Military Engineer Services wants married quarters built for sailors inside Naval Base Kochi at ₹142 crore, and the Kochi naval accommodation tender closes at 6:00 PM on 11 December 2026.
Filling a housing shortfall at the naval base
The work is provision of deficient married accommodation for sailors at Naval Base, Kochi, on engineering, procurement and construction methodology. CESC and CE (Navy) Kochi issued it under reference 891127, and the garrison engineer GE(P)(NW) Kochi will supervise. The portal records a lump-sum contract with 900 days.
Deficient accommodation is the services term for the gap between sanctioned married quarters and what actually exists at a station. These contracts come as multi-storey residential blocks with internal roads, water supply, sewerage and external electrification inside the base.
A small deposit for a large job
EMD is only ₹15,00,000 against a ₹142 crore estimate, with a tender fee of ₹3,000, which is the usual MES pattern. The real filter is the enlistment class and the completed-works criteria in the notice, so read the eligibility clauses before you spend time on the bid. Bids open on 18 December, a week after closing.
Residential blocks inside a naval base mean restricted gate timings and no room for a sprawling yard. Backhoe loaders do the foundation and service trench work, a tower crane or a hired pick and carry crane handles material lifting, and concrete arrives in transit mixers because a large on-site plant rarely fits. An excavator is needed early for the raft and basement stage, and a small compactor for internal roads and backfill at the end. Coastal Kochi conditions also mean corrosion protection and dewatering are real line items.
Key facts
Tender ID
2026_MES_797229_1
Reference no.
891127
Issuing authority
Military Engineer Services, CESC and CE (Navy) Kochi, through GE(P)(NW) Kochi
Location
Naval Base, Kochi, Kerala
Estimated value
₹142.00 crore (₹1,42,00,00,000)
EMD
₹15,00,000
Tender fee
₹3,000
Form of contract
Lump-sum, described in the notice as EPC methodology
Provision of deficient married accommodation for sailors at Naval Base, Kochi, on engineering, procurement and construction methodology, issued by MES.
What is the estimated value?
₹142 crore, recorded on the portal as ₹1,42,00,00,000.
Why is the EMD so small?
MES keeps a flat earnest money deposit of ₹15,00,000 on many of its contracts and filters bidders through enlistment class and completed works instead. The tender fee is ₹3,000.
What is the timeline?
900 days for the work. Bids close at 6:00 PM on 11 December 2026 and open at 11:00 AM on 18 December 2026.
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