Kolkata Airport Apron Tender, West Bengal (Rs 337.14 Cr)

Airports Authority of India has opened bidding on a ₹337.14 crore Kolkata airport apron tender at NSCBI Airport, with bids closing 16 September 2026.

What the job covers

The work extends the apron on the south side of the International Terminal Building at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata, along with allied works. An apron extension is pavement work at heavy specification: subgrade preparation, granular layers, drainage, and the parking bays themselves built to take the wheel loads of wide-body aircraft. AAI has put it out on an item rate basis, so you price the schedule of quantities rather than a lump sum, and payment follows measured work.

One detail worth reading carefully before you plan site logistics. The tender is filed by AAI Corporate Headquarters and bids are opened in New Delhi, but the site is in Kolkata, West Bengal. That split between the bid-receipt office and the work site is normal for central authorities and does not change where the machines go.

Who should look at this one

At ₹337.14 crore with an earnest money deposit of ₹10,11,42,000, this sits with established civil contractors who already carry airside or highway pavement credentials. AAI airside work also brings its own working conditions, since an operational terminal keeps running while you build next to it. That usually means night windows, escorted access and tight housekeeping rules on the movement area. Firms with airport experience price that in; firms without it tend to underestimate it.

Smaller operators still have a route in. Pavement packages of this size lean heavily on hired plant, and the winning contractor will be looking for concrete and earthmoving capacity on rate contracts.

Machines the site will need

Apron construction is concrete-heavy. Expect batching plants and transit mixers feeding paving equipment, with excavators and dozers on the subgrade cut and fill. Graders and soil compactors bring the granular layers to level and density, tippers keep the haul moving, and cranes handle drainage chambers, ducting and the odd precast unit. Water tankers and a proper survey setup round it out.

Key facts

How to apply

1. Open the official portal: Central Public Procurement Portal.
2. Search by tender ID 2026_AAI_287360_1 (reference no. AAI/CHQ/EDENGG-ER/KOL/APRON/26) under Airports Authority of India.
3. Register on the portal and keep a valid Class III digital signature certificate ready.
4. Download the NIT, tender document and BOQ, then check the eligibility criteria, the ₹10,11,42,000 EMD and the ₹11,800 tender fee against what you can furnish.
5. Submit your bid online before 16 September 2026, keeping the 90-day bid validity in mind.

More on DesiMachines

Pavement and airside packages run on concrete and earthmoving plant. If you are building capacity for this one, look at excavators, motor graders, compactors and concrete mixers, or check equipment finance options before you commit.

Two other West Bengal jobs are open right now. The Teesta bridge tender on NH-10 at Sevoke closes 1 October, and the Kolkata Metro viaduct and station package runs to 29 September. If it is AAI work you are tracking rather than the state, the Purnia airport terminal tender in Bihar is from the same authority.

See more live tenders in West Bengal, or browse all live tenders.

FAQ

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.