NHBF seeks escalation support of 17-18% for National Highway projects to restore financial viabilityIn its submission to road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari, the National Highways Builders Federation said increase in input c...
25 Mar, 2026, 10.14 PM IST
Stringent bidding criteria for HAM projects to impact 25% of road developers: Crisil RatingsCrisil Ratings reports that tightened qualification criteria for national highway development under the hybrid annuity model (HAM) may excl...
19 Aug, 2025, 02.50 PM IST
Quality Check: Roads ministry tightens stricter bid rules for highway projectsThe modifications include raising the minimum financial requirement for bidders, for both standard highway projects as well as standalone s...
12 Jul, 2025, 12.55 AM IST
Centre relaxes eligibility criteria for developing highway projectsBut the order from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways also said that bidders need to have a credit rating of BBB and above to buil...
03 Apr, 2023, 08.18 PM IST
GR Infra lowest bidder for 2 NHAI projects worth Rs 1,613 cr in KarnatakaGR Infraprojects Ltd on Tuesday said it has emerged as the lowest bidder for two NHAI projects worth Rs 1,613.84 crore. The financial bids ...
28 Mar, 2023, 02.35 PM IST
Project cost is now the only parameter for awarding HAM highway projectsAccording to Burla, O&M is a critical aspect in HAM projects as the future annuities depend on proper upkeep of the road. O&M failure is a ...
23 May, 2022, 08.16 PM IST
GST levy on annuity payments of BOT-HAM projects to have limited impact on project cash flows: IcraFor projects bid between July 1, 2017, and October 13, 2017, NHAI would not reimburse the GST on annuity under the change in law as bids we...
29 Sep, 2021, 03.41 PM IST
Adani Transport wins Rs 1,040 cr highway contract from NHAI in TelanganaWith this project award, Adani Group will have a total of eight NHAI road projects under HAM and Toll-Operate-Transfer (TOT) in Chhattisgar...
24 Mar, 2021, 03.29 PM IST
Competition for construction projects to intensify due to bidding from sub-contractorsA key aspect to note is that only pure construction or non-hybrid annuity model (HAM) projects are likely to see intense competition. Pure ...
18 Oct, 2020, 04.27 PM IST
Dilip Buildcon wins Rs 882-crore project from NHAI in Gujarat"Dilip Buildcon Limited has been declared as L-1 (lowest) bidder for a new HAM project viz. four-laning of the Dhrol-Bhadra-Patiya section ...
10 Jul, 2020, 06.13 PM IST
Proposed concession changes inadequate to revive private sector participation in toll road projects: Ind-Ra"Proposed changes in the concession agreement of build-operate-transfer (BOT) projects such as non-issuances of work orders until 90 per ce...
13 Jan, 2020, 01.13 PM IST
Construction cos prefer pure EPC jobs to annuity projectsThe key reason for this shift is the inability to secure financial closure for existing HAM projects.
20 Mar, 2019, 07.39 AM IST
Ashoka Buildcon wins Rs 1,382 cr contract from NHAI in KarnatakaThe contract to build 56 km highway stretch is under hybrid annuity mode (HAM) under which the government provides 40 per cent of the proje...
21 Feb, 2019, 06.03 PM IST
Banks not too keen on funding HAM projects as NPAs swellAlso, high debt, weak traffic and slow pace of execution meant that it would take a long time for these players to repay the debt to banks....
28 Sep, 2018, 08.12 AM IST
MEP Infrastructure shares slip despite Rs 2,923-crore order winThe scrip was trading 1.23 per cent down at Rs 76.35 at around 9.55 am (IST).
28 Mar, 2018, 04.19 PM IST
Major infra companies in fray for Rs 4800 crore Delhi Meerut Expressway projectFour bidders-APCO Infratech, Sadbhav Engineering, Ashoka Buildcon and PNC Infratech have bid for the 22 km long Dasna-Meerut stretch.
15 Dec, 2015, 07.25 PM IST
Four infrastructure companies bid for Rs 700 crore Meerut-Bulandshahr highway projectThe Hybrid Annuity Model (HAM) is a mix of engineering, procurement and construction and build-operate-transfer formats.
09 Dec, 2015, 06.02 PM IST