Uttarakhand’s irrigation department has tendered the Rudrapur storm water drainage work at ₹390.39 crore on item rate, with bids closing on 14 September 2026.
Read the title, then read the commercials
The notice is worded as a detailed project report for the GIS-based storm water master drainage plan for Rudrapur city in Udham Singh Nagar district, phase one. On the wording alone it reads like a planning study. The commercial shape says otherwise: the estimate is ₹390.39 crore, the product category is Civil Works, the form of contract is item rate with a priced BOQ, and a BOQ corrigendum was issued on 10 August. A study does not get a ₹390 crore item-rate BOQ. The bidder pool on this authority and work type is local civil contractors rather than consultancies.
So this Rudrapur storm water drainage tender should be read as drainage construction carrying the master-plan programme name, and the NIT is where you confirm exactly how much of the value sits in plan preparation versus execution. Anyone bidding needs to settle that question from the documents before pricing, and it is the single most important thing to check on this one.
The rest is straightforward. EMD is ₹4,16,00,000, roughly 1.07 per cent of the estimate. The tender fee is ₹5,900, bids run in two covers with 90-day validity, submissions open 27 August and close 14 September 2026, and opening follows on 15 September at Rudrapur. The work is tendered by the Superintending Engineer, Irrigation Works Circle, under the Chief Engineer for Irrigation and Flood, Kumaun, at Haldwani.
Who this is written for
Urban drainage at this value suits mid-sized civil contractors with municipal pipeline and box-drain experience, and the bid history on this circle is dominated by exactly that profile. Raj Construction, Purnagiri Construction, Suresh Kumar Jain and a handful of other Udham Singh Nagar names win most of the work here, which tells you the field is regional and the relationships are established.
Three sibling packages under the same notice reference cover Khatima, Kashipur and Sitarganj, all closing the same day. A contractor who can mobilise two crews should be looking at the set rather than one city, because the specifications will be common and a second win costs far less in overhead than the first.
The machines urban drainage runs on
Storm water drainage in a built-up city is trenching work above all. Excavators and backhoe loaders open the drain lines, and in Rudrapur’s congested sections the machine that matters is the one that can work in a narrow road width without shutting the street. Tippers cart the spoil out, usually at night in the busier wards.
Where the design uses cast in situ box drains, concrete volume follows quickly, so transit mixers and a batching plant within reasonable haul become part of the plan, along with concrete pumps for the deeper sections. Precast segments, if the drawings call for them, bring in cranes for placement. Soil compactors do the backfill in layers, and once the line is closed the road above has to be restored, which puts small rollers and paving crews back on the same stretch. Dewatering is a constant on the Terai water table, so pump capacity belongs in the price.
Key facts
Tender ID
2026_IRDCE_98721_1
Reference no.
04/SE/2026-27
Issuing authority
Uttarakhand Irrigation Department, Chief Engineer Irrigation and Flood Kumaun (Haldwani), Irrigation Works Circle Udham Singh Nagar
Location
Rudrapur city, Udham Singh Nagar district, Uttarakhand (phase one)
Estimated value
₹390.39 Cr (disclosed estimate)
EMD
₹4,16,00,000 (about 1.07% 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)
Search by tender ID 2026_IRDCE_98721_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 and BOQ, including the corrigendum issued on 10 August, and confirm the scope split between plan preparation and execution before you price. Check eligibility, the ₹4,16,00,000 EMD and the ₹5,900 fee.
Submit your bid online before 14 September 2026. Submissions open from 27 August 2026.
Is the Rudrapur storm water drainage tender a study or construction work?
The notice is titled as a detailed project report for the 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 ₹390.39 crore estimate, and the regular bidders on this circle are civil contractors. Confirm the exact split between plan preparation and execution from the NIT and BOQ before pricing.
What are the estimated value and EMD?
The disclosed estimate is ₹390.39 crore and the EMD is ₹4,16,00,000, about 1.07 per cent of it. The tender fee is ₹5,900.
Are there other cities in the same programme?
Yes. Packages for Khatima, Kashipur and Sitarganj sit under the same notice reference 04/SE/2026-27 and close on the same date, 14 September 2026, at estimates of ₹280.00 crore, ₹197.90 crore and ₹142.00 crore.
What equipment does city drainage work need?
Excavators and backhoe loaders for trenching in narrow road widths, tippers for spoil, transit mixers and a batching plant with concrete pumps for cast in situ box drains, cranes if precast segments are used, soil compactors for layered backfill, and dewatering pumps for the Terai water table.
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