KNNL Lift Irrigation Scheme Tender, Karnataka

Karnataka Neeravari Nigam is putting a full lift irrigation scheme out to tender at Rs 110.30 crore, and bids close on 7 August 2026.

Karnataka Neeravari Nigam Limited (KNNL), the state irrigation corporation, wants a single contractor to survey, design, build and commission a lift irrigation scheme end to end. The package pulls together an intake canal, a jackwell-cum-pump house, pumping machinery, a rising main, bleeders and manifolds, and a pipe distribution network in MS, HDPE and O-PVC pipe, with the associated structures. It is a lump-sum job worth Rs 110.30 crore.

What is in the package

A lift irrigation scheme picks up water at a low point and pushes it uphill to fields that gravity canals cannot reach. Delivering one turnkey means the winner handles the civil work (intake, jackwell, pump house, pipe trenches and structures), the mechanical side (pumps, rising main), and testing and commissioning. Design responsibility sits with the contractor, so this rewards a firm that can plan the hydraulics as well as pour concrete.

Who should take it on

This suits an irrigation or heavy-civil EPC contractor comfortable with pumping schemes and pipeline laying at scale. If you have built jackwells, pump houses and rising mains in Karnataka or a neighbouring state, the scope will read cleanly. Earthwork and pipe-laying subcontractors and machine owners can plan around whoever wins the main contract.

Machines the scheme needs

Expect excavators for the intake, canal and pipe trenches, cranes for pump-house and pipe erection, concrete equipment for the jackwell and structures, and tippers and loaders for haulage. Bid validity is a long 180 days, so factor that into how you tie up your fleet.

Key facts

How to apply

1. Open the official portal: Karnataka Public Procurement Portal.
2. Search by tender ID 2026_Karnatak_309424_1 (reference no. KNNL/2026-27/LI/WORK_INDENT4421/CALL-2) under Karnataka Neeravari Nigam Limited.
3. Register on the portal and keep a valid Class III digital signature certificate ready.
4. Download the bid document and BOQ, and check the eligibility, EMD and tender-fee terms.
5. Submit your bid online before 7 August 2026.

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