Floating Jetty Award

Merolyn holds ten-site Bihar steel-jetty contract

Published 7 August 2026 Publisher IMWO Region Asia Pacific Confidence Confirmed
Close view of a Bihar steel pontoon deck, mooring hardware and HDPE-supported floating walkway

IMWO artist's impression accompanying this evidence brief

Merolyn Engineering Works holds a USD 1.293 million IWAI contract for ten steel floating jetties across seven Bihar locations on National Waterway-1. Contract dates and the technical schedule are public; the July 2026 tender-derived delivery milestone has passed without unit-level commissioning evidence.

A ten-unit steel-pontoon prime contract is now mapped

Contract 1862243 fixes the signed supplier, amount, dates and package reference. The IWAI tender fixes the ten-unit distribution, exact locations, equipment, eight-month delivery and upkeep terms. The procurement plan provides an under-implementation state and later completion date but no physical progress. Retired Merolyn website routes are excluded from the evidence chain.

The package opens seven riverbank interfaces and a two-year service tail

Ten independently installed units make the package larger than a single-berth supply order. Merolyn's contract combines design, proof checking, yard fabrication, launching, transport, installation, anchors and moorings, HDPE-supported access, safety equipment and commissioning, then requires 24 months of upkeep and monsoon-responsive relocation. Those obligations create a substantial lower-tier chain and a site-by-site acceptance sequence whose participating suppliers remain undisclosed.

Evidence conclusion

Administrative implementation status is ahead of public physical evidence

World Bank record 1862243 establishes Merolyn as the signed prime contractor from 11 November 2025 at USD 1,292,823.86. The official IWAI tender establishes ten units at seven named locations, an eight-month design-to-commissioning obligation and 24 months of upkeep. On an unchanged programme, the delivery milestone fell around 11 July 2026. The procurement plan still says under implementation and gives a later overall completion date, but neither record proves approved drawings, steel cutting, launches, transport, installation or acceptance.

Outstanding evidence

  • Approved design, site surveys and named classification or proof-checking body
  • Contract-specific Merolyn yard numbers and fabrication milestones
  • Steel, HDPE float, fender, winch, anchor and mooring procurement
  • Transport, launching and site-installation method statements
  • Final coordinates after river-morphology review
  • Unit-level sequence and commissioning evidence across seven locations
  • Any extension beyond the tender-derived 11 July 2026 milestone
  • Owner acceptance, registration and start of the 24-month upkeep period
  • Maintenance staffing and monsoon relocation records
  • Named lower-tier suppliers and installation subcontractors

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