L&T Secures Rs. 15,697 Crore Contract for Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail’s Package C-3

DELHI (Metro Rail News): The National High-Speed Rail Corporation Ltd. (NHSRCL) has awarded Larsen & Toubro (L&T) a substantial contract worth Rs. 15,697 crores for Package C-3 of the Mumbai – Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail (Bullet Train) project. The longest elevated Package C3 (135.45 km) in Maharashtra will connect Shilphata to Zaroli and will include three stations at Thane, Virar, and Boisar.

The contract signing ceremony is expected to take place later this month.

L&T emerged as the winner among three other bidders when the financial bids for Package C-3 were opened last month. The construction deadline for this project is set at 1704 days (approximately 4.66 years).

The scope of the contract covers designing and Construction of Civil and Building Works, including Testing and Commissioning on Design Build Lump Sum Price Basis for Double Line High-Speed Railway including Viaducts as well as  Bridges (excluding fabrication and transportation of steel truss girder components), Maintenance Depot, Earth Structures, Tunnels, and Stations (Thane, Virar and Boisar), between Shilphata in the State of Maharashtra and Zaroli at Maharashtra-Gujarat border from MAHSR Km 21.150 to MAHSR Km 156.600 [excluding Thane Depot] for the Project for Construction of Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail.

With this latest contract, L&T is now responsible for constructing 469.32 km (approximately 92.35% of the main-line) from Shilphata Ramp on the outskirts of Mumbai to Ahmedabad’s southern outskirts. This is the final civil package of the entire main-line to be awarded, marking a significant milestone in the project’s progress. The first package of the main-line, 237.1 km Package C4, was awarded in November 2020.

The completion of this package will bring the project closer to its much-anticipated realization, enhancing connectivity and travel efficiency between Mumbai and Ahmedabad.