Tata Awarded Mumbai Metro & Roads’ Consultant Contract CA-253
Tata Consulting Engineers (TCE) earlier this month was awarded a Rs. 19.80 crore consultant contract by Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) for upcoming transportation projects estimated to be worth Rs. 34,174 crore.
The scope of this contract (Package CA-253) includes peer reviewing existing feasibility study reports, detailed project reports (DPR), bid documents, and concurrent evaluation of new tenders related to upcoming Mumbai Metro lines, roads (expressways, bridges), and transportation (PRT & ropeway) projects.
I’ve included a comprehensive list of all projects at the bottom of this post.
Final Contract Value: Rs. 19,80,00,000 (excluding GST)
MMRDA had invited tenders for this consultancy service in March 2024 with a Rs. 18.65 crore estimate and 12 month contract deadline. Technical bids were opened on July 19 to reveal 3 bidders – RITES, TCE and SMEC, and financial bids were opened on July 22.
Financial Bid Values
| Firm | Rs. (Crore) |
| Tata Consulting Engineers | 19.80 |
| RITES | 20.73 |
| SMEC | 24.90 |
MMRDA’s Brief Scope: Appointment of Consultant for Peer Review of Feasibility, Detailed Project Report, Bid Documents and Concurrent Evaluation For Various Projects Under MMRDA
Detailed List of Projects
Upcoming tenders and projects worth Rs. 34,174 crore have been divided into 4 categories.
A. Engineering Division (Rs. 14,505 crore)
- Thane Coastal Road Phase 1 (Navayuga is lowest bidder)
- Eastern Freeway Extension from Chheda Nagar to Anand Nagar (Navayuga is lowest bidder)
- Elevated Road from Kalyan – Murbad Road
- Elevated Road from Anandnagar to Saket on Eastern Express Highway (J Kumar Infraprojects is lowest bidder)
- Elevated Road from NH4 to Katai Naka (Afcons is lowest bidder)
- Kalyan Ring Road (Package-I, II)
- Kalyan Ring Road (Package-VIII)
- Creek Bridge from Kasarvadavli to Kharbav (Afcons is lowest bidder)
- Creek Bridge form Gaimukh to Payegaon (Ashoka is lowest bidder)
- Creek Bridge from Kolshet to Kalher (Ashoka is lowest bidder)
- Consultancy Services for Technical Assessment of 760 KLD & 715 KLD Sewage Treatment Plant at MMRDA buildings in Tata Amantra Housing Complex Premises, Kalyan-Bhivandi Rd., Kalyan, Dist. Thane
The scope of consultancy services for Engineering projects under this contract includes:
- Reply to Pre- Bid Queries
- Preparation of Addendum/ Corrigendum
- Evaluation of Packet A (Qualification)
- Evaluation of Packet B (Technical)
- Evaluation of Packet C (Financial)
- Recommendation for Awar
B. Mumbai Metro (Rs. 14,712 crore)
- Mumbai Metro Line-2B: Electrical & Mechanical (E&M), Depot Machinery & Plant (M&P), and Electrification systems (see list of packages and status)
- Mumbai Metro Line-4: Rolling Stock (RS), Signaling & Telecommunication (S&T), Platform Screen Doors (PSD), Depot Machinery & Plant (M&P), Electrification and Automatic Fare Collection (AFC) systems (see list of packages and status)
- Mumbai Metro Line-5: Rolling Stock (RS), Signaling & Telecommunication (S&T), Platform Screen Doors (PSD), Depot Machinery & Plant (M&P), Electrification and Automatic Fare Collection (AFC) systems (see list of packages and status)
- Mumbai Metro Line-6: Rolling Stock (RS), Signaling & Telecommunication (S&T), Platform Screen Doors (PSD), Depot Machinery & Plant (M&P), Electrification and Automatic Fare Collection (AFC) systems (see list of packages and status)
- Mumbai Metro Line-7A & Line-9: Electrical & Mechanical (E&M), Platform Screen Doors (PSD), Depot Machinery & Plant (M&P), Tunnel Ventilation System (TVS) & Environment Control System (ECS), Automatic Fare Collection (AFC) & Electrification systems (see list of packages and status)
The scope of consultancy services for Metro projects under this contract includes:
- Preparation of Addendum / Corrigendum
- Evaluation of Packet A (Qualification)
- Evaluation of Packet B (Technical)
- Evaluation of Packet C (Financial)
- Recommendation for Award
C. Transportation & Communications PPP (Rs. 1957 crore)
- Automated Rapid Transit System / Personalized Transit System in Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) on DBFOT mode
- Ropeway Corridor between Mahavir Nagar Metro to Pagoda to Gorai Village on DBFOT mode
D. New Project (Rs. 3000 crore)
- Thane Coastal Road Phase II
For categories C & D the scope includes:
- Review the Feasibility/ Alignment
- Suggest the alternative feasible alignments if any
- Peer reviews the Cost Estimate prepared by the Consultant
- Prepare the Estimates with the alternative routes if any
- Preparation of the Tender document as per the FIDIC Yellow 1999 Edition on Design Build basis
- To assist the employer for Inviting the Bid
- Reply to Pre- Bid Queries
- Preparation of Addendum/ Corrigendum
- Evaluation of Packet A (Qualification)
- Evaluation of Packet B (Technical)
- Evaluation of Packet C (Financial)
- Recommendation for Award
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Lots of connectivity coming up in MMR, where it is very much needed. If all materialises ASAP then mumbai will be a much better place to live and travel in.
Good tracking of rail news. How do u get copy of LOA? Available on any website?
When will the Metro Line 4 and Metro Line 6 be completed?? We have been waiting forever. Incomplete work has caused so much chaos. Very bad traffic jams, bad to worse roads. Someone should travel on JVLR towards Mulund from Powai through LBS Road Bottleneck on Gandhinagar junction is so bad that it takes 30 minutes to cross 500 meters, yes you read it right. It has become a nightmare. Also the Sonapur junction is the same. Very bad traffic