Guntur Channel Modernisation Tender, Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh’s irrigation department is modernising the Guntur Channel over its first 47 kilometres, and bids on the ₹275 crore work stay open until 27 July 2026.

For earthwork crews and irrigation contractors in the Krishna delta, this is a sizeable canal job close to home. Here is what the Guntur Channel modernisation tender puts on the table.

Scope along 47 kilometres

The work is the modernisation of the Guntur Channel from Km 0.000 to Km 47.000, together with the leading channel and its distributaries in Guntur district. Estimated value is ₹275 crore. Modernising an old canal is more than a clean-out: it usually means reshaping the section, lining the bed and banks, rebuilding cross-drainage and regulation structures, and setting the distributary network right so water reaches the tail end. The department has floated it as an open tender through the state e-procurement portal.

Machines for canal work

Canal modernisation runs on excavators for the section cutting and desilting, tippers to shift the spoil, and soil compactors with a motor grader to form and trim the banks. Lining and the cross-drainage structures need concrete equipment on site, and dewatering sets help where the cut runs below the water table. A job spread over 47 kilometres and a web of distributaries rewards owners who can keep several machines working different reaches at once.

Who this suits

This is a fit for irrigation and earthwork contractors who have handled canal or reservoir work at scale, and for machine owners chasing steady utilisation on a long linear job. The department has not published the earnest money deposit in the notice, so read the tender document carefully for the EMD, eligibility and completion terms before you commit. With a 27 July deadline, the window to assemble papers and rates is short.

Key facts

How to apply

1. Open the official portal: Andhra Pradesh e-Procurement.
2. Search by tender ID 2026_ICADSEIC_960094_1 (reference no. 10SE/2026-27) under the Irrigation & CAD department, Guntur.
3. Register on the portal and keep a valid Class III digital signature certificate ready.
4. Download the NIT, tender document and BOQ, then check the eligibility, EMD and tender-fee terms carefully.
5. Submit your bid online before 27 July 2026.

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