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4 April 2011


Appendix 2
 National highways bidding process

NHAI bidding process
The National Authority of India has adopted a
two-stage bidding process. 1) Qualification stage;
2) Bid stage.
Qualification stage
The Qualification stage involves qualification of
interested parties/consortia in accordance with the
provisions of this Request for Qualification (RFQ).
Applicants need to be pre-qualified to enter the
bidding stage. The applicant needs clearance on a)
technical capacity; b) financial capacity.
Figure D.3 Qualification stage workflow
Workflow sequence Comment
1 Request for proposal (RFQ) issues
2 Last date for receiving queries 25 days from RFQ
3 Pre-Application Conference 30 days from RFQ
4 NHAI response to queries latest by 35 days from RFQ
5 Application Due Date 45 days from RFQ
6 Announcement of short-lists Within 15 days of
Application due date
Source: NHAI
Bids are invited for the project on the basis of the
lowest financial grant required by a bidder for
implementing the project. A bidder may, instead
of seeking a grant, offer to pay a premium in the
form of revenue share and/or upfront payment, as
the case may be, to NHAI for the award of the
concession. The concession period is typically
pre-determined and is indicated in the draft
Concession Agreement.
The grant/premium constitutes the sole criteria for
evaluation of bids. The project is awarded to the
bidder quoting the highest premium, and in the event
that no bidder offers a premium, then to the bidder
seeking the lowest grant. The remaining bidders are
kept in reserve and may, in accordance with the
process specified in the Request for Proposal (RFP),
be invited to match the bid submitted by the highest
bidder in case such highest bidder withdraws or is
not selected for any reason.

In the event that none of the other bidders matches

Bid stage
the bid of the highest bidder, NHAI may, in its
During the bid stage, bidders are invited to discretion, invite fresh bids from the remaining
examine the project in greater detail and to carry bidders or annul the bidding process.
out, at their cost, such studies as may be required
for submitting their respective bids for award of
the concession, including the implementation of
the project.

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