NH-326 Widening Tender, Odisha (Package-2)

A 106 km stretch of NH-326 in Odisha goes out for widening and strengthening under Package-2, estimated at ₹418.30 crore on EPC mode, with bids closing on 15 September 2026.

Scope of Package-2

The reach runs from km 205.373 to km 311.700 of NH-326, so roughly 106 km of existing two-lane carriageway gets rebuilt to two-lane with paved shoulders. Work of this kind is mostly pavement reconstruction, shoulder widening, cross-drainage repair or replacement, minor bridge and culvert work, and safety furniture along the full length. The drawings package released with the tender includes highway drawings, structure drawings and three volumes of detailed drawings, which points to a fair amount of structures embedded in the reach. MoRTH has tendered it through its P5 Delhi and LWE division.

Who should be looking at this

106 km is a long, thin site rather than a concentrated one, and that changes the economics. Mobilisation, camp logistics and haul distances decide margins more than peak plant capacity does. Contractors already working the Kandhamal, Boudh and Sonepur corridors have an obvious advantage. Earnest money is ₹4,18,30,000, exactly 1 per cent of the estimate, with a tender fee of ₹59,000. Bids can be submitted from 28 August 2026, and opening is set for 21 September 2026.

The fleet question

Long-reach widening jobs reward machines that travel well. Backhoe loaders and mid-size excavators handle shoulder cutting, drain work and culvert excavation; motor graders and soil compactors run continuously on the widened formation; and pavers with tandem rollers follow behind on the bituminous layers. Because the front is spread across 106 km, most contractors run two or three independent spreads with their own tipper fleets rather than one large one. Owners in Odisha who hire out graders, rollers and tippers on monthly terms usually see demand pick up on packages like this.

Key facts

How to apply

1. Open the official portal: Central Public Procurement Portal.
2. Search by tender ID 2026_MoRTH_919865_1 (reference no. RW/NH12014/44/2024/ORS/Pkg2) under the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.
3. Register on the portal and keep a valid Class III digital signature certificate ready.
4. Download the NIT, RFP, draft agreement, highway and structure drawings and the BOQ, then check eligibility, the EMD of ₹4,18,30,000 and the ₹59,000 tender fee.
5. Submit your bid online between 28 August and 15 September 2026.

More on DesiMachines

Kitting out for a long highway reach? Look at motor graders, compactors and backhoe loaders, or price the outgo with equipment finance. Other Odisha work is open too: the Puri ports and inland waterways civil construction tender and the South Eastern Railway bridge and quarters tender at Baripada. You can also browse more live tenders in Odisha or see all live tenders.

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