Vadodara-Mumbai Expressway: Ashoka Buildcon Emerges Lowest Bidder for ₹866 Crore Package 9

Mumbai: Ashoka Buildcon Limited has emerged as the lowest bidder (L1) for a ₹865.90 crore National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) project involving the construction of an eight-lane section of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway in Gujarat.

In a regulatory filing dated November 5, the infrastructure company said it had been declared the L1 bidder for the project, which involves completing the balance construction work on the Karvad-Jujuwa section (Package 9) of the Vadodara-Mumbai stretch of the expressway.

The project covers a 26.6-km stretch from Km 128.0 to Km 154.6 and involves the construction of an eight-lane, access-controlled expressway. It will be executed under the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) mode, with the quoted contract value standing at ₹865.90 crore, excluding Goods and Services Tax (GST).

Ashoka Buildcon will have 18 months to complete the project. The contract also carries a defect liability period of 10 years, according to the company’s filing.

The project is part of the ongoing development of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway, which is expected to improve connectivity between Delhi and the states of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Maharashtra.

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