STEC bags Rs 1,127 crore contract for construction of Tunnels for Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS corridor

January 13, 2021 Rail News

Recently, the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) has issued Letter of Acceptance (LOA) to M/s Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Co. Ltd. for Package 4: Design and Construction of Tunnels by TBM from near New Ashok Nagar DN Ramp to Sahibabad UP Ramp and One Underground Station at Anand Vihar by Cut & Cover Method [Including Architectural Finishing and Design, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of Electrical and Mechanical Systems including Fire detection & suppression Systems and Hydraulic systems] on Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS Corridor of NCRTC.

  • Tender No.: DM/CN/COR-OF/086
  • Awarded Value of Contract: Rs. 1126.89 Crores
  • Type of Bidding (Single/Two Bid System): Single Stage Two Packet System

Nos. of tenders recd.: 

  • M/s SKEC-TPL RRTS Joints Venture
  • M/s Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Co. Ltd.
  • M/s Larsen & Toubro Limited
  • M/s Afcons Infrastructure Limited
  • M/s Gulermak Agir Sanayi Insaat Ve Taahh. A.S.

Names of parties qualified after technical evaluation:

  • M/s SKEC-TPL RRTS Joints Venture
  • M/s Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Co. Ltd.
  • M/s Larsen & Toubro Limited
  • M/s Afcons Infrastructure Limited
  • M/s Gulermak Agir Sanayi Insaat Ve Taahh. A.S.

With this, all the civil work tenders of the 82-km-long Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut corridor have now been awarded.

Recent Progress:

Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) construction gains further momentum in Delhi. 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