Kerala PWD is building a new bridge across the Chaliyar river at Aryanthodika in the Ernad constituency of Malappuram district for ₹25.67 crore, and the Aryanthodika bridge tender closes at 11:00 AM on 29 October 2026.
A river crossing in Ernad
The work is general construction of the Aryanthodika bridge across the Chaliyar river in the Ernad legislative constituency of Malappuram district, listed as general civil work. PWD Bridges North Circle at Kozhikode handles it under the Chief Engineer (Bridges), reference PWD/BR/TR/17427/2024_5_1_1/1, on an item rate contract with 540 days.
The Chaliyar is a wide monsoon-fed river that drains the Nilambur hills, and it floods hard. An eighteen month programme on a river like this really means two dry seasons with the foundation work squeezed into the first one.
A ₹5 lakh deposit on a ₹25 crore job
The portal shows an EMD of just ₹5,00,000 against an estimate of ₹25,67,30,368, with exemption allowed, and a tender fee of ₹16,540. A deposit of that size, under a quarter of a per cent, is far below the usual rate and opens the tender to smaller Kerala contractors who could not fund a conventional EMD.
River bridge work is dominated by the substructure. Wells or piles go in from a temporary platform, so the first mobilisation is a piling rig, a crawler crane and pumps, with an excavator building and removing the access bund as the river allows.
Pier and deck concrete needs reliable supply in a district where ready mix is available but the approach lanes are narrow, so transit mixers get sized to what the site road can take. The approaches on both banks bring in a backhoe loader and a compactor at the end. Contractors around Nilambur, Manjeri and Kozhikode are closest, and local machine owners usually get the hire because moving plant across the Chaliyar in season is slow.
Key facts
Tender ID
2026_PWD_879578_1
Reference no.
PWD/BR/TR/17427/2024_5_1_1/1
Issuing authority
Kerala PWD, Chief Engineer (Bridges), PWD Bridges North Circle Kozhikode
Location
Aryanthodika, across the Chaliyar river, Ernad constituency, Malappuram district, Kerala
Search by tender ID 2026_PWD_879578_1 (reference no. PWD/BR/TR/17427/2024_5_1_1/1) under Kerala PWD.
Register on the portal and keep a valid Class III digital signature certificate ready.
Download the bid document and the bridge drawings, check the foundation type and the river working restrictions, then confirm the ₹5,00,000 EMD and the ₹16,540 fee.
Submit your bid online before 29 October 2026, 11:00 AM.
General construction of the Aryanthodika bridge across the Chaliyar river in the Ernad constituency of Malappuram district, Kerala.
What is the value and work period?
₹25,67,30,368 with a period of work of 540 days.
How much is the EMD?
₹5,00,000 with exemption allowed, which is unusually low for a contract of this size. The tender fee is ₹16,540.
When do bids close and open?
Bids close at 11:00 AM on 29 October 2026 and open at 11:00 AM on 31 October 2026.
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