###Human: "Part I- INSTRUCTIONS TO THE BIDDERS
1. GENERAL
1.1. Scope of the Bid :-
1.1.1. The Assistant Engineer, LSGD Section Pulincunnu invites bids from contractors
registered with Kerala Public Works Department or from any State or Central
Government Engineering Departments which are having similar functionalities like
Kerala PWD for the Work detailed in the Notice Inviting Tender (NIT).
1.1.2 Throughout these bidding documents:
a) The terms 'in writing' means communicated in written form and delivered against
receipt;
b) except where the context requires otherwise, words indicating the singular also include
the plural and words indicating the plural also include the singular; and any reference to
masculine gender shall whenever required include feminine gender and vice versa.
c) " day" means calendar day.
d) The terms " bid " and " tender " and their derivatives " Bidder/tenderer, bid/tender,
bidding/tendering etc., " are synonymous.
e) The term " Employer " shall mean Government of Kerala.Employer will carry out its
functions and obligations through officers who have been delegated powers for the same.
f) The " Tender Inviting Authority " , " Accepting Authority " and the " Agreement
Authority " means the officer who has invited and received bids for the Work and has
executed agreement for execution on behalf of the Employer. The Tender Inviting
Authority, Accepting Authority and the Agreement Authority shall be one and the same
person unless otherwise specified.
g) " Contract Price " means price approved by the Employer after bidding and stated in the
Letter of Acceptance and thereafter as adjusted in accordance with the provisions of the
Contract.
1.1.3 The bid invited shall be of item rate contract
1.1.4 The mode of this tender is e-tender
1.2. Source of funds 
1.2.1 The expenditure on this Work will be met from the Plan/Non plan allocation of State
Government/Central Government funds/Funds allocated by National funding Agencies
as mentioned in the Contract Data.
1.3 Eligible Bidders
1.3.1 A Bidder shall be a registered contractor in Kerala Public Works Department or from
any State or Central Government Engineering Departments which are having similar
functionalities like Kerala PWD in the required category as specified in the NIT.
1.3.2 Only those bidders having a valid and active registration, on the date of bid submission,
shall submit bids online on the e-GP website.
1.3.3 Ineligible bidder or bidders who do not posses valid & active registration, on the date of
bid submission, are strictly advised to refrain themselves from participating in this tender
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1.3.4. All Bidders are required to register in the e-procurement portal. The Bidder 
intending to participate in the bid is required to register in the e-tenders portal using 
his/her Login ID and attach his/her valid Digital Signature Certificate (DSC) to 
his/her unique Login ID. He/ She has to submit the relevant information as asked for 
about the firm/contractor. The bidders, who submit their bids for this tender after 
digitally signing using their Digital Signature Certificate (DSC), accept that they 
have clearly understood and agreed the terms and conditions including all the 
Forms/ Annexure of this tender.
1.3.5. A firm/bidder shall submit only one bid in the same bidding process. A Bidder 
(either as a firm or as an individual or as a partner of a firm) who submits or
participates in more than one bid will cause all the proposals in which the Bidder 
has participated to be disqualified.
1.3.6. Joint ventures or Consortiums of two or more registered contactors are not 
permitted.
1.4. Cost of Bidding
1.4.1. The bidder shall bear all costs associated with the preparation & submission of 
bids and site visits, and the Employer will in no case be responsible or liable for 
those costs, regardless of the conduct or outcome of the bidding process.
1.4.2. The tender document(s), may be downloaded free of cost from the e-Government 
Procurement (e-GP) website (www.etenders.kerala.gov.in). However a bid 
submission fee, as mentioned in the NIT, is required to be submitted along with 
the online bid.
1.5. Site Visit
1.5.1. The bidder is advised to visit and examine the Site of Works and its surroundings 
and obtain for itself on its own responsibility all information that may be 
necessary for preparing the bid and entering into a contract for construction of the 
Works. He shall examine the site condition and satisfy himself of the availability 
of materials at nearby places, difficulties which may arise during execution before 
submitting the bids. The costs of visiting the Site shall be at the bidders own 
expense.
1.5.2. The bidder and any of his personnel or agents will be granted permission by the 
Employer to enter upon its premises and lands for the purpose of such visit, but 
only upon the express condition that the bidder, his personnel or agents will 
release and indemnify the Employer and its personnel and agents from and against 
all liability in respect thereof, and will be responsible for death or personal injury, 
loss of or damage to property, and any other loss, damage, costs, and expenses 
incurred as a result of the inspection.
1.6. Getting information from web portal
1.6.1. All prospective bidders are expected to see all information regarding submission 
of bid for the Work published in the e tender website during the period from the 
date of publication of NIT for the Work and up to the last date and time for 
submission of bid. Non observance of information published in the website shall 
not be entertained as a reason for any claim or dispute regarding a tender at any 
stage.
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1.6.2. All bids shall be submitted online on the e-GP website only in the relevant 
envelope(s)/ cover(s), as per the type of tender. No manual submission of bids 
shall be entertained for the tenders published through e-GP system under any 
circumstances.
1.6.3. The e-GP system shall not allow submission of bids online after the stipulated 
date & time. The bidder is advised to submit the bids well before the stipulated 
date & time to avoid any kind of network issues, traffic congestion, etc. In this 
regard, the department shall not be responsible for any kind of such issues faced 
by bidder." What is the PQ ###Assitant: The PQ is 1.3 Eligible Bidders
1.3.1. The bidder must be a registered contractor in the Kerala Public Works Department or from any State or Central Government Engineering Departments with functionalities similar to Kerala PWD in the required category as specified in the Notice Inviting Tender (NIT).
1.3.2. Only bidders with valid and active registration on the date of bid submission are allowed to submit bids online on the e-GP website.
1.3.3. Ineligible bidders or those without valid and active registration on the date of bid submission are advised against participating in the tender.
1.3.4. All bidders are required to register on the e-procurement portal and attach a valid Digital Signature Certificate (DSC) to their unique Login ID.
1.3.5. A firm or bidder can submit only one bid in the same bidding process. Participation in more than one bid will disqualify all proposals associated with that bidder.
1.3.6. Joint ventures or consortiums of two or more registered contractors are not permitted.