road development in india monthly december 2020

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Road Development In India Monthly –

December 2020 Policy and Regulatory Initiatives

New Developments

Upcoming Tenders and Bid Postponements

Project Updates

Key Data and Statistics

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Policy and Regulatory Initiatives

Policy Developments in Light of COVID-19

• The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has come up with the year-end review for the roads sector. The length of the

national highways has increased from 91,287 km in April 2014 to about 1,36,155 km as on December 20, 2020. The rate of

development of roads has increased significantly from about 11.7 km during 2013-14 to about 28 km now.

• During 2020-21 (up to November 2020), about 6,764 km national highways have been awarded, while about 6,207 km have been

constructed by the ministry. During 2019-20, projects with about 8,948 km length were awarded and completion was achieved in about

10,237 km length of roads.

• During the current year, the ministry has already incurred an expenditure of Rs 794.15 billion till November 2020, including IEBR of the

National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). Besides, private investment of Rs 81.86 billion has been achieved up to November 2020.

MoRTH year-end review

• MoRTH has extended the duration of a liquidity related relaxation provided to road project contractors in response to COVID-19 till

June 2021.

• This comes after it was observed that the measure provided good liquidity to contractors responsible for construction of national

highways, which has helped the government maintain its pace of construction during the year in spite of the pandemic.

• The relaxation in Schedule H of the standard engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) agreement was announced in June 2020

as part of a relief package for road contractors and concessionaires to help them overcome the impact of COVID-19 outbreak.

Liquidity-related relaxation to road contractors extend till June 2021

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• NHAI is in advanced stages of introducing a system of ranking of concessionaires based on their performance on various parameters including safety, frequency of accident on the stretch and the road and toll plaza management systems, among other scores.

• Anything less than the cut-off mark, which is yet to be decided, on these parameters will mean the bidding process to be out of bounds for the aspiring investor. However, the under-achiever will have a chance to come clean and be eligible again to bid for new projects once it improves on the ranking in the next round of performance audit. The audit is done in every six months.

• Reportedly, suitable amendments in the bidding documents will be incorporated to make a rating of the concessionaires as one of the qualification criteria for awarding new projects.

Other Key Policy Developments

• Reportedly, NHAI has started planning for Phase II of Bharatmala Pariyojana and has identified roads with a cumulative length of 5,000 km to be built under the project. Out of 34,800 km of national highways under Phase I, over half have been awarded and the government is now preparing detailed project reports (DPRs) for projects to be built under the second phase.

• In the second phase, the government will largely focus on expressways and access-control highways. Phase II of the programme is expected to receive the government approval even before Phase I is complete. NHAI is also building a land bank to see that projects are not hit by land acquisition issues.

NHAI identifies 5,000 km roads under Phase II of Bharatmala Pariyojana

NHAI to set up performance threshold for highway bidders

• MoRTH has extended the deadline for 100% collection of toll charges on the national highway network through FASTag till February 15, 2021. Earlier, the deadline had been set at January 1, 2021.

• The extension has been given since still many people use cash for toll payment at national highways. Meanwhile, MoRTH has mandated fitment of FASTag effect from January 1, 2021, for M and N class motor vehicles sold before December 1, 2017.

Government extends deadline for mandatory FASTag to February 15, 2021

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• To curb red-tapism and enhance transparency, NHAI will deploy software specifically to track files that will pin-point officials behind delays in disposing of matters.

• Besides, project management consultancy system will be introduced soon, where alignment, land acquisition, forest environment clearance, utility shifting, construction, designing, road safety and roadside amenities, everything will be provided about the project.

Other Key Policy Developments

• MoRTH has finalised GPS-based technology toll collection to ensure seamless movement of vehicles across the country. With this, the country is expected to become ‘toll booth-free’ in next two years.

• Under the new technology, toll amount will be deducted directly from the bank account based on the movement of vehicles. While now all commercial vehicles are coming with vehicle tracking systems, the government will come up with some plan to install GPS technology in old vehicles.

Government finalises GPS-based toll collection system for highways

NHAI to use software to track delays in files processing

• To promote road safety as well as to collaborate in the areas of traffic management, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed by NHAI with the Institute for Road Traffic Education (IRTE) and Institute for Development and Communication in Chandigarh (IDC). Under the pact, IRTE will support the highway authority to improve the functional aspects of road geometrics as well as ensure that traffic control devices conform to the standards of IRC to achieve free, efficient and rapid traffic flow.

• Through a programme named ‘Capacity building of Road Safety Management through Safe Systems Approach Programme’, the institutes will collaborate with the highway authority in the traffic management areas.

• Meanwhile, IIT Madras has signed a MoU with Rajasthan government to help it implement a structured framework for a data-driven systems approach to road safety.

NHAI signs MoU with IRTE, IDC to promote road safety

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New Developments

InvITs/TOT

• NHAI is expected to operationalise the country’s first government-sponsored infrastructure investment trust (InvIT) by March 2021. Reportedly, about six road assets worth Rs 50 billion have been given in-principle approval for transfer to the InvIT.

• NHAI, which received approval from the Union Cabinet to float the InvIT in December 2019, is in the process of legal vetting of the financing instrument.

• Assets to be transferred to the InvIT include the 32.6 km Kotha-Kata Bypass to Kurnool (Telangana), the 75 km Palanpur-Abu Road in Gujarat, the 31 km Abu Road-Swaroopganj in Gujarat, the 160 km Chittorgarh Kota and Chittorgarh Bypass in Rajasthan, and the 77 km Maharashtra-Karnataka border to Belgaum. The 32.6 km Chennai Bypass may also be part of the InvIT, which could be replaced by a new stretch.

• Reportedly, Canadian pension fund, Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) and National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) are among a host of investors that have shown interest in the InvIT to be floated by NHAI.

• The central government has inked a $500 million loan pact with the World Bank to develop safe and green national highway corridors in Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. The loan comes with a tenor of 18.5 years along with a five-year grace period.

• The Green National Highways Corridors project will support MoRTH in constructing 783 km of highways by integrating technology designs such as local and marginal materials, industrial byproducts, and other bioengineering solutions.

Loans/Bonds

• Reportedly, Canadian pension fund CDPQ, I Squared Capital’s roads platform Cube Highways and Edelweiss Yield Plus Infra Fund are among investors weighing bids for the fifth bundle of road assets put up for sale by NHAI.

• NHAI had put up two road assets on sale at the end of September 2020 under the latest round of the toll-operate-transfer (TOT) mechanism. Both toll roads are located in Gujarat.

• The roads would be offered for 20 years during which the concessionaire would need to operate and maintain them while having the right to collect user fees as per the prescribed rates.

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New Developments

• The Centre, Andhra Pradesh government and New Development Bank (NDB) have signed loan agreements for $323 million each for AP Mandal Connectivity and Rural Connectivity Improvement Project (APMCRCIP) and AP Roads and Bridges Reconstruction Project (APRBRP).

• Funds worth Rs 32 billion each will be spent on the two projects — APMCRCIP and APRBRP — with the financial assistance of the NDB (NDB share-70 per cent and State share-30 per cent) for providing double lane connectivity from district headquarters to mandal headquarters and mandal head quarters to adjoining mandal headquarters. Under the project, 3,104 km of roads will be widened and construction/reconstruction of 479 bridges will be taken up.

• DME Development Limited, a special purpose vehicle (SPV), fully owned by NHAI, plans to raise Rs 460 billion in debt over the next two-three years to part-finance the Delhi-Mumbai expressway project. The entire Rs 460 billion debt will be raised at the SPV level and the borrowing will be off NHAI’s balance sheet. This fiscal, the SPV needs to borrow a little less than Rs 100 billion however, it has already got offers for Rs 290 billion from banks and financial institutions.

• Reportedly, NHAI is looking to raise around Rs 650 billion in the next fiscal year, and the Ministry of Finance is likely to include it in the upcoming budget. The authority will bank on InvIT and TOT among other models for raising the money.

• The authority has a target to raise Rs 650 billion in the ongoing fiscal year as well. It had raised around Rs 450 billion till December 2020. NHAI’s debt at the end of FY20 was Rs 2.49 trillion, and it will cross the Rs 3 trillion mark if it meets its borrowing target for the ongoing fiscal year.

Loans/Bonds

• The central government has approved Rs 85.28 billion for national highway projects in Maharashtra. Apart from sanctioning Rs 58.01 billion for road projects, the Centre has allocated an additional amount of Rs 27.27 billion.

Grants/Allocations

• The Uttar Pradesh government has infused Rs 6.75 billion for to ensure a smooth flow of funds for construction of Bundelkhand and Purvanchal expressway projects.

• Of the total funds allocated, Rs 3.25 billion has been pushed in the 340 km Purvanchal Expressway and a sum of Rs 3.50 billion has been made available for the completion of 296 km Bundelkhand expressway.

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New Developments

Financial Closures

• H.G. Rewari Bypass Private Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of H.G. Infra Engineering Limited, has received the letter from NHAI dated January 12, 2021 for the approval for achievement of financial closure as on December 23, 2020.

• The project entails construction of proposed 14.4 km Rewari Bypass as Feeder Route in Rewari district in Haryana on hybrid annuity model (HAM).

• PNC Infratech Limited has submitted duly executed financial documents to NHAI for three HAM projects. These HAM projects include PNC Unnao Highways Private Limited, PNC Gomti Highways Private Limited and PNC Bithur Kanpur Highways Private Limited.

• These are also wholly-owned subsidiaries of PNC Infratech. The projects have cumulative bids costing up to Rs 51.84 billion, while the projects have debt size of Rs 19.66 billion.

• PNC Bithur Kanpur Highways Private Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of PNC Infratech Limited, has received communication from NHAI confirming the achievement of financial closure dated December 31, 2020, for Aligarh-Kanpur highway project.

• The project involves four-laning of Aligarh-Kanpur section of NH-91 from km 356 (design chainage 373.09) to km 414 (design chainage 433.73) (Package-V from Mitrasen-Kanpur) in Uttar Pradesh on hybrid annuity model.

Asset/Stake Dilution

• IL&FS Group has received legal approval for sale of its Chinese road asset - Chongqing Yuhe Expressway Company Limited (CYEC) to China Merchants & PingAn Infrastructure Phase 1 Equity Investment Fund (Tianjin), a group company of PingAn Insurance Company of China. The sale of the Chinese road asset will allow IL&FS to settle about Rs 26 billion of debt at the group level.

• IL&FS Group holds 49 per cent stake in CYEC through its step-down Singapore-based subsidiary ITNL International Pte Ltd (IIPL). The balance 51 per cent stake in CYEC is held by Chongqing Expressway Group (CEG).

• PingAn has bid at an aggregate equity valuation of $281 million for 100 per cent stake. This values IIPL's 49 per cent stake at about $138 million (Rs 10.2 billion).

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New Developments

Asset/Stake Dilution

• GMR Infrastructure Limited has announced that it has received consent from stock exchanges, with no adverse observations, on its proposed restructuring involving demerger of its non-airport vertical business. The company will file the scheme with the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) within six months.

• GMR had filed an application to the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) towards the composite scheme of amalgamation and arrangement amongst GMR Power Infra Limited (GPIL), GMR Infrastructure Limited, GMR Power and Urban Infra Limited and their respective shareholders.

Others

• The Dispute Review Board (DRB) has unanimously recommended Rs 5.31 billion, along with 10 per cent interest to MBL Infrastructures Limited, till the payment of the amount in favour of the company for one of its completed projects of NHAI. The decision by the DRB came on December 14, 2020.

• Gayatri Projects Limited has received an amount of Rs 694.1 million from its contractor Sunway Construction SDN BDH, as settlement of its various claims raised by the company on the contractor.

• Gayatri Projects had executed a contract for rehabilitation and upgrading of km 104 to km 170 of NH-25 lo four-lane in Uttar Pradesh as a sub contract from Sunway Construction SDN BDH.

• Sunway has raised a total claim of Rs 800 million on NHAI and out of total amount received, Gayatri’s share has been settled at Rs 707.8 million and the net amount received by the company after statutory deductions is Rs 694.1 million.

• The company has also announced in the previous month, the receipt of Rs 2.08 billion under the Government of India’s scheme of monetisation of 'under litigation arbitral award' against bank guarantees.

• The Supreme Court (SC) has dismissed the Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI)’s appeal against the Securities Appellate Tribunal’s order that quashed its decision to impose Rs 0.7 million penalty on the NHAI for the delay in filing financial results.

• In May 2020, the regulator had levied the fine on NHAI since the authority failed to submit the mandated financial results on time for the half-year ended September 30, 2018, and March 31, 2019, as required under the LODR Regulations.

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Key Bid Postponements by NHAI

Project Cost (Rs billion)

Total Bid Due Date Extension

Appointment of contractor for six-laning of start of Kollam Bypass (km 486) to Kadambattukonam (km 517.25) section of New NH-66 (Old NH-47) in Kerala on HAM mode under Bharatmala Pariyojana.

12.83 January 27, 2021 to February 22, 2021

Appointment of contractor for six-laning of Kottukulangara (km 454.5) to start of Kollam Bypass (km 486) section of New NH-66 in Kerala on HAM mode under Bharatmala Pariyojna.


Appointment of contractor for four-laning of Ahmednagar-Mirajgaon-Karmala-Tembhurni section of NH-516A (Package-II) from design km 38.78 (Ghogargaon) to design km 80.39 (Ahmednagar-Solapur Border) in Maharashtra under Bharatmala Pariyojana on HAM mode.


Appointment of contractor for four-laning of Ahmednagar-Mirajgaon-Karmala-Tembhurni section of NH-516A (Package-I) from Ahmednagar to Ghogargaon (from design chainage 0 to chainage 38.78) in Maharashtra under Bharatmala Pariyojana on HAM mode.


Appointment of EPC contractor for six-laning of 17.77 km Nashik Phata-Khed (Package-II) (design chainage 24.23-chainage 42 at village Chandoli-Khed) on Pune-Nashik section of NH-60 in Maharashtra.

6.49 January 15, 2021 to January 29, 2021

Appointment of contractor for development of six-lane Chittoor-Thatchur highway from km 61.38 to km 96.04 on HAM mode under Bharatmala Pariyojna in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu (Package-III).


Appointment of contractor for development of six-lane Chittoor-Thatchur highway from km 96.04 (Pondavakkam) to km 116.1 (Kannigaipair) on HAM mode under Bharatmala Pariyojana in Tamil Nadu (Package-IV).


Appointment of contractor for development of six-lane Chittoor-Thatchur highway from km 43.8 (Kumarajapet) to km 61.38 (Veera Kaveri Raja Puram) on HAM mode under Bharatmala Pariyojna in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu (Package- II).


Appointment of contractor for development of six-lane Chittoor-Thatchur highway from km 0 to km 43.8 on HAM mode under Bharatmala Pariyojna in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu (Package-I).


Appointment of EPC contractor for four-laning of Palkhi Marg of the highway starting from Junction with NH-65 near Patas -Vasunde Phata-Baramati (NH-965G) and partly Baramati Bypass in Maharashtra under Bharatmala Pariyojana.


Source: NHAI

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Appointment of EPC contractor for construction of four-lane greenfield Delhi-Amritsar-Katra expressway from Junction with Jalandhar-Moga road (NH-703) near Kang Sahibu village to Junction with Jalandhar-Kapurthala road (NH-703A) near Khojewal village (km 303.9 to km 319.4 of main expressway) and Junction with Jalandhar-Moga road (NH-703) near Kang Sahibu village to Junction with Kapurthala-Sultanpur Lodhi road (NH-703A) near Isharwal village (km 0 to km 24 of Amritsar connectivity) in Punjab under Bharatmala Pariyojana.


Appointment of EPC contractor for construction of four-lane greenfield Delhi-Amritsar-Katra expressway from Junction with Ludhiana-Moga road (NH-5) near Mullanpur Dakha to Junction with Jalandhar-Moga road (NH-703) near Kang Sahibu village (km 260.86 to km 303.9) under Bharatmala Pariyojana in Punjab.


Appointment of EPC contractor for construction of four-lane greenfield Delhi-Amritsar-Katra expressway from Junction with Ludhiana-Malerkotla road (SH-11) near Bhogiwal village to Junction with Ludhiana-Moga road (NH-5) near Mullanpur Dakha (km 225.77 to km 260.86) in Punjab under Bharatmala Pariyojana.


Appointment of EPC contractor for construction of four-lane greenfield Delhi-Amritsar-Katra expressway from Junction with Patiala-Bathinda road (NH-7) near Bhawanigarh to Junction with Ludhiana-Malerkotla road (SH-11) near Bhogiwal village (km 188.83 to km 225.77) in Punjab under Bharatmala Pariyojana.


Appointment of EPC contractor for construction of four-lane greenfield Delhi-Amritsar-Katra expressway from Junction with Patiala-Samana-Patran road (SH-10) near Ghagga village to Junction with Patiala-Bathinda road (NH-7) near Bhawanigarh (km 157.92 to km 188.83) in Punjab under Bharatmala Pariyojana.


Appointment of EPC contractor for construction of four-lane Nagpur-Katol section of NH-353J from km 13 to km 62.9 (Design Chainage) in Maharashtra under NH(O).

8.05 December 14, 2020 to January 28, 2021

Appointment of contractor for four-six laning of 67.23 km Bodhre-Dhule section of NH-211 (New NH-52) from km 390 to km 457.23 (design chainage) in Maharashtra under Bharatmala Pariyojana on hybrid annuity model.


Appointment of contractor for six-laning of Ramanattukara Junction - start of Valanchery bypass section of NH-66 from design chainage 258.82 (existing km 27.84 of Kozhikode bypass) to design chainage 298.5 (existing km 304.25) in Kerala on hybrid annuity model under Bharatmala Pariyojana.


Source: NHAI

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Appointment of contractor for six-laning of Valanchery bypass - Kappirikkad section of NH- 66 (old NH-17) from design chainage km 298.5 (existing km 304.25) to design chainage 335.85 (existing km 349.26) in Kerala on hybrid annuity model under Bharatmala Pariyojana.


Appointment of contractor for four-laning of Bahadurganj-Araria section of NH-327E from km 49 to km 94 (Package II) on hybrid annuity model in Bihar.

7.30 November 3, 2020 to January 19, 2021

Appointment of contractor for four-laning of Munger-Mirzachauki section of NH-80 from Rasulpur to Mirzachauki (Design chainage km 157.35 to km 193.93) (Package-4) on hybrid annuity model in Bihar.

8.69 November 20, 2020 to February 2, 2021

Appointment of contractor for four-laning of Munger-Mirzachauki section of NH-80 from Kharia village junction to start of existing Bhagalpur bypass (Design chainage km 95.58 to km 125) (Package-2) on hybrid annuity model in Bihar.


Appointment of contractor for construction of 42.12 km four-lane access controlled greenfield highway section of NH-365BG (Khammam-Devarapalle) from design chainage km 63.12 to design chainage km 105.24 in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana on hybrid annuity model under Bharatmala Pariyojana (Inter Corridor Route).


Appointment of contractor for construction of 29.51 km four-lane access controlled greenfield highway section of NH-365BG (Khammam-Devarapalle) from design chainage km 0 to design chainage km 33.6 in Telangana on hybrid annuity model under Bharatmala Pariyojana (Inter Corridor Route).


Appointment of EPC contractor for construction of eight-lane access-controlled expressway starting from MP-Gujarat Border near Chhayan village and ending after bridge over hadaf river near Hathiyavan village (chainage 696.92 to 729.76) section of Delhi-Vadodara greenfield alignment (NH-148N). The project is being implemented under Bharatmala Pariyojana.

14.18 August 27, 2020 to February 25, 2021

Appointment of EPC contractor for construction of six-lane NH-344M (Package II) from Karala-Kanjhawala road (km 15) to Nangloi Najafgarh road (km 28.45) in Delhi.

11.21 February 10, 2020 to February 3, 2021

Appointment of EPC contractor for construction of six-lane NH-344N (Package V) from km 0 to km 7.27 starting from NH-344 M in Delhi at km 26.14 of NH-344M or UER-II till Bahadurgarh bypass of NH-10 near Bahadurgarh in Haryana as spur of NH-344M.


Source: NHAI

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Appointment of EPC contractor for construction of six-lane NH-344M (Package I) from NH-1 (km 0.7) to Karala-Kanjhawala Road (km 15) in Delhi.


Appointment of EPC contractor for construction of six-lane NH-344M (Package III) from Nangloi-Najafgarh Road (km 28.45) to Dwarka Sector 24 Road (km 38.11) in Delhi.


Appointment of contractor for four-laning of Poondiankuppam to Sattanathapuram section of NH-45A from km 67 to km 123.8 (Design Chainage) on hybrid annuity model in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. The project is being implemented under Bharatmala Pariyojana.


Appointment of contractor for four-laning of Neraluru-Thorapalli Agraharam section of NH-844 from km 0 to km 23.35 in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu (Package-I of Hosur-Dharmapuri). The HAM project is being implemented under Bharatmala Pariyojana.

4.29 April 22, 2019 to February 18, 2021

Appointment of contractor for four-laning of Dhillon Nagar (Moga)-Bajakhana (Lambwali) section of NH-105B (Greenfield Alignment) from design chainage km 0 to km 38.44 in Punjab. The HAM project is being implemented under Bharatmala Pariyojana.

4.94 April 1, 2019 to February 18, 2021

Appointment of EPC contractor for two-four-laning of highway starting from junction with NH-44 at Panipat connecting Kairana-Shamli-Muzaffarnagar Miranpur Bijnor at Kotawali in Uttar Pradesh (Package III, NH-709AD).


Appointment of EPC contractor for two-four-laning of highway starting from junction with NH-44 at Panipat connecting Kairana-Shamli-Muzaffarnagar Miranpur Bijnor at Kotawali in Uttar Pradesh (Package IV, Bijnor-Kotawali section of NH-709AD ).


Appointment of EPC contractor for construction of four-lane NH-344P (Package IV) from km 0 to km 29.6 starting from Bawana Industrial Area in Delhi at km 7.75 of NH-344M till Sonipat bypass of NH-352A at Village Barwasani Sonipat in Haryana as spur of NH-344M.


Source: NHAI

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Upcoming Tenders

Implementing agency

Scope of the project Cost (Rs billion)

Bid Issue Date

Bid due date

NHAI

Appointment of contractor for construction of four/six-lane greenfield Ludhiana-Rupnagar section (NH-205K) from junction with NE-5 near to Manewal Ludhiana to junction with NH-205 near Bheora Rupnagar, including spur to Kharar with Ludhiana bypass under Bharatlama Pariyojana in Punjab on HAM mode (Package III).

11.62 January 15, 2021

March 01, 2021

NHAI

Appointment of contractor for construction of four/six-lane greenfield Ludhiana-Rupnagar section (NH-205K) from junction with NE-5 near to Manewal Ludhiana to junction with NH-205 near Bheora Rupnagar, including spur to Kharar with Ludhiana bypass under Bharatlama Pariyojana in Punjab on HAM mode (Package I).

10.43 January 15, 2021

March 01, 2021

NHAI

Appointment of contractor for rehabilitation and upgradation of existing two-lane to four-lane on Jwalamukhi Bypass-Kangra Bypass section of NH-88 up to intersection with NH-154 (Design chainage km 157 to km 193.41) in Himachal Pradesh under NH(O) on HAM mode (Package-V).

12.85 January 15, 2021

March 01, 2021

NHAI Appointment of contractor for widening and rehabilitation of existing two-lane to four-lane road on Champa-Korba-Katghora section of NH-149B from design chainage 0 to 38.2 (Package I) under NH(O) in Chhattisgarh on HAM mode.

6.47 January 15, 2021

March 01, 2021

NHAI Appointment of agency for O&M of Maduravoyal-Sriperumbudur section of NH-4 from km 138 to km 370 and providing incident management services from Maduravoyal-Walajapet section of NH-4 from km 138 to km 106.8 in Tamil Nadu.

NA January 15, 2021

February 15, 2021

NHAI Appointment of EPC contractor for development of Memmadpur (Ambala) - Banur (IT City Chowk) -Kharar (Chandigarh) corridor under Bharatmala Pariyojana (Package-II), including six-laning of IT City Chowk to Kurali Chandigarh Road in Punjab.

7.89 January 15, 2021

March 01, 2021

NHAI

Appointment of contractor for development of six-lane Jalandhar Bypass starting from Kahlwan (NH-03) and ending at Kang Sahbu (NH-703) via Sarmastpur (NH-44), Madara (NH-03), Khajurla (NH-44) (design length 46.5 km) as part of North-South corridor decongestion in Punjab on HAM mode under Bharatmala Pariyojana.

12.63 January 14, 2021

March 01, 2021

NHAI Appointment of independent engineer for supervision of construction of four-lane of NH-365A from Kodad (design km 0) to Khammam (design km 31.8) (design length 31.8 km) in Telangana under Bharatmala Pariyojana on HAM mode.

NA January 13, 2021

February 25, 2021

Source: NHAI, MoRTH, NHIDCL

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Upcoming Tenders


Implementing agency


Bid Issue Date

Bid due date

NHAI

Appointment of EPC contractor for four-laning with paved shoulder configuration of the highway starting from existing km 88.4 (Savali Vihir) to km 163.4 (start of Ahmednagar bypass) (design length 75 km) section of NH-160 in Maharashtra under Bharatmala Pariyojana.

4.3 January 12, 2021

March 01, 2021

NHAI Appointment of contractor for six-laning of Thalikulam-Kodungallur secton of NH-66 (old NH-17) from design chainage 369.02 (Existing km 382.3) to design chainage 397.75 (Existing km 411.85) in Kerala on HAM under Bharatmala Pariyojana.

12.32 January 11, 2021

February 25, 2021

NHAI Appointment of independent engineer for six-laning of Kottukulangara (design km 454.5) start of Kollam Bypass (km 486) Kadambattukonam (design km 517.25) section of New NH-66 (Old NH-47) in Kerala on HAM mode under Bharatmala Pariyojna.

NA January 05, 2021

February 19, 2021

NHAI Appointment of EPC contractor for six-laning with access control from km 29.44 to km 74.17 of Neelmangala-Tumkur including Tumkur bypass section of NH-48 (Old NH-4) in Karnataka under Bharatmala Pariyojna.

12.46 January 05, 2021

February 18, 2021

NHAI

Appointment of independent engineer for supervision of construction of four-lane greenfield Delhi-Amritsar-Katra expressway from junction with Ambala-Hissar (NH-152) near Kharak Pandwa to junction with Patiala-Patran (SH-10) near Ghagga from km 120.25 to km 157.92 in Haryana and Punjab on HAM mode under Bharatmala Pariyojana.

NA January 04, 2021

February 18, 2021

NHAI

Appointment of independent engineer for supervision of construction of four-lane greenfield Delhi-Amritsar-Katra expressway from junction with Jind-Panipat road (NH-352A) Gangana to junction with Ambala-Kaithal-Hissar road (NH-152) near Kharak Pandwa from km 60.8 to km 120.25 in Haryana on HAM mode under Bharatmala Pariyojana.

NA January 04, 2021

February 18, 2021

NHAI

Appointment of independent engineer for supervision of construction of four-lane greenfield Delhi-Amritsar-Katra expressway from junction with KMP expressway near Jussur Kheri to Junction with Jind-Panipat road (NH-352A) near Gangana from km 0 to km 60.8 in Haryana on HAM mode under Bharatmala Pariyojana.

NA January 04, 2021

February 18, 2021

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Upcoming Tenders

Implementing agency


Bid Issue Date

Bid due date

NHAI

Appointment of independent engineer for supervision of construction of four-lane greenfield highway section of NH-365BG (Khammam-Devarapalle) from Recherla to Gurvaygudem (Package 4), from Gurvaygudem to Devarapalle of length 29.46 km under ICR under Bharatmala Pariyojana on HAM in Andhra Pradesh (Package 5).

NA January 01, 2021

February 16, 2021

NHAI

Appointment of independent engineer for supervision of construction of four-lane greenfield highway section of NH-365BG (Khammam-Devarapalle) from Thallampadu to Somavaram (Package 1), from Somavaram to Chintagudem (Package 2), from Chintagudem to Recherla (Package 3) under ICR under Bharatmala Pariyojana on HAM in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

NA January 01, 2021

February 16, 2021

NHAI

Appointment of EPC contractor for four-laning of Amritsar Bypass greenfield alignment from New Tarn Taran Road-Ajnala Road from km 0.75-km 43.75 and upgradation of existing Amritsar-Khemkaran Road to four-lane configuration from design km 71.5 - km 78.44 (total 49.94 km Package-3) in Punjab under Bharatmala Pariyojana.

7.31 January 01, 2021

February 15, 2021

NHAI Appointment of contractor for construction of four-lane Bangalore-Chennai expressway from chainage 230 to 261.71 (Kanchepuram to Sriperumbudur section) in Tamil Nadu) on HAM mode under Bharatmala Pariyojana (Phase III-Package IV).

11.44 December 31, 2020

February 15, 2021

NHAI Appointment of contractor for rehabilitation and four-laning of Punjab/HP Border-Sihuni section of NH-20 from km 11 to km 51 (design length 37.03 km) (part of Pathankot-Mandi section) under NH(O) on HAM mode (Package-I).

13.29 December 31, 2020

February 15, 2021

NHAI Appointment of contractor for development of six-lane Karki-Kaliagura section of NH-130CD road from km 226.5 to km 249 under Raipur-Visakhapatnam Economic Corridor in Odisha on HAM mode (Package OD-4).

4.83 December 30, 2020

February 15, 2021

NHAI

Appointment of contractor for development of six-lane Dhanara (Odisha/Chhattisgarh Border) - Hatibena section of NH-130CD Road from km 124.61 to km 146.5 under Raipur-Visakhapatnam Economic Corridor in Odisha on HAM mode (Package OD-1).

4.52 December 30, 2020

February 15, 2021

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NHAI Appointment of contractor for six-laning of Kappirikkad-Thalikulam section of NH-66 (old NH-17) from design chainage 335.85 (existing km 349.26) to design chainage 369.02 (existing km 382.3) in Kerala on HAM mode under Bharatmala Pariyojana.

11.68 December 28, 2020

February 11, 2021

NHAI Appointment of contractor for six-laning of start of Kollam Bypass (km 486) to Kadambattukonam (km 517.25) section of New NH-66 (Old NH-47) in Kerala on HAM mode under Bharatmala Pariyojana.

12.83 December 11, 2020

February 22, 2021

NHAI Appointment of contractor for six-laning of Kottukulangara (km 454.5) to start of Kollam Bypass (km 486) section of New NH-66 in Kerala on HAM mode under Bharatmala Pariyojna.

11.85 December 08, 2020

February 22, 2021

NHAI

Appointment of EPC contractor for construction of four-lane greenfield Delhi-Katra expressway from junction with Amritsar-Tanda road (NH-503A) near Sri Hargobindpur to Junction with Pathankot-Gurdaspur road (NH-54) near Gurdaspur (km 362.42-km 397.7) under Bharatmala Pariyojana in Punjab.

11.35 November 27, 2020

February 18, 2021

NHAI

Appointment of EPC contractor for construction of four-lane greenfield Delhi-Katra expressway from junction with Jalandhar-Kapurthala road (NH-703A) near Khojewal village-junction with Amritsar-Tanda road (NH-503A) near Sri Hargobindpur (km 319.4-362.42) under Bharatmala Pariyojana in Punjab.

14.37 November 27, 2020

February 18, 2021

NHAI

Appointment of EPC contractor for construction of eight-lane access-controlled expressway starting from MP-Gujarat Border near Chhayan village and ending after bridge over hadaf river near Hathiyavan village (chainage 696.92 to 729.76) section of Delhi-Vadodara greenfield alignment (NH-148N). The project is being implemented under Bharatmala Pariyojana.

14.18 June 23, 2020

February 25, 2021

NHAI Appointment of of independent engineer for four-laning of Dhillon Nagar Moga-Bajakhana Lambwali section of NH-105B from design chainage km 0 to km 43.32 in Punjab. The HAM project is being implemented under Bharatmala Pariyojana.

NA February 24, 2020

February 18, 2021

NHAI Appointment of contractor for four-laning of Neraluru-Thorapalli Agraharam section of NH-844 from km 0 to km 23.35 in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu (Package-I of Hosur-Dharmapuri). The HAM project is being implemented under Bharatmala Pariyojana.

4.29 March 06, 2019

February18,2021

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Bid due date

MoRTH Appointment of EPC contractor for two lane with paved shoulders with flexible pavement of NH 130C Abhanpur to Paund from NH Km 0.000 to Km 40.380 in Chhattisgarh

1.44 January 15, 2021

March 02, 2021

MoRTH Appointment of contractor for rehabilitation and upgradation of Askot Lipulekh on EPC basis for Phase-I existing Km 72.000 to Km 107.620 Design Chainage Km 21.330 to Km 56.935 under Project Hirak of BRO in the State of Uttarakhand

NA January 15, 2021

March 01, 2021

MoRTH Appointment of EPC contractor for Up-gradation of Jhalmala - Sherpar from Km. 30.600 to Km. 67.800 (Package-I) of NH 930 to Two lane with paved shoulders in Chhattisgarh

NA January 14, 2021

March 01, 2021

MoRTH

Appointment of consultant for preparation of Detailed Project Report of Bemetara Bypass from existing Ch.285.900 to Ch. 299.400 on RHS of National Highway 30 (Kawardha Simga Road) for construction in two lane with paved shoulder configuration in Chhattisgarh

NA January 04, 2021

February 18, 2021

MoRTH Appointment of EPC contractor for balance work of construction of two/four lane with paved shoulder from km 422.00 to 523.600 (Chitradurga to Shivamogga Section) of NH 13 in Karnataka

4.34 December 30, 2020

February 15, 2021

NHIDCL Appointment of EPC contractor for two-laning with paved shoulder from Km 37.600 to Km 52.000 of Rhenok-Menla spur (NH-717B) Package-IIC on EPC basis in Sikkim - 2nd Call

2.78 January 14, 2021

February 16, 2021

NHIDCL Appointment of authority engineer for supervision of widening to 2 (Two) Lane with Hard shoulder of Churachandpur to Tuivai section of NH 102B (PKG-3A, 3B and 3C) in Manipur on EPC mode

NA January 13, 2021

February 26, 2021

NHIDCL Appointment of authority engineer for supervision of improvement of existing road to 2 laning with hard shoulders of Maram- Peren section (Package-IA, IB, IIA, IIB, 3A and 3B) on NH-129A in Manipur on EPC Mode.

NA January 08, 2021

February 22, 2021

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Bid due date

NHIDCL Appointment of authority engineer for supervision of construction of 2 Laning with Hard Shoulder of Peren - Dimapur section on NH - 129A in Nagaland on EPC mode (Pkg - III, IV and V)

NA January 07, 2021

February 11, 2021

NHIDCL Appointment of EPC contractor or two-laning with paved shoulder of Imphal to Jiribam section of NH-37 from Design Chainage 3.275 km to 15.940 Km (Total length 12.665 Km) (PKG-1) in Manipur

1.15 January 04, 2021

February 17, 2021

NHIDCL Appointment of EPC contractor for two-laning with hard shoulders of Maram- Peren section (Package-3B, length- 22.144 Km) from Design Chainage 87.350 km to 109.494 Km on NH-129A in Manipur

2.06 December 31, 2020

February 15, 2021

NHIDCL Appointment of EPC contractor for two-laning with hard shoulders ofMaram- Peren section (Package-3A, length- 12.35 Km) from Design Chainage 75.000 km to 87.350 Km on NH-129A in Manipur

1.05 December 31, 2020

February 15, 2021

NHIDCL Appointment of EPC contractor for two-laning with paved shoulder of 15.54 km Khellani - Kishtwar - Chattroo section of NH-244 from design km 95.55 to km 111.08 in Jammu and Kashmir.

2.49 December 21, 2020

February 22, 2021

NHIDCL

Appointment of EPC contractor for construction of Kishtwar bypass with two-lane with paved shoulder from design km 80.68 to km 95.55 on Khellani -Kishtwar - Chattroo section and a link road to Kishtwar town of 1.87 km on NH-244 in Jammu and Kashmir (Package - IV).

4.44 December 17, 2020

February 18, 2021

NHIDCL Appointment of EPC contractor for two-laning with paved shoulder of 12.87 km Khellani -Kishtwar - Chattroo section of NH-244 from design km 67.81 to km 80.68 in Jammu and Kashmir (Package - III).

1.69 December 16, 2020

February 15, 2021

NHIDCL Appointment of EPC contractor for two-laning with paved shoulders of Dulte - Champhai road (International Corridor) section of NH-6 from design chainage km 84.8 to km 111.58 (Package-III) in Mizoram under Bharatmala Pariyojna.

5.28 December 14, 2020

February 11, 2021

NHIDCL Appointment of EPC contractor for balance works of two-laning of existing Akajan-Likabali-Bame road from design km 33 to km 65.81 (existing km 36 to km 71) in Arunachal Pradesh under SARDP-NE.

1.18 December 14, 2020

February 11, 2021

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Bid due date

NHIDCL Appointment of EPC contractor for four-laning with paved shoulder from chainage km 131.5 to km 146.25 of Manja-Dillai section (Package-7) of NH-29 in Assam.

NA December 04, 2020

February 16, 2021

NHIDCL Appointment of EPC contractor for four-laning with paved shoulder from chainage km 88 to km 99.93 km of the Sagunbashi forest (Package-7) of Bilasipura- Guwahati road (NH-17) in Assam.

1.58 December 04, 2020

February 16, 2021

NHIDCL

Appointment of EPC contractor for construction of about 2.64 km uni-directional tunnel and its approach road from km 6.41 to km 12.85 including one viaduct, three viaducts cum bridge on Sudhmahadev-Daranga section of NH-244 in Jammu and Kashmir (Package II).

12.41 May 28, 2020

February 11, 2021

NHIDCL

Appointment of contractor for construction of about 5.45 km uni-directional tunnel and its approach road from km 0 to km 6.41 including one viaduct cum bridge and one major junction at start of the project on Sudhmahadev-Daranga section of NH-244 in Jammu and Kashmir (Package I).

18.96 May 28, 2020

February 11, 2021

NHAI Appointment of contractor for development of six-lane Badakumari-Karki section of NH-130CD road from km 179 to km 226.5 under Raipur-Visakhapatnam Economic Corridor in Odisha on HAM mode (Package OD-3).

10.60 January 01, 2021

February 15, 2021

NHAI

Appointment of independent engineer for supervision of construction of four-lane Bangalore-Chennai expressway from km 71 to km 96 (Bethamangala-Baireddypalle section), from km 96 to km 125 (Baireddypalle to Bangarupalem section) and from km 125 to km 156 (Bangarupalem to Gudipala section) (Package-III) in Andhra Pradesh under Bharatmala Pariyojana.

NA December 30, 2020

February 15, 2021

NHAI

Appointment of contractor for four-laning of Dhillon Nagar (Moga)-Bajakhana (Lambwali) section of NH-105B (Greenfield Alignment) from design chainage km 0 to km 38.44 in Punjab. The HAM project is being implemented under Bharatmala Pariyojana.

4.94 February 14, 2019

February 18, 2021

NHAI Appointment of contractor for development of six-lane Hatibena-Badakumari section of NH-130CD Road from km 146.5 to km 179 under Raipur-Visakhapatnam Economic Corridor in Odisha on HAM mode (Package OD-2).

7.49 December 30, 2020

February 15, 2021

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Project Updates

Project Updates

Updates on Key Announced/Approved/Awarded/Completed Projects

Project Status Length

(km) Cost (Rs billion)

Contractors Details

Azhiyur-Vengalam section of NH-17 (New NH-66)

Awarded NA 18.38 Adani Enterprises Limited

Adani Enterprises Limited has won the Rs 18.38 billion highway project from NHAI in Kerala.

Panikoili-Rimuli section of NH-215 (new NH-20) (balance works)

Awarded 166.17 1.46 ARSS Infrastructure Projects

ARSS Infrastructure Projects has been awarded letter of acceptance (LoA) from NHAI

Ganga expressway project

Approved 594.00 360.00 NA

Reportedly, about 11 private players have shown interest in the project. Among the Indian companies to have evinced interest in the project include Adani Road Transport Limited, Ashoka Buildcon Limited, Welspun Enterprises Limited and Ircon International Limited.

Road projects in Maharashtra

Approved 1,035 58.01 NA

MoRTH has approved new national highway projects worth Rs 58.01 billion for Maharashtra under the Annual Plan. Besides, the central government has also cleared Rs 18 billion projects under the Central Road Fund scheme. The greenfield Delhi-Mumbai expressway will be extended up to JNPT to facilitate container traffic.

Kanpur ring road Announced

106.00 50.00 NA MoRTH is likely to approve new alignment of the Kanpur four-lane Outer Ring Road project by February 2021.

Byrapura-Challakere section of NH-150A

Completed 49.95 8.42 Dilip Buildcon Limited

Dilip Buildcon Limited has received provisional completion certificate (PCC) from NHAI for the project.

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120 bypass roads in Bihar

Approved 708.00 41.54 NA Bihar government has approved construction of 120 bypass roads in urban areas of the state to provide smooth traffic movement.

NH-53 (Chandikhole- Paradip)

Announced 77.00 12.00 NA NHAI has commenced survey work for the project entailing six-laning of NH-53.

Six road projects in Arunachal Pradesh

Announced 100 50.00 NA

The Ministry of Home Affairs has awarded six road stretches in Arunachal Pradesh to the National Highways Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) on a nomination basis.

Jadcherla-Raichur (NH-167) project

Announced NA 21.97 NA NHAI has submitted the detailed project report (DPR) to Telangana government for construction on the project.

Shinkhun La Pass tunnel Announced 13.5 50 NA NHIDCL has completed the DPR work on the project.

Ballia Link expressway Approved 35.1 15.00 NA The Uttar Pradesh government has accorded approval for the project.

Chandigarh-Kharar elevated corridor (Phase III)

Completed NA NA NA The Punjab government has inaugurated Phase III of the Chandigarh-Kharar elevated corridor. With this, almost 96% work has been completed on the project.

New link to Kurali-Chandigarh road

Announced 32 NA NA

After scrapping the Kharar-Banur-Tepla project in July 2019, NHAI has come up with an alternate greenfield alignment, a 32 km road from IT chowk near Airport to the Kurali-Chandigarh road.

Anakkampoyil-Meppadi tunnel

Announced NA NA NA Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) has been commenced for construction of the tunnel.

Delhi-Saharanpur highway (Uttar Pradesh portion)

Awarded 16.45 13.24 Gayatri Projects Limited

Gayatri Projects Limited has been declared L-1 bidder for the project.

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Itanagar-Banderdewa section of NH-415

Awarded 7.5 3.01 ARSS Infrastructure

ARSS Infrastructure Projects has received LoA for the project.

Pathankot-Mandi highway (Phase I) Announced NA NA NA

NHAI, after bringing certain modifications, has finalised the alignment of the first phase of the Pathankot-Mandi highway project from Kandwal to Mao falling in the Nurpur section.

Zirakpur ring road Announced 8.00 NA NA Greater Mohali area Development Authority (GMADA) has recently transferred around 100 acres of land to NHAI for the project.

Mawshynrut-Hahim road Approved 37 NA NA The central government has approved the project under North East Road Sector Development Scheme (NERSDS).

Delhi-Vadodara expressway (Package 15)

Awarded 8.30 10.00 Dilip Buildcon-Altis JV

Dilip Buildcon Limited and its joint venture (JV) partner Altis Holding Corporation has received LoA from NHAI.8.30

Pune-Pimpri Chinchwad ring road Announced 172 140 NA Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation has commenced land acquisition

Dhrol – Bhadra Patiya section of NH-151A

Awarded 50.45 8.82 Dilio Buildcon Limited

LoA has been issued to Dilip Buildcon.

Delhi-Vadodara expressway (Junction with MDR-1 to end of interchange on NH-552)

Awarded 45.64 12.58 H.G. Infra Engineering Limited

The company has received the appointed date of December 18, 2020 from NHAI.

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