Overview
- The Public Works Department issued a government resolution on Wednesday that creates a Contractor Performance Assessment and Rating (PAR) Framework to apply to upcoming tenders worth ₹500 crore or more.
- Bidders must submit a valid Performance Certificate issued by an officer of at least Chief Engineer rank that is valid for 12 months or the cited project will not count toward technical eligibility.
- Each eligible project will be scored on a 100‑point scale with 30 marks for timeliness, 60 marks for quality and 10 marks for maintenance or overall performance.
- Contractors receive a weighted‑average score across all eligible projects and are placed in Green (>80), Yellow (60–80) or Red (<60) bands; Yellow bidders must post 1.10x additional performance security and Red firms are disqualified from tenders.
- The assessment will rely on verifiable project records such as progress and inspection reports, test results and non‑conformance closures, but the resolution does not yet specify implementation steps like certification workflows, appeals or a central database.