Metro Rail moves on to the next phase

Metro Rail moves on to the next phase

Staff Reporter
Tenders being called for station work
Main tender likely to be floated this month

Road widening work on Reach 2 to commence soon

BANGALORE: Two consortia and five joint ventures have pre-qualified for underground tunnelling and station work, while eight and nine firms each have been pre-qualified for viaduct construction under Reach 2 and Reach 3 of Namma Metro Phase I.

Tenders for prequalification of contractors for procurement of design, underground civil work, tunnel along with ventilation and air-conditioning package were invited by the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) in February. As many as 10 firms/consortiums participated in the pre-qualification bid in May. It was evaluated and sent to the Japanese Bank for International Cooperation, the main funding agency, for its concurrence.

An official release from BMRCL here on Friday said that the main tender was likely to be floated in the third week of this month. Eight firms have pre-qualified for construction of viaduct on Reach 2 (between Leprosy Hospital (Magadi Road) and Mysore Road Terminal) and nine for that on Reach 3 (between Swastik and Peenya).

The work on road widening on Reach 2 will commence shortly, facilitating utility diversion and viaduct construction. After conducting a building survey, valuation of property has been done in all cases. Compensation has been disbursed to 26 property owners in Reach 2.

The valuation of 73 properties under Reach 3 between Rajajinagar Station and Yeshwanthpur Station has been done on priority basis. As there was no need for acquisition of land between Navrang Circle and Rajajinagar 19th Main, work on road widening would commence shortly, BMRCL said.