Rahee Infratech Bags Rs. 136.66 Crore Surat Metro Line-2 Track Work Contract

Rahee Infratech emerged as the lowest bidder and is awarded the contract to install standard gauge rails on the 19.26 km Line-2 of Surat Metro Rail Project, Phase 1.

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Surat (Metro Rail News): Rahee Infratech has been awarded a contract worth Rs. 136.66 crore to provide and set up standard gauge rails for Line-2 of Surat Metro. The line will stretch over 19.26 km and will connect Bhesan-Saroli. The Surat Metro Phase 1 comprises a 40.35 km corridor with 18 elevated stations that are being constructed through two civil packages: CS5 and CS6. The Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation (GMRC) had invited bids for the systems contract, financed by Agence Française de Développement (AFD) in May 2022, and technical bids were opened in September 2022.

Six bidders had submitted their financial bids in January 2023. These bidders were Apurvakriti infrastructure ( bid of 151.94 cr.), Texmaco Rail and Engineering ( bid of 141.74 cr.) , Rail vikas Nigam Ltd. ( bid of 148.03 crore), KEC International ( bid of 143.93 cr. ), Larsen & toubro ( bid of 139.78 cr. ) and Rahee Infratech ( bid of 133.66 cr.).

Rahee Infratech emerged as the lowest bidder and was awarded the contract. The contract entails the installation, design, testing, supply, and commissioning of ballastless track from Bhesan to Saroli in the elevated section, as well as connecting lines to Depot, and ballasted/ballastless/embedded standard gauge track for Corridor-II of Surat Metro Rail Project, Phase 1. In January, GMRC had awarded another track-work contract worth Rs. 166 crore to RVNL-ISC JV for 22.77 km Line-1.

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