MEIL – HCC Wins Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train BKC Station’s Work
March 13, 2023: NHSRCL today awarded MEIL – HCC JV with Mumbai Ahmedabad Bullet Train Package C1’s Rs. 3680.96 crore contract.
December 28, 2022 Original Post: Megha Engineering & Infrastructures Ltd. – Hindustan Construction Company JV today emerged as the lowest bidder to construct Bandra Kurla Complex Station of the 508.17 km Mumbai – Ahmedabad High Speed Rail (MAHSR Bullet Train).
This terminus station of the 1.03 km long Package C1 will be built using the cut and cover method between chainage -0.255 to 0.775. The 467m long station area within it will have 6 platforms of 425m length to accommodate 16 coach bullet trains.
India’s National National High Speed Rail Corporation Ltd. (NHSRCL) had had re-invited bids for BKC Station’s civil construction in July 2022 with an unknown estimate and 1638 day (4.48 year) completion timeframe. Technical bids were opened in November to reveal 4 bidders.
Financial Bid Values
| Firm | Bid (Rs. Crore) |
| MEIL – HCC JV | 3681 |
| Afcons Infrastructure Ltd. | 4217 |
| Larsen & Toubro (L&T) | 4590 |
| J. Kumar Infraprojects Ltd. (JKIL) | Disqualified (Fin Bid Not Opened) |
IFB Number: Package No. MAHSR-C-1
Brief Scope: Design and Const. of Civil and Buildings Works on Design-Build Lump Sum Price basis for Double Line High Speed Railway for Mumbai Underground Station, Cut and Cover Tunnel and Shaft-1 from MAHSR Km. -0.255 to Km. 0.775 at BKC in Maharashtra
The station box will consist of 3 levels – service floor, concourse and platform at a depth of 24m below ground level.
The assigned contractor for BKC Station will also be required to build a tunnel boring machine (TBM) retrieval shaft on the eastern-end. This is where TBMs used in Package C2 will complete their underground journey.
Without NHSRCL’s estimate, I can’t provide an assessment of how MEIL-HCC JV’s bid is placed. We’ll have to wait and see how this plays out. If the bid falls within NHSRCL’s estimate, then we should see MEIL-HCC JV starting preliminary construction work in Q2 2023 and actual construction work in Q4 2023.
With this development, the likely contractor for 1 of 3 civil packages in Maharashtra is now known. 20.377 km Package C2 and 135.450 km Package C3’s technical bids are currently planned to be opened on January 20 and March 1, 2023 respectively.
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– TMRG
India needs high speed rail atleast between all major metros to improve connectivity.
India need high speed railway tracks.
We have semi high speed train capable of running 200kmph, but due too old tracks it’s just 130kmph.
Great way to end the year 👍👍
Congratulations To Megha and The Team for the achievement
WHY GOVERMENT SPENDING SO MUCH MONEY ON THIS PROJECT .THERE IS NO NEED FOR THAT .RIGHT NOW THERE ARE SO MANY TRAINS BETWEEN MUMBAI AND GUJRATH SO WHY WASTING OF MONEY WHY CANT THIS USED FOR OTHER PURPOSE.IS ONLY GUJRATHIS STAY IN INDIA WHY SO MUCH MONEY SPENDING ON THEM.
Bro. Government ke log commission se paise kama rahe hai or desh ka paisa barbad kar rahe hai. Jabse BJP government aai hai sab jagah unnecessary paise udda rahi hai . Rafle se lekar statue of unity, central vista se lekar bullet train . Kyuki bullet train me loss hoga or fir 3-4yr baad ye adani ko kaudio ke dam par sell kar denge
The above mentioned negative comments only show how low standards these people have.
Anpadhvlog haickya kare
Quite the contrary, Mr Anderson. These people are asking the right questions. When the money situation is so tight for millions of Indians and health and eduction budgets are minuscule how dare the govt spend crores on high speed passenger trains , that too, to a neighbouring state that is easily accessible. It’s just hubris not development as we have seen with the tallest statues and the central vista project. Which PM rushes off to open every new highway and ensures his face is plastered on every single poster or hoarding?
U K P
Even u can travell in Bullet train, it’s not only for Gujratis or Marathis.
Ur this mentality has left u in lurch, come out of this mentality brother.
Even u can travell in Bullet train, it’s not only for Gujratis or Marathis.
Ur this mentality has left u in lurch, come out of this mentality brother
Don’t worry Venktesh, your area will also get bullet train soon, be happy.
Bhai why are u jealous with gujaratis ,
I will ask Modi to contact you for further advice or orders from you, an international expert in Bullet trains as well as Economics.
Go to some other place to spread hate.
Banana hai to UP.Mumbai.bullet train banao. Gujrat me to aaram se train mil jati hai. UP aane jane me kitne problems hai 2000 se 6000 srif tickets me jate hai.Itne paise dene k bad be train full bhari rahti hai or bhut problem sene padte hai.
Bullet train will expand year by year and its obvious since gujarat is closer and more people go to gujarat first they will get profit by earning on short distance bullet train if it is success then only they will expand routes.
I wished Afcons ko mila hota…
Agar bullet train ke badle me existing line ko improve karke train speed jyada karne se vast areas cover ho sakta hai.
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