Jakson Wins Chennai Metro Line-5’s E&M Contract EM-03

Jakson Ltd. was today declared as the lowest bidder for Chennai Metro Line-5’s electrical & mechanical (E&M), fire protection, ventilation and air-conditioning contract C5-EM-03 by Chennai Metro Rail Ltd. (CMRL).

Chennai Metro’s new 44.6 km Line-5 of the Phase 2 project will run in a north-south orientation to connect Madhavaram Milk Colony – Sholinganallur.

The scope of Package EM-03 in north Chennai includes system works at 10 elevated stations, 6 underground stations, underground tunnels between Kolathur – Nathamuni stations, and viaduct between Madhavaram Milk Colony – Grain Market (Koyambedu Market) stations. The underground section is under construction by Tata Projects under Package UG-06, while the elevated section is under construction by Larsen & Toubro under Package C5-EV-03.

CMRL had invited tenders for this systems contract in August 2023 with an unknown estimate and 1910 day (5.2 year) completion deadline. Technical bids were opened in February 2024 to reveal 5 bidders.

Financial Bid Values

Firm	Bid (Rs. Crore)
Jakson	201.50
ETA Engineering	207.19
Antelec	214.20
Universal MEP Projects & Engineering Services (Voltas)	216.89
Blue Star	218.40

Package: C5-EM-03

CMRL’s Brief Scope: Supply, Installation, Testing, Commissiong and Training of Electrical, Plumbing, Fire Protection, VAC Works and BMS system From Madhavaram Milk Colony Station (Excluding) CH 76.000 to Grain Market Station (Excluding) CH 16399.716 for Corridor-5 of Chennai Metro Rail Project, Phase-II

I’m not aware of CMRL’s estimate, so can’t provide an assessment on the chances of a contract getting issued. We’ll have to wait and see how this plays out.

I recently updated my Chennai Metro Phase 2 map with the exact location of all elevated and underground stations across lines 3, 4 and 5 – check it out here.

Package EM-03 is Line-5’s second E&M package after C5-EM-04 which was awarded to Voltas in December 2023. A list of all Chennai Metro Phase 2 civil & system packages and their status can be viewed here.

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– TMRG