Madhya Pradesh PWD is bidding a 0.21 km bridge on Robertson Road in Shivpuri at ₹28.56 crore, with bids closing on 15 September 2026.
The work in short
This is a compact but well-funded bridge package. The span runs 0.21 km on Robertson Road, reach 3/4, in Shivpuri district, and the Public Works Department has put ₹28.56 crore against it. That is a heavy figure for 210 metres, which usually means deep foundations, a substantial substructure, or approach work that the headline length does not capture. The document set backs that up: a 23.8 MB technical archive plus a separate schedule file and a priced BOQ. Reference number is 14/2026-27 SHIVPURI dated 31 August 2026, and the inviting officer is the Executive Engineer, PWD Shivpuri, under the Gwalior Chief Engineer North Zone.
Reading the deposit before you bid
Earnest money is ₹2,85,564 against a ₹28.56 crore estimate. That is a tenth of a per cent, far below the one to two per cent most state works carry, and it is worth understanding why rather than treating it as a red flag. The deposit tracks the estimate to the rupee, because the sanctioned figure is ₹28,55,64,000 and the earnest money is exactly a thousandth of it. MP PWD collects a nominal online deposit at bid stage and takes the real security after award. The tender fee is ₹15,000, paid online. Three covers, 120-day bid validity, withdrawal allowed, and the contract is on a percentage basis, so you bid above or below the sanctioned schedule of rates rather than pricing each item from scratch.
What you will move
A bridge of this value on a district road needs piling or open foundation work at the piers, which brings a drilling rig or a piling arrangement onto site early. Excavators handle the foundation pits and the approach cutting, a backhoe loader covers the service trenching and the daily odd jobs, and compactors build the approach embankments in layers. Concrete volume drives the rest: transit mixers and a concrete pump for the deck and substructure pours, and a batching plant if the Shivpuri ready-mix supply cannot hold a continuous pour. A hydraulic crane sets girders, shuttering and bearings.
Key facts
Tender ID
2026_PWDRB_532834_1
Reference no.
14/2026-27 SHIVPURI dated 31.08.2026
Issuing authority
PWD Roads and Bridges, Executive Engineer Shivpuri, Gwalior CE North Zone
Why is the earnest money so small against a ₹28.56 crore estimate?
It is a nominal online deposit of ₹2,85,564, exactly a thousandth of the sanctioned amount. Madhya Pradesh PWD collects a token sum at bid stage and takes the real performance security after award, so the low figure says nothing about the estimate.
What does a percentage contract mean here?
You bid a percentage above or below the department’s sanctioned schedule of rates rather than quoting item by item. Your margin comes from executing within that schedule, so study the drawings and the site before you fix the figure.
₹28.56 crore for 210 metres sounds high. Is that normal?
For a district-road bridge it points to deep foundations, a tall substructure or substantial approach work. The tender carries a 23.8 MB technical archive and a separate schedule, so the detail is in those files rather than in the headline length.
Where does the bid open?
Bids open on 17 September 2026 at the office of the Chief Engineer, PWD Gwalior. Submission opened on 8 September and closes on 15 September 2026.
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