Tender Notification
MIDC Tender for Strategic Partner — Eco-Friendly Industrial Park, Dighi Port Industrial Area
On 7 November 2025, the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) issued a tender inviting a Strategic Partner to co-invest in and build, operate and manage an 'Ultra Modern Eco-Friendly Industrial Park' inside the Dighi Port Industrial Area (DPIA) in Raigad district — one of several sub-tenders MIDC has run to hand out parcels of the larger Dighi Industrial Smart City to private developers.
| Issuing authority | Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) |
|---|---|
| Tender floated | 7 November 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 19 January 2026, 5:00 PM |
| What is being procured | Strategic Partner for equity infusion, development, operation, maintenance and management of an 'Ultra Modern Eco-Friendly Industrial Park' |
| Location | Dighi Port Industrial Area (DPIA), Raigad district, Maharashtra |
| Parent project size (DPIA) | 6,056 acres; ₹5,469 crore infrastructure cost (per NICDC/DPIIT) |
| Related prior tender | DBFOT-PPP call for global/international developer, theme-based industrial parks, Cluster No. 7 |
| Related concluded RFP | High-Tech Pharmaceutical Park RFP (3rd call) — concession signed with Ramky Infrastructure's MILeS City, 13 March 2026 |
| Outcome of eco-park tender as of Jul 2026 | Not publicly announced yet |
What was decided
MIDC — the state nodal agency executing the DPIA node on behalf of NICDC under the National Industrial Corridor Development Programme — published a public procurement tender titled "Selection of Strategic Partner for Equity Infusion, Development, Operation, Maintenance and Management of the upcoming Ultra Modern Eco friendly Industrial Park" within the Dighi Port Industrial Area. The tender covers selection of Strategic Partner for Equity Infusion, Development, Operation, Maintenance and Management of the upcoming Ultra Modern Eco friendly Industrial park by MIDC in Dighi Port Industrial Area, in Raigad, Maharashtra. The listing was tracked by tender-aggregation portals on 7 November 2025, with a submission deadline of 19 January 2026 at 5:00 PM. Submission Deadline: 19-01-2026 17:00:00.
Where this sits in the DPIA tendering pipeline
This is not MIDC's first parcel-level tender for DPIA. The corporation has separately run a Request for Proposal for selection of global / international developer on DBFOT-PPP basis for theme-based industrial parks at DMIC Dighi Port Industrial Area, Maharashtra, Cluster No. 7, and a third-call RFP for selection of developer for development, operation, maintenance and management of the upcoming high-tech pharmaceutical park in Dighi Port Industrial Area, Tq. Mangaon and Roha, Dist. Raigad. That pharmaceutical-park process has since concluded: MIDC and Maha Integrated Life Sciences City Limited (MILeS City), a wholly owned subsidiary of Ramky Infrastructure Limited, signed a concession agreement for development of a High-Tech Pharmaceutical Park at the Dighi Port Industrial Area in Raigad district on 13 March 2026. That deal covers approximately 1,000 hectares within the Dighi Port Industrial Area, covering parts of Mangaon and Roha talukas, under a DBFOT PPP structure with an estimated project cost of Rs 3,000 crore excluding operating income, and a 95-year concession period including a five-year construction period. The eco-friendly industrial park tender is a distinct, separate land parcel/asset within DPIA being procured through the same strategic-partner/PPP model.
The larger DPIA project this sits within
DPIA is one of the industrial nodes approved by the Union Cabinet on 28 August 2024 under the National Industrial Corridor Development Programme. At the backdrop of the historic and far-reaching decision by Govt. of India on 28th Aug 2024, approving 12 industrial nodes/cities under the National Industrial Corridor Development Programme, DPIIT Secretary visited the proposed site for development of DPIA. The overall node proposed over 6,056 acres at a cost of Rs 5,469 crore, a port-led development due to its proximity to Dighi Port, 55 km from the site. Officials project that with sectors like general engineering, food & beverages and pharmaceuticals proposed to set up manufacturing units at DPIA, an investment of Rs 38,000 crore is expected, creating employment for about 1,14,000 people — figures the NICDC CEO&MD described as conservative. Environmental clearance for the underlying industrial area was granted on 17th October 2022 for the proposed development of Dighi Port based industrial area at Taluka Mangaon and Roha, District Raigad, Maharashtra.
Practical effect for investors and locals
For prospective developers and investors, this tender is the operative mechanism through which a private entity can gain equity participation in, and long-term operating rights over, a themed "eco-friendly" industrial park inside DPIA — following the same strategic-partner/concession structure already used for the pharmaceutical park (Ramky/MILeS City) and sought for the Cluster No. 7 theme parks. Bidders had until 19 January 2026 to respond. As of this record, no public award announcement, letter of intent, or signed concession agreement specific to the eco-friendly industrial park tender has been found in available sources — unlike the pharmaceutical park RFP, which culminated in a signed concession roughly two months after its deadline window. Locals in Mangaon and Roha talukas, where DPIA's land parcels sit, should treat this as a procurement-stage development: it signals which parts of DPIA are being opened to private capital next, not that construction or land allotment has begun for this specific eco-friendly park.
Frequently asked questions
What exactly did MIDC put out to tender on 7 November 2025?
A Request for Proposal to select a Strategic Partner who would take an equity stake in, and handle development, operation, maintenance and management of, an 'Ultra Modern Eco-Friendly Industrial Park' inside the Dighi Port Industrial Area (DPIA).
What was the submission deadline?
Bids were due by 19 January 2026, 5:00 PM, according to the tender listing.
Is this the same as the pharmaceutical park deal with Ramky?
No. The pharmaceutical park RFP (3rd call) was a separate, earlier process covering about 1,000 hectares in Mangaon and Roha talukas, which resulted in a concession agreement signed with Ramky Infrastructure's MILeS City on 13 March 2026. The eco-friendly industrial park tender is a distinct DPIA parcel/asset under a similar strategic-partner model.
How big is the overall Dighi Port Industrial Area?
DPIA spans 6,056 acres in Raigad district, with an estimated infrastructure cost of Rs 5,469 crore, according to NICDC and DPIIT figures.
Has a Strategic Partner been selected for the eco-friendly industrial park yet?
No public announcement of a selected partner or signed agreement for this specific tender has been found as of the time of this record.
Which authority runs these tenders — MIDC or NICDC?
MIDC is the state-level executing agency that floats and manages these tenders, operating within the National Industrial Corridor Development Programme framework overseen by NICDC at the central level.
What other DPIA tenders have been floated for private developers?
MIDC has also invited proposals for a global/international developer on a DBFOT-PPP basis for theme-based industrial parks at DPIA's Cluster No. 7, alongside the concluded pharmaceutical park RFP.
Sources
- Tender Notice — Selection of Strategic Partner for Eco-Friendly Industrial Park, DPIA (TenderDekho)
- Dighi Port Industrial Area tenders listing (Sigma Tenders)
- RFP for High-Tech Pharmaceutical Park Developer, DPIA — 3rd Call (Sigma Tenders)
- Dighi Port Ind Area Maharashtra | NICDC
- Secretary DPIIT undertakes site visit of proposed Dighi Port Industrial Area in Maharashtra (PIB)
- MIDC Signs Concession Agreement With Maha Integrated Life Sciences City Limited For Development Of ₹3,000 Crore High-Tech Pharmaceutical Park (Free Press Journal)
- EC granted for development of Dighi Port based industrial area (ProjectX India)
- Environment Ministry greenlights Dighi Port Industrial Area (Construction World)