RVNL – Rithwik JV Wins Bengaluru Suburban Rail’s Package C4A

Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd. (RVNL) – Rithwik Projects JV on Tuesday was declared as the lowest bidder to construct 9 stations (Package C4A) of the 149.35 km Bengaluru Suburban Rail project (BSRP).

Package C4A on 46.88 km Corridor 4 (known as Kanaka Line) connecting Heelalige – Rajanukunte includes the construction of a total of 1 elevated and 8 at-grade stations in south-eastern Bengaluru at Heelalige, Singena Agrahara, Huskur, Ambedkar Nagar, Carmelaram, Bellandur, Marathahalli, Doddanakundi, Kaggadasapura.

The scope also includes systems installation work such as electrical & mechanical (E&M), pre-engineered building (PEB) roof, and architectural finishing.

Karnataka’s Rail Infrastructure Development Company (K-RIDE) had invited tenders for its contract in July 2024 with a 2 year deadline and Rs. 504.11 crore estimate. Technical bids were opened in September to reveal NCC and RVNL – Rithwik JV were the only two bidders.

Financial Bid Values

Firm	Bid (Rs. Crore)
RVNL – Rithwik JV	613.00
NCC Ltd.	627.35

KRIDE’s Brief Scope: Construction of Nine (9 Nos.) Stations i.e. Elevated (1 No.) and At-Grade (8 Nos.) BSRP Stations of Corridor-4A at Heelalige, Singena Agrahara, Huskur, Ambedkar Nagar, Carmelaram, Bellandur, Marathahalli, Doddanakundi, Kaggadasapura including Civil, Structural, Entry / Exit Structure, Steel FOB, Roof Structures, PEB works Architectural finishes and E&M Works and Detailed Design & Engineering (DDC) with all associated works for Bengaluru Suburban Rail Project (BSRP)

BSRP’s Line-4 and Bangalore Metro’s 56 km Blue Line in Phase 2B will share a roughly 500m common alignment between Benniganahalli and Channasandra.

RVNL – Rithwik JV’s bid of Rs. 613 crore was Rs. 109.89 crore (21.6%) higher than KRIDE’s estimate, so this will head straight to the negotiation table. I don’t see much wriggle room for KRIDE, so I hope they just bite the bullet in the interest of time.

Back in December 2023, Larsen & Toubro (L&T) was awarded Rs. 1040.51 crore contract to construct the viaduct and at-grade embankments connecting all 18 stations on packages C4A and C4B. A list of all packages and their status can viewed here.

On a different note, Bangalore Metro Green Line’s 3.03 km Reach 3C connecting Nagasandra – Madavara was inaugurated today – an entire month after being inspected and certified fit for operations. Commercial operations will begin tomorrow (Thursday) at 5 am – see BMRCL’s press release.

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– TMRG