Yuge Yugeen Bharat Museum Tender, Delhi (Rs735.05 Cr)

CPWD has opened a Rs735.05 crore package for the Yuge Yugeen Bharat Museum in New Delhi, covering the ticketing plaza, service tunnel, facade and courtyard works, with bids closing on 27 August 2026.

The Yuge Yugeen Bharat Museum sits inside the Central Vista programme in Delhi, and Package-1 is the piece that turns the site into a working visitor building. Central Public Works Department, through the Central Vista Project division, is inviting open-tender bids for the ticketing plaza, a service tunnel, facade and courtyard works, lifts, and the MEP services and equipment that go with them.

Reading the package

Two parts of this scope are heavier than they first sound. The service tunnel means excavation, shoring and structural work below ground in a dense central Delhi setting, where working room is tight and access windows are controlled. The courtyard and ticketing plaza bring bulk earthwork, RCC substructure, hardscape and drainage across a large open footprint. Facade work on a building of this profile is its own discipline again, with heavy lifting and tight tolerances.

The lifts, MEP services and equipment sit alongside the civil scope, so a bidder needs to run building services and structural work on one programme rather than treating them in sequence.

Who this fits

This is a building contractor’s job at EPC scale. CPWD packages of this size expect a documented record on comparable public buildings, a services capability in house or through a bound partner, and the ability to work to conservation-grade finish standards on a site with high visibility. Earthmoving and concrete subcontractors around the NCR should watch the award, since the tunnel and plaza works are usually let downstream.

Plant and machines involved

The service tunnel and plaza substructure call for compact and mid-size excavators that can work in confined city conditions, plus breakers, dewatering sets and shoring plant. Concrete goes in through a batching arrangement with transit mixers and boom placers. Facade and lift installation lean on mobile cranes and access platforms rather than large lifting gear. Because it is central Delhi, expect night-window material movement and smaller tippers than a greenfield job would use.

Key facts

How to apply

1. Open the official portal: CPWD e-Tendering.
2. Search by tender ID 2026_ProjectR_162844_1 (reference no. 02/CE/CVPZ-2/CVP/NIT/2026-27) under CPWD Central Vista Project-II.
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 eligibility and the earnest money requirement against your credentials.
5. Submit your bid online before 27 August 2026.

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