9 Bidders for Mumbai – Ahmedabad HSR’s Package C8
Nine construction firms have submitted bids for the 2.127 km Package C-8 related to Sabarmati Depot of the 508.17 km Mumbai – Ahmedabad High Speed Rail (MAHSR Bullet Train) project after National High Speed Rail Corporation Ltd. (NHSRCL) opened bids today.
Package C8 of the main-line (chainage 507.599 to 509.726) within Ahmedabad is the shortest of 5 packages within Gujarat state and deals with civil, building & preparatory works at Sabarmati train maintenance depot which will be the largest among three depots (others will be at Surat and Thane) planned on this line for the inspection, maintenance and stabling of trainsets.
The depot will cover approximately 84 hectares and a notice inviting bids for constructing its workshop shed, inspection shed, office building, Operations & Control Centre (OCC), machinery & plants under Package D2 is currently pending.
NHSRCL invited tenders (bids) for its construction, financed by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in October 2020 with a completion period of 4 years. An official estimate hasn’t been published, but I hear it’s around Rs. 650 crore.
Bidders:
- Dineshchandra R Agrawal (DRA) Infracon Pvt. Ltd.
- ISGEC Heavy Engineering Ltd.
- KEC International Ltd.
- Montecarlo Ltd.
- M.S. Khurana Engineering Ltd.
- Patel Infrastructure Ltd.
- Ranjit Buildcon Ltd.
- SCC Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd
- URC Construction Pvt. Ltd.
IFB Number: Package No. MAHSR-C-8
Brief Scope: Design and Construction of Civil and Building Works for the Depot on Design Build Lump Sum Price Basis for Double Line High Speed Railway involving works for Site Formation, Abutment, Retaining Walls, Roadbed for track, Box Culvert, Roads, Cable Duct, Foundations of OHE Masts, Piping, Drainage, Water Harvesting, Fire Fighting, Landscaping, Boundary Wall, General Inspection Train Shed, Maintenance Depot and other Associated works At Sabarmati between MAHSR Km. 507.599 and MAHSR Km. 509.726 in the State of Gujarat for the Project for Construction of Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail
The bids have now been sent for technical evaluation which – going by C4 and C6’s experience – is expected to take a month 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 contractor for this package.
Here’s a status of each civil package of the bullet train project – this table is best viewed on a desktop device. Within Gujarat – only Package C5’s tender notice for the main-line’s construction within Vadodara is pending.
| Package & Scope | Status |
| C1: 1.028 km Underground Station at BKC, Mumbai | Bids Invited in November 2019; Current Submission Deadline: May 5, 2021 |
| C2: 20.377 km underground tunnel between BKC Station to Shilphata, Thane (3 Mega TBMs to be used) | Bid Submission Deadline Passed – No Bids Received |
| C3: 135.450 km elevated line between Shilphata, Thane and Zaroli Village (MH/GJ Border) | Tender Notice Pending |
| C4: 237.1 km elevated line between Zaroli Village (MH/GJ Border) and Vadodara | Under Construction by Larsen & Toubro |
| C5: 8.198 km elevated viaduct and station within Vadodara | Tender Notice Pending |
| C6: 87.569 km elevated viaduct between Vadodara and Ahmedabad | Awarded to Larsen & Toubro |
| C7: 18.133 km elevated viaduct and station within Ahmedabad | Bids Invited October 8; Current Submission Deadline: March 22, 2021 |
| C8: 2.126 km viaduct, building works at Sabarmati Depot | Technical Bids Opened – this post! |
The fabrication and installation of PSC bridges and steel truss bridges over roads, highways, railway lines and canals within these civil packages’ routes are part of 6 separate packages – see all contracts here.
For more updates, check out the High Speed Rail section!
– TMRG
Good. Sadly, Maharashtra Govt. is not taking any interest on Bullet Train Project. God knows when the land will be fully acquired in Maharashtra for Bullet train. Now what I heard is that NHSRCL have approach IRFC to finance the Vapi to BKC Section of MAHSR. If things go well then Maharashtra Govt. won’t be required to pay a huge amount for the project. It looks like Central govt. wanted to give some relief to Maharashtra Govt. For Bullet Train Project. Hope Construction of Bullet Train will soon start in Maharashtra 😄
Hi,
What is status of Chennai metro phase-2, Corridor-4 GC financial bid?
CMRL has postponed its opening as the 4 disqualified bidders weren’t happy getting disqualified :/
Any word on Hyderabad Metro Phase 2?
Nothing concrete. Every 6 months you hear about heavy rail and EBRTS (basically Metro Neo) type of news reports. They need to finalize a type and approve.
So L&T won’t be winning all 8 contracts haha
😀
What happened to P2 and P3 they were announced in 2019?
Will try finding out. They aren’t medium/big value, so might be tough to get current status.
TMRG, I’ve heard that IRFC will finance the remaining part of the MAHSR from Vapi to Mumbai BKC. Does it mean that Central Govt. is wanted to provide some relief for Maharashtra Govt. for Bullet train Project?
That news related to IRFC was related to the *possibility* of funding future lines or extensions (Delhi – Ahmedabad for example), and not the Maharashtra section of this line.
At this stage only initial talks have taken place. Nothing has been finalized.
How much platforms will have for HSR stations.
Such stns like Boisar, Vapi, Bharuch, Anand may have 2 platforms and 4 tracks to pass through the express train. But at some stns like BKC,Surat,Vadodara,Ahmedabad and Sabarmati Terminal will be important stns where both express and all stop trains will stop. So I think they may have 6 to 10 platforms. Did NHSRCL have mention anything on these?
Details have been released in bits and pieces
BKC – 6 lines/platforms (3 island platforms)
https://themetrorailguy.com/2018/03/01/bkc-plot-to-house-ifsc-terminal-for-mumbai-ahmedabad-hsr-line/
Surat – 2
Vadodara – 4
Ahmedabad – 2
Sabarmati – 4
TMRG in this article from Times of India stated a sentence about Kolkata Metro Line 1’s extension opening
https://m.timesofindia.com/city/kolkata/separate-cop-wing-demand-for-kolkata-metro/amp_articleshow/81120449.cms
It told that that PM will inaugurate it on Monday
Most of the article is about police but one sentence clearly stated about the opening.
Hope it helps
Thanks! Yeah I’ve got it marked out for Monday
It is confirmed that Dakshineshwar Metro will be open on 22nd February?
Yup!
https://www.naidunia.com/madhya-pradesh/bhopal-bhopal-metro-news-company-to-build-depot-in-delhi-bhopal-indore-metro-depot-6719117
sir can you make an article on this
I have no additional details at this time. Let me ask around.