Chennai Metro Rail Project: construction of underground stations for Corridor-3 Phase - bids opened!
Posted on: 05/Oct/2021 12:01:36 PM
Chennai Metro Rail, even while expediting the preliminary construction works on its phase-two project, has now opened the bids for the construction of 29 underground stations in the proposed corridor three - Madhavaram to SIPCOT.
As such, Chennai Metro Rail has invited bids for the underground stations under five packages to ensure smooth execution of the works and to avoid delay.
Bid Status
- In the opening of the bids, three companies - L&T, Tata Projects and DRA Infracon - were the lowest bidders in the five packages.
- L&T has emerged as the lowest bidder for three packages - KMC to Royappettai, Radhakrishnan Salai to Adyar Junction and Adyar Depot to Taramani Link Road
- While Tata Projects was the lowest bidder for Madhavaram to Perambur stretch stations
- And DRA Infracon for Ayanavaram to Kelly’s stretch.
CMRL Views on the project
- Sources in the CMRL said the reason for awarding contracts on multiple packages was to ensure that they did not depend on a single contractor. From the experience of phase I and extension work, the officials said if the contractor fails to meet deadlines and the pace of work is slow, the whole stretch should not get affected.
- The 29 underground stations would come up on the 26.7-km Madhavaram-Taramani stretch of corridor 3 which runs for a total distance of 45.81 km with 50 stations. This is part of the 118.9 km phase II project that comprises three corridors - Madhavaram to Sholinganallur, Madhavaram to SIPCOT and Poonamallee to Light House.
