After lack of interest, three firms close in on metro bid
Sanjeev Shivadekar,TNN | Dec 18, 2013, 04.04 AM ISTNAVI MUMBAI: The city's first metro, that was supposed to be flagged off in 2014, has been delayed once again. The City and Industrial Development Corporation (Cidco) is yet to shortlist the company which will be awarded the tender for carrying out its system work, including electrical and mechanical work.
Cidco was set to open tenders for electrical and mechanical work for the 11-km CBD Belapur-Pendhar metro work on October 7, but the town planning authority extended the deadline to October 30 after few firms showed interest.
After a delay of nearly two months, it is still in process of finalizing the contract for laying tracks, signaling and telecommunication work.
"We received six bidders for the system work. Of these only three have qualified. Now the process of technical evaluation is underway, after which the agency will carry out financial evaluation," said Mohan Ninawe, chief public relations officer, Cidco.
"Technical evaluation will be completed by December end. And then the process to evaluate financial bid will begin. Finally, after completing the administrative procedures,the contract will be awarded to the qualifying player."
A Cidco official said only three consortiums have expressed interest in taking up system work. "Larsen & Toubro, Ansaldo and Alstom are the three players who are in the ring to bag the tender," the official added.
The satellite city's first metro railway project was inaugurated by chief minister Prithviraj Chavan in May 2011. The CM then had instructed the town planning authority to complete the project within three years, before 2014.
However, Navi Mumbai residents will have to wait for the first metro ride a little longer as the project will not be completed till 2015.
According to the agency, the metro work is done in four stages - viaduct, station building development, construction of depot and last stage is system work.
Unlike Mumbai, where the metro is being built on a Public-Private-Partnership (PPP), in Navi Mumbai, the Rs 2,000 crore metro rail project is being undertaken by Cidco. The first phase of metro is from Belapur to Pendhar and the agency plans to construct similar rail network of 106km across the satellite city in phases.
"After the existing metro work, in second phase we plan to connect the proposed Navi Mumbai airport with the metro," another Cidco official said.
"Over 55% of the first phase work is complete, however work for second phase, that plans to connect the airport, is yet to see any concrete development," he added.
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