26 Bidders for Keshod Airport’s Construction Contract in Gujarat

Twenty six firms have submitted bids for civil construction work at the existing Keshod Airport near Junagadh, Gujarat after Airports Authority of India (AAI) opened technical bids on Monday.

Keshod Airport (view on Google Maps) north of Somnath is currently suitable for handling small ATR-72 / ATR-42 turboprop aircrafts. Its redevelopment is estimated to cost Rs. 363 crore and includes the construction of a 6500 sqm new terminal building, expansion of its existing runway to 2500m x 45m, construction of a new air traffic control (ATC) tower and an apron to handle up to 3 A320/B737 narrow-body aircraft.

Phase 1 of Keshod Airport’s project includes extension and strengthening of Runway 05/23, along with construction of a link taxiway, a 701m Parallel Taxi Track (PTT), an apron, an isolation bay, a perimeter road, and an operational boundary wall.

AAI had invited tenders for Phase 1’s civil construction contract in December 2024 with a Rs. 161.49 crore estimate and 540 day (1.5 year) completion deadline.

Technical bids were opened this Monday, and among the bidders Varaha Infra’s bid was not admitted as they didn’t submit an original copy of their insurance surety / bank guarantee.

Bidders for Keshod Airport

• Anish Infracon India Pvt. Ltd.
• Ashoka Buildcon Ltd.
• Atlas Constructions Pvt. Ltd.
• Balajee Infratech And Constructions Pvt. Ltd.
• Classic Network Pvt. Ltd.
• Dineshchandra R Agrawal Infracon Pvt. Ltd.
• D P Jain and Company Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd.
• GHV (India) Pvt. Ltd.
• Harsh Constructions Pvt. Ltd.
• Iron Triangle Ltd.
• Kalthia Engineering and Construction Ltd.
• KCC Infra Pvt. Ltd.
• KRC Infraprojects.com
• MCCmahadeo Constructions Pvt. Ltd.
• M. S. Khurana Engineering Ltd.
• Nirmal Buildinfra Pvt. Ltd.
• NKC Projects Pvt. Ltd.
• NSC Projects Pvt. Ltd.
• Ravi Infrabuild Projects Ltd.
• Renaatus Projects Pvt. Ltd.
• Sarjan Infracon Pvt. Ltd.
• SCC Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd
• Shree Girrajjee Infra Heights Pvt. Ltd.
• Sri Avantika Contractors (I) Ltd.
• Varaha Infra Ltd.
• Vishal Infrastructure Ltd.

AAI’s Brief Scope: Development of Keshod Airport. SH – Extension and Strengthening of Runway 05/23 and Construction of Link Taxiway, PTT, Apron, Isolation Bay, Perimeter Road, Operational Boundary Wall, Drainage System, etc., including allied works of Civil and Electrical at Keshod Airport

The bids have now been sent for technical evaluation which can take a couple months to complete. When that is done, the financial bids of the technically qualified bidders will be opened to reveal who’s the lowest bidder and most likely contractor.

Here are a few designs from AAI’s tender documents posted by Anvesh Bhat on X

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– TMRG