Bids invited for construction of underground stretch of corridor-5 of Chennai Metro

Chennai, India (Urban Transport News): The Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) invites online tenders for the construction of 5.8 km of the underground stretch of the corridor-5 of Phase II of the Chennai Metro Rail project.

Contract Package: UG-06

• Scope of Work: Construction of underground stations at Kolathur, Srinivasa Nagar, Villivakam Sub-urban Station, Villivakam bus-terminus and Nathamuni with entry/exit, ventilation shafts, plumbing, earth mate, architectural finishes including signages etc including twin bored tunnels from Kolathur retrieval shaft to Nathamuni launching shaft and ramps with U-section in Corridor-5 of Chennai Metro Rail Project (Phase-2).
• Tender Notice No.: CMRL/CON/PHASE-II/CORR-5/CP06/UG06/2021
• Issue Date: 07.01.2021
• Estimated Tender Value: NA
• Work Completion Period: 1395 days
• Tender Security Money: Rs 29.48 Crore
• Tender Document Cost: Rs 40,000.00
• Pre-bid Meeting: 23.02.2021 at 1100 hrs.
• Last date of Submission of Bids: 07.05.2021 up to 1500 hrs
• Opening Date of Technical Bids: 08.05.2021 at 1500 hrs.

The Government of India has applied for financing from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) toward the cost of construction of the underground section of Corridor-5 of the Chennai Metro Rail project and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under these contract packages.

For more information, the interested bidder may contact the Additional General Manager (Contract Procurement), Chennai Metro Rail Limited, Administrative Building, Room No. 507, 5th Floor, CMRL Depot, Poonamallee High Road, Koyambedu, Chennai - 600107, Tamil Nadu.

Earlier on 7th November 2020, CMRL had invited bids for the construction of other underground stretches under contract packages TU01 (Venugopal Nagar Shaft to Kelly’s Station), TU02 (Kellys Station to Taramani Road Junction), UG-01 (Madhavaram to Perambur), UG-02 (Ayanavaram to Kellys), UG-03 KMC to Royapettah), UG-04 (Radhakrishnan to Adyar Junction) and UG-05 (Adyar Depot – Taramani Link Road Ramp).

For more details about the project, please explore our Chennai Metro section.