10 Bidders for Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor’s C5 Contract

Ten firms have bid to construct 21.14 km Package C-5 of the 121.7 km Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor (HORC) project after Haryana Rail Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd (HRIDC) opened technical bids in January-end.

This section of Haryana’s first semi high-speed rail line will consist of a 3.9 km viaduct adjacent to the Aravalis, just east of tunnel Package C-4 which was won by Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd. (RVNL) in March 2023. Also included in the scope is an at-grade section and the construction of IMT Sohna Station, Silani Station and New Pirthala Station.

The Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC)’s Dadri – Rewari section will cross over HORC’s Package C-5 (shown in green in the map below).

HRIDC had invited tenders for this package’s construction in November 2023 with a 3 year completion deadline and an undisclosed estimate which I hear might be worth Rs. 1180 crore.

Bidders

• APCO Infratech Pvt. Ltd.
• Ashoka Buildcon Ltd. (ABL)
• Dilip Buildcon Ltd. (DBL)
• H.G. Infra Engineering Ltd. (HGIEL)
• Kalpataru Projects International Ltd. (KPIL)
• Larsen and Toubro Ltd. (L&T)
• Patel Infrastructure Ltd.
• PNC Infratech Ltd.
• Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd. (RVNL)
• Shivalaya Construction Co. Pvt. Ltd.

Brief Scope of C-5: Composite Contract package in connection with New BG Double Railway Line of HORC project between stations Prithla and Dhulawat for:
(i) Design and Construction of Civil Works (Earthwork, Bridges, Stations and Retaining Walls) from km -2.296 to km 12.00 & km 18.00 to km 20.942;
(ii) Design & Construction of viaduct from km 20.942 to km 24.844;
(iii) Design & Construction of Ballastless track from km 20.842 to km 24.844; and (iv) Design, Supply, Installation, Testing & Commissioning of General Electrical Services from km -2.296 to km 12.00 and Km 18.00 to Km 24.844

The bids have now been sent for technical bid 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 contractor.

Here’s are two schematics via HRIDC’s January 2024 Ralharee newsletter shared by follower Kanishka which shows C5’s profile:

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

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– TMRG