VI-TN-2510 · Subcontractor · Executing
Shivalik Tunnelways Ltd. (main EPC contractor)Main contractorHimachal PradeshPM Arjun Thakur · Finance Kiran Joshi
Contract 1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2027 · Pay-when-paid: 15 days after the main contractor is paid (≈75 days) · retention 10%
Profitable on paper, but this project has consumed ₹3.78 Cr of cash: ₹7.92 Cr of its earnings are still in unbilled work, bills and retention.
Expected profit at completion, what borrowing costs it, and how that changes if payments slip. Realised, forecast and illustrative amounts are kept apart.
Profit bridge — financing lens
= gross profit to date ₹2.69 Cr + remaining work ₹37.30 Cr × planned 13% margin
Opportunity lens Alternative lens
Return forgone at 12% on amounts collected after their due dates: ₹85,264 to date + ₹13.2 L forecast. Profit on this lens: ₹7.40 Cr (12.8%). It replaces — never adds to — the borrowing view.
The baseline margin already includes direct costs (materials, subcontract, site payroll, equipment). It excludes financing, head-office overheads and company term-loan interest, so the deductions above are not double counted. Retention is timing, not cost.
Profit after financing if collections slip further
| Further delay | Borrowing interest | Margin after | Opportunity cost | Margin after |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +30 days | ₹0 | 13.00% | ₹7.8 L | 12.62% |
| +60 days | ₹0 | 13.00% | ₹15.6 L | 12.49% |
| +90 days | ₹0 | 13.00% | ₹23.4 L | 12.35% |
Borrowing attributable to this project
None — no borrowing is earmarked against this project's bills, so its delays cost no interest (only the opportunity lens applies).
Potential recoverable interest ₹3.5 L — Subcontract clause 14.3 — simple interest at 12% p.a. on sums unpaid 90 days after submission. Not claimed; not included in profit or netted against financing.
Illustrative losses — editable assumptions Illustrative
Expected collections vs this project's payments, to 31 Mar 2027 (FY end) — in ₹7.83 Cr, out ₹7.57 Cr.
1 open — what stands between work done and cash.
Every bill for this contract — contractual due dates and our estimated collection dates side by side.
| Bill | Stage | Work value | Outstanding | Collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RA-01 to RA-05Settled bills (history roll-up) | Collected | ₹14.20 Cr | — | ₹12.78 Cr by 14 Jul |
| RA-06Running account bill 6 — jet fans & cabling | Overdue | ₹3.60 Cr | ₹3.24 Cr | 10 Nov est. |
| RA-07Running account bill 7 — fire-fighting mains | Submitted | ₹2.90 Cr | ₹2.61 Cr | 28 Dec est. |
| Oct 2026 workPlanned bill for Oct 2026 work | Planned | ₹2.20 Cr | — | 5 Mar est. |
| Nov 2026 workPlanned bill for Nov 2026 work | Planned | ₹2.20 Cr | — | 4 Apr est. |
| Dec 2026 workPlanned bill for Dec 2026 work | Planned | ₹2.20 Cr | — | 5 May est. |
| Jan 2027 workPlanned bill for Jan 2027 work | Planned | ₹2.20 Cr | — | 5 Jun est. |
| Feb 2027 workPlanned bill for Feb 2027 work | Planned | ₹2.20 Cr | — | 3 Jul est. |
| Mar 2027 workPlanned bill for Mar 2027 work | Planned | ₹2.20 Cr | — | 3 Aug est. |
| RetentionBack-to-back: released when the main contractor's own retention is released | Retention | ₹2.07 Cr | ₹2.07 Cr | 30 Jun est. |
1 of 3 complete
Jet fans — first shipment installed
8 Jul · 8d late
Done
Fire-fighting mains, tube 1
plan 30 Nov
In progress
SCADA integration
plan 31 May
Upcoming
₹7.57 Cr due to 31 Mar 2027 (FY end) on this project