{"id":25520,"date":"2024-12-17T00:08:24","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T18:38:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oyspa.com\/blog\/?p=25520"},"modified":"2024-12-17T00:08:29","modified_gmt":"2024-12-16T18:38:29","slug":"afcons-awarded-bhopal-metro-package-bh-05s-contract-for-blue-line","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oyspa.com\/blog\/news\/afcons-awarded-bhopal-metro-package-bh-05s-contract-for-blue-line\/","title":{"rendered":"Afcons Awarded Bhopal Metro Package BH-05\u2019s Contract for Blue Line"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Afcons Infrastructure on Saturday announced it was awarded a Rs. 1006.74 crore contract for Package BH-05 of\u00a0Bhopal Metro Phase 1<\/a>\u00a0project\u2019s 12.915 km Blue Line (Line-2) connecting Bhadbhada Chauraha \u2013 Ratnagiri Tiraha via 14 elevated stations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This mega package by Madhya Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (MPMRCL) includes the construction of the entire Blue Line\u2019s viaduct, 13 stations, and a ramp leading to\u00a0Subhash <\/a>Nagar Depot\u00a0which will be shared with 14.99 km Orange Line (Karond Circle \u2013 AIIMS) for maintaining and stabling 27\u00a0Alstom <\/a>Movia <\/a>train-sets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The EPC contract comes with a 3 year construction deadline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bhopal Metro\u2019s Blue Line was earlier designated as the Red Line. Its Bogda Pul Station (interchange with Orange Line) will be built by URC Construction as part of Package BH-03.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MPMRCL had invited bids for the Blue Line\u2019s construction in June 2023 with an estimate of Rs. 1121.63 crore financed by the European Investment Bank (EIB) through a \u20ac400 million loan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Technical bids were opened in October 2023 to reveal 7 bidders, and financial bids were opened in October 2024 to reveal Afcons Infrastructure as the lowest bidder among the 4 technically qualified bidders \u2013 view bid values here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MPMRCL\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0Brief Scope<\/strong>: Part Design and Construction of elevated Viaduct, thirteen (13) elevated Metro Rail Stations viz. Bhadbhada Chauraha, Depot Chauraha, Jawahar Chowk, Roshanpura Chauraha, Kushabhau Thakre Hall, Parade Ground, Prabhat Chauraha, Govindpura, Govindpura Industrial Area, JK Road, Indrapuri, Piplani and Ratnagiri Tiraha (excluding an Elevated Passenger Interchange Metro Rail Station), between Chainages 50+000 and 62+915, and access to Depot between Chainages 00+155 and 01+100 for Blue Line for Bhopal Metro Rail Project. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is Afcons Infra\u2019s second major metro related contract this year after 11.2 km Kochi Metro Pink Line\u2019s Package KBC-3 which was awarded in June with construction works formally starting in July.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With this development, MPMRCL has awarded all major civil contracts outlined for Bhopal Metro\u2019s Phase 1. I expect basic site preparation work to start after the holidays in January 2025 and full fledged construction work in Q2 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Afcons Infrastructure on Saturday announced it was awarded a Rs. 1006.74 crore contract for Package BH-05 of\u00a0Bhopal Metro Phase 1\u00a0project\u2019s 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