NH-53 Hazira Tender: Defect Rectification on 131.5 km of Four Lane Highway, Gujarat (Rs 36.75 Cr)

The four lane run from the Gujarat and Maharashtra border through Surat to Hazira Port has defects to be made good across roughly 131.5 km, and the NH-53 Hazira tender closes at 4:00 PM on 30 November 2026.

One notice, a long corridor

NHAI describes the scope as rectification of defects on the Gujarat and Maharashtra Border to Surat to Hazira Port section of NH-53, the old NH-6, over an approximate length of 131.500 km. Defect rectification covers potholes, rutting, cracked panels, damaged drains, kerbs and markings rather than a continuous new layer, so the BOQ matters more here than the headline length.

The job is on single percentage item rate at the risk and cost of the concessionaire, reference NHAI/ROGNR/NH-53/RC/2026, and NHAI allows 90 days.

Industrial traffic sets the standard

Hazira carries container, steel and LNG traffic, so the axle loads on the Surat end are among the heaviest in Gujarat. That is why defects reappear and why NHAI is willing to spend ₹36,74,57,234 on making them good. EMD is ₹36,75,000 with no exemption, and the fee is ₹10,000.

Contractors already working the south Gujarat corridor can bid this alongside the four-laning of NH-848 between Pardi and Kaprada. For a pure asphalt crew, the SMA overlay packages on the Delhi Vadodara Expressway are a closer match.

Small gangs, many locations

Spread-out repair work suits backhoe loaders far more than big machines, because every site is a few hundred square metres with live traffic on one side. Keep a milling machine, a small paver, a plate compactor and a tandem roller per gang, with transit mixers for panel and drain repairs. One excavator per zone handles drain desilting and shoulder cutting. See the road construction equipment guide for how the layers go back.

Key facts

How to apply

1. Open the official portal: Government eProcurement System (etenders.gov.in).
2. Search by tender ID 2026_NHAI_287622_1 (reference no. NHAI/ROGNR/NH-53/RC/2026) under National Highways Authority of India.
3. Register on the portal and keep a valid Class III digital signature certificate ready.
4. Download the NIT and the defect schedule, then check eligibility, the ₹36,75,000 EMD and the ₹10,000 fee.
5. Submit your bid online before 30 November 2026, 4:00 PM.

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