HCC Wins Patna Metro’s PC-05 & PC-06 Underground Contracts

Hindustan Construction Co. Ltd. (HCC) on Monday was declared as the lowest bidder for two underground tunneling contracts, PC05 & PC06, of Patna Metro’s Line-1 connecting Danapur Cantonment – Khemni Chak.

This approximately 8 km underground section of the 30.91 km Patna Metro Phase 1 project will connect Rukanpura Ramp and Mithapur Ramp via twin tunnels built by tunnel boring machines (TBMs).

Package PC-05 will connect Mithapur Ramp – Vikas Bhawan, while Package PC-06 will connect Vikas Bhawan – Rukanpura Ramp. Each package consists of 3 underground stations and comes with a 42 month construction deadline financed through a loan by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) had invited bids for both packages in December 2023 with estimates of Rs. 1683 crore (PC-05) and Rs. 1377 crore (PC-06). Technical bids were opened in October to reveal 5 bidders for both packages.

Note: HCC and Tata submitted bids in a combination of INR and USD. Values shown below are approximation considering a conversion rate of 1 USD = Rs. 84.89 in September 2024

PC-05’s Results

Firm	Bid (Rs. Crore)
Hindustan Construction Co. Ltd. (HCC)	1418.30
Afcons Infrastructure – Sam India JV	1545.30
ITD Cementation India Ltd.	1567.53
Larsen & Toubro Ltd. (L&T)	1592.99
Tata Projects Ltd. (TPL)	1913.93

Brief Scope of PC-05: Design and Construction of Twin Tunnel by Shield TBM, Tunnel by Cut & Cover, Underground Ramp at Mithapur and Three Underground Metro Stations viz. Vikas Bhawan, Vidyut Bhawan & Patna Station including Architectural Finishing, Water Supply, Sanitary Installation & Drainage Works of Stations on Danapur to Khemnichak Corridor of Phase-I of Patna MRTS

PC-06’s Results

Firm	Bid (Rs. Crore)
Hindustan Construction Co. Ltd. (HCC)	1147.50
Afcons Infrastructure – Sam India JV	1266.40
ITD Cementation India Ltd.	1286.61
Larsen & Toubro Ltd. (L&T)	1304.99
Tata Projects Ltd. (TPL)	1585.75

Brief Scope of PC-06: Design and Construction of Twin Tunnel by Shield TBM, Tunnel by Cut & Cover, Underground Ramp at Rukanpura and Three Underground Metro Stations viz. Rukanpura, Raja Bazar & Patna Zoo including Architectural Finishing, Water Supply, Sanitary Installation & Drainage Works of Stations on Danapur to Khemnichak Corridor of Phase-I of Patna MRTS

Patna Metro’s PC-05 and PC-06 are the final of 6 civil construction packages (see list) of the entire project left to be awarded.

HCC’s bids were 16.64% (PC-05) and 22.64% (PC-06) below DMRC’s estimates, so civil contracts should be awarded by DMRC in the coming weeks after JICA allows them to proceed. When that’s done, these will be HCC’s second & third major contracts this year after Indore Metro’s 8.626 km Package IN-05R.

With this development, I expect basic ground work to start in Q4 2025, actual construction work in Q2 2026, and tunneling work no sooner than Q4 2026.

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– TMRG