PNC Wins Kanpur Lucknow Expressway’s Contract

PNC Infratech Ltd. today emerged as the lowest bidder to construct both packages of the 62.7 km Kanpur – Lucknow Expressway (NE-6) project after the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) opened financial bids.

This 6 lane access-controlled highway will be upgradeable to 8 lanes and connect Shaheed Path in Lucknow with Azad Marg Chauraha near Kanpur’s Ganga Bridge.

It will run parallel to NH27 and consist of a 3.375 km elevated portion between Amausi and Bani which lies under Package 1’s scope. Package 2 connecting the town of Bani with Azad Marg Chauraha will be built on a greenfield alignment.

NHAI invited tenders for both packages’ contract under the Hybrid Annuity Mode (HAM) model in September 2021 with a 2.5 year deadline.

17.6 km Package 1

Technical bids were opened in December to reveal 16 bidders.

NHAI’s: Estimate: Rs. 1530.44 crore

Financial Bid Values (lowest 5)

Firm	Bid (Rs. Crore)
PNC Infratech	1288.41
APCO Infratech	1437.98
Shankarnarayana Constructions	1478.93
GR Infraprojects	1535.03
Megha Engineering and Infrastructures	1560.78

Brief Scope: Construction of Six lane upgradable to Eight lane of Kanpur Lucknow Expressway including spur from Km 10+980 to Km 28+500 in the state of Uttar Pradesh on Hybrid Annuity mode under Bharatmala Pariyojana (Package-I)

45.244 km Package 2

Technical bids were opened in December to reveal 14 bidders.

NHAI’s Estimate: Rs. 1602.95 crore

Financial Bid Values (lowest 5)

Firm	Bid (Rs. Crore)
PNC Infratech	1377.55
APCO Infratech	1529.64
G R Infraprojects	1621.77
Megha Engineering and Infrastructures	1634.85
Gawar Construction	1666.93

Brief Scope: Construction of Six lane upgradable to Eight lane of Kanpur Lucknow Expressway including spur from Km 28+500 to Km 73+744 in the state of Uttar Pradesh on Hybrid Annuity mode under Bharatmala Pariyojana (Package 2)

PNC’s bids were well below NHAI’s estimates, so contracts should be awarded in the coming weeks without a lengthy financial bid evaluation period.

In the future, the 594 km Ganga Expressway’s Package 9 (awarded to Adani Enterprises) will intersect Kanpur Lucknow Expressway’s Package 2 in Unnao District. Design details on the Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway along with a list of all packages and their status can be viewed here.

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– TMRG