Western Railway has invited bids for the Sarkhej to Dholera semi high-speed double railway line in Gujarat, a Rs 18,901.68 crore works contract that stays open until 9 December 2026.
This is the largest single tender to appear on our board. The Sarkhej Dholera railway line package covers the main double line plus spur lines to the Lothal National Maritime Heritage Complex and the Dholera airport terminal, and it is being tendered by the Dy. CE/C/SHSR/ADI Engineering office of Western Railway. The EMD alone is Rs 378.03 crore.
Everything the contract bundles
The civil scope carries formation and viaduct, bridges, station buildings and associated works. On top of that sit the track system in both ballasted and ballastless form, overhead traction with electrical general services, signalling and telecommunication, an operating control centre, and integration of all systems through to testing and commissioning. In other words, one contractor takes the corridor from earth to running trains.
Who realistically bids
At this value, the prime bidder will be a large infrastructure group or a joint venture, very likely with an international partner on the high-speed systems side. The real opportunity for most readers sits one level down. A corridor of this length generates years of subcontracted earthwork, viaduct segment casting and erection, bridge substructure, station civil work and haulage. If you own plant in the Ahmedabad to Dholera belt, this tender is worth tracking simply because of the subcontract pipeline that follows the award.
Equipment the corridor will absorb
Formation work means excavators and tipper fleets at scale, with motor graders and heavy compactors shaping and rolling the embankment. Viaduct and bridge work needs high-capacity cranes, launching equipment and a casting yard fed by batching plants and concrete mixers. Station buildings and yards add wheel loaders and backhoe loaders. Owners planning fleet additions against a multi-year programme can read our equipment finance guide first.
Key facts
Tender ID
IREPS-CPMSHSRADIWRSEJDSIREPC01
Reference no.
CPMSHSRADIWRSEJDSIREPC01
Issuing authority
Dy. CE/C/SHSR/ADI Engineering, Western Railway
Location
Sarkhej to Dholera corridor, Gujarat, with spurs to Lothal NMHC and Dholera airport
Rs 18,901.68 crore, with an EMD of Rs 3,78,03,36,900, which is exactly 2% of the estimate. There is no tender fee.
Is it only civil work?
No. Civil works, track system, overhead traction, signalling and telecom, the operating control centre and system integration are all in one package through to commissioning.
What is the deadline?
Bids close on 9 December 2026. The bid opening date was not stated in the listing, so confirm it on IREPS.
Can a mid-sized contractor participate?
Not as prime bidder at this value, but corridor projects of this size sustain long subcontract chains in earthwork, structures and haulage after award.
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.
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