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Jun 16, 2025: CBG contracting: Round-up of the day

Dual-site consultancy tender puts unequal timeline and firm-price burden on bidders
8BPCL’s compressed biogas consultancy bid sets separate deadlines for Mysore and Dharwad sites — with a non-divisible, fixed-price contract model that narrows bidder field and increases cost exposure.
3D Model Axed from PMC Scope in HPCL's Sugauli Biogas Tender
8In a structural pivot, HPCL has shifted all 3D modeling responsibilities to the LEPCC vendor, reducing PMC control but raising liability through mandatory oversight of vendor-developed designs.
8Query patterns reveal structural confusion—scope of LEPCC vs PMC is still evolving, potentially inviting dispute post-award.
LEPCC package dominates PMC Stage-I payout matrix, raising bid strategy flags
8Stage-I milestone payments now backloaded toward LEPCC tender drafting and evaluation—diverting 65% of PMC payouts to a single tender-related deliverable.
8With 3D scope offloaded to LEPCC, consultants are nudged into a reviewer role rather than an engineering anchor.
Stage-wise payments reshuffled in HPCL’s biogas PMC tender; contractor risks rise in revised model
8HPCL has revised milestone-linked payouts for PMC work in its compressed biogas plant tender.
8The new structure front-loads responsibilities while squeezing terminal-stage payouts — a shift that tilts risk towards consultants.
Scope splits, 3D model handoff, and LEPCC control: HPCL alters PMC brief midstream
8A post-query reshuffle has shifted key design and execution responsibilities away from the PMC and into LEPCC hands, particularly 3D modelling and tender scoping. Payment terms and sequencing now skew earlier deliverables toward timeline-sensitive approvals.

Jun 16, 2025: Khagaria, Saharsa and Madhepura District City Gas Distribution Project

8Project Name: Khagaria, Saharsa and Madhepura District City Gas Distribution
8Project Cost: Rs 250 crore Click here for more details

Jun 16, 2025: Udhamsingh Nagar District City Gas Distribution Project

8Project Name: Udhamsingh Nagar District City Gas Distribution
8Project Cost: Rs 300 crore Click here for more details

Jun 16, 2025: Tracking domestic Melamine prices in India

8What is the current domestic price? And how much has it changed since yesterday?

Jun 16, 2025: Is the boardroom turmoil hurting Praj’s bottom line?

8FY25 saw both a top-line contraction and high-level churn—just as key family members return and seasoned executives exit.
8Praj is a smart company but industry watchers are pointing at a few tell tale signs

Jun 16, 2025: At what rate is Soda Ash being sold in India today?

8Track the current prices and compare them to yesterday's to identify any changes

Jun 16, 2025: Insights into domestic feedstock prices for Coatings

8Find out how much prices have moved

Jun 16, 2025: What Is wrong with India's gas trading system-I: Here is what we think is going on

8Steep trade collapse in May raises questions over IGX’s institutional stickiness
A 71% month-on-month plunge in volumes—barely explained by seasonal demand—suggests the exchange lacks core user commitment. Who walked away, and why?
8Ceiling price gas is distorting the market
With over 80% of May’s volumes coming from administered ceiling-price gas, IGX’s role as a market-price discovery platform is being hollowed out.
8What is the value of GIXI as a Benchmark?
The flagship index excludes ceiling-price gas but continues to present itself as a representative price gauge