Karur City Municipal Corporation is building an underground sewerage network for its leftout and newly added wards, and the Tamil Nadu municipal administration is taking bids until 24 August 2026 on a ₹220.74 crore package.
If you run trenching and pipe-laying plant around central Tamil Nadu, this KfW-funded underground sewerage tender in Karur is worth a close read. Here is what the corporation is asking for.
What the Karur sewerage package covers
The job is Package 2 of the Underground Sewerage Scheme for the leftout areas and newly added areas of Karur Corporation, backed by the KfW line of credit. Estimated cost is ₹220.74 crore, and the contract runs on an item-rate basis with five years of operation and maintenance folded in after construction. The scope is the buried collection grid: sewer mains and branch lines, manholes and the appurtenant chambers that tie the network together across the added areas.
Is this a bid for your firm?
At this size the corporation wants a contractor with a real water and sanitation pipeline record. You will put up an earnest money deposit of ₹2.21 crore, clear the technical qualification, and carry a 120-day bid validity. Deep-trench sewer work through occupied town streets is demanding, so shoring, dewatering and traffic management count for as much as raw digging speed. Smaller fleet owners who hire out excavators and dewatering sets can still find steady work here as sub-contractors to the lead bidder.
Plant this job runs on
Sewer laying leans on excavators and backhoe loaders for the trenches, dewatering pumps to hold the cuts dry through the water table, and cranes or hydra units to lower pipe and set precast manhole rings. Tippers haul spoil out and bring graded bedding back in, while concrete equipment handles the cast-in-situ chambers and the pumping-station bases. Five years of O&M after the build also keeps jetting and desilting gear in the picture well past commissioning.
Key facts
Tender ID
2026_MAWS_684934_2
Reference no.
E5/6052/2025
Issuing authority
Commissioner, Karur City Municipal Corporation (Tamil Nadu Municipal Administration & Water Supply)
Location
Karur, Tamil Nadu (PIN 639001)
Estimated value
₹220.74 Cr
EMD
₹2,20,74,000 (₹2.21 Cr)
Tender fee
Nil
Form of contract
Item-rate, open tender, 2-cover; 120-day bid validity
It is Package 2 of the underground sewerage scheme for the leftout and newly added areas of Karur City Municipal Corporation, funded under KfW, with five years of operation and maintenance after construction.
What are the estimated value and EMD?
The estimated cost is ₹220.74 crore and the earnest money deposit is ₹2,20,74,000 (₹2.21 crore). There is no tender fee.
When do bids close?
Bids close on 24 August 2026, with bid opening scheduled for the same day.
Where do I submit the bid?
Online through the Tamil Nadu Government Tenders (GePNIC) portal, searching tender ID 2026_MAWS_684934_2 under Karur City Municipal Corporation.
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