6 Bidders for Pune Metro Swargate – Katraj Line’s Underground Contract

Six civil engineering firms (one in a consortium) on Wednesday submitted bids for the construction contract of Pune Metro Purple Line‘s 5.46 km extension from Swargate to Katraj after Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (Maha-Metro or MMRCL) opened technical bids.

This underground extension under Package P1A-UGC(R) will consist of twin tunnels and be implemented under Pune Metro Phase 1 Extension project (Phase 1A) with 5 underground metro stations at Market Yard (Gultekdi), Bibwewadi, Padmawati, Balaji Nagar, and Katraj

PINI India was awarded its Rs. 6.84 crore Detailed Design Consultant (DDC) contract in March 2024, and the project was approved by India’s Central Government in August 2024 with an estimated cost of Rs. 2954.53 crore and deadline of February 2029.

Maha-Metro has originally invited bids for this contract in October 2024 with 3 stations at Market Yard, Padmavati, and Katraj. After taking feedback from all stakeholders (public & government), two additional stations were added at Bibwewadi and Balaji Nagar, raising the total project cost to Rs. 3637 crore. The contract duration still stands at 42 months.

Bidders for Swargate – Katraj Metro

• Afcons Infrastructure
• HCC – KPIL JV
• ITD Cementation
• J Kumar Infraprojects (JKIL)
• Larsen & Toubro (L&T)
• Tata Projects Ltd. (TPL)

Tender Number: P1A-UGC(R)/2025 (ICB)

Maha-Metro’s Brief Scope: Design and construction of underground stations at Market Yard, Padmavati, and Katraj (Stage I), as well as Bibwewadi and Balaji Nagar (Stage II), along with associated tunneling work at North South Corridor of Pune Metro Rail Project.

The 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.

Swargate – Katraj section will function as a natural extension of Phase 1’s 3.3 km District Court – Swargate underground section which was built by Tata Projects – Gulermak JV and inaugurated by India’s Prime Minister in September 2024.

MMRCL requires the assigned contractor to deploy at least four tunnel boring machines (TBMs). With the way things are going, I see ground-work starting no sooner than Q2 2026 with tunneling work starting no sooner than Q2 2027.

A list of all Phase 1A civil & system contracts and their status can be viewed here.

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– TMRG