The Soyla reservoir tender puts ₹681.71 crore of turnkey water infrastructure into Jhalawar district on an item-rate contract, with bids closing on 27 August 2026.
What the Jhalawar package covers
Rajasthan’s Water Resources Department, through the Kalisindh Irrigation Project Division at Jhalawar, has tendered the Soyla Artificial Reservoir Project at village Soyla in Raipur and Jhalarapatan tehsils. It runs on EPC single-responsibility turnkey terms across schedules 1 to 8, so design and execution stay with one contractor from start to handover.
The estimate is disclosed at ₹681.71 crore. The EMD of ₹13,63,41,944 works out at exactly 2.00 per cent of that, which corroborates the figure even though the notice records that EMD exemption is allowed. Tender fee is ₹80,000 offline. This is a two-cover open tender, but note the bid validity is only 21 days, unusually short and worth factoring into your rate build-up. Submissions opened the day the notice went out and the bid opening is at Jhalawar on 31 August.
Who should chase it
The department’s bid history here shows something you rarely see on packages this size: a set of genuine local regulars. Mashapuran Construction, Balaji Construction of Jhalawar, Gautam Enterprises and Merotha Construction all show heavy participation on this authority and work type. That means the competition is known, it is regional, and a firm without a Hadoti track record is walking into an established field.
Nineteen days to close on a ₹680 crore turnkey job is short. If you are pricing it, the reservoir earthwork quantities in schedules 1 to 8 are where the bid is won or lost, not the structures. Machine owners around Jhalawar, Kota and Baran should treat this as a hire opportunity first, because a reservoir of this size runs a standing fleet for a long stretch, and the winning contractor will be renting rather than buying most of it.
Fleet the reservoir will run on
An artificial reservoir is an earthmoving contract wearing a water project’s name. Basin excavation and embankment dominate: large excavators on the cut, dozers spreading and pushing, and a tipper fleet sized to the haul lead between borrow and bund. Motor graders trim each embankment layer and heavy vibratory compactors bring it to density. On bund work the compaction fleet is what governs progress, not the excavation.
The Hadoti belt sits on hard rock in places, so budget breakers and drilling capacity rather than assuming free digging. Inlet, outlet and spillway structures pull in batching plant, transit mixers and cranes for gate erection and larger pipe sections. Water tankers are a standing line item through the dry months here, and on a 21-day pricing window they are easy to under-cost.
Key facts
Tender ID
2026_WRDAS_583704_1
Reference no.
NIT 09 of 2026 27 CE WR Zone Kota
Issuing authority
Water Resources Department, Rajasthan (CE WR Zone Kota; SE WR Kalisindh Circle Jhalawar; EE Kalisindh Irrigation Project Division Jhalawar)
Location
Village Soyla, Raipur and Jhalarapatan tehsils, Jhalawar district, Rajasthan
Estimated value
₹681.71 Cr (disclosed estimate)
EMD
₹13,63,41,944 (2.00% of the estimate; exemption allowed)
Tender fee
₹80,000 (offline)
Form of contract
Item rate, EPC single-responsibility turnkey, schedules 1 to 8, open tender, 2 covers, 21-day bid validity
Search by tender ID 2026_WRDAS_583704_1 (reference no. NIT 09 of 2026 27 CE WR Zone Kota) under the Water Resources Department, Kalisindh Circle Jhalawar.
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Download the NIT, tender document and BOQ, then confirm eligibility, the EMD of ₹13,63,41,944 and the ₹80,000 tender fee.
The Soyla Artificial Reservoir Project at village Soyla in Raipur and Jhalarapatan tehsils of Jhalawar district, on EPC single-responsibility turnkey terms covering schedules 1 to 8.
What are the estimated value and EMD?
The disclosed estimate is ₹681.71 crore. The EMD is ₹13,63,41,944, exactly 2.00 per cent of the estimate, though the notice records that EMD exemption is allowed. Tender fee is ₹80,000.
When do bids close?
Bids close on 27 August 2026 and are opened at Jhalawar on 31 August 2026. Submissions opened on 7 August 2026, and bid validity is a short 21 days.
What equipment does the work call for?
Basin excavation and embankment lead: excavators, dozers, a tipper fleet sized to the borrow lead, motor graders on the layers and heavy compactors bringing them to density. Rock in the Hadoti belt means breakers and drilling, while the inlet, outlet and spillway structures need batching plant, mixers and cranes.
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