Bhubaneswar Puri Road Tender: Improving NH-316 in Odisha (Rs 38.24 Cr)

The NH-316 link between Bhubaneswar and Puri is going in for Rs 38.24 crore of improvement work, and the Bhubaneswar Puri road tender closes at 11:00 AM on 21 November 2026.

Improvement on one of the busiest roads in Odisha

The notice is brief: improvement of the Bhubaneswar Puri section of NH-316 in the state of Odisha, on item rate, from the Bhubaneswar regional office under reference NHAI/13012/273/RO/OD/2214/2026. The value is Rs 38,23,67,868 and the portal allows 120 days.

This 60 odd kilometre corridor carries pilgrim and tourist traffic every day of the year and spikes hard around Rath Yatra and the festival season. Any contractor pricing it should assume working hours are constrained, lane closures are negotiated rather than assumed, and night work is likely for the surfacing.

Deposit, fee and what the notice leaves out

The deposit is a flat Rs 50,00,000, about 1.3 per cent of the estimate, and the fee is Rs 50,000, which is five times what NHAI charged on its two NH-49 packages the same afternoon. Bids open at 12:30 PM on 23 November.

The portal description does not break the scope into items, so the bill of quantities in the bid document is the only place to see how much is overlay, how much is junction and safety work and how much is drainage. Read it before deciding whether your plant capacity fits 120 days. Other Odisha work is live nearby: development on the Kuakhai riverfront at Bhubaneswar and a new bypass on NH-157 at Aska in Ganjam.

Machines that can work around traffic

On a corridor this busy the fleet has to set up and clear fast. Backhoe loaders are the workhorse for drains, patch removal and junction kerbing, compactors and a motor grader handle the pavement layers reach by reach, and wheel loaders feed the mix plant. Safety and junction work means a steady trickle of small pours from a transit mixer. Contractors based in Bhubaneswar, Khordha and Puri have the shortest mobilisation and the best shot at the night shifts that this road will demand.

Key facts

How to apply

1. Open the official portal: Government eProcurement System (etenders.gov.in).
2. Search by tender ID 2026_NHAI_296523_1 (reference no. NHAI/13012/273/RO/OD/2214/2026) under National Highways Authority of India.
3. Register on the portal and keep a valid Class III digital signature certificate ready.
4. Download the bid document and read the bill of quantities, which the portal summary does not break down, then check eligibility, the ₹50,00,000 EMD and the ₹50,000 fee.
5. Submit your bid online before 21 November 2026, 11:00 AM.

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