UKMRC re-opens tender for Uttarakhand personalised rapid transit system

28 Apr 2021 CW Team

The Uttarakhand Metro Rail Corporation (UKMRC) has reopened its e-tender for the development of the Rs 1,000 crore Personalised Rapid Transit (PRT) system in Haridwar city of Uttarakhand called Haridwar Darshan on public-private partnership (PPP) mode, to invite more bidders for the project.

Previously, construction engineering company PNC Infratech Ltd had emerged as the only bidder for developing the PRT system in Haridwar for the PRT tender (EOI cum RFQ) released by the Uttarakhand Metro Rail Corporation (UKMRC).

The scope of work includes the development of the PRT System under design, build, finance, operate and transfer (DBFOT), PPP mode.

The PRT project obtained approval from the Uttarakhand government in June last year. The PRT corridors are mainly on the city's major roads and are planned to be elevated within the right of way (RoW) on the central verge of the roads.

The proposed PRT corridor will span a total length of 19.65 km and has the following stretches:

Sitapur–Bharat Mata Temple: 14 km

City Hospital–Daksha Temple: 3 km

Ganeshpuram–DAV School: 2 km

Valmiki Chowk–Laltaro Bridge: 0.65 km

Get the tender details here.

Image: Representative image of a personalised rapid transit vehicle

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