BPCL’s Hubli CBG geotech tender sets 45-day race amid terrain, test overload, and safety chokeholds
8Contractors must complete full geotech survey—including 20m bores, triaxial and resistivity tests—within 45 days on a hilly, tree-covered site.
8With no EMD but heavy retention, PVCs, and certified DG setup clauses, only pre-mobilized firms can survive the timeline pressure.
BPCL’s Mysore CBG survey tender drops EMD, adds dense compliance and a 45-day clock
8Despite waiving EMD and ePBG, BPCL’s Mysore CBG plant survey tender loads the bidder with over 20 mandatory soil and survey tests, ultra-fast completion, and complex site entry protocols — making readiness, not liquidity, the new hurdle.
BPCL’s Bhilai biogas project sees major technical scope resets, land risk offload to bidder
8Multiple corrigenda have overhauled the Bhilai MSW-to-CBG tender—shifting soil and topo liabilities to the contractor, expanding proof requirements for technical credentials, and tightening control over OEM brand approvals.
8The pattern of repeated bid extensions suggests deep-rooted contractor concerns.

8NRL has extended its international BOO-based GHGU tender again, while simultaneously eliminating the pre-bid meet and revising BOQ through a full retender.
8The continued evolution reflects bidder-side complexity and internal realignments—raising flags on execution clarity and investment confidence.
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Six bid extensions hint at techno-commercial alignment struggles in BPCL’s high-pressure exchanger tender
8A total of six deadline extensions have pushed BPCL’s heat exchanger tender from April to July 2025, suggesting both industry-wide hesitation and unresolved vendor-side challenges.
8The continual deferments point to deeper complexities in scope, licensor approvals, or bidder alignment.
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Stretch-wrap duties, shared conveyors, and scope creep raise bidder heat for automatic storage and retrieval bidder at Dahej
8EIL’s ASRS tender for Dahej sees expanding contractor liabilities—from handling free-issued bagging machines to integrating tagging stations and stretch hood reels.
8With vague pallet specs and deferred CAO&M data, bidders face rising risk under tightening timelines.
BPCL holds firm on 41 mm sphere thickness, but payment and scope tweaks hint at cashflow, civil risk balancing
8Despite vendor pleas for relaxed BQC terms, BPCL-EIL refuses to budge on minimum 41?mm plate thickness citing criticality.
8But fresh amendments and clarifications reveal a subtle shift in scope definition, fabrication timelines, and CPBG terms—exposing an intricate risk-cost tradeoff between owner and contractor.
8Multiple bidders raised scope definition, elevation, and insulation ambiguities—suggesting systemic under-specification in early design stages.
Contractors face tighter spec load, but more clarity in BPCL’s polymer warehouse revamp
8From rigid 10 ACH norms to precise masonry heights and no allowance for steel reuse without gate pass, EIL’s amendments and replies close key scope gaps but retain risk on PEB, HVAC, and slab loads—leaving bidders walking a cost–clarity tightrope.
MRPL trims risk, clarifies scope in VOC system bid after multiple extensions
8With three bid extensions and detailed pre-bid clarifications, MRPL has tightened technical clarity and slightly eased bidder ambiguity—but risks around fan configuration, piping scope, and valve specs still require contractor vigilance.
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SBI Cap fails to make the cut in HPCL's Visakh–Bhogapuram ATF pipeline appraisal bid
8Despite a familiar financial advisory lineup, SBI Capital Markets has been disqualified from HPCL’s strategic financial appraisal tender for the Visakh–Bhogapuram ATF pipeline.
8This raises questions around qualification compliance and evolving standards for PSUs in advisory mandates.
Tight eligibility and zero EMD tender sees only two qualify in IOCL’s HAZOP bid
8Despite being a no-EMD GeM bid, IOCL’s HAZOP tender filtered out one of three bidders on qualification grounds.
8With fixed past experience cutoffs and no startup or MSME relief, the tender's rigid framework limited participation.
Isgec bags Bina vessel order amid high rejection rate and tight price compression
8Isgec Heavy Engineering won the contract, outbidding three competitors, all of whom were disqualified.
8With all others rejected, the price spread remains opaque, signaling potential qualification bottlenecks or strategic rate setting.

NRL’s air monitoring BOO tender packs long-term fixed rates with steep uptime penalties
8NRL’s 10-year BOO contract for dual CAAQMS stations comes with zero price escalation, aggressive penalty clauses, and strict data ownership terms — signaling a tightening compliance regime tied to CPCB expectations.
8Qualification bar weeds out traders and recent entrants — only players with proven government CAQMS experience and OEM backing are eligible.
BPCL pre-tender call flags tight timeline, high spec demand for DCU off-gas compressor at Bina cracker
8EIL’s pre-tender notice for an API-617 centrifugal compressor sets a demanding 14-month delivery window and 110% flow design spec for BPCL’s Bina ethylene cracker. Early-stage clarity sought on licensor integration, turndown limits, and financial cutoff thresholds.
EIL mandates strict NDA and zero deviation for BPCL Kochi Desalter Package revamp
8Before even accessing tender documents, vendors must execute a watertight NDA binding them to 20-year IP restrictions.
8EIL’s zero-deviation bid structure and 1-month site execution window signal a tightly controlled procurement regime.
BCPL–EIL calls pre-tender huddle for composite works amid complex interface risks
8Prospective bidders for BCPL’s composite scope at Lepetkata in the North East have been summoned for a pre-bid meet on July 4, hinting at latent interface challenges across mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation streams.
8Tight execution interlocks and multi-disciplinary coordination risks loom large across Butene-1, HPG-2, and PSA units.
IOCL skips EMD, retains PBG in limited DG tender with reverse auction at Digboi
8Despite waiving the EMD for its revamp tender at Digboi, IOCL retains a 5% PBG demand and opens the bid to reverse auctioning — a blend of bidder relief and tightened delivery safeguards. With site supervision in, but site work out, contractor obligations are selectively deep.

8Something is just not right it seems

8Extension of the tenure of director [FACT]
8Hindustan Zinc contributes INR 18,963 crores to exchequer in FY25; nearly INR 90,000 crores in last 5 years [HZ]
8Intimation regarding delay in filing of related party transactions report and receipt of fine notice from NSE [NFCL]
8Change in key managerial personnel [AFL]

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RCF’s ammonia evaporator maintenance tender sets high bar with 24x7 execution, strict HSE and precision welding
8RCF Trombay has floated a two-year maintenance contract for its ANP plant’s 12-Ammonia Evaporator, demanding hydrotesting, CS/SS pipeline rerouting, valve overhaul, and structural revamp under tight timelines. With no arbitration, zero bid security, and steep safety penalties, bidders face a high-stakes, full-scope job where execution speed and technical discipline are non-negotiable.

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8Indian Oil has adjusted its polymer pricing structure effective July 1, 2025

8Starting July 1, 2025, OPaL has announced price changes across its polymer portfolio

8Reliance Industries has maintained its polyethylene terephthalate (PET) prices from July 1, 2025

8RIL has revised its polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pricing structure starting July 1, 2025

8With effect from July 1, 2025, Chiripal has maintained basic prices of PET resin at previous levels

8Effective July 1, 2025, Reliance Industries has increased basic prices of all polypropylene (PP) grades

8A full structural and internal overhaul of the Trombay nitric acid plant’s dual-cell cooling tower must be executed in just 14 days, with round-the-clock operations and zero leeway for extension—underscoring RCF’s urgency in restoring thermal efficiency.

8Board approval for investments and loan to Morton Foods Ltd. and equity acquisition in CFCL [GSL]
8Equity investment in Talcher Fertilizer Limited through rights issue [GAIL]
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A night-time riser installation turned into a full-blown fire as rear tyres melted, fire monitors failed, and a welder was inexplicably assisting the drilling team.
8The fire water system failed in real-time—leaky hoses and a choked monitor left the fire team helpless during the critical first minutes of the emergency.
8A calibrated gas detector installed at the bell nipple didn’t raise an alarm—casting serious doubts on sensor reliability and inspection procedures.
8While ERP-compliant fire drills were conducted, real fire response was disorganized and ineffective—raising alarms about training depth and oversight.

8Project Name: Cachar, Hailakandi & Karimganj District City Gas Distribution
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