MEIL Wins Mancherial – Warangal Expressway’s Contracts in Telangana
Besides getting awarded Mumbai – Ahmedabad Bullet Train Package C1’s Rs. 3680.96 crore contract in a JV with HCC, Megha Engineering & Infrastructures Ltd. (MEIL) had more reason to cheer this week.
The firm on Wednesday was declared as the lowest bidder for all 3 civil of the 405 km Nagpur – Vijayawada Economic Corridor’s 112 km Mancherial – Warangal Expressway in Telangana.
This new 4 lane access-controlled highway by National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) will have a mix of greenfield and brownfield-upgraded sections with an alignment passing by Adilabad, Mancherial, Warangal and Khammam.
Construction of its Mancherial – Warangal greenfield corridor connecting connecting Narva, Puttapaka, Pangidipalle and Oorugonda will be carried out under the Bharatmala Pariyojana Phase-I program (Lot-4/Package-7) with a goal to improve the efficiency of freight movement and boost exports via port connectivity.
NHAI had invited tenders for construction by hybrid annuity model (HAM) in November 2022 with a 2 year deadline. Technical bids were opened in February 2023 to reveal 10 firms had submitted 24 bids.
Below I’ve shown only the lowest 5 bidders’ values for each package.
Package 1 (31.466 km)
Scope: Narva at Ch.3.834 Km to Puttapaka at Ch.35.300 Km
Estimated Cost: Rs. 873.36 crore
| Firm | Bid (Rs. Crore) |
| Megha Engineering and Infrastructures Ltd. (MEIL) | 841.91 |
| Bekem Infra Projects Pvt. Ltd. | 862.35 |
| KNR Constructions Ltd. | 960.00 |
| GR Infraprojects Ltd. (GRIL) | 979.27 |
| Dilip Buildcon Ltd. (DBL) | 991.35 |
Package 2 (37.050 km)
Scope: Puttapaka at Ch.35.300 Km to Pangidipalle at Ch.72.350 Km
Estimated Cost: Rs. 881.57 crore
| Firm | Bid (Rs. Crore) |
| Megha Engineering and Infrastructures Ltd. (MEIL) | 857.76 |
| Bekem Infra Projects Pvt. Ltd. | 870.46 |
| Oriental Structural Engineers Pvt. Ltd. | 891.00 |
| Dilip Buildcon Ltd. (DBL) | 940.50 |
| KNR Constructions Ltd. | 945.00 |
Package 3 (39.890 km)
Scope: Pangidipalle at Ch.72.350 Km to Oorugonda at Ch.112.240 Km
Estimated Cost: Rs. 852.22 crore
| Firm | Bid (Rs. Crore) |
| Megha Engineering and Infrastructures Ltd. (MEIL) | 829.21 |
| KNR Constructions Ltd. | 890.00 |
| GR Infraprojects Ltd. (GRIL) | 938.77 |
| Kalyan Toll Infrastructure Ltd. | 948.32 |
| HG Infra Engineering Ltd. (HGIEL | 952.11 |
The lowest bids in each case were well below NHAI’s estimates, so I expect NHAI to award contracts in the coming weeks without a long financial evaluation period.
While we’re on the topic of Nagpur – Vijayawada Economic Corridor, NHAI on Tuesday received 34 bids from 13 firms for its 108.24 km Warangal – Khammam section and 19 bids from 9 firms for its 89.42 km Khammam – Vijayawada section.
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– TMRG
Hi, do u have alignment document/map of this stretch? Thanks
Hi, map shown above is the only one I’ve been able to locate. It’s on the govt’s environment clearance website: environmentclearance.nic.in
Search for a proposal using the keyword ‘Mancherial’, then visit the EC document prepared by NHAI’s EIA consultant
When this highway works going start and how many day’s its gonna take and when it will be finished?
When the work starts ,how much u r going to pay per acre to farmers.?
what is the current construction status of highway ??