Bids Invited for Pune Metro Phase 2’s General Consultant Contract

Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (Maha-Metro or MMRCL) on Friday invited tenders (bids) to appoint a General Consultant (GC) for Pune Metro’s Phase 2 project.

Pune Metro’s Package Consul-01 is the first significant contract of Phase 2 which has been on the drawing board since at least 2021. Maha-Metro had submitted Phase 2’s draft Detailed Project Report (DPR) prepared by Urban Mass Transit Company (UMTC), with several routes totaling 82.50 km, for approval to Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) in September 2022.

Phase 2’s plan has since been modified. Notably the operational 14.665 km Aqua Line‘s two elevated extensions, which include the 1.12 km Vanaz -Chandni Chowk extension and 11.63 km Ramwadi – Wagholi extension, have been fast-tracked and absorbed into Phase 1A or Phase 1 Extension project.

Maha-Metro on Friday posted a basic tender notice for Phase 2’s General Consultant contract, and tender documents will be available to download only after 4 PM on October 7. When that happens, we’ll get a clearer image of what’s cooking.

From what I know, Phase 2 will likely include the following lines which total roughly 69.65 km:

• 25.65 km Line-5: Khadakwasla – Swargate – Hadapsar – Kharadi (22 stations)
• 8 km Spur Line of Line-5: SNDT – Warje – Manik Baug (6 stations)
• 36 km High Capacity Mass Transit Route (HCMTR or Ring Line): Ambedkar Chowk – Siddhi Garden – Lulla Nagar – Viman Nagar- Deccan College – Kirloskar (44 stations)

A full list of stations planned on each line can be viewed here.

October 7 Update: Per the tender documents which are now available, the scope of the General Consultant contract will include all 4 corridors of Pune Metro’s Phase 1 Extension (Phase 1A) to Bhakti Shakti (Nigdi), Katraj, Chandni Chowk and Wagholi. For Phase 2, it includes the following lines:

• Khadakwasla – Swargate – Hadapsar – Kharadi (25.818 km, 22 stations)
• Nal Stop – Warje – Manik Baug (6.118 km, 6 stations)
• Hadapsar – Loni Kalbhor (11.352 km, 10 stations)
• Hadapsar Bus Depot – Sasvad Road (5.573 km, 4 stations)

Tender Details

• Contract Duration: 60 months (5 years)
• Pre-bid Meeting: October 18, 2024 at 11 AM
• Bid Submission Deadline: October 28, 2024 at 4 PM
• Technical Bid Opening: October 29, 2024 at 4:30 PM

Tender Number: P2-Consul-01/2024

Maha-Metro’s Brief Scope: Engagement of General Consultant For Pune Metro Rail Project

Pune Metro’s 18 km Line-4 (Civil Court – Loni Kalbhor) proposed by Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA) is not part of Phase 2 plans, and like the under construction 23.3 km Line-3 (Hinjawadi – Civil Court) it will be executed on the public-private partnership (PPP) model – see details.

That said, Line-4 and and Line-5 (Khadakwasla – Kharadi) will share a common alignment for a distance of approximately 4.6 km between Pul Gate and Hadapsar (Magarpatta) on Solapur Road.

Pune Metro’s Phase 2 is currently awaiting Maharashtra state government’s approval. The appointment of a dedicated General Consultant will help Maha-Metro with the project’s execution through assistance in design, supervision, safety, quality control and contract management.

This isn’t Maha-Metro’s first rodeo in appointing Pune Metro Phase 2’s General Consultant. Back in July 2020, AECOM – SYSTRA – CEG JV emerged as the only bidder for a mega contract which also included Nagpur Metro Phase 2 and Thane Metro, but GC services for Pune Metro Phase 2 and Thane Metro were de-scoped due to pending approvals.

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– TMRG