The Navy needs a building before it can train crews on its MH-60R helicopters, and Military Engineer Services has the ₹26.60 crore NIAT Kochi tender open for it, closing at 6:00 PM on 20 November 2026.
Technical infrastructure for a simulator hall
The work is provision of technical infrastructure and associated works for the MH-60R technical simulator at the Naval Institute of Aeronautical Technology, Kochi. The Engineer in Chief’s Branch of Military Engineer Services, through CESC and CE (Navy) Kochi, is the inviting authority, reference 891118. It is a lump-sum contract with 450 days, handled by GE(P) (NW) Kochi.
A full-motion flight simulator sits on a hydraulic or electric motion base that needs an isolated, precisely level foundation, a high clear-height hall around it, controlled air conditioning and clean power. The civil work is modest in volume but exacting in tolerance.
A small deposit, a defence-portal bid
The estimate is ₹26,60,00,000. The EMD is ₹15,00,000, and the portal records exemption as allowed, which usually covers firms enlisted with MES in the appropriate class. The tender fee is ₹3,000 and bids open at 11:00 AM on 27 November 2026.
This is not an earthmoving job. An excavator opens the foundation and services, then the work turns to a deep, heavily reinforced base that needs continuous transit mixer supply so the pour has no cold joints. A crane handles structural steel for the hall and later the simulator components themselves. A backhoe loader and a small compactor cover external works, hardstanding and drainage. Working inside a naval establishment means escorted access and fixed working hours, which belong in the programme from day one.
Key facts
Tender ID
2026_MES_781651_2
Reference no.
891118
Issuing authority
Engineer in Chief Branch, Military Engineer Services, CESC and CE (Navy) Kochi
Location
Naval Institute of Aeronautical Technology (NIAT), Kochi, Kerala, under GE(P) (NW) Kochi
Estimated value
₹26.60 crore (₹26,60,00,000)
EMD
₹15,00,000 (exemption allowed)
Tender fee
₹3,000
Form of contract
Lump-sum
Published
9 October 2026
Bids close
20 November 2026, 6:00 PM (extended from 5 November 2026)
Provision of technical infrastructure and associated works for the MH-60R technical simulator at the Naval Institute of Aeronautical Technology, Kochi, floated by Military Engineer Services.
What is the estimated value?
₹26.60 crore, shown on the portal as ₹26,60,00,000, on a lump-sum contract.
What EMD and fee apply?
An EMD of ₹15,00,000 with exemption allowed per the portal, and a tender fee of ₹3,000.
What are the dates and duration?
Bids close at 6:00 PM on 20 November 2026 and open at 11:00 AM on 27 November 2026. The work period is 450 days.
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