Highway Improvements: Paichar to Didupe Road Section (Km 71.22-76.72)

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, through the Executive Engineer, NH Division Mangalore, invites sealed bids for the comprehensive road improvements from Km 71.22 to Km 76.72 of the highway connecting Paichar (NH-275) to Didupe (SH-276), specifically from Somanthadka to Hedya, identified by Job No. CRIF-KNT-2026-27-360. This open tender opportunity, with a tender reference number EE/NHD/MNG/NIT04/2026-27/360, falls under the "Civil Works - Roads" product category. The critical dates for this tender are as follows: document download and bid submission commenced on October 19, 2026, at 11:00 AM, with both document downloads and bid submissions concluding on November 16, 2026, at 3:00 PM. The bid opening is scheduled for November 17, 2026, at 4:00 PM. A pre-bid meeting will be held on October 28, 2026, at 4:00 PM at the Office of the Executive Engineer, NH Division Mangalore. The Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) required for this tender is ₹6,07,000, payable to the Executive Engineer, NH Division Mangalore, at Mangalore. A tender fee of ₹10,000 is applicable, payable to RPAO MoRTH Bangalore. The contract is of the Item Rate form, and the work is to be completed within 180 days. This is a two-cover tender process, where Cover 1 will include scanned copies of the tender fee receipt (paid in Bharathkosh website), DD, and EMD, along with technical bid documents as per KW4 requirements. Cover 2 will exclusively contain the financial bid in .xls format. Bidders are advised to refer to the tender documents for detailed specifications, tenderer class eligibility, and other crucial information.