Chennai (Metro Rail News): Chennai Metro project progressed as 4 firms submitted bids for the electrical & mechanical (E&M), plumbing and fire protection contract C4-E&M-06 of Line 4. This corridor of the Chennai Metro spans 26.09 km from Light House to Poonamallee Bypass through 30 stations.
In November 2024, Chennai Metro Rail Ltd. (CMRL) invited bids for this contract with a 1630-day (4.46-year) deadline.
Bidders
- Blue Star Ltd.
- IRCON International Ltd.
- Jakson Ltd.
- Universal MEP Projects & Engineering Services Ltd. (Voltas’ subsidiary)
Contract’s Scope of Work
The scope of work outlined in this contract encompasses the system installations at eight of the ten underground stations on Line 4.
Stations: Light House, Kutchery Road, Alwarpet, Bharatidasan Road, Boat Club, Nandanam, Panagal Park, and Kodambakkam.
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Note: All the stations mentioned above are under construction by ITD Cementation India as part of packages UG-01 (5.15 km) & UG-02 (4.87 km), which were awarded to ITD Cementation in January 2022.
CMRL’s Brief Scope: Supply, installation, testing, commissioning and training of electrical, plumbing and fire protection works for 8 underground stations from Light House metro to Kodambakkam metro including bored tunnel between stations, cut & cover box, u section and ramp (chainage 0 -173 m to 9+949 m) for Corridor- 4 Chennai Metro Rail Project Phase II.
Further Process
The bids submitted by the 4 firms have been sent for technical evaluation. After the technical evaluation, the financial bids of the technically qualified bidders will be opened to announce the lowest bidder for the contract.
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