Jabalpur Water Distribution Tender: Pipelines, OHT and House Connections (Rs 54.39 Cr)

The parts of Jabalpur that the piped network never reached are going out to tender: ₹54.39 crore of distribution mains, an overhead tank and house service connections, with the Jabalpur water distribution tender closing at 5:30 PM on 13 November 2026.

Filling in the left-over areas

Jabalpur Municipal Corporation, through the Water Supply (PHE) department under the Directorate of Urban Administration and Development, wants survey, design, laying, jointing, testing and commissioning of the water distribution system in the left over area of the city. The scope includes distribution and rising main pipeline, construction of an overhead tank, house service connections and allied works. The reference is Water/2026/Pro-617 and the period is 365 days.

Left-over area work is the hardest part of any city water scheme. The easy, wide streets were done years ago; what remains is narrow lanes, unrecorded utilities and houses that need an individual connection each.

One year, percentage rate

The estimate is ₹54,39,00,000 on a percentage rate contract. The EMD is ₹27,19,500, which is 0.5 per cent, with no exemption allowed, and the tender fee is ₹50,000. Bids open at 5:30 PM on 14 November 2026.

A single year to survey, design, lay and commission is demanding, and house service connections are usually what runs late. Water contractors should also look at the Itarsi sewage treatment plants under SBM 2.0 and, across the border in Rajasthan, the Chambal Alwar Bharatpur water supply packages.

Trenching machines, not earthmovers

Pipe laying in built-up lanes is a backhoe loader job almost from end to end, with a compact excavator where the lane is too tight or the pipe too deep. Reinstatement needs a small compactor behind every trench, and the overhead tank brings in a crane and concrete mixers. Owners who already run backhoes in Jabalpur will find twelve months of steady work here, provided the contractor sequences streets rather than opening the whole ward at once.

Key facts

How to apply

1. Open the official portal: MP Tenders (mptenders.gov.in).
2. Search by tender ID 2026_UAD_539346_1 (reference no. Water/2026/Pro-617) under the Directorate Urban Administration and Development, Municipal Corporation Jabalpur.
3. Register on the portal and keep a valid Class III digital signature certificate ready.
4. Download the NIT, the network drawings and the schedule of rates, then check eligibility, the ₹27,19,500 EMD and the ₹50,000 fee.
5. Submit your bid online before 13 November 2026, 5:30 PM.

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