Gati Shakti Cargo Terminal Tender at Itayakalan, Madhya Pradesh

West Central Railway is inviting bids to build, develop and maintain loading and unloading facilities on railway land at Itayakalan station in Madhya Pradesh, with bids closing 28 August 2026.

The job in plain terms

This one comes under the railway policy for Gati Shakti Cargo Terminals and cargo related facilities. In practice that means a freight handling terminal built from the ground up on railway land: graded and surfaced handling areas, approach and internal roads, drainage, boundary works, lighting and the sheds or platforms that goods actually get moved across. The contract then runs on into maintenance of what you built.

The earnest money is Rs 15,42,15,500. The listing bands the value at Rs 500 crore and above, while the detailed figures point to an estimated Rs 771.08 crore, which is exactly 100 times the earnest money at the standard 2 per cent rate. We have carried the Rs 771.08 crore figure here as approximate for that reason, and the NIT on the portal is the number to price against.

Should you bid

Freight terminal work sits in a useful middle ground. It is not the specialist track and signalling work that locks out most contractors, and it is not small either. If you have done industrial yards, container depots, plant roads or bulk material handling areas, the scope will read familiar. The build-and-maintain structure does mean you should price the operating years properly rather than treating them as an afterthought.

Bhopal Division commercial branch is the inviting authority, so read the terms on how terminal revenue and upkeep responsibilities are shared before you commit numbers.

Plant you will need

Earthwork and grading come first, which puts excavators, dozers and a motor grader on site early. Surfacing brings in compactors and pavers, and the handling areas need heavy-duty concrete work fed by a batching plant. Once the terminal is running, the maintenance years typically need backhoe loaders and tippers on standby rather than a full fleet.

Key facts

How to apply

1. Open the official portal: Indian Railways E-Procurement System (IREPS).
2. Search by tender ID IREPS-C-BPL-GOODS-ITKL-GCT (reference no. C-BPL-GOODS-ITKL-GCT) under Bhopal Division, West Central Railway.
3. Register on the portal and keep a valid Class III digital signature certificate ready.
4. Download the NIT and tender document, confirm the estimated value against the BOQ, and check the earnest money and eligibility terms.
5. Submit your bid online before 28 August 2026.

More on DesiMachines

Two other live railway packages in the same state are open right now: the Kulthana-Rajpura new broad-gauge line tender and the Western Railway ROB tender at Neemuch. Browse every live tender in Madhya Pradesh, or the complete set of live tenders on DesiMachines. For plant sizing, our wheel loader and equipment finance pages are a good starting point.

FAQ

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.