value of the tender, or One similar work each costing not less than the amount equal to 60% of advertised value of the tender. As detailed in Para 10.1 of Tender Form ( Second sheet) of Part 1 of attached GCC-2022.
Partnership firm/Joint Venture (JV) / Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) / Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) etc.
Please submit a certificate in the prescribed format (please download the format from the link given below). Non submission of the certificate, or submission of certificate either not properly filled in, or in a format other than the prescribed format shall lead to summary rejection of your offer. ( Click here to download the Format of Self Certification)
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Commercial conditions
- EMD
- ₹487,100
- Tender fee
- None
Terms & conditions
14 conditionsCheck Lst
Tender document and all the uploaded supporting documents must be digitally signed by the authorized signatory for tender, in token of their acceptance.
General Instructions
TENDERER MUST GO THROUGH THE TENDER DOCUMENTS TO ACCERTAIN AND GET THEM KNOWLEDGE OF GENERAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT, TENDERING CONDITIONS OF E TENDERING AND DOUBLE BID SYSTEM. THE TENDERER MUST ALSO GO THROUGH THE OTHER DOCUMENTS SUCH AS SPECIAL CONDITION, SPECIFICATIONS, DRAWINGS, SCOPE OF WORK ETC ATTACHED AS DOCUMENTS ON THE WEBSITE.
IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS TO TENDERERS
- The offer will be evaluated based on certificates enclosed with the original offer only. The Railways will not enter into any correspondence to get these certificates subsequently and the offer shall be evaluated based on the documents submitted along with the offer.
- Please note that the completion certificate issued by an executive must indicate the following necessary information : Description of work, organization for whom executed, value of contract at the time of award and date of scheduled completion of work, final value of contract( i.e. actual completion cost), actual date of physical completion of work.
The quantities shown above are approximate and to give a General guideline Railway reserves the right to increase or decrease or to delete any of the items
All rates quoted in the tender shall be deemed to be inclusive of all Taxes royalties payable by the contractor s to the Government or public body or local authority and no additional amount will be paid or claim entertained on this account by the Railway
It is responsibility of the tenderer that they ensure to see any corrigendum of the tender to check the corrigendum on the website from time to time
It is the responsibility of the Contractor to arrange the Payment of the labour employed for the work through Bank as per Minimum Wages Act
ILLEGIBLE DOCUMENTS UPLOADED ARE LIABLE TO BE REJECTED No
The Railway reserves the right to verify all statements, information and documents submitted by the bidder in his tender offer, and the bidder shall, when so required by the Railway, make available all such information, evidence and documents as may be necessary for such verification. Any such verification or lack of such verification, by the Railway shall not relieve the bidder of its obligations or liabilities hereunder nor will it affect any rights of the Railway thereunder.
The execution of work shall be jointly planned to suit the priority of work and same will be generally followed. However, due to change in priorities, in the execution of particular phase of work, the same will have to be done and followed for proper execution in phase with Engineering works.
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Prices quoted by the contractor should be firm commercially and inclusive of all taxes, duties leviable on works contract. If any successful tenderer shall produce documentary evidence of taxes/ duties paid by him to the State Government/Central Government while claiming the payment , no such extra payments will be paid to the successful tenderer.
The date of publishing of tender on IREPS website shall be treated as date of publication of tender notice for the purpose of calculation of sufficient notice period for tender i.e. 21 days
Special Conditions
Materials having a total value exceeding 5 lakh shall be inspected by RITES/Third Party or as decided by Sr.DEE/G/JP. The cost of the initial inspection shall be borne by the Railway. In case of rejection during inspection, the cost of all subsequent inspections, including the initial inspection, shall be borne by the contractor/firm.
Special condition of contract for mandatory updation of Labour data on Railway's shramik kalyan portal by contractor. (As per Railway board letter no. 2018/CE-I/CT/4 dated. 17.10.2018).The special condition is as under:- Contractor is to abide by the provisions of payment of wages act & minimum wages act in term of clause 54 and 55 of Indian Railway General condition of contract. In order to ensure the same, an application has been developed and hosted on website 'www.shramikkalyan.indianrailways.gov.in'. Contractor shall register his firm/company etc. and uploaded requisite details of labour and their payment in this portal. These details shall be available in public domain, and compliance on subjected matter as of GCC APRIL-2022 with including correction slip up to date.
Bidder declarations (12)
Undertakings
I / We also hereby agree to abide by the of GCC APRIL-2022 with including correction slip upto date. and latest correction till date of tender opening to carryout the work according to the special conditions of contract and specifications of materials and works as laid down by the railway in the Annexed special condition and the current specification for material
I / We have studied the Documents attached and hereby agree and sign the uploaded documents
Certifications
I/we the tenderer (s) am/are signing this document after carefully reading the contents.
I/We the tenderer(s) also accept all the conditions of the tender and have signed all the pages in confirmation thereof.
I/we hereby declare that I/we have downloaded the tender documents from Indian Railway website www.ireps.gov.in . I/we have verified the content of the document from the website and there is no addition, no deletion or no alteration to the content of the tender document. In case of any discrepancy noticed at any stage i.e. evaluation of tenders, execution of work or final payment of the contract, the master copy available with the railway Administration shall be final and binding upon me/us.
I/we declare and certify that I/we have not made any misleading or false representation in the forms, statements and attachments in proof of the qualification requirements.
I/We also understand that my/our offer will be evaluated based on the documents/credentials submitted along with the offer and same shall be binding upon me/us.
I/We declare that the information and documents submitted along with the tender by me/us are correct and I/we are fully responsible for the correctness of the information and documents, submitted by us.
I/we certify that I/we the tenderer(s) is/are not blacklisted or debarred by Railways or any other Ministry / Department of Govt. of India from participation in tender on the date of submission of bids, either in individual capacity or as a HUF/ member of the partnership firm/LLP/JV/Society/Trust.
I/we understand that if the contents of the certificate submitted by us are found to be forged/false at any time during process for evaluation of tenders, it shall lead to forfeiture of the Bid Security and may also lead to any other action provided in the contract including banning of business for a period of upto two year. Further, I/we and all my/our constituents understand that my/our offer shall be summarily rejected.
I/we also understand that if the contents of the certificate submitted by us are found to be false/forged at any time after the award of the contract, it will lead to termination of the contract, along with forfeiture of Bid Security/Security Deposit and Performance guarantee and may also lead to any other action provided in the contract including banning of business for a period of upto two year.
I/We have read the clause regarding restriction on procurement from a bidder of a country which shares a land border with India and certify that I am/We are not from such a country or, if from such a country, have been registered with the competent Authority. I/We hereby certify that I/we fulfil all the requirements in this regard and am/are eligible to be considered (evidence of valid registration by the competent authority is enclosed)
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