NHSRCL invites tender for design and construction of various work including viaducts & bridges for Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail

National High Speed Rail Corporation Ltd. (NHSRCL) invites online Open e-tenders for Design and construction of civil and building works including testing and commissioning on design build lump sum price basis for double line High Speed Railway involving viaducts & bridges (excluding fabrication and transportation of steel truss girder components), maintenance depot, tunnels, earth structures and stations (Thane, Virar and Boisar), between Shilphata in the state of Maharashtra and Zaroli at Maharashtra-Gujarat border from MAHSR Km 21.150 to MAHSR Km 156.600 [excluding Thane Depot] for the project for construction of Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail.

  • Tender Reference Number: MAHSR-C-3
  • Name of Work: Design and construction of civil and building works including testing and commissioning on design build lump sum price basis for double line High Speed Railway involving viaducts & bridges (excluding fabrication and transportation of steel truss girder components), maintenance depot, tunnels, earth structures and stations (Thane, Virar and Boisar), between Shilphata in the state of Maharashtra and Zaroli at Maharashtra-Gujarat border from MAHSR Km 21.150 to MAHSR Km 156.600 [excluding Thane Depot] for the project for construction of Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail.
  • EMD: INR 1,60,00,00,000 Crore
  • Period of Work: 1704 Days
  • Document Download / Sale Start Date: 15th November, 2022
  • Document Download / Sale End Date: 14th March, 2023
  • Pre Bid Meeting Date: 20th December, 2022
  • Bid Submission Start Date: 07th March, 2023
  • Bid Submission End Date: 14th March, 2023
  • Tender Opening Date: 15th March, 2023

Source of Fund:

  • The Government of India has received a loan from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) towards the cost of the Project for Construction of Mumbai – Ahmedabad High Speed Rail.
  • It is intended that part of the proceeds of this loan will be applied to eligible payments under this Contract for the Works as described in the title.
  • The Government of India through National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) (hereinafter referred to as the Employer) now invites online Bids from eligible Bidders for the construction and completion of the Works as described in the title.
  • International Competitive Bidding will be conducted in accordance with JICA’s Single Stage (“Two Envelope”) Bidding Procedure.
  • Bidding will be conducted through procedures in accordance with the applicable Guidelines for Procurement under Japanese ODA Loans and is open to all Bidders from eligible source countries, as mentioned in Section-V Eligible Source Countries of Japanese ODA Loans. 

Eligibility:

  • Only those firms shall be eligible to purchase the Bidding Documents and participate in the Bidding process who fulfil the following criteria:
  • The Eligible Nationality of the supplier(s) and/or contractor(s) for procurement of all goods, works and services shall be Japan and/or India in the case of the prime contractor.
  • In case where the prime contractor is a joint venture, such joint venture shall be eligible provided that the nationality of the partners, both lead and other partner is Japan and/or India.
  • With regard to above, the nationality of the supplier(s) and/or contractor(s) can be regarded as Japan (hereinafter referred to as the “Japanese Company”) if all of the following conditions are satisfied:
  • Such supplier(s) and/or contractor(s) shall be nationals of Japan and/or juridical persons incorporated and registered in Japan, and have their appropriate facilities for producing or providing goods and services in Japan and actually conduct their business there;
  • Notwithstanding (a) above, a juridical person incorporated in a country or area other than Japan that satisfies all of the following conditions can be regarded as the Japanese Company:
  • It is a subsidiary included in the scope of consolidation and factored into the aggregated accounting figures of the consolidated financial statement of the Japanese Company made in accordance with the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act of Japan and the related ministerial ordinances; and
  • It is registered in the country or area where it was incorporated, has its appropriate facilities for producing or providing goods and services there, and conducts its business therein. 

About MAHSR Project:

  • Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail (MAHSR) Project is 508 Km long first High- Speed Rail (HSR) network planned to be constructed in India.
  • Out of 508Km, 352 Km lies in the State of Gujarat (348 Km) and Dadra & Nagar Haveli (4Km) and the balance 156 Km lies in the State of Maharashtra.
  • The Construction Work is in progress in both Gujarat and Dadra & Nagar Haveli where 98% and 100% land has been acquired respectively.
  • In Gujarat, High Speed Rail alignment passes through eight districts i.e. Valsad, Navsari, Surat, Bharuch, Vadodara, Anand, Kheda and Ahmedabad and work is in progress in all the eight districts.
  • In Maharashtra land acquisition done so far is 40%.
  • The project will entail an investment of 72,000 Crs in the state of Gujarat in both Land & construction.
  • So far an expenditure of 14,200 Crs has been done.
  • The project will generate direct & indirect employment of 60,000 in Gujarat state.

Recent Tenders:

  • Tender Reference Number: NHSRCL/BRC/2022/20
    • Name of Work: Supply and fixing standard height gauge as per RDSO drawing no. M0001 for RUB at MAHSR Ch.402/850-950 in connection with Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed rail project.
    • Approximate cost of work: INR 10,82,907 Lakh
    • EMD: INR 21,658 Thousand
    • Period of Work: 60 days
    • Document Download / Sale Start Date: 02nd November, 2022
    • Document Download / Sale End Date: 16th November, 2022
    • Pre Bid Meeting Date: 05th November, 2022
    • Bid Submission Start Date: 09th November, 2022
    • Bid Submission End Date: 16th November, 2022
    • Tender Opening Date: 17th November, 2022
  • Tender Reference Number: MAHSR-C-2
    • Name of Work: Construction of Tunnelling works including testing and commissioning for double line High Speed Railway using Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) and New Austrian Tunnelling Method (NATM) between Mumbai underground station at Bandra-Kurla Complex (MAHSR Km. 0.773) and Shilphata (MAHSR Km. 21.150) in the state of Maharashtra for the project for construction of Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail.
    • EMD: INR 1000000000
    • Period of Work: 1888 Days
    • Document Download / Sale Start Date: 23rd September, 2022
    • Document Download / Sale End Date: 19th January, 2023
    • Pre Bid Meeting Date: 21st October, 2022
    • Bid Submission Start Date: 12th January, 2023
    • Bid Submission End Date: 19th January, 2023
    • Tender Opening Date: 20th January, 2023
  • Tender Reference Number: NHSRCL/ADI/2022-23/01
    • Name of Work: Completion of leftover works for CPOH Vatva in connection with MAHSR project of Ahmedabad unit of NHSRCL.
    • Approximate cost of work: INR 2,68,49,222.98 Crore
    • EMD: INR 3,68,492 Lakh
    • Period Of Work: 18 Months
    • Document Download / Sale Start Date: 01st August, 2022
    • Document Download / Sale End Date: 22nd August, 2022
    • Bid Submission Start Date: 16th August, 2022
    • Bid Submission End Date: 22nd August, 2022
    • Tender Opening Date: 23rd August, 2022

Tender document can only be obtained after registration of tenderer on the website https://eprocure.gov.in/eprocure/app


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