IOCL has quietly overhauled the commercial fine print on its MJPL ILI GeM tender while… – Downstream contracting briefs, 9 Dec 2025

1) Single-source consultancy defines the technical roadmap for PBFS drying at Manali

The scope is a detailed study for installing a dryer and purification system in the PBFS stream at CPCL’s Manali refinery, framed as a custom service on GeM. A single pre-listed seller, New Multifab Engineers, is positioned to define the process options, integration philosophy and operating envelope for the future installation. How this lone consultant interprets the refinery’s constraints and opportunities could determine the technical playbook for PBFS handling over the next project cycle.

2) IOCL adds option and excess-settlement levers while nudging MJPL ILI bidders with a short GeM bid-deadline extension.

IOCL has quietly overhauled the commercial fine print on its MJPL ILI GeM tender while issuing a tightly framed technical addendum. Bidders now face a 25% option on quantity and duration, a capped excess-charge window, and uncompromising UTSW performance demands. The bid deadline has moved only slightly, raising the stakes on how fast vendors can re-price their risk.

3) BPCL extends bid deadline for three-year biogas plant O&M contract at Mahul refinery

BPCL has quietly pushed out the bid deadline for its Mahul biogas plant O&M contract, giving bidders additional time beyond the original window. The corrigendum stops short of altering scope, qualification or commercial structures. Yet the extra days could still reshape who participates and how aggressively they price this three-year downstream O&M job.

4) BPCL hardens risk controls but softens payment phasing on PRFCCU KMU and OSBL dismantling at Mumbai refinery.

BPCL has quietly rewritten key clauses on its PRFCCU KMU dismantling tender after the pre-bid meeting, but not in the way most bidders hoped. Payment milestones are now more granular and pro-rata, even as scope, schedule and option-clause risk remain firmly with the contractor. The real story lies in how these tweaks reshape bidder behaviour, pricing and bankability for one of Mumbai refinery’s most sensitive brownfield jobs.

5) GAIL pre-bid replies keep O&M cost and labour risk firmly with contractors in Maharashtra pipeline ARC

GAIL’s replies to pre-bid queries on its Maharashtra O&M ARC leave low SOR rates and demanding digital and mobility obligations untouched. Contractors are expected to provide motorcycles, smart devices, biometric systems and extended hours of work without any relaxation in price or explicit overtime compensation. With new labour codes confirmed as fully applicable, the real story now is how many bidders will accept this risk-loaded configuration.