Balagarh Port Berths Tender: Container and Coal Berths on DBFOT in West Bengal (Rs 407.2 Cr)

Kolkata Port Trust is inviting proposals to build and run container and coal berths at Balagarh on the Hooghly at ₹407.2 crore, and the Balagarh port berths tender closes at 3:00 PM on 14 December 2026.

A river terminal upstream of Kolkata

The request for proposal covers development of container and coal berths at Balagarh in Hooghly district on a design, build, finance, operate and transfer basis through public private partnership. The Kolkata Dock System civil wing is handling it under reference BPIDL/CIV/T/3076/53, and the portal records an item rate form of contract with a 365 day period.

Balagarh sits on National Waterway 1, upstream of the Kolkata docks where draught limits what can berth. Moving container and coal handling up the river is how the port grows without dredging its way out of the problem.

Sixty days left, and a concession to read

This is a concession, so the document matters more than the drawings. You are pricing construction, financing and operating years together. EMD is ₹4,07,20,000 with exemption allowed, and the fee is ₹59,000. The estimate on the portal is ₹4,07,20,00,000. Bids open at 3:30 PM on 15 December 2026.

The notice has been live since 31 August 2026 and still has nearly two months to run, which is the longest runway on the board this week. That is time enough for a civil contractor to find a terminal operator partner.

Marine civil work, then handling plant

Berth construction on a river bank means piling, a deck, and reclamation behind it. Expect long reach excavators, a piling rig and steady concrete from transit mixers, with a crane doing most of the heavy setting. The back up yard is earthwork and paving for tippers, a motor grader and compactors.

Once it runs, a coal and container yard lives on wheel loaders and material handlers. If you own machines around Hooghly and Bandel, a terminal upstream is a long term customer rather than a two year job.

Key facts

How to apply

1. Open the official portal: Central Public Procurement Portal.
2. Search by tender ID 2026_KoPT_924268_1 (reference no. BPIDL/CIV/T/3076/53) under Kolkata Port Trust.
3. Register on the portal and keep a valid Class III digital signature certificate ready.
4. Download the RFP and the concession agreement, then check eligibility, the ₹4,07,20,000 EMD and the ₹59,000 fee.
5. Submit your bid online before 14 December 2026, 3:00 PM.

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