4 Bidders for Delhi – Meerut RRTS’ TVS & ECS Package 23

Four firms have submitted bids for commissioning the tunnel ventilation system (TVS) and environmental control system (ECS) Package 23 for the 82.15 km Delhi – Meerut RRTS Line, after officials from the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) opened technical bids this afternoon to reveal its list of bidders.

NCRTC had invited tenders (bids) for this package of the two underground sections of the line (totaling roughly 12 kms) in July 2020 funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). They estimate it to cost $33.83 million (approx. Rs 250 crore) and expect the assigned contractor to complete work in 1550 days (4.25 years) from when the contract is awarded.

Bidders:

• Blue Star Ltd.
• ETA Engineering Pvt. Ltd.
• STRABAG International GmbH
• Voltas Ltd.

Contract: Package 23

Brief Scope: Design, Detail Engineering, Supply, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of ECS, TVS, Electrical , ECS -E and M BMS, TVS BMS and TVS SCADA OCC/BCC Systems of 4 Under Ground Stations including Ventilation Buildings on Delhi-GZB-MRT RRTS

The four underground stations mentioned in the tender notice will be located at Anand Vihar within Delhi, and at Meerut Central, Bhaisali and Begumpul in Meerut – view route map. The tunnel ventilation system will be deployed on Package 4 (STEC was lowest bidder) connecting New Ashok Nagar – Sahibabad primarily in Delhi and on Package 8 (technical bid evaluation underway – NCRTC received 5 bids) connecting Brahampuri DN Ramp with Begumpul UP Ramp in Meerut.

The bids have now been sent for technical evaluation which can take a couple months to complete. When that is done, the financial bids of the technically qualified bidders will be opened to reveal who’s the lowest bidder and most likely vendor.

Back on Wednesday, NCRTC invited bids for the project’s Package 11 in 2 lots that involves architectural finishing and electrical & mechanical works at a total of 11 elevated stations:

Pkg-11-Lot-P11 Lot 1: Architectural Finishing for 2 Elevated Stations (viz. Sarai Kale Khan and New Ashok Nagar Stations) and E and M Work from Sarai Kale Khan to New Ashok Nagar DN Ramp of Delhi – Ghaziabad – Meerut RRTS Corridor.

• Period of Work: 1364 days (3.73 years)
• Bid Submission End Date: 09-Dec-2020 03:00 PM
• Bid Opening Date: 09-Dec-2020 05:00 PM

Pkg-11-Lot-P11 Lot 2: Architectural Finishing for 9 Elevated Stations and E and M work from Duhai (EPE) to start of Partapur Station and Begumpul UP Ramp to Modipuram of Delhi – Ghaziabad – Meerut RRTS Corridor.

• Period of Work: 1484 days (4.06 years)
• Bid Submission End Date: 09-Dec-2020 03:00 PM
• Bid Opening Date: 09-Dec-2020 05:00 PM

A list of all packages (civil & systems) and their status can be viewed here.

For more updates, check out the NCR RRTS section of The Metro Rail Guy!

– TMRG