Extensive Maintenance Dredging for Mumbai Port Navigational Channels and Berths

Work Description - Maintenance Dredging In Approach Channels, Turning Circles, Outside Berths, Indira Dock Basin, Bunder Areas And Anchorages Of Mumbai Port For Three Years From The Year 2026-27

The Mumbai Port Authority, a Central Government Ministry/Department, invites bids for Tender Reference Number CE.T.47/2026 Maintenance Dredging, an Open Tender under the 'Works' category. This significant project entails maintenance dredging in the Approach Channels, Turning Circles, Outside Berths, Indira Dock Basin, Bunder Areas, and Anchorages of Mumbai Port for a duration of three years, commencing from the financial year 2026-27. The estimated Tender Value for this Item Rate contract is ₹2,81,70,00,000. Key dates for interested bidders include the ePublication and Document Download Start Date on 18-Jun-2026 at 01:20 PM. A mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting will be held on 25-Jun-2026 at 03:00 PM, both physically at Mumbai Port Authority, Port Bhavan, 3rd Floor, SV Marg, Fort, Mumbai 400001, and via a video conference link published in the NIT. The Bid Submission will open on 05-Aug-2026 at 10:00 AM and close on 10-Aug-2026 at 03:00 PM, which is also the Document Download End Date. Bids will be opened on 11-Aug-2026 at 03:00 PM in Mumbai. To participate, a Tender Fee of ₹21,000 is required, payable online as per the Tender Notice. An Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) of ₹5,64,00,000 is also mandated, payable online or via Bank Guarantee as per the Tender Notice. This tender involves a two-cover bid system comprising Fee/Pre-Qualification/Technical and Financial submissions. For transparency and integrity, Shri Divya Prakash Sinha, IPS (Retd.), and Shri Girraj Prasad Gupta, ICAS (Retd.), have been nominated as Independent External Monitors (IEMs) for the implementation of the Integrity Pact. The Tender Inviting Authority is the CHIEF ENGINEER, located at Mumbai Port Authority, Port Bhavan, 3rd Floor, SV Marg, Fort, Mumbai 400001. All eligible contractors are encouraged to review the detailed tender documents for comprehensive information.