Bangalore ( Metro Rail News): After the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (BMRCL) invited technical bids on 24th October 2024, 5 companies placed bids for the electrical and mechanical contract E&M-6 of Bangalore Metro’s 57 km Blue Line.
This new line (Blue Line), which is now under construction as part of Bangalore Metro’s Phase 2A (ORR Line) and Phase 2B (Airport Line) projects, would connect Silkboard to KR Puram (Phase 2A) and KR Puram to Bengaluru International Airport ( Phase 2B). It would feature 30 stations on NH-44 and the Outer Ring Road national highway.
PACKAGE E&M-6
This critical systems contract covers E&M work at 28 stations, two traction substations (TSS), and the approximately 718-meter cut and cover section next to the Yelahanka Air Force Station, including LT panels, LT cables, lighting, hydraulics, fire safety systems, UPS, DG sets, HVAC, and BMS.
A different contract will cover E&M’s work at the KIA Terminals Station and the Airport City Metro Station (also called KIA West Station).
In September 2024, BMRCL released a bid invitation for Package E&M-6, with a 1.5-year completion timeline and an estimated cost of 183 crore.
Bidders who have submitted bids for the contract are:
- Blue Star Ltd.
- Jakson Ltd.
- Power Mech Projects Ltd.
- Toyota Tsusho India Pvt. Ltd.
- Universal MEP Projects & Engineering Services Ltd. (Voltas’ subsidiary)
The technical bid examination of the bids has now begun and may take several months to finish. Following that, the lowest bidder and most likely contractor will be identified by opening the financial bids of the technically qualified bidders.
Further development procedure
As per the ongoing construction, Phase 2A will open no earlier than Q4 2026 and Phase 2B opening no earlier than Q3 2027, given the current course of events.
The first batch of BEML trains from rolling stock contract 5RS-DM will probably be used to service Phase 2’s 21.38 km Pink Line, which is at a more advanced stage of construction, hence the Blue Line will experience train-related delays, just like the Yellow Line. In Q4 2025, the first of 53 trains from BEML’s nearby Bengaluru complex at CV Raman Nagar is expected to begin service.
