Egis in JV wins Dhaka Metro Rail corridor contract

Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited has awarded the Design Contract for Line-5 South to the Consortium of Egis, SMEC and OCG for the Dhaka Metro Rail project. The scope of work includes the construction of a 17.4 km long corridor which includes a 4.6 km of elevated section from Aftabnagar Center to Balirpar and 12.8 km of underground section from Gabtoli to Aftabnagar West with 14 stations along the route. The Dhaka Metro is funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) under the Ministry of Road Transport & Bridges.

On completion, the line will have a daily ridership of nearly a million passengers and travel time between Gabtoli and Balirpar will be reduced to 30 minutes. The project, which is expected to complete in three years, has been divided into three distinct phases –- review and revision of the feasibility study during nine months. The contract includes the detailed design of the civil engineering and systems up to the DCE for fifteen months, and assistance in the evaluation of bids and in the selection of builders. As per the terms and conditions of the contract, Egis will be in charge of project management, architecture and technical trades for all stations, civil engineering for the underground stations and the design of almost all the rail systems. Currently, work is progressing on Dhaka Metro Line-6 from Uttara Terminal to Kamalapur Railway Station with a route length of 20.1 km which is expected to become operational next year. This is the first contract of Egis in Bangladesh and the company is already involved in many infrastructure projects in India including metro projects in Chennai, Kolkata, Nagpur and Kochi.