DMRC-NMRC inks consultancy pact for new corridors

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has agreed to provide consultation to the Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) for the expansion of Noida-Greater Noida metro corridor. An agreement has been signed between the two agencies. NMRC already operates the Aqua Line over a 29.07-km distance between Noida and Greater Noida in Gautam Buddh Nagar in western Uttar Pradesh and is planning a new 9-km corridor between the twin cities. As per the agreement, the NMRC will be engaging DMRC for services as General Consultants (GC)/Project Management Consultants (PMC) for its Phase-II project from Noida Sector-51 to Greater Noida Sector-2. The pact was signed by NMRC's Executive Director Praveen Mishra and DMRC's Director (Business Development) P K Garg and also NMRC's Managing Director Ritu Maheshwari and her DMRC counterpart Mangu Singh. The Phase-II project of NMRC will be an extension of the Aqua Line with a length of 9.605-km consisting of five elevated stations namely -- Noida Sector-122, Noida Sector-123, Greater Noida Sector-4, Ecotech-12 and Greater Noida Sector-2. The agreement will be for a period of five years during which the DMRC will assist and guide the NMRC in preparation of complete bid documents for various system packages, contract award process, management of system contracts and proper integration of all new line systems with the existing Aqua Line Metro systems. The DMRC will also give suggestions to the NMRC in ―value engineering and cost optimization for all work contracts along with ―proof checking and approval of designs submitted by NMRC's appointed DDC for Civil and E&M contracts works. DMRC will also be responsible for construction supervision and Independent Quality and Safety Monitoring (IQSM) of all contract packages (Civil, E&M, and System Contracts), besides testing and commissioning of the entire systems works and equipment and guiding for regulatory clearances for systems contracts.