VARANASI: IIT (BHU) published a street lighting tender on Friday, November 6, 2026, covering its Mining and Metallurgical Engineering departments on the university campus. The estimated Rs 11,99,979 works package includes 48 light fittings and 24 poles. Eligible contractors have until November 20 at 4 pm IST to submit bids.
The proposal concerns campus infrastructure used by students, staff and visitors, rather than a citywide lighting contract. Its scope includes supply, installation, testing and commissioning. The tender establishes quantities and contractual requirements; it does not mean the new lights have been installed or that a contractor has already been selected.
Contractors should read the full document, check their eligibility and inspect the work location before quoting. The Institute Works Department gives office.iwd@iitbhu.ac.in as its communication address. The central schedule lists November 23 at 4 pm IST for opening, but another clause mentions November 21 for opening submitted documents, a discrepancy bidders should clarify with the department.
What the campus lighting package includes
The official tender document identifies the work as tender IIT(BHU)/IWD/ET-48/2026-27/795, dated November 5. Its publication and document download period began on November 6 at 4 pm IST. The institute tender register independently lists the November 6 upload and November 20 closing date.
The bill of quantities specifies 24 reinforced concrete foundations and 24 galvanised poles up to five metres high. It separately lists 25 double arm brackets and 48 street light fittings rated at 120 watts. Those are the document's quantities; bidders should use the complete schedule rather than assume that every listed component has the same count.
Associated work includes 732 metres of earthing wire and four pipe earthing installations. The cable schedule contains 735 metres of four core cable of one specified size and 85 metres of a larger size. It also provides for 15 metres of protective galvanised iron pipe and two time switches for automatic operation of the lights.
The fitting specification requires a minimum five year manufacturer warranty. The contractual work completion period is 180 days. The eligibility section explains that this runs from the defined start date or the first handing over of the site, whichever is later. November 20 is therefore a bidding deadline, not a promised completion date for the installation.
Who can submit a bid
The invitation allows approved and eligible contractors or vendors associated with the Central Public Works Department and central public sector bodies. It also covers contractors working in central universities, other IITs, NITs and IIMs, and those empanelled with Railways, Military Engineering Services and Uttar Pradesh PWD. Enlistment must remain valid on the submission deadline.
A joint venture is not eligible under the stated criteria. Applicants need evidence of similar completed work during the seven years ending March 31, 2026: three works worth at least Rs 4.80 lakh each, two worth at least Rs 7.20 lakh each, or one worth at least Rs 9.59 lakh. The document defines similar work to include electrical installation, wiring, cabling and power point work.
Financial requirements include average annual construction turnover of Rs 6 lakh over the three preceding financial years ending March 31, 2026, supported by a chartered accountant's certificate. A bank solvency certificate for Rs 4.80 lakh, issued within the previous six months, is also required. The full document sets out the additional financial records and declarations to upload.
What residents and bidders should do
For campus users, this notice is evidence of a proposed improvement at the two named departments. It provides no road closure, power shutdown or temporary pedestrian diversion schedule. Students and visitors should check any later campus advisory for access arrangements when execution is scheduled, rather than treat the procurement notice as an immediate restriction.
For bidders, the earnest money deposit is Rs 24,000, while the tender processing fee is listed as nil. The critical data sheet specifies a demand draft or fixed deposit receipt in favour of the Registrar, IIT(BHU), Varanasi, with the scanned copy uploaded in the eligibility cover and the original submitted with the required papers.
The tender uses two covers: eligibility documents and the financial bid. Financial bids must be uploaded online, not enclosed physically with eligibility papers. The successful bidder must furnish a performance guarantee of five per cent of the tender amount within 15 days of the acceptance letter. Bidders are instructed to monitor the institute and procurement portal for amendments until closing.
Separate campus background is available in the reports on financial approval responsibilities, the postgraduate grievance panel and the equal opportunity cell. None of those earlier decisions awards this lighting contract.
