Surat Metro Update: GMRC invites tenders for supply of Rail-cum-Road Vehicle for metro rail project

Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation (GMRC) Limited has invited e-tender for (single stage, two package system wherein technical package (bid) will be physically & online submitted  whereas financial  package (bid) will be submitted online) for Design, Manufacture/Assembly, Supply, Testing and Commissioning of Two Sets Each of Rail-cum-Road Vehicle and Re-railing and Rescue Equipment for Surat Metro Rail Project

  • Tender No: GMRC/DCD&BD/MP-L4/2022
  • Name of Work: Design, Manufacture/Assembly, Supply, Testing and Commissioning of Two Sets Each of Rail-cum-Road Vehicle and Re-railing and Rescue Equipment for Surat Metro Rail Project
  • Estimated Cost: 
    • INR 0.94 cr For Lot I 
    • INR 1.82 cr For Lot II 
    • INR 2.76 cr For Lot I and Lot II combined
  • Completion Period: 12 Months
  • Document Sale: 18/02/2022 to 04/04/2022 
  • Pre-Bid Date: 03/03/2022 
  • Submission upto: 04/04/2022
  • Opening Date: 04/04/2022

General: 

  • Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation (GMRC) Limited. is the Special Purpose Vehicle of Government of Gujarat and Government of India implementing the Phase I & Phase II of the Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project and Surat Metro Rail Project. 
  • The sanctioned Detailed Project Report (DPR) of Surat Metro envisages two corridors, Corridor I of approximately 21.61 Km length with 20 stations and corridor II of approximately 18.74 Km length with 18 stations, comprising of at-grade, elevated and underground sections. 
  • The mode of traction is 750V dc Third Rail. The track will be of Standard Gauge (1435 mm). 
  • On the Corridor I a maintenance depot along with full workshop facilities is envisaged at Dream City Depot. On the Corridor II a maintenance depot along with full workshop facilities is envisaged at Bhesan Depot. 
  • An Integrated Operation Control Centre (OCC) for both the corridors is proposed at Dream City Depot and a Back-up Control Centre (BCC) at Bhesan Depot. The complete work is proposed to be brought into operational use in various stages. 
  • The work in this document comprises Design, Manufacture/Assembly, Supply, Testing and Commissioning of Two Sets Each of Rail-cum-Road Vehicle and Re-railing and Rescue Equipment for Surat Metro Rail Project, supply of spares and tools and the training of operation and maintenance personnel of the Purchaser. 

Source of Funds:

  • Surat Metro Rail Project is financed partly through budgetary resources of Government of Gujarat (GoG) and Government of India (GoI) on equal equity basis (50:50) and partly through loans from AFD and KFW.
  • This work for Design, Manufacture/Assembly, Supply, Testing and Commissioning of Two Sets Each of Rail-cum-Road Vehicle and Re-railing and Rescue Equipment is funded by contribution of Government of Gujarat (GoG) and Government of India (GoI) and not through AFD & KFW loan. It will be Local Competitive Bidding. Tender will not require AFD & KFW concurrence at any time/stage.

About Surat Metro Rail Project:

  • Surat with a population of around 60 lakhs is the fastest growing city in India. The city has no Mass Rapid Transportation System (MRTS), thus GoI and GoG decided to provide an MRTS facility in Surat. 
  • Phase-I of Surat Metro Rail Project, with a total length of 40.35 kms comprises two corridors. 
  • Length of Corridor-1 is 21.61 kms and Corridor-2 is 18.74 kms with an estimated completion cost of project Rs.12,020 crore. 
CorridorsTotal Length (KM) Completely ElevatedTotal Stations (All Elevated)
ElevatedUndergroundElevatedUnderground
Sarthana to Dream City15.14 6.47 14 6
Bhesan to Saroli 18.74 18
Total length 33.88 6.47 326
Grand Total 40.3538 
  • The Corridor-1 is from Sarthana to Dream City, which comprises 14 elevated stations and 6 underground stations with depot at Dream City and the Corridor-2 is from Bhesan to Saroli, which comprises 18 elevated stations with depot at Bhesan. 
  • The Corridor from Dream City Depot to Kadarsha ni Nal of 9.88 Kms (Corridor-1) is being taken up on priority which is having 10 elevated Metro Stations. 
  • With the constant monitoring and guidance by the Hon’ble Prime Minister Office and Hon’ble Chief Minister of Gujarat, this project will provide an environmentally friendly Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS) to the historical city of Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar and Surat. 
  • The said Metro Projects are designed in such a way that it will provide environment friendly, comfortable, hassle free connectivity to some major railway stations, bus depots, colleges, schools, offices, residential areas, commercial places, malls and tourist spots of the cities.

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


Source: GMRC-Tender