General consultant appointed for DFC project

General consultancy contract for Kanpur–Mughalsarai, Khurja–Ludhiana and Khurja–Dadri section of Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor project has been awarded to AECOM Asia Company at a cost of Rs 18.18 crore, according to the Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India (DFCIL).

AECOM Asia Company, the general consultant, will assist DFCCIL in finalising pre-qualification document, preparation of project including verification of site details, preparation of bid documents, pre-qualification bid documents and bid process management.

The contract will be awarded for civil, electrical and signalling works for construction of double electrified railway line to carry 25-tonne axle load trains at maximum speed of 100 km per hour, said a senior official involved with the Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) project.

Construction of DFC project will provide transport infrastructure to carry heavy loaded trains and ease out congestion of train movement on existing Indian Railway network besides facilitating utilisation of surplus capacity to introduce new passenger services.