Sukna Accommodation Tender: MES Married Quarters near Siliguri (Rs 38.50 Cr)

Married quarters for officers, JCOs and other ranks at Sukna near Siliguri are out to bid at ₹38.50 crore, and the Sukna accommodation tender closes at 6:00 PM on 17 November 2026.

A deficiency contract at the foot of the hills

The work is provision of deficient officers, JCOs and ORs married accommodation at Sukna, under GE (P) Siliguri. Sukna lies where the plains meet the Darjeeling hills, and the station there has long carried a housing shortfall. The Chief Engineer, Eastern Command and Chief Engineer Siliguri Zone issues the tender, reference 98835/SUK/SZ/E8.

The portal gives 660 days, so roughly 22 months to complete. Unlike the larger MES jobs open this fortnight, this one is small enough for a regional contractor with a decent building record rather than a national EPC firm.

Terms worth comparing before you bid

The estimate is disclosed as ₹38,50,00,000. Earnest money is ₹15,00,000 with exemption allowed, which on a job this size works out to around 0.4 per cent, and the fee is ₹3,000. The notice was published on 4 July 2026 and bids open at 10:00 AM on 24 November, a week after closing.

North Bengal has a run of work open at the same time. Siliguri itself has the Mahananda interception and treatment contract, and IRCON has three slope protection and yard packages on the Sivok Rangpo line further up the valley.

Ground conditions decide the foundation cost

Sukna sits on the Terai, where the water table is high and the monsoon is heavy even by Bengal standards. Foundation excavation often needs dewatering, and the working season for structure work is shorter than the calendar suggests. Price that in rather than discovering it in July.

For plant, a backhoe loader handles most of the earthwork, services and site movement on a job of this size. Structure work needs concrete mixers and a pick and carry crane for lifting, and a tracked excavator earns its place if the foundations go deep or the site needs levelling first. Access roads inside the station will want attention before heavy deliveries start. Further south, NH-17 work at Coronation Bridge and Manpong is also open.

Key facts

How to apply

1. Open the official portal: Defence eProcurement Portal.
2. Search by tender ID 2026_MES_776511_1 (reference no. 98835/SUK/SZ/E8) under E-in-C Branch, Military Engineer Services.
3. Register on the portal and keep a valid Class III digital signature certificate ready.
4. Download the tender document and type drawings, check the soil and dewatering provisions, then confirm eligibility, the ₹15,00,000 EMD and the ₹3,000 fee.
5. Submit your bid online before 17 November 2026, 6:00 PM.

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