NAGPUR (Metro Rail News): Colossus Infra Projects Pvt. Ltd. will be providing train Operation and station control services for the Nagpur Metro Rail Project for a period of 2 years (730 Days). Colossus Infra Projects Pvt. Ltd. bagged the contract for the same from Maha-Metro (Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation). The contract value stands at Rs 21.2 Cr.
Maha-Metro floated tender for this contract with a 2-year deadline. Technical bids were opened on 26 May, revealing that two firms had submitted bids for the contract. The technical evaluation of the submitted bids took place on 16 July. During the technical round, JMD Consultants’ bid was rejected. Financial bids were opened on 16 July, revealing that Colossus Infra Projects is the lowest bidder for the contract.
The Nagpur Metro Rail Project consist of 2 Phases. Currently, the Phase 1 of Nagpur Metro is completely operational, while Phase 2 is under construction.
Phase 1: The Nagpur Metro Phase 1 spans 38.215 km and consists of 2 operational corridors. Phase I of the Nagpur Metro was developed at a cost of more than Rs 8650 crore.
| Phase 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Line | Corridor | Route | Length |
| Line 1 ( Orange Line) | North–South Corridor | Automotive Square – Khapri | 19.658 Km |
| Line 2 ( Aqua Line) | East–West Corridor | Lokmanya Nagar – Prajapati Nagar | 18.557 Km |
Phase 2: The under-construction Phase 2 spans 43.8 km. The Nagpur Metro Phase 2 consists of 4 extensions of the existing and operational 2 corridors of Phase 1.
| Phase 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Line | Route | Length |
| Orange Line | Khapri – MIDC ESR | 18.5 Km |
| Orange Line | Automotive Square – Kanhan River | 13 km |
| Aqua Line | Prajapati Nagar – Transport Nagar | 5.6 km |
| Aqua Line | Lokmanya Nagar – Hingna | 6.7 km |
Recently, Maha-Metro also invited bids for the Automatic Fare Collection Systems (AFC) contract for Phase 2 of the Nagpur Metro Rail Project. The contract value stands at Rs. 154.30 Crores. To know more about this news, Click Here.
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