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Ayesa bags contract of Central Vista APM Metro’s Design from DMRC

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Ayesa bags contract of Central Vista APM Metro’s Design from DMRC

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) awarded Ayesa India Pvt. Ltd. an Rs. 7.48 crore contract for the Detailed Design Consultant (D.D.C.) service of a new Automated People Mover (A.P.M.) system under Delhi’s Central Vista.

This company and its Spanish parent company Ayesa Ingeniera y Arquitectura S.A.U, submitted a bid for this contract (Package DCCD-04). They would create and suggest alternative designs for all civil, architectural, building service, electrical, and mechanical works.

The roughly 3 km long underground A.P.M. ring line in Delhi, which has four proposed stations, will link the Central Secretariat Station, which serves the yellow and violet lines of the Delhi Metro, with new governance structures that will be constructed as part of the Central Vista Redevelopment project.

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed in February 2022 for development of the project by the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) and DMRC.

Then, in May 2022, DMRC issued a tender notice for its D.D.C. contract with an Rs. 8.07 crore estimated value and a 2880-day (7.89 years) deadline. Finally, technical bids were disclosed in August, revealing that four design and engineering firms had submitted a bid.

The project’s scope includes the Engagement of a Detail Design Consultant (D.D.C.) for Civil, Architectural and Building Services, including E and M work for the proposed underground Automatic People Mover (A.P.M.) system at Central Vista.

DMRC prepared the system’s Detailed Project Report (D.P.R.), expecting a peak demand of 20,000 passengers per hour during morning and evening hours.

NCC inaugurates Viaduct’s last Segment of Pune Metro

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NCC inaugurates Viaduct’s last Segment of Pune Metro

PUNE (Metro Rail News): NCC Ltd., on October 31, celebrates the launch of the 10.795 km Reach-1 (PCMC – Range Hills) section of Pune Metro’s 16.589 km Purple Line, which will connect PCMC – Swargate through 14 stations.

NCC was given the construction of the 31.254 km Reach 1 viaduct for the Pune Metro Phase 1 project in February 2017 with a contract of Rs. 499.01 crores. Its 6 km Priority Section between PCMC and Phugewadi was inaugurated in March 2022. Still, work on the remaining sections (Phugewadi to Range Hills) has been severely hampered by problems with land acquisition.

NCC used a casting yard at Tathawade to support the construction of this section, and 3900 segments were cast, with the final one being cast a few days earlier on October 19, 2022.

Typically, each segment is 3 metres long, 8.5 metres wide at the top, and 3.5 metres wide at the bottom, weighing around 37 MT. Similar to the segments cast in Nagpur, segments in Pune have been merged and cast alongside a parapet wall (unique in Indian metropolises) to reduce construction time, transportation time, and the expense of separate casting mould purchases.

In March 2018, the first section of Old Mumbai Road was opened using the underslung constructing technique and a mobile crane. Coincidentally, a mobile crane was also used to launch the final segment close to Khadki.

PCMC, Sant Tukaram Nagar, Bhosari (Nashik Phata), Kasarwadi, Phugewadi, Dapodi, Bopodi, Khadki, and Range Hills are the locations of nine stations on Reach-1 by HCC – Al Fara’a JV.

NCC launched its final segment of 7.15 kilometre Reach 2 (Vanaz – Civil Court) of the Aqua Line in western Pune in July 2022.

With this achievement, the only remaining portion of Phase 1 where J Kumar Infraprojects has not completed viaduct work is 7.578 km Reach 3 (Civil Court – Ramwadi) in eastern Pune.

Dilip Buildcon debuts package 1 last segment of Bhopal Metro

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Dilip Buildcon debuts package 1 last segment of Bhopal Metro

MADHYA PRADESH (Metro Rail News): On November 2, Dilip Buildcon Ltd. (DBL) debuted the last of 1851 precast segments for the 6.225 km Package 1 (Subhash Nagar – AIIMS) viaduct of the Bhopal Metro Phase 1 project.

Dilip Buildcon started construction on Package 1, the first segment of the 14.99 km Purple Line (Line-2) of the Bhopal Metro, which connects Karond Circle to AIIMS, in early 2019. In October 2018, Madhya Pradesh Metro Rail Co Limited (MPMRCL) granted them a contract worth Rs. 247.06 crores with a 27-month completion deadline.

The project’s first 60 MT section was cast in November 2019, and the company started launching portions on Hoshangabad Road in September 2020. Casting for the last segment took place in January 2022.

Dilip Buildcon will also construct an entry/exit ramp to Subhash Nagar Depot, where 27 3-coach Alstom trains for the Purple Line and Red Line will be stabled and serviced, in addition to the elevated viaduct between Subhash Nagar and AIIMS.

URC Construction is constructing stations along the route as part of Package BH-02. They will be situated in Shubhash Nagar, Kendriya Vidyalaya, DB City Mall, Sangam Cinema, Himansarovar / Habibganj Station, Habibgang Naka, Alkapuri Bus Stand, and AIIMS.

For the remainder of the Purple Line’s construction, which includes a 3.4 underground segment with two stations at Bhopal Junction Railway Station and Nandra Bus Stand, tender notices are still pending.

 

2 bidders submit bids for AFC re-engineer contract of Lucknow Metro

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2 bidders submit bids for AFC re-engineer contract of Lucknow Metro

LUCKNOW (Metro Rail News): Last week, two firms submitted proposals to re-engineer the Automatic Fare Collection (AFC) system for Lucknow Metro Phase 1 from a closed-loop to an open-loop system (Package LKS-04).

When Line-1’s initial 8.5 km section connecting Transport Nagar and Charbagh opened in September 2017, the original AFC system installed by Datamatics & Mikroelektronika was installed and inaugurated.

With each device linked to a centralised back-office AFC system, the new system will be an end-to-end Open loop system that supports EMV (RuPay/Master/Visa) cards, National Common Mobility Cards (NCMC), and QR code-based ticketing.

Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation (UPMRC) invites bids for this contract in August 2022 with an Rs. 12.12 crore estimate and a 270-day.

Bidders

Aurionpro Solutions

Paytm Payments Bank Limited

The scope of the tender is the Design, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of the AFC system by Re-Engineering the existing Lucknow Metro closed loop system to implement Open Loop EMV NCMC card and QR Code ticketing.

The bids have been sent out for technical review, which might take a few months. After that, the financial bids of the technically qualifying bidders will next be opened to disclose the lowest bidder, who is most likely to be the contractor.

Leap Infraasys bags OHE design contract for Noida Metro Extension

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Leap Infraasys bags OHE design contract for Noida Metro Extension

NOIDA (Metro Rail News): In the middle of October, Leap Infraasys Pvt. Ltd (LIPL) won the contract to offer Detailed Design Consultancy (DDC) services for the Noida Metro Aqua Line’s eastern extension’s 25 kV Overhead Equipment (OHE) system.

Nine stations along this new 14.95 km elevated extension in Greater Noida West, which runs between Sector 51 and Knowledge Park V.

Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) has re-invited offers for this contract in May with an Rs. 43.78 lakh estimate and a 910-day (2.5 years) deadline after cancelling the initial tender in April.

Two bidders—Balaji Railroad Systems Pvt. Ltd (BARSYL) and Leap Infraasys Pvt. Ltd—were identified when technical bids were opened in June.

The brief Scope of NMRC’s bids is Detailed Design Consultancy for the Design of a 25 kV Overhead Equipment (OHE) system and Power Supply – SCADA for the Elevated Line of the Aqua line extension Corridor of the Noida Metro Rail Project.

LIPL firm bids amount Rs 36.99 lakh

BARSYL firm bids amount to Rs 37.16 lakh.

A contract should be issued without a lengthy financial evaluation because LIPL’s bid of Rs. 36.99 lakh was significantly lower than NMRC’s estimate.

GR Infraprojects Ltd. (GRIL) was the lowest bidder for the civil construction of this line back in December 2021. Still, a contract has yet to be issued to them because NMRC is awaiting approval from the Central Government.

They have five elevated stations at Noida Sector 122, Noida Sector 123, Greater Noida Sector 4, Ecotech 12 (Tech Zone), and Greater Noida Sector 2 as part of its 9.605 km package that connects Noida Sector-51 to Greater Noida West’s Sector-2.

JSPL bags contract to supply head-hardened rails for Indore and Bhopal metro

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JSPL bags contract to supply head-hardened rails for Indore and Bhopal metro

INDORE (Metro Rail News): Jindal Steel & Power Ltd. (JSPL) won the contract in late October to supply 18-meter-long head-hardened rails for the Phase 1 projects of the Indore and Bhopal metro systems.

The Madhya Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (MPMRCL) issued a tender invitation for this contract (Package BHIN03B) in February with a 1022-day (3-year) timeframe and an undetermined estimate. In July, technical bids were opened, exposing two bidders: JSPL and Mitsui & Co. Ltd. It was discovered during the evaluation, completed on October 15, that Mitsui’s technical bids did not adhere to the requirements of the tender.

JSPL’s Financial Bid: Rs. 138,64,71,000 (138.64 crores)

Brief Scope: Supply of Head Hardened Rails 18 m long UIC 60 60E1 profile IRST 12 2009 1080 Grade HH Class A 8120MT for Bhopal and 8425MT for Indore for Bhopal Metro Rail Project and Indore Metro Rail Project.

MPMRCL’s estimate is still unknown, so an assessment of the chance of an LOA getting issued to JSPL is not provided.

Bhopal Metro

Total Requirement: 8120 MT

Supply of 2000 MT (Lot No.2.1.1): 4-5 months

Supply of 4500 MT (Lot No.2.1.2): 18-20 months

Supply of 1620 MT (Lot No.2.1.3): 30-34 months

Indore Metro

Total Requirement: 8425 MT

Supply of 4500 MT (Lot No.2.2.1): 4-5 months

Supply of 1500 MT (Lot No.2.2.2): 18-19 months

Supply of 2425 MT (Lot No.2.2.3): 30-34 months

MMRDA re-invited tender for Mumbai Metro Line-4’s Mogharpada Depot

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MMRDA re-invited tender for Mumbai Metro Line-4’s Mogharpada Depot

MUMBAI (Metro Rail News): In late October, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) issued a new invitation for construction firms to submit bids for the Mogharpada Depot on the Mumbai Metro Green Line (Package CA-160).

This brand-new train repair facility will help maintain the 35.2 km Line-4 & Line-4A, which will run through 34 stops to connect Wadala, Kasaravadavali, and Gaimukh.

The first tender notice was published in August 2020, with a 36-month deadline and an estimated construction cost of Rs. 596.60 crores. However, before the tender’s cancellation in May 2021, MMRDA repeatedly extended the submission date with 14 corrigendum.

According to the amended tender documents, the depot’s layout has significantly changed, and its footprint has decreased from 41 to 35 hectares. While the 36-month contract term stays the same, the estimated cost has shot up to Rs. 711.34 crores.

The brief Scope of the tender includes the Construction of depot infrastructures comprising a stabling yard, operational control centre and administrative building, maintenance and workshop buildings. Auxiliary substation, staff quarters, architectural finishing, plumbing, earthworks for land development, compound wall, road approach, a bridge connecting to the depot, underground utility ducts, drainage system, design and build of ETP and STP, etc., including architectural finishing works and design and build of pre-engineered building structures of car depot at Mogharpada for Metro Line-4 and 4A of Mumbai Metro Rail Project of MMRDA

Estimated Cost: Rs. 711.34 crore

Period of Work: 36 months (3 years)

Document Sale Start Date: October 21, 2022

Document Sale End Date: December 12, 2022

Bid Submission End Date: December 12, 2022 (5 PM)

This Construction follows the MMRDA’s publication of a tender notice for the Construction of Line-5’s Kasheli Depot on a 27.13-hectare land parcel east of Thane.

The double-decker shed-equipped Mogharpada Depot is slightly larger than Mandale Depot on the Yellow Line. Mogharpada Depotwas intended to be the city’s largest metro depot. It will have 16 stabling lines (SBLs) for 32 trains in its new form, with a further 16 SBLs planned in the future. Additionally, it will have five inspection bay lines (IBL), with plans for five more in the future.

39 × 6 trains will initially reside in the depot (plus more in the future for Line-10 & Line-11). Bombardier (owned by Alstom Transport) received an Rs. 1853.28 crore contract for those trains in March 2021; however, Bombardier withdrew in February 2022, claiming delays in completing the line’s civil Construction.

There has been an increase in tendering activity since the new state government took power, which is very impressive. However, MMRDA will re-invite bids for the line’s rolling stock only after construction work begins on the depot.

 

DMRC completes tunneling work between Krishna Park extn & Keshopur on Magenta line

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DMRC completes tunneling work between Krishna Park extn & Keshopur on Magenta line
NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on 19th November achieved a significant construction milestone in Phase 4 with the completion of tunnelling work between Krishna Park Extension and Keshopur on the Janakpuri West – RK Ashram Marg corridor.
A Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) broke through this morning at Krishna Park Extension after boring a 1.4-kilometre-long tunnel in the presence of the Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India & Chairman, DMRC Sh. Manoj Joshi, Managing Director, DMRC, Sh. Vikas Kumar and other senior officials.
This tunnel breakthrough was achieved using a mammoth 73-metre-long TBM. Two parallel circular tunnels for up and down movement have now been constructed on this stretch, which is part of a 2.2-kilometre-long underground section from Janakpuri West to Keshopur. The work on the other parallel tunnel in this section was completed in December last year.
Completing this stretch is a significant achievement for DMRC since this work faced repeated constraints due to the Covid – 19 pandemic. The workforce was retained following all the guidelines, and the work schedule was planned accordingly. Apart from the twin tunnels, the ramp and the entry/ exit have been completed on this underground stretch, while about 70 per cent of the Krishna Park Extension station has also been completed. Civil work of this particular underground section will be completed by early next year though the entire Janakpuri West – RK Ashram Marg corridor will be ready by September 2025.
This new tunnel stretch is a continuation of the earlier Magenta line tunnel already constructed for the presently operative Botanical Garden – Janakpuri West corridor. The tunnel has been constructed approximately at a depth of 14 to 16 metres. About 2,000 rings have been installed in the tunnel. It has an inner diameter of 5.8 metres. The tunnel alignment runs along the Outer ring road and below multi-storied built-up structures.
The tunnelling work involved innumerable challenges, like shifting sewer lines at a depth of 8 metres using the micro tunnelling method. In addition, due to heavy traffic on the Outer Ring Road, a subway was constructed using the box-pushing method without disturbing the traffic flow.
The tunnel has been built with the proven technology of EPBM (Earth pressure balancing method) with concrete lining made up of precast tunnel rings. The tunnel rings have been cast at the fully mechanized casting yard setup at Mundka. These concrete segments were cured with a steam curing system to achieve early strength.
All necessary safety precautions were taken while constructing the tunnel below the built-up structures by monitoring the ground movements with susceptible instruments fixed on the nearby structures. With these measures, it was ensured that there was no settlement anywhere.
As part of the Phase 4 work approved, 28.76 kilometres of underground lines will be constructed. The Janakpuri West – RK Ashram Marg corridor will have underground sections of 9.41 kilometres in total.
A TBM is a machine used to excavate tunnels with a circular cross-section through various soil and rock strata. They can be designed to bore through anything from hard rock to sand. TBMs have revolutionized the way tunnelling work is done worldwide, as tunnels can now be boring without disturbing the buildings and other structures on the surface.
TBMs are especially useful for underground tunnelling work in congested urban areas. DMRC has been using TBMs for its tunnelling work since Phase 1. In Phase 3, when about 50 kilometres of underground sections were built, about 30 TBMs were pressed into service in the national capital.

First TBM of Agra Metro passes factory test

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First TBM of Agra Metro passes factory test

AGRA (Metro Rail News): Robbins, manufacturer of tunnel boring machines (TBMs), completed factory acceptance testing (FAT) on 215-323, the first of two rebuilt tunnel boring machines (TBMs) for underground Package AGCC-02 of the 29.40 km Agra Metro Phase 1 project, in late October.

Earlier, the CEC-CICI JV used its 6.52 m Earth Pressure Balance TBM to construct the 2.35 km of Package UG-1B for the Jaipur Metro Phase 1 project between the Chandpole and Badi Chaupar stations. The project’s final breakthrough was made in July 2017.

The equipment was subsequently transported to Robbins’ yard in Gurgaon’s Sector 74, which underwent a thorough refurbishment.

Afcons Infrastructure- Sam India Jv used a machine and another refurbished TBM in Agra to construct a 14.25 km Line-1 7.93 km RBS College Ramp -the Taj Mahal Ramp section.

The contract for this portion, worth Rs. 1819.79 crores, was awarded to the Afcons-SAM Consortium by Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation (UPMRC) in March 2022, with a 48-month completion period.

Twin tunnels connect the seven stations, the Taj Mahal, Agra Fort, Jama Masjid, SN Medical College, Agra College, Raja ki Mandi, and RBS College as part of their portion from chainage 3630.000 to 11564.485.

Pune Metro Line 3 achieves completion of 2000th piling work at Hinjewadi

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Pune Metro Line 3 achieves completion of 2000th piling work at Hinjewadi

PUNE (Metro Rail News): The work of Pune Metro Line 3, aka Puneri Metro, on the Hinjewadi to Shivajinagar route has now gained rapid momentum. The construction of the 23-km-long Project, jointly launched by Pune IT City Metro Rail Limited (PICTMRL), a Tata group’s special purpose vehicle company, and the Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA), has reached the stage of completing Two Thousand (2000) pilings on Friday, 18th November.

The 2000th piling work was completed today at the proposed station No. 01 of Pune Metro Line 3 in front of Magapolice at Maan, Hinjewadi. The significant part is the 1000th piling work was done on 12th July this year. This means developers have achieved a mega speed of completing another 1000 piling work within just four months, making it to 2000 piling.

“Along with this, a barricading work of 16 thousand 414 RMT on Hinjewadi to Shivajinagar metro line has been completed. A total of 180 piers have been completed. The total number of pile caps for piers, including the pile caps to be made for the station, has now reached 314. We are working towards increasing this number even faster in the upcoming days and are truly grateful to the citizens of Pune for their ongoing support extended to this Project,” Mr Alok Kapoor, Chief Executive Officer of Pune IT City Metro Rail Limited, said.

 

What is ‘Piling Work’

Piling work is mainly the construction process used to lay the foundation. The pile cap on which the station is to be erected is the foundation connecting the pier and the piling dug for it. Before placing this pile cap, pits of uniform size are made according to the total pressure on the pole in the ground, which is called a ‘pile’. One station pile cap stands on six such pilings. This process is completed in about 14 days. The total time required for this work is 14 days for actual construction, followed by a waiting period of 21 days. A pier can be erected on this pile cap in about a month. Meanwhile, essential stages like load tests and quality checks are fulfilled.

 

About Pune Metro Line 3:

The Pune Metro line III is a ~23 Km elevated Metro rail project connecting the IT hub of Hinjawadi to the Central business district of Shivajinagar. It is a Public Private Partnership (PPP) project awarded by the Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA) to a consortium consisting of Tata Group’s TRIL Urban Transport Private Limited (TUTPL) and Siemens Project Ventures GmbH. The Project would be developed & operated on Design, build, finance, operate & transfer (DBFOT) basis by a special purpose vehicle (SPV), Pune IT City Metro Rail Limited, or PITCMRL, for a Concession Period of 35 years, including the construction period.

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