7 Bidders for 3 High Speed Rail Projects’ EIA Study

7 firms have submitted a total of 16 bids over the past month for carrying out environmental impact assessment (EIA) studies on three of seven new High Speed Rail projects across India.

This EIA study is among several studies and surveys being commissioned by India’s National High Speed Rail Corporation Ltd. (NHSRCL) to develop individual detailed project reports (DPRs) for all high speed rail projects.

NHSRCL/CO/CA/EIA/2020/30

Brief Scope: Preparation of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for Mumbai – Nagpur High Speed Rail (MNHSR)

Period of Work: 180 days

Technical Bids Opened: November 20

Bidders (3):

• Enviro Infra Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
• GPS Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
• Overseas Min Tech Consultants

NHSRCL/CO/CA/EIA/2020/42

Brief Scope: Preparation of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for Delhi – Ahmedabad High Speed Rail (DAHSR)

Period of Work: 180 days

Technical Bids Opened: December 18

Bidders (6):

• Egis India Consulting Engineers Pvt. Ltd.
• Enviro Infra Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
• Feedback Infra Pvt. ltd.
• Global Management And Engineering Consultants International
• GPS Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
• Overseas Min-Tech Consultant

NHSRCL/CO/CA/EIA/2020/37

Brief Scope: Preparation of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for Mumbai – Hyderabad High Speed Rail (MHHSR)

Period of Work: 180 days

Technical Bids Opened: December 21 (today!)

Bidders (7):

• Egis India Consulting Engineers Pvt. Ltd.
• Enviro Infra Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
• Feedback Infra Pvt. ltd.
• Global Management And Engineering Consultants International
• GPS Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
• Overseas Min-Tech Consultant
• Terracon Ecotech Pvt. Ltd.

The EIA contract for the 865 km Delhi – Varanasi High Speed Rail (DVHSR) line was awarded to Enviro Infra Solutions Pvt. Ltd. in October. Bids for EIA work on the Delhi – Amritsar High Speed Rail (DAMHSR) line were just invited by NHSRCL with a bid submission deadline of January 7 2021.

Tender notices for EIA work are currently pending for the Chennai – Mysore High Speed Rail and Varanasi – Howrah High Speed Rail lines.

For more updates, check out the High Speed Rail section of The Metro Rail Guy!

– TMRG