Bengaluru (Metro Rail News): Another development has been waiting for the Bengaluru Suburban Rail project as Four firms have submitted bids for construction contract C1A of Sampige Line (Line 1) spanning 41.47 km from KSR Bengaluru City to Devanahalli.
Karnataka’s Rail Infrastructure Development Company (K-RIDE) floated a tender in July 2024 for this contract with a Rs. 1422.60 crore estimate and a 2.5 construction year deadline. Furthermore, the technical bids were opened on 30 October to reveal the names of firms who had bid for the same.
Bidders
- Apsara Pvt. Ltd.
- Ceigall India Ltd.
- NCC Ltd.
- Shankaranarayana Constructions Pvt. Ltd.
Scope Of Work
The scope of work under this contract includes the construction of a section of Line 1, referred as Corridor 1A, from KSR Bengaluru to Yelahanka. The awarded contractor will build an elevated viaduct spanning 14.213 km with 5 elevated stations, a 3.417 km at-grade section with 2 stations, and a rail overbridge (ROB).
Additional Information:
The submitted four Bids have been sent for technical bid evaluation. After the completion of the technical bid evaluation, the financial bids for the qualified bidders will be opened to reveal the lowest bidder for the contract.
The Bengaluru suburban rail project has been progressing rapidly as this is the 5th civil contract which has entered the bid evaluation stage. Furthermore, the 2 contracts have been awarded to L&T, while 2 contracts are under the technical bid evaluation stage.
