GPT Infra Emerges L1 For Rs 6.7 Billion NHAI Project

26 Dec 2025 CW Team

GPT Infraprojects Limited on Tuesday said it has emerged as the lowest bidder for a new highway project awarded by the National Highways Authority of India, with an aggregate contract value of Rs 6.7 billion. The order adds to the company’s growing order book in the highways segment.

Following the announcement, shares of GPT Infraprojects were trading 3.08 per cent higher at Rs 111.65 on the NSE at around 10.34 am, compared with the previous close of Rs 108.32. The stock touched an intraday high of Rs 116.60 and a low of Rs 111.65.

The company said the project has been secured by a consortium comprising GPT Infraprojects and ISCPPL, with the bid submitted under the name GPT–ISCPPL (Consortium).

Under the contract, the consortium will construct a four-lane elevated road in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, stretching from Mahamandir to Akhaliya Chouraha. The project will be executed under the hybrid annuity model.

The latest win follows another major order announced earlier this month. On December 18, 2025, GPT Infraprojects disclosed that it had secured a contract worth Rs 18.04 billion from the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai for the construction of a flyover along LBS Marg.

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