CHENNAI (Metro Rail News): Chennai Metro Rail Limited has awarded the Project Management Consultancy (PMC) and Detailed Design Consultant (DDC) contract for its Phase 1 Network Capacity Enhancement Project to AECOM India Pvt Ltd. in a Joint Venture with Nippon Koei India Pvt. Ltd.
Contract Details:
| Tender Number | CMRL-P1-PMC-01-2025 |
| Awarded to | M/s AECOM India Pvt Ltd in JV with Nippon Koei India Pvt Ltd |
| Contract Value | Rs. 35.96 crore |
| Contract Period | 1461 days |
Bidder Details:
| Bidder | Status |
| AECOM India Pvt. Ltd. in consortium with Nippon Koei India Pvt. Ltd. | Awarded |
| Aarvee Engineering Consultants Limited | Rejected-Financial |
| AYESA Ingenieria y Arquitectura, S.A.U | Rejected-Financial |
| Balaji Railroad Systems Private Limited | Rejected-Financial |
| Consulting Engineers Group Ltd. | Rejected-Financial |
| SYSTRA | Rejected-Financial |
Network Capacity enhancement:
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Enhancing the capacity of existing metro corridors is essential to meet growing urban mobility demands. To accommodate these demands, the Chennai Metro Rail Corporation Limited has awarded the contract to AECOM India Pvt Ltd. in a Joint Venture with Nippon Koei India Pvt. Ltd. Chennai Metro Phase I covers a length of 45.046 km network and consists of two Corridors i.e Corridor 1 from Washermenpet to Airport and Corridor 2 from Chennai Central to St. Thomas Mount. The Phase 1 extension has 9 stations from Washermenpet to Wimco Nagar.
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