Indore ( Metro Rail News): Madhya Pradesh Rail Corporation Ltd. (MPMRCL) received bids from 6 construction firms (2 in a consortium) for the Indore Metro’s Yellow Line underground section under Package IN-05R.
SCOPE OF PACKAGE IN-05R
Package IN-05R includes the construction of twin tunnels connecting a ramp east of Indore railway station with a ramp west of Indore’s Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Airport covering 8.626 Km long and 7 underground stations at Indore Railway Station, Rajwada, Chota Ganpati, Bada Ganpati, Ramchandra Nagar, BSF / Kalani Nagar, and Airport.
Package In-05R stands as the only underground package for the Indore Metro Phase 1 project which covers a total length of 33.53 km. The appointed contractor will be required to deploy 4 TBMs for constructing twin tunnels.
The eastern side of Package IN-05R will be joined with Package IN-04 (under construction) Whereas the western side will be joined with Package IN-03 (under construction).
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MPMRCL originally floated tenders in February 2024 for package IN-05 and then cancelled and re-floated tenders for the same package, package IN-05R, at the cost of RS. 2550 crore with a 4-year deadline.
Bidders of the package IN-05:
- Afcons Infrastructure – Sam India Consortium
- Gulermak Agir Sanayi Insaat Ve Taahhut A.S.
- Hindustan Construction Co. – Tata Projects Ltd. (HCC – TPL JV)
- ITD Cementation India Ltd.
- J Kumar Infraprojects Ltd. (JKIL)
- Larsen and Toubro Ltd. (L&T)
Future aspects:
The Bids have been sent for technical evolutions. Following this process, MPMRCL will reveal the financial bids of the technically qualified bidders.