Jaisalmer Airfield Resurfacing Tender: MES Relays Pavements and Operating Surfaces (Rs 164.37 Cr)

The hard surfaces that aircraft use at Air Force Station Jaisalmer are being relaid under a ₹164.37 crore item rate contract, and the Jaisalmer airfield resurfacing tender closes at 6:00 PM on 14 November 2026.

Work services for pavements and operating surfaces

The notice reads as work services for resurfacing of pavements and operating surfaces at AF Station Jaisalmer. Operating surfaces is the MES term for the areas aircraft move on, as against roads and hardstandings used by vehicles. The Chief Engineer, South Western Command and Chief Engineer (Air Force) Gandhinagar is the inviting authority, through GE (AF) Jaisalmer, reference 81224/E8.

Airfield resurfacing is unlike road resurfacing in one way that decides the programme: the station keeps flying. Work happens in bounded windows on marked sections, and every shift has to end with the surface handed back usable and swept clean of loose stone. The portal allows 456 days, which is generous for the quantity and reflects that constraint rather than slow work.

Terms, and the flat MES deposit

The estimate is disclosed as ₹1,64,36,50,000, and the form of contract is item rate, so you bill measured quantities. Earnest money is ₹15,00,000 with exemption allowed. That is a flat figure MES applies across its notices rather than a percentage, which is why a ₹164 crore job and a ₹30 crore job carry the same deposit. The tender fee is ₹3,000 and bids open at 11:00 AM on 16 November.

MES has a close parallel open in Haryana, the runway resurfacing contract at Air Force Station Ambala. If you are weighing western Rajasthan work generally, the Barmer flyovers on NH-68 sit in the same operating area.

Paving plant you cannot improvise

This is a job for proper paving plant. A hot mix plant within haul distance, a paver that can hold level to airfield tolerance, and tandem and pneumatic tyred rollers are the core of it. Milling out the old surface and profiling to the new levels needs a motor grader on the shoulders and wheel loaders keeping the plant fed. Excavators come in for drainage and edge work rather than bulk digging.

Jaisalmer adds heat and wind to the specification. Mix temperature control over a long haul, dust suppression and water supply for compaction all need planning before you mobilise. Surface tolerance is tighter here than on a highway, so the laying train matters more than the size of the fleet. For background on how the paving train fits together, see our guide to road construction equipment.

Key facts

How to apply

1. Open the official portal: Defence eProcurement Portal.
2. Search by tender ID 2026_MES_786622_1 (reference no. 81224/E8) under E-in-C Branch, Military Engineer Services.
3. Register on the portal and keep a valid Class III digital signature certificate ready.
4. Download the tender document and the schedule of work, check the surface specification and tolerances, then confirm eligibility, the ₹15,00,000 EMD and the ₹3,000 fee.
5. Submit your bid online before 14 November 2026, 6:00 PM.

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