Epitome Wins Lucknow Metro Line-2’s Topographical Survey Contract

November 26, 2024 Update: UPMRC has awarded Epitome Geotechnical Services with a Rs. 12,87,921 contract.

October 21, 2024 Original Post: Epitome Geotechnical Services was today declared as the lowest bidder to conduct a detailed topographical survey for 11.165 km Lucknow Metro Line-2 (Phase 1B) project by Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation (UPMRC).

This low-value surveying contract, under Package LKTS-01, is the very first contract for developing Lucknow Metro’s east-west Line-2 which will run through old Lucknow and connect Charbagh Railway Station – Vasant Kunj via 12 stations.

Per Phase 1B’s Detailed Project Report (DPR), Line-2 will have an approximate elevated length of 4.286 km with 5 stations between Vasant Kunj – Thakurganj, and an underground length of 6.879 km with 7 stations between Charbagh – Niwazganj.

UPMRC had invited bids for Package LKTS-01 in July-end with a Rs. 24.32 lakh estimate and 3 month completion deadline. Technical bids were opened in August-end to reveal 14 bidders. Out of those 9 firms’ bids didn’t meet the tender’s conditions and were disqualified.

Financial Bid Values

Firm	Bid (Rs. Lakh)
Epitome Geotechnical Services	12.87
Mapage Infrastructure	16.46
RK Surveyors and Infratech	17.46
SS Solution	19.39
Drogo Drones	19.49

UPMRC’s Brief Scope: Detailed Topographical Survey of East-West Corridor (Charbagh to Vasantkunj) including Depot at Hardoi Road and Alignment Design of Main Line and Depot Entry-Exit Line for Lucknow Metro Rail Project Phase 1B.

Epitome’s bid of Rs. 12.87 lakh was roughly half of UPMRC’s estimate, so a contract should be awarded in the coming weeks without a long financial bid evaluation period.

Earlier this month UPMRC received 11 bids for Line-2’s geotechnical contract, and technical bid evaluation is currently underway. The final reports from both investigations will be included in the civil construction tender documents to assist bidders with calculating & submitting more informed bids and use appropriate machinery, methods & technology during construction.

Both investigations are one of the several steps UPMRC has to take prior to construction which I envision will not start until at least Q4 2025.

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– TMRG