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The original NIT is dated 05.06.2026; the replacement NIT/RFP uploaded on 21.07.2026 is dated 20.07.2026.
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NHAI · Kamrup Metro, Assam2026_NHAI_280035_1
Written by TenderKart AI from the documents published when it was generated. Check the tender for later corrigenda before you bid.
5 Jun 2026
31 Aug 2026
₹53.4 Cr
₹1.1 Cr
All important dates as they stand after corrigenda: publication, pre-bid/clarification deadline, bid submission deadline, bid opening, and bid validity period.
The original NIT is dated 05.06.2026; the replacement NIT/RFP uploaded on 21.07.2026 is dated 20.07.2026.
The latest RFP prints the pre-bid meeting as 31.07.2025 at 15:00 at RO-Guwahati and requires written questions one week before the meeting. The year is facially stale (before publication) and needs a formal correction; do not infer a 2026 date.
10.08.2026 at 17:00 hours IST, after extensions from 02.07.2026 to 29.07.2026 and then to the final date.
11.08.2026 at 17:00 hours IST; the financial-bid opening date will be intimated later to technically responsive bidders.
120 days after the Bid Due Date. Any requested extension also requires Bid Security validity through 28 days beyond the extended bid-validity deadline.
Tender value or estimated cost, EMD/bid security (amount, acceptable forms, validity), tender document fees, performance security, and key payment terms.
Rs. 58,52,05,885/-, excluding GST and Labour Cess. The detailed BOQ totals Rs. 58,52,05,884.94, which rounds to the NIT/price-schedule amount.
Rs. 1,17,04,118/-. Acceptable forms are IRDAI-authorised Insurance Surety Bond, account-payee DD, FDR, banker's cheque, or BG/e-BG from a nationalised bank or qualifying Scheduled Bank. It must remain valid at least 180 days from Bid Due Date, inclusive of a 60-day claim period.
Rs. 50,000/- paid online to NHAI's designated Canara Bank account; upload the online receipt and quote NIT No. 07/RO-Guwahati/NHAI/2026-27.
Performance Security is 5% of Bid Price, due within 30 days of LoA (with the staged 50% option in ITB 38.6), and valid until 60 days after the 36-month DLP. Additional Performance Security applies to bids more than 15% below estimated cost and remains valid until 28 days after completion.
Monthly statements are due by the 7th. The Engineer may recommend up to 75% of net payment within 5 days and NHAI pays that part within 2 more days; IPC is determined within 21 days. IPC payment is due within 42 days of the monthly statement; final payment within 84 days. Retention is 5% of each amount due up to a 5% of Contract Price cap.
Bid price excludes GST but includes all other duties, taxes and levies as at 28 days before Bid Due Date. Interest-bearing mobilization advances total up to 10% (5% at commencement plus 5% after 10% financial progress), and equipment advance is up to 5% for qualifying new owned equipment; interest is 10% p.a. Rates are price-adjustable under Clause 70.
Every pass/fail eligibility and qualification requirement: experience and past performance, turnover/net worth, registrations and certifications, consortium/JV rules, and debarment or blacklisting conditions.
Natural persons, private entities and eligible government-owned legal entities may bid. Joint Venture bids are not allowed; proposed subcontractor resources do not count toward qualification.
The bidder must have been active in civil-works construction during the last five years as prime contractor, JV partner or subcontractor, and must satisfy one of: one similar work at least 80% of estimated cost with highway DBM/BC value at least 60%; two works each at least 50% with DBM/BC at least 30%; or three works each at least 40% with DBM/BC at least 20%.
Minimum average annual construction turnover over the last three years is Rs. 1,755.62 Lakhs. Minimum available liquid assets/working capital/uncommitted guarantees, credit lines and other means, net of other commitments, are Rs. 585.21 Lakhs. Submit complete audited annual accounts for the last five years.
Available bid capacity must exceed Rs. 58.52 Crore and is assessed as A × N × 2.5 − B + C. Existing commitments include bids already won even where LoA is not yet issued; the status is updated to the day before financial-bid opening.
Undertake to deploy the minimum key staff: one Project Manager, one Deputy Project Manager, two Site Engineers and two Quality-cum-Material Engineers meeting the stated qualifications/experience. Signed CVs of the listed key technical personnel must be uploaded; lesser or conditional deployment is non-responsive.
The bidder must own or have assured hire/lease access to all required plant and give the prescribed undertaking. Annex-II sets minimum quantities, including 2 hot-mix plants (minimum 120 TPH), 2 nine-metre sensor pavers, 2 milling machines, 6 excavators, 6 graders, 50 tippers and the other listed equipment.
The bidder must not be a non-performing party at tender opening or LoA; must disclose ongoing projects, litigation and blacklisting processes; and is disqualified for false statements, attributable abandonment/rescission, inordinate delay, consistent adverse litigation, bankruptcy, very poor NHAI performance or current debarment. Proprietors/partners must also disclose debarment and criminal history/proceedings.
No conflict of interest or multiple participation is allowed. A bidder from a country sharing a land border with India must hold valid Competent Authority registration at submission and acceptance and give the prescribed certificate. Government-owned enterprises must be legally/financially autonomous, commercially operated and not dependent agencies of the Employer.
What is being procured: the work, supplies or services, deliverables and quantities, locations, phases, completion or delivery timelines, applicable standards, and notable exclusions.
Item-rate (single percentage above/below estimate) maintenance of the Lanka-Hathikali section of NH-54E (New NH-27), Km 22+000 to Km 83+400, Assam, at the risk and cost of the PBMC contractor. The replacement NIT states 61.30 km.
The BOQ covers pavement maintenance/rehabilitation including tack coat, DBM, BC, granular layers, road-safety/furniture items, concrete works and 12 months of routine maintenance. The detailed quantities and district-specific rates are on RFP pages 172-183; the total is Rs. 58,52,05,884.94.
Monthly lump-sum routine maintenance covers carriageways/service roads, pavement and drainage; road furniture and markings; bridges/culverts and protection works; bus bays, lay-bys, toilets and lighting; O&M centre/lab; emergency ambulance, patrol vehicle and 25 MT crane; work-zone safety, encroachment action, cleanliness and ATMS.
Commence within 15 days, complete within 12 months, and remain responsible for a 36-month Defects Liability Period. Notified defects/deficiencies are to be rectified within 30 days.
Execute to MoRTH Road and Bridge Works Specifications, Fifth Revision 2013, tender supplementary specifications, then latest IRC/BIS provisions. The highway remains operational, so work needs an approved traffic-diversion plan and pavement cannot open before proper curing. NHAI provides available ROW, but the contractor arranges land for quarries, plants, camps, offices and laboratories.
The complete checklist of documents to submit — mandatory vs conditional, with any prescribed formats, proformas or annexures — plus how to submit: portal and mode, envelope/cover structure, digital signature requirements, signing and attestation rules, and physical originals with their deadline.
Submit separate Technical and Financial parts on https://etenders.gov.in by 10.08.2026 at 17:00 IST. Upload technical scans in PDF/JPEG files not exceeding 30 MB; the Financial Bid is online only in the portal format.
Use a Class-III DSC with signing and encryption in the authorised signatory/firm name. The authorised signatory holding or delegating the Power of Attorney must be the digital signatory. Type/write originals in indelible ink; the authorised person signs or initials every bid page except unamended literature and signs all corrections.
The Lowest Bidder must submit the listed originals before LoA in a sealed, project-identified envelope to RO-Guwahati. Separately, if Bid Security is by DD/FDR/banker's cheque, the instrument must be physically received at the same address no later than 5 working days of Bid Due Date, up to 11:00 hours. Failure to submit required originals triggers unconditional five-year NHAI debarment.
Every corrigendum/addendum in order — what changed (original vs amended value), its impact, and the action for the bidder — ending with the values that finally apply.
Corrigendum dated 30.06.2026 extended submission/opening from 02/03.07.2026 at 17:00 to 29/30.07.2026 at 17:00. Corrigendum dated 21.07.2026 extended them again to the final 10/11.08.2026 at 17:00. Bidder action: use only 10.08.2026 17:00 for submission and 11.08.2026 17:00 for opening.
The 21.07.2026 corrigendum uploaded a new NIT, RFP and Price Bid and expressly told bidders to ignore previously uploaded documents. Bidder action: rebuild the technical and commercial bid against these three replacement files.
Compared with the 05.06.2026 NIT, the replacement NIT changes estimated cost from Rs.53,38,93,340/- to Rs.58,52,05,885/-, Bid Security from Rs.1,06,77,867/- to Rs.1,17,04,118/-, and stated length from 61.4 km to 61.30 km. Completion remains 12 months and DLP remains 36 months. Bidder action: revise qualification calculations, credit line, security and percentage pricing to the replacement values.
Use replacement NIT/RFP/Price Bid: Lanka-Hathikali Km 22+000-Km 83+400; stated length 61.30 km; estimated cost Rs.58,52,05,885/- excluding GST and Labour Cess; Bid Security Rs.1,17,04,118/-; tender fee Rs.50,000/-; completion 12 months; DLP 36 months; submit 10.08.2026 17:00; open 11.08.2026 17:00; validity 120 days. The printed pre-bid date remains defective and requires clarification.
Genuine conflicts within and across the documents (original vs corrigenda, clause vs annexure, tender document vs BOQ): both sides with citations, and which value prevails.
Replacement IFB paragraph 1 invites Hathikali-Narimbangalo Km 83+400-Km 140+700, but its title/table, RFP scope and BOQ are Lanka-Hathikali Km 22+000-Km 83+400. The repeated title/table/BOQ scope prevails; obtain written confirmation before bidding.
The original NIT printed 15.06.2025; the replacement prints 31.07.2025, both before the 2026 tender publication. The latest literal text is 31.07.2025 but it is unusable; only a new corrigendum can establish a valid meeting and clarification deadline.
E-tender Procedure 2.4 requires local-content self-certification with the Technical Bid, while ITB 13.1 labels it under Part-II Financial Bid. Because technical documents are evaluated first and financial contents should remain sealed, seek clarification; prudently follow any portal slot/corrigendum rather than exposing price.
ITB 13.3/21.4 and the NIT say all documents must be submitted physically by the Lowest Bidder, but ITB 21.2 lists only Bid Security, PoA, Form of Bid/Appendix, fee receipt, undertaking and Rule 144 certificate. The broader repeated requirement is safer; submit all originals unless NHAI clarifies otherwise.
Original NIT states 61.4 km; replacement NIT states 61.30 km, although Km 22+000 to Km 83+400 arithmetically spans 61.4 km. Under the corrigendum instruction to ignore prior documents, 61.30 km is the latest stated value, but bidders should price the chainages/BOQ and request confirmation.
The replacement Form of Bid is pre-printed '2025' even though the tender and replacement package are from 2026. The Bid Due Date and corrigenda prevail; request permission/correction before altering the prescribed form.
The similar-work clause leaves the five-year start year as '[20**-** / 20***]' and the turnover clause has malformed '[2024-2025)'. The criteria are therefore not fully calendar-defined. NHAI should confirm the exact financial years; no bidder should invent them.
Only critical, tender-specific pre-bid queries that could materially change bid/no-bid, pricing, eligibility or contractual risk. Skip generic or obvious questions the documents already answer clearly.
Please issue a corrigendum stating the correct year/date/time for the pre-bid meeting and the corresponding last date for written queries; the replacement RFP's 31.07.2025 date predates publication.
Confirm that the sole scope is Lanka-Hathikali Km 22+000-Km 83+400 and clarify whether the payable/managed length is 61.30 km or 61.40 km; the IFB narrative names another section and the replacement stated length does not match the chainage span.
Confirm the exact five years for similar-work experience and three years for turnover, and whether FY 2025-26 is included given the placeholder/malformed dates and the three-month closing-year rule.
Confirm whether the Lowest Bidder submits every uploaded original or only ITB 21.2's list, and whether 'within 5 working days of the Bid Due Date' for DD/FDR/banker's cheque means before or after 10.08.2026 and the exact calendar deadline/time.
Confirm whether the self-certification and auditor certificate belong in the Technical or Financial cover and whether the certificate is required at bid stage or only upon construction, because the two clauses conflict.
The BOQ requires 12 months' routine maintenance 'as per the conditions of PBMC Contract' and lists broad OPM asset categories. Confirm the incorporated PBMC clauses, service levels, response times, deductions and baseline asset condition so this lump sum can be priced.
Confirm the omitted district/place inputs for Clause 70 indices and correct all remaining placeholders (including the consultant and Form of Bid year), because they directly affect escalation and contractual interpretation.
Commercial, legal and execution risks a bidder should weigh: liquidated damages and penalties, unusual or one-sided clauses, tight timelines, and payment or security risks.
Completion is 12 months on an operating highway, with commencement in 15 days. LD is 1/2000 of Contract Price per day (0.05%/day), capped at 10%. Traffic diversion and curing restrictions compress productive windows.
Cash/credit exposure includes 5% Performance Security through 60 days after the 36-month DLP, possible Additional Performance Security for low bids, and 5% retention up to 5% of Contract Price. Late completion therefore ties security for a long tail.
Failure by the Lowest Bidder to furnish required originals before LoA causes unconditional five-year debarment from NHAI projects; the inconsistent definition of which originals are required increases procedural risk.
Only up to 75% net part-payment is accelerated; contractual IPC payment can take 42 days and final payment 84 days. Retention, advance recovery and taxes are deducted. Delayed sums earn 10% p.a., but bidders still need at least Rs.585.21 lakh net liquidity.
A lump-sum 12-month routine-maintenance line covers a very broad PBMC/OPM asset set, including emergency systems, ATMS, structures, lighting and cleanliness, but the BOQ note does not quantify baseline defects or service-level deductions. This is a major pricing and performance risk until clarified.
The contractor funds land/arrangements for quarries, plants, labs and camps and bears third-party quality-audit costs for every kilometre. Minimum plant fleet is extensive; leased equipment is acceptable for qualification but receives no equipment advance.
Failure to deploy named/approved key personnel within 15 days of notice attracts Rs.2,000 per day per person for 30 days, then becomes a contractual breach. Conditional or short staffing at bid stage is non-responsive.
The Employer can terminate for broad contractor defaults, including failure to carry out any obligation, failure to proceed, unauthorised subcontracting or failure to maintain securities; Appendix to Bid sets recovery after termination at 20%. NHAI also reserves broad discretion to reject bids and adverse performance information can override otherwise qualifying status.
The inviting authority and relevant contacts: office, person, designation, address, phone and email — and which address receives physical submissions, if any.
Regional Officer (NE), National Highways Authority of India, Regional Office-Guwahati, NEDFi House, 4th Floor, G.S. Road, Dispur/Guwahati-781006, Assam. Phone: 0361-3104868. Emails: [email protected] and [email protected].
Deliver sealed originals and any physically required Bid Security instrument to the Regional Officer (NE), NHAI, NEDFi House, 4th Floor, G.S. Road, Guwahati-781006.
The 21.07.2026 corrigendum is signed by Sushil Kumar Verma, Manager (T), Regional Office-Guwahati. The Appendix names the Project Director, PIU-Kaziranga as the Employer's authorised representative/Engineer-side contact, with the Engineer otherwise to be notified.