 Distribution infrastructure tender: Kasaragod turnkey award shows ‘two-bidder’ distribution EPC reality
Distribution infrastructure tender execution is being bought as an outcome, not as separate line items. In KSEB’s Dhyuthi 2.0 Kasaragod turnkey package, the utility has bundled survey, design, engineering, procurement, installation, commissioning, and documentation into one contract, pushing all coordination and sequencing risk onto a single EPC.
The scope is a mixed-asset build: distribution transformer installation works, underground cabling works, HT line works using ABC and covered conductors, and LT line works using ABC. In a turnkey Distribution infrastructure tender, that combination matters because the critical path is approvals, right-of-way for UG stretches, crew availability, and commissioning readiness.
Process signals matter too. The tender followed a single-stage, two-envelope method, with a 270-day completion period and 180-day bid validity from technical bid opening. The submission window was extended up to 03 January 2026, technical bids opened 07 January 2026, and financial bids opened 09 February 2026—giving bidders more time for sourcing and logistics.
Participation was limited to two bidders, which is typical in a Distribution infrastructure tender, and both were technically admitted after minor document rectifications. Sudvik Energy & Infra Private Limited won at Rs 674.1 crore, while VR Patil Vividh Vidyuth Nirman Pvt Ltd was about 3.7% higher at roughly Rs 699 crore. That spread suggests controlled, risk-priced competition, not a race to the bottom, which aligns with what many trackers of Latest power sector tenders and Coal power projects are seeing in EPC behaviour.For readers tracking Distribution infrastructure tender patterns, EnergylineIndia.com provides the verified contract narrative, Distribution Infrastructure, KSEB, Turnkey EPC, UG Cabling, ABC Lines.
