Phaltan NH-965 Tender: City Widening and a New ROB, Maharashtra (Rs 84.52 Cr)

₹84.52 crore, one year, and a town that cannot be closed to traffic: the Phaltan NH-965 tender from NHAI covers city widening plus a new road over bridge, and bids close at 3:00 PM on 26 October 2026.

Two pieces of work on one highway

The first part widens the existing two-lane road through Phaltan city within the available width, from chainage 138+250 at the start of the bypass to 144+425, about 6.175 km. The notice lists the purpose as safety, drainage and segregation of traffic. The second part is a new ROB at km 179+730 (existing km 61+100) of NH-965.

NHAI’s Mumbai regional office is the inviting authority and the portal files the work under Pune. The notice first went up on 2 April 2026, with a pre-bid meeting on 17 April, and is still open.

What bidders should check first

EMD is ₹84,52,300, 1 per cent of the ₹84,52,29,934 estimate, with no exemption. The fee is ₹10,000 and the completion period is 365 days. A year is short for a rail crossing, because ROB work waits on railway approvals and traffic blocks, so read the programme conditions before you price.

A mid-size highway contractor from western Maharashtra fits this well. Larger packages in the state are also in the market, including the Ahilyanagar bypass greenfield tender and the NH-548C widening tender.

Working inside a town

Widening within the existing width is slow, careful work. Backhoe loaders do most of the drain and utility trenching because they fit where an excavator cannot swing. Paving takes a motor grader, tandem and pneumatic rollers and a paver, often at night. The ROB brings in piling, a crane for girders over the track and transit mixers for the deck.

Key facts

How to apply

1. Open the official portal: Government eProcurement System (etenders.gov.in).
2. Search by tender ID 2026_NHAI_273721_1 (reference no. RO/MUM/Pune/Phaltan/OTI/2026/1) under National Highways Authority of India.
3. Register on the portal and keep a valid Class III digital signature certificate ready.
4. Download the tender document, BOQ and every corrigendum since April, then check eligibility, the ₹84,52,300 EMD and the ₹10,000 fee.
5. Submit your bid online before 26 October 2026, 3:00 PM.

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