The executive brief
The decision in front of the business.
01The invitation concerns a DPR for rehabilitation of Tambakhani Tunnel at km 97.327 on the Rishikesh–Dharasu–Uttarkashi road, NH-34, in Uttarakhand.
02Corrigendum-4, published on 19 October, records submission by 3 November at 17:00 IST and opening on 4 November at 17:00. The former 19 October deadline is superseded.
03This is a professional-services selection for an existing asset. Neither a construction award nor a reliable rehabilitation-capital estimate is established by the public listing.
- First published
- Underlying event
- Source checked
Industry, model and participation details
Infrastructure & Urban DevelopmentTransport, Logistics & Mobility2026_MoRTH_922259_1 · Supporting professional services · qualification under the actual RFP: Deadline Extended · recorded closing 3/11/2026, 5:00:00 pm IST · checked 20 October 2026
Development context
The facts that shape the opportunity.
Asset and appointment
Tender 2026_MoRTH_922259_1, reference RO/UK/NH-34/DPR/Tambakhani Tunnel /2026-27, identifies the 358.50-m tunnel and a DPR rehabilitation assignment. The Regional Officer, MoRTH, Dehradun, is the inviting authority.
MoRTH / Central Public Procurement Portal ↗Revised dates and value basis
Corrigendum-4 was published on 19 October at 12:22 IST. It replaces the earlier closing date with 3 November at 17:00, followed by opening on 4 November at 17:00. The displayed zero tender value is not evidence of a free consultancy or a zero-cost rehabilitation project.
MoRTH / Central Public Procurement Portal ↗TLGS assessment
Commercial and operating implications.
Define the rehabilitation decision that the studies must support
An effective preparation programme should connect the existing asset record, commissioned investigations and the options assessed by qualified specialists to a clear rehabilitation decision. The commercial team should identify access, information and review dependencies and the party responsible for each. The invitation does not establish a particular defect or justify prescribing a technical repair before assessment.
Allocate specialist responsibility and documentary acceptance
Review the actual RFP's experience, personnel, deliverables and liability provisions before proposing a consulting team. Separate condition assessment, engineering design and commercial coordination so that each output has an accountable professional. A client should know what evidence will support its next decision, who can accept it and how changes to the commissioned scope will be controlled.
Keep future works and preparation procurement separate
The extended selection period is a milestone in preparing an asset, not an invitation to price unissued construction work. Contractors and equipment businesses should follow design acceptance, applicable permissions and separately issued implementation packages. A project register should retain the asset's identity after the consultancy deadline and update participation only when the competent purchaser issues a new record.
From insight to action
Priorities for leadership.
Specialist consulting teams
Assess the complete RFP's eligibility, scope, personnel and professional responsibility.
Project-development teams
Map the information, access, approvals and acceptance decisions needed for rehabilitation planning.
Contractors and suppliers
Track later works procurement independently of this professional-services appointment.
Project and policy milestones
What changes the next decision.
The 3 November submission, formal amendments, consultant selection and subsequent rehabilitation decisions.
Project preparation & engineering notices — supporting records
These notices concern studies or engineering services, not the value or procurement of the full capital project.
The procurement record
Notice identities and key dates.
All times are Indian Standard Time. Each notice is a separate procurement; qualification and contractual conditions are those of the applicable RFP and amendments.
Tambakhani Tunnel rehabilitation DPR
Recorded deadline ahead- Tender ID
2026_MoRTH_922259_1- Reference
- RO/UK/NH-34/DPR/Tambakhani Tunnel /2026-27
- Inviting authority
- MoRTH Regional Office Dehradun
Reference documents
Sources and further reading.
- Official procurement corrigendumTambakhani Tunnel rehabilitation: Corrigendum-4 and public procurement detail ↗MoRTH / Central Public Procurement Portal · 19 October 2026
2026_MoRTH_922259_1. Corrigendum-4 published 19 October at 12:22 IST. The 358.50-m tunnel's DPR submission is 3 November 17:00, opening 4 November 17:00. The displayed zero value is not a meaningful professional-fee or construction-cost estimate.