China MCC 17 Group has won a contract worth more than Rs 4.56 billion to expand the Gorusinge-Chandrauta section of the East-West Highway in Kapilvastu district into four lanes. The contract was awarded by the Development Assistance Implementation Division under the Department of Roads, Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport. The construction period is set at two and a half years.
Contract awarded after competition
Eleven construction companies competed for the project, including Nepali joint ventures, before China MCC 17 Group was selected. The award puts the Chinese company in charge of the road expansion, while the Department of Roads division responsible for implementing development assistance has made the contract decision.
The contract value is reported at more than Rs 4.56 billion. The project’s stated scope is to expand the Gorusinge-Chandrauta stretch into four lanes. The available details do not specify the individual companies that submitted bids, the names of the Nepali joint ventures, or the financial and technical criteria used to assess the competing proposals.
The award establishes both the contractor and the required completion period. China MCC 17 Group must complete the project within two and a half years. The information released about the contract does not state when the construction period begins, so a specific completion date cannot be established from the award details provided.
Four-lane expansion on the East-West Highway
The work concerns the Gorusinge-Chandrauta section of the East-West Highway, located in Kapilvastu district. Its designated outcome is a four-lane road, a change from the existing configuration implied by the expansion project. The contract award identifies the corridor and the planned road width, but does not provide the section’s length or a detailed breakdown of the construction work.
The project is one defined stretch of the highway rather than a contract for the entire East-West Highway. The available information does not describe whether the work includes additional structures, junction changes, drainage, or other associated improvements. It also does not state the project’s funding arrangements or provide a schedule of construction stages.
Timeline and project details
The two-and-a-half-year deadline is the key delivery requirement stated for the contract. The period gives the project a fixed overall timeframe, although the award information does not set out intermediate milestones or explain how progress will be monitored. No construction start date or phased work plan has been specified in the details available.
The Department of Roads’ Development Assistance Implementation Division awarded the contract under the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport. The ministry and its department are therefore the government bodies identified in the procurement, while China MCC 17 Group is the selected contractor. Further details about the contract’s terms, including any penalties or arrangements for extensions, were not included in the information provided.
With the contractor selected, the project’s next stated requirement is completion of the four-lane expansion within the agreed period. The contract award confirms the project’s value, location, scope and winning company, but leaves details such as the construction start date, work schedule and full technical specifications unspecified.
