8A bottom-line EIL tender for BPREP drew India’s largest fabricators into a tight race. The L-1 bidder edged out BHEL by a mid-single-digit margin with all bids anchored to heavy SA-516 site fabrication. The package’s zero-deviation and group-level PRS will shape execution choices from day one.

8Find out more on which it priced the bid three times higher

Crest Instruments edges out Accurate Measurements to bag calibration services for electrical instruments in GAIL Pata
8A tight 9.0% gap separates L1 and L2, while a third quote sits eight-times higher. The SOW pushes 95% on-site calibration under ISO/IEC 17025 with per-instrument penalties. We unpack what this pricing says about capability, risk loading, and GAIL’s service discipline.

1) Crown-block replacement and greasing retrofit awarded in Mumbai offshore rigs
8L1 lands the offshore crown-block/greasing package with a bid materially below the owner’s estimate.
8The L1–L2 spread is competitive, but a five-times outlier signals divergent risk loading on dual mobilization and offshore access.
8The clause mix preserves ONGC’s scope/time flexibility while pushing planning discipline onto the contractor.
 
2) Pre-bid clarifications crystallise QBS rules, bar subcontracted resources, and push TCO discovery to limited tenders
8ONGC has tightened how capability, not price, will decide the empanelment gate, saving the TCO fight for use-case tenders.
8Vendors gained room on eligibility windows and OSDU scoring, but lost flexibility on subcontracted staffing.
8A paperwork quirk on performance security timing now looms as the only real procedural grey area.
 
3) Bid schedule pushed by 48 days and MSE allocation rules tightened WBDF tender
8ONGC has granted a 48-day extension that resets the bid calendar for its high-stakes WBDF services tender.
8Alongside the date change, the purchase-preference rulebook is rewritten to operationalise 25% MSE allocation with SC/ST and Women sub-targets.
8The twin moves widen the field while hardening compliance expectations for bidders.
 
4) Buyer-added terms tightened and crane/forklift specs escalated in latest corrigenda for ONGC’s shore base management services
8ONGC has pushed safety and reliability higher with a 110 MT crane envelope and brand-new forklift mandate.
8A 19-day schedule shift is paired with a pre-bid freezing rule and digitised securities that now require online PBG proof in 15 days.
8The vessel-throughput baseline is cut to 30/month, reshaping cost curves without diluting scope.
 
5) TPI contact matrix issued for Asset pipeline ARC
8ONGC’s corrigendum lifts the IGST reference from 12% to 18% for List-33 importables, while preserving a merit-rate fallback.
8A TPI contact annexure closes a verification gap flagged in pre-bid.
8Bid economics now hinge on tax-credit discipline and field-ready delivery spreads across Assam.
 
6) Bid submission and opening shifted to 17 October 2025 with OISD clarifications — Oil India/PS-10 Barauni & RS-17 Khagaria
8Oil India has pushed the bid calendar to 17 October 2025 while cementing OISD-based inspection methods.
8External-only tank checks and through-coating UT keep operations steady but raise the bar on documentation and HSE compliance.
8With payable-on-actual points and ATC flexibility intact, the winning edge will lie in execution choreography, not headline rates.

1) IGST concessional rate lifted to 18% and bid dates moved to mid-October — ONGC/cement bulk handling plant, Shertha
8ONGC has pushed the bid calendar to 14/15 October 2025 and locked the EMD at Rs 2,03,000.
8The concessional import/GST clause is reset to 18% with a merit-rate escape where legitimately lower.
8Pricing power will now come from documentation strength and O&M reliability, not headline discounts.
 
2) IGST anchor lifted to 18% with merit-rate fallback; anti-profiteering undertaking flagged — ONGC/Assam Asset crude oil tanker ARC
8ONGC has rewritten ITB 13.0 to embed the 18% IGST baseline for List-33 petroleum-operations imports while preserving a lower merit rate where applicable.
8An anti-profiteering/ITC pass-through undertaking tightens pricing discipline at source.
8With the calendar and securities unchanged, competition will tilt toward documentation-strong bidders who can defend both tax treatment and on-ground logistics.
 
3) Bid due-date pushed to 28 October for WON Basin IT stack — ONGC
8ONGC has granted a two-week extension on its air-gapped HCI-plus-storage rebuild for the WON Basin.
8The delay widens room for OEM-anchored designs and sharper compliance packs.
8What it does to bidder spread, pricing discipline and DR/SIEM alignment will be the real story at opening.
 
4) Bid due-date moved to 06 November for offshore helicopter charter — ONGC/Mumbai Region
8ONGC has pushed its six-helicopter charter deadline by 28 days.
8The additional time could widen the OEM/operator pool for IFR and night-ops compliant fleets.
8Whether that translates into sharper pricing and stronger availability will be clear only at opening.
 
5) Bid deadline moved to 17 December for sick-well revival programme — ONGC/Ahmedabad Asset
8ONGC has pushed the close to 17 December 2025, realigning field visits, pre-bid queries, and opening into a tighter year-end window.
8The extra runway allows bidders to deepen well-wise revival planning and paper complex guarantees without cutting corners.
8Whether this widens competition and sharpens revenue-share bids will only be clear at opening.
 
6) Bid calendar pushed to 06 November 2025 for integrated drilling — OIL/IDS-S Sadiya
8OIL has rolled the submission gate to 06 November 2025 while leaving core contract constructs unchanged.
8The added 28 days over the last notice and 331 days over the IFB baseline should improve rig/service tie-ups and financing of securities.
8Whether that translates into wider participation and keener pricing will surface at opening.

8Change in company identification number (CIN) pursuant to industry code updation under NIC 2008 [MRPL]
8Intimation of closure of survey action by the Income Tax Department [Confidence Petroleum]
8Dematerialization certificate from Alankit Assignments for Q2 FY 2025-26 [JD]
8Redemption of commercial paper of Rs. 55 crores [Afcons]
8Board meeting scheduled to approve Q2 & H1 FY 2025-26 financial results [IOCL]

8Agromet advisory bulletin for PALAKKAD district [IMD]
8Reminder: program for the publication of Yara International ASA third quarter results 2025 [Yara]
8Appointment of statutory auditors by Comptroller & Auditor General of India [MMTC]
8Penalty order of Rs. 70,45,448 by CGST Udaipur on Hindustan Zinc Limited for disallowance of input tax credit [HZ]
8Appointment of Mr. Ashim Kumar Modi as part-time official director on the board of Hindustan Zinc Limited [HZ]
851st annual general meeting of National Fertilizers Limited on 29th September 2025 [NFL]

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8A downward adjustment has been reported in Isopropyl Alcohol (IPA) prices in the Mumbai market

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8BPCL bags excellence awards at PNGRB foundation day for leadership in city gas distribution [BPCL]
8PNGRB celebrates 19th foundation day, highlights achievements in gas infrastructure and consumer services [PNGRB]
8PNGRB invites applications for deputy director (IT) on short-term contract – revised eligibility and terms [PNGRB]
8PNGRB invites applications for part-time medical professional (one vacancy) [PNGRB]
8PNGRB cancels recruitment for deputy director (group ‘A’) on short-term contract [PNGRB]
8Natural gas pipeline networks in India – June 2025 [PNGRB]
8Public notice for public consultation on GMPL’s proposal to develop dedicated paraxylene pipeline from New Mangalore port to PTA plant [PNGRB]
8Gas market update for H1 FY2025-26 and September 2025 [IGX]
8Change in senior management [IOCL]

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8The tender elevates SCC terms over GCC and OCC in case of conflict. That shifts the locus of interpretation onto the scope-specific pages. Contractors will need to treat SCC wording as the de-facto rulebook.

1) EIL calls pre-tender for propylene mounded bullets for 360 KTPA polypropylene unit in NRL Golaghat
8NRL and EIL have opened the floor on a high-hazard storage package that will decide readiness for the polypropylene unit. The turnkey scope spans from plate to pre-commissioning but key commercial levers are still not on the table. What gets clarified at the pre-tender will determine both the bidder pool and the risk premium.
 
2) Thick-wall tall towers and strict site QA raise the bar for Bina petchem expansion — BPCL/BPREP
8BPCL’s Bina expansion puts an unusually dense slate of tall, thick-wall columns into a single MR with full-column shop hydro and site seam hydro baked in. The BQC knots large diameter, ≥54 mm metallurgy, and trayed-column experience within seven years, shrinking the viable pool. An exacting HSE regime and a long-tail NDA around licensor data further reshape who can credibly bid.
 
3) Delivery ambiguity and platinum cashflow intact in CCR catalyst retender for IOCL Mathura refinery
8The retender moved dates but left the platinum and assay machinery unchanged. A two-month NIT line clashes with a four-month technical delivery clause, raising schedule and LD questions. One typo in the LC line also needs fixing before funds flow.
 
4) BPCL tightens reliability screws with 24-month warranty-tied PBG on nitrogen plant — Lucknow LPG plant.
8A small-ticket nitrogen package now carries big-ticket warranty leverage. The specification pins purity and pressure while compressing delivery windows. The vendor pool will narrow to those who can absorb a 5% hold for two years.
 
5) IOCL Barauni oxygen plant O&M goes 24×7 with wage pass-through and restart duty
8IOCL has floated a two-year O&M for its 450 NM³/hr PSA oxygen unit with a hard 24×7 manning mandate. The wage-variation clause pays for statutory increases but bars profit on the differential, changing how contractors think about margin. A restart is compulsory because the plant has been idle since September 2024, and that’s where execution risk concentrates.