CHENNAI (Metro Rail News): Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) and Jakson Limited have signed a contract agreement for providing Electrical and Mechanical Systems for Corridor 4 of Chennai Metro Phase 2. The Corridor 4 spans 26.1 km from Light House to Poonamallee Bus Depot covering 28 stations.
The Contract agreement was signed by Thiru. Manoj Goyal, Director (Systems and Operations), CMRL and Thiru. Yogendra Prasad, Sr. Manager – EPC business of M/s Jakson Limited. Advisor Thiru. S. Ramasubbu (O&RS), Advisor Thiru. S.K. Natarajan (E&M), JGM Thiru. L. Abid Ali (E&M), Manager Thiru. V.S. Venkatesan (E&M)/CMRL, GC1, GC2 Experts along with senior officials of CMRL and Jakson Limited were present during the occasion.
CMRL invited bids for this contract with a 1630 Days deadline and received bids from 4 firms. Subsequently, After the technical and financial evaluation round CMRL announced Jakson Limited as the lowest bidder for the contract in December 2025.
The financial bid values of the firms have been mentioned below:
| Firm | Bid Value |
| Jakson Limited | ₹ 163.7 Cr |
| Blue Star Limited | ₹ 164 Cr |
| Ircon International Limited | ₹ 175.8 Cr |
| Universal Mep Projects & Engineering Services Limited | ₹ 186.8 Cr |
Contracts Scope of Work: 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 of Chennai Metro Rail Project Phase II.
The Phase 2 of Chennai Metro covers a total length of 118.9 km and consists of 3 new corridors. The details of the corridors have been mentioned below:
| Line | Route | Elevated Length | Underground Length | Total Length |
| Line 3 ( Purple Line) | Madhavaram – SIPCOT 2 | 19.1 km | 26.7 km | 45.8 km |
| Line 4 (Orange Line) | Light House – Poonamallee Bus Depot | 16 km | 10.1 km | 26.1 km |
| Line 5 (Red Line) | Madhavaram – Sholinganallur | 41.2 km | 5.8 km | 47 km |
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