URC Construction bags ₹426 crore civil contract for Bhopal Metro Rail Project

Bhopal, India (Urabn Transport News): The Madhya Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MPMRC) awardedhas selected  the Chennai-based firm URC Construction Pvt Ltd for awarding the contract worth Rs 426.67 crores for the construction of eight elevated metro stations including viaduct for Bhopal Metro Rail Project on November 1, 2021.

A total of four firms were participated and their financial position are as under:

• URC Construction: Rs 426.67 crores (L1)
• YFC Projects - Montecarlo JV: Rs 461.15 crores (L2)
• Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd: Rs 502.47 crores (L3)
• Bansal Construction: Disqualified

The scope of work includes Design and Construction of Eight (8) Elevated Metro Rail Stations including Viaduct portion within the stations and Transition spans on either side of the stations (AIIMS, Alkapuri, Habibganj Naka, Habibganj, M.P Nagar Zone-1, DB City Mall, Kendriya Vidyalaya and Subhash Nagar) for Bhopal Metro Rail Project.

Tender for the above work under contract package BH-02 was invited in March 2021 with an estimated cost of work of Rs 421 crores and completion deadline of 847 days. Technical bids were opened in July 2021.

This is the second major civil contract of Bhopal Metro Rail Project. The first contract was awarded to Dilip Buildcon Ltd. 

For more details, please explore the Bhopal Metro page of Urban Transport News.