Independent Engineering Services for Varanasi City Congestion Relief Link Road Development

This tender, reference number UPDIV-21013/253/2026-UP Division/E-323354, is for the provision of Independent Engineering (IE) Services for the development of a Link Carriage Conveyance (CC) between NH-19 and the Varanasi Ring Road, including Riverbank Connectivity along the River Ganga. This project is designed to alleviate congestion within Varanasi City, specifically focusing on Package 1, which spans from Km0.000 to Km7.926, encompassing a 20.000 Km MCW Loop Ramp and Link Road in Uttar Pradesh, to be executed under the Hybrid Annuity Model (HAM). The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), a Public Sector Undertaking, is inviting this Open Tender for Services, with a tender fee of ₹5,000 and an Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) of ₹10,00,000. The bid submission period commences on August 13, 2026, at 09:15 AM and concludes on September 11, 2026, at 11:00 AM. Bidders are advised that the Tender Document download period is from August 13, 2026, at 09:10 AM to September 11, 2026, at 11:00 AM. Bid opening is scheduled for September 12, 2026, at 11:30 AM at NHAI HQ, New Delhi-110075, the address of the Tender Inviting Authority, Manoj Kumar Sharma. This is a two-cover tender process, with Cover 1 for Fee/PreQual/Technical documents and Cover 2 for the Financial Proposal. The period of work is stipulated as 2555 days, and the bid validity is 100 days.