Electric Rickshaw Fleet Services for First and Last Mile Connectivity at JNU

Work Description - Contract For E-rickshaw Operations For First And Last Mile Connectivity In Jnu Campus For A Period Of Three Years Extendable For Further Two Years On Yearly Basis

Jawaharlal Nehru University, a Central Government institution, has issued an open tender (Tender ID: 2026_JNU_922710_1) seeking qualified vendors for the contract of E-rickshaw operations to facilitate first and last mile connectivity within the JNU Campus. The project, categorized under Miscellaneous Services, is for an initial period of three years, with the provision for a two-year extension on a yearly basis, resulting in a total potential work duration of up to 1095 days. The tender is managed by the Deputy Registrar Estate, located at the Estate Branch, Room No-116, Admin Building, JNU, and requires bidders to submit their responses in a two-cover format: Cover 1 for technical/pre-qualification details in PDF format and Cover 2 for the financial bid in Excel format. Financial and administrative requirements include a fixed Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) of ₹20,000, which must be submitted to the Finance Officer, JNU, via Bank Guarantee, Demand Draft, Fixed Deposit Receipt, or Banker’s Cheque; no additional tender fee is required. Bidders are allowed a bid validity of 90 days, and withdrawals are permitted. The critical timeline begins with the publication on August 20, 2026, with document download and bid submission commencing on August 21, 2026, at 3:00 PM. Clarifications will be accepted between August 21 and September 7, 2026, while the deadline for both document download and bid submission is September 15, 2026, at 3:00 PM. The official bid opening is scheduled for September 16, 2026, at 3:00 PM, at the Estate Branch, Room No-116, Admin Building, JNU, New Delhi. Prospective bidders should note that the document download period has not yet started as of the current status, and all interactions must strictly adhere to the offline payment mode and specified document formats outlined in the Notice Inviting Tenders (NIT) and accompanying tender documents.