Agra Metro: L&T Becomes L1 for AGCC-07 Civil Contract of Line 2

Update: The contract was awarded to L&T at 1242.79 crores.

Agra (Metro Rail News) On 13 August 2024, Larsen & Toubro (L&T) emerged as the lowest bidder to carry out the civil construction work of package AGCC-07 of Agra Metro Line-2.

Area of work 

The AGCC07 contract incorporates  several key components:

1. Entire Viaduct Construction for Line 2: This includes building a complete elevated viaduct with 14 stations along Line 2 and a 530-meter viaduct leading to the Kalindi Vihar Depot.
2. 2.61 km Viaduct Extension: This section will extend from the north of the Sadar Bazar Metro station to Line-1’s PAC Depot.
3. Inclusion of AGCC-06 Scope: The AGCC07 contract also integrates the work initially assigned to the AGCC-06 package. This change happened because UPMRC decided to scrap the AGCC-06 package, so its tasks were added to the AGCC07 contract.

Bidding Process

In December 2023, UPMRC floated the tender to construct Package AGCC-07 with an estimated cost of Rs. 1529.29 crores and a 24-month deadline.
Technical bids for the AGCC07 package were opened in March 2024 to reveal 6 bidders, and bid evaluation was completed last week to reveal 4 bidders that had qualified in the technical round.

Financial Bid Values

Funding 

The European Investment Bank (EIB) will finance AGCC-07 with a €450 million loan.

L&T’s bid of ₹1,466.49 crore was ₹62.79 crore (4.11%) less than UPMRC’s estimate of ₹1,529.29 crore. Because L&T’s bid came in below the estimate, the contract is expected to be awarded in the coming weeks without a lengthy financial bid evaluation.

Agra Metro Line 2

The 15 km Line 2 of the Agra Metro will link Agra Cantonment with Kalindi Vihar through 14 elevated stations. Agra College station will serve as the interchange station between Line 1 & Line 2 offering seamless connectivity.