NHAI tightens tender norms for highway bids

State-owned NHAI on Wednesday tightened provisions of request for proposal (RFP) to seek bidders for national highway projects with an aim to improve execution, reduce delays, and bring down cost of highway development.Stringent conditions in various clauses under the RFP will help ensure that only technically capable and experienced contractors qualify for the implementation of national highway projects, the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) said in a set of clarifications on RFP provisions.