Bids Invited for Chennai Metro Line-5’s Underground Work

Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) on Thursday invited tenders (bids) for the construction of twin tunnels and 5 underground stations (Package UG-06) between Kolathur and Nathamuni of Chennai Metro’s new 47 km Line-5 which will connect Madhavaram and Sholinganallur through 48 stations.

This roughly 5.8 km underground civil package lies towards Line-5’s northern end and will be the only underground package of the entire line. This is so far the 11th tender notice for civil work on the 118.9 km Chennai Metro Phase 2 project and 3rd for Line-5.

Interesting to note that while tunneling and station work have been split up into 2 & 5 dedicated packages for the 45.813 km Line-3 (Madhavaram – SIPCOT 2), the scope of this line’s package includes both tunnel and station work.

Brief Scope: Construction of underground stations at Kolathur, Srinivasa Nagar, Villivakam Sub-urban Station, Villivakam bus-terminus and Nathamuni with entry / exit, ventilation shafts, plumbing, earthmat, 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 CMRL phase-II project

Package: UG06

Tender: CMRL/CON/PHASE-II/CORR-5/CP06/UG06/2021

  • Completion Period: 1395 days (3.8 years)
  • Pre-Bid Meeting: 23/02/2021 at 11:00 hours
  • Bid Submission End Date: 07/05/2021 up to 15:00 Hrs
  • Technical Bid Opening Date: 08/05/2021 at 15:00 Hrs
CMRL’s official Phase 2 map with my edits showcasing this package’s route between Kolathur and Nathamuni – view Phase 2 info & route map

Like Line-3’s 26.72 km underground section (Madhavaram – Taramani Link Road), this package will also be funded through an ODA loan by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

CMRL requires a minimum of 4 TBMs to be used for tunneling here and out of those 2 must be sourced from Japanese manufacturers, per the conditions laid out by JICA.

Here’s a status of Line-5’s civil packages so far:

Line-4 & 5: Package C4-ECV-01 – 7.955 km elevated section with 9 stations from Power House to Porur JunctionLarsen & Toubro is lowest bidder
Line-5: Package C5-ECV-03 – 11.61 km elevated section with 11 stations from Puzhuthivakkam to SholinganallurBids Invited November 11
Line-5: Package UG6 – 5.8 km underground section with 5 stations from Kolathur and NathamuniBids Invited Thursday (this post!)

With this development, for Line-5 – tender notices are now pending for its Puzhuthivakkam – Porur Junction (approx. 10 km), Alwartiru Nagar – Nadhamuni (approx. 6 km) and Kolathur – Madhavaram (approx. 10 kms) sections.

A list of all Phase 2 civil & system packages and their status can be viewed here.

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– TMRG

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15 Responses to "Bids Invited for Chennai Metro Line-5’s Underground Work"

  1. Meenakshisundaram says:

    Hi, will you please tell me who won the systems consultancy name list for Chennai metro phase 2.

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  2. M.Ramanathan says:

    What is the status of Kilambakkam Metro now?!!! DPR is over and handed over to Govt of TN & GOI. What is the status now?!!! No words from GOI!!!

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  3. Pramod Kumar Singh says:

    I Think L&T win again

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    • TMRG says:

      A heavy ‘metro’ rail system is not being pursued anymore. Project will now be built as a light rail ‘metrolite’ system. Revised DPR is ready and currently pending AP govt’s approval.

      Reply
  4. Ram S says:

    Is the plan to extend from airport to kilambakkam on the cards ??

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  5. Krishnan R says:

    Please, any information on the airport to kilambakkam…extention line?
    Tq

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  6. Kaleem says:

    Cmrl ..phase 2 .. line3 pattalam station is decided sir?

    Reply
  7. Kishor Kumar Verma says:

    Muja l&t vendor ha kam mila ga kya

    Reply

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