Mitsui and Ohmi Industries only bidders for CMRL's 3 & 5 metro lines
Japan-based Mitsui & Co. and Ohmi Industries emerged as the only bidders for the head-hardened rail contract for line 3 and 5. These special tracks will be 60E1 – 1080 grade, as per Indian Railway Specification T-12- 2009, and will be produced using a unique heat treatment technology to increase strength, reduce residual stress, extend track life, and minimize maintenance. Both of these new lines will connect Madhavaram – SIPCOT (45.813 km Line-3) and Madhavaram – Sholinganallur (47 km Line-5) with a combination of elevated and underground stations as part of Chennai Metro’s 118.9 km Phase 2 project. CMRL invited tenders for this track contract, which is being funded by JICA and has a budget of ₹88.1 crore and a delivery deadline of 1632 days (4.47 years). Supply of 60E1 Profile, 1080 Grade (Head Hardened) Rails Conforming to IRS T-12-2009 (with latest amendments for CMRL Phase-II Project for Corridor 3 & 5 are some of the scopes for the project. Mitsui delivered 10,600 metric tons of head hardened rails to the Ahmedabad Metro Phase 1 project and is now delivering to the Bangalore Metro Phase 2 project. The bids from Mitsui and Ohmi have now been forwarded for technical evaluation, following which, the financial bids of the technically qualified bidders will be opened to determine the final supplier.
