KNR, RCC & DY Win Mysore – Kushalnagar Expressway’s Contracts

March 10 2023 Update: KNR Constructions has received LOA from NHAI for packages 4 & 5.

March 2 2023 Original Post: KNR Constructions, Ramalingam Construction Company and DY Uppar and Sons on Wednesday were declared as the lowest bidders for the civil construction of 92.3 km Mysore – Kushalnagar Expressway project’s packages 2, 3, 4, & 5 in Karnataka.

Ramanlingam and DY Uppar & Sons won 1 contract each, while KNR scooped up package 4 & 5’s contracts.

This 4 lane access-controlled greenfield expressway is a part of the 115 km Mysore – Madikeri Economic Corridor and will be constructed under Bharatmala Pariyojana (BMP) program with an estimated cost of Rs. 3470 crore.

Its alignment will run parallel to the existing national highway NH-275 and connect Guddehosur to Srirangapatna to link up with the 119 km Bangalore – Mysore Expressway project.

National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) had invited tenders for the project’s construction under Hybrid Annuity Mode (HAM) in September 2022 with a 730 day (2 year) deadline.

Technical bids were opened in mid-February to reveal 11 bidders. Below I’ve included financial bids from the lowest 5 bidders only.

Package 2 (22.7 km)

Scope: Km 122.200 near Guddehosur-Kushalnagara Bypass to Ch. Km 144.900 at SH-21 Hassan-Periyapatna Road Junction

Estimated Cost: Rs. 617.14 crore

Firm	Bid (Rs. Crore)
DY Uppar and Sons	585.84
KNR Construction	608.93
HG Infra Engineering Ltd.	646.11
PSK Infrastructures and Projects Pvt. Ltd.	652.00
PNC Infratech Ltd.	666.00

Package 3 (24.1 km)

Scope: Km 144.900 Near Hemmige Village SH21 Hassan -Periyapatna Road Junc to Km169.000 at Near SH86 Ramanathapura-Terakanambi Road KR Nagar Junction

Estimated Cost: Rs. 589.50 crore

Firm	Bid (Rs. Crore)
Ramalingam Construction Company Pvt. Ltd.	575.90
PSK Infrastructures and Projects Pvt. Ltd.	583.50
KNR Constructions Ltd.	587.00
PNC Infratech Ltd.	612.00
HG Infra Engineering Ltd.	619.11

Package 4 (26.5 km)

Scope: Km 169.000 Ramanathapura Terakanambi Road KR Nagar Junction in Hunsur to Km 195.550 at Yalachahalli Near SH-117 Yelawala-KR Nagara Road Junction

Estimated Cost: Rs. 659.48 crore

Firm	Bid (Rs. Crore)
KNR Constructions Ltd.	650.00
HG Infra Engineering Ltd.	709.11
PNC Infratech Ltd.	711
Ramalingam Construction Company Pvt. Ltd.	712.23
G R Infraprojects Ltd.	714.67

Package 5 (18.985 km)

Scope: Km 195.550 at Yalachahalli Near SH-117 Yelawala KR Nagara Road Junction to Km 214.535 joining to Srirangapatna Bypass Near Paschima Vahini

Estimated Cost: Rs. 662.83 crore

Firm	Bid (Rs. Crore)
KNR Constructions Ltd.	690.30
HG Infra Engineering Ltd.	736.11
Ramalingam Construction Company Pvt. Ltd.	755.62
PSK Infrastructures and Projects Pvt. Ltd.	759.75
G R Infraprojects Ltd.	761.47

The lowest bids in each case were either below (P2, P3, P4) or negligibly higher (P5) than NHAI’s estimate, so I expect NHAI to award contracts in the coming weeks without a long financial evaluation period.

The project’s feasibility report was prepared by Feedback Infra and Prime Minister Narendra Modi plans to lay its foundation stone this month. In Phase 2, the project is planned to be extended from Madikeri to Bantwal, just east of Mangalore.

A tender notice is still pending for Package 1’s construction between Madikeri – Guddehosur which’ll be partially access controlled. See a list of Mysore – Madikeri Economic Corridor’s packages and their contractors/status here.

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– TMRG