DBL & Raj Path Win Bangalore-Vijayawada Expressway’s Contracts
Dilip Buildcon Ltd. and Raj Path Infracon Pvt. Ltd. on Friday were declared as the lowest bidders for the civil construction work of 518 km Bengaluru – Vijayawada Expressway project’s packages 1-4.
This 6 lane access-controlled expressway will be built under Bharatmala Pariyojana (BMP) Phase 1 with a mix of brownfield-upgrade (36%) and greenfield (64%) routes. Its alignment will pass by Kadapa lending it the name of BKV Expressway.
Packages 1 to 4 lie in Andhra Pradesh and connect Kodur (chainage 0.00) to Nallacheruvu Palli (chainage 96.30). NHAI had invited tenders for their construction in September 2022 with a 730 day (2 year) deadline under the Hybrid Annuity Model (HAM).
Technical bids were opened earlier this month to reveal 13 firms had submitted a total of 34 bids.
Package 1 (Kodur to Vanavolu)
- Length: 24.3 km
- NHAI’s Estimate: Rs. 594.10 crore
Financial Bid Values (Lowest 5)
| Firm | Bid (Rs. Crore) |
| Dilip Buildcon Ltd. | 599.50 |
| KNR Constructions Ltd. | 619.92 |
| KCC Buildcon Private Ltd. | 648.00 |
| G R Infraprojects Ltd. | 663.97 |
| Rajendra Singh Bhamboo Infra Pvt. Ltd. | 697.98 |
Brief Scope: Development of 6 Lane Access Controlled Greenfield Highway from Kodur (Ch. 0.000) to Vanavolu (Ch. 24.300) of Bengaluru Vijayawada EC on HAM under BMP Ph1 in Andhra Pradesh (Pkg-1)
Package 2 (Vanavolu to Vankarakunta)
- Length: 21.4 km
- NHAI’s Estimate: Rs. 479.68 crore
Financial Bid Values (Lowest 5)
| Firm | Bid (Rs. Crore) |
| Raj Path Infracon Pvt. Ltd. | 461.23 |
| RK Infracorp Pvt. Ltd. | 474.88 |
| Dilip Buildcon Ltd. | 485.00 |
| KNR Constructions Ltd. | 499.95 |
| Lekcon Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. | 511.82 |
Brief Scope: Development of 6 Lane Access Controlled Greenfield Highway from Vanavolu (Ch. 24.300) to Vankarakunta (Ch. 45.700) of Bengaluru Vijayawada EC on HAM under BMP Ph-I in Andhra Pradesh (PKG-2)]
Package 3 (Vankarakunta to Odulapalle)
- Length: 26.3 km
- NHAI’s Estimate: Rs. 675.15 crore
Financial Bid Values (Lowest 5)
| Firm | Bid (Rs. Crore) |
| Raj Path Infracon Pvt. Ltd. | 697.21 |
| Dilip Buildcon Ltd. | 701.10 |
| KCC Buildcon Private Ltd. | 777.00 |
| KNR Constructions Ltd. | 777.60 |
| G R Infraprojects Ltd. | 785.77 |
Brief Scope: Development of 6Lane Access Controlled Greenfield Highway from Vankarakunta (Ch.45.700) to Odulapalle (Ch.72.000) of Bengaluru Vijayawada EC on HAM under BMP Ph-I in Andhra Pradesh (PKG-3)
Package 4 (Odulapalle to Nallacheruvu Palli)
- Length: 24.3 km
- NHAI’s Estimate: Rs. 740.00 crore
Financial Bid Values (Lowest 5)
| Firm | Bid (Rs. Crore) |
| Dilip Buildcon Ltd. | 774.10 |
| KCC Buildcon Private Ltd. | 831.00 |
| KNR Constructions Ltd. | 843.93 |
| G R Infraprojects Ltd. | 851.70 |
| Dineshchandra R Agrawal Infracon Pvt. Ltd. | 887.00 |
Brief Scope: Development of 6Lane Access Controlled Greenfield Highway from Odulapalle (Ch.72.000) to Nallacheruvu palli (Ch.96.300) of Bengaluru Vijayawada EC on HAM Mode under BMP Ph-I in the Andhra Pradesh (PKG-4)]
The lowest bids in each case were either below (package 2) or negligibly higher (packages 1, 3 & 4) than NHAI’s estimate, so I expect NHAI to award contracts in the coming weeks without a long financial evaluation period.
The project’s 343 km greenfield section connecting Kodikonda, AP to Addanki, AP has been divided up into 14 civil packages. With this development, financial bids for 4 packages have been opened while bidding is underway for another 10 – see a list and their contractors/status here.
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Its a pleasant news of the Bengaluru-Vijayawada Expressway, being announced and set in motion. The tenders for the same are usual rigmarole. The lowest bidder will win the project. But the general public must know the quality specifications of the construction. There cannot be any sort of compromises, owing to the least quoter winning the contract. These details must be put up in the public domain.
First quote lowest.. Win tender…. Execute work till half way….. Demolish existing road stretch to 500km at at time one way…. Causing traffic jams…. Unfinished work till raise in cost of project accepted…. If not drop the project and walk away with spindled money…. Ultimate sufferers or tax payers and road user for next 15 years…. Award contract for other bidder at escalated rate and finish the project with kickbacks……
No ….this is totally new road and there is lot of scope to start at a time.bidding maybe organised in a compromising way we are unable to stop this type of practices