Tender invited for supply of 288 Rolling Stock cars for Delhi Metro Phase 4

New Delhi, India (Urban Transport News): Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (DMRC) invited global e-tenders from the Rolling Stock manufacturers to supply 288 standard gauge cars for upcoming corridors of the Delhi Metro Phase 4 project. The tender notice was issued in two parts on June 18, 2021.

Scope of Work

Part A: Design, Manufacture, Supply, Testing, Commissioning, Training of 234 Nos. Standard Gauge Cars for Extended Sections of Line 7 & 8. Out of 90 coaches (15x6) or 15 trains will be used on the proposed Pink Line Extension (Mukundpur to Maujpur, 12.098 km) and the remaining 144 coaches (14x6) will be used on Magenta Line extension  (Janakpuri West to RK Ashram, 28.92 km)

Part B: Design, Manufacture, Supply, Testing, Commissioning, Training of 54 Nos. of Standard Gauge Cars Including Comprehensive Maintenance up to Fifteen Years for These 54 Nos. Standard Gauge Cars for Aerocity – Tughlakabad Corridor. A total of 9 trains (9x6) will be initially deployed for this corridor having a total length of 23.622 km.

Key information

• Tender No.: Contract RS17
• Issue Date: 18 June 2021
• Pre-bid Meeting: 14 July 2021 at 11.00 hrs (IST)
• Sale of Tender Documents: From 18 June - 15 September 2021
• Last Date to Submission of Bids: 16 September 2021 up to 15.00 hrs.
• Opening Date of technical Bids: 16 September 2021 at 15.05 hrs.

Contact Point

For further details, interested parties may contact to Chief General Manager/Rolling Stock-II, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. 3rd Floor, East Tower, NBCC Place Bhishma Pitamah Marg, Pragati Vihar, New Delhi 110003 (India). Phone +91 11-24365210.

Funding

This contract package will be funded by JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATIVE AGENCY (JICA) as per the loan agreement signed on March 26, 2021. JICA will provide financial assistance of Rs 8,390 crores.