Chandil Madhukunda Third Line Tender: Earthwork and Bridges (Rs 614 Cr)

South Eastern Railway is tendering the third line between Chandil and Madhukunda in Adra Division on EPC mode, an estimated ₹614.00 Cr package with no tender fee, closing 23 October 2026.

The scope is unusually broad for a single railway contract. It covers earthwork, blanketing, minor bridges, major bridges and level crossing work for a 25-tonne axle load and DFC feeder route to Indian Railway Standard Loading, then adds indoor and outdoor signalling and telecom work, general electrical work, and installation and commissioning of 2×25 kV overhead traction equipment. One contractor takes the formation, the structures and the electrification. The EMD of ₹12,27,99,400 is exactly 2.00 per cent of the estimate, which confirms the headline value.

Where the work sits

The notice files the location only as India, which is normal on railway tenders issued from a construction headquarters. The section itself belongs to South Eastern Railway’s Adra Division, which spans parts of Jharkhand and West Bengal, with Chandil at one end and Madhukunda at the other. There is no tender fee at all, and 44 documents are attached, including earthwork cross-sections, drainage and retaining wall details, major and minor bridge drawings, RUB drawings and the full set of RDSO standard drawings. That document depth is worth the download time even if you only plan to bid a sub-package.

Who should bid

A composite EPC contract of this shape needs a bidder who can carry civil, signalling and electrification together, either in-house or through firm sub-contracts arranged before submission. That points to established railway EPC contractors rather than pure civil firms. For machine owners this is one of the better packages on the board: third-line work along an existing route is earthwork-heavy from day one, and blanketing alone consumes a steady supply of graded material, haulage and compaction hours across the full length.

Machines the formation stage needs

Earthwork in formation and blanketing on a third line means excavators on cutting and borrow work, dozers on spreading, motor graders on the blanket layer, and vibratory soil compactors to hit railway formation density. Tippers run continuously between borrow areas and the alignment. Minor and major bridge work brings in cranes for girder and precast handling and concrete mixers or a site batching plant for substructure and decks. Working next to a live running line also caps machine movement to sanctioned blocks, so productivity planning matters more than raw fleet size.

Key facts

How to apply

1. Open the official portal: Indian Railways e-Procurement System (IREPS).
2. Search by tender reference no. 4672-GRC-CE-C-II-41-2026 under Construction Headquarters (Engineering), South Eastern Railway.
3. Register on IREPS and keep a valid Class III digital signature certificate ready for your authorised signatory.
4. Download the NIT, bid document, RFP and the drawing set, then check eligibility and arrange the ₹12,27,99,400 EMD. There is no tender fee on this notice.
5. Submit online before 23 October 2026 and keep your bid guarantee documentation with the submission record.

More on DesiMachines

Third-line and doubling work is running across several zones right now. Compare this with the North Central Railway third-line package near Manikpur and the Eastern Railway Ranaghat to Krishnanagar third line. For pure formation earthwork, the Talcher to Bimalagarh rail link package in Odisha is the closest match. Browse more live cross-state tenders or all live tenders. On the fleet side, compare compactors, excavators and finance options.

FAQ

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