Telangana R&B has invited bids worth Rs234.39 crore to redevelop the Sri Gnana Saraswathi Ammavaru temple at Basara in Nirmal district, and bids close on 7 August 2026.
Basara draws large crowds through the year, and the state has decided the surrounding infrastructure needs to catch up. The Roads and Buildings department of the Government of Telangana is calling open tenders for redevelopment of the Sri Gnana Saraswathi Ammavaru Devasthanam along with development works in and around the temple at Basara village and mandal, Nirmal district.
What temple redevelopment involves
Projects like this are rarely limited to the shrine itself. The “development works in and around the temple” wording usually covers queue complexes, pilgrim amenities, approach roads, parking areas, drainage, water supply, lighting and landscaping across the precinct. The temple structure work brings conservation-sensitive construction: stone masonry, traditional finishes and careful working around an active place of worship.
That mix, heritage-grade building alongside ordinary civil infrastructure, is what makes these contracts harder to price than the headline value suggests. Access is constrained, work often has to pause around festival dates, and finish quality is scrutinised closely.
Who should bid
Contractors registered with Telangana R&B and holding experience on temple, heritage or public-amenity projects are the target here. The deadline is short, closing 7 August 2026 against a 24 July publication, so anyone considering it needs to move quickly on document download and eligibility checks. Note that the NIT was issued on 17 July 2026 and reads together with a corrigendum dated 20 July 2026.
Machines on a precinct job
Site development takes backhoe loaders and mid-size excavators for approach roads, parking areas, drains and utility trenches, with compactors and a small paving spread behind them. Concrete comes through transit mixers, often from a nearby plant rather than an on-site batching setup given the constrained precinct. Hydraulic cranes handle stone and structural lifts. Machine sizing tends to run smaller than on a highway job, because access lanes around a temple town limit what can physically reach the work face.
Search by tender ID 2026_RBTelang_719117_1 (NIT no. 1/CE(R&B)RRR & CRIF/Basara Temple/2026) under Government of Telangana, R&B.
Register on the portal and keep a valid Class III digital signature certificate ready.
Download the tender documents along with the corrigendum dated 20 July 2026, and confirm eligibility and earnest money terms, which are not stated in the summary.
The Sri Gnana Saraswathi Ammavaru Devasthanam and development works in and around the temple at Basara village and mandal in Nirmal district, Telangana.
What is the earnest money for this tender?
The EMD is not stated in the tender summary, and the tender fee is listed as nil. Check the NIT and the 20 July 2026 corrigendum on the Telangana portal for the earnest money terms.
How much time is left to bid?
Bids close on 7 August 2026. That is a short window from the 24 July publication, so download documents and confirm eligibility early rather than close to the deadline.
Which department is executing the project?
The Roads and Buildings department of the Government of Telangana, through SE R&B Adilabad, under the Chief Engineer (R&B) RRR and CRIF Hyderabad.
Tender details are summarised for convenience and may change. Always verify the latest dates, terms and documents on the official tendering portal before bidding. DesiMachines is not responsible for changes made by the issuing authority.
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