Re-tender: The Project proposes to procure a **Millet Processing and Value Addition Plant**, primarily comprising a **Primary Processing Line, Milling Line, Cold Extrusion Line, and Bakery Line**.

NATIONAL OPEN COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT For Supply, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of the Integrated Millet Processing & Value Addition Plant (Two Envelope Bidding Process with e-Procurement) Request for Bids (RFB) E-Procurement Notice Date: 13/10/2026 Loan No./Credit No./ Grant No.: 9031-IN Project ID: P168310 RFB Reference No: IN-PIU AGRI-574767-GO-RFB 1. The Government of Maharashtra has received financing from the World Bank towards the cost of the Hon. Balasaheb Thackeray Agribusiness & Rural Transformation (SMART) Project, Pune and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for the supply, installation, testing and commissioning of the Integrated Millet Processing & Value Addition Plant. 2. The Head, Project Implementation Unit - Agriculture now invites online Bids from eligible Bidders for the supply, installation, testing and commissioning of the integrated millet processing and value addition plant. The general requirement in depicted in the following table Line Item No Description of Goods Capacity Quantity Final Destination (Project Site) Delivery & installation period (in days) 1 Primary Processing Line for Millets (Vibro-Grader cum Aspirator, Destoner, dehuller, gravity separator, bucket elevators) 500-600 (Kg/hr) One integrated processing and value addition system ICAR – IIMR Regional Station, Solapur, Maharashtra 60 days from the issue of Letter of Acceptance 2 Continuous Milling Line (Chakki mill and Roller mill) 500 – 600 (Kg/hr) 3 Cold Extrusion Line (Cold extruder and dryer) 200 (Kg/hr) 4 Cookies Making Line (Planetary mixture, cookie cutting and dropping machine, rotary rack oven) 100 (Kg/hr) 5 Flaking Line (grain roaster, roller flaker, separator) 100 (Kg/hr) 6 Vacuum Packing Machine 1.00 7 Band Sealing Machine with nitrogen flush packing 1.00[A1] 8 Weighing Balance (2 Nos) 15 g – 30 kg 9 Platform Weighing Scale 300 kg 3. Bidding will be conducted through national open competitive procurement procedure agreed with the World Bank, and is open to all eligible bidders as defined in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers, September 2025 (seventh edition)” (“Procurement Regulations”). In addition, please refer to paragraphs 3.14 and 3.15 of the Procurement Regulations setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest. 4. The bidding document is available online on https://mahatenders.gov.in for a nonrefundable price as indicated below. Bidders will be