AGRA (Metro Rail News): After Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation (UPMRC) opened financial bids, Larsen & Toubro emerged as the lowest bidder for the 750 V DC Third Rail electrification system of the Agra Metro Phase 1 project. Agra Metro’s AGE-1 & 2 is one of the few packages that has been tendered separately, with the rolling stocks, tracks, etc., getting bundled along with the newly operational Kanpur Metro.
UPMRC invited bids for this tender in October 2021 with an Rs. 450 cr estimate and 36-month deadline funded by the European Investment Bank (EIB) through a 450 million Euros loan.
The scope of UPMRC includes Design, Supply, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of Receiving cum Aux Main Substations Including HV Cabling from Grid Substations, 750 V DC 3rd Rail Traction System, 33kV Cable Network, ASS, TSS and SCADA Sys for Corr-1 and 2 of Agra Metro Rail Project UP.
Technical bids were opened in January to reveal 5 bidders.
Financial Bid Values:
| Firm | Bid (Rs. Crore) |
| Larsen & Toubro Ltd. (L&T) | 453.29 |
| Linxon India Pvt. Ltd. | 491.90 |
| Siemens Ltd. | 497.36 |
| Alstom – KEC JV | 595.75 |
UPMRC has set down a 12-month electrification completion deadline for the 3 km elevated portion of Line-1’s Priority Corridor between Taj East Gate – Fatehabad Road. That section is under construction by SAM India Builtwell and Lisha Engineers (PAC Depot).
