KPC & URCC Bid for Bengaluru Suburban Rail’s Soladevanahalli Depot

KPC Projects Ltd. and URC Construction Pvt. Ltd. are the only two bidders for the construction of Soladevanahalli Depot of the 149.35 km Bengaluru Suburban Rail Project (BSRP) after Karnataka’s Rail Infrastructure Development Company (K-RIDE) opened technical bids on Monday.

Soladevanahalli Depot will be used to stable & maintain trains on 24.866 km Corridor 2 (Mallige Line) which will connect Baiyyappanahalli Terminal – Chikkabanavara via 14 stations. This depot along with another depot at Akkupet (Devanahalli) will house the project’s rolling stock comprising of 51 trains (306 coaches).

The contract’s scope also includes construction of a 1 km at-grade section between Chikkabanavara Station and Soladevanahalli Depot.

K-RIDE had invited tenders (bids) for its civil construction contract in September 2024 with a Rs. 170.93 crore estimate and 24 month construction deadline.

Tender No: K-RIDE/BSRP/DEPOT/SDHL/2024

KRIDE’s Brief Scope: Construction of Bangalore Suburban Railway Project (BSRP) Rolling Stock / Train Maintenance Depot with Administration & Workshop Buildings At Soladevanahalli (Chikkabanawara) including Civil, MEP, Roofing, Signage, Architectural Finishes, STP, External Drainage, Internal Roads, Boundary Wall, construction of At-Grade Formation of Length 1.00 Km (Approximately) and other Associated Works between Chikkabanavara Station to Soladevanahalli Depot of Bangalore Suburban Railway Project (BSRP).

Both bids have now been sent for technical bid evaluation which can take a couple months to complete. When that is done, the financial bids of the technically qualified bidders will be opened to reveal who’s the lowest bidder and most likely contractor.

A tender notice is currently pending for the construction of Akkupet (Devanahalli) Depot’s construction. A list of the project’s packages and their current status can viewed here.

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– TMRG