Bhagalpur Kharhara Road Tender: 36.600 km of NH-133E on EPC, Bihar (Rs 583.47 Cr)

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is four laning 36.600 km of NH-133E from Bhagalpur to Kharhara village in Bihar at ₹583.47 crore, and the Bhagalpur Kharhara road tender closes at 3:00 PM on 24 December 2026.

Thirty six kilometres from Bhagalpur to Dhaka more

The job is construction of four lane with paved shoulder from km 0.00 to km 36.600 of NH-133E, running from Bhagalpur to Kharhara village, known locally as Dhaka more. It is an EPC contract handled by the P3 Delhi wing of MoRTH with Regional Office Patna, reference NH-12014/27/2023-RO Patna, and the period of work is 730 days.

NH-133E links Bhagalpur towards the Jharkhand side of the Ganga belt. Four laning an existing road in this part of Bihar means land at the edges, utility poles, and roadside markets that have grown into the right of way. The reference number dates to 2023, so the alignment and the land position have had time to settle.

Two years, EPC, and a ₹5.84 crore deposit

EMD is ₹5,84,00,000 with no exemption, almost exactly 1 per cent of the ₹5,83,47,00,000 estimate, and the fee is ₹70,800. Bids open at 3:30 PM on 31 December, a week after closing, which is longer than the usual overnight gap. The portal names the form of contract as EPC.

Under EPC you design and build to the specification and carry the quantity risk, so the soil investigation and the borrow area survey matter more than the rate schedule. Bihar has limited hard rock in this belt but plenty of soft soil and high water table, which pushes embankment and drainage cost up. Also live in the state is the MES technical building tender at Katihar, and just across the border NHAI has the NH-31 improvement from Ghazipur to the Bihar border.

Earthwork first, and a lot of it

Four laning 36 km on soft ground is an earthmoving contract with a pavement at the end. Excavators load borrow material, a tipper fleet runs the haul, and compactors build the embankment in controlled layers. A motor grader trims each layer to level, and wheel loaders keep the crusher and hot mix plant fed.

Culverts and minor bridges across 36 km need transit mixers and a crane, and backhoe loaders handle side drains and the service road approaches. Bhagalpur and Munger fleet owners are well placed for hire here. The road construction equipment guide covers how the layers fit together.

Key facts

How to apply

1. Open the official portal: Central Public Procurement Portal.
2. Search by tender ID 2026_MoRTH_933060_1 (reference no. NH-12014/27/2023-RO Patna) under Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.
3. Register on the portal and keep a valid Class III digital signature certificate ready.
4. Download the RFP, the soil investigation report and the schedules, then check eligibility, the ₹5,84,00,000 EMD and the ₹70,800 fee.
5. Submit your bid online before 24 December 2026, 3:00 PM.

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