A high level bridge over the Baitarani will replace a seasonal crossing in Keonjhar, and the ₹39.35 crore Baitarani bridge tender closes at 5:00 PM on 4 December 2026.
Nine hundred days for one river crossing
Chief Engineer Rural Works I in Odisha has tendered construction of a high level bridge over the river Baitarani on the Kundala to Dumuria road in Keonjhar district. The notice adds a local alternative spelling for Kundala in brackets. The portal value is ₹39,35,07,325 and the reference is 04 OF 2026-27 Bridges. The completion period is 900 days, which is two and a half years for a single structure.
That duration is the river, not the bridge. On the Baitarani you get a working season between the end of the monsoon and the next rise, so substructure in the river bed happens in windows. A contractor who plans foundations around two dry seasons finishes; one who plans around a calendar does not.
Percentage rate, one per cent EMD, exemption allowed
The form of contract is percentage, so you bid above or below the department schedule of rates. EMD is ₹39,35,073, stated as 1 per cent, and exemption is allowed, which opens the job to registered contractors who would otherwise struggle to block the deposit. The tender fee is ₹10,000 and bids open at 11:00 AM on 5 December.
A high level bridge over a sand bed river starts with well foundations or piles, so the first season is about a crawler crane, a piling or well sinking arrangement and an excavator building the working platform and the river diversion bund. Substructure and deck concrete need steady supply, which in a remote location usually means a batching setup feeding transit mixers. Approaches bring in backhoe loaders, compactors and a motor grader in the final year. Machines commit to this site for the long haul, so hire rates should reflect the idle monsoon months.
Key facts
Tender ID
2026_CERWI_146110_1
Reference no.
04 OF 2026-27 Bridges
Issuing authority
Chief Engineer Rural Works I, Government of Odisha
Location
High level bridge over the river Baitarani, Kundala to Dumuria road, Keonjhar district, Odisha
Estimated value
₹39.35 crore (₹39,35,07,325)
EMD
₹39,35,073, stated as 1 per cent, exemption allowed
Construction of a high level bridge over the river Baitarani on the Kundala to Dumuria road in Keonjhar district, Odisha.
Why is the period 900 days?
River work has to fit the dry season, so a single crossing of this size takes two and a half years with foundations spread across two working windows.
What is the value and EMD?
₹39.35 crore, shown as ₹39,35,07,325, with an EMD of ₹39,35,073 at 1 per cent. EMD exemption is allowed and the tender fee is ₹10,000.
When do bids close?
At 5:00 PM on 4 December 2026, with opening at 11:00 AM on 5 December 2026.
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