South East Central Railway has tendered a 170 km new broad-gauge double line from Balodabazar to Parmalkasa in Chhattisgarh, worth Rs 3,966.20 crore and open for bids until 30 October 2026.
The Balodabazar Parmalkasa railway line runs from km 110.500 at Balodabazar to km 280.840 at Parmalkasa, with Y-connectivities from Lakholi station and Marauda Y Cabin. It forms part of the Kharsia to Naya Raipur to Parmalkasa 5th and 6th line project, tendered by the CAO/C/HQ Engineering office at Bilaspur. The document set runs to 301 files, so give yourself time.
Work in the package
The contract names earthwork, bridges, a rail over rail bridge, road over bridges and road under bridges, station buildings, track works, electrification and signalling and telecommunication works. That is a full corridor build rather than a line item. Roughly 170 route km of formation, plus the structures at every crossing, is where the bulk of the machine hours will go.
Why Chhattisgarh contractors should read this
This is our first Chhattisgarh listing, and it is a substantial one. The corridor passes through the Raipur and Durg belt where quarry material and skilled crews are available locally, which matters on a job where haul distance decides margin on earthwork. The prime contract will go to a large works bidder, but 301 documents worth of ESP drawings for stations at Risda, Kharora, Lakholi, Bhanpuri, Parmalkasa and others signal a long chain of station and structure subpackages behind it.
Fleet the corridor demands
Formation earthwork on this scale runs on excavators feeding large tipper fleets, with motor graders and vibratory compactors holding the blanket and subgrade layers to specification. Bridge and ROB work needs cranes with the reach for PSC slab and girder placement, supported by batching capacity and concrete mixers. Station yards and approach roads keep wheel loaders and backhoe loaders busy throughout. Our finance section is worth a look if you are sizing a fleet against a multi-year contract.
From km 110.500 to km 280.840, about 170 route km, plus Y-connectivities at Lakholi station and Marauda Y Cabin.
What is the EMD?
Rs 79,32,40,800, which is exactly 2% of the Rs 3,966.20 crore estimate. There is no tender fee.
Does the package include electrification?
Yes. Along with earthwork, bridges, ROB and RUB structures, station buildings and track works, the contract covers electrification and signalling and telecommunication works.
Which project does it belong to?
The Kharsia to Naya Raipur to Parmalkasa 5th and 6th line project under South East Central Railway.
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