Nearly 36 km of two-lane service road on the Tamil Nadu leg of the Satellite Town Ring Road goes to bid at ₹198.26 crore, with the STRR service road tender closing at 11:00 AM on 5 November 2026.
West-side service road on NH-948A
NHAI wants a two-lane service road on the west side of the STRR, NH-948A, from Balagondapalli in Tamil Nadu to the Karnataka and Tamil Nadu border, between km 144.170 and km 179.936. That works out to 35.766 km. The tender comes from NHAI headquarters through PIU Krishnagiri, reference PROJ 16017/27/2025 PIU Krishnagiri/E 299894.
The notice says EPC mode and the portal lists the form of contract as item rate. The period of work is shown as 2,340 days, which almost certainly includes maintenance after construction, so confirm the construction period in the RFP.
Reading the numbers
EMD is ₹1,98,00,000, about 1 per cent of the ₹198,26,00,000 estimate, with no exemption. The fee is ₹20,000 and bids open on 6 November. At roughly ₹5.5 crore a kilometre for two lanes, the price includes drains, cross-drainage structures and junction work along the way.
Service roads run beside the main carriageway through cut and fill, so the fleet is the classic road set. Excavators and tippers move earth, a motor grader trims each layer and vibratory compactors follow. Hard rock is common in this part of the Deccan, so budget for breakers or controlled blasting. Backhoe loaders cover the drains and culverts that make up a large share of a service road bill.
Key facts
Tender ID
2026_NHAI_289848_1
Reference no.
PROJ 16017/27/2025 PIU Krishnagiri/E 299894
Issuing authority
National Highways Authority of India, Head Office (Technical), through PIU Krishnagiri
Location
NH-948A (STRR west side), Balagondapalli to the Karnataka and Tamil Nadu border, km 144.170 to km 179.936, Tamil Nadu
Estimated value
₹198.26 crore
EMD
₹1,98,00,000
Tender fee
₹20,000
Form of contract
Item rate on the portal; the notice calls it EPC mode
Published
3 September 2026
Bids close
5 November 2026, 11:00 AM (extended from 22 October 2026)
Bid opening
6 November 2026, 11:30 AM
Completion period
2,340 days as listed (confirm the construction period in the RFP)
An NHAI tender for a two-lane service road on the west side of the Satellite Town Ring Road, NH-948A, from Balagondapalli to the Karnataka and Tamil Nadu border.
How long is the road?
35.766 km, from km 144.170 to km 179.936.
What is the value and EMD?
₹198.26 crore, with an EMD of ₹1,98,00,000 and a tender fee of ₹20,000.
When is the deadline?
Bids close at 11:00 AM on 5 November 2026 and open at 11:30 AM on 6 November 2026.
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