CERTIFER SA bags ISA contract for Systems of Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS project

January 14, 2021 Rail News

Recently, the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) has issued Letter of Acceptance (LOA) to M/s CERTIFER SA for carrying out Independent Safety Assessment for Systems of NCRTC for Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS Corridor.

  • Tender No.: DM/GC/COR-OF/101
  • Name of work: Independent Safety Assessment for Systems of NCRTC for Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS Corridor.
  • Completion Period: 54 Months
  • Type of Bidding (Single/Two Bid System): Single Stage Two Packet System
  • Awarded Value of Contract(In equivalent crore INR): 88.5 Lakh

Highlights of Bidding process:

Nos. of tenders recd.:

  • M/s CERTIFER SA
  • M/s Bureau Veritas India Pvt. Ltd
  • M/s Italcertifer SPA

Nos. and names of parties qualified after technical evaluation:

  • M/s CERTIFER SA 
  • M/s Bureau Veritas India Pvt. Ltd

Nos. and names of parties not qualified after technical evaluation:

  • M/s Italcertifer SPA

About CERTIFER SA:

CERTIFER is a French railway certification agency established in 1997. CERTIFER is a major global actor in the independent safety assessment and design checking of railway systems and guided transport (metros, trams, high speed lines).

Headquartered in Valenciennes (France), CERTIFER is present in ten countries with subsidiaries in Algeria, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, France, Italy, Spain and Turkey and branches in UAE and Vietnam. 

Project Progress:

Recently, foundation work for the RRTS viaduct near Dharamshila Marg, New Ashok Nagar in Delhi has started. 

  • In this 4.3 km elevated section of Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS corridor, there will be the construction of a viaduct from Sarai Kale Khan RRTS Station to New Ashok Nagar Down ramp, including Jangpura entry ramp to the stabling yard, Jangpura. 
  • Two elevated RRTS stations, namely Sarai Kale Khan & New Ashok Nagar, will also be constructed, including a bridge over the Yamuna River.
  • Superstructures are now visible on the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS corridor.
  • The RRTS will have a total length of 82.15 km (68.03 km elevated and 14.12 km underground) with 25 stations.
  • It will have a design speed of 180 km per hour, maximum operating speed of 160 km per hour and high-frequency operations, which will reduce the journey time from Delhi to Meerut to 60 minutes.

Source: NCRTC-Tender update