Tenders invited for Phase 1 of 6,250 crore Vizag metro project
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Vijayawada: The AP Metro Rail Corporation Limited (APMRCL) invited e-tenders for the Phase 1 construction of the Visakhapatnam metro rail project works valued at 6,250 crore, excluding GST, on an Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) basis on Friday.
According to the e-tender uploaded on the APMRCL website, the metro rail corporation invited tenders for the engineering, design, and construction of a viaduct length of 46.23 km across three corridors. This includes 20.16 km of Double Decker Four Lane Flyover cum Metro Viaduct and 42 elevated metro stations along the three corridors in the Steel City.
The Phase 1 of the projects is targeted to be completed in 30 months, while it is 24 months for the Double Decker 4 Lane Flyover from the commencement date.
Further, the interested bidders are directed to download the tender documents from the AP e-procurement tender portal at https://apeprocurement.gov.in from July 28, with September 12 being the last date for downloading the tender documents. It further instructed the interested bidders to send their queries and clarifications through email or post by 5 pm on August 11 regarding the project, while the pre-bid meeting is scheduled to be held at 11:30 am virtually on August 12 at the APMRCL Mangalagiri office, followed by a site visit.
"The tender submission date will start from 3 pm on September 5 and will end at 3 pm on September 12, with the opening of technical bids taking place at 3:30 pm on September 12," the tender notification read. For more details, the bidders are directed to visit https://apeprocurement.gov.in and https://amrc.ap.gov.in websites.
The Phase 1 of the Visakhapatnam Metro Rail Project, costing 11,498 crore, will be executed in three corridors. Corridor 1 will start from Steel Plan Junction to Kommadi on NH-16, spanning 34.26 kilometres. Corridor 2 will start from Gurudwara to Old Post Office, spanning 5.28 kilometres, while the last corridor will be from Thatichatlapalem to Chinna Waltair (RK Beach), spanning 6.91 kilometres.
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