Afcons wins ₹4,150.70-cr twin DMRC contracts

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Limited has issued two work orders with a combined value worth ₹4,150.70 crores to Afcons Infrastructure for the construction of underground stretches of two metro corridors of Delhi Metro Rail Project Phase 4. Contract Package DC-07, the first work order issued involved a contract value of ₹1669.20 crores for design and construction of underground UP & Down Tunnels by Shield TBM from the end of Cut & Cover tunnel near Sangam Vihar Metro Station up to existing Sarita Vihardepot, underground Ramp and Cut & Cover Tunnels near Sangam Vihar and Tughlakabad metro station and underground Metro Stations at Maa Anandmayee Marg, Tughlakabad Railway Colony and Tughlakabad including Retrieval/Launching shafts on Aerocity Tughlakabad corridor of Phase IV of Delhi Metro Rail Project. Tender notice for this contract package was issued shortly after the technical bids were opened last year, which followed with the opening of financial bids wherein Afcons Infrastructure emerged as the lowest bidder among the other three bidders.

Contract Package DC-05, the second work order, was issued on 14th January 2022 with a contract value of ₹2481.50 crores for Design & Construction of Twin Tunnel by shield TBM, Tunnel by Cut & Cover, Underground ramp at Derawal Nagar, and six underground stations viz. Derawal Nagar, Ghanta Ghar, Pulbangash, Sadar Bazar, Nabi Karim & Ramakrishna Ashram Marg including Architectural finishing, water supply, sanitary installation, drainage works of stations on Janakpuri West to R.K. Ashram Corridor (Line-8 Ext.) of Phase-IV of Delhi Metro Rail Project. Tender notice for this contract package was issued in June 2021 with an estimated amount of ₹2444.828 crore. Technical bids were opened in September 2021 and financial bids were opened in November 2021 where Afcons Infrastructure emerged as the lowest bidder among other three bidders with bid value of ₹2,481.00 crore.