Six Firms bid for two Underground Contract Packages of Chennai Metro Phase 2

Chennai, India (Urban Transport News): The Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) has opened technical bids for underground contract packages UG-01 and UG-02 for Corridor 4 of Phase 2 of the Chennai Metro Rail Project on August 16, 2021. A total of 10 bids have been received from multinational civil engineering firms.

Package UG-01

Scope of Work

Construction of underground stations at Light House, Kutchery Road, Alwarpet, Bharathidasan Road including underground stabling yard and cross over at Light House Station and associated twin tunnel, project start from chainage 0+001m to end chainage 5+150m (down line) of Corridor 4 of Phase 2 of Chennai Metro Rail Project. Under this contract package, a total of 5.15 km underground tunnel from Bharathidasan Road Station to Light House is required to build. 

Bidders

• Gulermak Agir Sanayi Insaat ve Taahhut A.S. 
• ITD Cementation India Ltd
• J Kumar Infraprojects – Patel Infra JV
• Larsen and Toubro Ltd (L&T)
• Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Co (Singapore) Pte Ltd (STEC)

Package UG-02

Scope of Work

Construction of underground stations at Boat Club, Nandanam, Panagal Park, Kodambakkam, Kodambakkam Flyover including underground crossover at Panagal Park Station and associated twin tunnel, cut & cover box, U section and ramp project start from chainage 5+150m to end chainage 10+0.27m (down line) of Corridor 4 of Phase 2 of Chennai Metro Rail Project. Under this contract package, a total of 4.877 km underground tunnel from Kodambakkam Flyover to Boat Club is required to build. 

Bidders

• Gulermak Agir Sanayi Insaat ve Taahhut A.S. 
• ITD Cementation India Ltd
• Dogus Insaat Ve Ticaret A.S. – JMC Projects JV
• Larsen and Toubro Ltd (L&T)
• Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Co (Singapore) Pte Ltd (STEC)

Tenders for both packages were floated in February 2021. The construction of the underground section (Light House – Power House Ramp) of Corridor 4 will be financed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). ADB agrees to provide financial assistance of Rs 5,890 (Approx. US$780 million) to the Government of India.

For more details, please explore the Chennai Metro page of Urban Transport News.