NHAI is putting ₹150.03 crore into bringing the old two lane NH-966 between Kozhikode and Palakkad back into shape, and the Kozhikode Palakkad tender closes at 11:00 AM on 30 November 2026.
What one time improvement means here
The work covers the existing two lane Kozhikode Palakkad section of NH-966, the old NH-213, from km 18.056 to km 87.000, leaving out km 27.450 to 29.200, and again from km 133.720 to km 140.960. It is on an item rate basis, reference KRDIV-20019/11/2026-Kerala Division/efile-330568, issued by NHAI Head Office Technical and routed through the Kerala Division.
One time improvement is NHAI language for bringing a tired road up to standard in a single pass: profile correction, drainage, junction work, safety furniture and a fresh surface, without changing the number of lanes. The excluded chainages are usually stretches already under another contract, so check the gaps before pricing your leads.
Terms and the Kerala field
The portal shows ₹1,50,03,00,000 with an EMD of ₹1,50,00,000, almost exactly 1 per cent, and no exemption. The fee is ₹20,000. The work period is 540 days and bids open at 11:30 AM on 1 December. The notice went up on 16 October 2026, so there is a full six weeks to prepare.
This road runs through continuous ribbon development with shops opening onto the carriageway, so almost everything happens under traffic and a lot of it at night. That favours machines that can mobilise and clear quickly rather than a large standing fleet. A motor grader and compactors handle the layers, a wheel loader feeds the hot mix plant, and backhoe loaders do the drain and junction work in short bites. Keep an excavator for the culverts. Monsoon months are lost to surfacing, so the 540 days are really two dry seasons. See our guide to road construction equipment for how the stages fit together.
Key facts
Tender ID
2026_NHAI_294864_1
Reference no.
KRDIV-20019/11/2026-Kerala Division/efile-330568
Issuing authority
National Highways Authority of India, Head Office (Technical), Kerala Division
Location
Kozhikode Palakkad section of NH-966 (old NH-213), km 18.056 to km 87.000 excluding km 27.450 to 29.200, and km 133.720 to km 140.960, Kerala
One time improvement of the existing two lane NH-966, the old NH-213, from km 18.056 to km 87.000 excluding km 27.450 to 29.200, and from km 133.720 to km 140.960, on item rate basis.
What is the estimated value?
₹1,50,03,00,000, about ₹150.03 crore, with a work period of 540 days.
What EMD and fee apply?
EMD is ₹1,50,00,000 with no exemption, and the tender fee is ₹20,000.
When is the deadline?
11:00 AM on 30 November 2026, with bids opening at 11:30 AM on 1 December 2026.
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