6 Bidders for Bangalore Metro Phase 3’s Design Consultant Contracts
Six firms today submitted bids for the three Detailed Design Consultant (DDC) contracts of the 44.65 km Bangalore Metro Phase 3 project after Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (BMRCL) opened technical bids.
Bangalore Metro’s Phase 3 in western Bengaluru includes the construction of a new 32.15 km Orange Line connecting Kempapura – JP Nagar 4th Phase via 22 stations along the Outer Ring Road (ORR), and a new 12.5 km line connecting Kadabagare – Hosahalli via 9 stations.
A significant portion of the viaduct for both lines will be built as a double-decker structure for vehicles (level-1) and metro trains (level-2).
BMRCL had invited bids for bids for both line’s design via 3 contracts in October with a 1460 day (4 year) contract duration. They received 6 bids for each contract when technical bids were opened this morning, so 18 bids in total.
Package DDC-1’s scope includes the Orange Line’s 17.121 km section from JP Nagar 4th Phase Station to BDA Complex Nagarbhavi Station, and DDC-2 includes the Orange Line’s 12.848 km section from Sumanahalli Cross Station to Kempapura Station. Package DDC-3 includes designing the entire 12.5 km Kadabagare – Hosahalli line.
Note: The list below shows lead bidders only. Some might have bid in a JV with other firms. The international ones would have definitely bid in a JV with their Indian subsidiary.
Bidders for Design Consultants
- AECOM Singapore Pte. Ltd.
- L&T Infrastructure Engineering Ltd.
- Meinhardt (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
- Shirish Patel and Associates Consultants Pvt. Ltd.
- SMEC International Pty. Ltd.
- SYSTRA MVA Consulting (India)
DDC-1’s Brief Scope: Detailed Design Consultancy Services for all Structures including Elevated Viaduct, Double Decker, Single Decker/Double Decker Stations, Entry/Exit Structures, Loops and Ramps for Road Flyovers, Subways, FOBs, Multi-Modal Integration Structure, etc. from JP Nagar 4th Phase Station (Excl) to BDA Complex Nagarbhavi Station (Incl) (from Chainage -0.330 to 16.791) of Corridor-1 for Bangalore Metro Rail Project, Phase-3.
DDC-2’s Brief Scope: Detailed Design Consultancy Services for all Structures including Elevated Viaduct, Double Decker, Single Decker/Double Decker Stations, Entry/Exit Structures, Loops and Ramps for Road Flyovers, Subways, FOBs, Multi Modal Integration Structure and Depots etc. from Sumanahalli Cross Station (excl) to Kempapura Station (excl) (from Chainage: 17.473 To 30.321) of Corridor-1 for Bangalore Metro Rail Project, Phase-3
DDC-3’s Brief Scope: Detailed Design Consultancy Services for all Structures including Elevated Viaduct, Double Decker, Single Decker/Double Decker Stations, Entry/Exit Structures, Loops and Ramps for Road Flyovers, Subways, FOBs, Multi Modal Integration Structure and Depots etc. from Hosahalli Station (Incl) to Kadabagere Station (Incl) with Lap Portion and Sumanahalli Cross Station, Depots at Sumanahalli and Peenya (from Chainage: -0.450 to 12.050) of Corridor-2 for Bangalore Metro Rail Project, Phase-3
Key for map below: Phase 1 | Phase 2 | Phase 2A | Phase 2B | Phase 3 | Phase 3A
The bids have now been sent for technical evaluation which can take a couple months to complete. When completed, the financial bids of the technically-qualified bidders will be opened to reveal who’s the lowest bidder and most likely design consultant for each package.
The design consultant’s role will include, but is not limited to, producing and proposing alternate designs of all civil, architectural, building services, electrical and mechanical (E&M) works.
I expect consultants to be appointed by mid-2025 and the first civil construction tender notice to be published no sooner than Q1 2026.
Geotechnical soil investigation work along both lines’ routes has been underway via 4 contracts since September by SECON, Manglam Consultancy Services, and Myrtle Project and Consultancy – see some snaps here.
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– TMRG
Why is there such a yawning gap between Koramangala and Marathahalli? Are there no lines planned to serve this crucial area?
@nachiketa That’s because it’s HAL/Defence/Old Airport land and nothing can go over or under it..
Ah, that makes sense. Thanks.
I don’t think that’s it – Dehli’s airport express line and Pink line both go through the cantonment and defense areas (much more sensitive considering there are Defense HQs there)
Probably because this corridor doesn’t have a lot of traffic? Maybe because bunch of this is institutional area with not a lot of people visiting, so cost-benefit wise this probaby doens’t make sense.
Not really that’s the inner ring road stretch has one of bangalore first tech parks- the embassy golf link & is the heart of Bangalore’s central business district. The tech park has a footfall close to 30,000. Also it’s the same stretch connecting Indranagar & kormangala passing through ejipura all very densely populated areas. Also the most happening areas of Bangalore.
The reason they are not able to put up a metro line is
1. Unavailable of land. Which needs to be primarily obtained from the army
2. The never finishing ejipura flyover needs to be demolished & be made into a multi level metro line.
3. Political conflict & lack of interest.
Can you tell me when will TBM Gomati of Kanpur metro line-2 achieve its first breakthrough ? Two months have passed since the tunneling started.
Should happen in February
Singing seriously wrong with planning team. Purple line should get extended till OMR or Hoskote as soon as possible. It will bring huge relief to Belathur, Seegehalli, Katamnallur residents. Most importantly, it will give some breathing space to poor Kadugodi bridge which gets choked almost everyday.
Kadugodi is getting a new flyover next to the existing one it’s better a build a newer line from OMR to Sarjapur
Something is seriously wrong with planning team. Purple line should get extended till OMR or Hoskote as soon as possible. It will bring huge relief to Belathur, Seegehalli, Katamnallur residents. Most importantly, it will give some breathing space to poor Kadugodi bridge which gets choked almost everyday.
Well said, metro should come till Hoskote. It will be a huge releif to the residents who travel to KR puram to catch metro.
From Dr.Rajkumar Samadhi it should take left towards Peenya TVS Cross & move towards SRS junction which will help lot of people
@TMRG how many km of double decker are they planning to build in Phase 3
Not sure, let’s see what the design consultant helps to finalize
BMRCL should start the DPR for Phase 4
Possible lines must be
SMVT to Gunjur via HAL , Varthur
Purple line extension to Hoskote
Challagata to bidadi
Green line extension to Nelamangala
Pink line extension to jigani in the south and yelankha in the north
Yellow line extension to attibele
Only then Bangalore traffic nightmare will be solved
All possible new routes should be explored and executed, the formula should be expansion happening because of infrastructure and not the other way, bmrcl and namma metro should also explore for multi level parking for metro users, commercial utilisation of metro stations, last mile connectivity solutions linked to mobility digital cards, definitely the autorickshaw unions should be kept out of discussions as the driver’s union has only one goal of fleecing the metro users, getting bmtc into their last mile connectivity solutions is welcome
Bengalorians are waiting with abated breath for the complition of metro link for kempegowda international airport. What about the update of this venture!