MoRTH has put the four-lane Mukundra bypass on the Kota-Jhalawar section of NH-52 out to tender at ₹376.85 crore, and bids close on 24 September 2026.
What the Mukundra bypass tender covers
The work is the construction of a four-lane bypass at Mukundra on the Kota-Jhalawar section of NH-52 in Rajasthan, on EPC mode. It comes from the Bharatmala Pariyojana and Special Projects cell at the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, with the West Zone Chief Engineer as the inviting authority, and the identification block records it as Civil Works under a turnkey EPC category.
The estimate is disclosed at ₹376.85 crore. EMD is ₹3,77,00,000, which works out to 1.00 per cent of the estimate almost exactly, so the two figures corroborate each other and there is no misparse to work around. Tender fee is ₹40,000, paid offline. The bid runs in two covers with 120 days of validity, and withdrawal is allowed. Bids are opened at Transport Bhawan in New Delhi on 25 September.
One date to plan around: submissions do not open until 14 September, ten days before close. The tender has been public since 10 August, so the study window is long but the actual upload window is short.
Who this suits
A bypass at this value is EPC contractor territory, not a single-machine play. The bidder needs NHAI or MoRTH four-laning credentials, a design partner for the alignment and structures, and enough balance sheet to carry a ₹3.77 crore deposit and mobilisation on an EPC payment cycle.
For machine owners around Kota, Jhalawar, Baran and Jhalarapatan, the read is different. Greenfield bypass work is hire-heavy from the first month, and the winning contractor will rent locally rather than move a full fleet into the Hadoti belt. Getting on the subcontractor list before award is worth more than watching the bid result.
Machines the bypass will run
A greenfield bypass is an earthwork job before it is anything else. Excavators lead the cut and the drain work, dozers and scrapers push and spread the fill, and motor graders set the formation levels that the whole pavement depends on. Soil compactors follow layer by layer, and tippers run borrow material in continuously, which on a bypass usually means a haul road built before the highway is.
Once the formation holds, the job turns structural. The Kota-Jhalawar corridor crosses seasonal drainage, so box culverts and minor bridges bring in batching plant, transit mixers and concrete pumps, with cranes setting girders and precast. Backhoe loaders handle the endless service and utility trenching, and tandem and pneumatic rollers close out the bituminous layers.
Key facts
Tender ID
2026_MoRTH_921458_1
Reference no.
RW/NH12014/10/2025RJ/ZONEWEST
Issuing authority
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Bharatmala Pariyojana and Special Projects (BPSP) Cell; inviting authority CE West Zone
Location
Mukundra, Kota-Jhalawar section of NH-52, Rajasthan (authority address New Delhi 110001)
Construction of a four-lane bypass at Mukundra on the Kota-Jhalawar section of NH-52 in Rajasthan, on EPC mode, tendered by the Bharatmala Pariyojana and Special Projects cell of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.
What are the estimated value, EMD and tender fee?
The disclosed estimate is ₹376.85 crore. EMD is ₹3,77,00,000, which is 1.00 per cent of the estimate, and the tender fee is ₹40,000 paid offline.
When do bids close and open?
Bids close on 24 September 2026 and are opened at Transport Bhawan, New Delhi on 25 September 2026. Submissions open on 14 September 2026 and bid validity runs 120 days.
What equipment does the work call for?
Earthwork leads: excavators, dozers, motor graders for formation levels, soil compactors and a steady tipper fleet for borrow material. Culverts and minor bridges then bring in batching plant, transit mixers, pumps and cranes, with backhoe loaders on utility trenches and rollers on the bituminous layers.
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