Lothal Light House Museum EPC Construction Tender, Gujarat

Lothal is getting a new maritime museum, and the main build is now out to tender — the Indian Port Rail Corporation Ltd. (IPRCL) wants an EPC contractor to design, build, test and commission the Light House Museum at the National Maritime Heritage Complex. It is an EPC turnkey job worth about ₹ 168 crore, and bids close on 22 July 2026.

What the job involves

This is a single-point EPC contract — Detailed Design, Construction, Testing & Commissioning of the Light House Museum. You design it, you build it, you hand it over working; civil, MEP and commissioning all sit under one roof. The museum goes up inside the National Maritime Heritage Complex at Lothal in Ahmedabad district, on coastal ground near the old Harappan dockyard, so you are putting up a tall lighthouse-style structure plus museum blocks. At ₹ 168 crore it is a heritage-grade site that needs a builder who can carry a full turnkey scope, hold the programme and bring the right plant.

Who this suits.

Be honest before you chase this one. The ₹ 2 crore EMD and 180-day bid validity tell you the buyer wants serious, well-funded bidders — mid-to-large EPC firms with a turnkey track record. If you have delivered museums, tall RCC or steel towers, auditoriums or similar public structures, this is squarely in your line. Smaller contractors are not shut out: there is sub-vendor work in piling, façade, cladding, and the lighthouse optic and steelwork.

Plant and machines you’ll deploy.

A site like this leans on heavy lifting and concreting kit. Expect piling rigs for the foundations, crawler or tower cranes for the lighthouse and tall elements, a batching plant with transit mixers and a boom placer for the pours, plus excavators and backhoe loaders for early earthwork and service trenches. Hydra cranes and material hoists handle the day-to-day once the structure rises. If you do not own the fleet, line up hire partners and finance early—mobilization has to be quick once the letter of award lands.

Key facts

How to apply

1. Go to the Central Public Procurement Portal at https://eprocure.gov.in/eprocure/app and search by Tender ID 2026_IPRCL_281500_1 or reference IPRCL/ADI/PROJECTS/NMHC/EPC.
2. Register and get a valid Class III digital signature if you don’t already hold one.
3. Download the full NIT and EPC documents, and read the design brief, eligibility and completion terms in detail.
4. Keep the ₹2 crore EMD ready in the accepted form, and submit your technical and price covers online before the 22 July 2026 deadline.

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