OPGC seeks Patnagarh hostel design in three months but leaves the support tail unpriced
8The Rs 9.98 lakh limited tender closed on 9 November with no EMD or ePBG, but deducts 10% from running bills and ties 75% of fees to milestones up to institute vetting.
8An "Enterprise Architect" profile, an undefined POC, a stray NIOT reference, unscheduled construction visits and an LD clause without a time interval keep scope and payment risk with consultants.

PVUNL halves performance security on Patratu boiler PAUT but guarantees no minimum work
8The 5,000-joint package for Unit 3's 800 MW boiler, opening on 10 November, cuts security to 5% from the template's 10%, drops EMD and runs for three months at firm prices.
8Uncompensated idle time, dependence on BHEL repair cycles, a one-day clarification window against a three-day rule and conflicting power-supply clauses keep utilisation and cost risk with the agency.

AEGCL cuts GIS guarantee to 5% and opens price variation in Rs 455.90 crore Sarusajai conversion
8Three extensions add 38 days to the 24-month AIS-to-GIS package, which now offers a 10% mobilisation advance, 90% supply payment and IEEMA variation capped at 10%.
8Uncapped downward variation, no upward adjustment past the original completion date, unreconciled 20% SCC clauses and inconsistent transformer counts keep live-station and cost risk with contractors.

NVVN hands Andaman LNG project consultancy to NTPC through a single tender
8The 30-month GeM award for the 57.105 MW plant spans design, revised EC and CRZ, inspection, commissioning, CERC tariff and GSA support, with no EMD or ePBG.
8Best-endeavour liability on NTPC's civil designs, no regular site staffing, open-ended travel and repeat-work charges and disputes routed to NTPC's CMD keep execution and fuel risk with NVVN.

MSETCL voids live bids on any corrigendum in Lonikand 400 kV patrolling tender
8The Rs 8.42 lakh first-call contract closed on 9 November with a Rs 8,422 EMD, a JV ban, and technical and commercial openings set for 12 November "if possible".
8Undefined route length, patrol frequency and duration, unrestricted cancellation rights and mandatory re-bidding after any amendment keep pricing and participation risk with agencies.

MPPGCL eases low-bid security and adds wage pass-through in Rs 89.01 crore Birsinghpur CHP contract
8Three extensions moved bids to 5 November for the 730-day, 710-person O&M and unloading package, with abnormal-low-bid security now based on the shortfall below 80% of the estimate.
8An as-is handover, unloading volumes that can be cut by 100%, a binding 12-month extension at year-two rates and generation-loss recoveries keep volume and margin risk with contractors.

GUVNL ties Phase XII wind greenshoe to L1 and keeps CTU charge risk outside change-in-law
8The 250 MW RfS, with up to 250 MW more, closes on 30 November and requires Rs 13 lakh/MW EMD, Rs 32 lakh/MW PBG, Rs 1.27 crore/MW net worth, 25% minimum CUF and 24-month supply.
8An L1-plus-2% award band, Rs 1,000/day/MW financing extensions that don't move SCSD, and conflicting CSD, SCSD and SCOD milestones keep connectivity, cash and exit risk with developers.

POWERGRID ties Kurawar–Gadarwara 765 kV line award to its own tariff-bid win
8The TL02 pre-selection closes on 17 November, requiring Rs 350.18 crore turnover and 90 km of 345 kV-plus experience for 33-month delivery.
8A pre-bid exclusive MOU, indefinite confidentiality, an unspecified completion trigger and no stated failed-bid cost treatment keep conditional-award risk with contractors.

POWERGRID drops EMD but defers key interface details in Pune West GIS package
8The SS199T package, with an Rs 111.09 crore auction estimate, closes on 16 November, requiring Rs 81.05 crore turnover and Class-I local supplier status for 21-month delivery.
8Later automation and Hinjewadi interface disclosures, time-based advance recovery, 48-month GIS liability on technology-supported routes and local-content penalties keep integration and margin risk with bidders.

UPPTCL moves YEIDA Sector-28 GIS bids to 17 November but holds 18-month COD
8Amendment II shifts submission and the auction by 15 days and the LoI and SPV transfer by 17 days, leaving the Rs 5.28 crore bid bond and Rs 13.20 crore guarantee unchanged.
8As-is-where-is land, a Rs 207.07 lakh boundary-wall cost and an adjacent under-construction substation interface keep site and integration risk with the TSP.

UPPTCL's revised Mirzapur calendar overshoots its own 10-day SPV acquisition limit
8Amendment V moves bids to 6 November and the auction to 18 November, but the 26 November LoI and 7 December transfer sit 11 days apart.
8Unchanged 2028 and 2029 CODs and two linked 400 kV lines carrying 36.47% of charges leave schedule and revenue-commencement risk with the TSP.

RECPDCL extends Bikaner V Part A bids to 16 November without easing 36-month delivery
8Amendment V adds 14 days to submission, 31 days against the original RFP, and retains the Rs 73.72 crore bid bond and Rs 184.30 crore guarantee.
8Simultaneous commissioning, a pending CEA critical-elements list and 98% STATCOM availability keep integration, revenue and lifecycle risk with the TSP.

PFCCL resets Siot substation from AIS to GIS and raises securities by 25.4%
8The fresh RFP closes on 2 December with a 30-month schedule, Rs 2.96 crore bid bond, Rs 7.41 crore guarantee and a new AIF qualification route.
8A nine-day final-document gap against a 15-day requirement, inconsistent security wording and integrated commissioning keep calendar, compliance and revenue risk with bidders.