Karnataka Neeravari Nigam is putting a full lift irrigation scheme out to tender at Rs 110.30 crore, and bids close on 7 August 2026.
Karnataka Neeravari Nigam Limited (KNNL), the state irrigation corporation, wants a single contractor to survey, design, build and commission a lift irrigation scheme end to end. The package pulls together an intake canal, a jackwell-cum-pump house, pumping machinery, a rising main, bleeders and manifolds, and a pipe distribution network in MS, HDPE and O-PVC pipe, with the associated structures. It is a lump-sum job worth Rs 110.30 crore.
What is in the package
A lift irrigation scheme picks up water at a low point and pushes it uphill to fields that gravity canals cannot reach. Delivering one turnkey means the winner handles the civil work (intake, jackwell, pump house, pipe trenches and structures), the mechanical side (pumps, rising main), and testing and commissioning. Design responsibility sits with the contractor, so this rewards a firm that can plan the hydraulics as well as pour concrete.
Who should take it on
This suits an irrigation or heavy-civil EPC contractor comfortable with pumping schemes and pipeline laying at scale. If you have built jackwells, pump houses and rising mains in Karnataka or a neighbouring state, the scope will read cleanly. Earthwork and pipe-laying subcontractors and machine owners can plan around whoever wins the main contract.
Machines the scheme needs
Expect excavators for the intake, canal and pipe trenches, cranes for pump-house and pipe erection, concrete equipment for the jackwell and structures, and tippers and loaders for haulage. Bid validity is a long 180 days, so factor that into how you tie up your fleet.
Key facts
Tender ID
2026_Karnatak_309424_1
Reference no.
KNNL/2026-27/LI/WORK_INDENT4421/CALL-2
Issuing authority
Karnataka Neeravari Nigam Limited (KNNL), Government of Karnataka
Location
Karnataka (specific taluk not stated in the notice)
It is a turnkey lift irrigation scheme: survey, design, installation, testing and commissioning of an intake canal, jackwell-cum-pump house, pumping machinery, rising main, bleeders and manifolds, and a pipe distribution network, on a lump-sum basis in Karnataka.
How much is it worth?
The estimated value is Rs 110.30 crore, with an EMD of Rs 1.10 crore and a tender fee of Rs 7,500.
What is the deadline?
Bids close on 7 August 2026 and open on 10 August 2026. Bid validity is 180 days.
Where do I bid?
On the Karnataka Public Procurement Portal. Search tender ID 2026_Karnatak_309424_1 under Karnataka Neeravari Nigam Limited.
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