BMRCL awards 18.3-km elevated metro contract to Afcons
Afcons Infrastructure and Shankaranarayana Constructions have won contracts for the construction of elevated 18.3 km long Phase-2A corridor stretch of Bangalore Metro connecting Central Silkboard to K.R. Puram with 13 stations running along the Outer Ring Road. In October 2020, financial bids were opened for both packages. In the first package, for the 9.85 km elevated section with six stations (Central Silk Board, HSR Layout, Agara, Ibbalur, Bellandur, Kadubeesanahalli and construction of a 2.84 Km flyover at Central Silk Board), Afcons Infrastructure emerged as the lowest bidder, quoting bid value of ₹785 crore for the Package 1- PHASE 2A/P1/60(a) with a completion period of 30 months and entailing ₹731.18 crore investment. The scope of work includes the construction of elevated structures of 9.859 km length with 6 elevated metro stations like Agara, Ibbalur, Bellandur, Kadubeesanahalli including road widening, utility diversion and allied works of Bengaluru Metro Rail Project Phase-2A & construction of loops, ramps for road flyover at Central Silk Board junction of about 2.84 km length including Road widening & allied works in Reach- 5 line (R5/P4) of Bengaluru Metro Rail Project, Phase-2. In the second package for the 9.77 km elevated section with seven stations (Kodibeesanahalli, Marathahalli, ISRO, Doddanekundi, DRDO sports complex, Saraswathi Nagar and K R Puram including 1.097 km length link line to Baiyappanahalli Depot and 0.30 km length of pocket track for which the Shankaranarayana Constructions was the lowest bidder with a bid value of ₹623 crore with completion period of 30 months and costing ₹594.25 crore. The scope of work entailed elevated structures (Viaduct & Stations) of length 9.774 km and 7 elevated metro stations viz, Kodibeesanahalli, Marathahalli, ISRO, Doddanekundi, DRDO sports complex, Saraswathi Nagar and K R Puram including 1.097 km length link line to Baiyappanahalli Depot, 0.30 km length pocket track, road widening, utility diversion and allied works of Bengaluru Metro Rail Project Phase -2A. This ORR Metro (Light Blue Line) is crucial for the city as it passes through the IT corridor housing several multinational companies for which 90% of land acquisition already completed and utility shifting contracts were also awarded. Union Cabinet approved Bangalore Metro Phase 2A and 2B in April this year and Asian Development Bank (ADB) has agreed to finance the project.
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28 May 2021
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