Tender

Government Rules regarding Tender formalities/ e-Tender Procedure/ Technical Evaluation/ Financial Bid Opening/ Acceptance of Lowest Bidder/ Letter of Indent etc.

Modification of Financial Power for Acceptance of Tender

If none of the L1 bidder is ready to offer further reduction of rates, the bidder with higher credential based on parameters, as mentioned in A(ii) above may be selected among L1 bidders.
Floating of Fresh Tenders in the New Portal (www.tenders.wb.gov.in)

To resolve the issue of space crunch and infrastructure constraints in the old portal (www.wbtenders.gov.in) it is hereby decided that the following Department and its subordinate offices will henceforth float all their fresh e-tenders only in the new portal:
Timely Initiation of Tenders to Prevent Extension of Contract

Proposals for extension or renewal of existing contracts will not be entertained under any circumstances and cannot be fait accompli due to lack of timely due diligence.
Tender Committee for P.W.D. Electrical and IT Works, 2026

Tender Committees for Electrical Wing are re-constituted; as follows, for evaluating and recommending tenders related to electrical & IT works of Public Works Department to the concerned authority for according sanction towards acceptance of tender/(s).
Tender Committee for P.W.D. Civil Works, 2026

Tender Committees for different wings of department are re-constituted for evaluating and recommending tenders of work value beyond 5 Crore and up to 10 Crore pertaining to the works of different wings of Public Works Department.
New Portal for Online Receipt/ Refund of EMD/ Tender Fees

Expansion of scope of the new portal (www.tenders.wb.gov.in) and introduction of the facilities for online Receipt/ Refund of EMD/ Tender fees.
SOP regarding Execution of different Works by HRBC under PWD

Proposal for creating a dedicated Head of A/C will be placed for works of HRBC under guidance of F.A set up of PWD.
Streamlining Documents Upload to the e-Tenders Portal

All concerned parties are hereby directed to upload only those documents to the etenders portal that are strictly necessary, in order to ease the strain on NIC servers.
Incorporation of Indian Standards in Procurement Policy

Any deviation from Indian Standards or inclusion of additional parameters must be justified with specific reasons and are to be recorded in writing by the Tender Inviting Authorities.
Financial and Technical Vetting Power of SSE under PWD

Senior Superintending Engineer of this Department will enjoy financial and technical vetting power equal to that of Superintending Engineer of this Department.