Kochi Water Transport: Design, Build, and Delivery of 15 Fifty-Seater Passenger Vessels

Kochi Metro Rail Ltd (KMRL) invites open tenders from eligible and experienced bidders for the design, build, supply, testing, commissioning, and delivery of fifteen (15) passenger boats, each with a seating capacity of 50. This critical work, classified under Civil Works - Water Works, has a tender reference number KMRL/PROC/TENDER/2025-26/127 and is anticipated to have a work period of 600 days from contract award. The tender was e-published on 22-May-2026 at 09:00 AM, with bid documents available for download from the same date until 10-Aug-2026 at 05:00 PM. A mandatory pre-bid meeting is scheduled for 28-May-2026 at 11:00 AM at Kochi Metro Rail Limited, 4th Floor, JLN Stadium Metro Station, Kaloor, Ernakulam, an important opportunity for clarification. Bid submission commences on 12-Jun-2026 at 11:00 AM and concludes on 10-Aug-2026 at 05:00 PM. Technical and financial bids, as per the two-cover system, will be opened on 12-Aug-2026 at 03:00 PM at the Kochi Metro Rail Limited address. A tender fee of ₹36,934 and an Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) of ₹1,69,00,000 are required, though EMD exemption is allowed for eligible bidders. The contract will be on an Item Rate basis. For further details and submission, interested parties are advised to refer to the official tender documents. All correspondence and queries should be directed to the GM (Procurement and CP) at Kochi Metro Rail Limited, 4th Floor, JLN Stadium Metro Station, Kaloor, Ernakulam, Pin 682 017.