RVNL wins contract for Nagpur Metro Phase-2 Project

New Delhi: Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd. (RVNL) has been declared the lowest bidder for the construction of civil package C6 in the Nagpur Metro Phase 2 project, as announced by the Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (Maha-Metro or MMRCL).

This contract involves building 10 elevated metro stations along the new 6.6 km western extension (Reach 3A) and the 5.5 km eastern extension (Reach 4A) of the Aqua Line, which spans a total of 19.4 km.

Reach 4A (Prajapati Square to Transport Nagar) consists of 3 stations at Pardi, Kapsi Khurd, and Transport Nagar, while Reach 3A (Lokmanya Nagar to Hingna) consists of 7 elevated stations at Hingna Mount View, Rajiv Nagar, Wanadongri, APMC, Raipur, Hingna Bus Station, Hingna.

Maha-Metro had invited bids for all 10 stations’ construction in January 2024 with a Rs. 307.34 crore estimate and a 900-day deadline. Technical bids were opened in March 2024 to reveal just 2 bidders: RVNL and YFC Projects – BBG Infrastructure JV.

YFC – BBG JV’s bid didn’t meet the tender’s conditions and was disqualified, which automatically made RVNL the front-runner for the contract even before their financial bid was opened.