Mumba (Metro Rail News): On June 25, 2024, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) opened technical bids for Package CA-207. This package involves the construction of the Dongri Depot on the Red Line of the Mumbai Metro. Three firms have submitted proposals to carry out the work for this package.
The Dongri Depot and Workshop, under Package CA-207, is planned to be built on 41.36 hectares of land in northwest Mumbai. This facility will be designed to accommodate and maintain BEML trains serving the entire Red Line, which includes Line-9, Line-7, and Line-7A. These lines connect Dongri, Mira Bhayandar, Dahisar East, Gundavali, and CSIA Terminal 2.
Additionally, the Dongri Depot will feature an Operations Control Centre (OCC), a 690-meter-long test track with platforms, a stabling shed (SBL), a workshop shed (WSL), an inspection shed (IBL), a receiving substation (RSS), and two auxiliary substations (ASS).
Bidding Process
In February 2024, MMRDA called for bids for the package CA-207, estimating the project at Rs. 626.69 crore. The project has a completion timeline of 52 months.
Firms
Three firms who have submitted the proposal to construct Package CA-207 are the following:
- KPC Projects Ltd.
- Ritwik Projects Pvt. Ltd
- NCC Ltd.
Scope of work
The work under Package CA-207 includes the development of the depot land and the construction of essential infrastructure for the Depot at Dongri, part of Metro Line-9 of the Mumbai Metro Rail Project by MMRDA. This includes:
- Stabling Yard
- Operations Control Centre
- Depot Control Centre
- Administrative Building
- Maintenance and Inspection Buildings
- Auxiliary Substation
- Roads
- Underground Utility Ducts
- Drainage System
- Rainwater Harvesting Facilities
Additionally, the project involves architectural finishing, plumbing, and pre-engineered building (PEB) works.
The bids submitted by the three firms will now undergo a comprehensive technical evaluation process which can take a few months to complete. Once this evaluation is done, MMRDA will proceed to open the financial bids of the technically qualified bidders to identify the L1 (Lowest bidder) for Package CA-207.
AÂ 4.9 km extension of Line 9 will provide access to the Dongri Depot. This extension originating from Subhash Chandra Bose Ground Station will run along Uttan Road.
