Urban Transport News reported that the National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited which is implementing India’s first Bullet Train project (Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail corridor) has issued tender for design and construction of double line high speed rail corridor in Gujarat. The Government of India has received an ODA loan from Japan International Cooperation Agency towards the cost of the project for the construction of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail corridor. Therefore, the Government of India through the National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited is inviting the international competitive bids from the eligible contractors/tenderers on lump sum price basis. The ICB will be conducted as per the JICA’s single stage biding procedure.

Package No. MAHSR C-6: Design and Construction of Civil and Building Works including Testing and Commissioning on Design-Build Lump Sum Price Basis for Double Line High Speed Rail Corridor involving Viaducts, Bridges, Maintenance Depots and Station (Anand/Nadiad) between Vadodara (MAHSR Km. 401.898) and Ahmedabad (MAHSR Km. 489.667) , excluding Works for 01 No. PSC Bridges and 04 No. Steel Truss Bridges, in the State of Gujarat for the Project for Construction of Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail corridor.

Important details
Tender Notice No. MAHSR C-6 dated 01.08.2019
Approx Tender Value: INR 8,000 crores
Cost of Bid document: INR 2,36,000/-
Sale of Bid Document: From 06.08.2019 to 27.11.2019 (between 10.00 hrs to 17.00 hrs) in all working days.
Bid Security Money: INR 800 crore
Pre-bid Meeting: 29.08.2019 at 11.00 hrs
Pre-bid Meeting Venue: National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited, 2nd Floor, Asia Bhawan, Road No.205, Sector-9, Dwarka, New Delhi-110077
Last Date of Submission of Bid: 28.11.2019 (up to 15.00 hrs)
Date & Time for Opening of Technical Bid: 28.11.2019 at 15.30 hrs.