Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Pondicherry Tenders are Based on Engineering, Tourism, Textiles, Metal, I T and Food Processing

Indian Union Territory located at a distance of 150 Kilometers from Chennai on Coromandel Coast, Pondicherry is well known for expansive engineering, food processing chemical, textiles, metals, I T, and tourism industries. Numerous Pondicherry tenders are floated from the public and private sectors every year in these areas.

Tenders in Agriculture and Fishing Sectors
As it is located on the sea, fishing is one of the major industries in Pondicherry and at the same time agriculture has a long standing base in the union territory. More than 50% of the people are dependent on agriculture and pisiculture alone.
Many Pondicherry tenders are floated for –
  • Procurement or rice, sugarcane, cotton, pulses and coconut.
  • Around 40% of the tenders in the agricultural sector come from fishing industries with around thirty fishing villages.

Tenders in Industrial Sector
Rapid industrialization in this small union territory has also resulted in the substantial growth of Pondicherry tenders. Major sources of industrial tenders in the union territory are –
  • Twenty one large scale industries in the union territory.
  • Eighty medium scale industries functioning there.
  • Over 5,500 small scale industries functioning and scattered all over Pondicherry.
  • Chemical, textiles, metals, food processing, light engineering, and tourism industries are the major sources of Pondicherry tenders.

Tenders in Tourism Sector
Bulk of the Pondicherry tenders come from the tourism sector since Pondicherry is one of the most important tourist destinations in the country. Auroville, the international inhabitation set up by monk Aurobindo is the main attraction though the sea shore and golden shiny beaches also constitute a major attraction. Around 300,000 tourists from all over the world visit the place every year. Naturally the scope for expansion of tourism, hotel, catering, and transport industries are huge and many tenders are floated in these sectors every year as well.

Tenders for High Investment Sector
Major tender opportunities in Pondicherry are in the fields of –
  • Hospitality industries which means hotel and associated facilities for the visitors;
  • Transport hiring and tourist transportation industries.
  • Boat manufacturing and maintenance industry.
  • Fishing net production industries.
  • Cold storages for storing the fish and other food items.
  • Food processing and preservation industries.
  • Spa and massages services in the service sectors.
  • Guide services in the service sector.

Tenders in Other Sectors
Some other sectors where Pondicherry tenders are regularly floated include –
  • Eco tourism sector;
  • Foot wear sector; and
  • Marine products sector.

Tenders in New Projects
New projects not only offer immense scope for floating Pondicherry tenders but also are supported by multiple incentives awarded by the Government. Most of these projects are aimed at improvement of socio-economic infrastructure of Pondicherry. Some of these are Water Front and Chunnambar, Film City, Yacht Marina, Laser show complex, handicraft bazaar, and botanical garden not to forget Lagoons and Ocenarium.

In addition; many Pondicherry tenders are floated by the corporate giants like IBM, MRF, HP, LG, Wipro and MRF. It is only a matter of correctly responding and grabbing the opportunity by the bidder.