The third city package in Uttarakhand’s drainage programme is open: Kashipur storm water drainage at ₹197.90 crore on item rate, with bids closing on 14 September 2026 after a corrigendum extended the date.
Same notice, third city
Reference 04/SE/2026-27 covers four cities in Udham Singh Nagar district, and this is the Kashipur package at an estimated ₹197.90 crore. Rudrapur at ₹390.39 crore and Khatima at ₹280.00 crore are already open, and Sitarganj at ₹142.00 crore completes the set. All of them now close on the same day, 14 September 2026, after a corrigendum issued on 15 August moved the schedule out by ten days.
The title needs reading carefully, as it did on the sibling packages. The notice is worded as a detailed project report for a GIS based storm water master drainage plan, phase one. That wording suggests a planning study. The commercials do not: product category is Civil Works, the form of contract is item rate, the document set carries a priced BOQ, and the estimate is ₹197.90 crore. No drainage study is tendered on an item rate BOQ at that value. Read it as drainage construction carrying the programme’s name, and settle the exact split between plan preparation and execution from the NIT before you price. That is the one question worth answering before anything else on this tender.
A regional field, not a national one
The bid history on this circle points to Udham Singh Nagar contractors rather than large outside firms. Raj Construction, Purnagiri Construction, Suresh Kumar Jain, Pawan Kumar Deepak Kumar and Bahadur Singh Patni all show up repeatedly on this authority and work type, and several have won here before. If you are based in the Terai belt and you have municipal pipeline and box drain experience, this is a realistic bid rather than an aspirational one.
The stronger play is the set. Four packages under one reference, closing on one day, with specifications that will be largely common. A contractor who can put two crews in the field should price more than one city, because the second win costs far less in mobilisation and overhead than the first. Kashipur at ₹197.90 crore is the middle-sized one, which makes it a sensible pairing with Sitarganj for a firm that cannot stretch to Rudrapur.
Machines for city drainage
Drainage in a built-up town is trenching before anything else. Excavators and backhoe loaders open the lines, and in Kashipur’s older wards the useful machine is the compact one that can work a narrow road without closing it to traffic. Tippers clear spoil, often on a night cycle in the busy stretches.
Cast in situ box drains bring concrete volume quickly, which means transit mixers, a batching plant within reasonable haul and concrete pumps for the deeper runs. If the drawings call for precast segments, cranes come in for placement. Soil compactors handle backfill in layers, then small rollers and a paving crew restore the road surface above the line. Dewatering runs throughout on the Terai water table, so pump capacity belongs in the rate rather than in the risk register.
Key facts
| Tender ID |
2026_IRDCE_98723_1 |
| Reference no. |
04/SE/2026-27 |
| Issuing authority |
Uttarakhand Irrigation Department, Chief Engineer Irrigation and Flood Kumaun (Haldwani), Irrigation Work Circle Udham Singh Nagar |
| Location |
Kashipur city, Udham Singh Nagar district, Uttarakhand (phase one) |
| Estimated value |
₹197.90 Cr (disclosed estimate) |
| EMD |
₹2,23,00,000 (about 1.13% of the estimate) |
| Tender fee |
₹5,900 |
| Form of contract |
Item rate, open tender, 2 covers, 90-day bid validity |
| Published |
8 August 2026 |
| Bids close |
14 September 2026, revised by corrigendum (submissions open 27 August 2026) |
| Bid opening |
15 September 2026, Rudrapur |
| Completion period |
Not specified. |
| Official portal |
Uttarakhand e-Procurement (uktenders.gov.in) |
How to apply
- Open the official portal: Uttarakhand e-Procurement (uktenders.gov.in).
- Search by tender ID 2026_IRDCE_98723_1 (reference no. 04/SE/2026-27) under the Chief Engineer, Irrigation and Flood, Kumaun.
- Register on the portal and keep a valid Class III digital signature certificate ready.
- Download the NIT, the BOQ and the corrigendum issued on 15 August, then confirm the scope split between plan preparation and execution. Check eligibility, the ₹2,23,00,000 EMD and the ₹5,900 fee.
- Submit your bid online before 14 September 2026. Submissions open from 27 August 2026.
More on DesiMachines
The other packages under the same notice are worth reading side by side. The Rudrapur storm water drainage tender at ₹390.39 crore is the largest of the set, and the Khatima storm water drainage tender at ₹280.00 crore sits between the two. Elsewhere in the state, the NH-09 landslide treatment tender at ₹207.19 crore closes 14 September as well.
Browse more live tenders in Uttarakhand or see all live tenders. On machines, compare excavators, backhoe loaders, concrete mixers and compactors, or look at equipment finance if you are adding a crew.
FAQ
Is the Kashipur storm water drainage tender a study or construction work?
The notice is titled as a detailed project report for a GIS based storm water master drainage plan, but it is tendered on item rate under product category Civil Works with a priced BOQ and a ₹197.90 crore estimate, and the regular bidders on this circle are civil contractors. Confirm the split between plan preparation and execution from the NIT and BOQ before pricing.
Has the closing date moved?
Yes. A corrigendum issued on 15 August 2026 revised the schedule, and bids now close on 14 September 2026 with opening on 15 September at Rudrapur. Submissions open from 27 August 2026.
What are the other packages in this programme?
Reference 04/SE/2026-27 covers four cities in Udham Singh Nagar district: Rudrapur at ₹390.39 crore, Khatima at ₹280.00 crore, Kashipur at ₹197.90 crore and Sitarganj at ₹142.00 crore. All four close on 14 September 2026.
What machines does this kind of work need?
Excavators and backhoe loaders for trenching in narrow roads, tippers for spoil, transit mixers with batching plant and concrete pumps for cast in situ box drains, cranes if precast segments are used, soil compactors for layered backfill and dewatering pumps for the high Terai water table.
Tender details are summarised for convenience and may change. Always verify the latest dates, terms and documents on the official tendering portal before bidding. DesiMachines is not responsible for changes made by the issuing authority.