Four firms bid for contract package C-3 of Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train Project

New Delhi, India (Metro Rail Today): The National High Speed Rail Corporation Ltd (NHSRCL) has opened the technical bids of 135.45 km Civil Contract Package C-3 of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail Project on 12th April 2023 in New Delhi.

As per the information shared by NHSRCL, a total of four construction firms/consortia have submitted their bids for this major civil contract package of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail Corridor. The name of the firms are as under:-

• Larsen & Toubro Ltd
• Afcons Infrastructure – Kalpataru Power Transmission Ltd JV
• Dineshchandra A. Agrawal Infracon – Delhi Metro Rail Corporation JV
• NCC – J Kumar Infraprojects JV

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has first time participated in the open civil tenders in India.

Now all bids have been sent for technical evaluation. Once the evaluation process completed, NHSRCL will open the financial bids to reveal the name of lowest bidder.

Tender notice for the contract package MAHSR-C3 was issued in November 2022 with 1704 days work completion deadline.

The scope of work includes Design and Construction of Civil and Building Works including Testing and Commissioning on Design Build Lump Sum Price Basis for Double Line High Speed Railway involving Viaducts & Bridges (excluding fabrication and transportation of steel truss girder components), Maintenance Depot, Tunnels, Earth Structures and Stations (Thane, Virar and Boisar), between Shilphata in the State of Maharashtra and Zaroli at Maharashtra-Gujarat border from MAHSR Km 21.150 to MAHSR Km 156.600 [excluding Thane Depot] for the Project for Construction of Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail Corridopr.

This package will link Shilphata – Zaroli in Maharashtra and includes 3 elevated bullet train stations at Thane, Virar and Boisar. The construction of Thane Depot will be carried out via a separate civil construction contract Package D1.

The 508.17 kilometres Bullet Train corridor will connect Mumbai to Ahmedabad with 12 stations. This will be India's first High Speed Rail Corridor.