The Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA) has invited request for quotation (RFQ) and request for proposal (RFP) for the construction of the 594 km Meerut-Prayagraj Ganga Expressway on the public-private partnership (PPP) model under design, build, finance, operate and transfer (DBFOT) scheme. This six-lane access-controlled expressway will have a 120 m right of way (RoW) and is designed to be expandable to eight lanes in the future. On the Meerut end, the expressway will be connected to the Delhi–Meerut expressway’s upcoming phase-5. That phase includes the construction of a 14.6 km Zainuddinpur to Jahidpur connector, and bidding for it is currently underway. Phase-1 of the expressway has been divided into four sections for development, with each section comprising three civil packages. In phase-2, the expressway will be extended by 110 km to Tigri on the Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand border and by 314 km to Ballia near Varanasi. On March 26, UPEIDA published four notices with a three-year deadline. Bidding dates are: Pre-bid meeting: 19 April 2021 at 12:00 PM Bid submission date: 13 May 2021 at 03:00 PM Bid opening date: 17 May 2021 at 03:30 PM Group 1 of the project is a 129.7 km stretch. The estimated cost of the project is Rs 5039.85 crore and has packages 1-3 under it. Package 1: Village Bijoli (District Meerut) to Village Chandner (District Hapur) - 49 km Package 2: Village Chandner (District Hapur) to Village Mirzapur Dugar (District Amroha) - 30 km Package 3: Mirzapur Dugar (District Amroha) to Village Nagla Barah/Jarenda (District Budaun) - 50.7 km Group 2 of the project is a 151.7 km stretch. The estimated cost of the project is Rs 5647.71 crore and has packages 2-6 under it. Package 4: Village Nagla Barah/Jarenda (District Budaun) to Village Binawar (District Budaun) - 52.1 km Package 5: Binawar (District Budaun) to Girdharpur (District Shahjahanpur) - 46.7 km Package 6: Village Girdharpur (District Shahjahanpur) to Village-Ubariya Khurd (District Hardoi) - 52.9 km Group 3 of the project is a 155.7 km stretch. The estimated cost of the project is Rs 5810.99 crore and has packages 7-8 under it. Package 7: Village Ubariya Khurd (District Hardoi) to Village-Iksai (District Hardoi) - 52.4 km Package 8: Village Iksai (District Hardoi) to Village Raiyamau (District Unnao) - 50.2 km Package 9: Village Raiyamau (District Unnao) to Village Sarso (District Unnao) - 53.1 km Group 4 of the project is a 156.9 km stretch. The estimated cost of the project is Rs 5626.46 crore and has packages 10-12 under it. Package 10: Village Sarso (District Unnao) to Village Terukha (District Raebareli) - 51.8 km Package 11: Village Terukha (District Raebareli) to Village Naudhiya (District Pratapgarh) - 52 km Package 12: Village Naudhiya (District Pratapgarh) to Village-Judapur Dando (District Prayagraj) - 53 km To get the tender details click here. Image Source