NHAI has put Rs 32.63 crore of bridge reconstruction and rehabilitation on the Ranchi to Mahulia corridor out to tender, with bids closing on 23 September 2026.
Which structures are in scope
The package covers existing bridges on the Ranchi to Rargaon to Mahulia section from km 140.000 to km 224.800 of NH-33, now NH-43, and from km 224.800 to km 277.568 of NH-33, now NH-18, plus existing bridges on the Mahulia to Baharagora stretch. That is a long corridor with a scattered set of structures rather than one worksite, which shapes how the job has to be run.
Why this is a machine owner contract
Rehabilitation packages rarely go to national EPC firms. The value is modest, the work is fragmented across roughly 140 kilometres, and the paying items are repair-heavy: bearing replacement, deck and expansion joint work, jacketing, protection works and in some cases full reconstruction of a span. What wins the job is being able to move a compact spread up and down the corridor cheaply and keep traffic flowing past each site. Earnest money is Rs 32,63,000, exactly 1 per cent of the estimate, and the tender fee is Rs 10,000.
Plant that suits the work
Think mobile rather than heavy. A hydraulic mobile crane, a backhoe loader, one or two excavators for protection and approach work, transit mixers or a small site mixer for the repair concrete, and a compact roller for approach patching. Jacking equipment for bearing replacement matters more here than raw lifting tonnage. Because the sites sit on a live national highway carrying steel and mineral traffic, traffic management plant and night working capability are part of the real cost.
Key facts
Tender ID
2026_NHAI_267905_1
Reference no.
NHAI/RO/RNC/JH/2025-26/24
Issuing authority
National Highways Authority of India, Regional Office Ranchi
Location
Ranchi to Rargaon to Mahulia (km 140.000 to 277.568, NH-43 and NH-18) and Mahulia to Baharagora, Jharkhand
What does the Ranchi Mahulia bridge repair tender cover?
Reconstruction and rehabilitation of existing bridges over roughly 140 kilometres, from km 140.000 to km 277.568 on what was NH-33 and is now NH-43 and NH-18, plus the Mahulia to Baharagora stretch.
Is this new construction?
No. It is reconstruction and rehabilitation of existing bridges along the corridor, so the work is repair-heavy rather than greenfield.
What earnest money applies?
Rs 32,63,000, exactly 1 per cent of the Rs 32.63 crore estimate, with a tender fee of Rs 10,000.
Who is the inviting office?
The NHAI Regional Office at Ranchi, under reference NHAI/RO/RNC/JH/2025-26/24.
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