Technical screening has cleared four vendors for bpcl’s hcu decontamination package while one… – Downstream contracting briefs: Part III, 1 Sep 2025

BPCL’s HCU decontamination shortlist locks in four technically-qualified bidders under a 48-hour LD clock

Technical screening has cleared four vendors for bpcl’s hcu decontamination package while one was dropped. The rules now hinge on a 48-hour execution guarantee, zero-tolerance KPIs, and a steep 9%-per-day LD. A late pre-bid amendment quietly shifted power-cable and last-mile duties onto bidders, changing who carries the schedule risk.

NRPL’s DPPL Panipat SCADA upgrade draws a sole technical bid under a proprietary tender

A tightly-scoped SCADA change at DPPL Panipat opened with a single technical bid under a proprietary route. The job stitches new metering and filtration hooks into Zenon COPA-DATA with LDS exposure and defined HMI edits. ATC guardrails and a three-month clock suggest execution certainty is being priced over open competition.

IOCL Bongaigaon cancels refinery expansion topographical survey bid after setting strict PQC and 17-month PBG

The bid for topo survey is now cancelled despite a clear two-packet structure and documented PQCs. A 5% ePBG locked for 17 months on a two-month job would have tested smaller surveyors’ liquidity. The re-issue, if any, will show whether IOCL recalibrates tenure, scope clarity, or packaging.