Ahmedabad Metro Update: Tenders invited for supply of 750 V DC third rail traction electrification and SCADA system for Phase-II

February 22, 2022 Rail News, Tender

The Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation (GMRC) has invited sealed bids from the eligible Bidders for the “Supply, Erection, Testing and Commissioning of Power Supply Receiving & Distribution System, 750 V DC Third Rail Traction Electrification and SCADA System for Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project Phase-II’’

  • Tender No.: GMRCL/TR/AMD/EP-2 /2022
  • Name of Work: Supply, Erection, Testing and Commissioning of Power Supply Receiving & Distribution System, 750 V Dc Third Rail Traction Electrification and Scada System for Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project Phase-II
  • Document Sale: From 21/02/2022 To 08/04/2022
  • Submission upto: 08/04/2022
  • Opening Date: 08/04/2022

Scope of Work:

  • TheAhmedabad Metro Phase-IIContractor(Tender No:-GMRCL/TR/AMD/EP-2/2022) is responsible for all Works associated with  the Supply, Installation, Integration, Testing and Commissioning of Power Supply Receiving & Distribution System, 750 V dcThird Rail Traction System and SCADA System for Ahmedabad Metro Phase-IIProject.
  • It shall be clearly understood by the Tenderers that the description is for the  purpose of guidance only and is not exhaustive. 

Items of work:

  • The items of Work, which are included in the AMD/EP-2Contractor’s Scope, are described below.
  • The work to be performed on the Phase-IIcorridor, including Depot, shall include but not be limited to:
    • Visit the above corridor including depot, Stations (Phase-I & Phase-II), Receiving Substations (RSS) sites & 132k V cable routes for familiarisation with the working surroundings and environment.
    • Verification of designs provided by the DDC-Traction to  ensure that tentative capacities, ratings and quantities of equipment indicated in the tenders document meet the operational requirements and suggest modifications if required.The correspondence details of DDC-Traction are as under: Gurgaon, Haryana-122001
    • Procurement/Manufacturing of equipment as per approved specifications
    • Delivery of equipment at approved site location,timely and safely.
    • Deal and resolve in co-ordination with the Engineer/Employer the interface  with other designated contractors to ensure timely completion of the Works.
    • Submission of Installation plan, integration plan, calculations and method statements for installation & integration works.
    • Testing, including Integrated Testing and Commissioning.
    • Engineering, Supply, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of 132kV  /  33kV Receiving  Substation(RSS) equipment including 33KV Switchgear  and associated works, civil works, building services and earth mat associated with RSSs.

About the Project:

  • The Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project Phase-II, having one corridor with a combined  length (including Extension) of 26.91 km which include 22.838 km from Motera Stadium to Mahatma Mandir (Corridor-1) and 5.416 km from GNLU to GIFT City (Corridor-2). 
  • Corridor-1 has 20 stations and Corridor-2 has two stations along the route. All stations are elevated. 
  • The Surat Metro Rail project Phase I, having two metro rail corridors with a combined length of 40.35 km. 
  • Total 38 stations are proposed consisting of elevated and underground stations. First corridor is proposed from Sarthana to Dream city Line.
  • The length of this corridor will be 21.61 km of which 6.47 km would be underground and the rest 15.14 km will be elevated. 
  • Second corridor is  from Bhesan to Saroli. 
  • The length of this corridor will be 18.74 km, and will be completely elevated. 
  • The Gujarat Metrorail Corporation (GMRC) Limited is being financed from Agence Française de Développement (“AFD”) and Kreditanstalt fur Wiederaufbau (KFW) for Ahmedabad metro Rail Project Phase-II and Surat Metro Rail Project Phase-I. 
  • As per the requirement, GMRCL needs to Appoint a Third Party Auditor for Rehabilitation and Resettlement activities for both projects. 
  • As per the draft SIA report, total 118 PAFs for Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project Phase II and total 676 households for Surat Metro Rail Phase I, are getting affected due to the Metro Alignment, Station Box, Depots etc. 
  • The number of affected households/families may vary as per the design if any.

Tender documents can only be obtained online after registration of the tender on the website https://gmrc.nprocure.com.

Source: GMRC-Tender | Image Credit (representational): GMRC