Afcons Infrastructure emerged as the lowest bidder for Delhi Metro Phase-4

NEW DELHI, INDIA (Metro Rail News): DMRC has opened the financial bidding to construct a 6.51 Km section of 23.622Km long silver line of Delhi Metro Phase-4. The silver line runs from Tughlakabad to Delhi-Aerocity. A total of six bidders have applied for the bid, and the major infra firm Afcons Infrastructure limited emerged as the lowest bidder.

Following are the bids applied by a different bidder:

1. Afcons Infrastructure Ltd.: Rs.1779 Crore(L1)
2. ITD Cementation India Ltd. Rs. 2029 Crore(L2)
3. Gulermark Heavy Industries Construction and contracting: Rs. 2329 Crore(L3)
4. Larsen & Toubro Ltd.: Rs. 2610 Crore (L4)

Moreover, the joint venture of Hindustan Construction Company and Dinesh Chandra R. Agarwal Infracon Pvt. Ltd. and the Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Co. (STEC) got eliminated in the technical round only, and that’s why their financial bids did not get opened.

Tender for the Contract package DC-09 was invited in May 2021.

The Scope of work includes the construction of the Underground Ramp and Underground stations, namely, Chhatarpur, Chhatarpur Mandir, Neb Sarai and IGNOU. Design and construction of Twin Tunnel by Shield TBM. The total period expected for the completion of the project is 42 months. Now the selected bids will be sent for the final evaluation. 

Afcons Infrastructure Ltd. emerged as the lowest bidder in the other two contract packages. DMRC has not issued any letter of acceptance to the firm. The deadline for the completion of the construction work is 2025.