MES Floats Tender to Maintain 2 MW Solar Plant

08 Jan 2026 CW Team

Military Engineer Services (MES) has issued a tender for the maintenance of a 2 MW solar power plant at New Mil Station, Kapurthala, under GE Kapurthala, as part of efforts to ensure reliable upkeep and performance of the solar asset.

The estimated cost of the maintenance contract is Rs 6.699 million, based on prevailing market rates. The work will be executed under an item rate contract, based on actual measurements, in accordance with IAFW 1779-A and the General Conditions of Contracts IAFW-2249. Contractors are required to quote rates for all items listed in Schedule ‘A’, with the maintenance activity to be completed within 273 days.

Eligibility criteria specify that MES-enlisted contractors in Class ‘C’ and above under category ‘b (i)’ are eligible to participate, provided there are no adverse remarks in their Work Load Return. Unenlisted contractors may also apply if they meet the enlistment requirements for Class ‘C’ and category ‘b (i)’, including prescribed thresholds for annual turnover, solvency, working capital and fixed assets. Firms that are debarred, suspended or blacklisted by any government department or public sector undertaking are not eligible.

The tender document can be purchased at a cost of Rs 1,000, payable through demand draft or banker’s cheque in favour of GE Kapurthala. Unenlisted contractors are required to submit an earnest money deposit of Rs 0.1255 million in the form of a call deposit receipt, as bank guarantees will not be accepted. While the performance bank guarantee has not been explicitly specified, MES norms typically require a guarantee of 5 per cent of the contract value from the successful bidder before commencement of work.

Infrastructure Transport

06 Feb 2026

Second Mountain Tunnel Breakthrough in Palghar Advances High Speed Rail

The Mumbai-Ahmedabad high speed rail (MAHSR) project reached a milestone with the breakthrough of a mountain tunnel in Palghar, Maharashtra. Mountain tunnel MT-six measures 454 metres long and 14.4 metres wide and will accommodate up and down tracks. The breakthrough follows MT-five near Saphale on second January 2026 and the MT-six excavation was completed from both ends using the New Austrian Tunnelling Method. The ministry reported that the tunnelling was completed within 12 months. The New Austrian Tunnelling Method is favoured for its flexibility in complex geology and irregular tunnel s..

Modi Government Pushes Atmanirbhar Container Drive With BCSL MoU

The Union Government advanced a plan to create an integrated, domestically anchored container ecosystem with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to establish the Bharat Container Shipping Line (BCSL). The MoU was signed by key agencies including the Shipping Corporation of India and Container Corporation of India alongside major port authorities and Sagarmala Finance Corporation Limited under the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, in the presence of senior ministers. The initiative aligns with the Container Manufacturing Assistance Scheme announced in the Union Budget 2026–2..

Ministry Reports Gains In Mobility For Marginalised Communities

The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment is implementing skill development, education and rehabilitation schemes to promote socio-economic mobility and sustainable livelihoods for marginalised and disadvantaged communities across the country. Programmes target Scheduled Castes, Other Backward Classes, Economically Weaker Sections, De-notified Tribes and Safai Karamcharis through specialised implementing corporations and empanelled training institutes. Pradhan Mantri Dakshata Aur Kushalta Sampann Hitgrahi Yojana, or PM-DAKSH, provided skill training and placement support through the Nati..