Construction of Five Underground Caverns and Access Roads in Karzok, Ladakh

The Dte General Border Roads Organisation, through the Chief Engineer Project Himank, invites bids for Tender Reference Number HIMANK/EPC/04/2026-27 for the "Construction of 05 caverns, each 63.5m in length, comprising 40m main cavern and 23.5m approach cavern with portal, including 4m x 7.5m niches/living rooms on both sides of the approach cavern with the approach road connecting to existing road at General Karzok under Project Himank in Ladakh UT on EPC Mode." This open tender, structured as a Lump-sum contract for Civil Works, has an estimated value of ₹ 1,00,08,00,000 (One Hundred Crore Eight Lakhs). Prospective bidders must submit an Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) of ₹ 1,00,07,883, payable to the Chief Engineer Project Himank at SBI Main Branch Leh, and a non-refundable Tender Fee of ₹ 23,600, payable to the Chief Engineer Project Himank via E-payment to SBI Choglamsar. The e-publication date was 25-Jun-2026 at 06:30 PM, with document download commencing on 26-Jun-2026 at 10:00 AM and concluding on 24-Aug-2026 at 11:00 AM. A mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held on 20-Jul-2026 at 01:00 PM at HQ CE (P) Himank, Choglamsar, Ladakh. Bid submission opens on 09-Aug-2026 at 10:00 AM and closes on 24-Aug-2026 at 11:00 AM. Technical and Financial bids, structured in two covers, will be opened on 25-Aug-2026 at 11:00 AM at HQ CE (P) Himank. The period of work is 365 days, and the bid validity is 120 days. Independent External Monitors, Shri Narayan Murthy Ganapathy and Shri Laltendu Mohanti, have been appointed for this project.