Global cos vie for DFC

A Rs 6,000 crore railway tender for the Khurja-Bhaupur section of 343 km on the eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) has had global construction companies vying to win it. Sixteen entities shortlisted in the pre-qualification stage include China Railway First Group, a part of state-owned China Railway Engineering Corporation, in consortium with Soma; Larsen & Toubro; Spanish companies Corsan and OHL, Turkey-based Alarko and Malaysia’s Leighton, which have all bid for the civil structure and track work contracts.Contact: Dedicated Freight Corridor.Tel: 011-2345 4890. Fax: 011-2345 4701.Website: www.dfccil.org