NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): YFC Projects Pvt. Ltd. last week emerged as the lowest bidder to construct a new cut & cover ramp and remodel Sarita Vihar Depot (Package DC-26) on Delhi Metro’s 46.63 km Violet Line (Kashmere Gate – Raja Nahar Singh in Ballabhgarh) after the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) opened financial bids submitted by different infrastructure companies.
This work is part of the DMRC’s strategic plan to repurpose Sarita Vihar Depot for stabling and maintaining trains on the Phase 4 project‘s upcoming 20.201 km Silver Line which will connect Aerocity – Tughlakabad line in the future.
DMRC invited bids for Sarita Vihar Depot’s reconstruction in July with an estimated cost of Rs. 59.11 crore and expect the assigned contractor to complete all work within 730 days. Technical bids were opened in August which revealed 3 bidders and during technical bid evaluation, Vaibhav Construction’s bid was disqualified.
Financial Bid Values:
YFC Projects Pvt. Ltd. – Rs. 52.41 Crores
Dharamraj Contracts India Pvt. Ltd. – Rs. 59.84 Crores
The Scope of the work includes to Provide for maintenance facilities for the Vehicles on upcoming Tughlakhabad – Aerocity Corridor and Lajpat Nagar – Saket G Block Corridor and expansion of Depot cum workshop at Sarita Vihar. The civil work including Depot development works is to be undertaken in this contract consists of the construction of Ramp, Demolition and restoration of Blower Room, Civil works for Shifting of ETP, Road Works, Railing Works etc. including all the Design of temporary works to be undertaken by a designer under the arrangement of the contractor.
