Shiv, Evrascon & JSCIAV Win Delhi-Amritsar Expressway’s Work
Shiv Build India, Evrascon-MKCIL and ‘Joint Stock Company Industrial Association Vozrozhdenie’ this past week emerged as the lowest bidders for constructing packages 6, 10 and Spur III of the roughly 650 km Delhi – Amritsar – Katra (DAK) Expressway.
This 4-lane greenfield project starts at KMP Expressway north-west of Delhi, and will be expandable to 8 lanes with provision of service roads in the future. Phase 1 involves the construction of a 397.7 km greenfield expressway between Delhi – Ludhiana – Gurdaspur and a 99 km spur connecting Nakodar – Amritsar.
National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) invited bids for these 3 packages in November 2020 and January 2021 with a 2 year deadline. All 3 section are within Punjab with Package 6 spanning Patiala district, Package 10 skirting around Jalandhar’s west-side, and Spur III forming half a ring around Amritsar’s east-side.
Package 6
Brief Scope: Construction of 4-lane Greenfield Delhi-Katra Expressway from Junction with Patiala-Samana-Patran road (SH-10) near Ghagga village to Junction with Patiala-Bathinda road (NH-7) near Bhawanigarh (Km 157.920 to Km 188.830) on EPC under BMP in Punjab
- Contract: NHAI/BM/DAKExpressway /2020/Pkg.6
- Length: 30.91 km
- Technical Bids Opened: February 4, 2021
- Bidders: 24 (all technically qualified)
- NHAI’s estimate: Rs 850.12 crore
Financial Bid Values of Lowest 5 Technically-Qualified Bidders:
| Firm | Bid |
| Shiv Build India | Rs. 733 crore |
| Ceigall India | Rs. 765 crore |
| RCC Developers | Rs. 769.87 crore |
| Gawar Construction | Rs. 785 crore |
| Shinde Developers | Rs. 810 crore |
Package 10
Brief Scope: Construction of 4lane Greenfield Delhi Amritsar Katra Expressway from Junction with Jalandhar Moga road (NH-703) Kang Sahibu village to Junction with Jalandhar Kapurthala road (NH703A) near Khojewal village (Km 303.900 to km 319.400 of main expressway
- Contract: NHAI/BM/ DAKExpressway/2020/Pkg.10
- Length: 15.50 km
- Technical Bids Opened: February 4, 2021
- Bidders: 16 (15 technically qualified)
- NHAI’s estimate: Rs. 1230.92 crore
Financial Bid Values of Lowest 5 Technically-Qualified Bidders:
| Firm | Bid |
| Evrascon- MKCIL JV | Rs. 1094.46 crore |
| Gawar Construction | Rs. 1149 crore |
| Ceigall India | Rs. 1161 crore |
| GR Infra | Rs. 1196.87 crore |
| CDS Infra | Rs. 1278 crore |
Package Spur III
Brief Scope: Construction of 4lane GA Amritsar connectivity for Connection of Amritsar with D-AM-K Expressway from NH3 and Taran taran Bypass near Mannawalla village Cha70.950-NH354 Ajanala road near Harsh china village Cha99.020 on EPC mode under BMP in Punjab
- Contract: NHAI/BM/DAKExpressway/ 2020/Pkg.Spur-III
- Length: 28.07 km
- Technical Bids Opened: March 10, 2021
- Bidders: 9 (all 9 technically qualified)
- NHAI’s estimate: Rs. 1041.58 crore
Financial Bid Values of Lowest 5 Technically-Qualified Bidders:
| Firm | Bid |
| Joint Stock Vozrozhdenie | Rs. 925.02 crore |
| Evrascon-MKCIL JV | Rs. 936.11 crore |
| Gawar Construction | Rs. 982 crore |
| CDS Infra | Rs. 989.49 |
| Ceigall India | Rs. 990 crore |
The lowest bids for each were well below NHAI’s estimate, so contracts for these should be awarded without much scrutiny during financial bid evaluation.
DAK Expressway project’s greenfield section consists of 15 packages – 12 on the 397 km Delhi – Gurdaspur section and 3 on the 99 km Nakodar-Amritsar spur. With this development, financial bids for 9 have been opened, technical bid evaluation is underway for 5 and a tender notice is pending for 1. See a list of all packages and their status’ here.
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– TMRG
