JSPL Awarded Delhi Metro Phase 4’s Head Hardened Rails Contract DT-02R
Jindal Steel & Power Ltd. (JSPL) last week was awarded a Rs. 155.87 crore contract to supply 16,935 MT of head hardened (HH) rails for Delhi Metro’s Phase 4 project by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC).
This a contract retender and its scope includes 85.86 km Phase 4 project’s 65.1 km Priority Corridors which are well under construction across 3 lines. This includes 1 new line (23.62 km Golden Line: Aerocity – Tughlakabad) and the extension of the Magenta Line (28.92 km Janakpuri West – R.K.Ashram) and Pink Line (12.58 km Mukundpur – Maujpur).
These special tracks of Package DT-02R will be 60E1 – 1080 grade as per Indian Railway Specification T-12-2009, and manufactured through a special heat treatment process to provide additional strength, lower residual stress, elongate track-life and minimize maintenance.
DMRC had originally invited bids for DT-02 in February 2022 with a 540 day deadline and canceled the bidding process in June 2023 after all bids (bidder names are unknown to me) were found to be technically non-responsive.
Bids were re-invited in July 2023 with a 365 day deadline under Package DT-02R, and technical bids were opened in October 2023 to reveal 4 bidders. Financial bids were opened in February 2024.
Financial Bid Values (Recap)
Note: All 4 firms submitted bids in different combinations of INR + EURO + USD + JPY. Below I’ve shown the INR equivalent.
| Firm | Bid (Rs. Crore) |
| JSPL | 155.87 |
| Mitsui & Co. | 196.71 |
| ArcelorMittal Espana | 205.45 |
| Voestalpine Rail Technology | 227.45 |
DMRC’s Brief Scope: Manufacturing & Supply of 16935 MT Head Hardened Rails UIC 60/60 E-1 (Class-A), 1080 Grade, IRS-T-12-2009, for Delhi Metro Rail Project – Phase IV Corridors (i) Line-8 Extn. – Janakpuri West to R.K.Ashram, (ii) Line-7 Extn. Maujpur to Majlis Park, (iii) Line-10 – Tughlakabad to Aerocity
This is just another one of 44 system & civil packages that will be funded by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) through a Rs 8,390 crore loan signed in March 2021.
With the Central Government’s recent approval of another 2 lines to Phase 4 (Lajpat Nagar – Saket & Inderlok – Indraprastha), it remains to be seen if JICA will fund their development or not. That will determine if the scope of some existing contracts will be amended, if possible, or whether a new tendering process will have to be launched for the systems being procured.
A list of all Delhi Metro Phase 4 packages, their contractors and status can be viewed here.
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– TMRG
Isn’t Golden Line Corridor extended to Terminal 1 IGI Airport?
Earlier it was from Aerocity to Tughlaqabad. I have read that it will be now constructed from Terminal 1 IGI to Tughlaqabad.. Then why is Aerocity written everywhere?
T1 Extension has been approved only principally.
Even DDC tender not released yet.
Anurag Thakur said in the press conference that JICA will fund the two new approved corridors partially.
The airport express line should be extended from dwarka sector 25 to kherki daula RRTS station on delhi- jaipur highway NH48. they can give 2-3 stations in between.