DMRC selects Ayub Ali & Sons for maintenance to enhance metro infra

10 May 2024 CW Team

In a significant development, it was announced that the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) had awarded a crucial Letter of Acceptance (LoA) to Ayub Ali & Sons for an essential maintenance project. It was stated that the project would encompass miscellaneous maintenance works from Udyog Bhawan to Millennium City Centre Metro Station and its associated buildings.

Further details revealed that the Tender Reference Number was OCM-1553, and the awarded project was titled "Civil Contract for miscellaneous maintenance works at Udyog Bhawan to Millennium City Centre Metro Station and allied buildings."

According to information provided, in the month of March, 2024, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation had invited an Open e-tender through the e-tendering system (i.e., Technical and Financial bid) from eligible applicants who fulfilled qualification criteria as stipulated in clause 1.2 of NIT for Contract: OCM-1553: "Civil Contract for miscellaneous maintenance works at Udyog Bhawan to Millennium City Centre Metro Station and allied buildings."

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