Six bidders shown interest in Civil Package C7 of Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train project

Mumbai, India (Urban Transport News): National High Speed Rail Corporation Ltd (NHSRCL) today informed that a total of six firms have submitted their bids for the construction of 18.133 km of the viaduct between Anand and Sabarmati including HSR stations at Ahmedabad and Sabarmati for Mumbai- Ahmedabad High Speed Rail corridor. 

"Technical bids were opened for ‘Design and construction of about 18 km of the viaduct between Anand and Sabarmati including HSR stations at Ahmedabad and Sabarmati for Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail corridor’ (under Package MAHSR-C-7). The alignment also has 31 crossing bridges including 6 (six) Steel truss bridges," said an official statement issued by NHSRCL.

The firms/consortia who submitted their bids are as under:

• Dilip Buildcon Ltd – Ranjit Buildcon – SAM India JV
• GR Infraprojects – Sadbhav Engineering JV
• IRCON International – Dineshchandra R. Agrawal Infracon JV
• Larsen & Toubro Ltd (L&T)
• NCC Ltd – Tata Projects – J Kumar Infraprojects JV
• Afcons Infrastructure Ltd

The tender for this package was invited in October 2020. The package comprises construction from chainage 489.467 to 507.600 within Gujarat state and lies entirely within the Ahmedabad metropolitan region with 2 elevated stations at Ahmedabad and Sabarmati. This is the third-largest civil package of 508.17 km Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail corridor. 

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 Ahmedabad Station, Sabarmati Station, Viaduct & Bridges, Crossing Bridges (excluding fabrication and transportation of steel truss girders) and Associated works between MAHSR Km. 489.467 and MAHSR Km. 507.599 in the State of Gujarat for the Project for Construction of Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail Corridor.

The bids have now been sent for the technical evaluation and once completed financial bids will be opened by the tender commitee.

For more details, please explore the "Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail" page of Urban Transport News.