Phase 2 Rolling Stock Contract Agreement signed between CMRL and Alstom Transport India
CHENNAI (Metro Rail News): The Contract for the supply of 26 numbers of 3-car driverless trains was signed between Chennai Metro Rail Limited and Alstom Transport India Limited for a value of INR 946.92 Crore, including taxes and duties on 17th November 2022 at Chennai Metro Rail Limited, MetroS, Anna Salai, Nandanam, Chennai.The agreement was signed by Thiru Rajesh Chaturvedi, Director (Systems and
Operations), CMRL and Thiru. Rajeev Joisar, Commercial Director – India & South
Asia, Alstom Transport India Limited in the presence of Thiru. M.A. Siddique, I.A.S.,
Managing Director, CMRL.
The scope of work under this Contract is “Design, Manufacture, Supply, Testing
and Commissioning of 26 numbers of Standard Gauge Driverless Metro Rolling Stock,
Training of Personnel, Supply of Spare parts and defect liability. The Notice to
proceed the works under this Contract is issued by CMRL to Alstom with
commencement date as 17th November 2022.
With this, the first train under this Contract will be delivered to CMRL in August
2024 at the Poonamallee Depot. The first train will be rigorously tested in CMRL
facility for 14 months, which includes integration testing with other systems of CMRL
and service trials. Subsequent trains under this Contract will be delivered from
November 2024 to August 2025 and will be tested at the site.
Dr Prasanna Kumar Acharya, Director (Finance), Thiru. A.R.Rajendran, CGM
(RS), Senior Officials and Staff of CMRL were present during the occasion
Namma Metro to complete 175 km metro rail project by 2025
BANGALORE (Metro Rail News): Anjum Parwez, the managing director of Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation (BMRC), said on November 18 that the 175 km metro rail project in Bengaluru was on track to be completed by June 2025.Parwez states that urban India was the most underserved region until the 1990s because urban design was out of step with connection or transportation difficulties. He claimed that moving individuals from individualised transportation modes into multi-modal transportation systems and onto public transportation was the biggest problem in urban mobility.Bengaluru will have 314 km of metro rail connectivity by 2041, Parwez stated at a session on the Future of Mobility at the Bengaluru Tech Summit 2022 (BTS 2022). He claimed that metro line work was going smoothly on the airport side.BMRCL receives much support from mobility start-ups to guarantee that commuters have last-mile connectivity. He claimed that to get people to the nodal point and on their way to work, the Corporation is collaborating with mobility service providers, added Parwez.He stated that the Corporation and the Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) discussed constructing bus stops at metro stations to make it simpler for passengers to board and depart both modes of transportation. Although the Karnataka government had stopped their activities, he recommended promoting carpooling and bike taxis.
PIB approves metro extension between HUDA City Center and Cyber City: Haryana Chief Secretary
HARYANA (Metro Rail News): The chief secretary of Haryana announced on 18th November that the 28.8-kilometre-long proposed metro connectivity route between HUDA City Center and Cyber City, Gurgaon, has been approved by the Public Investment Board (PIB), Government of India.The line is anticipated to have 27 elevated stations Between Huda City Center and Cyber City, including a connection to the Dwarka expressway.At the 50th meeting of the Board of Directors in Chandigarh, the chief secretary, Sanjeev Kaushal, made this statement while discussing the performance of the Haryana Mass Rapid Transport Corporation Limited (HMRTC).According to him, the city of Gurgaon will be served by the proposed metro line. He also praised the HMRTC team’s efforts in clearing the project with the PIB.He added that the metro corridor would provide an efficient and environment-friendly transport system to the people of Gurgaon and its vicinity. It would also help students, women, working class and office-going persons.The chief secretary further said metro connectivity between Rezangla Chowk and Sector-21 Dwarka has already been approved by Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and is being sent to the Government of India for approval. “It will also give seamless connectivity from Gurgaon to IGI Airport,” he added.The chief secretary ordered officials to speed up the project on the ground after reviewing the progress of the Passenger Rapid Transport (PRT) project pod cars to connect from Old Domestic Terminal, Chandigarh, to Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport Terminal.
3 bidders submit bids for extension work of Delhi Metro Magenta Line
NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): 3 civil construction companies submitted bids last week for the 3.5 km Package DC-01A (Vikaspuri Ramp – Mangolpuri) of the 28.92 km Janakpuri West – RK Ashram extension of the Delhi Metro Magenta Line.The elevated section has four stations of 12.375 km Package DC-01 of the Delhi Metro Phase 4 project, which connects Vikaspuri Ramp and Haiderpur-Badli Mor Station via ten stations.China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation – KEC International (CCECC – KEC) JV received the construction contract from Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) in November 2019 with a 30-month completion deadline.Construction work began in December 2019, although portions of the Vikaspuri Ramp – Mangolpuri segment were delayed for years due to pending authorization clearances to cut trees along the route.Following discussions between CCECC – KEC and DMRC, this portion was removed from the purview of DC-01. In September, the DMRC floated a construction bid with a 24-month timetable and an estimated cost of Rs. 398.63 crores.
Bidders
HG Infra Engineering Ltd.KEC International Ltd.Sam India Builtwell Pvt. Ltd.The brief Scope of the project includes Part Design and Construction of an Elevated Viaduct and four Elevated Stations, viz. Keshopur, Paschim Vihar, Peeragarhi & Mangolpuri (Excluding Architectural Finishing works of stations, Steel FOB & PEB works of stations) from P2 (excl.) to PP88 (excl.) [Chainage 3118.108 mt. to 6080.447 mt.] and from P103 (excl.) to Mangolpuri Station (incl.) [Chainage 6462.547 mt. to 7012.051 mt.] of Janakpuri West to RK Ashram Corridor (Extn. of Line-8) of Phase- IV of Delhi MRTS.The technical bid evaluation, which could take a few months, has received the bids. The financial bids of the technically qualifying bidders will be opened after that to disclose the lowest bidder, who will most likely be the contractor.Delhi’s 65.1 km Phase 4 project has five civil packages for the Magenta Line. The following underground distances are all under construction from north to south: 2.03 km underground DC-06, 3.5 km DC-01A, 8.88 km DC-01, 7.47 km DC-03R, and 7.46 km underground DC-05.Anand Vardhan took charge as Executive Director of Noida Metro Rail Corporation
Greater Noida (Metro Rail News): Anand Vardhan, ACEO of Greater Noida Authority, took charge as Executive Director of Noida Metro Rail Corporation on 21st November. Immediately after taking over the charge, he met with his subordinates and gathered information about the operation of the present metro route and the proposed metro routes.
The new Executive Director instructed his staff to work on all three proposed routes expeditiously. The detailed project report of the proposed metro project from Sector 52 to Knowledge Park Five in Noida has already been prepared and awaiting approval from the Ministry of Finance (Govt. of India), while the Detailed Project Report (DPR) of the route from Depot to Bodaki and Botanical Garden to Sector 142 is under finalization.Anand Vardhan has said that these three proposed routes will be prioritized. NMRC MD’s OSD VPS Komar, Chief Operating Officer RK Saxena, GM Technical Manoj Bajpai, GM Personnel & Finance Pankaj Malhotra and GM Project Pankaj Kumar were present while taking over the charge.
On 17th November, Ritu Maheshwari, CEO of Noida-Greater Noida Authority and Managing Director of Noida Metro Rail Corporation, handed over the charge of Executive Director of Noida Metro Rail Corporation, to the 2017 batch IAS officer and ACEO of Greater Noida Authority, Anand Vardhan. As a result, Anand Vardhan took charge as the new Executive Director on 21st November at the NMRC office in Noida.Soon after assuming the charge, the new Executive Director held a meeting with his subordinate officers of NMRC to inquire about the operation of the existing route from Sector 51, Noida, to Depot Station, Greater Noida. He also inquired about the proposed routes from Noida’s Sector 52 to Knowledge Park Five, Botanical Garden to Sector 142 and Greater Noida’s Depot Station to Bodaki.Joined as Executive Director, Noida Metro Rail Corporation.#nmrc @CeoNoida @OfficialGNIDA @CMOfficeUP @ChiefSecyUP #ias pic.twitter.com/0hU3jh1lfU
— Anand Vardhan (@AnandVardhanIAS) November 21, 2022
The new Executive Director instructed his staff to work on all three proposed routes expeditiously. The detailed project report of the proposed metro project from Sector 52 to Knowledge Park Five in Noida has already been prepared and awaiting approval from the Ministry of Finance (Govt. of India), while the Detailed Project Report (DPR) of the route from Depot to Bodaki and Botanical Garden to Sector 142 is under finalization.Anand Vardhan has said that these three proposed routes will be prioritized. NMRC MD’s OSD VPS Komar, Chief Operating Officer RK Saxena, GM Technical Manoj Bajpai, GM Personnel & Finance Pankaj Malhotra and GM Project Pankaj Kumar were present while taking over the charge. J Kumar Infraprojects launches 3 Girders for Mumbai Metro Line 6
MUMBAI (Metro Rail News): J Kumar Infraprojects launched three composite girders of 56 m long steel for the 15.18 km Mumbai Metro Line-6 (Pink Line) project, which will connect Swami Samarth Nagar (Lokhandwala) to Vikhroli through 13 elevated stations.The girders weighing 240MT were installed at JVLR Junction above the Western Express Highway (WEH), and Line-7’s finished but not yet operational viaduct for Package BC-03 of the project.On the 13th weekend, two girders were launched; the final one was this past weekend.The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) awarded J Kumar – CRTG JV the Rs. 867.75 crore contract for Package BC-03 in August 2018.Construction of a 6.079 km viaduct from chainage – 822.508m to 5257.400m, with five stops at Swami Samarth Nagar (Lokhandwala), Adarsh Nagar, Jogeshwari (W), JVLR, and Shyam Nagar (Majas Depot), is included in their scope.An approximately 300-meter foot overbridge (FOB) that connects the paid concourse areas of Line-6 and Line-7 stations at JVLR Junction will progressively slope downward from Line-6 (height of 33.8m) to Line-7 (23.34m).J Kumar launched a 48-meter unique steel girder across Line-2A near Infinity Mall in April 2022.Since Line-6’s key systems (rolling stock, signalling, communication, etc.) have yet to be put out to bid, commercial operations are expected to begin in 2025.
8 bidders submit bids for Feasibility Report of Chennai Metro Phase 2 Extension
CHENNAI (Metro Rail News): Eight design and engineering firms have submitted bids to prepare three detailed feasibility reports (DFR) for extending the 118.9 km Chennai Metro Phase 2 project by 93 kms to connect Kilambakkam, Parandur Airport, and Avadi.Three corridors are currently being built as part of Chennai Metro Rail Ltd.’s (CMRL) Phase 2 project for the city: Line-3 (Madhavaram-Siruseri), Line-4 (Lighthouse-Poonamallee), and Line-5 (47 km).The ambitious new extensions for the project include the following extensions:Line-3: Siruseri to Kilambakkam Bus Terminus via Kelambakkam (26 km)Line-4: Poonamallee to Parandur Airport (50 km)Line-5: Koyambedu to Avadi via Thirumangalam, Mugappair (17 km)In September 2022, CMRL floated a tender for the line’s feasibility contract (3 packages), which had a 120-day completion deadline. Instead, technical bids were opened at the end of October.
The package I Bidders (Line-4)
Aarvee Associates Engineering & Consultants Pvt. Ltd.AECOM India Pvt. Ltd.RINA Consultant S.P.AUrban Mass Transit Company Ltd.Package II Bidders (Line-5)
RITES Ltd.L&T Infra Engineering Ltd.Package III Bidders (Line-3)
Balaji Railroad Systems Pvt. Ltd.Systra MVA Consulting (India) Ltd.Tender No: CMRL/PLNG/632/1/2022-DFR-Extension of Phase II network – 2022The brief Scope of the project includes the Selection of a Consultant for the Preparation of a Detailed Feasibility Study Report for the Extension of Chennai Metro Rail Phase –II Corridors.The chosen consultant for each package will review the city’s Comprehensive Mobility Plan (CMP) and current transportation choices to create a feasibility report, which will happen around 2023.Compared to the 9.051 km Phase 1 extension project (Washermanpet to Wimco Nagar), this extension will be far more expensive.Paras RailTech bags contract of Track Work for Delhi Metro Pink Line Extension
NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) awarded Paras Railtech Pvt. Ltd. a contract worth Rs. 67.67 crores to supply and install standard gauge tracks for the Pink Line (Line-7) Extension of the Delhi Metro.Longjian – KEC JV is extending the city’s Pink Line in the Delhi Metro Phase 4 project by 12.375 km from Maujpur to Majlis Park. With a 30-month completion deadline, they were given the Rs. 1,080 crores civil construction contract for Package DC-02 in November 2019.In May 2022, DMRC issued a call for bids for its track-work contract, funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), with an undetermined cost and a 730-day (2-year) deadline. Three bidders were identified once the technical proposals were opened in July: Paras Railtech, Apurvakriti Infrastructure, and Rahee Infratech.Brief Scope of the project Installation, testing, and commissioning of ballastless track including supply of fastening system, buffer stop, and others for Line-7 ext (Maujpur-Majlis Park) (CH. 0.0M TO CH. 12098.520 M) of Delhi MRTS Project of Phase-IV.This extension contains eight stops at Yamuna Vihar, Bhajanpura, Khajuri Khas, Sonia Vihar, Wazirabad Surghat, Jagatpur Village, Jharoda Majra, and Burari in addition to a 12.375 km viaduct, bridge over the Yamuna River, and a PWD double-decker flyover.For the new Pink Line 560-metre bridge over the Yamuna River, Longjian – KEC JV inaugurated their first cantilever construction (CLC) gantry back in March 2022.
Ayesa bags contract of Central Vista APM Metro’s Design from DMRC
NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) awarded Ayesa India Pvt. Ltd. an Rs. 7.48 crore contract for the Detailed Design Consultant (D.D.C.) service of a new Automated People Mover (A.P.M.) system under Delhi’s Central Vista.This company and its Spanish parent company Ayesa Ingeniera y Arquitectura S.A.U, submitted a bid for this contract (Package DCCD-04). They would create and suggest alternative designs for all civil, architectural, building service, electrical, and mechanical works.The roughly 3 km long underground A.P.M. ring line in Delhi, which has four proposed stations, will link the Central Secretariat Station, which serves the yellow and violet lines of the Delhi Metro, with new governance structures that will be constructed as part of the Central Vista Redevelopment project.A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed in February 2022 for development of the project by the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) and DMRC.Then, in May 2022, DMRC issued a tender notice for its D.D.C. contract with an Rs. 8.07 crore estimated value and a 2880-day (7.89 years) deadline. Finally, technical bids were disclosed in August, revealing that four design and engineering firms had submitted a bid.The project’s scope includes the Engagement of a Detail Design Consultant (D.D.C.) for Civil, Architectural and Building Services, including E and M work for the proposed underground Automatic People Mover (A.P.M.) system at Central Vista.DMRC prepared the system’s Detailed Project Report (D.P.R.), expecting a peak demand of 20,000 passengers per hour during morning and evening hours.
NCC inaugurates Viaduct’s last Segment of Pune Metro
PUNE (Metro Rail News): NCC Ltd., on October 31, celebrates the launch of the 10.795 km Reach-1 (PCMC – Range Hills) section of Pune Metro’s 16.589 km Purple Line, which will connect PCMC – Swargate through 14 stations.NCC was given the construction of the 31.254 km Reach 1 viaduct for the Pune Metro Phase 1 project in February 2017 with a contract of Rs. 499.01 crores. Its 6 km Priority Section between PCMC and Phugewadi was inaugurated in March 2022. Still, work on the remaining sections (Phugewadi to Range Hills) has been severely hampered by problems with land acquisition.NCC used a casting yard at Tathawade to support the construction of this section, and 3900 segments were cast, with the final one being cast a few days earlier on October 19, 2022.Typically, each segment is 3 metres long, 8.5 metres wide at the top, and 3.5 metres wide at the bottom, weighing around 37 MT. Similar to the segments cast in Nagpur, segments in Pune have been merged and cast alongside a parapet wall (unique in Indian metropolises) to reduce construction time, transportation time, and the expense of separate casting mould purchases.In March 2018, the first section of Old Mumbai Road was opened using the underslung constructing technique and a mobile crane. Coincidentally, a mobile crane was also used to launch the final segment close to Khadki.PCMC, Sant Tukaram Nagar, Bhosari (Nashik Phata), Kasarwadi, Phugewadi, Dapodi, Bopodi, Khadki, and Range Hills are the locations of nine stations on Reach-1 by HCC – Al Fara’a JV.NCC launched its final segment of 7.15 kilometre Reach 2 (Vanaz – Civil Court) of the Aqua Line in western Pune in July 2022.With this achievement, the only remaining portion of Phase 1 where J Kumar Infraprojects has not completed viaduct work is 7.578 km Reach 3 (Civil Court – Ramwadi) in eastern Pune.
Dilip Buildcon debuts package 1 last segment of Bhopal Metro
MADHYA PRADESH (Metro Rail News): On November 2, Dilip Buildcon Ltd. (DBL) debuted the last of 1851 precast segments for the 6.225 km Package 1 (Subhash Nagar – AIIMS) viaduct of the Bhopal Metro Phase 1 project.Dilip Buildcon started construction on Package 1, the first segment of the 14.99 km Purple Line (Line-2) of the Bhopal Metro, which connects Karond Circle to AIIMS, in early 2019. In October 2018, Madhya Pradesh Metro Rail Co Limited (MPMRCL) granted them a contract worth Rs. 247.06 crores with a 27-month completion deadline.The project’s first 60 MT section was cast in November 2019, and the company started launching portions on Hoshangabad Road in September 2020. Casting for the last segment took place in January 2022.Dilip Buildcon will also construct an entry/exit ramp to Subhash Nagar Depot, where 27 3-coach Alstom trains for the Purple Line and Red Line will be stabled and serviced, in addition to the elevated viaduct between Subhash Nagar and AIIMS.URC Construction is constructing stations along the route as part of Package BH-02. They will be situated in Shubhash Nagar, Kendriya Vidyalaya, DB City Mall, Sangam Cinema, Himansarovar / Habibganj Station, Habibgang Naka, Alkapuri Bus Stand, and AIIMS.For the remainder of the Purple Line’s construction, which includes a 3.4 underground segment with two stations at Bhopal Junction Railway Station and Nandra Bus Stand, tender notices are still pending.
2 bidders submit bids for AFC re-engineer contract of Lucknow Metro
LUCKNOW (Metro Rail News): Last week, two firms submitted proposals to re-engineer the Automatic Fare Collection (AFC) system for Lucknow Metro Phase 1 from a closed-loop to an open-loop system (Package LKS-04).When Line-1’s initial 8.5 km section connecting Transport Nagar and Charbagh opened in September 2017, the original AFC system installed by Datamatics & Mikroelektronika was installed and inaugurated.With each device linked to a centralised back-office AFC system, the new system will be an end-to-end Open loop system that supports EMV (RuPay/Master/Visa) cards, National Common Mobility Cards (NCMC), and QR code-based ticketing.Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation (UPMRC) invites bids for this contract in August 2022 with an Rs. 12.12 crore estimate and a 270-day.
Bidders
Aurionpro SolutionsPaytm Payments Bank LimitedThe scope of the tender is the Design, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of the AFC system by Re-Engineering the existing Lucknow Metro closed loop system to implement Open Loop EMV NCMC card and QR Code ticketing.The bids have been sent out for technical review, which might take a few months. After that, the financial bids of the technically qualifying bidders will next be opened to disclose the lowest bidder, who is most likely to be the contractor.Leap Infraasys bags OHE design contract for Noida Metro Extension
NOIDA (Metro Rail News): In the middle of October, Leap Infraasys Pvt. Ltd (LIPL) won the contract to offer Detailed Design Consultancy (DDC) services for the Noida Metro Aqua Line’s eastern extension’s 25 kV Overhead Equipment (OHE) system.Nine stations along this new 14.95 km elevated extension in Greater Noida West, which runs between Sector 51 and Knowledge Park V.Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) has re-invited offers for this contract in May with an Rs. 43.78 lakh estimate and a 910-day (2.5 years) deadline after cancelling the initial tender in April.Two bidders—Balaji Railroad Systems Pvt. Ltd (BARSYL) and Leap Infraasys Pvt. Ltd—were identified when technical bids were opened in June.The brief Scope of NMRC’s bids is Detailed Design Consultancy for the Design of a 25 kV Overhead Equipment (OHE) system and Power Supply – SCADA for the Elevated Line of the Aqua line extension Corridor of the Noida Metro Rail Project.LIPL firm bids amount Rs 36.99 lakhBARSYL firm bids amount to Rs 37.16 lakh.A contract should be issued without a lengthy financial evaluation because LIPL’s bid of Rs. 36.99 lakh was significantly lower than NMRC’s estimate.GR Infraprojects Ltd. (GRIL) was the lowest bidder for the civil construction of this line back in December 2021. Still, a contract has yet to be issued to them because NMRC is awaiting approval from the Central Government.They have five elevated stations at Noida Sector 122, Noida Sector 123, Greater Noida Sector 4, Ecotech 12 (Tech Zone), and Greater Noida Sector 2 as part of its 9.605 km package that connects Noida Sector-51 to Greater Noida West’s Sector-2.
JSPL bags contract to supply head-hardened rails for Indore and Bhopal metro
INDORE (Metro Rail News): Jindal Steel & Power Ltd. (JSPL) won the contract in late October to supply 18-meter-long head-hardened rails for the Phase 1 projects of the Indore and Bhopal metro systems.The Madhya Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (MPMRCL) issued a tender invitation for this contract (Package BHIN03B) in February with a 1022-day (3-year) timeframe and an undetermined estimate. In July, technical bids were opened, exposing two bidders: JSPL and Mitsui & Co. Ltd. It was discovered during the evaluation, completed on October 15, that Mitsui’s technical bids did not adhere to the requirements of the tender.JSPL’s Financial Bid: Rs. 138,64,71,000 (138.64 crores)Brief Scope: Supply of Head Hardened Rails 18 m long UIC 60 60E1 profile IRST 12 2009 1080 Grade HH Class A 8120MT for Bhopal and 8425MT for Indore for Bhopal Metro Rail Project and Indore Metro Rail Project.MPMRCL’s estimate is still unknown, so an assessment of the chance of an LOA getting issued to JSPL is not provided.