India compensates highway contractors for commodity price volatility
Change
India shortened the price-adjustment period for national highway contracts from three months to one month and enabled monthly payments to contractors for executed work, effective April 1, 2026 through June 30, 2026.
Why it matters
Contractors must now claim escalation payments and demonstrate compliance on a tighter, monthly cadence, increasing the frequency of invoicing and quality certification. The change forces faster administrative and cash‑flow management to reconcile volatile costs for inputs such as bitumen, fuel, and electrical items.
Implications
- • EPC project contractors' finance and billing teams must submit monthly invoices with required quality certifications under Schedule H to obtain price-adjustment payments.
- • Hybrid Annuity Model (HAM) concessionaires' finance teams must file monthly pro-rata claims under Schedule G to receive escalation payments rather than relying solely on milestone-based receipts.
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