CEG Wins Indore-Ujjain, Mumbai & Delhi NCR’s New Metro Lines’ Geotechnical Contract

CEG Test House and Research Centre Pvt. Ltd. earlier this month was declared as the lowest bidder for geotechnical soil investigation works of Indore – Ujjain Metro in Madhya Pradesh, Mumbai Metro in Maharashtra, and Delhi Metro within the National Capital Region (NCR).

This bulk contract for 139 km of new metro lines across India includes surveying work for the following 6 corridors which will aid in the preparation of Detailed Projects Report (DPRs):

• Mumbai Metro MRTS Lines (30 km)
• Indore – Ujjain Metro (46 km)
• Tughlakabad – Noida Sector 142 metro line (15 km)
• Kundli – Sonipat metro line (20 km)
• Samaypur Badli – Kundli metro line (15 km)
• New Delhi Railway Station – New Ashok Nagar metro line (13 km)

DMRC had invited bids for this contract in December 2024 with a 12 month deadline. Technical bids were opened on January 1, 2025 to reveal 4 bidders. Among them, the bid submitted by Independent Consultants & Technocrates (ICT) was found non-compliant and disqualified.

Financial Results

Firm	Bid (Rs. Crore)
CEG Test House And Research Centre Pvt. Ltd.	1.09
Cengrs Geotechnica Pvt Ltd.	1.12
Techpro Engineers Pvt Ltd.	1.24

DMRC’s Brief Scope: Geo-Technical Investigation Works for Preparation of Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) for MRTS Projects

I’m unaware of DMRC’s estimate for this relatively low-value contract, so we’ll have to wait and see how this plays out.

As shared in the past, while Delhi NCR’s new metro lines are identified in a fairly straight-forward manner, Mumbai’s new lines aren’t but I suspect it includes Line-8 (Gold Line) which is being planned to connect Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport with Navi Mumbai International Airport.

In Madhya Pradesh, a new metro line is planned to connect Lavkush Chauraha (Indore) to Mahakaleshwar Temple (Ujjain). This seems unnecessary to me given the current level of urban development and economic activity in that region. A semi high-speed rail line also would be a stretch at this time.

If and when awarded, CEG will perform the following geotechnical activities per the tender documents:

1. Drilling of 150 mm diameter boreholes in all types of soils upto 30 m depth.
2. Conducting Standard Penetration Tests in bore holes at regular intervals of 1.5m as per I.S. Code of practice and also in-situ tests as per Schedule.
3. Collecting undistrubed soil samples from bore holes at every change of strata subject to a minimum of two per bore hole as per I.S. Code of practice.
4. Recording of water table level in the bore holes after completion of boring.
5. Drilling bore holes upto a maximum depth of 5 metres in intact Hard Rock (RQD >50%) or 10 m in weathered rock (RQD upto 50%) or 30 metres in soil (upto N=100) using hydraulic / calyx rig by wash boring method as per the directions of Engineer-in-charge and as detailed in Technical Specifications and Schedule.
6. Conducting in-situ permeability tests in Rocky strata and tests in labs in all other types of soils.
7. Collecting rock core samples from bore holes and record the RQD.
8. Conduct all necessary laboratory tests on samples collected as per Schedule and Technical Specifications.
9. Survey of bore holes for elevation and plotting of bore hole locations in alignment plan.

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