NHAI is spending Rs 74 crore on strengthening and safety work along the Anjilimoodu to Kumily road in Kerala, and the NH-183 strengthening tender closes at 01:00 PM on 1 December 2026.
Two strengthening reaches and a long safety stretch
The work has two parts. Strengthening covers km 106.700 to km 126.700 and km 160.000 to km 215.450, which is a little over 75 km between them. Road safety enhancement runs much wider, from km 62.100 all the way to km 215.450 of the Anjilimoodu to Kumily section. PIU Kollam handles it for the Thiruvananthapuram regional office under reference 11202/NHAI/RO-Kerala/PIU Kollam/8 dated 31.10.2026.
NH-183 climbs from the coastal belt into the Western Ghats towards Kumily, so the two strengthening reaches and the safety stretch sit in quite different terrain. Crash barriers, signage, markings and junction work in the ghat section are a separate planning problem from the overlay on the plains.
Item rate bidding with the period left open
This is an item rate contract. The deposit is Rs 1,47,99,231 against a stated value of Rs 73,99,61,560, which is exactly 2 per cent, and the fee is Rs 10,000. The portal leaves the period of work as NA, so the bid document is the only place to find the programme. Bids open at 02:00 PM on 2 December.
Strengthening a live national highway in Kerala usually means working lane by lane, often at night, with traffic on the other side. That favours smaller and more mobile machines over big ones. A motor grader and compactors follow the paver on each reach, backhoe loaders cut out failed patches and clear side drains, and wheel loaders run the hot mix plant. Safety work adds a lot of small concrete pours for barrier foundations, which a transit mixer or two can serve, plus a light crane for gantry signage. Local hire out of Kollam, Pathanamthitta and Idukki keeps mobilisation cheap on a job spread over 150 km of chainage.
Which stretches does the NH-183 strengthening tender cover?
Strengthening from km 106.700 to 126.700 and from km 160.000 to 215.450, with road safety enhancement from km 62.100 to km 215.450 of the Anjilimoodu to Kumily section.
What is the value and the EMD?
₹74.00 crore, shown as ₹73,99,61,560. The EMD is ₹1,47,99,231, exactly 2 per cent, and the fee is ₹10,000.
How long is the completion period?
The portal does not state it. Check the bid document for the programme before you price the job.
When do bids close?
At 01:00 PM on 1 December 2026, with opening at 02:00 PM on 2 December 2026.
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