Rahee Wins Patna Metro Priority Corridor’s Track Work Contract PT-09

Besides winning Nagpur Metro Phase 2’s track-work contract T-02, Rahee Infratech Ltd. on Monday was also declared as the lowest bidder to install ballastless standard gauge tracks on Patna Metro Phase 1’s Priority Corridor by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC)

Patna Metro’s Priority Corridor on Line-2 is 6.107 km long and connects Malahi Pakri – New ISBT via 5 elevated stations Malahi Pakri, Khemni Chak, Bhootnath, Zero Mile and New ISBT. This will be the first section of the entire project to open up – and its civil construction contract under Package PC-01 was awarded to NCC Ltd. way back in September 2020 with a 30 month deadline.

DMRC had invited bids for their track-work contract in November 2024 with a Rs. 24.89 crore estimate and 180 day deadline. Technical bids were opened in December to reveal 5 bidders. Among those, the bid submitted by Pee Pee Mandal Projects was found technically non-compliant and was disqualified.

Financial Bid Values

Firm	Bid (Rs. crore)
Rahee Infratech	23.97
Texmaco Rail and Engineering	25.82
Paras Railtech Pvt. Ltd.	26.92
Apurvakriti Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd.	28.52

DMRC’s Brief Scope: Installation of Ballastless Track including Supply of Buffer Stop and others for Priority Corridor (Malahi Pakhri to New ISBT) for Patna Metro Rail Project.

Rahee’s bid of Rs. 23.97 crore was 3.67% below DMRC’s estimate, so a contract LOA should be awarded in the coming weeks. In fact I hear DMRC will issue it as soon as next week.

This is Phase 1’s fourth track-related package so far. Here’s the status of each:

Package & Scope	Status
PT-4R: Design, manufacturing & supply of UIC-60 Turnouts & Scissor Crossover	Awarded to Voestalpine VAE VKN India
PT-7R: Manufacturing & Supply of 1200 MT 90 UTS, UIC 60, 13 m, Class A 880 Grade Rails, IRS-T-12-2009 for New ISBT Patna Depot	Awarded to Steel Authority of India (SAIL)
PT-8R: Standard gauge track work (Ballasted, Embedded and Column lines) at New ISBT Depot	Awarded to S.C. Agarwal
PT-09: Ballastless Track including Supply of Buffer Stop and others for Priority Corridor	Rahee Infratech is lowest bidder (this post!)

As shared in the past – a tender notice is still pending for Patna Metro’s rolling stock & signaling contract (JICA-financed) which has and will continue to severely delay the opening of the project’s Priority Corridor. Unless DMRC leases trains or brings them them in from Delhi Metro, which I hear might be a possibility, the way things are going I see commercial operations on Patna Metro starting no sooner than 2027.

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– TMRG