MoRTH cancels PMGSY bidding process
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By Our Staff Reporter
IMPHAL, Dec 8: The bidding process for the widening and improvement of Sangshak-Tengnoupal road (package-3) has been cancelled.
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) today issued a corrigendum whereby the bidding process of Sangshak-Tengnoupal Road (package-3) was cancelled.
The corrigendum said that securities deposited by bidders who took part in the bidding process will be refunded and the same may be collected from the office of the Chief Engineer, PWD Manipur.
Package 3 of the Sangshak-Tengnoupal Road Project starts from Khonglo village and ends at Kasom Khullen village, spanning a distance of 48 Kms.
The road should be widened to two lanes and blacktopped. The estimated cost or bid value of the project is Rs 429.94 crore (without GST). Construction of the road should be completed within 18 months.
There are 11 villages between Sangshak and Teng- noupal, and the road is a key link for a large number of people.
Altogether 12 companies/agencies/contractors bid for the road construction project.
Tender for the 48 Kms long road project was held on August 12, 2025 before the Ministry’s evaluation committee evaluated the technical bids,
After the evaluation, two bidders namely; M/S JKM Infra Works LLP and M/S Allone Infra Private Limited were declared as technically non-responsive bidders.
On opening the financial bids, Niraj Cement Struc-turals Limited was found bidding at the lowest rate (lowest one or L 1).
Against the estimated cost of Rs 429.94 crore, the company bid the project at Rs 227 crore.
As the L1 was bidding for the project at 47 per cent lower than the estimated cost, MoRTH officials were of the view that executing the project at this rate would not be able to maintain proper quality.
Subsequently, MoRTH cancelled the tender/bidding process.
IMPHAL, Dec 8: The bidding process for the widening and improvement of Sangshak-Tengnoupal road (package-3) has been cancelled.
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) today issued a corrigendum whereby the bidding process of Sangshak-Tengnoupal Road (package-3) was cancelled.
The corrigendum said that securities deposited by bidders who took part in the bidding process will be refunded and the same may be collected from the office of the Chief Engineer, PWD Manipur.
Package 3 of the Sangshak-Tengnoupal Road Project starts from Khonglo village and ends at Kasom Khullen village, spanning a distance of 48 Kms.
The road should be widened to two lanes and blacktopped. The estimated cost or bid value of the project is Rs 429.94 crore (without GST). Construction of the road should be completed within 18 months.
There are 11 villages between Sangshak and Teng- noupal, and the road is a key link for a large number of people.
Altogether 12 companies/agencies/contractors bid for the road construction project.
Tender for the 48 Kms long road project was held on August 12, 2025 before the Ministry’s evaluation committee evaluated the technical bids,
After the evaluation, two bidders namely; M/S JKM Infra Works LLP and M/S Allone Infra Private Limited were declared as technically non-responsive bidders.
On opening the financial bids, Niraj Cement Struc-turals Limited was found bidding at the lowest rate (lowest one or L 1).
Against the estimated cost of Rs 429.94 crore, the company bid the project at Rs 227 crore.
As the L1 was bidding for the project at 47 per cent lower than the estimated cost, MoRTH officials were of the view that executing the project at this rate would not be able to maintain proper quality.
Subsequently, MoRTH cancelled the tender/bidding process.