BRO hill-road upgrade, near Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

The Border Roads Organisation (Project Deepak) wants about 30.4 km of an existing hill road brought up to National Highway double-lane standard in Himachal Pradesh. It is a lump-sum job worth ₹ 221.73 crore, and bids close on 1 August 2026.

What the job is

In plain terms, you upgrade a roughly 30 km hill road to NH double-lane spec — formation, pavement and the structures that go with it — under BRO’s Project Deepak out of Shimla. The notice title reads like alphabet soup (“RD SKTT CL-9 TO NHDL SPECN FROM KM 0 TO KM 30.645… UNDER 94 RCC 38 TF PJT DPK”), but that is the substance of it. It is lump-sum, so any quantity swing sits inside your quoted price rather than the department’s.

Who should bid

This is for an EPC firm or a contractor who has built mountain roads before. Hill work means rock cutting, controlled blasting and slope protection, slow logistics for moving plant and material, and a short working season once the weather turns. The lump-sum form pushes the quantity risk onto you, so price the mobilisation and the terrain honestly. The EMD is ₹ 2.22 crore. One practical point: it sits on the Defence e-procurement system, so get your registration there sorted early rather than at the last minute. The machines that matter. You will lean on excavators with rock breakers, drilling rigs for the blasting, crushers for aggregate, motor graders, soil compactors, tippers and pavers, plus gear for retaining and slope-protection work. Heavy hill-cutting capacity is the make-or-break here. If you own rock breakers and a reliable tipper fleet, you have something the winning contractor will need on those tight mountain alignments.

Key facts

How to apply

1. Open the official portal: Defence e-Procurement.
2. Search by tender ID 2026_BRO_773270_1 under Dte General Border Roads Organisation — HQ CE(P) Deepak, Shimla.
3. Register and keep a valid Class III Digital Signature Certificate (DSC) ready.
4. Download the NIT, tender document and BOQ, and check the eligibility, EMD and fee terms.
5. Prepare and submit your bid online before 1 Aug 2026.

Frequently asked questions

Tender details are summarised for convenience and may change. Always verify the latest dates, terms and documents on the official tendering portal before bidding.