SYSTRA & STUP Qualify for Pune Metro Extension’s Design Contract DDC-03

SYSTRA MVA Consulting (India) and STUP – RITES JV on Monday qualified for Detailed Design Consultant contract DDC-03 of Pune Metro’s Phase 1 Extension (Phase 1A) project.

Package DDC-03’s scope involves designing 13 new elevated stations on Pune Metro’s Aqua Line (Line-2) which will be extended in either direction. Two of those stations will be built on the line’s 1.12 km western extension (Line-2A) between Vanaz – Chandni Chowk, while eleven stations will be built on the line’s 11.63 km eastern extension (Line-2B) between Ramwadi – Wagholi.

Maharashtra’s state government had approved both extensions’ construction in March 2024 with an estimated cost of Rs. 3756.58 crore.

The assigned design consultant’s role will include producing and proposing alternate designs of all civil, architectural, building services, electrical and mechanical works.

MahaMetro had invited bids for Package DDC-03 in July 2023 with a 4 year contract duration and an unknown estimate which I hear might be Rs. 2.36 crore. Technical bids were opened in August-end to reveal 3 bidders, and evaluation was completed on Monday morning.

Qualified Bidders (2)

• SYSTRA MVA Consulting (India)
• STUP – RITES JV

Disqualified Bidder (1)

• LKT Engineering – FP Project Management JV

MahaMetro’s Brief Scope: Detailed Design Consultancy Services for 2 (Two) Elevated Stations in Line 2A-Vanaz to Chandni Chowk and for 11 (Eleven) Elevated Stations in Line 2B-Ramwadi to Wagholi excluding Viaduct in station portions of Pune Metro Rail Project.

Stations on Vanaz – Chandni Chowk Extension (2): Kothrud Bus Depot & Chandni Chowk

Stations on Ramwadi – Wagholi Extension (11): Viman Nagar, Somnath Nagar, Kharadi Bypass, Tulaja Bhavani, Ubale Nagar, Upper Kharadi Raod, Wagheswar Temple, Wagholi, Siddharth Nagar, Bakori Phata and Vitthalwadi

I’ve mapped out all 13 stations on Google Maps over here and will adjust their locations as satellite imagery of their sites becomes visible in 2026ish.

I hear financial bids of both SYSTRA and STUP-RITES JV were opened on Monday evening to reveal the lowest bidder (most likely winner). If someone reading this is aware of the results, then leave a comment below or shoot me a message using the Contact page.

This is the third and final design consultancy contract for Pune Metro’s Phase 1 Extension project. The other ones are on the Purple Line:

• DDC-01: Detailed Design Consultant for 3 elevated stations at Chinchwad, Akurdi and Nigdi – awarded to LKT Engineering
• DDC-02R: Detailed Design Consultant for architectural and E&M Services and proof checking of Swargate to Katraj corridor – awarded to PINI Group

A list of all Pune Metro Phase 1 Extension packages and their status can be viewed here.

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– TMRG