ESIC Agartala Hospital PMC Pre-Bid Reply 2025
ESIC Headquarters, New Delhi has published its formal replies to pre-bid queries for the Project Management Agencies (PMC) tender for the Construction of a 100-bedded ESIC Hospital at Shyamlibazar, Agartala, Tripura on deposit mode basis. The notice is signed by the Chief Engineer on 23 September 2025 under reference No. W-11/13/41/Agartala/Hospital/Tender/2024-PMD (Tender ID 2025_ESIC_848192_1). Bidders raised five substantive queries on the service-charge clause, financial-strength clause, PSU category banding, GRIHA/LEED rating and 10% performance guarantee, and ESIC has examined each query but ruled that the existing NIT conditions shall prevail.
Quick Glance
Tender PMC for 100-bed ESIC Hospital Agartala · Ref W-11/13/41/Agartala/Hospital/Tender/2024-PMD · Dated 23 Sep 2025 · Queries 5 · Outcome NIT prevails
About the Pre-Bid Reply
ESIC HQ had earlier issued a Notice Inviting Tender (NIT) inviting PSUs to act as Project Management Agencies (PMC) for Construction of a 100-bedded ESIC Hospital at Shyamlibazar, Agartala, Tripura on deposit mode basis. The tender is hosted on the Central Public Procurement Portal under Tender ID 2025_ESIC_848192_1 against reference No. W-11/13/41/Agartala/Hospital/Tender/2024-PMD.
At the pre-bid stage, prospective PMC bidders raised five substantive queries asking ESIC to relax the service-charge clause, ease the financial-strength clause, broaden PSU category banding, drop the GRIHA/LEED rating clause and reduce the 10% performance guarantee. On 23 September 2025, the office of the Chief Engineer (PMD) examined each query and issued a consolidated pre-bid replies notice. ESIC's remark against every query is that the existing NIT conditions shall prevail.
Important Links
Download Pre-Bid Replies (Agartala PMC, English, PDF): https://esic.gov.in/attachments/tenderfile/Replies_to_Pre_bid_queries_of_the_bidders_for_Construction_of_100_bedded_ESIC_Hospital_at_Shyamlibazar_Agartala_Tripura_on_deposit_mode_basis_English_1758614383.pdf
CPP Portal (Tender ID 2025_ESIC_848192_1): https://eprocure.gov.in/eprocure/app
ESIC Tenders Page (Official): https://esic.gov.in/tenders/index
Summary of Bidder Queries and ESIC's Position
Query | NIT Reference | Bidder's Request | ESIC's Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Pg 20, Clause 1.10 - Service Charge | Current tender does not specify any minimum percentage criterion, raising questions about consistency of evaluation | Refer Section-2, Instruction to bidders, Clause 1.10 - NIT conditions prevail |
2 | Pg 26, Clause 1(iii) of Section-3 - Bidder should not have incurred any loss in more than two of the last 5 consecutive balance sheets (audit for FY 2024-25 may not be complete) | Allow positive annual profit for 3 years (though not consecutive); recognise that FY 2024-25 audit may not be complete | Refer Section-3, Qualifying Criteria, Clause 1.iii and Clause 3.1.2 - NIT conditions prevail |
3 | Pg 29, Clause 3.2.2 - Navratna and above / Mini Ratna Cat 1 / Mini Ratna Cat 2 | Make the criterion more inclusive to foster wider participation and ensure transparency | NIT conditions prevail |
4 | Pg 31 - Awards/certification as per GRIHA/LEED Standards (number of completed Hospital/Institutional/Public-building/Office projects executed in last 7 years) | Omit the clause | NIT conditions prevail |
5 | Pg 44, Clause 4.0 - PSUs will submit Performance Guarantee/Security at 10% of approved estimated cost within 2 weeks of A/A&E/S, valid up to 1 year after completion | Reduce to 10% of PMC/Agency charges only (or 10% of total work value excluding PMC charges via sub-contractor) | NIT conditions prevail |
In every case, ESIC's reasoning is that the existing clauses reflect the agency's intent for the Agartala hospital scope and will not be relaxed at this stage.
What Bidders Should Do Next
PSU bidders preparing their PMC proposal for the Shyamlibazar, Agartala hospital must comply with the five clauses exactly as drafted - the service-charge clause (Pg 20, 1.10), the 5-year consecutive balance-sheet test (Pg 26, 1(iii)), the PSU category marking (Pg 29, 3.2.2), the GRIHA/LEED project-count clause (Pg 31) and the 10% performance guarantee clause (Pg 44, 4.0).
Bidders without a complete FY 2024-25 audit must still meet the 5-year consecutive balance-sheet test using the available audited years. Similarly, the 10% performance guarantee on approved estimated cost remains unchanged - any attempt to substitute a lower performance security in the financial bid risks rejection for non-compliance with the NIT.
Important Instructions
This document is a pre-bid reply notice, not a tender corrigendum. No date, scope or financial figure of the parent NIT has been amended through this notice.
The replies are signed by the Chief Engineer of ESIC HQ on 23 September 2025.
All other terms and conditions of the parent NIT (Tender Reference W-11/13/41/Agartala/Hospital/Tender/2024-PMD; Tender ID 2025_ESIC_848192_1) remain unaltered.
Bidders should continue to monitor https://eprocure.gov.in/eprocure/app and https://www.esic.nic.in/tenders for any subsequent corrigendum or notice.
Final Words
The ESIC Agartala Hospital PMC Pre-Bid Reply 2025 confirms that all five queries raised by bidders have been examined but not acceded to; the parent NIT for the 100-bedded ESIC Hospital at Shyamlibazar, Agartala, Tripura on deposit mode basis stands without amendment. PSU bidders preparing their PMC proposal should download the replies PDF, align their bid to the unchanged service-charge, financial-strength, PSU category, GRIHA/LEED and performance-guarantee clauses, and continue tracking the CPP Portal for any further notice. For more ESIC PMC tenders and pre-bid notices, keep visiting SarkariWorld.org.