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Chennai, India (Metro Rail Today): Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) has issued a contract order (letter of acceptance) worth Rs 206.64 crore to a joint venture of KEC International Ltd and Vijay Nirman Company for supply of head hardened rails (HH Rails) for Corridor 5 (Madhavaram Milk Colony to Sholinganallur) of Chennai Metro Rail Project Phase 2 on 30th December 2022.
The scope of work includes Supply of Head Hardened Rails, Turnouts, Fastenings and Installation of Ballastless Tracks in including 16 Metro Station (including CMBT, Annanagar KV Metro, Thirumangalam Junction Metro, Anna Nagar West Metro, Retteri Junction Metro, Shastri Nagar Metro, Madhavaram Bus Terminal Metro, Velmurugan Nagar Metro, Manchambakkam Metro and Assisi Nagar Metro are Elevated Metro Stations and Villivakkam MTH Road Metro, Villivakkam Bus Terminal Metro, Villivakkam Metro, Srinivasa Nagar Metro, Kolathur Junction Metro and Madhavaram Depot Metro are Underground Metro Stations) of the Chennai Metro Phase-2 Project.
Tender notice for the above work (contract package CP18B-ATW-12/2022) was issued in January 2022 with an estimated work of contract Rs 194 crore. Technical bids were opened in June 2022 and financial bids were opened on 20th August 2022.
The contract was signed in presence of T. Archunan (Director/Projects), S. Ashok Kumar, CGM (T&EC), Livingstone, CGM (PP&D), Smt. Rekha Prakash, CGM (PD), Gurunath Reddy, AGM (CP), Sivaguru, Project Manager, Praveen Goel, (Director, KEC International) and other officials of Chennai Metro Rail Ltd, KEC International Ltd and Vijay Nirman Company.
The Corridor 5 (Red Line) of Chennai Metro's Phase 2 will connect Madhavaram Milk Colony to Sholinganallur with 48 stations. Out of which, 6 are underground, 1 at grade and 41 are elevated.