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Six Laning Atkadih Gorhar Section of NH 19

Six laning of Atkadih to Gorhar Section of NH 19 (Old NH 2) from Km 320.800 to km 326.160 in the State of Jharkhand on EPC Mode

National Highways Authority of India · Jharkhand2026_NHAI_276832_1

Written by TenderKart AI from the documents published when it was generated. Check the tender for later corrigenda before you bid.

Published

7 May 2026

Closes

24 Sept 2026

Estimated value

₹110.6 Cr

EMD

₹1.1 Cr

Key dates

All important dates as they stand after corrigenda: publication, pre-bid/clarification deadline, bid submission deadline, bid opening, and bid validity period.

Publication / invitation

NIT/RFP invitation dated 07.05.2026; BID documents viewable/downloadable from 07.05.2026 on etenders.gov.in and bims.gov.in.

Package no. NHAI/11015/5/PD/DHN/1663/E-238953.
Original download window ended 24.06.2026; last date of request/download now follows Bid Due Date after extensions.

Pre-bid / clarification schedule

Last date for receiving queries 01.06.2026; Pre-BID meeting 02.06.2026 at 1100 Hours IST at venue Clause 2.11.4; Authority response to queries latest by 09.06.2026.

Queries by e-mail to the officer designated in Clause 2.11.4 with the prescribed identification title.
Date corrigenda did not amend the pre-bid/query dates.

Bid submission deadline (Bid Due Date)

Online Bid Due Date is 24.09.2026 up to 1100 Hrs. (after three date extensions).

Original RFP/NIT Bid Due Date 24.06.2026 upto 1100 Hours IST.
Extended 24.06.2026 → 24.07.2026 (Corrigendum-I) → 24.08.2026 (Corrigendum-II) → 24.09.2026 (Corrigendum-III).
Last date of request/download of BID documents is the same date/time as Bid Due Date under the latest corrigendum.
Financial Bid (Appendix-IB) and Technical Bid to be submitted online on etenders.gov.in and bims.gov.in.

Technical bid opening

Opening of Technical Bids: 25.09.2026 at 1130 Hrs. (latest amended).

Original opening 25.06.2026 at 1130 Hrs IST; then 27.07.2026 (Corr-I), 25.08.2026 (Corr-II), finally 25.09.2026 (Corr-III).
Financial Bid opening and declaration of qualified bidders to be notified by the Authority.

Bid validity

BIDs valid for 120 days from the BID Due Date (extendable by mutual consent).

With Bid Due Date 24.09.2026, validity runs 120 days from that date unless extended.
Selected Bidder must keep offer valid for 120 days as per Appendix-IB.

Post-bid physical originals, LOA and agreement timeline

L1 physical originals (Clause 2.11.2) before LOA; DD/FDR/Banker's Cheque Bid Security physically within 5 working days of Bid Due Date (upto 11:00 hours); PS within 30 days of LOA; Agreement within 10 days of receipt of 50% PS/APS.

Return of signed duplicate LOA: next day of issuance of LOA.
Option to furnish 50% Performance Security (and APS if any) within 30 days of LOA and balance within 30 days of signing.

Financials

Tender value or estimated cost, EMD/bid security (amount, acceptable forms, validity), tender document fees, performance security, and key payment terms.

Estimated Project Cost / tender value

Estimated Project Cost Rs. 110.61 Crore (exclusive of GST); length 5.360 km; evaluation on lowest BID Price exclusive of GST.

Assessment of actual costs is for Bidders; EPC is lump-sum Contract Price exclusive of GST and maintenance cost.

Tender / bid document fee

Online cost of tender/bid document Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees twenty thousand only) to NHAI designated Canara Bank account; upload payment receipt.

Beneficiary: National Highways Authority of India; Bank: Canara Bank; A/c No. 8598201005819; IFSC CNRB0008598.

Bid Security (EMD)

BID Security Rs. 1.11 Crore (Rupees one crore and eleven lakh only); refundable not later than 150 days from Bid Due Date except for Selected Bidder.

Acceptable forms: Insurance Surety Bond (Appendix-X, IRDAI-authorised insurer; portal verification) OR Account Payee Demand Draft OR Fixed Deposit Receipt OR Banker's Cheque OR Bank Guarantee / e-Bank Guarantee (Appendix-II from a Scheduled Bank; SFMS to NHAI bank; foreign BG needs nationalised bank confirmation).
BG/Insurance Surety Bond validity: 180 days from Bid Due Date inclusive of 60 days claim period (extendable by mutual agreement).
Scanned instrument uploaded online; third-party sourced Bid Security is non-responsive.
If DD/FDR/Banker's Cheque used, physical instrument within 5 working days of Bid Due Date (upto 11:00 hours) to NHAI Dwarka address, else bid rejected.
Forfeiture events include corrupt practices, withdrawal during validity, and Selected Bidder failure to return LOA, furnish PS/APS or sign Agreement (Clause 2.20.5).

Performance Security and Additional Performance Security

Performance Security 3% of Bid Price within 30 days of LOA; APS applies for abnormally low bids; PS valid until 60 days after DLP; APS until 28 days after Project Completion Date.

Forms: Insurance Surety Bond (Appendix-XI) / DD / FDR / Banker's Cheque / irrevocable unconditional BG or e-BG (Appendix-VII); not from a third party.
APS: if Bid Price lower than 15% but up to 25% of Estimated Project Cost → 50% of difference between (EPC−15% of EPC) and Bid Price; if lower than 25% of EPC → 5% of EPC plus 100% of difference between (EPC−25% of EPC) and Bid Price; APS treated as part of PS.
50%/50% split option: 50% before signing (within 30 days of LOA) and balance within 30 days of signing; further up to 60 days extension with Damages @ 0.01% of Bid Price per day; failure thereafter cancels award and encashes Bid Security.
Agreement within 10 days of receipt of 50% PS and 50% APS (if any).

Contract payment terms (EPC)

Lump-sum Contract Price exclusive of GST and Maintenance; interest-bearing mobilisation advance 10% (two 5% instalments) at Bank Rate+3%; stage payments per Schedule-H with 90% interim release.

Mobilisation advance: 2×5% of Contract Price; second after utilisation certificate; optional further up to 5% against new key equipment; each instalment secured by BG/Surety Bond for 110%; recovery @15% of each Stage Payment Statement, fully before 80% of Schedule Construction Period; if certified stage payments do not exceed 20% of Contract Price within 50% of Scheduled Construction Period, advance BG may be encashed.
Stage Payment Statement by 7th of month; AE recommends 90% within 10 days; Authority pays electronically within 10 days of recommendation; IPC within 15 days of statement.
Schedule-H top weightages (TECHDOC schedules): Road works incl. culverts 49.15%; Minor Bridges/Underpasses 18.75%; Other works 20.70%; Electric & PHED utilities 11.40%; Major Bridge NIL.
Maintenance (flexible, 5-year): Year-1 nil; Years 2–4 @0.50% of Contract Price each; Year-5 @1%; monthly 1/12th of annual; WPI adjustment under Clause 19.12.
Early completion bonus 0.03% of Contract Price per day early, max 5%.
GST payable at applicable rates outside Contract Price.

Eligibility

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.

Bidder form and JV rules

Single entity or Joint Venture up to 3 members allowed (EPC > Rs.100 Cr); each JV member min 26% share; Lead Member ≥60% of Bid/Technical/Financial capacity and ≥51% of project length; other members ≥20% each; JV collectively 100%.

Natural person, private entity, or combination with intent/agreement to form JV.
Lead Member nomination via PoA (Appendix-IV); binding Joint Bidding Agreement (Appendix-V) with joint and several liability through Defect Liability Period.
No more than one BID; JV member cannot bid separately.
International bidders: PoA apostille and Indian Stamp Act compliance.

Bid Capacity

Available BID capacity = (A×N×2.5 − B + C) must exceed total BID value; N = years prescribed for completion (1 year).

A = max value of civil engg works (excl. bonus) in any one of last 5 years (updated); B = updated existing commitments/ongoing/won-but-LOA-pending works during completion period; C = bonus received in EPC in last 5 years (updated).
Commitments statement countersigned by Client EE-equivalent / Concessionaire and verified by Statutory Auditor.
Bid capacity status updated as on day before opening of financial bids.

Technical Capacity and similar work

Threshold Technical Capacity > Rs.110.61 crore over past 5 financial years from Eligible Projects (category-weighted); plus similar completed work: either two works ≥ Rs.27.65 Cr each (25% EPC) or one work ≥ Rs.38.71 Cr (35% EPC) in Category 1 and/or 3.

Project considered completed if >90% value completed and completed value meets thresholds in last 5 FYs or till Bid Due Date.
Similar work must comprise all major components of the invited work; Annexure-IX experience certificate plus Auditor/Client certificate (Annex-IV); NHAI projects: certificate by GM(T) HQ on PD recommendation.
Eligible project types include NH/SH/Expressway widening/upgradation, certain MDR/municipal/bypass works, stand-alone bridges/ROBs/tunnels, airport runways, metro/railway viaducts, port container yards.
For JV similar-work requirement: any one member must satisfy the 35%/2×25% similar work individually as a single work.
Price updation factors Year-1 to Year-5: 1.00, 1.05, 1.10, 1.15, 1.20.

Financial Capacity

Minimum Net Worth Rs.11.06 Cr at close of preceding FY; minimum Average Annual Turnover (updated) Rs.22.12 Cr for last 5 FYs.

Same Year-1..5 updation factors 1.00/1.05/1.10/1.15/1.20.
If Bid Due Date falls within 3 months of close of latest FY, ignore that FY and use preceding years (Clause 2.1.13).
Auditor's Certificate for net worth methodology required (Annex notes).

Conflict of interest, foreign ownership, land-border and local content

Conflict of Interest disqualifies and risks Bid/Performance Security forfeiture; foreign-controlled L1 subject to security clearance; Rule 144(xi)/land-border certificate mandatory; Make-in-India local content self-certification required.

Common controlling shareholding >5% triggers CoI with stated exceptions for banks/insurers/pension funds/PFIs.
Where ≥50% equity of L1/Member held/controlled by persons resident outside India, award subject to competent authority approval; if L1 denied clearance, sequential counter-offer to L-2/L-3.
Land-border country bidders need Competent Authority registration; subcontracting to such contractors restricted; false certificate grounds for rejection/termination.
Without local-content self-certification, bidder treated as Non-Local Supplier; for value >Rs.10 Cr, Class-I/II local suppliers need statutory/cost auditor (or practicing CA/CMA) certificate of local content % after construction.

Debarment / non-performer / catastrophic failure bars

Bidder (and JV members) must not be non-performing on tender opening date or LOA date; catastrophic structure/highway failure due to construction defect in last 2 years bars eligibility; allied firms of debarred entities also barred.

Non-performer triggers include failure to mobilize key equipment within 4 months of Appointed Date, missing milestones >6 months without EOT for Authority default/FM, unresolved NCRs, maintenance failures after two notices, etc. (Clause 2.1.14 list).
Debarred JV partners all stand debarred for entire period; Bid Security of ignored debarred L1 is returned and next lowest considered.
Undertaking in Appendix-XII required for catastrophic failure declaration (Clause 2.2.2.10).
L1 failing to submit Clause 2.11.2 originals: unconditional 5-year debarment from NHAI projects.
Fraud/corrupt practices: up to 2-year ineligibility for Authority tenders (Section 4).

Scope of work

What is being procured: the work, supplies or services, deliverables and quantities, locations, phases, completion or delivery timelines, applicable standards, and notable exclusions.

Project identity and mode

EPC design-build of six-laning Atkadih–Gorhar section of NH-19 (Old NH-2), Km 320+800 to Km 326+160, Jharkhand; length 5.360 km; Construction Period 1 year; Maintenance/DLP broadly 5 years for flexible pavement.

Authority: NHAI represented by Chairman.
Contractor responsible for designing, engineering, procurement, construction and maintenance during Defect Liability Period.
Feasibility/DPR is reference only; Bidder must do own surveys/investigations.

Highway cross-section and site features

6-lane with paved shoulders; paved carriageway 25/31 m; earthen shoulder 1 m each side; raised median 5 m (2.5 m in built-up); existing 4-lane with paved shoulder to be upgraded within available/proposed ROW.

Site total length 5.360 km; existing carriageway 320+800–326+160 is 4-lane with paved shoulder.
Major junction at 323+222 (Atkadih, MDR); multiple minor T/X junctions; no bypasses/wayside amenities listed as Nil in Schedule-A summary.
Structures summary (Schedule-B): Minor Bridge 1; VUP (single span) 1; Box Culverts 4; Major Bridge/ROB/RUB/LVUP/SVUP/Viaduct Nil.
Existing minor bridge at ~325+975/325+997: retain/repair two existing spans and add new bridges each side for 6-lane; replace bearings, expansion joints, railing with RCC crash barrier, wearing course, drainage spouts.
AI-MC mandatory for grading/paving/compaction equipment; daily digital progress data to Authority.
Standards: Schedule-D / IRC:SP:87-2019 with project-specific deviations in Technical Schedules.

Utilities, clearances and exclusions

Contractor shifts overhead electrical/power utilities and specified underground utilities as part of scope; other utility shifting not in Schedule-A/B is Change of Scope; Environmental and Forest Clearances marked NA.

Utility shifting per utility-owning department standards; cost of Schedule-B utilities included in Contract Price/Schedule-H (Electric & PHED utilities weightage 11.40%).
Bidder to visit site and assess utilities before bid.
Authority to provide ≥90% ROW of Construction Zone within 30 days of Agreement in contiguous stretches ≥5 km; environmental clearances under Clause 3.3 stated as not required to be obtained by Authority in 3.1(iii)(c).

Completion milestones and maintenance timeline

Scheduled Completion Date = 365th day from Appointed Date; Milestones I/II/III on 130th/220th/310th day for ≥10%/35%/70% stage payments; 5-year Maintenance Period from Completion Certificate for flexible pavement.

Milestone-II also requires start of all bridges; Milestone-III start of all project facilities.
DLP under Article 17: 5 years flexible; 10 years rigid/perpetual/stand-alone major bridges-tunnels/new technology stretches (among others)—see Risks/Contradictions for interface with RFP 5-year wording.
Maintenance obligations include routine repairs, structure repairs, traffic flow, encroachments reporting; Authority bears electricity for project electrical infrastructure (except Contractor's own use).

Required documents & submission

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.

Online submission portals and DSC

Single-stage two-part e-bid on https://etenders.gov.in and https://bims.gov.in using digital signature of authorised representative; no fax/telex/telegram/e-mail bids.

Register/update firm details on e-procurement portal; registration valid at least to Bid Due Date.
Upload PDF/RAR files ≤30 MB each for Clause 2.11.1 documents.
Technical Bid first examined; Financial Bid opened only for technically responsive bidders.
Class III DSC ID of Authorised Signatory is called for on Appendix-IB / financial formats.
Modify/substitute/withdraw only before Bid Due Date; after withdrawal cannot re-submit.

Physical originals — timing, packing and address

L1 must submit sealed originals listed in Clause 2.11.2 before LOA; DD/FDR/Banker's Cheque Bid Security physically within 5 working days of Bid Due Date (upto 11:00) to GM (T) Jharkhand, NHAI Dwarka.

Envelope identification: BID for the Six laning of Atkadih to Gorhar Section... on EPC Mode; show bidder name/address.
Failure by L1 (incl. JV members) to submit originals: 5-year unconditional NHAI debarment.
Typed BID signed in indelible blue ink by authorised signatory; alterations initialled.
Foreign experience certificates and international PoA require apostille.

Integrity Pact IEMs

Revised Integrity Pact (Appendix-VI / NHAI Policy Circular 5.8 dt 29.12.2020) mandatory; IEMs: Dr. Parvez Hayat, Sh. Rajvir Singh, Sh. Arun Kumar Gupta.

IP duly signed by authorised signatory forms part of Contract Agreement.

Corrigendum analysis

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.

Technical documents upload (Other corrigenda parts 1–4)

On/around 21.05.2026 NHAI uploaded Technical Schedules A–D & H, DPR volumes (Main Report, Design Road/Structure/Drainage, Materials, EIA/SIA, Technical Specifications, Drawing Volume) and utility electrical/PHED drawings as project technical documents.

TECHDOCSpart1–part4 packages contain the same suite of technical PDFs (Schedules, VOL I–V, Drawing Volume, utilities).
Date corrigenda expressly keep all other RFP and DCA terms unchanged—these Other uploads supply Employer's Requirements/schedules rather than rewriting commercial RFP clauses.
Bidders must price and design to the R2 technical schedules/drawings, not only the base RFP text.

Bid Due Date extensions (Corrigenda I–III)

Bid Due Date extended thrice from 24.06.2026 to final 24.09.2026 up to 1100 Hrs; Technical Bid opening finally 25.09.2026 at 1130 Hrs.

Corrigendum-I (19.06.2026): 24.06.2026 → 24.07.2026; opening 27.07.2026 11:30.
Corrigendum-II (16.07.2026): 24.07.2026 → 24.08.2026; opening 25.08.2026 11:30.
Corrigendum-III (21.08.2026): 24.08.2026 → 24.09.2026; opening 25.09.2026 11:30.
Each also sets Last Date of Request for Bid Documents to the same day/time as Bid Due Date.
Action: submit online by 24.09.2026 1100 Hrs; ensure Bid Security validity covers 180 days from final BDD; DD/FDR path still needs physical deposit within 5 working days after 24.09.2026.

Values that finally apply after all corrigenda

Commercial RFP terms (cost, EMD, fees, eligibility, PS, validity 120 days) unchanged; controlling dates are Bid Due 24.09.2026 1100 Hrs and Technical opening 25.09.2026 1130 Hrs; technical scope per uploaded R2 Schedules/DPR/drawings.

Estimated cost Rs.110.61 Cr excl. GST; Bid Security Rs.1.11 Cr; document fee Rs.20,000; completion 1 year; maintenance 5 years (flexible base case).
Pre-bid query date 01.06.2026 and meeting 02.06.2026 remain as originally scheduled (not reopened by date corrigenda).
Officer-in-charge for physical submissions remains Sh. Ajay Gupta, GM (T) Jharkhand; date corrigenda signed by P. K. Sinha, GM-(T)-JH.

Contradictions

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.

Milestone-I day count: Clause 10.3 example vs Schedule-J

EPC Clause 10.3(ii) illustrative example pegs Milestone-I (10% stage payments) on the 180th day, but Schedule-J sets Project Milestone-I on the 130th day—Schedule-J governs milestone dates for Damages.

Clause 10.3(ii) states Damages run from dates in Schedule-J; the 180th-day figure appears only in a worked example and is inconsistent with Schedule-J's 130/220/310/365 day ladder for this 1-year project.
Bidder action: programme and cash-flow to Schedule-J dates (10% by day 130, 35% by 220, 70% by 310, completion day 365).

Defect Liability Period: RFP '5 years' vs EPC Article 17 graduated periods

RFP/NIT state Defect Liability/Maintenance Period of 5 years, while EPC Article 17 sets 5 years for flexible pavement but 10 years for rigid/perpetual pavement, stand-alone major bridges/tunnels and new-technology stretches.

Clause 14.1 Maintenance Period is 5 years corresponding to DLP, with payment schedule written for flexible 5-year case; Article 17 still imposes longer defect responsibility for specified asset classes.
Per RFP 2.1.3, detailed terms of the draft Agreement have overriding effect on conflicts—price the longer structural DLP risk accordingly.
NIT table labels the 5 years as 'Maintenance period'.

Physical Bid Security timing: L1-before-LOA vs 5-working-day DD/FDR rule

General rule sends Clause 2.11.2 originals (including Bid Security) only from Lowest Bidder before LOA, but DD/FDR/Banker's Cheque Bid Security must be physically submitted within 5 working days of Bid Due Date—effectively an earlier physical deadline for those instruments.

BG/Insurance Surety Bond path can remain scan-online + L1 original before LOA; cash-like instruments cannot wait until L1 declaration.
Not a pure scrivener conflict—operates as an instrument-specific special condition; missing the 5-day physical deadline rejects the bid.

Contact person named on NIT vs corrigenda signatory

NIT/RFP officer-in-charge is Sh. Ajay Gupta, GM-(T) Jharkhand ([email protected]); date corrigenda are signed by P. K. Sinha, GM-(T)-JH—same designation, different name.

Physical submission address Clause 2.11.4 still names Sh. Ajay Gupta.
Action: address sealed originals to Clause 2.11.4 addressee; copy both if corresponding on extensions.

Pre-bid queries

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.

Confirm Milestone-I is day 130 not day 180

Seek written confirmation that Schedule-J (130/220/310/365) supersedes the Clause 10.3(ii) example citing the 180th day for 10% progress.

Material to mobilisation plan, resource peak and LD exposure on a 365-day schedule.

ROW readiness on a 5.36 km package vs ≥5 km contiguous handover rule

Clause 3.1 requires 90% ROW in contiguous stretches not less than 5 km within 30 days—almost the entire 5.36 km length. Ask what length will be handed at Appointed Date and LD/EOT if unbroken 5 km stretch cannot be given.

Critical for Appointed Date declaration, milestone measurement exclusions and working-room on a short, live 4-lane corridor.

Utility shifting boundary and Schedule-H 11.40% utilities pot

Clarify which overhead/UG electrical and PHED utilities are priced inside the 11.40% Schedule-H utilities weightage versus COS, and approval timelines of utility owners.

Schedule-A says non-listed utility relocation is COS; live NH-19 six-laning risk is dominated by utility interface.
Ask whether supervision charges, corridor rentals and shutdown windows are reimbursable.

Similar work 'all major components' definition for this package

Request express list of 'major components' that must appear in a similar work certificate (6-laning, VUP, minor bridge widening/new, box culverts, utility shifting, AI-MC).

Clause says work without all major components will not count—pass/fail for many highway contractors.
Also confirm whether JV member's solo similar work must itself be six-laning or any Category 1/3 highway work of value.

Traffic management / existing carriageway constraints during construction

Seek acceptance criteria for diversion plans on operating 4-lane NH-19, night-work permissions, and whether full stoppage windows will be granted for VUP/minor bridge works.

Schedule-B requires IRC SP 55 diversions; short length with multiple junctions and built-up stretches (321+400–325+370) elevates production risk inside 365 days.

Risks

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.

Aggressive 365-day construction with heavy LD

Scheduled Completion 365 days from Appointed Date; Damages 0.05% of Contract Price per day for missed milestones/completion (after 30-day grace), capped at 10%—beyond 10% is default with termination right.

Milestones at day 130/220/310 require 10%/35%/70% certified stage payments plus bridge/facility starts.
Early-completion bonus only 0.03%/day max 5%.
Short package still needs 6-laning under traffic, VUP, minor bridge and utilities.

Authority delay damages capped at 1% and as sole remedy

Aggregate Authority Damages under Clauses 3.1(iv), 8.3 and 9.5 capped at 1% of Contract Price and stated as full/final settlement and sole remedy for Authority delays—limited leverage if ROW/approvals slip.

90% ROW due within 30 days of Agreement in ≥5 km contiguous stretches—awkward on a 5.36 km site.
Time Extension still available under Clause 10.5, but monetary compensation is tightly capped.

Bid and performance security cash lock and forfeiture

Rs.1.11 Cr Bid Security locked through award; 3% PS until 60 days after DLP (multi-year); APS for low bids; third-party instruments rejected; L1 original-document failure triggers 5-year NHAI debarment.

PS late balance: 0.01%/day damages then Bid Security encashment and award cancellation after extra 60 days.
Selected Bidder Bid Security retained until PS furnished; may be adjusted into PS.

Interest-bearing advances and recovery pressure

10% mobilisation advance at Bank Rate+3% (compounded annually on reducing balance) recovered @15% of each stage bill and must be cleared before 80% of construction period; slow start can trigger advance BG encashment.

If certified stage payments (excl. advance) ≤20% of Contract Price within 50% of Scheduled Construction Period, Authority may encash advance security.
Optional equipment advance another 5% on same interest terms.

Utility, traffic and technical execution risks

Significant utility shifting (11.4% of Contract Price weightage), AI-MC obligation, live 4-lane traffic, built-up stretches and structure works inside one year create outturn and COS disputes risk.

Non-scheduled utilities are COS only with prior approval—delay in approval sits with Contractor's programme.
Existing bridge rehabilitation plus new parallel structures at ~326 km chainage needs careful staging.
Maintenance for 5 years with year-1 unpaid (flexible) still carries defect liability; Article 17 may extend structural DLP to 10 years.

Evaluation and award process risks

Lowest Bid Price wins; Authority may annul if L1 fails originals; foreign-controlled L1 needs security clearance with possible counter-offer cascade; non-performer status checked again at LOA.

Any conditional bid is non-responsive.
Feasibility Report not binding—site condition surprises largely on Contractor under sufficiency of Contract Price.

Contacts

The inviting authority and relevant contacts: office, person, designation, address, phone and email — and which address receives physical submissions, if any.

Inviting Authority / physical submission addressee

National Highways Authority of India; Officer-in-charge Sh. Ajay Gupta, General Manager (T) Jharkhand, G-5 & 6, Sector-10, Dwarka, New Delhi-110075.

Phone/Fax: 011-25074100/200 (Extn. 1132).
Email: [email protected].
Physical Bid Security (DD/FDR/Banker's Cheque) and L1 Clause 2.11.2 originals go to this address in sealed envelope.
NHAI board phone also printed on corrigenda letterhead: 91-11-25074100 / 25074200.

Corrigenda issuing officer

Date Corrigenda I–III issued under signature of P. K. Sinha, GM-(T)-JH, NHAI HQ Dwarka.

Same HQ address as above; use for correspondence on bid schedule extensions.

Independent External Monitors (Integrity Pact)

IEMs: Dr. Parvez Hayat, IPS (Retd.); Sh. Rajvir Singh, IA&AS (Retd.); Sh. Arun Kumar Gupta (Ex-CMD, SCI).

Dr. Parvez Hayat: +91-9810134469; [email protected]
Sh. Rajvir Singh: +91-8700466366; [email protected]
Sh. Arun Kumar Gupta: +91-9833880764; [email protected]

E-procurement portals

Submit/view bids on CPPP https://etenders.gov.in and BIMS https://bims.gov.in/.

Pre-bid queries by e-mail to Clause 2.11.4 officer with title identifying this RFP.