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Wednesday, 6 January 2016

16:32

MMRC floats RFP for Electrical Systems on Colaba-Seepz Corridor

MMRC floats RFP for Electrical Systems on Colaba-Seepz Corridor

The electrical system will have 25 KV alternating current traction system with a design to operate the Metro at an optimum speed of 95km/hour. Although, the design has higher speeds but the actual speed, once commissioned, won’t touch 95km/hour.

Mumbai: In an attempt to keep up with the Colaba-Bandra-Seepz Metro project’s schedule, the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC) has floated bids for installing electrical systems to operate the 32.5km-long underground corridor.

“Bids for the electrical systems had to be invited for it to be in place much before 2018-end for this Metro to be operational in phases,” said an MMRC official.

Therefore, private parties have been invited to design, supply, install, test and commission overhead system, substations and integrate with other systems — signaling, control room, car depot, etc.

The electrical system will have 25 KV alternating current traction system with a design to operate the Metro at an optimum speed of 95km/hour. Although, the design has higher speeds but the actual speed, once commissioned, won’t touch 95km/hour.

The bids will be submitted by February-end and later on evaluated. It will be awarded to the bidders only in March or thereafter.

In all, there will be 27 stations but not all of them will be commissioned by December 2018. The entire alignment of 33.5km is scheduled for completion only in April 2020. The entire corridor will be thrown open for public use in four phases. In the first phase, the route between Kanjurmarg and Seepz will be commissioned in December 2018, whereas Aarey/Seepz-Bandra-Kurla Complex is scheduled for June 2019, followed by the line up to Science Museum in December 2019, and eventually the entire line.

Last May, the MMRC had received bids to construct the entire line with a schedule to award works by 2015-end, but it has got delayed by a few months. Officials claimed that it won’t impact the larger schedule of the project worth Rs23,136 crore. During the evaluation of bids of civil construction, authorities have realised the increase in civil construction cost.
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Monday, 4 January 2016

14:11

MMRC to build Mumbai Metro-6 Corridor, not MMRDA

MMRC to build Mumbai Metro-6 Corridor, not MMRDA

Mumbai: Along with constructing the Colaba-Bandra-SEEPZ Metro-3 corridor, the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC) will also construct the 11-km Jogeshwari-SEEPZ-Kanjurmarg Metro-6 corridor, following a recommendation by the expert committee formed by the state government to this effect.

The Metro-6 corridor was initially going to be constructed by the MMRDA, but the expert committee formed by the state government had recommended that MMRC should construct the corridor and not the MMRDA. It reasoned that as the MMRC is already constructing Metro-3 corridor, there could be duplication of work if another agency constructs it.

“It was suggested by the state government to handover the Metro 6 corridor to MMRC and we are now waiting for the updated DPR by the DMRC, as the earlier one was drafted by the MMRDA and it will be better if it is updated. We will take major decision on the alignment and also the plans about integration with Metro-3 will only be decided after the DPR is out,” said Ashwini Bhide, managing director, MMRC. The MMRC expects the updated detailed project (DPR), which is being prepared by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), to be out by the end of January.

“The Metro-6 will start from the Western Express Highway (WEH) near SRPF ground and the planned alignment is along the Jogeshwari Vikhroli Link Road (JVLR). Metro-6 will meet the proposed Metro-3 at SEEPZ metro station. However, Metro-3 is underground and Metro-6 is an elevated corridor. We may integrate the Metro-3 and Metro-6 depending on the what are the recommendation in the DPR,” said an MMRC official.
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Sunday, 27 December 2015

09:04

MMRDA, MMRC mull merging Mumbai Metro Corridors

MMRDA, MMRC mull merging Mumbai Metro Corridors

Mumbai: Forget local trains, in the future you may be able to travel from Dahisar to Churchgate directly via Metro. The Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority (MMRDA) and the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC) are considering integrating (merging) the Colaba-Bandra-SEEPZ Metro-3 corridor and the Dahisar (East) to Andheri (East) Metro-7 corridor by constructing a common passageway for both the lines at the proposed Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA) Metro station.

“This means now if any given commuter is travelling from Dahisar and wants to travel up to Churchgate or Colaba, he or she may be able to take Metro-7 from Dahisar and get down at airport Metro station. The commuter can, after that, using the interchange passageway get into Metro-3 underground corridor between the Colaba-Bandra-SEEPZ, which is being implemented by the MMRC,” said an MMRDA official.

“The initial plan for Metro-7 was up to Andheri (East) a Metro station for Andheri (East) near the Andheri railway station and the Metro-3 was to end at Seepz, but now we are considering to construct a common integrated platform at airport Metro station which means extending the Metro-7 up to Mumbai airport,” added MMRDA official.

This comes after the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), had earlier recommended to MMRDA in a detailed project report that Mumbai is the commercial capital of India with fast growth, especially in the suburbs. It therefore proposed to extend Metro-7 from Andheri (East) up to the Mumbai airport complex which will increase connectivity for commuters travelling from Dahisar to Colaba as the Metro-3 underground corridor constructed by MMRC will pass by the airport. DMRC is the interim consultant for the construction of Metro-7 corridor and the work will be executed by the MMRDA.

Meanwhile, Dilip Kawathkar, joint metropolitan commissioner, MMRDA, said, “We are considering the plan of integrating the Metro-7 and Metro-3 corridors by making the airport Metro station the interchange station. It will help to decrease the traffic on roads in the city and also help the people who are currently travelling via local trains on from the western suburbs and travelling to South Mumbai.”

It is interesting to note that the airport Metro station is not the only planned interchange Metro station in the city. The DN Nagar Metro station of the Metro-1 corridor between Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar (VAG) will act as an interchange Metro station after Metro-2 corridor between Dahisar and DN Nagar and the Metro-2B corridor between DN Nagar-Mankhurd are constructed. The DN Nagar-Mankhurd Metro corridor is a part of the Metro-2 (Dahisar-Charkop—Bandra-Mankhurd), which was earlier planned underground, but was later turned into an elevated corridor. The line was also divided into three parts namely Dahisar-DN Nagar, DN Nagar-BKC (Bandra Kurla Complex) and BKC-Mankhurd.

Dahisar-Charkop-Bandra-Mankhurd Metro-II corridor to be fully elevated: MMRDA

The 22-km stretch between DN Nagar in Andheri to Mankhurd on the 40km Dahisar-Charkop-Bandra-Mankhurd Metro-II corridor will be elevated and not underground, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has decided. This means the entire corridor will now be elevated.

The Delhi Metro Railway Corporation (DMRC) will build Phase 1 of the corridor—D N Nagar to Dahisar—at a cost of Rs 6,410 crore and Phase 2B—D N Nagar to Mankhurd—at a cost of Rs 15,000 crore.

“The draft report submitted by DMRC for the corridor between D N Nagar to Mankhurd has suggested an elevated path. It has also recommended that the corridor be extended by 1.3km at the Mankhurd-end up to Mandalay as the car shed is proposed there,” said Sanjay Sethi, additional metropolitan commissioner.

The Metro-II corridor had faced opposition from those living on Linking Road between Santacruz and Bandra who wanted it underground. But as the project cost was pegged at Rs 25,000 crore—three times costlier than an elevated corridor—MMRDA decided to build an elevated Metro-II. The Phase 2B corridor will pass along Linking Road to Mankhurd via Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC). It will have an interlink facility in BKC, from where Metro-III underground corridor (Seepz-Ban-dra-Colaba) will criss-cross.

The DMRC has been roped in by the MMRDA to prepared a detailed project report for Metro-II corridor and a meeting between the officials of the two agencies to discuss the same is scheduled on December 30. “The detailed project report will have to be approved in the MMRDA meeting before it is placed before the cabinet. Thereafter, tenders for the work can be invited,” said another officer.

DMRC gets Rs.334 Crore for Metro project

In order to speed up the construction of the next phase of the Mumbai metro project, the Maharashtra state government has cleared a sum of Rs.334 crore as initial payment to Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to implement the mega project, said state chief minister adding that the Mumbai metro rail has roped in DMRC in view of its expertise in executing metro projects. Though the amount is meant to meet the cost of a 2-km length of elevated road in Mumbai, but here it is the DMRC‘s fee as the implementing agency for the 18.5-km Dahisar-DN Nagar elevated Metro Rail corridor. The line will be the first phase of the proposed Dahisar-Charkop-Bandra-Mankhurd Metro where the DMRC will be in-charge of tendering out the project, finalizing contracts, supervising the work, and even coordinating with various agencies such as the Indian Railways for certification of the corridor once it is completed.
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Wednesday, 7 October 2015

07:47

L&T, HCC among L1 Bidders for seven Mumbai Metro Rail blocks

L&T, HCC among L1 Bidders for seven Mumbai Metro Rail blocks

Mumbai: Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC) has received 31 bids from nine consortium to develop seven sections of the Colaba-Bandra-Seepz corridor.

Seven consortiums have emerged as L1 bidders. Engineering and infrastructure major Larsen & Toubro (in partnership with Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Co) emerged the lowest bidder for two sections (Cuffe Parade to Flora Fountain and Marol to Seepz) of the 33.5-km corridor. Bidders for the other sections include consortiums led by HCC (CST to Mumbai Central section), J Kumar (Dharavi to the domestic airport and the domestic airport to the international one), ITD Cementation (Siddhivinayak to Mahim) and Soma (Mumbai Central to Mahim section).

The third phase of the Mumbai metro project, estimated to cost Rs 23,136 crore, will be developed on a cash-contract basis, not under the build-operate-transfer model used for the 11.4-km Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar corridor.

MMRC declined to confirm the names of the lowest bidders. “The process is still on. It will take time. MMRC will share the information in this regard at an appropriate time,” Managing Director Ashwini Bhide told.

Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has already announced it will provide a loan at low interest for the Colaba-Bandra-Seepz corridor.

This was reiterated by JICA during Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis’s recent visit to Japan. After a meeting with JICA officials in September, Fadnavis had tweeted JICA would soon start public consultations on the Mumbai metro project.

The Centre has signed a loan agreement with JICA, which will provide 57 per cent of the total overall project cost, or Rs 13,235 crore. The Centre and the state government will contribute equal amounts.

A sum of Rs 777 crore will be borne by Mumbai International Airport.

The Colaba-Bandra-Seepz metro corridor will have 27 stations. Of these, 26 will be underground (the one at Aarey Colony, Goregaon, will be an exceptions).

The corridor, expected to be completed by FY20, will carry 1.39 million commuters daily by 2021 and 1.7 million a day by 2031.

Of the 31 consortiums, the following have emerged lowest bidders for seven blocks of Colaba-Bandra-SEEPZ Metro Corridor

L&T-Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Co
OSJC Moscow Metrostroy-HCC
DOGUS-Soma
Continental Engineering Corporation-ITD
J Kumar Infraprojects-China Railway No 3 Engineering Group
The project to be developed in 7 parts which comprise 4-5 kms long twin tunnel
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Monday, 17 August 2015

08:30

Speed up land transfer for Metro Rail projects, Fadnavis tells officials

Speed up land transfer for Metro Rail projects, Fadnavis tells officials

Mumbai: Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis has asked government officials to ensure speedy transfer of land for the upcoming metro projects in the state, so they are not delayed because of acquisition issues.

The state has issued a government resolution for advance transfer of land for metro projects to the implementing agencies, enabling them to acquire land before the actual constriction actives begin.

The construction of the Colaba-Bandra-Seepz metro project – Metro 3 – is expected to begin soon, for which the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC) needs 75 hectares. In a review meeting on Friday, Fadnavis asked the revenue and urban development department secretaries to facilitate acquisition of this land, under the possession of seven to eight government departments and some private owners.

The Reliance Infra-led Mumbai Metro One Pvt Ltd (MMOPL) has claimed increase in cost of the Metro 1, from the original Rs 2,356 crore to over Rs 4,000 crore, mostly because of delays in land acquisition.

In the same meeting, MMRC asked the state government to hand over a parcel of land in Kanjurmarg, which an expert committee had recommended as a suitable spot for the construction of a metro car depot.

The location earlier decided for the depot was at Aarey Colony, Goregaon, which had led to strong protests by environmental activists and residents.

When contacted, Fadnavis said no decision had been taken yet on the metro depot issue.

Meanwhile, the state has already issued a government resolution for transfer of land to the MMRC. Of the 75 hectares, the corporation needs 13 hectares permanently, while 62 hectares will be used temporarily for activities before tunnel boring and station construction.

The MMRC has received possession of about 30 hectares of land, including a part of Oval Maidan from the sports department. Officials from the corporation said

they are expecting to get the entire 75 hectares by October this year.
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