Jindal Steel and Tuaman Engineering bags contract for Patna Metro

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18/08/2021

Track laying work completed from IIT to SPM station of Kanpur Metro

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has recently opened financial bids for two contracts of Patna Metro in which Jindal Steel & Power Ltd. (JSPL) and Tuaman Engineering Limited emerged as lowest bidders. Details of both contracts is given below –

Package PE-02

This contract is related to supply and commissioning of electrical & mechanical systems including Fire detection, Fire suppression system and DG sets for Corridor-1 and Corridor-2 Elevated stations and Depot of Patna Metro Rail Project.

Bids invited for this contract by DMRC in December 2020 with an estimated cost of INR 90.82 Crores and completion period of 36 months. Technical bids were opened in February which revealed name of nine bidders. Later, 4 bidders disqualified at technical evaluation stage and the financial bid values of the remaining five technically qualified bidders are given below –

Tuaman Engineering – INR 82.65 Crores
ETA Engineering – INR 92.62 Crores
Sudhir Power Projects – INR 94.31 Crores
Jakson – INR 97.45 Crores
Blue Star – INR 97.83 Crores

Contract: PE-02

Name of Work: Design Verification, Detail Engineering, Supply, Installation, Testing & Commissioning of Electrical and Mechanical systems, Fire detection, Fire suppression system and DG sets of Corridor-1 and Corridor-2 Elevated stations and Depot of Patna Metro Rail Project.

As the bid value of Tuaman Engineering is well below DMRC estimated cost, it is likely that DMRC will award this contract Tuaman Engineering in the coming weeks.

Package PT-7

This contract is for supply of 1200 MT of Class A 880 Grade Rails for New ISBT Depot of Patna Metro. Bids invited for this work in December 2020 with an estimated cost of INR 7.65 Crores and completion period of 12 months.

Technical bids opened in March in which Jindal Steel & Power Limited (JSPL) was the only bidder and as a single bidder quoted financial bid value of INR 8.91 Crores.

Contract: PT-7

Name of Work – Manufacturing and Supply of 1200 MT 90 UTS, UIC 60, 13 m, Class A 880 Grade Rails, IRS-T-12-2009 for New ISBT Patna Depot of Patna Metro Rail Project of PMRCL.

As the bid value of Jindal Steel & Power Limited (JSPL) is slightly on the higher side in comparison to DMRC estimated cost, it is still likely that after some negotiation, DMRC will award this contract to JSPL in the coming weeks.

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Shri Loknath Behra takes over as MD of KMRL

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Narendra Shah

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18/08/2021

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KOCHI (Metro Rail News): In a recent order, the Government of Kerala assigned Shri Loknath Behra (IPS Batch 1985) as the new Managing Director (MD) of Kochi Metro Rail Ltd. (KMRL). The decision to appoint Behra, a retired IPS officer, at the post of MD was taken during a cabinet meeting held on 17^th August 2021. He will have the charge for three years.

Behra has taken over the post on 18^th August 2021 from the outgoing MD Shri K.R Jyothilal, Principal Secretary to the Government of Kerala. Jyothilal was holding the charge of MD, Kochi Metro in additional capacity.

Loknath Behra commenced his bureaucratic career in the state police from the Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) post. He has also served our country in various positions, including Superintendent of Police (SP) and Deputy Inspector General (DIG) in Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Commissioner of Police in Kochi and Deputy Commissioner of Police in Thiruvananthapuram.

In 2009, he had also served in National Investigation Agency (NIA) and was one of the founder members of the agency. Behra also received a President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service in 2009. On 30th June 2021, Behra retired from the police service.

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Kochi Metro Recruitment 2021: Apply for various posts in Kochi Water Metro

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Anshul Mudgal

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17/08/2021

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KOCHI (Metro Rail News): As per the direction of Government of Kerala, Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL) has been assigned with the responsibility of setting up of the project of Kochi Water metro Limited (KWML) and oversee the initial recruitments, Policy Formulations etc.

For starting the groundwork for the operations, Kochi Water Metro Limited requires the following personnel –

1. Name of the Post – Fleet Manager (Operations)

Total no. of Posts – 1

Qualification – MEO Class 1 or Master Certificate (FG) with degree/diploma in engineering in Mechanical/Electrical/Electronics

2. Name of the Post – Fleet Manager (Maintenance)

Total no. of Posts – 1

Qualification – MEO Class 1 or Master Certificate (FG) with degree/diploma in engineering in Mechanical/Electrical/Electronics/Naval Architecture

3. Name of the Post – Supervisor (Terminal)

Total no. of Posts – 8

Qualification – Diploma in Engineering in Mechanical/Electrical/Electronics/Computer/IT

4. Name of the Post – Boat Master

Total no. of Posts – 8

Qualification – Pass in 10th Standard & Second class masters Certificate

5. Name of the Post – Asst. Boat master

Total no. of Posts – 8

Qualification – Pass in 10th Standard & Serang Certificate

6. Name of the Post – Boat Operator

Total no. of Posts – 8

Qualification – Pass in 10th Standard & Second Class Engine Driver with Serang Certificate

Selection Procedure –

The candidates must be able to speak, read and write both English & Malayalam. Acceptance or rejection of application of the candidates will be the sole discretion of the Management. Incomplete applications are liable to be rejected.

Only shortlisted candidates will be notified for Written Test/Proficiency Test/Practical Test/ Interview, which will be communicated through email only. Kochi Water Metro reserves the right to shortlist the candidates.

How to apply

Interested candidates can submit applications through the online mode till 25th August 2021.

Click here to apply

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CMRL invites tenders for Signalling and Train Control System for Phase-2 of Chennai Metro

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Anshul Mudgal

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17/08/2021

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CHENNAI (Metro Rail News): Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) invites tender for the supply and commission of Signalling & Train Control System and Video Management System for Phase-2 of Chennai Metro.

Important Details

Tender Number – CP22/ASA04

Name of Work – Design, Manufacture, Supply, Installation, Testing & Commissioning of Signalling & Train Control System and Video Management System.

Completion period of Work – 1640 days + DNP (730 days)

Pre Bid Meeting Date – 08-Sep-2021 11:00 AM

Document Download Start Date – 17-Aug-2021 11:30 AM

Document Download End Date – 11-Oct-2021 01:00 PM

Bid Submission Start Date – 01-Oct-2021 06:00 PM

Bid Submission End Date – 11-Oct-2021 01:00 PM

Bid Opening Date – 12-Oct-2021 03:00 PM

As per the tender scope of work, the Signalling and Train Control System and Video Management System (VMS) for the entire Chennai Metro Rail Phase 2 project (120 km line length spanning over 3 corridors and total 138 rolling stocks (from three different supplier) comprising of design, manufacture, verification, supply, installation, testing, integration, and commissioning by the Contractor including provision of training and maintenance.

Contractor shall comply to follow latest standards / functionality that would be published at design stage, decision of Employer’s Engineer shall be final for both S&TC and VMS system.

This work is funded partly by Government of Tamil Nadu and partly under loan disbursement of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

For more information and details on scope of work, tender documents can be downloaded by applicants from the CPP Portal – http://eprocure.gov.in/eprocure/app.

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Bidders name revealed for two underground sections for Line-4 of Chennai Metro

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Anshul Mudgal

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17/08/2021

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CHENNAI (Metro Rail News): Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) opened technical bids for two underground contracts for Line-4 under Phase-2 of Chennai Metro on Monday. The details of both contracts along with bidders name is given below –

Package UG-01

This section of 5.15 km will include construction of twin tunnels from Light House to Bharathidasan Road along with four stations at Light House, Kutchery Road, Alwarpet, Bharathidasan Road and an underground stabling yard and cross over at Light House Station. Construction of interchange station at Thirumayilai (Line-3 and Line-4) will be carried out under Package UG-04 of Line-3. The names of bidders for this section are –

ITD Cementation India Ltd
J Kumar Infraprojects – Patel Infra JV
Larsen and Toubro Ltd (L&T)
Gulermak Agir Sanayi Insaat ve Taahhut A.S.
Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Co (Singapore) Pte Ltd (STEC)

Tender Number: CMRL/CON/PHASE-II/C4-UG-01/2021

Name of Work: Construction of underground stations at Light House, Kutchery Road, Alwarpet, Bharathidasan Road including underground stabling yard and cross over at Light House Station and associated twin tunnel, project start from chainage 0+001m to end chainage 5+150m (down line).

Package UG-02

This section of 4.877 km will include construction of twin tunnels from Boat Club to Kodambakkam Flyover along with five stations at Boat Club, Nandanam, Panagal Park, Kodambakkam, Kodambakkam Flyover and an underground crossover at Panagal Park Station. The names of bidders for this section are –

ITD Cementation India Ltd
Larsen and Toubro Ltd (L&T)
Dogus Insaat Ve Ticaret A.S. – JMC Projects JV
Gulermak Agir Sanayi Insaat ve Taahhut A.S.
Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Co (Singapore) Pte Ltd (STEC)

Tender Number: CMRL/CON/PHASE-II/C4-UG-02/2021

Name of Work: Construction of underground stations at Boat Club, Nandanam, Panagal Park, Kodambakkam, Kodambakkam Flyover including underground crossover at Panagal Park Station and associated twin tunnel, cut & cover box, U section and ramp project start from chainage 5+150m to end chainage 10+0.27m (down line).

Tenders for both these contracts were invited in February this year with completion period of 48 months. Now bids for these contracts will be sent for technical evaluation which will take a couple of months. After that, financial bids of the technically qualified bidders will be opened which will reveal the name of the lowest bidders and the most likely winners of these contracts. Both these contracts will be funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

Line-4 of Chennai Metro Rail Project under Phase-2 comprises construction of 26.1 km long corridor connecting Light House with Poonamallee with 28 stations on the route. The corridor will be both elevated and underground (18 elevated & 10 underground stations) with 16.03 km will be elevated while 10.07 km to be underground.

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Passengers taken both doses of Covid-19 vaccine will only be allowed to travel by Nagpur metro

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Anshul Mudgal

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16/08/2021

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NAGPUR (Metro Rail News): Nagpur Metro has informed that commuters who have taken both doses of Covid-19 vaccination will only be allowed to travel by Metro.

“It is for the information of the General Public that as per orders issued by Competent Authority, employees and officials associated with providing medical and essential services and only those who have been vaccinated with both the Covid protection doses and have taken the second dose 14 days back, are eligible for travel by metro,” as said by Nagpur Metro.

Nagpur Metro also stated that the eligible commuters would have to give proof of two doses of vaccination to the Maha Metro staff at the Metro Station.

These instructions have been implemented on both – Aqua and Orange Lines of Nagpur Metro and to come into effect from 15th August 2021.

The Orange Line at present connects Sitabuldi with Khapri for a total length of 13.5 km with 11 stations on the route while the Aqua Line at present connects Sitabuldi with Lokmanya Nagar for a total length of 11 km with 11 stations on the route.

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75 Vande Bharat Trains to connect different parts of India in 75 weeks

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Anshul Mudgal

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16/08/2021

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Vande Bharat Express/Representational Image — Representational Image

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): Prime Minister Narendra Modi had made an announcement on 15th August that 75 Vande Bharat Trains will be launched to connect different parts of the country by August 2023 to mark the ongoing ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav.’

“The country has resolved that 75 Vande Bharat trains will be connecting every corner of the country in 75 weeks of Amrit Mahotsav of Independence,” the Prime Minister said.

Indian Railways is planning to roll out atleast 10 new Vande Bharat Trains connecting 40 cities by August 2022. For achieving the same, Medha Servo Drives Ltd has been told to advance its production plan so that at least two prototypes can be rolled out by March next year following all trials. Medha Servo had won the contract worth INR 2,211 Crores to supply the electrical systems for 44 Vande Bharat Trains in January this year.

Regarding Railway connectivity in North East India, PM Modi said, “Today, we are in the process of writing a new history as far as connectivity to the northeast is concerned. This connectivity is both between hearts and infrastructure. Very soon the job of connecting the capital cities of the northeastern states by rail will be completed.”

Vande Bharat Train is India’s first semi-high speed train with potential to completely change the travel experience for the Indian masses. It is a self-propelled trains which runs on distributed power mechanism and does not require an engine to haul them. As a result, the Vande Bharat Train has faster acceleration and deceleration, helping it to maintain a higher average speed despite stoppages. This ensures that the Vande Bharat takes less time in completing its runs than ordinary loco-hauled trains and is even faster than the Rajdhani and the Shatabdi Trains, wherein time and speed are lost when a train has to stop and gather speed again.

Vande Bharat Trains has modern feature like automatic doors, chair car type sitting, side destination boards, automatic intercommunication door, speakers, mobile and laptop charging sockets, CCTVs, emergency talk back units with networking system, diffused lighting for luggage racks, continuous LED lights, GPS antenna and many more other features.

At present, two Vande Bharat Trains are operational on the Indian Railway network. With a target of 75 Vande Bharat to be made operational by August 2023, Indian Railways will need to execute the contract with speed to meet the deadline.

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Symbroj Media Celebrates 75th Independence Day- “Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav”

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15/08/2021

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Symbroj Media Celebrates 75th Independence Day

NEW DELHI: On India’s 75^th Independence Day, the Symbroj Media Pvt. Ltd. team organized a small celebration and sent good wishes to clients from their Head office.

On this auspicious day, Symbroj Media Director Mrs. Priyanka Sahu commented, “Congratulations to each & everyone. Today, we can live in an independent India because of the sacrifices of millions of sons and daughters of Mother India. It is an occasion to give a tribute to the freedom fighters, martyrs. We are also thankful to our soldiers because of them; we live peacefully without any fear. Jai Hind!!!”

“In the last two years, we face many problems in the era of Covid-19, we all are locked in our homes, but some people are doing their duty in the field. So, this year, I am also thankful to our doctors, nurses, medical team, police and other frontline workers who help us so much during this pandemic. Thank you all, Jai Hind!!!” Mr. Narendra Shah, Managing Editor, Metro Rail News.

“A heartfelt congratulations to our clients, other team members and all the Indians on the occasion of India’s 75^th Independence- Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav” Senior Management Team commented.

Let’s take some time to value our nation and respect our leaders. Let’s never forget their sacrifices. Freedom never comes easy. It is priced with breath of life. Hence, celebrating the success and the glory of our Freedom Fighters today. And paying tribute to the Unsung war heroes.

Jai Hind

Happy Independence Day 2021

#IndependenceDay #IndependenceDayIndia #IndependenceDay2021

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CMRL invites tenders for electrification work on Corridor-4 of Chennai Metro

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Anshul Mudgal

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14/08/2021

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CHENNAI (Metro Rail News): Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) now invites tender for the supply and commission of RSS, ASS, SCADA, OHE & Switching Stations for Corridor-4 under Phase-2 of Chennai Metro. It also includes the Poonamallee Depot.

Important Details

Tender No – C4-PS&OHE-09

Name of Work – Design, manufacturing, supply, installation, testing, training and commissioning of RSS, ASS, SCADA, OHE & Switching Stations for CMRL Phase II – Corridor 4 (From Poonamallee Bypass to Lighthouse, including Depot at Poonamallee).

Period of Work – 1600 days + DNP (730 days)

Pre Bid Meeting Date – 20-Sep-2021 11:00 AM

Document Download Start Date – 13-Aug-2021 05:30 PM

Document Download End Date – 04-Dec-2021 03:00 PM

Bid Submission Start Date – 22-Nov-2021 06:00 PM

Bid Submission End Date – 04-Dec-2021 03:00 PM

Bid Opening Date – 05-Dec-2021 03:00 PM

For more information and details on scope of work, tender documents can be downloaded by applicants from the CPP Portal – http://eprocure.gov.in/eprocure/app

Corridor-4 of Chennai Metro Rail Project under Phase-2 comprises construction of 26.1 km long corridor connecting Light House with Poonamallee with 28 stations on the route. The corridor will be both elevated and underground (18 elevated & 10 underground stations) with 16.03 km will be elevated while 10.07 km to be underground.

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Delhi Metro invited tenders of Rs. 411 Cr to supply AFC System for 44 Stations of Phase IV

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Anshul Mudgal

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14/08/2021

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Delhi Metro AFC Gates — Image for representation.

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has floated tenders to supply and commission Automatic Fare Collection (AFC) System for 44 Stations of Phase-4 Including Central System.

The work also includes supply and commission of Automatic Fare Collection (AFC) System for upgradation of existing Phase I, II and III network including Back Office.

Tenders are invited in two parts and the details for which is given below –

(A) Contract DS 24A: Design, Manufacture, Supply, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of Automatic Fare Collection (AFC) System for 44 Stations of Phase IV Including Central System

(B) Contract DS 24B: Design, Manufacture, Supply, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of Automatic Fare Collection (AFC) System for upgradation of existing Phase I, II and III network including Back Office.

Important Details –

Approximate cost of work: INR 411.61 Crores

Completion period of the Work: Total – 9 Yrs. (2 Years for Commissioning, 2 years for Defect Liability Period (DLP) after commissioning and 5 years for Comprehensive Annual Maintenance Contract (CAMC) after completion of DLP)

Document Download / Sale Start Date: 13-Aug-2021 02:00 PM

Document Download / Sale End Date: 23-Sep-2021 03:00 PM

Pre Bid Meeting Date: 31-Aug-2021 11:00 AM

Bid Submission Start Date: 17-Sep-2021 11:00 AM

Bid Submission End Date: 23-Sep-2021 03:00 PM

Bid Opening Date: 24-Sep-2021 03:00 PM

For more details and detailed scope of work, interested applicants can download tender documents from the website – https://eprocure.gov.in/eprocure/app.

As per tender notice, this work will be financed through equity participation of the Government of India and Government of Delhi and other appropriate means of DMRC.

Under Phase-4 of Delhi Metro, total 6 lines having length of 104 km will be constructed. Out of these 6 lines, Central Government has given approval to 3 lines (Priority Corridors) having total length of 65.1 km with 45 stations. These 3 lines are –

Magenta Line (Extension of Line-8) from Janakpuri West – R.K. Ashram (28.92 km) with 22 stations and completion target of June, 2024
Silver Line (Line-10) fromAerocity – Tughlakabad (23.62 km) with 15 stations and completion target of March, 2025
Pink Line (Extension of Line-7) fromMukundpur – Maujpur (12.55 km) with 8 stations and completion target of December, 2022.

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