Guwahati Auditorium Tender: A 500 Seater at Srimanta Sankardev Kalakhetra (Rs 26.76 Cr)

Assam PWD wants a 500 seater auditorium built at the Srimanta Sankardev Kalakhetra Society campus in Guwahati on EPC mode, and the ₹26.76 crore Guwahati auditorium tender closes at 2:00 PM on 13 November 2026.

An auditorium on a working cultural campus

The notice, reference CE/TB-III(B)/33/2026/19 dated 22 October 2026, comes from the Chief Engineer, Building, in the Public Works Building and NH Department, and the portal classes the work as civil works building with an estimate of ₹26,76,15,225. The period of work is 605 days.

An auditorium is not an ordinary building. The hall needs a long clear span with no columns in the audience, which pushes you into steel trusses or deep transfer girders, and the acoustic and stage requirements drive the finishes and the services. On EPC mode you own the design, so the structural scheme you pick at bid stage decides whether the job is profitable.

The deposit is the thing to read first

EMD is ₹53,52,305, which is exactly 2 per cent of the estimate, and exemption is allowed, so a registered contractor with a valid exemption can bid without locking up the cash. The tender fee is ₹20,000. Bids open at 3:00 PM on 13 November, an hour after closing.

Assam does not have many jobs of this size out at once. The Kakati Gaon ROB tender at Raha is open for structure contractors, and the much larger Kamakhya ropeway tender runs on a DBFOT concession. A Guwahati contractor with building references and a steel fabrication tie up is the natural bidder here.

Frame work, lifting, and a tight campus

The site is inside a functioning campus, so the laydown area is small and deliveries have to be scheduled. Foundations and the basement services go in with an excavator and a backhoe loader doing most of the work. The roof is where the plant cost sits: erecting a long span truss over a 500 seat hall needs a crane with real reach, usually hired in for a few weeks rather than kept on site. Concrete comes from transit mixers because there is no room for a batching plant, and external development at the end brings in a compactor. Guwahati gets heavy rain from May, so get the roof on before it.

Key facts

How to apply

1. Open the official portal: Assam eProcurement (assamtenders.gov.in).
2. Search by tender ID 2026_PWBNH_54633_1 (reference no. CE/TB-III(B)/33/2026/19 Dated 22-10-2026) under Public Works Building and NH Department.
3. Register on the portal and keep a valid Class III digital signature certificate ready.
4. Download the bid document and the architectural brief, confirm the span and acoustic requirements, then check eligibility, the ₹53,52,305 EMD and the ₹20,000 fee.
5. Submit your bid online before 13 November 2026, 2:00 PM.

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