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Hindustan Times
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GMRL plans to revise cost of Gurugram Metro project to ₹10,000 crore
Gurugram: The Gurugram Metro Rail Limited (GMRL) has proposed to revise the cost of the Gurugram Metro project from the already approved ₹5,452 crore to double the amount at over ₹10,000 crore. The proposal to be submitted in the next GMRL board meeting, indicates that the cost revision is being done since the sanctioned project cost was based on 2019 rates and six years have elapsed, officials said. The provisions of the detailed project report (DPR) allow 5 per cent per annum escalation in the project, GMRL officials added. GMRL has also reworked estimates for the cost of setting up stations, adding the rolling stacks and change in GST rates. The Gurugram Metro project is now likely to be completed for over ₹10,000 crore instead of the earlier approved ₹5,452 crore, according to the revised estimate proposed by GMRL. The additional costs being proposed by the metro corporation are on account of changes in the cost of alignment and formation from the sanctioned ₹1100 crore to over ₹1700 crore, increase in cost of station buildings from the sanctioned ₹756 crore to over ₹1350 crore. The cost of building the depot has increased from the sanctioned ₹80 crore to over ₹200 crore. Another major increase is the cost of acquiring the rolling stock from the sanctioned ₹480 crore to ₹1250 crore, officials said. According to the GMRL proposal, the sanctioned cost of the project is ₹5,452 crore while the revised cost of the project will be over ₹9,800 crore, with an additional spur to the Gurugram railway station that will cost over ₹400 crore, taking the total cost of the project to over ₹10,000 crore. 'The proposal is likely to be submitted for the next GMRL board meeting scheduled to be held on June 16,' a senior government official, requesting anonymity said. The metro corporation's proposal has justified the increase in the project cost stating that there has been price escalation in the last six years since 2019, when the price was set for the project estimate. It added that GST rates have been increased from 12% to 18% since then. The proposal further said that another reason for the increase in the cost of the metro project is the non-availability of rapid metro infrastructure which was considered while calculating the original cost. There is also an increase in the requirement of coaches for the Gurugram metro project, while the approved DPR took into account only 60 coaches. A new spur has been added to connect the Gurugram railway station with the Sector 5 metro station, the proposal said.
Hindustan Times
02-05-2025
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Gurugram metro project tender extended till May 15
Gurugram: The tender for the Gurugram Metro rail project has been extended till May 15 due to slight changes in the scope of work, which has now been added to the tender. A senior Gurugram Metro Rail Limited (GMRL) official, who is aware of the matter, said that it has been decided that the Bakhtawar Chowk underpass which is along the alignment of the metro will be constructed by the GMRL and so the date has been extended. The tender was scheduled to be opened on May 1 but officials said that in order to provide time to the bidders to revise their bids, the corporation has decided to wait for some time. Earlier, the date of opening the bids was extended from April 22 to May 1 due to the fact that there were a large number of pre-bid queries raised by the bidders. 'It has been decided that the Bakhtawar Chowk underpass will be constructed by GMRL and this work has now been included in the tender for the first phase of the project. The date of opening the bids has now been extended to May 15. The underpass will be constructed by a civil contractor of GMRL but the money will be paid by the Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA),' said a senior GMRL official. The metro corporation had floated the tender for construction of the first phase of the Gurugram Metro on March 8 from Millennium City Centre to Sector 9, including a spur to the Dwarka Expressway (1.85 km) and a ramp to the proposed metro depot in Sector 33. According to the tender document, in the first phase of construction, the contractor will have to build 15.22km of the metro rail viaduct and also 15 stations. The approximate cost of this work is Rs1,286 crore and the bids for this contract will now be opened on May 15. Meanwhile, in a related development, a GMRL contractor said that they have completed the ERT survey for 13 stations of the Gurugram Metro from Millennium City Centre to the Sector 9 metro station. The contractor has also completed the ground penetrating radar survey (GPRS) of five metro stations in the first phase. 'The ERT survey will help us in finding the water level under the stations and the character of the soil. The stations will be designed on the basis of these surveys,' said an official of the contractor.
Hindustan Times
23-04-2025
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GMRL extends tender for Phase 1 till May 1, cites extensive pre-bid queries
Gurugram The Gurugram Metro Rail Limited (GMRL) has extended the deadline for submitting tenders for the construction of the first phase of the Gurugram Metro project to May 1, a senior GMRL official said, citing delays caused by extensive pre-bid queries. The tenders were to be opened on April 22. The corporation floated the tender on March 8 for the proposed stretch from the Millennium City Centre station to Sector 9, including a 1.85-km spur to Dwarka Expressway and a ramp for a depot in Sector 33. 'The date for opening the tender will now be May 1, from the scheduled April 22. Bidders had several questions with regards to the project and these were answered. Apart from this the corporation is working with GMDA and other agencies in the city to expedite the start of civil construction work,' said Chander Shekhar Khare, CEO, GMRL and managing director, HMRTC (Haryana Mass Rapid Transport Corporation Limited). According to the tender document, the contractor will build a 15.22-kilometre Metro rail viaduct and 15 stations. It is estimated to cost ₹1,286 crore. Stations are proposed at Millennium Centre—through an interchange with the DMRC network, Sector 46, Cyber Park in Sector 46, Sector 47, Subhash Chowk, Sector 48, Sector 33, Hero Honda Chowk, Udyog Vihar Phase 6, Sector 10, Sector 37, Basai, Sector 9 and Sector 101, which will be connected the main through a spur. The contractor, besides conducting surveys, constructing viaducts and stations, and other civil works, will also set up a control room with round-the-clock radio communication or telephone switchboard links with all safety offices, works sites, site offices, batching plants, casting yards, workshops and all locations, according to the tender document issued on March 8. Another senior GMRL official said they have already started a ground-penetrating radar survey at the 27 station sites to identify utilities and structures below the ground for easy shifting. 'The contractor has also started the ERT survey to check the water level and character of soil under the stations and along the alignment,' the official said. GMRL also decided in principle to construct a GMDA-funded underpass at Bakhtawar Chowk and five grade separators along the Metro alignment. Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for the ₹5,452-crore Metro project on February 16, 2024. The total project is expected to cover 28.5 kilometres, and have 27 elevated stations.
