MUMBAI (Metro Rail News): Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) awarded the Rithwik-Soma JV with a Rs. 701.94 crore contract for the construction of Dongri Depot on the Red Line of Mumbai Metro.
The construction work comes under the Package- CA 207. In the north-west of Mumbai about 41.36 hectares of land has been allotted for the construction of Dongri Depot. The Red Line (Line 7, Line 7A and Line 9) connects Dongri- Mira-Bhayandar-Dahisar East-Gundavali-CSIA Terminal 2.
The Dongri Depot is designed to accommodate the stabling and maintenance of metro trains serving the entire Red Line, which includes Line 7, Line 7A, and Line 9. This facility will play a critical role in ensuring the operational efficiency and upkeep of the trains on these lines.
Mumbai Metro’s Dongri Depot
The depot will incorporate key components such as:
- Operational Control Centre (OCC)
- A 690m long test track
- Stabling shed (SBL)
- An inspection shed (IBL)
- Receiving substation
- Two auxiliary substations
The deadline for the contract is 4.3 years. MMRDA invited the bids in Feb 2024 for package CA-207 and opened the technical bids on 25th June revealing three bidders, among which Rithwik -SOMA JV declared as L1 with a total cost of Rs.733.24 crore which is simply 14.64% higher than the MMRDA’s estimation.
Work Description
The contractor is responsible for the land development of the depot and the construction of infrastructure, which includes:
- Stabling Yard
- Operation Control Centre
- Depot Control Centre
- Administrative Building
- Maintenance and Inspection Buildings
- Auxiliary substation
- Drainage System & Rainwater Harvesting.
The contract also includes architectural finishing, plumbing, and Pre-Engineered Building (PEB) works for the CAR Depot at Dongri, which will come up near Metro Line-9 under the Mumbai Metro Rail Project managed by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA).
