Port Engineering

Kandla 17 has a berth design scope but no PPP award

Published 1 August 2026 Publisher IMWO Region Asia Pacific Confidence Confirmed
Cargo vessels and cranes along cargo berths at Deendayal Port in Kandla

Deendayal Port Authority via Wikimedia Commons; GODL-India attribution supplied on the file page; whole-port context photographed 22 December 2022, not Berth 17 construction evidence

DPA appointed IIT Madras in March 2025 to prepare the DPR for Kandla Multipurpose Cargo Berth No. 17. The INR 15 million fee plus GST covers modelling, berth, dredging, reclamation, back-up-yard and cost design. It does not award construction.

The owner-side design package is attributable and detailed

DPA's work order establishes the nomination-basis IIT Madras appointment, INR 15 million fee plus GST, 18 March 2025 work start and technical scope. IIT Madras records project IC24251616OEDEEN008228 at INR 17.7 million, apparently including tax. DPA planning and adviser documents preserve development and possible PPP context, but do not establish a construction tender, concession award, contractor or mobilisation.

The DPR defines the future procurement search

The appointment reveals the intended cargo and marine interfaces before a construction package is public. Wind-turbine and other heavy cargo, jetty and approach geometry, CWPRS siltation modelling, dredging, reclamation, mooring, equipment and utilities are all in view. This narrows the future supplier map without inventing a concessionaire, EPC contractor or subcontractor.

Evidence conclusion

Construction and concession status remain open

Berth 17 is best classified at owner-side design and approval. DPA has placed PPP mode in an indicative list of projects under approval, while an issued PPP or works RFP, DPR acceptance, preferred bidder, award, signed contract, notice to proceed and site mobilisation remain unpublished. IIT Madras is the confirmed DPR consultant. Any construction contractor or subcontractor attribution would currently outrun the evidence.

Outstanding evidence

  • DPR acceptance and preferred berth layout
  • CWPRS model and siltation-study outcome
  • Environmental and coastal approvals
  • PPP, concession or works tender publication
  • Package split across berth, dredging, reclamation and equipment
  • Successful bidder, contract value and notice to proceed
  • Specialist marine subcontractors and equipment suppliers
  • Hydrographic, structural and operating acceptance

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