Ro-Pax Jetty Tenders: Two Coastal Packages at Bahakuda and Musadiha (Rs 54.31 Cr)

Two Ro-Pax jetties on the Odisha delta coast, one at Bahakuda in Kendrapada and one at Musadiha in Jagatsinghpur, go to bid together at ₹54.31 crore, and both Ro-Pax jetty tenders close at 5:00 PM on 27 November 2026.

Two river-mouth sites under one notice

The Orissa State Police Housing and Welfare Corporation is inviting bids for the construction and development of a Ro-Pax jetty with allied infrastructures at Bahakuda in Kendrapada district at ₹28.34 crore, and the same at Musadiha in Jagatsinghpur district at ₹25.97 crore. Both sit under reference 19/OPHWC/2026-27, published on 7 November 2026, with 540 days each.

A Ro-Pax jetty takes vehicles and passengers on the same vessel, which turns a long road detour around a river mouth into a short crossing. OPHWC is the state’s general construction agency rather than a port body, and the portal classifies both packages simply as building work.

Bid terms, and why the two go together

EMD is ₹28,34,000 for Bahakuda and ₹25,97,300 for Musadiha, 1 per cent in each case, with a tender fee of ₹11,800 for each. The form of contract is percentage and bids open at 10:30 AM on 30 November. The packages are separate contracts, so you can bid one or both.

Taking both makes sense if you can share a marine spread between the two districts, since they are a few hours apart by road on the same delta. OPHWC has a third package out under the same notice number, the Koraput Atal bus stand tender, and the state also has the Nuapada piped irrigation tender running.

Marine civil work asks for different machines

Working at a river mouth is not ordinary building work. Approach and protection need excavators on the bund, often with extended arms, and tippers bringing in boulders and armour stone. Piling for the jetty deck wants a rig and a crawler or pick-and-carry crane sited where the tide cannot reach it.

Concrete comes from transit mixers with a batching plant set back from the water, and the approach road and parking apron need a compactor and a wheel loader. Tide tables, not day length, set how many working hours you actually get, so build that into the programme before you price 540 days.

Key facts

How to apply

1. Open the official portal: Government of Odisha e-Procurement (tendersodisha.gov.in).
2. Search by tender ID 2026_OSPHW_145145_2 or 2026_OSPHW_145145_3 (reference no. 19/OPHWC/2026-27) under Orissa State Police Housing and Welfare Corporation on the Odisha portal.
3. Register on the portal and keep a valid Class III digital signature certificate ready.
4. Download both bid documents, check the site conditions at each river mouth, then check eligibility, the ₹28,34,000 or ₹25,97,300 EMD and the ₹11,800 fee.
5. Submit your bid online before 27 November 2026, 5:00 PM.

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