Gandikota Punganur Water Supply Tender, Chittoor (Rs1,447 Cr)

Andhra Pradesh RWS&S has invited lump-sum bids for the Gandikota Phase-II multi-village water supply scheme covering the Punganur and Palamaneru-Kuppam segments in Chittoor district, valued at ₹1,447.69 crore, with bids closing on 18 August 2026.

Scope of the Punganur segment

This is the largest of five multi-village water supply packages the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Department floated together on 29 July 2026. It draws from Gandikota reservoir under Phase-II and serves the Punganur segment including the Chandragiri part, together with the Palamaneru-Kuppam segment in Chittoor district. The portal lists the estimated contract value at ₹1,447.69 crore against an NIT headline estimate of ₹1,886.00 crore.

Reference is 05/2026-27 dated 29 July 2026, issued by the Chief Engineer-II, RWS&S Department at Gollapudi, Vijayawada, with the Superintending Engineer at Chittoor circle receiving bids. Submissions opened on 4 August 2026 and close on 18 August 2026. This is a single-cover, open NCB tender on a lump-sum basis with 90-day bid validity, and withdrawal is not allowed. EMD is not stated on the notice and there is no tender fee.

Who should price this one

A scheme spanning three segments across Chittoor suits a water infrastructure EPC contractor with long-distance transmission main experience, headworks capability and the balance sheet for a package of this size. The lump-sum form means the risk of quantity variation sits with the bidder, so the survey and route reconnaissance matter more than usual before you commit a number.

The fortnight between opening and close is tight. If you are forming a joint venture or arranging bank guarantees, that work needs to be underway now rather than after you download the documents.

Equipment the scheme will pull in

Reservoir-fed multi-village schemes are pipeline jobs with concentrated civil nodes. The length of the work is trenching, which puts backhoe loaders on the day-to-day excavation and larger excavators on rocky reaches, of which the Chittoor and Palamaneru terrain has plenty. Rock breakers attached to excavators usually earn their keep on this ground.

Tippers move spoil and bedding material, compactors handle backfill in layers, and cranes come in for pipe laying at the larger diameters. The headworks, pump houses, summer storage tanks and overhead reservoirs bring concrete mixers or a batching setup. Owners with tractor-mounted or towable compaction gear also find steady hire on the village distribution reaches.

Key facts

How to apply

1. Open the official portal: Andhra Pradesh e-Procurement Portal.
2. Search by tender ID 2026_PREDSEPR_971734_1 (reference no. 05/2026-27 dated 29-07-2026) under the RWS&S Department.
3. Register on the portal and keep a valid Class III digital signature certificate ready.
4. Download the NIT, tender document and BOQ, then confirm eligibility and the EMD amount stated in the bid documents.
5. Submit your bid online before 18 August 2026.

More on DesiMachines

Andhra Pradesh is carrying a heavy board of water work right now. Sanitation contractors should read the Mangalagiri-Tadepalli underground drainage tender, and highway bidders in the state can look at the NH-16 emergency landing facility tender. For a scope comparison on reservoir-fed supply, the Bhadbhut barrage water supply scheme in Gujarat covers similar ground.

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