For machine owners around Howrah, West Bengal’s PHE has a ₹50.49 crore pipe-laying and road-restoration job that stays open till 28 July 2026.
What’s in the package
The Public Health Engineering directorate is adding to an existing water-supply scheme in the South 24 Parganas water-supply circle. The scope is a mix: laying the distribution system, restoring the roads dug up for it, land filling and a cable trench at the water treatment plant, plus jack-pushing under a railway crossing. The reference is 04/2026-2027/SE/SWC/WBPHED, and there’s no tender fee at all, a rare zero-cost entry.
Who this suits
This opens the door wider than most. A civil contractor can take the whole package, but the trenching, restoration and filling work is bread and butter for machine owners and small firms who can hire out to the winning bidder. The EMD is ₹1.01 crore and bid validity runs 180 days.
The kit list
Pipe-laying and restoration run on excavators and backhoe loaders for the trenches, plate compactors and small rollers for the reinstatement, and tippers to shift spoil and fill. Jack-pushing under the railway line needs a boring or pushing rig, and the treatment-plant land filling wants a dozer or loader. If your machines sit idle between big projects, distribution work like this is the steady filler that pays the EMIs.
Key facts
Tender ID
2026_PHED_1030291_1
Reference no.
04/2026-2027/SE/SWC/WBPHED
Issuing authority
Public Health Engineering Directorate, West Bengal (SE, South 24 Parganas W/S Circle)
Laying a water distribution system, road restoration, land filling and cable trench at the WTP, and jack-pushing under a railway crossing, valued at ₹50.49 crore.
Is there a tender fee?
No, the tender fee is nil. The EMD is ₹1.01 crore.
When does it close?
Bids close on 28 July 2026 and open on 30 July 2026.
What machines does it need?
Excavators, backhoe loaders, plate compactors, small rollers, tippers, a boring or pushing rig, and a dozer or loader for filling.
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