ORDER :

Tarlok Singh Chauhan, J.

Respondents No. 1 to 4 invited tender for the work “Providing Decentralized Community Owned stand alone Solar Powered Water Supply Scheme in various villages (under Jal Jeevan Mission) of Paonta Constituency in Tehsil Paonta Sahib, Distt. Sirmour H. P.” vide Notice Inviting Tender (for short 'NIT') dated 16.07.2021. The date of opening tender was fixed for 26.07.2021, however, due to some technical reasons, the date of opening was extended to 02.08.2021. The date of online submission of bids was w.e.f. 16.07.2021 to 02.08.2021 and the date of physical submission of Earnest Money Deposit (for short 'EMD') in the shape of FDR/CDR and cost of tender documents/tender fee in the shape of Demand Draft (for short 'DD')/Bankers Cheque payable at Paonta Sahib and other tender documents as per the conditions of NIT was 02.08.2021 at 11:00 AM. The EMD and cost of tender documents were demanded in both options i.e. online mode as well as offline mode.

2. After completion of all codal formalities, the tender was opened on due date i.e. 02.08.2021 at 11:30 AM